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...View 12 Using a Battery 13 Battery Performance 13 Checking the Battery Charge 14 Conserving Battery Power 15 Power Management Modes 15 Standby Mode 15 Hibernate Mode 16 Configuring Power Management Settings 17 Charging the Battery 17 Replacing the Battery 17 Storing a Battery 18 ...Troubleshooting 19 Lockups and Software Problems 19 Dell Diagnostics 20 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 20 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 21 Starting the Dell ...
...View 12 Using a Battery 13 Battery Performance 13 Checking the Battery Charge 14 Conserving Battery Power 15 Power Management Modes 15 Standby Mode 15 Hibernate Mode 16 Configuring Power Management Settings 17 Charging the Battery 17 Replacing the Battery 17 Storing a Battery 18 ...Troubleshooting 19 Lockups and Software Problems 19 Dell Diagnostics 20 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 20 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 21 Starting the Dell ...
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.... To reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Dell QuickSet Help To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the QuickSet icon in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. Your operating system product key ...label is already installed on your computer. What Are You Looking For? • Information on network activity, the Power Management Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell QuickSet. • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. The operating system is...
.... To reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Dell QuickSet Help To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the QuickSet icon in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. Your operating system product key ...label is already installed on your computer. What Are You Looking For? • Information on network activity, the Power Management Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell QuickSet. • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. The operating system is...
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... ordered. 3 Connect the AC adapter to the AC adapter connector on the computer and to the electrical outlet. 4 Open the computer display and press the power button to turn on page 10). Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions...
... ordered. 3 Connect the AC adapter to the AC adapter connector on the computer and to the electrical outlet. 4 Open the computer display and press the power button to turn on page 10). Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions...
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About Your Computer Front View 1 2 3 13 12 4 11 10 5 9 6 8 1 display latch 4 device status lights 7 touch pad 10 keyboard status lights 13 ambient light sensor 7 2 display 3 power button 5 speakers (2) 6 keyboard 8 touch pad/track stick buttons 9 track stick 11 volume control buttons 12 mute button 10 Quick Reference Guide
About Your Computer Front View 1 2 3 13 12 4 11 10 5 9 6 8 1 display latch 4 device status lights 7 touch pad 10 keyboard status lights 13 ambient light sensor 7 2 display 3 power button 5 speakers (2) 6 keyboard 8 touch pad/track stick buttons 9 track stick 11 volume control buttons 12 mute button 10 Quick Reference Guide
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... air vents. Back View 123 4 5 67 8 1 network connector (RJ-45) 4 modem connector (RJ-11) 7 AC adapter connector 2 S-video TV-out connector 5 serial connector 8 air vents 3 powered USB connector 6 video connector Bottom View CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to accumulate in a low-airflow environment, such as a closed...
... air vents. Back View 123 4 5 67 8 1 network connector (RJ-45) 4 modem connector (RJ-11) 7 AC adapter connector 2 S-video TV-out connector 5 serial connector 8 air vents 3 powered USB connector 6 video connector Bottom View CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to accumulate in a low-airflow environment, such as a closed...
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... operating time. Do not puncture, incinerate, disassemble, or expose the battery to alert you use the AC adapter to connect your Dell computer. Quick Reference Guide 13 See "Battery Disposal" in the battery bay. Keep the battery away from children. You can install... an optional second battery in maximum performance mode (see "Configuring Power Management Settings" on page 17). Battery operating time varies depending on disposing of batteries with your computer. Using a Battery Battery Performance NOTE...
... operating time. Do not puncture, incinerate, disassemble, or expose the battery to alert you use the AC adapter to connect your Dell computer. Quick Reference Guide 13 See "Battery Disposal" in the battery bay. Keep the battery away from children. You can install... an optional second battery in maximum performance mode (see "Configuring Power Management Settings" on page 17). Battery operating time varies depending on disposing of batteries with your computer. Using a Battery Battery Performance NOTE...
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... status button) • Battery health (check by the number of "charged" but maintain a reduced charge capacity (health). Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter If Dell QuickSet is largely determined by pressing and holding the status button on the charge gauge on . After hundreds of the total ...) The battery operating time is installed, press to an electrical outlet, a icon appears. Checking the Battery Charge The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and icon, the battery charge gauge and health gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the...
... status button) • Battery health (check by the number of "charged" but maintain a reduced charge capacity (health). Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter If Dell QuickSet is largely determined by pressing and holding the status button on the charge gauge on . After hundreds of the total ...) The battery operating time is installed, press to an electrical outlet, a icon appears. Checking the Battery Charge The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and icon, the battery charge gauge and health gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the...
