Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents 5
E-Mail Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
If Your Computer Gets Wet
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40
If You Drop or Damage Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Resolving Other Technical Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
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42
Reinstalling Windows
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42
Reinstalling Windows Me and Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reinstalling Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recreating the Hibernate File (Windows 98 Only) . . . . . . . . . 46
Boot (Restart) Your Computer
With the System Software CD
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Delete the Old Hibernate File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Create the Hibernate File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Enable Hibernate Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3 Adding Parts
Using the Advanced Port Replicator
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50
Connecting External Devices to the APR . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
APR Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Docking the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Undocking the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Monitor Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing a Hard Drive
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58
Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using the Floppy Drive as an External Device
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61
Attaching the Composite TV-Out Adapter Cable
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62