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Owner's Manual - Page 7
... and Replacing Parts
Before You Begin 81 Recommended Tools 81 Turning Off Your Computer 81 Before Working Inside Your Computer 81
Hard Drive 83 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 85
CD/DVD Drive 85 Memory 86 Wireless Mini PCI Card 90 Hinge Cover 94 Keyboard 95
12 Appendix
Specifications 97
Using the System Setup Program 103 Overview 103 Viewing the System...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
...inch USB floppy drives, Intel® Pentium® M processors, optical drives, and USB devices. NSS is necessary for correct operation of your Dell computer. The software automatically detects your computer and operating system and installs the updates appropriate for your configuration.
To download Notebook System Software: 1 Go to support.dell.com and click Downloads.
2 Enter your Service Tag...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... with the printer for setup information, including how to: • Obtain and install updated drivers. • Connect the printer to the computer. • Load paper and install the toner or ink cartridge. For technical assistance, refer to the printer owner's manual or contact the printer manufacturer.
Printer Cable
Your printer connects to your computer with a USB cable. Your printer may not...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... and then turn on the computer. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel.
4 Install the printer driver if necessary. See the documentation that came with your printer.
Power Protection Devices
Several devices are available to protect against power fluctuations and failures: • Surge protectors • Line conditioners • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
Surge...
Owner's Manual - Page 41
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3 Place the disc, label side up, in the center of the tray and snap the disc onto the spindle.
NOTE: If you use a CD/DVD drive that shipped with another computer, you need to install the drivers and software necessary to play CDs or DVDs or write data.
4 Push the tray back into the...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
...-right corner of the window.
How to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to DVD media. If you have a CD-RW/DVD combo drive and you experience recording problems, check for available software patches on the Sonic support website at www.sonic.com. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can write to...
Owner's Manual - Page 45
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• You cannot create audio DVDs with Sonic DigitalMedia.
• Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.
• Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. For a list of formats supported by your DVD player refer to the documentation provided...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
...; 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 and may also be located on your computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 66
... includes anti-spyware protection (your program may require an upgrade) to scan the computer and remove spyware. For more information, go to support.dell.com and search for the keyword spyware. RUN THE DELL DIAGNOSTICS - If all tests run successfully, the error condition is related to a software problem. See "Dell Diagnostics."
Memory Problems
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 72
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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 any other programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes. Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed...
Owner's Manual - Page 73
... 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.
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel...
Owner's Manual - Page 74
... directory on the driver information window to display the files associated with that driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers
NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you must first enable the infrared sensor in system setup before continuing with the driver installation. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities."
1 After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in...
Owner's Manual - Page 75
... the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver. 7 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next. 8 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files. 9 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 10 Click Finish and restart your computer.
Resolving Software...
Owner's Manual - Page 76
... may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view.
Creating a Restore Point
1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click the task for System Restore. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
If problems occur after you install a device driver, use Device Driver Rollback (see page 73...
Owner's Manual - Page 79
... operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software.
NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so.
NOTICE: To...
Owner's Manual - Page 128
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CD - compact disc - An optical form of storage media, typically used for audio and software programs.
CD drive - A drive that uses optical technology to read data from CDs.
CD player - The software used to play music CDs. The CD player displays a window with buttons that you use to play a CD.
CD-R - CD recordable - A recordable version of a CD. Data can be recorded only once onto a CD-R. Once...
Owner's Manual - Page 129
... containing capacitors.
driver - Software that allows the operating system to control a device such as a printer. Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is not installed in the computer.
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line - A technology that provides a constant, high-speed Internet connection through an analog telephone line.
dual display mode - A display setting that allows you...
Owner's Manual - Page 134
...speed of the processor.
serial connector - An I/O port often used to connect devices such as a handheld digital device or digital camera to your computer.
Service Tag - A bar code label on your computer that identifies your computer when you access Dell Support at support.dell.com or when you call Dell for customer service or technical support.
setup program - A program that is used to install and...
Owner's Manual - Page 135
... of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in the computer.
S-video TV-out - A connector used to attach a TV or digital audio device to the computer.
SXGA - super-extended graphics array - A video standard for video cards and controllers that supports resolutions up to...
Owner's Manual - Page 136
.... Character-based software, such as text editors, displays in video modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters.
video resolution - See resolution.
virus - A program that is designed to inconvenience you or to destroy data stored on your computer. A virus program moves from one computer to another through an infected disk, software downloaded from the Internet, or e-mail...