Dell Inspiron 4100 - Manual (Page 4)

4 Co n t e n t s
Setting Up the APR to Connect to a Network . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Uninterruptible Power Supply Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessing Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
If you have a problem with integrated speakers . . . . . . . . . 40
If you have a problem with external speakers . . . . . . . . . . 40
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer . . . . . . . . . . 41
If you cannot print to a USB printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Modem and Internet Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
External Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Unexpected Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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