Dell Inspiron 1720 User Manual

106 Troubleshooting
Hard drive problems
ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO COOL BEFORE TURNING IT ON — A hot hard drive may
prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to
return to room temperature before turning it on.
RUN CHECK DISK —
1 Click Start → Computer .
2 Right-click Local Disk (C:) .
3 Click Properties → Tools → Check Now .
NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an
administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your
administrator to continue the desired action.
4 Click to check Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors , and then
click
Start .
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE: Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not
operate while it is connected to a digital telephone network.
C
HECK THE MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
®
EXPRESS SECURITY SETTINGS — If you
cannot open your e-mail attachments:
1
In Outlook Express, click Tools , click Options , and then click Security .
2 Click Do not allow attachments to remove the checkmark.
CHECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION
CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK
CONNECT THE MODEM DIRECTLY TO THE TELEPHONE WALL JACK
USE A DIFFERENT TELEPHONE LINE
• Verify that the telephone line is connected to the jack on the modem (the
jack has either a green label or a connector-shaped icon next to it).
• Ensure that you hear a click when you insert the telephone line connector
into the modem.

Dell Inspiron 1720 Specifications

General

Bus type	FSB
Stepping	C0
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor series	Intel Core 2 Duo T9000 Series
Processor socket	LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor codename	Penryn
Processing Die size	107 mm²
Processor frequency	2.5 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor system type	Up
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	800 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
Processor core voltage (AC)	1.062 - 1.150 V
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	12.5
Number of Processing Die Transistors	410 M
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Card reader integrated	Yes
Display diagonal	17 \
Display resolution	1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GT
Maximum graphics card memory	0.256 GB
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Pointing device	Touchpad
Type	PC
Modem speed	56.6 Kbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11n
Bluetooth version	2.0+EDR
Bundled software	Microsoft Works 9.0 - Danish
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Home Premium
Number of battery cells	6
TV-out type	S-Video
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	5
AC adapter power	90 W
Processor code	SLAYY
Processor ARK ID	33917
Processor package size	35 x 35 mm

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	293 mm
Width	394 mm
Weight	3450 g
Height (rear)	44 mm
Height (front)	39 mm