Dell Inspiron 1520 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 9)

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Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area
Network [WWAN])
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 135
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 135
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . 138
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . 139
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 140
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP and
Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Operating Systems . . . . 143
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 145