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...Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN 113 Power Problems 114 Printer Problems 115 Scanner Problems 116 Sound and Speaker Problems 117 No sound from integrated speakers 117 No sound from external speakers 117 No sound from headphones 118 Remote Control Problems 118 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 118 Video and Display ... Driver 121 Identifying Drivers 121 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 122 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems 124 Restoring Your Operating System 124 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 124 Using the Operating System Media 125 Contents 9
...Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN 113 Power Problems 114 Printer Problems 115 Scanner Problems 116 Sound and Speaker Problems 117 No sound from integrated speakers 117 No sound from external speakers 117 No sound from headphones 118 Remote Control Problems 118 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 118 Video and Display ... Driver 121 Identifying Drivers 121 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 122 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems 124 Restoring Your Operating System 124 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 124 Using the Operating System Media 125 Contents 9
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Opens the System Properties dialog box. Opens the Search Results dialog box. For more information about Dell QuickSet key combinations, right-click the QuickSet icon in the notification area, and then click Help. Touch Pad The ...Sound. 3 Click Keyboard. Use the touch pad and touch pad buttons as you to a network). Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations If Dell QuickSet is connected to move the cursor on the display. Adjusting Keyboard Settings To adjust keyboard operation, such as the Battery Meter. Windows logo key and Windows logo key and Windows logo key and Windows...
Opens the System Properties dialog box. Opens the Search Results dialog box. For more information about Dell QuickSet key combinations, right-click the QuickSet icon in the notification area, and then click Help. Touch Pad The ...Sound. 3 Click Keyboard. Use the touch pad and touch pad buttons as you to a network). Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations If Dell QuickSet is connected to move the cursor on the display. Adjusting Keyboard Settings To adjust keyboard operation, such as the Battery Meter. Windows logo key and Windows logo key and Windows logo key and Windows...
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...to press the left touch pad button. • To select and move the cursor, lightly slide your thumb to save the settings and close the window. 44 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Customizing the Touch Pad You can use your finger over the surface. • To double-click an ... disable the touch pad or adjust the touch pad settings. 1 Click Start , and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Keyboard. 4 In the Mouse Properties window: • Click the Device Select tab to disable the touch pad. • Click the Touch Pad tab to adjust touch pad settings. 5 Click...
...to press the left touch pad button. • To select and move the cursor, lightly slide your thumb to save the settings and close the window. 44 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Customizing the Touch Pad You can use your finger over the surface. • To double-click an ... disable the touch pad or adjust the touch pad settings. 1 Click Start , and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Keyboard. 4 In the Mouse Properties window: • Click the Device Select tab to disable the touch pad. • Click the Touch Pad tab to adjust touch pad settings. 5 Click...
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...runs completely out of the following : • Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound→ Power Options, and then select a power plan in the Select a power plan window. 48 Using a Battery battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is used...area, click Power Options, and then select a plan in the Select a power plan window. A pop-up window warns you leave the computer unattended for the battery alarms in Dell QuickSet or the Power Options window (see "Configuring Power Management Settings" on page 48). • Use the Sleep ...
...runs completely out of the following : • Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound→ Power Options, and then select a power plan in the Select a power plan window. 48 Using a Battery battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is used...area, click Power Options, and then select a plan in the Select a power plan window. A pop-up window warns you leave the computer unattended for the battery alarms in Dell QuickSet or the Power Options window (see "Configuring Power Management Settings" on page 48). • Use the Sleep ...
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... "Using the Sleep Power State" on page 49 for your CD or DVD creation software. The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running. • Ensure that the computer is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert ...one end into the eject hole at the front of the drive, then push firmly until it stops. TURN OFF SLEEP STATE IN WINDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO...
... "Using the Sleep Power State" on page 49 for your CD or DVD creation software. The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running. • Ensure that the computer is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert ...one end into the eject hole at the front of the drive, then push firmly until it stops. TURN OFF SLEEP STATE IN WINDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO...
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...(10 ft) or more information, go to scan the computer and remove spyware. VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS 1 Click the Start , and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems tab. 5 Click the COM port for your modem. 6... modem directly to the Internet. Ensure that is communicating with spyware. For help, contact your program may require an upgrade) to support.dell.com and search for a dial tone. • If you have subscribed to identify and resolve modem problems (Modem Helper is operating properly...
...(10 ft) or more information, go to scan the computer and remove spyware. VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS 1 Click the Start , and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware and Sound. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems tab. 5 Click the COM port for your modem. 6... modem directly to the Internet. Ensure that is communicating with spyware. For help, contact your program may require an upgrade) to support.dell.com and search for a dial tone. • If you have subscribed to identify and resolve modem problems (Modem Helper is operating properly...
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... USB. R E I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I V E R - VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Printers. 2 Right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties, and then click the Ports tab. Click Start → Control Panel→...; Hardware and Sound→ Scanners and Cameras. Ensure that the electrical outlet is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. UNLOCK THE SCANNER - See the printer documentation for your scanner is...
... USB. R E I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I V E R - VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Printers. 2 Right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties, and then click the Ports tab. Click Start → Control Panel→...; Hardware and Sound→ Scanners and Cameras. Ensure that the electrical outlet is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. UNLOCK THE SCANNER - See the printer documentation for your scanner is...
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...instructions in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is automatically disabled when headphones are ...: The volume control in the Product Information Guide. Troubleshooting 117 Sound and Speaker Problems Fill out the "Diagnostics Checklist" on page 93. A D J U S T T H E W I N G K E Y B O A R D S H O R T C U T S - Sound from the speakers is not muted. Turn off . See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 165 as a lamp. Ensure that the ...
...instructions in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is automatically disabled when headphones are ...: The volume control in the Product Information Guide. Troubleshooting 117 Sound and Speaker Problems Fill out the "Diagnostics Checklist" on page 93. A D J U S T T H E W I N G K E Y B O A R D S H O R T C U T S - Sound from the speakers is not muted. Turn off . See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 165 as a lamp. Ensure that the ...
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...110 CD drive, 99 CD-RW drive, 99 computer crashes, 109-110 computer does not start up, 109 computer stops responding, 109 Dell Diagnostics, 93 Dell MediaDirect, 110 drives, 98 DVD drive, 99 error messages, 102 hard drive, 100 IEEE 1394 connector, 107 keyboard, 108 lockups, 109... scanner, 116 slow computer performance, 101, 112 software, 109-111 sound and speakers, 117 speakers, 117 spyware, 101, 112 Product Information Guide, 15 Q QuickSet, 157 QuickSet Help, 18 R RAM. See memory regulatory information, 15 reinstalling Windows Vista, 124 resolution setting, 40 S S/PDIF digital audio enabling, 74...
...110 CD drive, 99 CD-RW drive, 99 computer crashes, 109-110 computer does not start up, 109 computer stops responding, 109 Dell Diagnostics, 93 Dell MediaDirect, 110 drives, 98 DVD drive, 99 error messages, 102 hard drive, 100 IEEE 1394 connector, 107 keyboard, 108 lockups, 109... scanner, 116 slow computer performance, 101, 112 software, 109-111 sound and speakers, 117 speakers, 117 spyware, 101, 112 Product Information Guide, 15 Q QuickSet, 157 QuickSet Help, 18 R RAM. See memory regulatory information, 15 reinstalling Windows Vista, 124 resolution setting, 40 S S/PDIF digital audio enabling, 74...