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D E L L C O N F ID E N T IA L – P R E L IM I N A RY 3 / 1 8/ 0 4 – FO R PR O O F O N LY
If you have problems with a hard drive
PC Card Problems
General Program Problems
NOTE:
Software usually includes installation instructions in its documentation or on a floppy disk or CD.
A program crashes
A
L L O W
T H E
C O M PU T ER
T O
CO OL
BEF O RE
T U RN I N G
I T
O N
—
A hot hard drive may prevent the
operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before
turning it on.
C
H E C K
T H E
D R I V E
F O R
E R R O RS
—
1
In Windows XP
, click the
Start
button and click
My Computer
.
In Windows 2000
, double-click
My
Computer
.
2
Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click
Properties
.
3
Click the
Tools
tab.
4
Under
Error-checking
, click
Check Now
.
5
Click
Start.
C
H E C K
T H E
PC C
A R D
—
Ensure that the PC Card is properly inserted into the connector.
E
N SU RE
T H A T
T H E
C A R D
I S
R E CO G N I Z E D
B Y
W
I N D O W S
—
Double-click the
Safely Remove
Hardware
(
Unplug or Eject Hardware
in Windows 2000) icon in the Windows taskbar. Ensure that the
card is listed.
I
F
Y O U
H A VE
P R O B L E M S
W I T H
A
D
E L L
-
PR OV IDE D
PC C
ARD
—
Contact Dell (see page 106).
I
F
Y O U
H A VE
P R O B L E M S
W I T H
A
PC C
A R D
N O T
PR OV IDE D
B Y
D
E L L
—
Contact the PC Card
manufacturer.
S
E E
T H E
SOF T WAR E
D O C U M E N T A T I O N
—
Many software manufacturers maintain websites with
information that may help you solve the problem. Ensure that you properly installed and configured the
program. Reinstall the program if necessary.