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... 69 Manually Adjusting the Camera Settings 70 Creating a Picture or a Video 70 8 Using ExpressCards 71 ExpressCard Blanks 71 Installing an ExpressCard 72 Removing an ExpressCard or Blank 72 9 Using the Memory Card Reader 73 Memory Card Blanks 73 Installing a Memory Card 73 Removing a Memory Card or Blank 74 10 Setting Up and Using Networks 75...
... 69 Manually Adjusting the Camera Settings 70 Creating a Picture or a Video 70 8 Using ExpressCards 71 ExpressCard Blanks 71 Installing an ExpressCard 72 Removing an ExpressCard or Blank 72 9 Using the Memory Card Reader 73 Memory Card Blanks 73 Installing a Memory Card 73 Removing a Memory Card or Blank 74 10 Setting Up and Using Networks 75...
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...in microphone for video capture, conferencing, and chat. Built-in camera for conferencing and chat. 26 About Your Computer If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off your display, see "Using Dell MediaDirect™"... connector 11 consumer IR 13 touch pad 15 power button 2 camera 4 media control buttons 6 keyboard 8 8-in-1 memory card reader 10 audio connectors 12 touch pad buttons 14 Dell MediaDirect button 16 dual digital microphones C A M E R A I N D I R E C T ™ B U T T O N - Press the power button to launch...
...in microphone for video capture, conferencing, and chat. Built-in camera for conferencing and chat. 26 About Your Computer If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off your display, see "Using Dell MediaDirect™"... connector 11 consumer IR 13 touch pad 15 power button 2 camera 4 media control buttons 6 keyboard 8 8-in-1 memory card reader 10 audio connectors 12 touch pad buttons 14 Dell MediaDirect button 16 dual digital microphones C A M E R A I N D I R E C T ™ B U T T O N - Press the power button to launch...
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...the computer that controls the biometric reader, see "Fingerprint Reader" on a memory card. User Enrollment - HTML-based help For information on how to activate and use the touch pad to view and share digital photos, music, and videos stored on page 86. I N T R E A D E R ... Stick • Memory Stick PRO • xD-Picture Card • Hi Speed-SD • Hi Density-SD T O U C H P A D - When you use the security management software that allows certain software applications to authenticate your Dell™ computer secure. To access the Fingerprint Reader Suite settings...
...the computer that controls the biometric reader, see "Fingerprint Reader" on a memory card. User Enrollment - HTML-based help For information on how to activate and use the touch pad to view and share digital photos, music, and videos stored on page 86. I N T R E A D E R ... Stick • Memory Stick PRO • xD-Picture Card • Hi Speed-SD • Hi Density-SD T O U C H P A D - When you use the security management software that allows certain software applications to authenticate your Dell™ computer secure. To access the Fingerprint Reader Suite settings...
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... USB devices, such as WLAN cards and internal cards with a plastic blank installed in your computer to an audio device. You need to use it to the computer (see "Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator... A B L E S L O T - For more information about the optical drive see "Using ExpressCards" on page 51. Supports one ExpressCard. S E C U R I V E - W I R E L E S S O N / O F F S W I T C H - VI D E O C O N N E C T O R - NOTE: The S-Video port does not support audio. E X P R E S S C A R D S L O T - For more information see "Using Multimedia" on page 71.
... USB devices, such as WLAN cards and internal cards with a plastic blank installed in your computer to an audio device. You need to use it to the computer (see "Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator... A B L E S L O T - For more information about the optical drive see "Using ExpressCards" on page 51. Supports one ExpressCard. S E C U R I V E - W I R E L E S S O N / O F F S W I T C H - VI D E O C O N N E C T O R - NOTE: The S-Video port does not support audio. E X P R E S S C A R D S L O T - For more information see "Using Multimedia" on page 71.
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...that is higher than the display supports, the settings adjust automatically to the previous settings if needed. To display a program at support.dell.com. Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate NOTE: If you change the display resolution from the current settings, the image may appear...web at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must be hard to read if you change the resolution to decrease/increase the screen resolution. NOTE: Use only the Dell-provided video drivers, which are available on the screen...
...that is higher than the display supports, the settings adjust automatically to the previous settings if needed. To display a program at support.dell.com. Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate NOTE: If you change the display resolution from the current settings, the image may appear...web at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must be hard to read if you change the resolution to decrease/increase the screen resolution. NOTE: Use only the Dell-provided video drivers, which are available on the screen...
