Dell Inspiron 4000 - Manual (Page 30)

30 Solving Problems
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Start-Up Error Messages
Video and Display Problems
If the display is blank
O P E RA T IN G S Y S T E M N OT FOU N D — Call Dell for technical assistance (see
page 75).
I NS E RT BO OT AB LE M EDI A — The operating system is trying to boot to a
nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
N ON - S Y S T EM D IS K ERR OR — A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the
floppy disk and restart the computer.
C H E CK T H E PO W ER LI G HT — When the power light is blinking, the computer
has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby mode—press
the power button to resume from standby mode. If the power light is off, press
the power button.
C H E CK T H E BAT T E R Y — If you are using a battery to power your computer, the
battery charge may be depleted. Connect the computer to an electrical outlet
using the AC adapter, and turn on the computer.
T ES T T H E E LEC T RI CA L O U T LET — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
C H E CK T H E AC ADA P T ER — Be sure that the power cable is firmly inserted
into the electrical outlet and the green light on the AC adapter is on.
A D JU S T T HE P OW ER P RO P ER T IE S — Search for the keyword
standby
in
Windows Help. To access help files, see page 28.