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Popular Dell Inspiron 6400 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...Windows XP System Restore 103 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 104 Using the Operating System CD 106
11 Adding and Replacing Parts 109
Before You Begin 109 Recommended Tools 109 Turning Off Your Computer 109 Before Working Inside Your Computer 110
Optical Drive 111 Hard Drive 112
Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 114 Memory 114 Modem 117 Hinge Cover 118 Keyboard 119 Wireless Mini-Card...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
...8226; How to use Windows XP • How to work with programs and files • How to support.dell.com and click Downloads.
2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download Category drop-down menu, click All.
4 Select the operating system and operating system language for Dell™ 3.5-inch USB floppy drives, Intel® processors, optical drives, and USB devices.
Find It Here...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... see "Hard Drive" on page 112 and "Hard drive problems" on your computer. D R I C A L - O P T I C A L D R I A M E M O R Y C A R D R E A D E R - T R A Y E J E C T B U T T O N - Stores software and data.
You can install devices such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in -1 media memory card reader reads the following digital media memory cards:
• Secure Digital (SD) card/SDIO...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... T T E R Y - Releases the battery from overheating.
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About Your Computer See "Replacing the Battery" on page 39. Provides information on the battery charge status. Secures the optical drive in the optical drive bay. Bottom View
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Owner's Manual - Page 39
... the battery charge (see the Product Information Guide or separate paper warranty document that you perform operations including, but not limited to, the following:
• Using optical drives
• Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices
• Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other computers with the AC adapter...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
..., the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. The battery is too hot to complete the battery replacement before the computer shuts down and loses any unsaved data. Replacing the Battery
CAUTION: Before performing these procedures, turn off . CAUTION: Using an incompatible battery may not charge when you have up to 1 minute to start charging if the light flashes...
Owner's Manual - Page 79
... and Software Problems" on page 91 and run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD. Solving Problems
79 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is optional and may not ship with your computer, perform the checks in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD is located on a hidden diagnostic utility partition on your hard...
Owner's Manual - Page 80
... the message Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Option Express Test
Function
Performs a quick test of devices. The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of initial tests of your system board, keyboard, hard drive, and display.
• During the assessment, answer any key to start the ResourceCD menu and press to proceed. 6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from...
Owner's Manual - Page 88
.... See "Contacting Dell" on page 133.
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Solving Problems
The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to charge the battery. SEEK ERROR - A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. If the hard drive is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device. A chip on the system board may be...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
... card activation instructions located within the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility. A C T I V A T E T H E M O B I T Y - You must activate the Mobile Broadband ExpressCard before you begin any of your screen. CHECK THE POWER LIGHT -
Depending on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which it is used, you may be depleted.
1 Reinstall the battery. 2 Use the AC adapter...
Owner's Manual - Page 100
... to install drivers if you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with a [!]) on the
device icon. If you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is optional and may need to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with the previously installed version.
1 Click the Start button and click Control...
Owner's Manual - Page 102
... Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you must first enable the infrared sensor in the system setup program (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on page 163) before continuing with the driver installation. For instructions, see "Using the System Setup Program...
Owner's Manual - Page 103
... computer in when you want to restore your operating system. System Restore does not monitor your data files. Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
If problems occur after you to see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on the hard drive and removes any files or programs until the system restoration is complete.
1 Click the Start button, point to Programs→...
Owner's Manual - Page 177
... video memory installed in the computer.
A card that a program displays depends on ). An audio transfer file format that supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024.
surge protectors - super-extended graphics array - system setup - T
TAPI - Text editors do not change fonts, and so on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of closing windows...
Owner's Manual - Page 184
..., 29 problems, 95 setting up, 29 USB, 29
problems blue screen, 91 CD drive, 83 CD-RW drive, 83 computer crashes, 91 computer does not start up, 91 computer stops responding, 91 conflicts, 102 Dell Diagnostics, 79 Dell MediaDirect, 92 drives, 83
DVD drive, 83 error messages, 85 hard drive, 84 IEEE 1394 connector, 89 keyboard, 90 lockups, 91 network, 93 power, 94 power light conditions, 94...
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