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Contents
Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the keyboard and the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect the modem or the network cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect the monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connect the power cables and turn on the computer
and monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Install additional software or devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Opening the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . . 20
Using System Restore in Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Last Known Good Configuration in
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Starting the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30