CHECK FOR INTER FERENCE— Electrical appliances on the same circuit or operating near the computer can cause interference. Other causes of interference: power extension cables, keyboard and mouse extension cables, too many devices on a power strip, or multiple power strips connected to the same electrical outlet.
CHECK THE POWER PROPERTIES— See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in the Help and Support Center. To access help files, see page 22.
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND— Call Dell for technical assistance (see page 84).
INSERT BOOTABLE MEDIA— The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
If the screen is blank
CHECK THE VIDEO CABLE CONNECTION— Check for bent pins (most video cable connectors have missing pins, but not bent pins). Ensure that the video cable is connected as shown on the START HERE sheet for your computer.
PRESS THE MONITOR POWER BUTTON— Be sure that you firmly pressed the monitor power button.
HINT: See the documentation that came with your monitor for fault indications and troubleshooting procedures specific to your monitor.
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