User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ Latitude™ D400
- Finding Information
- About Your Computer
- Using Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Dell™ QuickSet Features
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using the Display
- Using the Dell™ D/Bay
- Using a Battery
- Power Management
- Using PC Cards
- Using Smart Cards
- Traveling With Your Computer
- Passwords
- Solving Problems
- Power Problems
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Sound and Speaker Problems
- Printer Problems
- Modem and Internet Connection Problems
- Touch Pad or Mouse Problems
- External Keyboard Problems
- Unexpected Characters
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- Smart Card Problems
- Network Problems
- General Program Problems
- If Your Dell™ Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- Using the Dell Diagnostics
- Cleaning Your Computer
- Reinstalling Software
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Using the System Setup Program
- Alert Standard Format (ASF)
- Getting Help
- Specifications
- Appendix
- Glossary
8 Contents
Deleting an Asset Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Assigning an Owner Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Deleting an Owner Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Asset Tag Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
14 Solving Problems
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
If you have a problem with the integrated speaker . . . . . . . 113
If you have a problem with external speakers . . . . . . . . . . 114
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Modem and I nternet Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Touch Pad or M ouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
External Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Unexpected Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+ RW . . . . . 123
If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+ RW drive tray .
124
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound . . . . . . 124
If the CD-RW or DVD+ RW drive stops writing . . . . . . . . 124
If you have problems with a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
PC Card Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125