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Contents Charms Sidebar 15 Signing in to Windows 8 16 Closing a Windows 8 app 17 Turning off your computer - Windows 8 17 Power Adapter 21 Battery 22 Laptop Battery 22 Conserving the Battery Power 22 Coin-Cell Battery 23 Improving the Battery Performance 23 Touchpad 24 About Touchpad 24 Touchpad Gestures 24 Scroll 24 Zoom 26 Rotate 27 Flick 28 My Favorites 28 Desktop 28 Display 29 3D Display 29 Wireless Display 29 Touchscreen Display 30 Contents 3
Contents Charms Sidebar 15 Signing in to Windows 8 16 Closing a Windows 8 app 17 Turning off your computer - Windows 8 17 Power Adapter 21 Battery 22 Laptop Battery 22 Conserving the Battery Power 22 Coin-Cell Battery 23 Improving the Battery Performance 23 Touchpad 24 About Touchpad 24 Touchpad Gestures 24 Scroll 24 Zoom 26 Rotate 27 Flick 28 My Favorites 28 Desktop 28 Display 29 3D Display 29 Wireless Display 29 Touchscreen Display 30 Contents 3
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... Enabling a Webcam 47 Dell Webcam Manager 47 ExpressCards 48 Communication Devices 49 Setting Up Your Laptop 55 Setting Up Your Desktop 57 Internet 59 Setting Up a Wired Internet Connection 59 Setting Up a Wireless Internet Connection 60 Display 61 Setting Up Your Display 61 Setting Up 3D Display 62 Setting Up Wireless Display 64 Digital Visual...
... Enabling a Webcam 47 Dell Webcam Manager 47 ExpressCards 48 Communication Devices 49 Setting Up Your Laptop 55 Setting Up Your Desktop 57 Internet 59 Setting Up a Wired Internet Connection 59 Setting Up a Wireless Internet Connection 60 Display 61 Setting Up Your Display 61 Setting Up 3D Display 62 Setting Up Wireless Display 64 Digital Visual...
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Battery 75 Charging Laptop Battery 75 Improving the Battery Performance 75 Dell Desktop Mode 76 Dell Desktop Mode 76 Keyboard 77 General Keyboard Shortcuts 77 Changing Keyboard Input Language 79 Using Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 80 Touchpad 81 Using Your Touchpad 81 Touchpad Gestures 81 Scroll 81 Zoom 83 Rotate 84 Flick 84 My Favorites 84 Desktop 84 Touchscreen 85 Using a Touchscreen Display 85 Using a Touchscreen Display 85 Audio Connectors 89 Types of audio connectors 89 5.1 Audio 90 7.1 Audio 90 6 Contents
Battery 75 Charging Laptop Battery 75 Improving the Battery Performance 75 Dell Desktop Mode 76 Dell Desktop Mode 76 Keyboard 77 General Keyboard Shortcuts 77 Changing Keyboard Input Language 79 Using Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 80 Touchpad 81 Using Your Touchpad 81 Touchpad Gestures 81 Scroll 81 Zoom 83 Rotate 84 Flick 84 My Favorites 84 Desktop 84 Touchscreen 85 Using a Touchscreen Display 85 Using a Touchscreen Display 85 Audio Connectors 89 Types of audio connectors 89 5.1 Audio 90 7.1 Audio 90 6 Contents
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... Dell Factory Image Restore 132 Operating System Disc 133 About Operating System Disc 133 Reinstalling the Operating System Using the Operating System Disc 133 Diagnostics 137 Pre-Boot System Assessment 137 Invoking PSA 137 Enhanced PSA 138 Invoking ePSA 138 Beep Codes 139 Troubleshooting 140 Display... Screen is Difficult to Read 140 Desktop 140 Laptop 141 No Display on the Screen or Screen is Blank 142 Desktop 142 Laptop 143 Keyboard Not Working, Not ...
