Dell manual Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

CPU. See microprocessor

customizing computer features, 2-1

D

Dell Diagnostics about, 4-1

Audio test group, 4-19before starting, 4-2diagnostic video tests, B-1Diagnostics Menu, 4-3Diskette Drives test group, 4-15error messages, 4-12features, 4-1

Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI test group), 4-16IDE CD ROM Drives test group, 4-17Keyboard test group, 4-14

main screen, 4-4 Mouse test group, 4-15Parallel Ports test group, 4-18quitting, 4-9

RAM test group, 4-12Serial/Infrared Ports test group, 4-18starting, 4-2

system configuration information, 4-4 System Set test group, 4-12

tests, 4-9using, 4-3

Video test group, 4-13 video tests, B-1 when to use, 4-1

Dell Inspiron Port Replicator I, 1-4

Dell Q&A, 5-3

device drivers. See drivers

diagnosing problems, 5-1

diagnostic video tests, B-1

Diagnostics Checklist, 5-6

diagnostics program. See Dell Diagnostics

disk. See diskette drive, hard-disk drive, CD-ROM drive

diskette drive external, 1-3

failure during POST, 3-15 location, 1-1

testing, 4-15

Diskette Drives test group

Dell Diagnostics, 4-15

diskettes backup, 1-4program, 1-4,2-12

display

about, 1-1, 1-2 location, 1-1troubleshooting, 3-18

display close/suspend button, 1-1

display latch, 1-1

drivers about, 2-11

as source of program conflicts, 3-10 reinstalling, 2-12

dropped or damaged computer, 3-12

E

ECP-compatible devices, 2-5

electrostatic discharge. See ESD

error messages beep codes, 3-8

Dell Diagnostics, 4-12system error messages, 3-5 table, 3-5

ESD, vii

express service code, 5-2

Extended Capabilities Port. See ECP

extended graphics array. See XGA

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