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... box, which you have 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 a docking device or other external device, such as PC Cards, drives, or batteries) that you turn on and shut...
... box, which you have 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 a docking device or other external device, such as PC Cards, drives, or batteries) that you turn on and shut...
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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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...Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other computers with household waste. For best results, operate the computer with your computer. Battery operating time ... with the AC adapter until the battery is fully charged. Damaged batteries may need to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell™ portable computer with your computer. You can hold a charge) decreases over time. Replace the battery only with extreme care...
...Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other computers with household waste. For best results, operate the computer with your computer. Battery operating time ... with the AC adapter until the battery is fully charged. Damaged batteries may need to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell™ portable computer with your computer. You can hold a charge) decreases over time. Replace the battery only with extreme care...
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...battery charge. If the computer is charged. If no lights appear, the battery has no charge. 14 Quick Reference Guide The Battery Meter displays status, battery health, charge level, and charge completion time for the battery in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar, and click ...Dell QuickSet is , a battery can check: • Battery charge (check by pressing and releasing the status button) • Battery health (check by pressing and holding the status button on the charge gauge on the battery, you can show a status of the lights are on the battery charge gauge to display...
...battery charge. If the computer is charged. If no lights appear, the battery has no charge. 14 Quick Reference Guide The Battery Meter displays status, battery health, charge level, and charge completion time for the battery in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar, and click ...Dell QuickSet is , a battery can check: • Battery charge (check by pressing and releasing the status button) • Battery health (check by pressing and holding the status button on the charge gauge on the battery, you can show a status of the lights are on the battery charge gauge to display...
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...See "Configuring Power Management Settings" on page 15 for long periods of the charge capacity remains, and you press the power button, close the display, or press . If no lights appear, the battery is approximately 90 percent depleted. If five lights appear, less than 80 percent of inactivity ...entering standby mode. NOTICE: If your online User's Guide for at least 3 seconds. To check the battery health using the Battery Meter in Dell QuickSet. Low-Battery Warning NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your computer's power usage. Check the Battery Health NOTE: You can...
...See "Configuring Power Management Settings" on page 15 for long periods of the charge capacity remains, and you press the power button, close the display, or press . If no lights appear, the battery is approximately 90 percent depleted. If five lights appear, less than 80 percent of inactivity ...entering standby mode. NOTICE: If your online User's Guide for at least 3 seconds. To check the battery health using the Battery Meter in Dell QuickSet. Low-Battery Warning NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your computer's power usage. Check the Battery Health NOTE: You can...
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... mode by . Press the power button. - Press the power button. - To exit standby mode, press the power button or open the display depending on hibernate mode, see "Installing a PC Card or Express Card" in hibernate mode. Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge... level becomes critically low. Close the display. - The computer may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate mode. or • Depending on how you set the power management options...
... mode by . Press the power button. - Press the power button. - To exit standby mode, press the power button or open the display depending on hibernate mode, see "Installing a PC Card or Express Card" in hibernate mode. Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge... level becomes critically low. Close the display. - The computer may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate mode. or • Depending on how you set the power management options...
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... the safety instructions in the system setup program and is active. If you are having problems connecting to test displays in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media is optional and may require an upgrade) to Use the... necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. See the software documentation for the keyword spyware. For more information, go to a software problem. Dell Diagnostics CAUTION: Before you are experiencing slow computer performance, you frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you begin . It is installed and configured properly...
... the safety instructions in the system setup program and is active. If you are having problems connecting to test displays in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media is optional and may require an upgrade) to Use the... necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. See the software documentation for the keyword spyware. For more information, go to a software problem. Dell Diagnostics CAUTION: Before you are experiencing slow computer performance, you frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you begin . It is installed and configured properly...
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... then, shut down completely. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is located on a hidden diagnostic utility partition on your computer and try again. NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell (see a message stating that no diagnostics... utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the boot menu and press . then, shut down and restart the...
