Dell Dimension 4300 - Manual (Page 4)

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If the screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
If the screen is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sound and Speaker Problems
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28
Printer Problems
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29
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer . . . . . . . . . . 29
If you cannot print to a USB printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Modem Problems
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32
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Drive Problems
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35
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD . 36
If you cannot play a DVD movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
If the CD-RW drive stops writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
If you have a hard drive problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Network Problems
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38
Microsoft ® Windows ® Error Messages
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39
General Program Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A program crashes
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40
A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A program error causes the system to lock up . . . . . . . . . 41
A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system 41
Internet Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
If you have a problem with your Internet connection . . . . . . 42
E-Mail Problems
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43
Resolving Other Technical Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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