... Dell Factory Image Restore 132 Operating System Disc 133 About Operating System Disc 133 Reinstalling the Operating System Using the Operating System Disc 133 Diagnostics 137 Pre-Boot System Assessment 137 Invoking PSA 137 Enhanced PSA 138 Invoking ePSA 138 Beep Codes 139 Troubleshooting 140 Display... Screen is Difficult to Read 140 Desktop 140 Laptop 141 No Display on the Screen or Screen is Blank 142 Desktop 142 Laptop 143 Keyboard Not Working, Not ...
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... The operating time of your battery: • Using optical drives. • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media cards, or USB devices. • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other configuration settings and the coin-cell battery helps preserve these settings while the computer is switched off . The following...
... The operating time of your battery: • Using optical drives. • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media cards, or USB devices. • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other configuration settings and the coin-cell battery helps preserve these settings while the computer is switched off . The following...
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.../6200/6300 or Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate Latest wireless-card drivers and Intel Wireless Display Connection Manager available at support.dell.com. Minimum requirements for visual presentation of display are then combined and interpreted by presenting separate offset 2D images to the left and right eye...
.../6200/6300 or Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate Latest wireless-card drivers and Intel Wireless Display Connection Manager available at support.dell.com. Minimum requirements for visual presentation of display are then combined and interpreted by presenting separate offset 2D images to the left and right eye...
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... on, by moving two fingers apart or bringing them closer together on the display. You can operate a touchscreen display with the objects on the screen by touching the display instead of these gestures are capacitive touch and resistive touch. Touchscreen Gestures Touchscreen gestures...in phones, tablets, computers, and so on all computers. Commonly used in Zoom out 30 Display NOTE: Some of using a mouse, touchpad, or a keyboard. Touchscreen displays are commonly used touchscreen technologies are application-specific and may not be supported on . NOTE: Touchscreen...
... on, by moving two fingers apart or bringing them closer together on the display. You can operate a touchscreen display with the objects on the screen by touching the display instead of these gestures are capacitive touch and resistive touch. Touchscreen Gestures Touchscreen gestures...in phones, tablets, computers, and so on all computers. Commonly used in Zoom out 30 Display NOTE: Some of using a mouse, touchpad, or a keyboard. Touchscreen displays are commonly used touchscreen technologies are application-specific and may not be supported on . NOTE: Touchscreen...
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... flick. Flick also works vertically when navigating content such as images or songs in the desired direction to access additional information by simulating a right-click. Display 31 Move two fingers in a book. Move a finger quickly in a playlist. Allows you to pan scroll the selected object. Dwell Allows you to flip...
... flick. Flick also works vertically when navigating content such as images or songs in the desired direction to access additional information by simulating a right-click. Display 31 Move two fingers in a book. Move a finger quickly in a playlist. Allows you to pan scroll the selected object. Dwell Allows you to flip...
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... to rotate the active content on the active window. Twist - Keeping a finger or thumb in place, move the other finger in a circular motion. 32 Display Scroll Vertical - Move a finger up or scroll down to activate horizontal scrolling. Move a finger to the right or left to activate vertical scrolling.
... to rotate the active content on the active window. Twist - Keeping a finger or thumb in place, move the other finger in a circular motion. 32 Display Scroll Vertical - Move a finger up or scroll down to activate horizontal scrolling. Move a finger to the right or left to activate vertical scrolling.
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... Thermal Grease Applying thermal grease between a processor and heat sink. Discrete video cards have dedicated memory, and share the system memory and processor to a display device such as an on-board video card, it is a chip that also has an integrated video card, the integrated video card is installed on...
... Thermal Grease Applying thermal grease between a processor and heat sink. Discrete video cards have dedicated memory, and share the system memory and processor to a display device such as an on-board video card, it is a chip that also has an integrated video card, the integrated video card is installed on...
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Connect the USB keyboard and mouse to the appropriate display connector on the front panel of your computer (see Setting Up Your Display). 2. Setting Up Your Desktop 57 NOTE: Depending on your computer model, USB ports may also be present on your computer. Setting Up Your Desktop 1. Connect the display to the USB connectors.
