U
N E XP E C T ED I N TER R U PT
I N
PR OTE C T ED M ODE
— The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or a
memory
module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics
(see
"Dell Diagnostics" on page
73).
X
:\
IS N OT
A C C E S S I B L E
.
T
H E D E V I C E
IS N OT
R E A D Y
— Insert a disk into the drive and try
again.
W
A R N IN G
:
B
A TTE R Y
IS
C R I TI C A L L Y
L OW
— The battery is running out of charge. Replace the battery, or
connect
the computer to an electrical outlet. Otherwise, activate hibernate mode or shut down the
computer
.
IEEE 1394
Device
Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures
in
this section,
follow
the safety instructions
in
the
Product
Information
Guide
.
E
N S U RE
T H A T
T HE
IEEE 1394
D E V I C E
IS
R EC O G N IZE D
B Y
W
I N D O W S
—
For
W
i
ndows
XP:
1
Click
Start
→
Control
P
a
nel
.
2 Under
Pick a Category
,
click
Performance and
Maintenance
.
3
Click
System
.
4
In the
System Properties
window, click
the
Hardware
tab.
5
Click
Device
Manager
.
For
W
i
ndows
V
i
sta:
1
Click the
Windows V
i
sta
Start
button
→
Control Panel
→
System and
Maintenance
→
Device
Manager
.
NOTE:
The User Account Control window may appear.
If
you are an administrator on the computer,
click
Continue;
otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action.
If
your IEEE 1394 device is listed,
W
i
ndows
recognizes
the device.
I
F
YOU
H A V E PR O B L E M S
W IT H A N
IE EE 13 9 4
D EVIC E
— If the device was provided by Dell, contact Dell
(
see
"Contacting Dell" on page 143
). If the
device was provided by a
different manufacturer, contact
that
manufactur
er
.
E
N S U R E
T H A T
T H E
I E E E
1 3 9 4
D E V I C E
I S
P R O P E R L Y
I N S E R T E D
I N T O
T H E
C O N N E C T O R
Keyboard
Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures
in
this section,
follow
the safety instructions
in
the
Product
Information
Guide
.
Fill out the
Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostics Checklist"
on
page 143) as
you perform
the various
checks.
NOTE:
Use the integrated keyboard when running the
Dell Diagnostics
or the
system setup
pr
og
ram
.
When
you
attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains fully
functional.
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