Dell XPS M1210 Owner's Manual

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Troubleshooting 95TI M E -O F -D A Y N O T S E T -P L E A S E R U N T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M — The time or date stored in the systemsetup program does not match the system clock. Correct the settings for the Date and Time options. See"Using the System Setup Program" on page 171.TI M E R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F A I L E D — A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Run the SystemSet tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see page 85).UN E X P E C T E D I N T E R R U P T I N P R O T E C T E D M O D E — The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning, or amemory module may be loose. Run the System Memory tests and the Keyboard Controller test in theDell Diagnostics (see page 85).X : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . TH E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y — Insert a disk into the drive and try again.WA R N I N G : BA T T E R Y I S C R I T I C A L L Y L O W — The battery is running out of charge. Replace the battery, orconnect the computer to an electrical outlet. Otherwise, activate hibernate mode or shut down thecomputer.ExpressCard ProblemsCAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the ProductInformation Guide.CH E C K T H E EX P R E S S CA R D — Ensure that the ExpressCard is properly inserted into the connector.EN S U R E T H A T T H E C A R D I S R E C O G N I Z E D B Y WI N D O W S — Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon inthe Windows taskbar. Ensure that the card is listed.IF Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A DE L L -P R O V I D E D EX P R E S S CA R D — Contact Dell. See "Contacting Dell" onpage 141. Also, for Mobile Broadband (WWAN) ExpressCards, see "For information about troubleshootingwireless local area networks, see "Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)" on page 76." on page 99.IF Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A N EX P R E S S CA R D N O T P R O V I D E D B Y DE L L — Contact the ExpressCardmanufacturer.IEEE 1394 Device ProblemsCAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the ProductInformation Guide.EN S U R E T H A T T H E IEEE 1394 D E V I C E I S R E C O G N I Z E D B Y WI N D O W S —1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.2 Click Printers and Other Hardware.If your IEEE 1394 device is listed, Windows recognizes the device.IF Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A DE L L -P R O V I D E D IEEE 1394 D E V I C E — Contact Dell or the IEEE 1394device manufacturer. See "Contacting Dell" on page 141.IF Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A N IEEE 1394 D E V I C E N O T P R O V I D E D B Y DE L L — Contact Dell or the IEEE1394 device manufacturer. See "Contacting Dell" on page 141.EN S U R E T H A T T H E IEEE 1394 D E V I C E I S P R O P E R L Y I N S E R T E D I N T O T H E C O N N E C T O R