Connect the USB keyboard and mouse to the appropriate display connector on the front panel of your computer (see Setting Up Your Display). 2. Setting Up Your Desktop 57 NOTE: Depending on your computer model, USB ports may also be present on your computer. Setting Up Your Desktop 1. Connect the display to the USB connectors.
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...card if the connector on your computer has a discrete graphics card. NOTE: If you purchased the optional discrete graphics card, connect the display using the connector on your display. Use the appropriate cable based on the connectors available on the discrete graphics card. You may be disabled and capped if your... display and the discrete graphics card is different. NOTE: The integrated VGA and HDMI connectors may need to use an appropriate adapter (DVI-to-...
...card if the connector on your computer has a discrete graphics card. NOTE: If you purchased the optional discrete graphics card, connect the display using the connector on your display. Use the appropriate cable based on the connectors available on the discrete graphics card. You may be disabled and capped if your... display and the discrete graphics card is different. NOTE: The integrated VGA and HDMI connectors may need to use an appropriate adapter (DVI-to-...
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... 3D TV: a. Browse to Automatic. 62 Display 3. Connect your computer and display. b. Setting Up 3D Display NOTE: Your TV or computer may not support 3D. NOTE...: The HDMI cable transmits both audio and video signals. 2. Set the 3D mode to the TV's 3D settings menu. To know if your computer supports 3D, see the documentation that shipped with your computer, see System Requirements at dell...-DVI (HDMI-to-DVI adapter + DVI cable) Display You can purchase the DVI-to-VGA adapter, HDMI-to the 3D TV using a HDMI cable.
... 3D TV: a. Browse to Automatic. 62 Display 3. Connect your computer and display. b. Setting Up 3D Display NOTE: Your TV or computer may not support 3D. NOTE...: The HDMI cable transmits both audio and video signals. 2. Set the 3D mode to the TV's 3D settings menu. To know if your computer supports 3D, see the documentation that shipped with your computer, see System Requirements at dell...-DVI (HDMI-to-DVI adapter + DVI cable) Display You can purchase the DVI-to-VGA adapter, HDMI-to the 3D TV using a HDMI cable.
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... on the TV. Ensure that shipped with refresh rates of the glasses. NOTE: For TVs using NVIDIA 3DTV Play as the primary display: a. Set up multiple display. In the NVIDIA Control Panel window, click Stereoscopic 3D to default or normal. b. For more information about configuring the 3D settings,... 3D mode even if 3DTV Play is disabled. 6. For 3D gaming, set the resolution to 1080p, 1920x1080 and refresh rate to reduce the display resolution. Display 63 c. Set the eye order for the glasses to expand the selection, and then click Set up stereoscopic 3D. NOTE: Do ...
... on the TV. Ensure that shipped with refresh rates of the glasses. NOTE: For TVs using NVIDIA 3DTV Play as the primary display: a. Set up multiple display. In the NVIDIA Control Panel window, click Stereoscopic 3D to default or normal. b. For more information about configuring the 3D settings,... 3D mode even if 3DTV Play is disabled. 6. For 3D gaming, set the resolution to 1080p, 1920x1080 and refresh rate to reduce the display resolution. Display 63 c. Set the eye order for the glasses to expand the selection, and then click Set up stereoscopic 3D. NOTE: Do ...
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... ship with your wireless display adapter from support.dell.com. on the TV and the wireless display adapter. 5. Select the appropriate video source for Intel Wireless Display Connection Manager from the Detected wireless displays list. 9. Double-click the Intel Wireless Display icon Intel Wireless Display window appears. Setting Up Wireless Display To set up wireless display: 1. Turn on the...
... ship with your wireless display adapter from support.dell.com. on the TV and the wireless display adapter. 5. Select the appropriate video source for Intel Wireless Display Connection Manager from the Detected wireless displays list. 9. Double-click the Intel Wireless Display icon Intel Wireless Display window appears. Setting Up Wireless Display To set up wireless display: 1. Turn on the...
