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Software problems – Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

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Software Problems

This section provides general guidelines for analyzing software problems.
For detailed troubleshooting information on a particular program, see the
documentation that accompanied the software or consult the support
service for the software.

If your computer is behaving erratically, back up your files immediately. If
your computer has a tape drive installed, see the documentation that came
with the tape backup software for instructions on performing a backup
operation. Otherwise, see your operating system documentation for
information on backing up data files.

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yellow
green
yellow

Possible video card
failure or bad on-board
video

If you have a video card,
reseat it and restart the
computer to retest. If you
have video integrated, you
must replace the system
board.

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green
green
yellow

Possible floppy or hard
drive failure

Reseat all power and data
cables, and restart the
computer to retest.

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green
green
yellow

Possible USB failure

Reseat all USB devices and
cables, and restart the
computer to retest.

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green
green
green

Other failure

Contact Dell

for technical

assistance.

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green
green
green

Normal operating
condition after POST

None.

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