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... Computer Is Running 35 If the Device Screw Is Not Installed 36 If the Device Screw Is Installed 37
4 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
Numeric Keypad 39
Keyboard Shortcuts 40 System Functions 40 Battery 40 CD or DVD Tray 40 Display Functions 40 Radios (Including Wireless Networking and Bluetooth 40 Power Management 41 Speaker Functions 41 Microsoft® Windows...
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... Drivers 70 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 70 Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 71 Restoring Your Operating System 71 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 71 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 73 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 74
8 Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding Memory 77 Adding a Mini PCI Card 81 Adding a Modem 84 Replacing the Hard Drive...
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9 Appendix
Specifications 89 Standard Settings 95
Overview 95 Viewing the System Setup Screens 96 System Setup Screens 96 Commonly Used Options 96 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 98 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals 98 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals 99 FCC Notices (U.S. Only 99 Contacting Dell 100
Index 119
Contents
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...other
Dell customers • Upgrades - Upgrade information for components, such
as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Contact information, order status,
warranty, and repair information • Downloads - Drivers, patches, and software updates • Reference - Computer documentation, product
specifications, and white papers
Windows Help and Support Center...
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Bottom View
battery-bay latch release
hard drive
Mini PCI card/modem cover
battery
battery charge gauge
docking device slot
fan
memory module cover
B A T T E R Y - B A Y L A T C H R E L E A S E - Releases the battery. See page 30.
B A T T E R Y - When a battery is installed, you can use the computer without connecting the computer to an electrical outlet. See...
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...modem is working properly and you still experience problems, contact your ISP.
Setting Up a Printer
NOTICE: Complete the operating system setup before you connect a printer to the computer. See the documentation that came with the printer for setup information, including how to: • Obtain and install updated drivers. • Connect the printer to the computer. • Load paper and install...
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.... 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 4 Click View installed printers or fax printers. If the printer model is listed, right-click the printer icon. 5 Click Properties, and then click the Ports tab. 6 Ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is LPT1 (Printer Port).
R E I N S T A L L T H E P R I N T E R D R I V E R - See page 70.
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Setting Up Your Computer
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Setting Up the Docking Device to Connect to a Network
NOTE: A network adapter is also referred to as a network interface controller (NIC).
NOTICE: Do not install a network adapter or a network adapter/modem combination PC Card until you complete the docking device setup.
NOTICE: To prevent serious operating system problems, do not connect your computer to a docking device until the Windows ...
Owners Manual - Page 45
... to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE: If you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive and you experience recording problems, check for available software patches at the Sonic support website at support.sonic.com.
Currently, there are five DVD writable disc formats available: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers will...
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... to erase, rewrite, or update the information on that disc later.
Helpful Tips
• Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and...players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.
• Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; for example, do not copy a 650-MB file to a 650-MB blank CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1 or 2 MB of the blank CD to finalize the recording...
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...174; Windows® XP
Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in order to connect to a network. The software is already installed. If the software is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions included in the user's guide for your wireless network card. The user's guide is available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
When you turn on your computer, a pop...
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com
CHECK THE DRIVE FOR ERRORS - 1 Click the Start button and click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 5 Click Start.
PC Card Problems
C H E C K T H E P C C A R D - Ensure that the PC Card is properly inserted into the ...
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... hardware and software support provided by Dell.
Drivers
What Is a Driver?
A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. All devices require a driver program. A driver acts like a translator between the device and the programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes. Dell ships your computer to...
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... Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version...
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Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP
NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
1 After copying the correct driver files to your hard drive, click the Start button and right-click My Computer.
2 Click Properties. 3 Click the Hardware tab...
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... Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any applications or drivers installed after you received your computer. If possible, back up the data before using PC Restore.
To use PC Restore: 1 Turn on the computer. During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen...
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... map the serial port COM address or disable the serial port and its address, freeing computer resources for another device to use.
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only)
Technician-assisted technical support requires the cooperation and participation of the customer in the troubleshooting process and provides for restoration of the operating system, application software, and hardware drivers to...
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...specifications, 89
conflicts drivers, 70 resolving software and hardware incompatibilities, 74
connecting audio device, 47 TV, 47
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network, 54
copying CDs general information, 45 helpful tips, 46 how to copy a CD, 45
crashes, 66
D
damaged computer testing, 68
Dell support site, 10
Dell support policy, 98
Device Driver Rollback, 70
device latch release description...
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...removing, 79
Microsoft Windows label, 9 Mini PCI card
installing, 81 Mini PCI card, modem, and
memory module cover description, 20 system view, 20 modem adding, 84
modem connector description, 19 system view, 19
module bay about, 31 description, 17 swapping devices while the computer is running, 35 swapping devices while the computer is turned off, 32 system view, 17
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network fixing problems, 54...
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... protection devices, 25 turning off your computer, 26
power button description, 11 system view, 11
printer cable, 23 connecting, 23 setting up, 23 USB, 23
problems restore to previous state, 71
programs crashes, 66 fixing problems, 66 not responding, 67
R
RAM. See memory reinstalling
drivers, 70 Windows XP, 71
S
security cable slot description, 16-17 system view, 16-17
Service Tag, 9 Setup Diagram...