Video and display problems, If the display is blank – Dell Inspiron 4150 User Manual

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Solving Problems

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Video and Display Problems

If the display is blank

HINT: If you are using a

program that requires a
higher resolution than
your computer supports,
Dell recommends that you
attach an external
monitor to your computer.

I

N S E R T

B O O T A B L E

ME D IA

— The operating system is trying to boot to a

nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.

N

O N

-

S YS T E M

D I S K

O R

D IS K

ER R O R

— A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.

Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.

N

O T

E NO U GH

ME MO R Y

O R

R E S O U R CE S

. E

XI T

S O M E

P R O GR A M S

A N D

T R Y

A GA I N

— You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open

the program that you want to use.

O

P E RA T I NG

S Y S T E M

NO T

F O U ND

— Contact Dell (see page 108).

A

R E Q UI R E D

.DLL

FI LE

W A S

NO T

F O U ND

— The program that you are

trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.

1

Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.

2

Click Add or Remove Programs.

3

Select the program you want to remove.

4

Click Remove or Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the screen.

5

See the program documentation for installation instructions.

X

:\

I S

N O T

AC C E S S I B L E

. T

H E

D E V IC E

IS

N O T

R E A D Y

— Insert a disk

into the drive and try again.

C

HE C K

T H E

L I G HT

— When the

light is blinking, the computer

has power.

• If the

light is blinking, the computer is in standby mode—press the

power button to exit standby mode.

• If the

light is off, press the power button.

• If the

light is on, your power management settings may have caused the

display to turn off. Try pressing any key or move the cursor to exit standby

mode.

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