... then, shut down completely. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is located on a hidden diagnostic utility partition on your computer and try again. NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell (see a message stating that no diagnostics... utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the boot menu and press . then, shut down and restart the...
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...for more information. Describes the test and may not display the names of all the components installed on your hardware configuration for the selected device. The device list may indicate requirements for running the test. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the test ...screen to return to your computer. Displays your computer or all devices from the Custom Test or Symptom Tree option, click the applicable...
...for more information. Describes the test and may not display the names of all the components installed on your hardware configuration for the selected device. The device list may indicate requirements for running the test. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the test ...screen to return to your computer. Displays your computer or all devices from the Custom Test or Symptom Tree option, click the applicable...
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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... CDs or DVDs 41 Adjusting the Volume 42 Volume Control Window 42 Volume Control Buttons 42 Adjusting the Picture 42 6 Using the Display Adjusting Brightness 43 Switching the Video Image From Your Computer Display to a Projector. . . . 43 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper on the Screen: Setting...
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... CDs or DVDs 41 Adjusting the Volume 42 Volume Control Window 42 Volume Control Buttons 42 Adjusting the Picture 42 6 Using the Display Adjusting Brightness 43 Switching the Video Image From Your Computer Display to a Projector. . . . 43 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper on the Screen: Setting...
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Microsoft® Windows® XP 45 Windows Vista 45 Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays 46 Microsoft® Windows® XP 46 Windows Vista 46 Using the Ambient Light Sensor 46 7 Setting Up and Using Networks Connecting ... Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem 51 Connecting to a WLAN 52 Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through Dell™ QuickSet 53 Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN 54 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection 54 Checking Your ...
Microsoft® Windows® XP 45 Windows Vista 45 Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays 46 Microsoft® Windows® XP 46 Windows Vista 46 Using the Ambient Light Sensor 46 7 Setting Up and Using Networks Connecting ... Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem 51 Connecting to a WLAN 52 Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through Dell™ QuickSet 53 Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN 54 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection 54 Checking Your ...
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Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 90 Video and Display Problems 91 If the display is blank 91 If the display is difficult to read 92 If only part of the display is readable 92 11 System Setup Program Overview 93 Viewing the System Setup Screens 93 System Setup Screens 94 Commonly Used Settings 94 Changing...
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 90 Video and Display Problems 91 If the display is blank 91 If the display is difficult to read 92 If only part of the display is readable 92 11 System Setup Program Overview 93 Viewing the System Setup Screens 93 System Setup Screens 94 Commonly Used Settings 94 Changing...
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Only 147 FCC Class B 147 Glossary 149 10 Contents Automated Order-Status Service 141 Problems With Your Order 141 Product Information 141 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit 141 Before You Call 142 Contacting Dell 143 18 Appendix Cleaning Your Computer 145 Computer, Keyboard, and Display 145 Touch Pad 145 Mouse 146 Floppy Drive 146 CDs and DVDs 146 Macrovision Product Notice 147 FCC Notice (U.S.
Only 147 FCC Class B 147 Glossary 149 10 Contents Automated Order-Status Service 141 Problems With Your Order 141 Product Information 141 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit 141 Before You Call 142 Contacting Dell 143 18 Appendix Cleaning Your Computer 145 Computer, Keyboard, and Display 145 Touch Pad 145 Mouse 146 Floppy Drive 146 CDs and DVDs 146 Macrovision Product Notice 147 FCC Notice (U.S.
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... completely (which may take several seconds). 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. NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn on the computer or exit a power management mode (...see "Using the Display" on page 31). Keeps the display closed. For more information about your computer by performing a Microsoft® Windows® operating system shutdown rather than by pressing the ...
... completely (which may take several seconds). 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. NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn on the computer or exit a power management mode (...see "Using the Display" on page 31). Keeps the display closed. For more information about your computer by performing a Microsoft® Windows® operating system shutdown rather than by pressing the ...
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... speakers. A M B I E N T L I G H T S E N S O R - KEYBOARD STATUS LIGHTS The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following: 9 Turns on page 46. 18 About Your Computer Helps to control display brightness. M U T E B U T T O N - A Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled. Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled.
