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Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Monitor Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Completed Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Opening the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . 21

Using System Restore in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Last Known Good Configuration in Windows 2000 . . 24

When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Starting the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

System Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33