10 troubleshooting – Dell Inspiron 640M User Manual

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Contents

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10 Troubleshooting

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Dell Technical Update Service

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Dell Diagnostics

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When to Use the Dell Diagnostics

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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive

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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD

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Dell Diagnostics Main Menu

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Dell Support Utility

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Accessing the Dell Support Utility

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Clicking the Dell Support Icon

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Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon

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Drive Problems

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CD and DVD drive problems

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If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray

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If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound

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Hard drive problems

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E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

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Error Messages

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ExpressCard Problems

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IEEE 1394 Device Problems

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Keyboard Problems

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External Keyboard problems

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Unexpected characters

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Lockups and Software Problems

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The computer does not start up

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The computer stops responding

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A program stops responding or crashes repeatedly

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A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft

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operating system

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A solid blue screen appears

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Dell MediaDirect problems

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Other software problems

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Memory Problems

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Network Problems

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