Dell Inspiron 3700 Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts 
and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-
standard practices. Dell warrants that the hardware products it manufactures will be 
free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranty term is...

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risk of loss or damage during shipment. Dell will ship the repaired or replacement 
products to you freight prepaid if you use an address in the continental U.S., where 
applicable. Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect.
NOTE: Before you ship the product(s) to Dell, back up the data on the hard-disk 
drive(s) and any other storage device(s) in the product(s). Remove any removable 
media, such as diskettes, CDs, or PC...

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SOME STATES (OR JURISDICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW 
LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE PRECEDING LIMITATION MAY  
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
DELL DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS 
WARRANTY STATEMENT OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR PRODUCTS 
NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR USE OR FOR LOST DATA OR SOFTWARE.
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those sold through the DellWare program) are not covered. Batteries for portable 
computers are covered only during the initial one-year period of this warranty.
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During the one-year period beginning on the invoice date, Dell will repair or replace 
products covered under this limited warranty that are returned to Dell’s facility. To 
request warranty service, you must call Dell’s Customer Technical Support within...

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DELL MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS BEYOND THOSE 
STATED IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT. DELL DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER           
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT 
LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY 
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME STATES (OR JURISDICTIONS) 
DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, SO 
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To return products, you must call Dell Customer Service to receive a Credit Return 
Authorization Number. Refer to Chapter 5, “Getting Help,” or the section titled    
“Contacting Dell” in your system Help
 to find the appropriate telephone number for 
obtaining customer assistance. To expedite the processing of your refund or credit, 
Dell expects you to return the products to Dell in their original packaging within five 
days of the date...

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Despite a systems ability to pass the YMARK2000 test, actual rollover results in specific 
operating environments may vary depending on other factors including, but not limited to,  other 
hardware, operating systems, and applications software.
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For Dell-branded hardware products shipped prior to January 1, 1997, that have an 
upgradable basic input/output system (BIOS), Dell makes available a BIOS...

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assistance
technical, 5-1
telephone numbers, 5-7
warranty repair or credit, 5-5
AutoTech service, 5-3
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battery, 1-4, 2-5
boot routine, 3-2
indications, 3-6


calling Dell, 5-7
cautions, x
CD-ROM drive
troubleshooting, 3-17
CD-ROM drives
troubleshooting, 3-4
computer
technical specifications, A-1

Diagnostics Checklist, 5-6
diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics
diskette drive
failure during POST, 3-16
diskette drives
troubleshooting, 3-4
display
about, 1-4
location, 1-4...

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flash codes
about, C-7
See also
 error messages
 
grounding procedure, vii

hard-disk drives
installing, 2-9
troubleshooting, 3-4
hardware features, 1-1
help tools
AutoTech service, 5-3
Internet, 5-2
TechConnect BBS, 5-3
TechFax service, 5-3

I/O
troubleshooting functions, 3-27
indicator light, 1-4
Internet help tools, 5-2
IRQ line assignment, 3-10
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keyboard
about, 1-4
keys and key combinations
Dell Diagnostics, 3-33

media bay, 1-4...