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Contents

	Safety Instructions	7
1	Setting Up
	Setting Up Dellnet™ (U.S. Only)	12
	Accessing the Internet	12
	Accessing Your E-Mail	12
	Viewing Your Account Information	12
	Sending and Receiving E-Mail	13
	Resetting E-Mail Address Settings	13
	Connecting a Printer	13
	Parallel Printer	14
	USB Printer	15
	Installing the Printer Driver	15
	Turning Off the Computer	16
	Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and
	Windows Millennium Edition (Me)	16
	Windows 2000	16
2	Solving Problems
	Finding Solutions	18
	Accessing Help Files	20
	Power Problems	20
	Start-Up Error Messages	21

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Solutions Guide Abbreviations and Acronyms Hints, Notices, and Cautions Contents If the screen is difficult to read Adding Parts Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit When Using Your Computer Safety Instructions When Working Inside Your Computer Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Safety Instr uctions Setting Up Viewing Your Account Information Hint Dellnet is not Setting Up Dellnet U.S. OnlyAccessing the Internet Accessing Your E-Mail Connecting a Printer Resetting E-Mail Address SettingsSending and Receiving E-Mail Parallel Printer USB Printer Installing the Printer Driver Windows Turning Off the Computer Solving Problems Finding Solutions See Power Problems Accessing Help Files To access Windows Help Start-Up Error Messages If the screen is blank Video and Monitor Problems Sunlight glare, which can cause poor picture quality If the screen is difficult to read Sound and Speaker Problems Printer Problems If you cannot print to a parallel port printerIf you cannot print to a USB printer Modem Problems Scanner Problems Mouse Problems Keyboard Problems Drive ProblemsIf you cannot save a file to a floppy disk If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD If you have a hard drive problem If you cannot play a DVD movieIf the CD-RW drive stops writing Windows Error Messages Network Problems Solid blue screen appears General Program ProblemsProgram crashes Program stops responding If you have a problem with your Dellnet account Internet Connection ProblemsMail Problems Resolving Other Technical Problems Reinstalling Drivers At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next Reinstalling Windows Double-clickRefresh Windows OS Reinstalling Windows Me Click Next in the Welcome to Windows Me window Reinstalling Windows Press Enter again to restart your computer Adding Parts Removing the Computer Cover Looking Inside Your Computer System Board Power Adding Cards Card Fully seated Adding Memory Removing Cards Securing clips Notches Connector Adding a Second Hard Drive Tabs Front panel Adding Parts Drive bracket Screws Circuit board Tab holes Pin Cable Slots Hooks 3 sets Tabs Inch Devices Adding Other Drives Tabs Front panel Drive cage Screw Tabs Insert Connect a power cable to each drive Pin Cable Adding Parts Slots Hooks 3 sets Tabs Inch Devices You plan to use Drive cage Screw Adding Parts Slots Screws Adding Parts Drive screws Drive bracket Slots Wwpower cable from power supply Adding Parts Pin Cable Adding Parts Slots Hooks 3 sets Tabs Replacing the Computer Cover Adding Parts P e n d i Expansion Bus Specifications Memory NIC Power Standard Settings System Setup Screens Viewing Settings Replacing the Battery Clearing Forgotten Passwords Battery Battery socket Battery Austria Vienna Contacting DellContact Numbers and Addresses Australia Sydney Canada North York, Ontario Belgium BrusselsBrazil Brunei Finland Helsinki China XiamenCzech Republic Prague Denmark Horsholm Home and Small Business CorporateGermany Langen Hong Kong Ireland CherrywoodItaly Milan Home and Small Business Website http//support.jp.dell.com Korea Seoul Japan Kawasaki Malaysia Penang Latin AmericaLuxembourg Macau Mexico Netherlands AmsterdamNew Zealand Singapore Singapore Norway LysakerPoland Warsaw Portugal Countries South Africa Johannesburg09/091 Southeast Asian and Pacific Thailand Sweden Upplands VasbySwitzerland Geneva Taiwan Bracknell A. Austin, Texas Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit Regulatory Information Appendix Class a FCC Notices U.S. Only Class B Battery Disposal NOM Information Mexico Only Información para NOM únicamente para México Warranty and Return Policy Information D ex 102 Index