110
Troubleshooting
If Only Part of the Display is Readable
C
ONNECT
AN
EXTERNAL
MONITOR
—
1
Shut down your computer and connect an external monitor to the computer.
2
Turn on the computer and the monitor and adjust the monitor brightness and contrast controls.
If the external monitor works, the computer display or video controller may be defective. Contact Dell.
See "Contacting Dell" on page 155.
Drivers
What Is a Driver?
A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. All devices require a
driver program.
A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs that use the device. Each device
has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes.
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed—no further installation or
configuration is needed.
NOTICE:
The
Drivers and Utilities
CD may contain drivers for operating systems that are not on your computer.
Ensure that you are installing software appropriate for your operating system.
Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system. You
may need to install drivers if you:
•
Upgrade your operating system.
•
Reinstall your operating system.
•
Connect or install a new device.
Identifying Drivers
If you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is the source of your problem
and, if necessary, update the driver.
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
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
.
6
Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [
!]
) on the
device icon.
If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new
driver. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 111.
Summary of Contents for INSPIRON PP05XB
Page 1: ...w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Dell XPS M1710 Owner s Manual Model PP05XB ...
Page 28: ...28 A Tour of Your Computer ...
Page 36: ...36 Setting Up Your Computer ...
Page 50: ...50 Dell QuickSet Features ...
Page 77: ...Using Cards 77 1 smart card slot 2 smart card 3 ExpressCard slot 1 2 3 ...
Page 78: ...78 Using Cards ...
Page 116: ...116 Troubleshooting ...
Page 144: ...144 Specifications ...
Page 172: ...172 Contacting Dell ...
Page 184: ...184 Glossary ...
Page 190: ...90 Index 190 Index ...