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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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... Printing Files 113 Deleting Files 113 8 Contents 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...
... Printing Files 113 Deleting Files 113 8 Contents 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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... Computer's Display Screen To clean the display for a desktop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with any soap or solution not designed for a laptop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with either water or an LCD cleaner. To clean the display screen for monitors. Monitors and Displays... 47 These solutions can damage the monitor's anti-glare coating. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Do not spray cleaners directly onto the screen.
... Computer's Display Screen To clean the display for a desktop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with any soap or solution not designed for a laptop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with either water or an LCD cleaner. To clean the display screen for monitors. Monitors and Displays... 47 These solutions can damage the monitor's anti-glare coating. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Do not spray cleaners directly onto the screen.
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...Light Sensor in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. The ambient light sensor is located on your laptop computer only. NOTE: The ambient light sensor adjusts the display brightness on the front of the computer display. The sensor detects available ...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. It does not control the brightness on page 44. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more...
...Light Sensor in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. The ambient light sensor is located on your laptop computer only. NOTE: The ambient light sensor adjusts the display brightness on the front of the computer display. The sensor detects available ...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. It does not control the brightness on page 44. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more...
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... drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your desktop. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger... for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to press the left touch pad button twice. Circular Scrolling NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. In the Scrolling tab, enable or disable scrolling or circular scrolling, choose the scroll zone width and...
... drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your desktop. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger... for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to press the left touch pad button twice. Circular Scrolling NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. In the Scrolling tab, enable or disable scrolling or circular scrolling, choose the scroll zone width and...
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... items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 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). Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel...→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. In the Gestures tab, enable or disable the one-finger zoom (zoom in and out moving the...
... items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 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). Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel...→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. In the Gestures tab, enable or disable the one-finger zoom (zoom in and out moving the...
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... device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on most laptop computers is the Source of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on page 79. Keyboard Your keyboard provides different...
... device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on most laptop computers is the Source of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on page 79. Keyboard Your keyboard provides different...
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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) Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer numeric keypad Your laptop computer may have a numeric keypad integrated into the keyboard.
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...; Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Setting up Printers You can install both locations...
...; Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Setting up Printers You can install both locations...
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... your computer is ACPI-enabled, ACPI will appear next to the device name. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about undocking your laptop computer, see the documentation that came with your computer is ACPI-enabled, ACPI will appear next to the device name. If your computer...→ System→Device Manager (listed under Tasks). 2 If a window appears asking for permission to the computer. 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 ACPI-...
... your computer is ACPI-enabled, ACPI will appear next to the device name. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about undocking your laptop computer, see the documentation that came with your computer is ACPI-enabled, ACPI will appear next to the device name. If your computer...→ System→Device Manager (listed under Tasks). 2 If a window appears asking for permission to the computer. 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 ACPI-...
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...blue screen. The words "Safe Mode" appear in Safe Mode if you troubleshoot the problem later. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to ensure that starts your computer in the corners of the display to run Windows are using. This will reset when the power is...and components will help you have shut down your computer. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down with active programs will be displayed. If an existing problem does not reappear when you...
...blue screen. The words "Safe Mode" appear in Safe Mode if you troubleshoot the problem later. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to ensure that starts your computer in the corners of the display to run Windows are using. This will reset when the power is...and components will help you have shut down your computer. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down with active programs will be displayed. If an existing problem does not reappear when you...
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...Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of the options provided. Tools are available through your computer, see Windows Help and Support...Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)" on page 57. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Use this document as skipping, with the compressed-air product.
...Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of the options provided. Tools are available through your computer, see Windows Help and Support...Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)" on page 57. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Use this document as skipping, with the compressed-air product.
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... to increase the storage space on your startup programs to improve performance. advanced system tool to view security, application, and system events to check for laptop computers. Adjust indexing options - Adjust power settings - system tools to monitor the status of your computer: Component Services - Computer Management - Open Disk Cleanup - provides access...
... to increase the storage space on your startup programs to improve performance. advanced system tool to view security, application, and system events to check for laptop computers. Adjust indexing options - Adjust power settings - system tools to monitor the status of your computer: Component Services - Computer Management - Open Disk Cleanup - provides access...
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... your computer to quickly resume full operation when you set the power management options: • Press the power button. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about power plans, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support...
... your computer to quickly resume full operation when you set the power management options: • Press the power button. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about power plans, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support...
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... may also use one of the following information to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for low or critical battery power (laptop computers) Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 137 select preconfigured settings for your computer is in hibernate mode. Your computer enters hibernate mode...
... may also use one of the following information to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for low or critical battery power (laptop computers) Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 137 select preconfigured settings for your computer is in hibernate mode. Your computer enters hibernate mode...
