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... 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® XP 72 Setting up Printers...
... 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® XP 72 Setting up Printers...
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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 Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones 211 Using a Digital...
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 Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones 211 Using a Digital...
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...: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on most laptop computers is the Source of keys to reinstall the driver. Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of a Device Problem" on page 79. See "Determining Whether a Device... Driver is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft&#...
...: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on most laptop computers is the Source of keys to reinstall the driver. Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of a Device Problem" on page 79. See "Determining Whether a Device... Driver is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft&#...
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...® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 If you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you want to your computer and add one or more computers to print...
...® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 If you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you want to your computer and add one or more computers to print...
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... later. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is a troubleshooting option for at least 8 seconds. This will be lost. The words "Safe Mode" appear in... Safe Mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. You may want to remove and replace the battery for a laptop computer to start in the corners of the display to run Windows are using. Shutting Down Your...
... later. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is a troubleshooting option for at least 8 seconds. This will be lost. The words "Safe Mode" appear in... Safe Mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. You may want to remove and replace the battery for a laptop computer to start in the corners of the display to run Windows are using. Shutting Down Your...
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...Laptop Computers NOTE: If your computer. 3 Start the Dell Diagnostics in the system setup program and is active. When to test displays in one of the procedures in the documentation shipped with your computer. Start the Dell Diagnostics from your computer. See the documentation that came with your hard drive or from the Drivers... and Utilities media. Running the Dell Diagnostics CAUTION: Before you contact Dell for instructions. 1 Ensure that...
...Laptop Computers NOTE: If your computer. 3 Start the Dell Diagnostics in the system setup program and is active. When to test displays in one of the procedures in the documentation shipped with your computer. Start the Dell Diagnostics from your computer. See the documentation that came with your hard drive or from the Drivers... and Utilities media. Running the Dell Diagnostics CAUTION: Before you contact Dell for instructions. 1 Ensure that...
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...and the network jack. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Installing Drivers for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 273 or "Diagnostic Lights for Media Drives" ...on page 280. See "Power Lights for Laptop Computers" on the back of the procedures in this section,...
...and the network jack. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Installing Drivers for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 273 or "Diagnostic Lights for Media Drives" ...on page 280. See "Power Lights for Laptop Computers" on the back of the procedures in this section,...
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...Dell Diagnostics (see "System Setup" on page 281). Disconnect the mouse cable, check it . C H E C K T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M S E T T I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - A D J U S T T H E W I N G S - See "Installing Drivers... for damage, and firmly reconnect the cable. TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE MOUSE, CHECK THE TOUCH PAD - 1 Shut down the computer. C H E C K T H E M O U S E C A B L E - Ensure that the system setup program lists the correct device for Laptop Computers CHECK THE TOUCH PAD SETTINGS - 1 Click ...
...Dell Diagnostics (see "System Setup" on page 281). Disconnect the mouse cable, check it . C H E C K T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M S E T T I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - A D J U S T T H E W I N G S - See "Installing Drivers... for damage, and firmly reconnect the cable. TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE MOUSE, CHECK THE TOUCH PAD - 1 Shut down the computer. C H E C K T H E M O U S E C A B L E - Ensure that the system setup program lists the correct device for Laptop Computers CHECK THE TOUCH PAD SETTINGS - 1 Click ...
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ACPI - Advanced Host Controller Interface - An interface for a SATA hard drive Host Controller which a laptop computer battery is designed to a management console. antivirus software - A program designed to enable technologies such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug....hardware and software alerts to be platform- AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to identify, quarantine, and/or delete viruses from your computer when you understand what effect these settings have on the computer, do not change ...
ACPI - Advanced Host Controller Interface - An interface for a SATA hard drive Host Controller which a laptop computer battery is designed to a management console. antivirus software - A program designed to enable technologies such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug....hardware and software alerts to be platform- AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to identify, quarantine, and/or delete viruses from your computer when you understand what effect these settings have on the computer, do not change ...
Setup Guide
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...need to complete. NOTE: For more operating system specific information. 9 Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Set Up the Operating System Your Dell computer is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS and drivers for your computer available at the time of purchase. Set Up Microsoft Windows To set... up Microsoft® Windows® for the first time, follow the instructions on the operating system and features, see support.dell.com/MyNewDell. Doing so may...
...need to complete. NOTE: For more operating system specific information. 9 Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Set Up the Operating System Your Dell computer is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS and drivers for your computer available at the time of purchase. Set Up Microsoft Windows To set... up Microsoft® Windows® for the first time, follow the instructions on the operating system and features, see support.dell.com/MyNewDell. Doing so may...
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...in an undesirable operating state. You will require the following to the hardware, software, drivers, or other system settings have left the computer in when you set up Microsoft Windows. Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Create System Recovery Media (Recommended) NOTE: It is recommended that you create a ... GB or DVD-R/DVD+R/Blu-ray Disc™ NOTE: Dell DataSafe Local Backup does not support rewritable discs. 10 The system recovery media can use the system recovery media if changes to create the system recovery media: • Dell DataSafe Local Backup • USB key with a minimum...
...in an undesirable operating state. You will require the following to the hardware, software, drivers, or other system settings have left the computer in when you set up Microsoft Windows. Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Create System Recovery Media (Recommended) NOTE: It is recommended that you create a ... GB or DVD-R/DVD+R/Blu-ray Disc™ NOTE: Dell DataSafe Local Backup does not support rewritable discs. 10 The system recovery media can use the system recovery media if changes to create the system recovery media: • Dell DataSafe Local Backup • USB key with a minimum...
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...: For more information about wireless display, see the wireless display adapter documentation. NOTE: To download and install the latest driver for "Intel Wireless Display Connection Manager," go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop 17 The Intel Wireless Display window appears. 2. Click the Intel Wireless Display icon on the desktop.
...: For more information about wireless display, see the wireless display adapter documentation. NOTE: To download and install the latest driver for "Intel Wireless Display Connection Manager," go to support.dell.com/support/downloads. Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop 17 The Intel Wireless Display window appears. 2. Click the Intel Wireless Display icon on the desktop.
