dell inspiron 8000 User Manual

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8000 
Check the network cable connector— Ensure that the 
network cable connector is firmly connected to the connector 
on the computer and the network wall jack.
Check the network lights on the network connector— 
Green indicates that the network connection is active. If the 
status light is not green, try replacing the network cable. 
Amber indicates that the network card driver is loaded and the 
card is detecting activity.
Restart the computer— Try to log on to the...

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8000 
A required .DLL file was not found— The program that you 
are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and 
then reinstall the program:
Windows Me:1.  Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click  Control Panel. 
2.  Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 
3.  Select the program that you want to remove. 
4.  Click Add/Remove and follow the prompts on the  screen. 
5.  See the program documentation for installation  instructions....

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8000 
Press — In the Close Program window, 
select the program that is no longer responding. Then click 
End Task.
A solid blue screen appears 
Turn the computer off— If the computer does not respond to 
a keystroke or a proper shutdown, press the power button 
until the computer turns off. Press the power button again to 
restart the computer. The solid blue screen appears because 
you were not able to perform a proper Windows shutdown. 
ScanDisk will automatically run...

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8000 
disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet. 
2.  Turn off any attached external devices, and disconnect them from the\
ir power  sources and then from the computer. 
3.  Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back \
of the  computer. 
4.  Remove the media bay device and any installed PC Cards, and put them\
 in a  safe place to dry. 
5.  Remove the 
battery. 
6.  Wipe off the battery and put it in a safe place to dry. 
7.  Remove...

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8000 
that came with your computer for contact information.
If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
1.  Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down\
 the computer. 
2.  Disconnect the AC adapter from the computer, and disconnect the AC a\
dapter  from the electrical outlet. 
3.  Turn off any attached external devices, and disconnect them from the\
ir power  sources and then from the computer. 
4.  Remove and reinstall the battery. 
5.  Turn on the...

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System Specifications : Dell Inspiron 8000 
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System Specifications 
Dell™ Inspiron™ 8000 
  Microprocessor 
  System Information 
  PC Card 
  Memory 
  Ports and Connectors 
  Video 
  Audio 
  Display 
  Keyboard 
  Touch Pad 
  Track Stick 
  Modem 
  Battery 
  AC Adapter 
  Environmental 
  Fixed Optical Drives 
Microprocessor 
Microprocessor type Intel® Mobile Pentium® III 
or Mobile Celeron™
L1 cache 32 KB (internal)
L2 cache 128 KB or 256 KB 
Math coprocessor internal to...

System Specifications : Dell Inspiron 8000 
Graphics bus64-bit AGP 4X bus
PC Card 
CardBus controller Texas Instruments PCI 
4450/4451 CardBus 
controller
PC Card connectors two (supports two Type I or 
Type II cards or one 
Type III card)
Cards supported 3.3 V and 5 V
PC Card connector size 68 pins
Data width (maximum) PCMCIA 16 bits
CardBus 32 bits
Memory 
Architecture SDRAM
Memory module socket two user-accessible 
SODIMM sockets
Memory module capacities 64-, 128-, and 256-MB 3.3-
V SDRAM SODIMMS...

System Specifications : Dell Inspiron 8000 
Serial9-pin connector; 16550C-
compatible, 16-byte buffer 
connector
Parallel unidirectional (standard AT), 
bidirectional, or ECP 
connector
Video VGA connector
Audio stereo line-in mini 
connector; microphone-in 
mini connector; 
headphone/speakers (line-
out) mini connector
PS/2 keyboard/mouse 6-pin mini-DIN connector
USB two USB-compliant 
connectors
Infrared sensor compatible with both 
IrDA Standard 1.1 (Fast IR) 
and IrDA Standard 1.0 
(Serial IR)...

System Specifications : Dell Inspiron 8000 
Video type128-bit hardware-
accelerated video support
Data bus 4X AGP
Video controller ATI Mobility M4 orNVIDIA 
GeForce2 Go
Video memory 8 MB (standard), 16 MB, 
and 32 MB (maximum)
LCD interface LVDS
TV support NTSC or PAL in S-video and 
composite modes
Audio 
Audio controller ESS Technology Maestro-3i
Stereo conversion 16-bit (analog-to-digital and 
digital-to-analog)
Interfaces:  
Internal PCI bus/AC 97
External stereo (line-in), microphone-
in,...