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.... . . . 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 After a Power Loss . . . . 108 8 Files and Folders 109 Navigating to Files 110 Selecting and Opening Files 111 Selecting a Group of Files 111 Selecting Several Random Files 111...
.... . . . 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 After a Power Loss . . . . 108 8 Files and Folders 109 Navigating to Files 110 Selecting and Opening Files 111 Selecting a Group of Files 111 Selecting Several Random Files 111...
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... 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™ ControlPoint Power Manager 146 12 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband 149 Overview 149 Local Area Networks (LAN...
... 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™ ControlPoint Power Manager 146 12 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband 149 Overview 149 Local Area Networks (LAN...
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... Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the Operating System Media 269 Before you Begin 269 Reinstalling Windows XP 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...
... Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the Operating System Media 269 Before you Begin 269 Reinstalling Windows XP 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...
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... 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 Setup Program 308 Working...
... 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 Setup Program 308 Working...
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Monitors and Displays 55 Your Dell monitor may support one or more of the following data connectors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Connector 1 VGA 2 DVI 3 Composite 4 Component 5 S-Video 6 HDMI 7 DisplayPort Signal Type Audio Support Connects to ... • Projector For pin assignments of the above ports, see "Ports" on page 313. Cables and Connections Every monitor has at least two cable requirements, power and data.
Monitors and Displays 55 Your Dell monitor may support one or more of the following data connectors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Connector 1 VGA 2 DVI 3 Composite 4 Component 5 S-Video 6 HDMI 7 DisplayPort Signal Type Audio Support Connects to ... • Projector For pin assignments of the above ports, see "Ports" on page 313. Cables and Connections Every monitor has at least two cable requirements, power and data.
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...selected item. Displays the Address bar list in the active program. Undoes an action. Copies a selected item. Displays icons representing all items in the Power Options Properties window. General Keyboard Shortcuts and up-arrow key and down-arrow key Opens the Task Manager window. Searches for a file or folder. ...Highlight the desired icon to switch the display to that allow you to activate a different power management mode using the Advanced tab in a document or window. Activates a power management mode.
...selected item. Displays the Address bar list in the active program. Undoes an action. Copies a selected item. Displays icons representing all items in the Power Options Properties window. General Keyboard Shortcuts and up-arrow key and down-arrow key Opens the Task Manager window. Searches for a file or folder. ...Highlight the desired icon to switch the display to that allow you to activate a different power management mode using the Advanced tab in a document or window. Activates a power management mode.
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...® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Hibernation is a power-saving state, or mode. Use hibernation to save your desktop state to disk, a power failure while on your hard disk. Use shut down only when you want to start working . Shutdown ...comes out of unsaved information. Use shut down Windows so that you want to use the computer for example, when you must turn off the power to your computer, for several seconds) when you want to add memory or you left it . Sleep saves all open documents and programs,...
...® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Hibernation is a power-saving state, or mode. Use hibernation to save your desktop state to disk, a power failure while on your hard disk. Use shut down only when you want to start working . Shutdown ...comes out of unsaved information. Use shut down Windows so that you want to use the computer for example, when you must turn off the power to your computer, for several seconds) when you want to add memory or you left it . Sleep saves all open documents and programs,...
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...your laptop computer, see the documentation that came with your computer and the documentation that enables the operating system to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the device name. OR Click System→ System Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 3 Look...or programs. To determine if your computer is ACPI-enabled, ACPI will appear next to the computer. If your computer is a form of power management, that came with your docking station. If your computer is ACPI-enabled: Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ ...
...your laptop computer, see the documentation that came with your computer and the documentation that enables the operating system to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the device name. OR Click System→ System Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 3 Look...or programs. To determine if your computer is ACPI-enabled, ACPI will appear next to the computer. If your computer is a form of power management, that came with your docking station. If your computer is ACPI-enabled: Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ ...
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... end and complete the process of the programs to shut down successfully. OR Shutting Down Your Computer 105 HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from shutting down. Shutting Down Your Computer When it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may be preventing your computer. Shutting Down a Stalled or "Frozen...
... end and complete the process of the programs to shut down successfully. OR Shutting Down Your Computer 105 HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from shutting down. Shutting Down Your Computer When it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may be preventing your computer. Shutting Down a Stalled or "Frozen...
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... will help you have shut down any error messages that may be displayed. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to ensure that power is off and components will be lost. You may want to start in the corners of the display to identify which Windows mode ... data associated with a frozen blue screen. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down your computer. The words "Safe Mode" appear in Safe Mode, you...
... will help you have shut down any error messages that may be displayed. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to ensure that power is off and components will be lost. You may want to start in the corners of the display to identify which Windows mode ... data associated with a frozen blue screen. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down your computer. The words "Safe Mode" appear in Safe Mode, you...
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... Support: click Start or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • "Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)" on page 135. 108 Shutting Down Your Computer You may need to save. • If you had an application... a version of the document to shut the program down properly. Restarting Your Computer After a Power Loss FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about how to manage power options on your computer restarts. Access the Safe Mode by pressing and holding the key while your...
