Dell Vostro A100 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 42)

Troubleshooting
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NOTICE - H A R D D RI VE SELF
MONITORING SYSTEM H A S R EP O R T ED
T H A T A PA RA M ET ER H A S E X CE ED E D I T S
N O R MA L O P E RA TI N G R A NG E . D E L L
R EC O M ME ND S T H A T Y O U B A C K U P YO U R
D A T A R EG U L A R L Y . A P A R A M ET ER O U T O F
R A N G E M A Y O R MA Y N O T I N D I C A T E A
P O T ENT I A L H A RD D R I V E P R O B L E M —
S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard drive failure. This
feature can be enabled or disabled in BIOS setup.
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems
If a device is either not detected during the
operating system setup or is detected but
incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware
Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
To start the Hardware Troubleshooter:
Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button ,
and click Help and Support.
2 Type hardware troubleshooter in
the search field and press <Enter> to start
the search.
3 In the search results, select the option that
best describes the problem and follow the
remaining troubleshooting steps.
Dell Diagnostics
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the
procedures in this section, follow the safety
instructions that shipped with your
computer.
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