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... Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your Keyboard 66 Backlit Keyboard 66 Changing the Input Language of Your Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows...
... Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your Keyboard 66 Backlit Keyboard 66 Changing the Input Language of Your Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows...
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Ending a Program That is not Responding . . . . 101 Ending a Process That is not Responding . . . . 103 Docking and Undocking Your Laptop Computer. . . . 104 Undocking Your Computer While it Stops Responding and Displays a Solid Blue Screen 106 Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode 107 Restarting Your Computer ...
Ending a Program That is not Responding . . . . 101 Ending a Process That is not Responding . . . . 103 Docking and Undocking Your Laptop Computer. . . . 104 Undocking Your Computer While it Stops Responding and Displays a Solid Blue Screen 106 Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode 107 Restarting Your Computer ...
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...174; XP 137 Power Protection Devices 140 Surge Protector 140 Power Line Conditioner 140 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS 141 Laptop Computer Batteries 141 Using Your Laptop Computer for the First Time 142 Preserving the Life of a Battery 142 Replacing a Battery 143 Checking the Battery... Charge 143 Conserving Battery Power 145 Charging the Battery 145 Storing a Battery 146 US Department of Transportation (DOT) Notebook Battery Restrictions 146 Dell™...
...174; XP 137 Power Protection Devices 140 Surge Protector 140 Power Line Conditioner 140 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS 141 Laptop Computer Batteries 141 Using Your Laptop Computer for the First Time 142 Preserving the Life of a Battery 142 Replacing a Battery 143 Checking the Battery... Charge 143 Conserving Battery Power 145 Charging the Battery 145 Storing a Battery 146 US Department of Transportation (DOT) Notebook Battery Restrictions 146 Dell™...
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...-ray Disc Media . . . . . 204 Copying CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc Media . . . . . 205 5.1 Audio 207 Setting up the 5.1 Audio Connections 207 Laptop Media Devices (MP3 Players 208 Connecting a Laptop Media Device (MP3 Player) to Your Computer 208 Setting up the Laptop Media Device to Sync in Windows Media Player 208 Setting up the...
...-ray Disc Media . . . . . 204 Copying CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc Media . . . . . 205 5.1 Audio 207 Setting up the 5.1 Audio Connections 207 Laptop Media Devices (MP3 Players 208 Connecting a Laptop Media Device (MP3 Player) to Your Computer 208 Setting up the Laptop Media Device to Sync in Windows Media Player 208 Setting up the...
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Copying Audio and Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the ...
Copying Audio and Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the ...
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... or Windows Vista . . . . 269 20 Troubleshooting 271 Troubleshooting Tools 272 Power Lights for Desktop Computers 273 Diagnostic Lights for Desktop Computers . . . . . 274 Diagnostic Lights for Laptop Computers 275 System Messages for Desktop Computers. . . . . 275 System Messages for Laptop Computers . . . . . 276 Windows Hardware Troubleshooter 280 Running the Dell Diagnostics 281 Contents 19
... or Windows Vista . . . . 269 20 Troubleshooting 271 Troubleshooting Tools 272 Power Lights for Desktop Computers 273 Diagnostic Lights for Desktop Computers . . . . . 274 Diagnostic Lights for Laptop Computers 275 System Messages for Desktop Computers. . . . . 275 System Messages for Laptop Computers . . . . . 276 Windows Hardware Troubleshooter 280 Running the Dell Diagnostics 281 Contents 19
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Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 ... Power Problems 296 Printer Problems 298 Scanner Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System...
Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 ... Power Problems 296 Printer Problems 298 Scanner Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System...
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... an LCD cleaner. Do not spray cleaners directly onto the screen. Also see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Monitors and Displays 47 To clean the display screen for a laptop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with water. For additional safety best practices information, see the safety...
... an LCD cleaner. Do not spray cleaners directly onto the screen. Also see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Monitors and Displays 47 To clean the display screen for a laptop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with water. For additional safety best practices information, see the safety...
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... for low-light and high-light environments. 1 1 Ambient Light Sensor Monitors and Displays 53 For more about the Control Panel, see "Control Panel" on your laptop computer only. The ambient light sensor is located on external monitors or projectors. It does not control the brightness on the front of the computer... available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to configure multiple monitors, see "Windows Basic" in Bright or LowLight Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor.
