Dell Inspiron 1526 (Late 2007) - Manual (Page 9)

Contents
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Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 120
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 121
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . 123
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . 124
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 125
Troubleshooting Software and
Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista
®
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Using Windows Vista System Restore . . . . . . . 128
12 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 133
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 134