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Dell Dimension E521 User Manual

Dell Dimension E521
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Contents 5
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Printer Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Scanner Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sound and Speaker Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
No sound from speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
No sound from headphones
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Video and Monitor Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
If the screen is blank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
If the screen is difficult to read
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4 Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Diagnostic Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dell Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
What Is a Driver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Identifying Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reinstalling Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using Microsoft
Windows XP System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using Dell PC Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using the Operating System CD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 Removing and Installing Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Recommended Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Turning Off Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Before Working Inside Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Removing the Computer Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Inside View of Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
System Board Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Dell Dimension E521 Specifications

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BrandDell
ModelDimension E521
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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