Keyboard problems, Lockups and software problems – Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) User Manual
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Troubleshooting
Windows XP:
1
Click Start and click Control Panel.
2
Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance
→
System
→
System
Properties
→
Hardware
→
Device Manager.
Windows Vista:
1
Click
Start
→ Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound.
2
Click Device Manager.
If your IEEE 1394 device is listed, Windows recognizes the device.
I
F
YOU
H A V E
P RO B L E M S
WI TH
A
D
E L L
IEEE 1394
D EV I C E
— Contact Dell (see
"Contacting Dell" on page 295).
I
F
YOU
H A V E
P RO B L E M S
WI TH
A N
IEEE 1394
D E V I C E
N O T
P R O VI D E D
B Y
D
E L L
—
Contact the IEEE 1394 device manufacturer.
Keyboard Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.
C
H E C K
T H E
KE Y BOA RD
CAB L E
—
• Ensure that the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the computer.
• Shut down the computer, reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on the setup
diagram for your computer, and then restart the computer.
• Ensure that the cable is not damaged or frayed and check cable connectors for bent or
broken pins. Straighten any bent pins.
• Remove any keyboard extension cables and connect the keyboard directly to the
computer.
T
E S T
T H E
K E Y B O A R D
— Connect a properly working keyboard to the computer, then
try using the keyboard.
R
U N
T H E
H
A R D W A R E
T
R O U B L E S H O O T E R
— See "Troubleshooting Software and
Hardware Problems in the Microsoft
XP and Microsoft Windows Vista™
Lockups and Software Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.