Dell LT System manual Trouble When Starting, Question Why doesnt the power switch function?

computer has been connected to any peripheral devices, look for loose or disconnected cables. You may also need to check the fuses and breakers in your electric box. A few common problems and suggested solutions are presented in the examples which follow.

Trouble When Starting

Question: Why doesn't the power switch function?

∙Make sure the AC power cable is correctly connected to a live wall outlet.

∙If the computer is operating with batteries, batteries may be discharged. Connect the computer to a wall outlet.

Question: Why doesn't Windows start?

∙Check whether the external floppy disk drive unit contains a non-system disk. Remove the floppy disk from the drive, and press any key.

∙If you are attempting to boot from the external floppy disk drive, check to make sure the disk is fully inserted and seated into the drive.

∙If you attempt to boot from the external floppy disk drive, check whether the Diskette Drive is the first device in Boot Sequence in the Main menu of the Setup Utility.

Question: Why do I get a non-system disk or disk error message?

∙You may have inserted a non-bootable disk in the external floppy disk drive unit (either a defective disk or one without an installed operating system). Remove the disk.

∙If this message is issued when you attempt to boot from your hard disk drive, insert a bootable disk into the external floppy disk drive unit and check the status of your hard disk drive.

∙Check whether the items Diskette A: and Hard Disk Type: are correctly set in the Main menu of the Setup Utility.

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