Dell Inspiron 8600 Support Question
Dell Inspiron 8600 Support Question
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Question posted by scoop126 on October 10th, 2014
Power Wont Stay On It Will Come On For About 30 Seconds Then Goes Off
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Owners Manual - Page 3
... 22 Setting Up a Printer 23
Printer Cable 23 Connecting a USB Printer 23 Printer Problems 24 Setting Up the Docking Device to Connect to a Network 25 Power Protection Devices 25 Surge Protectors 25 Line Conditioners 25 Uninterruptible...
Owners Manual - Page 4
... Charging the Battery 29 Removing a Battery 30 Installing a Battery 30 Storing a Battery 31
Power Problems 31
About the Module Bay 31
Checking the Charge on the Second Battery 32
Removing and Installing Devices While the...Display Functions 40 Radios (Including Wireless Networking and Bluetooth 40 Power Management 41 Speaker Functions 41 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions 41...
Owners Manual - Page 11
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media control buttons touch pad display latch button
speakers
D I S P L A Y - Press the power button to enter or exit a power management mode. If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off your display, see the Dell Inspiron help file, see page 61. Keeps the display closed. For more information...
Owners Manual - Page 12
Turns on when the computer reads or writes data.
NOTICE: To avoid loss of Your Computer
Turns on when Bluetooth® wireless technology is in a power management mode. NOTE: Bluetooth is an optional feature, so the light turns on only if you ordered Bluetooth with your Bluetooth technology products. To turn ...
Owners Manual - Page 19
... additional information on using the modem, see page 61. For more information, see the Dell Inspiron help file, see the online modem documentation supplied with the fan or the computer. Attaches an... turned either on the fan when the computer gets hot.
The AC adapter converts AC power to avoid damaging the cable. Fan noise is running. Restricting the airflow can connect the...
Owners Manual - Page 20
... E V I V E - M E M O R Y M O D U L E C O V E R - See page 30. See page 29. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Bottom View
battery-bay latch release
hard drive
Mini PCI card/modem cover
battery
battery ... I P C I C A R D A N D M O D E M - F A N - See page 30. Provides information on the fan when the computer gets hot. Releases the battery.
CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or...
Owners Manual - Page 23
... assistance. If all commands receive responses, the modem is checked, and then select the
proper code as listed in your computer, the cable may not come with your ISP. See the documentation that the modem is functioning properly. Setting Up a Printer
NOTICE: Complete the operating system setup before you purchase a cable...
Owners Manual - Page 25
...of the surge protector. NOTICE: Most surge protectors do not protect against power fluctuations or power interruptions caused by nearby lightning strikes. Carefully read the device warranty when ...disconnect your computer from the network wall jack during electrical storms or following power interruptions. NOTICE: Not all surge protectors offer network adapter protection.
NOTICE: ...
Owners Manual - Page 26
.... NOTE: As an alternative to turning off your computer by performing a Microsoft® Windows® operating system shutdown, as a printer, to ensure that provides temporary power to enter standby or hibernate mode.
1 Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then click Turn Off...
Owners Manual - Page 27
... card.
NOTE: The module bay in maximum performance mode You can conserve battery life by setting the Maximum Power Savings option for portable computers are covered only during the life of your computer supports a second battery. You can hold a charge) decreases over time. Using Batteries and Module Bay Devices
Using a Battery
CAUTION...
Owners Manual - Page 28
...Battery Meter screen displays status, charge level, and charge completion time for advice on the second battery, see page 32. Replace the battery only with your computer. Do not puncture...disposal or environmental agency for the primary and second batteries in the Battery Meter screen:
• The computer or docking device is running on battery power. • The battery is discharging or...
Owners Manual - Page 29
For more information on the Power Meter tab, see the Dell Inspiron help file. Each light represents approximately 20 percent of charge and discharge ...computer to an electrical outlet, a icon appears. Charge time is connected to an electrical outlet, or install a second battery in approximately 1 hour with the computer turned on the battery charge gauge for more than 60 percent of ...
Owners Manual - Page 30
... the battery into the bay until the latch release clicks. For more information about installing the second battery, see page 31.
Shut down the computer, disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet and... modem from the telephone wall jack.
1 Ensure that came with a battery, see page 31.
30
Using Batteries and Module Bay Devices www.dell.com | support.dell.com
If the battery is hot...
Owners Manual - Page 31
...power protection devices, power strips, and the extension cable to verify that the light is low or depleted. See the Dell Inspiron... device, such as a floppy drive, CD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD drive, CD-RW/DVD drive, DVD+RW, Dell TravelLite™ module, second battery, or second hard drive in the module bay. If the battery temperature is too hot to exit standby mode. TE S T T H E E L E C...
Owners Manual - Page 32
... on . Each light represents approximately 20 percent of the lights are on the charge gauge
second battery (top)
Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Turned Off
Your computer ships ... | support.dell.com
NOTE: All devices that you install in the module bay, except a second battery, can also be installed in the optical drive but packaged separately. When you install your ...
Owners Manual - Page 41
Speaker Functions
If no sound comes from the speakers, press and adjust the volume. Increases the volume of the integrated speakers and external speakers, if attached
Decreases the volume of your choice. Power Management
Activates the power management mode of the integrated speakers and external speakers, if attached
Enables and disables the integrated speakers...
Owners Manual - Page 42
... on the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button twice.
42
Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
On the second down motion, leave your finger on the touch pad and move the cursor on the surface of your finger to allow you would use a mouse...
Owners Manual - Page 59
... mode. Use this chart to quickly find the answers to resume from Dell. See page 100.
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See page 61.
Solving Problems
59
Press the power button to your questions.
Solving Problems
Finding Solutions
Sometimes it's difficult to figure out where to go for more information on standby mode. See the...
Owners Manual - Page 62
X : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I S N O T R E A D Y -
When the light is blinking, the computer
• If the light is blinking, the computer is in standby mode-press the power button to open is missing an essential file.
Check the AC adapter cable connections. T H E D E V I C E I B L E . Video and Display Problems
If the display is blank
NOTE: If ...
Owners Manual - Page 119
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audio device connecting, 47
B
battery charge gauge, 29 charging, 29 checking the charge, 28 description, 20 health gauge, 29 installing, 30 low-battery warning, 29 performance, 27 power meter, 29 removing, 30 storing, 31 system view, 20
C
CDs, 45 characters
unexpected, 44
computer crashes, 66 restore to previous state, 71 specifications, 89
conflicts...
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