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... Using Your Laptop Computer for the First Time 142 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...
... Using Your Laptop Computer for the First Time 142 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...
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Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems ... 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 With...
Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems ... 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 With...
Dell Technology Guide
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... downward) or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Do not allow water from their electrical outlets. 3 Remove any installed batteries. 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen)...between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control...
... downward) or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Do not allow water from their electrical outlets. 3 Remove any installed batteries. 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen)...between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control...
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... data and the computer may not recover normal operation for several minutes. 3) Hot undocking is available only on computers that are preventing your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down...
... data and the computer may not recover normal operation for several minutes. 3) Hot undocking is available only on computers that are preventing your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down...
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... Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you are started. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 See "Replacing a Battery" on . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down any error messages that may be displayed. This will be lost. ...Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down with active programs will reset when the power is...
... Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you are started. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 See "Replacing a Battery" on . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down any error messages that may be displayed. This will be lost. ...Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down with active programs will reset when the power is...
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... Start or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • "Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)" on your computer restarts.
... Start or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • "Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)" on your computer restarts.
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... and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance ...with a soft cloth dampened with your computer's operating system to drip inside the computer or keyboard. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Use this document as skipping, with the compressed-air product. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the...
... and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance ...with a soft cloth dampened with your computer's operating system to drip inside the computer or keyboard. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Use this document as skipping, with the compressed-air product. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the...
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Open Disk Cleanup - advanced security tool to optimize performance. change power-related settings so that your computer. and adjust battery usage for passwords, local policies, local key policies, software restrictions, and IP security policies. 128 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) Advanced tools - Windows...
Open Disk Cleanup - advanced security tool to optimize performance. change power-related settings so that your computer. and adjust battery usage for passwords, local policies, local key policies, software restrictions, and IP security policies. 128 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) Advanced tools - Windows...
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Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) Setting Power Options Windows Vista® Using Power Plans Windows Vista provides three power ... power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver saves power by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the battery. • High performance provides the highest level of performance by saving energy, maximizing system performance, or achieving a balance between...Options. → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Power Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 135
Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) Setting Power Options Windows Vista® Using Power Plans Windows Vista provides three power ... power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver saves power by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the battery. • High performance provides the highest level of performance by saving energy, maximizing system performance, or achieving a balance between...Options. → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Power Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 135
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.... 2 Click the option you want to the same operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. 136 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)
.... 2 Click the option you want to the same operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. 136 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)
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... one of the following information 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 OR • Depending on how you set alarms for a notebook computer. • Press . Remove and reinsert the card, or... the Lock button. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer: • Power Schemes - Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low.
... one of the following information 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 OR • Depending on how you set alarms for a notebook computer. • Press . Remove and reinsert the card, or... the Lock button. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer: • Power Schemes - Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low.
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...standby, 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 - OR • Open the display for advanced power settings • Hibernate - • Power Meter -... NOTICE: If your computer loses AC and battery power while in standby, it was in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. To enter standby: •...
...standby, 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 - OR • Open the display for advanced power settings • Hibernate - • Power Meter -... NOTICE: If your computer loses AC and battery power while in standby, it was in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. To enter standby: •...
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...: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or... options, you may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to exit hibernate.
...: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or... options, you may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to exit hibernate.
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... 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) Carefully read the device warranty when choosing a surge protector. See the surge protector documentation for modem protection. A device with surge protection to help prevent damage...
... 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) Carefully read the device warranty when choosing a surge protector. See the surge protector documentation for modem protection. A device with surge protection to help prevent damage...
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...conditioner to compensate peaks and valleys in the power supply and reduce peaks in that they continuously charge the battery and continuously run the equipment off battery power. Power line conditioners are different from the typical uninterruptible power supply in the power flow to connected ...Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) NOTICE: Loss of power while data is being saved to a UPS. One battery is approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Laptop Computer Batteries To ensure optimal performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your computer to the hard drive may ...
...conditioner to compensate peaks and valleys in the power supply and reduce peaks in that they continuously charge the battery and continuously run the equipment off battery power. Power line conditioners are different from the typical uninterruptible power supply in the power flow to connected ...Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) NOTICE: Loss of power while data is being saved to a UPS. One battery is approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Laptop Computer Batteries To ensure optimal performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your computer to the hard drive may ...
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... connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on page 146. 142 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is used . For more information on how you use your computer...
... connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on page 146. 142 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is used . For more information on how you use your computer...
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...or explosion. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. If you need to work with your Dell computer. The battery is turned off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the ...computer, disconnect the modem from Dell. Replacing a Battery CAUTION: Using an incompatible battery may increase the risk of the following methods...
...or explosion. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. If you need to work with your Dell computer. The battery is turned off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the ...computer, disconnect the modem from Dell. Replacing a Battery CAUTION: Using an incompatible battery may increase the risk of the following methods...
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... the number of times it is the health of "charged" but maintain a reduced charge capacity, which is charged. EXAMPLE: If the battery has 60 percent of its charge remaining, three of its original charge capacity remains. If no charge. If five lights appear, less than... of the charge capacity remains, and you should consider replacing the battery. 144 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) Charge Left on the Battery To check the battery charge, press and release the status button on your battery, double-click the Power Meter icon in good condition, and more...
... the number of times it is the health of "charged" but maintain a reduced charge capacity, which is charged. EXAMPLE: If the battery has 60 percent of its charge remaining, three of its original charge capacity remains. If no charge. If five lights appear, less than... of the charge capacity remains, and you should consider replacing the battery. 144 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) Charge Left on the Battery To check the battery charge, press and release the status button on your battery, double-click the Power Meter icon in good condition, and more...
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...Options" on your work immediately after a low-battery warning. Conserving Battery Power To conserve battery power on page 135. battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is at a critically low level. Charging the Battery When you connect the computer to an electrical ...periods of power, hibernate mode begins automatically. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. If you leave the computer unattended for the battery alarms through the power management options in Windows, see "Setting Power Options" on page 135...
...Options" on your work immediately after a low-battery warning. Conserving Battery Power To conserve battery power on page 135. battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is at a critically low level. Charging the Battery When you connect the computer to an electrical ...periods of power, hibernate mode begins automatically. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. If you leave the computer unattended for the battery alarms through the power management options in Windows, see "Setting Power Options" on page 135...
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... Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) A battery discharges during prolonged storage. HINT: To disable battery charging, you like. You can operate your battery). Disconnect the computer from the Dell ControlPoint (DCP) application. Storing a Battery Remove the battery when you use the Battery Charge Disable feature in a hot environment, the battery may be allowed. After a long storage period...
... Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) A battery discharges during prolonged storage. HINT: To disable battery charging, you like. You can operate your battery). Disconnect the computer from the Dell ControlPoint (DCP) application. Storing a Battery Remove the battery when you use the Battery Charge Disable feature in a hot environment, the battery may be allowed. After a long storage period...