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...: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your computer loses AC and battery power while in standby mode, it was in Dell QuickSet. Quick Reference Guide 15 If no lights appear, the battery is in QuickSet or the Power Options Properties window. To check the battery health using the charge gauge on the...
...: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your computer loses AC and battery power while in standby mode, it was in Dell QuickSet. Quick Reference Guide 15 If no lights appear, the battery is in QuickSet or the Power Options Properties window. To check the battery health using the charge gauge on the...
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... computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low. Close the display. - To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. Remove and reinsert the card (see the documentation that came with your computer. When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns...operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. or • Depending on how you set the power management options in the Power Options Properties window or the QuickSet Power Management Wizard, use one of the following methods: - NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your...
... computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low. Close the display. - To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. Remove and reinsert the card (see the documentation that came with your computer. When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns...operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. or • Depending on how you set the power management options in the Power Options Properties window or the QuickSet Power Management Wizard, use one of the following methods: - NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your...
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... connected to 80 percent in about QuickSet, click the Help button in your Dell™ computer. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. Charge time is located in the media bay, see "Power Problems" in your online User's Guide. Disconnect the computer from overcharging. For...
... connected to 80 percent in about QuickSet, click the Help button in your Dell™ computer. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. Charge time is located in the media bay, see "Power Problems" in your online User's Guide. Disconnect the computer from overcharging. For...
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Then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next..... If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your computer. Then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system R U N T H E P R O G R A M C O M P A T I B I L I T Y W I O N - If you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown. The computer ...
Then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next..... If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your computer. Then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system R U N T H E P R O G R A M C O M P A T I B I L I T Y W I O N - If you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown. The computer ...
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...1 Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet that is known to wait until you see "Contacting Dell" in your hard drive. b Press and hold the key while powering the computer on. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one of your system board, keyboard, ...devices specified in one time only. NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to be powered down your hard drive. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. then, shut down completely. NOTE: If the computer is connected to wait until you see "...
...1 Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet that is known to wait until you see "Contacting Dell" in your hard drive. b Press and hold the key while powering the computer on. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one of your system board, keyboard, ...devices specified in one time only. NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to be powered down your hard drive. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. then, shut down completely. NOTE: If the computer is connected to wait until you see "...
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...17 checking the charge, 14 performance, 13 power meter, 14 removing, 17 storing, 18 C CDs/DVDs Drivers and Utilities, 5 operating system, 8 computer crashes, 19 slow performance, 20 stops responding, 19 D Dell Diagnostics, 20 Dell support site, 7 diagnostics Dell, 20 documentation End User License Agreement, 5...Service Tag, 6 O operating system media, 8 reinstalling, 8 P power hibernate mode, 16 standby mode, 15 problems blue screen, 19 computer crashes, 19 computer does not start up, 19 computer stops responding, 19 Dell Diagnostics, 20 lockups, 19 program crashes, 19 program stops responding,...
...17 checking the charge, 14 performance, 13 power meter, 14 removing, 17 storing, 18 C CDs/DVDs Drivers and Utilities, 5 operating system, 8 computer crashes, 19 slow performance, 20 stops responding, 19 D Dell Diagnostics, 20 Dell support site, 7 diagnostics Dell, 20 documentation End User License Agreement, 5...Service Tag, 6 O operating system media, 8 reinstalling, 8 P power hibernate mode, 16 standby mode, 15 problems blue screen, 19 computer crashes, 19 computer does not start up, 19 computer stops responding, 19 Dell Diagnostics, 20 lockups, 19 program crashes, 19 program stops responding,...
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... 28 3 Using a Battery Battery Performance 29 Checking the Battery Charge 30 Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter 30 Microsoft® Windows® Power Meter 30 Charge Gauge 30 Low-Battery Warning 31 Conserving Battery Power 31 Power Management Modes 31 Standby Mode 31 Hibernate Mode 32 Configuring Power Management Settings 33 Charging the Battery 33 Contents 3
... 28 3 Using a Battery Battery Performance 29 Checking the Battery Charge 30 Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter 30 Microsoft® Windows® Power Meter 30 Charge Gauge 30 Low-Battery Warning 31 Conserving Battery Power 31 Power Management Modes 31 Standby Mode 31 Hibernate Mode 32 Configuring Power Management Settings 33 Charging the Battery 33 Contents 3
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Replacing the Battery 33 Storing a Battery 34 4 Using the Keyboard Numeric Keypad 35 Key Combinations 35 System Functions 35 Battery 36 Display Functions 36 Power Management 36 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions 36 Touch Pad 37 Customizing the Touch Pad and Track Stick 38 Changing the Track Stick ...
