Dell Inspiron 1420 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 9)

Contents
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Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area
Network [WWAN])
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 117
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 117
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Remote Control Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . 120
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . 120
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 122
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 124
Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 125