Dell PP10L owner manual PC Card Problems, If you have problems with a hard drive

C L E A N T H E D R I V E — See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the Dell Inspiron Help file for instructions. To access the help file, see page 9.

If you have problems with a hard drive

A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N — A hot hard drive may prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning it on.

C H E C K T H E D R I V E F O R E R R O R S —

1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.

2 Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties.

3 Click the Tools tab.

4Under Error-checking, click Check Now.

5Click Start.

PC Card Problems

C H E C K T H E PC C A R D — Ensure that the PC Card is properly inserted into the connector.

E N S U R E T H A T T H E C A R D I S R E C O G N I Z E D B Y W I N D O W S — Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows taskbar. Ensure that the card is listed.

I F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A D E L L - P R O V I D E D PC C A R D — Contact Dell. See page 112.

I F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A PC C A R D N O T P R O V I D E D B Y D E L L —

Contact the PC Card manufacturer.

Solving Problems

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