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F
failures
basic checks, 3-1
technical assistance, 5-1
troubleshooting, 3-1
fixed disk. See hard-disk drive
fixing problems, 5-1
floppy drive. See diskette drive
G
getting help, 5-1
graphics mode screens, B-4
grounding procedure, vi, 3-1
H
hard drive. See hard-disk drives
hard-disk drives
about, 1-3
ATA, 1-3
capacity, 2-3
power management, 2-8
testing, 4-16
troubleshooting, 3-16
Ultra DMA/33, 1-3
Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI) test group
Dell Diagnostics, 4-16
help
from Dell Computer Corporation, 5-1
help tools
AutoTech service, 5-3
Dell Diagnostics program, 4-1, 5-3
Dell Q&A, 5-3
TechConnect BBS, 5-4
help tools (continued)
TechFax service, 5-4
user’s documentation, 5-3
hung system, 1-4
I
I/O
connectors, 1-2
panel, 1-2
troubleshooting functions, 3-21
IDE CD ROM Drives test group
Dell Diagnostics, 4-17
indicator light, 1-1
infrared port
about, 1-3
location, 1-2
mapping, 2-5
mode selection, 2-5
troubleshooting, 3-22
input/output. See I/O
interrupt assignment conflicts, 3-10
interrupt request. See IRQ
IRQ line assignment, 3-10
K
keyboard
about, 1-1
checking external keyboard during POST, 3-17
Keyboard test group in Dell Diagnostics, 4-14
Keyboard test group
Dell Diagnostics, 4-14
Key-Help
option in Dell Diagnostics, 4-9
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