... Support: click Start or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • "Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)" on page 135. 108 Shutting Down Your Computer You may need to save. • If you had an application... a version of the document to shut the program down properly. Restarting Your Computer After a Power Loss FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about how to manage power options on your computer restarts. Access the Safe Mode by pressing and holding the key while your...
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... for on your computer. disable some of the available options to perform maintenance and improve performance on your computer resumes from power-saving settings more efficiently; change how menus and windows appear to optimize performance. Advanced tools - Computer Management - 2 Click...system events to system tools, such as Event Viewer and System Information. and adjust battery usage for errors or problem areas. change power-related settings so that your computer. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance→ ...
... for on your computer. disable some of the available options to perform maintenance and improve performance on your computer resumes from power-saving settings more efficiently; change how menus and windows appear to optimize performance. Advanced tools - Computer Management - 2 Click...system events to system tools, such as Event Viewer and System Information. and adjust battery usage for errors or problem areas. change power-related settings so that your computer. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance→ ...
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... Options. → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Power Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 135 Power plans manage how your needs. The preconfigured power plans are: • Balanced offers full performance when necessary and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver saves power by reducing system performance to your activity and maximizing performance.
... Options. → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Power Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 135 Power plans manage how your needs. The preconfigured power plans are: • Balanced offers full performance when necessary and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver saves power by reducing system performance to your activity and maximizing performance.
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... button. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may also use . To wake your computer, depending on the hard drive and then...documents and programs, and allowing your computer to quickly resume full operation when you set the power management options: • Press the power button. To put your computer to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To ...
... button. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may also use . To wake your computer, depending on the hard drive and then...documents and programs, and allowing your computer to quickly resume full operation when you set the power management options: • Press the power button. To put your computer to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To ...
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...support your computer is in hibernate mode. Windows® XP Configuring Your Power Settings 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. 2 In the Power Options Properties window, you may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate... • Click Start and move the pointer 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 NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer...
...support your computer is in hibernate mode. Windows® XP Configuring Your Power Settings 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. 2 In the Power Options Properties window, you may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate... • Click Start and move the pointer 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 NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer...
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... also use one of inactivity (a time-out). OR • Depending on how you set the power management options, you set the power management options: • Press the power button. view the available battery power (laptop computers) • Advanced - To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off... the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . select to the same operating state it was in standby, it ...
... also use one of inactivity (a time-out). OR • Depending on how you set the power management options, you set the power management options: • Press the power button. view the available battery power (laptop computers) • Advanced - To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off... the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . select to the same operating state it was in standby, it ...
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..., or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may also use one of the following methods to enter hibernate: • Press...may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 When the computer exits hibernate, it returns to exit hibernate. Then press and hold the key,...
..., or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may also use one of the following methods to enter hibernate: • Press...may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 When the computer exits hibernate, it returns to exit hibernate. Then press and hold the key,...
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... in your area, disconnect the telephone line from the telephone wall jack and disconnect your computer power line into a surge protector or power strip equipped with a higher joule rating offers more protection. Some surge protector manufacturers include warranty ...crashes and sometimes permanent damage to your computer can occur during electrical storms. Power Line Conditioner NOTICE: Power line conditioners do not protect against power interruptions. 140 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) See the surge protector documentation for your computer....
... in your area, disconnect the telephone line from the telephone wall jack and disconnect your computer power line into a surge protector or power strip equipped with a higher joule rating offers more protection. Some surge protector manufacturers include warranty ...crashes and sometimes permanent damage to your computer can occur during electrical storms. Power Line Conditioner NOTICE: Power line conditioners do not protect against power interruptions. 140 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) See the surge protector documentation for your computer....
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... standard equipment in the battery bay. The battery charges while AC power is available. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) NOTICE: Loss of power while data is being saved to connected devices when AC power is interrupted. NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect ...your computer to a separate power strip that provides surge protection. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 141 Plug your computer power line into a power line conditioner to compensate peaks and valleys in the power supply and reduce peaks in the power flow to ensure that the...
... standard equipment in the battery bay. The battery charges while AC power is available. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) NOTICE: Loss of power while data is being saved to connected devices when AC power is interrupted. NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect ...your computer to a separate power strip that provides surge protection. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 141 Plug your computer power line into a power line conditioner to compensate peaks and valleys in the power supply and reduce peaks in the power flow to ensure that the...
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...and Batteries) Using Your Laptop Computer for the First Time Power Meter icon The first time you use the AC adapter to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how often the battery is used and the... conditions under which is not fully charged. NOTE: To preserve battery power, connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD...
...and Batteries) Using Your Laptop Computer for the First Time Power Meter icon The first time you use the AC adapter to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how often the battery is used and the... conditions under which is not fully charged. NOTE: To preserve battery power, connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD...