User manual DELL INSPIRON 1100

[. . . ] c o m Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. 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. 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. [. . . ] Earlier versions of Dell wireless software may not contain the drop-down menus. If you are using an earlier version, select the check box labeled Data encryption (WEP enabled) and go to step 5. 4 5 6 From the Data encryption drop-down menu, select WEP . If the wireless network does not require a network key (for example, password), go to step 8. Deselect the check box labeled The key is provided for me automatically. 74 Setting Up a Home and Office Network 7 8 9 Enter the WEP network key, provided by your network administrator, in the Network key field. Your network setup is complete. NOTE: Your computer may take up to a minute to attach to the network. Setting Up a Home and Office Network 75 w w w. c o m 76 Setting Up a Home and Office Network 7 SECTION 7 Solving Problems Finding Solutions Accessing Help Error Messages Video and Display Problems Scanner Problems Drive Problems PC Card Problems General Program Problems Resolving Other Technical Problems If Your Computer Gets Wet If You Drop or Damage Your Computer Drivers Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using System Restore Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP w w w. c o m Finding Solutions NOTE: If you have a problem with an external device, see the device documentation or contact the manufacturer. Sometimes it's difficult to figure out where to go for answers. Use this chart to quickly find the answers to your questions. See page 45. Press the power button to exit standby mode. See page 126. ® See page 80. 78 So l vi n g Pro b l em s See page 81. See page 35. See page 86. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 79 w w w. c o m Accessing Help TO A C C E S S T H E TELL ME HOW H E L P F I L E -- 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. TO A C C E S S H E L P I N WI N D O W S X P -- 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and then click the arrow icon. 4 Follow the instructions shown on the screen. Error Messages If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running at the time the message appeared. THE F I L E B E I N G C O P I E D I S T O O L A R G E F O R T H E D E S T I N A T I O N D R I V E -- The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk. A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING C H A R A C T E R S : \ / : * ?IN S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I A -- The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy disk or CD. NON -S Y S T E M D I S K O R D I S K E R R O R -- A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer. 80 So l vi n g Pro b l em s NOT E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . E X I T S O M E P R O G R A M S A N D T R Y A G A I N -- You have too many programs open. OP E R A T I N G S Y S T E M N O T F O U N D -- Contact Dell (see page 126). A R E Q U I R E D . DLL F I L E W A S N O T F O U N D -- The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. [. . . ] We put every one of our Pentium® and Celeron® processors through a rigorous battery of tests during the design and manufacturing processes. To verify that the new chip will correctly run the software written for Intel Architecture processors, a team of Intel engineers is dedicated to compatibility testing. In a state-of-art lab, this group runs an extensive set of operating systems, applications, network tests and stress tests repeatedly to ensure that the processor is compatible with representative software. Just as importantly, we work with hardware and software companies in the computer industry to ensure that our processors are compatible with their products. [. . . ]