Replacing the Battery 33 Storing a Battery 34 4 Using the Keyboard Numeric Keypad 35 Key Combinations 35 System Functions 35 Battery 36 Display Functions 36 Power Management 36 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions 36 Touch Pad 37 Customizing the Touch Pad and Track Stick 38 Changing the Track Stick ...
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... 76 Accessing the Dell Support Utility 76 Clicking the Dell Support Icon 76 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 77 Drive Problems 77 CD and DVD drive problems 78 Hard drive problems 78 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 79 Error Messages ...screen appears 85 Other software problems 85 Memory Problems 86 Network Problems 86 General 86 PC Card or ExpressCard Problems 87 Power Problems 87 Ensuring Sufficient Power for Your Computer 88 Docking Power Considerations 88 Printer Problems 89 Scanner Problems 89 Sound and Speaker Problems 90 No sound from integrated speakers 90 No...
... 76 Accessing the Dell Support Utility 76 Clicking the Dell Support Icon 76 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 77 Drive Problems 77 CD and DVD drive problems 78 Hard drive problems 78 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 79 Error Messages ...screen appears 85 Other software problems 85 Memory Problems 86 Network Problems 86 General 86 PC Card or ExpressCard Problems 87 Power Problems 87 Ensuring Sufficient Power for Your Computer 88 Docking Power Considerations 88 Printer Problems 89 Scanner Problems 89 Sound and Speaker Problems 90 No sound from integrated speakers 90 No...
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... System CD may be optional and may not ship with your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD (see "Dell™ QuickSet" on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use Windows XP and Windows Vista® • How to work with...129. • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that describes your computer. The operating system is located on your computer. To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the Quickset icon in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. Your operating system product key label is already installed ...
... System CD may be optional and may not ship with your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD (see "Dell™ QuickSet" on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use Windows XP and Windows Vista® • How to work with...129. • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that describes your computer. The operating system is located on your computer. To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the Quickset icon in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. Your operating system product key label is already installed ...
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... shutdown rather than by pressing the power button. If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off your display, see "Power Management Modes" on page 43. ...T T O N - 1 display latch 4 device status lights 7 touch pad 10 keyboard status lights 13 ambient light sensor 2 display 3 power button 5 speakers (2) 6 keyboard 8 touch pad/track stick buttons 9 track stick 11 volume control buttons 12 mute button D I S P L A Y - Press the power button to turn off completely (which may take several seconds). Keeps the display closed.
... shutdown rather than by pressing the power button. If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off your display, see "Power Management Modes" on page 43. ...T T O N - 1 display latch 4 device status lights 7 touch pad 10 keyboard status lights 13 ambient light sensor 2 display 3 power button 5 speakers (2) 6 keyboard 8 touch pad/track stick buttons 9 track stick 11 volume control buttons 12 mute button D I S P L A Y - Press the power button to turn off completely (which may take several seconds). Keeps the display closed.
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...see "Numeric Keypad" on a battery, the light operates as follows: - Flashing green: The battery is not available to authenticate your Dell™ computer secure. If the computer is running on page 35. For information on supported keyboard shortcuts, see the documentation that controls... Bluetooth wireless technology, use the security management software that came with your computer. Off: The battery is adequately charged (or external power is almost fully charged. - Flashing orange: The battery charge is turned off the computer while the light is flashing. The keyboard...
...see "Numeric Keypad" on a battery, the light operates as follows: - Flashing green: The battery is not available to authenticate your Dell™ computer secure. If the computer is running on page 35. For information on supported keyboard shortcuts, see the documentation that controls... Bluetooth wireless technology, use the security management software that came with your computer. Off: The battery is adequately charged (or external power is almost fully charged. - Flashing orange: The battery charge is turned off the computer while the light is flashing. The keyboard...
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... computer or cause a fire. 123 4 5 67 8 1 network connector (RJ-45) 4 modem connector (RJ-11) 7 AC adapter connector 2 S-video TV-out connector 5 serial connector 8 air vents 3 powered USB connector 6 video connector NETWORK CONNECTOR (RJ-45) NOTICE: The network connector is running. USB CONNECTORS Connect USB devices, such as a closed briefcase, while it...
... computer or cause a fire. 123 4 5 67 8 1 network connector (RJ-45) 4 modem connector (RJ-11) 7 AC adapter connector 2 S-video TV-out connector 5 serial connector 8 air vents 3 powered USB connector 6 video connector NETWORK CONNECTOR (RJ-45) NOTICE: The network connector is running. USB CONNECTORS Connect USB devices, such as a closed briefcase, while it...