Dell Vostro 500 (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 8)

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Contents
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 96
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 96
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . 99
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . 99
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 100
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft
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Windows
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XP
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 103
Starting System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 105
11 Adding and Replacing Parts
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107
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 108
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