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... end of the power cable to the DVI port on your computer. 4. If necessary, connect one end of the connectors on your display. 5. Connector on the Connector on computer the display DVI-D DVI-I DVI-D DVI-A VGA HDMI DVI-D DVI-A DVI-I DVI-A VGA DVI-D DVI-I DVI-I DVI-A VGA HDMI Cable needed DVI-D Cable... DVI-A cable DVI to VGA cable DVI-D cable DVI-I cable DVI-A cable DVI to VGA cable DVI-D to HDMI cable NOTE: When connecting to a single display, connect the display to the same connector on your computer. 1. Connect the other end of the cable to ONLY ONE of the...
... end of the power cable to the DVI port on your computer. 4. If necessary, connect one end of the connectors on your display. 5. Connector on the Connector on computer the display DVI-D DVI-I DVI-D DVI-A VGA HDMI DVI-D DVI-A DVI-I DVI-A VGA DVI-D DVI-I DVI-I DVI-A VGA HDMI Cable needed DVI-D Cable... DVI-A cable DVI to VGA cable DVI-D cable DVI-I cable DVI-A cable DVI to VGA cable DVI-D to HDMI cable NOTE: When connecting to a single display, connect the display to the same connector on your computer. 1. Connect the other end of the cable to ONLY ONE of the...
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Connect the other end of the power cable to the display's three-prong power strip or wall outlet. 7. Audio Setting Up 5.1 Audio 5.1 audio is most effective when the speakers are placed as shown in the following figure: 66 Audio Turn on your computer, and then turn on your display. 6.
Connect the other end of the power cable to the display's three-prong power strip or wall outlet. 7. Audio Setting Up 5.1 Audio 5.1 audio is most effective when the speakers are placed as shown in the following figure: 66 Audio Turn on your computer, and then turn on your display. 6.
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.... 2. Your computer automatically detects the wireless adapter and configures the software. Setting Up Your Webcam To set up your webcam: Webcam integrated on laptop display or external display purchased with your computer External webcam Drivers and software are installed when you receive your USB wireless adapter: a. Install the software that shipped with...
.... 2. Your computer automatically detects the wireless adapter and configures the software. Setting Up Your Webcam To set up your webcam: Webcam integrated on laptop display or external display purchased with your computer External webcam Drivers and software are installed when you receive your USB wireless adapter: a. Install the software that shipped with...
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... you use : • Optical drives. • Wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media cards, or USB devices. • High-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power‑intensive programs like complex 3D graphics applications and games. You can operate your battery significantly ...power management settings using Microsoft Windows Power Options to optimize your computer's power usage (see the Article ID: 405686 at support.dell.com. Battery Charging Laptop Battery When you connect the computer with the number of times the battery is hot from overcharging....
... you use : • Optical drives. • Wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media cards, or USB devices. • High-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power‑intensive programs like complex 3D graphics applications and games. You can operate your battery significantly ...power management settings using Microsoft Windows Power Options to optimize your computer's power usage (see the Article ID: 405686 at support.dell.com. Battery Charging Laptop Battery When you connect the computer with the number of times the battery is hot from overcharging....
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...your laptop battery. 76 Battery Frequently connecting and disconnecting your battery, and if applicable, displays a message requesting you to enable longevity mode. Your Dell laptop automatically monitors the charging and discharging behavior of your laptop battery. The Battery Meter dialog box ...is displayed. 2. Right-click the battery icon on your battery from frequent charge and discharge cycles. Continuously powering your laptop battery health. Dell Desktop Mode The Dell longevity mode feature enables you to protect your ...
...your laptop battery. 76 Battery Frequently connecting and disconnecting your battery, and if applicable, displays a message requesting you to enable longevity mode. Your Dell laptop automatically monitors the charging and discharging behavior of your laptop battery. The Battery Meter dialog box ...is displayed. 2. Right-click the battery icon on your battery from frequent charge and discharge cycles. Continuously powering your laptop battery health. Dell Desktop Mode The Dell longevity mode feature enables you to protect your ...