Dell Dimension 8100 - Manual (Page 20)

HINT: Seethe Tell Me
//oM/help file for
information on the
standby mode.
Power Problems
C h e c k t h e p o w e r l i g h t — When the power light is lit or blinking, the
eomputer has power. If the power light is blinking, the eomputer is in standby
mode—press a key on the keyboard or move the mouse.
T e s t t h e e l e c t r i c a l o u t l e t — Ensure that the eleetrieal outlet is working
by testing it with another deviee, sueh as a lamp.
C h e c k t h e p o w e r c a b l e c o n n e c t i o n — Be sure that the power eable is
firmly inserted into the eleetrieal outlet and the eomputer power eonneetor.
C o n n e c t t h e c o m p u t e r d i r e c t l y t o a n e l e c t r i c a l o u t l e t —
Bypass power proteetion deviees, power strips, and the extension eable to verify
that the eomputer turns on.
S w a p t h e c o m p u t e r a n d m o n i t o r p o w e r c a b l e s — Swap the
eomputer and monitor power eables to determine if the power eable is defeetive.
C h e c k f o r i n t e r f e r e n c e — Eleetrieal applianees on the same eireuit or
operating near the eomputer ean eause interferenee. Other eauses of
interferenee: power extension eables, keyboard and mouse extension eables, too
many deviees on a power strip, or multiple power strips eonneeted to the same
eleetrieal outlet.
C h e c k t h e P o w e r P r o p e r t i e s — See Windows Help.
To aeeess Windows Help:
1 Cliek the Start button and then eliek Help.
2 For Windows 98 and Windows 2000, eliek the Search tab.
3 For Windows 98 and Windows 2000, type standby and then eliek List
Topics. For Windows Me, type standby and then eliek Go.
4 For Windows 98 and Windows 2000, eliek To change the elapsed time before
your computer automatically goes on standby. For Windows Me, eliek
Changing the elapsed time before computer goes on standby or hibernate.
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