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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Memory
You see a “Memory error” message
■ Use a third-party diagnostic program to help determine if a memory module is failing.
You see a “Not enough memory” error message
Close all programs, then restart your computer.
Memory card reader
Drive letters for the memory card slots do not appear in the My Computer window
■ Reboot your computer.
Modem (dial-up)
See also “Internet” on page 66 .
Your modem does not dial or does not connect
■ Make sure that the modem cable is plugged into the modem jack and not the Ethernet
network jack. See
“Desktop PC Back” on page 12 to make sure that the connections
have been made correctly.
■ Make sure that your computer is connected to the telephone line and the telephone
line has a dial tone.
■ Make sure that the modem cable is less than 6 feet (1.8 meters) long.
■ Remove any line splitters or surge protectors from your telephone line, then check
for a dial tone by plugging a working telephone into the telephone wall jack.
■ If you have additional telephone services such as call waiting, call messaging, or voice
mail, make sure that all messages are cleared and call waiting is disabled before using
the modem. Contact your telephone service to get the correct code to temporarily
disable the service. Also make sure that the modem dialing properties are set correctly.
Help and Support
For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click
Start , then click Help and Support .
Type the keyword memory error in the Search box
, then click the arrow.