Dell Inspiron 531s (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
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Setting Up a Home and Office Network . . . . . . . . 49
Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . 49
Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . 51
2 Solving Problems
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Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CD and DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . 58
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
The computer does not start up . . . . . . . . . . 62
The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . 63
A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A program crashes repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . 63
A program is designed for an earlier
Microsoft
®
Windows
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operating system . . . . . 64
A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Media Card Reader Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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