Dell PP08L Laptop User Manual


 
6 Contents
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
If you have a problem with integrated speakers
. . . . . . . . . 57
If you have a problem with external speakers
. . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting a Television to the Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
S-Video Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Composite Video Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Enabling the Display Settings for a Television . . . . . . . . . 62
6 Setting Up a Home and Office Network
Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Network Setup Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Network Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting to Wireless Local Area Networks . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Determining Your Network Type
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Connecting to a Network in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Finalizing Your Network Connection (Security Settings)
. . . . 71
7 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Accessing Help
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Error Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Video and Display Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
If the display is blank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
If the display is difficult to read
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
If only part of the display is readable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Scanner Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Drive Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . 84