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... Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Latitude, and ExpressCharge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell Inc. is subject to change without the written permission of...
... Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Latitude, and ExpressCharge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell Inc. is subject to change without the written permission of...
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... to troubleshoot and solve problems • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Dell™ Latitude™ User's Guide Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ Dell User and System Guides→ System Guides. 2 Click the User's Guide for your call...
... to troubleshoot and solve problems • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Dell™ Latitude™ User's Guide Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ Dell User and System Guides→ System Guides. 2 Click the User's Guide for your call...
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... and general health of your computing environment Dell Support Utility The Dell Support Utility is necessary for correct operation of your Service Tag. for your operating system and support for the keyword your User's Guide. • How to use Windows XP • How to work with...- Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and click the ...
... and general health of your computing environment Dell Support Utility The Dell Support Utility is necessary for correct operation of your Service Tag. for your operating system and support for the keyword your User's Guide. • How to use Windows XP • How to work with...- Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and click the ...
Quick Reference Guide
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...Guide. • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. For more information on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet" in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. See "Restoring Your Operating System" in your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD... use the Operating System CD. The operating system is located on network activity, the Power Management Dell QuickSet Help Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the icon QuickSet. To reinstall your User's Guide. NOTE: The color...
...Guide. • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. For more information on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet" in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. See "Restoring Your Operating System" in your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD... use the Operating System CD. The operating system is located on network activity, the Power Management Dell QuickSet Help Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the icon QuickSet. To reinstall your User's Guide. NOTE: The color...
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...: You can show a status of the lights are on the taskbar. Each light represents incremental degradation. Checking the Battery Charge The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and icon, the battery charge gauge and health gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the battery charge gauge for...
...: You can show a status of the lights are on the taskbar. Each light represents incremental degradation. Checking the Battery Charge The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and icon, the battery charge gauge and health gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the battery charge gauge for...
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...is approximately 90 percent depleted. Low-Battery Warning NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your work with your Dell™ computer. By default, a pop-up window warns you connect the computer to 100 percent in approximately 2 hours. Charge time is turned off, the AC adapter ...the battery only with your computer. You can leave the battery in about accessing QuickSet or the Power Options Properties window. Charging the Battery NOTE: With Dell™ ExpressCharge™, when the computer is longer with your computer or being used in your docking device for ...
...is approximately 90 percent depleted. Low-Battery Warning NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your work with your Dell™ computer. By default, a pop-up window warns you connect the computer to 100 percent in approximately 2 hours. Charge time is turned off, the AC adapter ...the battery only with your computer. You can leave the battery in about accessing QuickSet or the Power Options Properties window. Charging the Battery NOTE: With Dell™ ExpressCharge™, when the computer is longer with your computer or being used in your docking device for ...
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... PROGRAM - 1 Press simultaneously. 2 Click Task Manager. 3 Click the program that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow ... or CD. A program is no longer responding. 4 Click End Task. The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system R U N T H E P R O G R A M C O M P A T I B I L I O N - If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key...
... PROGRAM - 1 Press simultaneously. 2 Click Task Manager. 3 Click the program that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow ... or CD. A program is no longer responding. 4 Click End Task. The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system R U N T H E P R O G R A M C O M P A T I B I L I O N - If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key...
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...User's Guide). On the next start the Dell Diagnostics from the boot menu and press . When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. See the documentation that failed, press ...Assessment completes successfully, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. to retest the component that came with your docking device for one of your computer and try again. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is connected to a docking device (docked...
...User's Guide). On the next start the Dell Diagnostics from the boot menu and press . When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. See the documentation that failed, press ...Assessment completes successfully, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. to retest the component that came with your docking device for one of your computer and try again. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is connected to a docking device (docked...
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...warranty, 5 Drivers and Utilities CD, 5 E End User License Agreement, 5 ergonomics information, 5 H hardware Dell Diagnostics, 19 Help and Support Center, 7 help file Windows Help and Support Center, 7 L labels Microsoft Windows, 6 Service Tag, 6 O operating system CD, 8 reinstalling, 8 P problems blue screen, 18 computer ...crashes, 18 computer does not start up, 18 computer stops responding, 18 Dell Diagnostics, 19 lockups, 18 program crashes, 18 program stops responding, 18 programs and Windows compatibility, 18 slow computer performance, 19 software, 18-19 spyware, 19 Product ...
