Sound and Speaker Problems | 70 |
No sound from speakers | 70 |
No sound from headphones | 71 |
Video and Monitor Problems | 71 |
If the screen is blank | 72 |
If the screen is difficult to read | 72 |
4 Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Power Lights | 75 |
Beep Codes | 76 |
System Messages | 78 |
Dell Diagnostics | 80 |
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics | 80 |
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From |
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Your Hard Drive | 80 |
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the |
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Drivers and Utilities Media | 81 |
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu | 81 |
Drivers | 83 |
What is a Driver? | 83 |
Identifying Drivers | 84 |
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities | 84 |
Resolving Software and Hardware |
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Incompatibilities | 87 |
Restoring Your Operating System | 88 |
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . | 88 |
Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory |
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Image Restore | 91 |
Using the Operating System CD | 94 |
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