DELL 200 User Manual

34

Solving Problems

Keyboard Problems

 

CAUTION: 

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions 

located in the Product Information Guide.

Lockups and Software Problems

 

CAUTION: 

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions 

located in the Product Information Guide.

The computer does not start up

E

NSURE

 

THAT

 

THE

  I E E E   1 3 9 4  

DEVICE

 

IS

 

RECOGNIZED

 

BY

  W

INDOWS

—

1

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2

Click Printers and Other Hardware.
If your IEEE 1394 device is listed, Windows recognizes the device.

I

F

 

YOU

 

HAVE

 

PROBLEMS

 

WITH

 

A

  D

ELL

  I E E E   1 3 9 4  

DEVICE

—

I

F

 

YOU

 

HAVE

 

PROBLEMS

 

WITH

 

A

 

NON

- D

ELL

  I E E E   1 3 9 4  

DEVICE

—

Contact the manufacturer of the 

IEEE 1394 device.

C

HECK

 

THE

 

KEYBOARD

 

CABLE

—

• Ensure that the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the computer.
• Reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on the setup diagram for your computer.
• Check the cable connector for damaged or frayed cables.
• Remove keyboard extension cables and connect the keyboard directly to the computer.

T

EST

 

THE

 

KEYBOARD

—

Connect a properly working keyboard to the computer, and try using the 

keyboard.

R

UN

 

THE

  H

ARDWARE

  T

ROUBLESHOOTER

—

See page 51.

C

HECK

 

THE

  D

IAGNOSTIC

  L

IGHTS

—

E

NSURE

 

THAT

 

THE

 

POWER

 

CABLE

 

IS

 

FIRMLY

 

CONNECTED

 

TO

 

THE

 

COMPUTER

 

AND

 

TO

 

THE

 

ELECTRICAL

 

OUTLET