...warranty, 5 Drivers and Utilities CD, 5 E End User License Agreement, 5 ergonomics information, 5 H hardware Dell Diagnostics, 19 Help and Support Center, 7 help file Windows Help and Support Center, 7 L labels Microsoft Windows, 6 Service Tag, 6 O operating system CD, 8 reinstalling, 8 P problems blue screen, 18 computer ...crashes, 18 computer does not start up, 18 computer stops responding, 18 Dell Diagnostics, 19 lockups, 18 program crashes, 18 program stops responding, 18 programs and Windows compatibility, 18 slow computer performance, 19 software, 18-19 spyware, 19 Product ...
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Q QuickSet Help, 8 U User's Guide, 6 R regulatory information, 5 ResourceCD Dell Diagnostics, 19 S safety instructions, 5 Service Tag, 6 software problems, 18-19 spyware, 19 support website, 7 system views back, 12 bottom, 12-13 front, 11 left side, 12 right side, 12 W warranty information, 5 Windows XP Help and Support Center, 7 Program Compatibility Wizard, 18 reinstalling, 8 wizards Program Compatibility Wizard, 18 T troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 19 Help and Support Center, 7 lockups and software problems, 18 24 Index
Q QuickSet Help, 8 U User's Guide, 6 R regulatory information, 5 ResourceCD Dell Diagnostics, 19 S safety instructions, 5 Service Tag, 6 software problems, 18-19 spyware, 19 support website, 7 system views back, 12 bottom, 12-13 front, 11 left side, 12 right side, 12 W warranty information, 5 Windows XP Help and Support Center, 7 Program Compatibility Wizard, 18 reinstalling, 8 wizards Program Compatibility Wizard, 18 T troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 19 Help and Support Center, 7 lockups and software problems, 18 24 Index
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...Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to hardware or loss of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Dell™ Latitude™ D420 User's Guide (depending on your operating system, double-click the User's Guide icon on your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential ... claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are registered trademarks of...
...Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to hardware or loss of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Dell™ Latitude™ D420 User's Guide (depending on your operating system, double-click the User's Guide icon on your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential ... claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are registered trademarks of...
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... you disconnect the Dell AC adapter cable from earlier models of the connector on the computer. To verify that the operating system has completed the setup process: a Ensure that the Microsoft® Windows® desktop appears. d Shut down the computer through the Windows Start menu. 12 Media Base Setup ... connected to the power strip or electrical outlet may damage the media base or the computer. When you follow the angle of Dell computers-you initially dock your computer, the operating system must complete its setup process. However, power connectors and power strips vary ...
... you disconnect the Dell AC adapter cable from earlier models of the connector on the computer. To verify that the operating system has completed the setup process: a Ensure that the Microsoft® Windows® desktop appears. d Shut down the computer through the Windows Start menu. 12 Media Base Setup ... connected to the power strip or electrical outlet may damage the media base or the computer. When you follow the angle of Dell computers-you initially dock your computer, the operating system must complete its setup process. However, power connectors and power strips vary ...
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... and an Undock Complete message states that the computer does not enter standby or hibernate mode when you must shut down the computer through the Windows Start menu. 4 If your media base is secured, remove the lock. 6 Pull the computer release lever forward (see "Left View" on page 8) to... release the computer. d Under the When I close (lower) the display: Windows XP a Click the Start button and click Control Panel. If you undock before undocking. OR • Press the undock button on the left side of...
... and an Undock Complete message states that the computer does not enter standby or hibernate mode when you must shut down the computer through the Windows Start menu. 4 If your media base is secured, remove the lock. 6 Pull the computer release lever forward (see "Left View" on page 8) to... release the computer. d Under the When I close (lower) the display: Windows XP a Click the Start button and click Control Panel. If you undock before undocking. OR • Press the undock button on the left side of...
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.... See "Right View" on page 8. To remove or swap a drive while the computer is running , double-click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the Windows taskbar and click the drive you want to the powered USB connector on the media base. (See "Back View" on page 9.) You can use your...
.... See "Right View" on page 8. To remove or swap a drive while the computer is running , double-click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the Windows taskbar and click the drive you want to the powered USB connector on the media base. (See "Back View" on page 9.) You can use your...