User manual DELL INSPIRON 4000

[. . . ] DellTM InspironTM 4000 System SOLUTIONS GUIDE www. dell. com support. dell. com Hints, Notices, and Cautions HINT: A HINT indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete listing of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Glossary in the Tell Me How help file (see the Start Here sheet for instructions on how to open the help file). ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. [. . . ] TEST T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R CD-- Insert another CD to eliminate the possibility that the original CD is defective. CLE A N T H E D I S C -- See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. AD J U S T T H E WI N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L -- Double-click the yellow speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Be sure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted. HINT: High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise. This does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD. S o lv ing Pr o ble m s 37 w w w. c o m If you cannot play a DVD movie HINT: Because of different worldwide file types, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives. EN S U R E T H A T WI N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E -- Double-click the My Computer icon. If the DVD drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. TEST T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R DVD -- Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective. CL E A N T H E D I S C -- See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. To access, help files, see page 28. If the CD-RW drive stops writing HINT: If you must disable standby mode to write to a CD-RW drive, remember to enable standby mode again when you finish writing the CD. DIS A B L E S T A N D B Y M O D E I N WI N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A CD RW D I S K -- Search for the keyword standby in Windows Help. CH A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E -- The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW may also alleviate the problem. If you have a hard drive problem CH E C K T H E H A R D D R I V E F O R E R R O R S Windows 98 SE and Windows Me: Click the Start button, point to Programs--> Accessories--> System Tools, and then click ScanDisk. Windows 2000: 1 Double-click the My Computer icon. 2 Right-click the Local Disk icon and then click Properties. 4 Click Check Now. 38 So lv ing Pr o ble m s Network Problems CH E C K T H E N E T W O R K C A B L E C O N N E C T O R -- Ensure that the network cable connector is firmly connected to the connector on the computer and the network wall jack. CH E C K T H E N E T W O R K L I G H T S O N T H E N E T W O R K C O N N E C T O R -- Green indicates that the network connection is active. If the status light is not green, try replacing the network cable. [. . . ] For instructions about replacing the lithium-ion battery in your computer, see the Tell Me How help file. To open the file, click the Start button on the Windows desktop, point to Dell Documents, and then click Tell Me How. 88 Appendix The coin-cell battery is a long-life battery, and it is very possible that you will never need to replace it. However, should you need to replace it, the procedure must be performed by an authorized service technician. Do not dispose of the battery along with household waste. [. . . ]