... speakers. A M B I E N T L I G H T S E N S O R - KEYBOARD STATUS LIGHTS The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following: 9 Turns on page 46. 18 About Your Computer Helps to control display brightness. M U T E B U T T O N - A Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled. Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled.
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... to a CD or DVD. Using a Battery 29 For optimal computer performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell™ portable computer with your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to significantly increase operating time. To view battery charge status...; Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other computers with the main battery installed at all times. You can hold a charge) decreases over time. ...
... to a CD or DVD. Using a Battery 29 For optimal computer performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell™ portable computer with your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to significantly increase operating time. To view battery charge status...; Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other computers with the main battery installed at all times. You can hold a charge) decreases over time. ...
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When your computer. Do not puncture, incinerate, disassemble, or expose the battery to display the QuickSet Battery Meter. Handle damaged or leaking batteries with household waste. Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter If Dell QuickSet is , a battery can check: • Battery charge (check by pressing and releasing the... determined by pressing and holding the status button on the charge gauge on the battery charge. Checking the Battery Charge The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and battery meter icon ( or ), the battery charge gauge and health...
When your computer. Do not puncture, incinerate, disassemble, or expose the battery to display the QuickSet Battery Meter. Handle damaged or leaking batteries with household waste. Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter If Dell QuickSet is , a battery can check: • Battery charge (check by pressing and releasing the... determined by pressing and holding the status button on the charge gauge on the battery charge. Checking the Battery Charge The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and battery meter icon ( or ), the battery charge gauge and health...
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... less than 80 percent of its original charge capacity remains. You can change when you press the power button, close the display, or press . These options can also be set to an electrical outlet. If no lights appear, the battery is approximately... Modes Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by the number of times the battery is largely determined by turning off the display and the hard drive after a low-battery warning. When the computer exits standby mode, it was in before entering ...: You can check battery health in one of two ways: by using the Battery Meter in Dell QuickSet.
... less than 80 percent of its original charge capacity remains. You can change when you press the power button, close the display, or press . These options can also be set to an electrical outlet. If no lights appear, the battery is approximately... Modes Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by the number of times the battery is largely determined by turning off the display and the hard drive after a low-battery warning. When the computer exits standby mode, it was in before entering ...: You can check battery health in one of two ways: by using the Battery Meter in Dell QuickSet.
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Close the display. - NOTE: Some PC Cards or ExpressCards may take a short time to exit hibernate mode. To exit hibernate mode, press the power ... it returns to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. To exit standby mode, press the power button or open the display depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer, press and hold , and then click Hibernate. Your computer enters hibernate mode... in the Power Options Properties window or the QuickSet Power Management Wizard, use one of the following methods: - Close the display. -
Close the display. - NOTE: Some PC Cards or ExpressCards may take a short time to exit hibernate mode. To exit hibernate mode, press the power ... it returns to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. To exit standby mode, press the power button or open the display depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer, press and hold , and then click Hibernate. Your computer enters hibernate mode... in the Power Options Properties window or the QuickSet Power Management Wizard, use one of the following methods: - Close the display. -
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...restore minimized windows following the use of the display based on light level in the Power Options Properties window (see "Dell™ QuickSet" on page 33). and down-arrow Decreases brightness on the integrated display only (not key on an external monitor).... Search Results dialog box. 36 Using the Keyboard The options include the integrated display, an external monitor, and both displays simultaneously. Battery Displays the Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter Display Functions Scales between widescreen and standard aspect ratio video resolutions. Puts the computer into...
...restore minimized windows following the use of the display based on light level in the Power Options Properties window (see "Dell™ QuickSet" on page 33). and down-arrow Decreases brightness on the integrated display only (not key on an external monitor).... Search Results dialog box. 36 Using the Keyboard The options include the integrated display, an external monitor, and both displays simultaneously. Battery Displays the Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter Display Functions Scales between widescreen and standard aspect ratio video resolutions. Puts the computer into...