Dell XPS M1730 (M1730, Late 2007) - Manual (Page 9)

Contents
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Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 131
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 131
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . 134
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . 135
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 136
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP and Microsoft Windows Vista™ Operating Systems
139
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 141
Starting System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 143
Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 146
14 Adding and Replacing Parts
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149
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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