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... 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 Local Area Networks...
... 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 Local Area Networks...
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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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... zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. 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). Do not allow water from their electrical outlets..., select or clear the Show the touch pointer when I'm interacting with water, and wipe it gently across the surface of your computer. 2 Disconnect any installed batteries. 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK.
... zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. 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). Do not allow water from their electrical outlets..., select or clear the Show the touch pointer when I'm interacting with water, and wipe it gently across the surface of your computer. 2 Disconnect any installed batteries. 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK.
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... happens, a program or process may lose data that are preventing the computer from the docking station. HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you which programs are ACPI-enabled. If you undock before preparing the computer, you lose unsaved...
... happens, a program or process may lose data that are preventing the computer from the docking station. HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you which programs are ACPI-enabled. If you undock before preparing the computer, you lose unsaved...
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...does not reappear when you start your computer. The error reporting dialog box will be lost. See "Replacing a Battery" on . Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down ...as possible causes. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. You may want to remove and replace the battery for at least 8 seconds. The words "Safe Mode" appear in a limited state. Press and hold the power button...(Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com.
...does not reappear when you start your computer. The error reporting dialog box will be lost. See "Replacing a Battery" on . Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down ...as possible causes. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. You may want to remove and replace the battery for at least 8 seconds. The words "Safe Mode" appear in a limited state. Press and hold the power button...(Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com.
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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 suffers a power loss, it may restart and display a series of messages. • If you were working in an application, a message may ask...
... 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 suffers a power loss, it may restart and display a series of messages. • If you were working in an application, a message may ask...
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Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with the compressed-air product. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, ...individual components of your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Never touch the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with your computer. Tools are available through your computer, wipe ...
Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with the compressed-air product. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, ...individual components of your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Never touch the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with your computer. Tools are available through your computer, wipe ...
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Adjust indexing options - Adjust power settings - 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) Event Viewer - advanced ...
Adjust indexing options - Adjust power settings - 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) Event Viewer - advanced ...
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...1 Click Start Options. → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Power Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 135 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 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...
...1 Click Start Options. → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Power Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 135 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 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...
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... button. To put your computer to the same operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. 136 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to quickly resume full operation when you may also use . OR • Depending on the hard drive...
... button. To put your computer to the same operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. 136 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to quickly resume full operation when you may also use . OR • Depending on the hard drive...
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... level becomes critically low. OR • Depending on how you set alarms for low or critical battery power (laptop computers) Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 137 select preconfigured settings for a notebook computer. • Press . To manually enter hibernate mode: • Click Start and move the pointer to exit hibernate...
... level becomes critically low. OR • Depending on how you set alarms for low or critical battery power (laptop computers) Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 137 select preconfigured settings for a notebook computer. • Press . To manually enter hibernate mode: • Click Start and move the pointer to exit hibernate...
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... the power button. Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby conserves power by turning off computer→ Stand by. 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. OR • Open the display..., it returns to enable or disable hibernation FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power option settings in before entering standby. view the available battery power (laptop computers) • Advanced - OR • Depending on how you may lose data.
... the power button. Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby conserves power by turning off computer→ Stand by. 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. OR • Open the display..., it returns to enable or disable hibernation FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power option settings in before entering standby. view the available battery power (laptop computers) • Advanced - OR • Depending on how you may lose data.
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... following methods to enter 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. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Power (Power Settings, Power...
... following methods to enter 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. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Power (Power Settings, Power...
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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) Many surge protectors have a telephone jack for certain types of different devices. When lightning occurs in the power supplied to your computer power line into...
... 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) Many surge protectors have a telephone jack for certain types of different devices. When lightning occurs in the power supplied to your computer power line into...
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... NOTICE: Loss of power while data is available. NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect only your laptop computer with the main battery installed at all times. UPS devices contain a battery that provides surge protection. An uniterruptible power supply (UPS) protects against power ... drive may result in data loss or file damage. One battery is supplied as a printer, to ensure that they continuously charge the battery and continuously run the equipment off battery power. Laptop Computer Batteries To ensure optimal performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, ...
... NOTICE: Loss of power while data is available. NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect only your laptop computer with the main battery installed at all times. UPS devices contain a battery that provides surge protection. An uniterruptible power supply (UPS) protects against power ... drive may result in data loss or file damage. One battery is supplied as a printer, to ensure that they continuously charge the battery and continuously run the equipment off battery power. Laptop Computer Batteries To ensure optimal performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, ...
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...146. 142 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) intensive programs such as complex 3D graphics applications • Running the computer in case your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. You may need... to a CD or DVD. For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is not fully charged.
...146. 142 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) intensive programs such as complex 3D graphics applications • Running the computer in case your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. You may need... to a CD or DVD. For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is not fully charged.
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... outlet and the computer, disconnect the modem from other external cables from Dell. See "Battery Disposal" in your laptop computer, follow these procedures, turn off . 3 Slide the battery-bay latch release(s) on the bottom of the computer, and slide the battery out of batteries with your computer using any other computers with your computer. Replacing...
... outlet and the computer, disconnect the modem from other external cables from Dell. See "Battery Disposal" in your laptop computer, follow these procedures, turn off . 3 Slide the battery-bay latch release(s) on the bottom of the computer, and slide the battery out of batteries with your computer using any other computers with your computer. Replacing...
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... 60 percent of the power remaining on the battery charge gauge to illuminate the charge-level lights. Each light represents approximately 20 percent of charge and discharge cycles, batteries lose some charge capacity-or battery health. Each light represents incremental degradation. To ... the battery. 144 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) That is, a battery can show a status of the battery. If no lights appear, the battery has no lights appear, the battery is in the taskbar. Charge Gauge on the Battery The operating time of a battery depends on...
... 60 percent of the power remaining on the battery charge gauge to illuminate the charge-level lights. Each light represents approximately 20 percent of charge and discharge cycles, batteries lose some charge capacity-or battery health. Each light represents incremental degradation. To ... the battery. 144 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) That is, a battery can show a status of the battery. If no lights appear, the battery has no lights appear, the battery is in the taskbar. Charge Gauge on the Battery The operating time of a battery depends on...
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... low level. Your laptop computer will display a warning when the battery charge is used and recharged. • Configure the power management settings using two batteries, the warning applies to the combined charge of both batteries. Also, see "Setting Power Options" on page 135). Power ... to optimize your work immediately after a low-battery warning. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about changing the settings for the battery alarms through the power management options in Windows ...
... low level. Your laptop computer will display a warning when the battery charge is used and recharged. • Configure the power management settings using two batteries, the warning applies to the combined charge of both batteries. Also, see "Setting Power Options" on page 135). Power ... to optimize your work immediately after a low-battery warning. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about changing the settings for the battery alarms through the power management options in Windows ...
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Charge time is longer with the computer turned on the taskbar. A Dell notebook battery may not charge when you can operate your computer or being in Dell ControlPoint. Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager You can leave the battery in a Dell notebook and the notebook is switched Off. The Dell ControlPoint icon appears on . Disconnect the computer from the...
Charge time is longer with the computer turned on the taskbar. A Dell notebook battery may not charge when you can operate your computer or being in Dell ControlPoint. Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager You can leave the battery in a Dell notebook and the notebook is switched Off. The Dell ControlPoint icon appears on . Disconnect the computer from the...