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 network again.
Contact your network administrator— Verify that your 
network settings are correct and that the network is 
functioning.
Windows® Error Messages
x: is not accessible. The device is not ready— Insert a 
disk into the drive and try again.
A filename cannot contain any of the following 
characters:  / : * ?  < > |— Do not use these characters 
in filenames.
Not enough memory or resources. Close some programs 
and try again— You have too many programs open. Close all 
windows and open the program that you want to use.
The file being copied is too large for the destination 
drive— The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit 
on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a 
different disk or use a larger capacity disk.
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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. 
Windows 2000: 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 Change/Remove and follow the prompts on the  screen. 
5.  See the program documentation for installation  instructions. 
General Program Problems
A program crashes 
See the software documentation— Many software 
manufacturers maintain websites with information that may 
help you to solve the problem.
A program stops responding 
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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 during the start-up process. 
Follow the instructions on the screen.
E-Mail Problems
Review Sending and Receiving E-mail— See Setting 
Up in the Dell Solutions Guide that came with your computer.
Ensure that you are connected to the Internet— With the 
Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If Work 
Offline has a check next to it, click the check to remove it and 
connect to the Internet.
If Your Computer Gets Wet
 CAUTION: Perform this procedure only after you are certain that it is 
safe to do so. If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, Del\
l 
recommends that you turn off AC power at the circuit breaker before 
attempting to remove the power cables from the electrical outlet. Use 
the utmost caution when removing wet cables from a live power source. 
1.  Turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the computer, \
and 
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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 the 
hard drive. 
8.  Remove the 
memory modules. 
9.  Open the display and place the computer right-side up across two boo\
ks or  similar props to let air circulate all around it. Let the computer dry f\
or at least 
24 hours in a dry area at room temperature. 
NOTICE: Do not use artificial means, such as a hair dryer or a fan, to speed the\
 
drying process. 
 CAUTION: To help prevent electrical shock, verify that the computer is 
thoroughly dry before continuing with the remainder of this procedure. 
10.  Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back\
 of the  computer. 
11.  Replace the 
memory modules, the memory module cover, and the screw. 
12.  Replace the 
hard drive. 
13.  Replace the media bay device and any PC Cards you removed. 
14.  Replace the battery, and connect the computer to an electrical outl\
et. 
15.  Turn on the computer and verify that it is working properly. 
If the computer does not start, or if you cannot identify the damaged co\
mponents, 
contact Dell for technical assistance. See Contacting Dell in the Dell\
 Solutions Guide 
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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 computer. 
If the computer does not turn on, or if you cannot identify the damaged \
components, 
contact Dell for technical assistance. See Contacting Dell in the Dell\
 Solutions Guide 
that came with your computer for contact information.
Resolving Other Technical Problems
Go to the Dell support website— Go to 
http://support.dell.com for help with general usage, 
installation, and troubleshooting questions.
E-mail Dell— Go to http://support.dell.com and then click 
E-Mail Dell in the Communicate list. Send an e-mail 
message to Dell about your problem; you can expect to 
receive an e-mail message from Dell within hours.
Call Dell— If you cannot solve your problem using the Dell 
support website or e-mail service, contact Dell for technical 
assistance. See Contacting Dell in the Dell Solutions Guide 
that came with your computer for contact information.
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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 microprocessor
System Information 
System chip set Intel 815e
Data bus width 64 bits
DRAM bus width 64 bits
Microprocessor address bus 
width 32 bits
Flash EPROM 4 Mb 
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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
Standard memory 64 MB (non-ECC)
Maximum memory 512 MB (non-ECC)
Memory clock speed 100 MHz
Memory access time CL2 or CL3 (CL2 and CL3 
indicate a CAS latency of 
two and three clocks, 
respectively.)
Ports and Connectors 
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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)
Docking 200-pin connector for Dell 
advanced port replicator
S-video TV-out 7-pin mini-DIN connector 
for S-video, composite 
video, and S/PDIF 
(TV/digital audio adapter 
cable supports composite 
video and S/PDIF)
Modem/network connectors optional factory-configurable 
RJ-11 and
RJ-45 ports for mini-PCI 
modem/network controller
IEEE 1394 4-pin serial connector
Video 
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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, headphones/speaker 
(line-out)
Display 
Type Color Active-Matrix LCD
Response time (typical) 50 ms
Operating angle 0º (closed) to 180º
Panel (typical) 1.3 W 
Backlight 3.4 W using battery, 4.9 W 
using AC adapter
Controls brightness can be controlled 
through key combinations
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