Dell Dimension 4100 - Page 4

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Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
If the screen is blank
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If the screen is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer
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If you cannot print to a USB printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Modem Problems
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Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Drive Problems
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If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk
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If you cannot play a music CD or install
a program from a CD
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If you cannot play a DVD movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
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If you have a hard drive problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windows Error Messages
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General Program Problems
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A program crashes
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A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
A solid blue screen appears
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Internet Connection Problems
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If you have a problem with your Dellnet account
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E-Mail Problems
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Resolving Other Technical Problems
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