User manual ACER VERITON M4618G

[. . . ] CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file. To access help files, see page 38. If you purchased a DellTM n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. ____________________ 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. [. . . ] Receive error messages if problems are detected. Starting the Dell Diagnostics NOTICE: Only use the Dell Diagnostics to test your DellTM computer. Using this program with other computers can result in error messages. Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive (see page 63) or from the Dell Dimension ResourceCD (see page 63). 62 Advanced Troubleshooting Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 2 Shut down and restart the computer. When the ACERTM logo appears, press <F12> immediately. If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again. HINT: If you receive a message stating that no Diagnostics utility partition has been found, follow the instructions to run the Dell Diagnostics from your ResourceCD (see page 63). 3 4 When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition and press <Enter>. When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run (see page 64). Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the ResourceCD 1 2 Insert the ResourceCD into the CD drive. When the ACERTM logo appears, press <F12> immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again. 3 4 5 6 7 8 When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device and press <Enter>. Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu. Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears. You may need to install drivers if you: · · · Upgrade your operating system Reinstall your operating system Connect or install a new device If you experience a problem with any device, perform the steps in the following sections to identify whether the driver is the source of your problem and if necessary, to update the driver. Advanced Troubleshooting 65 w w w. c o m Identifying Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance. In the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab. In the Device Manager window, scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon. If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Reinstalling drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website and your Dell Dimension ResourceCD provide approved drivers for DellTM computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version. To use Device Driver Rollback: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance. In the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab. Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed, and then click Properties. [. . . ] Please refer to the reverse side of this card for complete warranty details. Intel's Commitment to Quality Intel is committed to producing the highest quality processors available. That's why we have hundreds of people dedicated to continuously improve our design, manufacturing, and testing technology. We put every one of our Pentium® and Celeron® processors through a rigorous battery of tests during the design and manufacturing processes. [. . . ]