Dell Vostro 1510 (Early 2008) - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
1 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
IEEE 1394 Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 21
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dell Support Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Accessing the Dell Support Utility . . . . . . . . . 26
Clicking the Dell Support Icon . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon . . . . . . . 27
2 Before Working on Your Computer
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Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29