Start-up error messages, Video and display problems, If the display is blank – Dell Inspiron 5000e User Manual

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Start-Up Error Messages

0 P E R A T I N G S Y S T E M N O T F O U N D — Call Dell for technical assistance (see

I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A —The operating system is trying to boot to a

nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.

N O N - S Y S T E M D I S K E R R O R — A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the

floppy disk and restart the computer.

Video and Display Problems

If the display is blank

C H E C K T H E P

o w e r

r o p e r t i e s

— See

Windows Help.

To access

Windows Help#

1 Click the Start button and then click Help.

2 Click the Search tab.

3 Type standby and then click List Topics.

: Click To change the elapsed time before your computer automatically goes

on standby.

If the display is difficult to read

D J U S T T H E B R I G H T N E S S — See the

Tell Me How

help file for instructions on

adjusting the brightness.

O V E T H E

s u b w o o f e r

A W A Y F R O M T H E C O M P U T E R O R M O N I T O R — If

your external speaker system includes a subwoofer, ensure that the subwoofer is

at least 6 cm (2 ft) away from the computer or external monitor.

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