... for low-light and high-light environments. 1 1 Ambient Light Sensor Monitors and Displays 53 For more about the Control Panel, see "Control Panel" on your laptop computer only. The ambient light sensor is located on external monitors or projectors. It does not control the brightness on the front of the computer... available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to configure multiple monitors, see "Windows Basic" in Bright or LowLight Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor.
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To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch pad button twice. In the ... touch pad and move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad. Circular Scrolling NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen...
To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch pad button twice. In the ... touch pad and move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad. Circular Scrolling NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen...
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To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC ... out moving the finger upward or downward) or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input...
To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC ... out moving the finger upward or downward) or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input...
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... the driver. See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on most laptop computers is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows...
... the driver. See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on most laptop computers is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows...
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Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer numeric keypad Your laptop computer may have a numeric keypad integrated into the keyboard. The keypad corresponds to the keypad of an extended keyboard. • To type a number or symbol, press and hold and press the desired key. • To enable the numeric keypad, press . The 9 light indicates that the keypad is active. • To disable the numeric keypad, press again. 68 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)
Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer numeric keypad Your laptop computer may have a numeric keypad integrated into the keyboard. The keypad corresponds to the keypad of an extended keyboard. • To type a number or symbol, press and hold and press the desired key. • To enable the numeric keypad, press . The 9 light indicates that the keypad is active. • To disable the numeric keypad, press again. 68 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)
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EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at both the printers on ...
EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at both the printers on ...
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...Hardware→ Device Manager. 3 Look for permission to the computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about undocking your laptop computer, see the documentation that came with your computer and the documentation that enables the operating system to control the amount of ... → Control Panel→ Performance and 2 Click Administrative Tools→ Computer Management→ Device Manager. Docking and Undocking Your Laptop Computer Undocking Your Computer While it is still running, without shutting down open files. 104 Shutting Down Your Computer If your computer is...
...Hardware→ Device Manager. 3 Look for permission to the computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about undocking your laptop computer, see the documentation that came with your computer and the documentation that enables the operating system to control the amount of ... → Control Panel→ Performance and 2 Click Administrative Tools→ Computer Management→ Device Manager. Docking and Undocking Your Laptop Computer Undocking Your Computer While it is still running, without shutting down open files. 104 Shutting Down Your Computer If your computer is...
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...the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to ensure that power is off and components will be lost. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down the ...when the computer stops responding, write down your computer. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. Also, you may be displayed after you troubleshoot the problem later. The error reporting dialog box will help you restart your computer, see...
...the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to ensure that power is off and components will be lost. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down the ...when the computer stops responding, write down your computer. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. Also, you may be displayed after you troubleshoot the problem later. The error reporting dialog box will help you restart your computer, see...
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...performance. Use this document as skipping, with your computer. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with water. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse...'s operating system to drip inside the computer or keyboard. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Cleaning the Computer To clean your computer, wipe the computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of your computer...
...performance. Use this document as skipping, with your computer. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with water. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse...'s operating system to drip inside the computer or keyboard. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Cleaning the Computer To clean your computer, wipe the computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of your computer...
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... area to system tools, such as Event Viewer and System Information. provides access to improve your hard disk to manage and update system security for laptop computers. delete unnecessary or temporary files on your computer resumes from power-saving settings more efficiently; Advanced tools - advanced security tool to increase the storage...
... area to system tools, such as Event Viewer and System Information. provides access to improve your hard disk to manage and update system security for laptop computers. delete unnecessary or temporary files on your computer resumes from power-saving settings more efficiently; Advanced tools - advanced security tool to increase the storage...
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...) To wake your computer, depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. Then click Sleep. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to start again. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area...
...) To wake your computer, depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. Then click Sleep. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to start again. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area...
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... mode. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in hibernate mode. select preconfigured settings for low or critical battery power (laptop computers) Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 137 FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power options, see Windows Help and Support...
... mode. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in hibernate mode. select preconfigured settings for low or critical battery power (laptop computers) Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 137 FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power options, see Windows Help and Support...