Dell Inspiron 1521 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 8)

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Contents
IEEE 1394 Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
External Keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Unexpected characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The computer does not start . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . 120
A program stops responding or crashes repeatedly 120
A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft
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Windows
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operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN]) 124
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 127
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 128
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . 130