Dell 5000 Laptop User Manual


 
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NOTE: If the
SIR
or
FIR
setting causes a conflict with another device, a yellow
asterisk appears to the right of the
Infrared Port
setting. To resolve the conflict,
press the <F5> or <F6> key to select another
Base I/O address/IRQ
or
DMA
setting.
10. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the system setup program.
11. When the
Setup Confirmation
screen appears, press <Enter> to confirm that
you want to save the configuration changes and exit the system setup program.
The computer restarts automatically. During the restart, the infrared hardware is
detected by the operating system.
12. In the
Systems Settings Change
window, click
Ye s
to restart the computer.
13. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
,
and then click
Control Panel
.
14. Double-click the
Infrared
icon.
15. Click the
Options
tab.
16. Ensure that the following options are checked:
Enable infrared communication.
Search for and provide status for devices within range.
Install software for Plug and Play devices within range.
17. Click
Apply
and then click
OK
.
18. Try communicating with your external infrared device.
If you still have an infrared port problem, call Dell for technical assistance. See
Chapter 4, “Getting Help,” for instructions.
Resolve Memory Problems
If an insufficient memory message appears, save and close any open files and
exit any open application programs not in use.
Consider installing additional system memory.
Run the
System Memory
test as described in “Running the Dell Diagnostics”
found earlier in this chapter.
Reseat the memory modules. Refer to “Installing Memory Modules” in
Chapter 1.
Restart the computer.
If you still have a memory problem, call Dell for technical assistance. See Chapter 4,
“Getting Help,” for instructions.
NOTE: When you install additional memory and restart your computer, a
Warning
dia-
log box appears on your screen stating that you must recreate the hibernate file. To
recreate the hibernate file, see “Recreating the Hibernate (Save-to-Disk Suspend)
File” in Chapter 3.
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