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...→ Help and Support. Under Pick a Task, click Use Tools to the audio input connectors on your TV or other end of video card installed in your computer, see Windows Help and Support. NOTE: To determine the type of the audio cable in to view your computer ...single display or multiple displays, ensuring that the display settings are correct for a TV" on the computer. 8 See "Enabling the Display Settings for your video card. Using Multimedia 67 The Display Properties window appears. 2 Click Advanced. 3 Click the tab for a TV NOTE: To ensure that the computer recognizes ...
...→ Help and Support. Under Pick a Task, click Use Tools to the audio input connectors on your TV or other end of video card installed in your computer, see Windows Help and Support. NOTE: To determine the type of the audio cable in to view your computer ...single display or multiple displays, ensuring that the display settings are correct for a TV" on the computer. 8 See "Enabling the Display Settings for your video card. Using Multimedia 67 The Display Properties window appears. 2 Click Advanced. 3 Click the tab for a TV NOTE: To ensure that the computer recognizes ...
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... Density-SD Memory Card Blanks Your computer shipped with the card. If card orientation is installed in -1 memory card reader. blanks from dust and other computers may not fit your computer. Using the Memory Card Reader The memory card reader provides a fast and convenient way to view and share digital photos, music, and videos stored on page...
... Density-SD Memory Card Blanks Your computer shipped with the card. If card orientation is installed in -1 memory card reader. blanks from dust and other computers may not fit your computer. Using the Memory Card Reader The memory card reader provides a fast and convenient way to view and share digital photos, music, and videos stored on page...
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... or CD. A program is designed for earlier versions of Windows. This feature takes advantage of the special processing in some graphics cards to access Dell MediaDirect Help. If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. NOTE: The chkdsk program may run programs written for an earlier .... Use the Help menu to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of video files. 108 Troubleshooting TO PLAY MOVIES WITH DELL MEDIADIRECT, YOU MUST HAVE A DVD DRIVE AND THE DELL DVD PLAYER - Turn off , then restart your mouse, press and hold the power...
... or CD. A program is designed for earlier versions of Windows. This feature takes advantage of the special processing in some graphics cards to access Dell MediaDirect Help. If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. NOTE: The chkdsk program may run programs written for an earlier .... Use the Help menu to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of video files. 108 Troubleshooting TO PLAY MOVIES WITH DELL MEDIADIRECT, YOU MUST HAVE A DVD DRIVE AND THE DELL DVD PLAYER - Turn off , then restart your mouse, press and hold the power...
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... subject to availability at the time of purchase. Video type 1: discrete video card Data bus PCI Express X16 Video controller nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Specifications 161 optional S-Video to composite video adapter cable; Ports and Connectors Audio IEEE 1394a Consumer IR Mini-Card HDMI connector Network adapter S-Video TV-out USB Video microphone-in connector, two stereo headphones/speakers...
... subject to availability at the time of purchase. Video type 1: discrete video card Data bus PCI Express X16 Video controller nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Specifications 161 optional S-Video to composite video adapter cable; Ports and Connectors Audio IEEE 1394a Consumer IR Mini-Card HDMI connector Network adapter S-Video TV-out USB Video microphone-in connector, two stereo headphones/speakers...
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... Volume controls Display Type (TrueLife) 128 MB DDR3 technology Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) HDMI mode and S-Video discrete video card PCI Express X16 nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS 256 MB DDR3 technology LVDS HDMI mode and S-Video 5.1 channel High Definition Audio Sigmatel STAC9228 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog) Intel High...
... Volume controls Display Type (TrueLife) 128 MB DDR3 technology Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) HDMI mode and S-Video discrete video card PCI Express X16 nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS 256 MB DDR3 technology LVDS HDMI mode and S-Video 5.1 channel High Definition Audio Sigmatel STAC9228 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog) Intel High...
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... A parallel connector design that decrease the overall consumption of your display. expansion card - expansion slot - A removable I/O card adhering to transfer data and often improves performance. digital video interface - error checking and correction - Environmental Protection Agency requirements that provides bidirectional ...data transmission. Examples include video, modem, and sound cards. A connector on the system board in some computers, expanding the capabilities of the...
... A parallel connector design that decrease the overall consumption of your display. expansion card - expansion slot - A removable I/O card adhering to transfer data and often improves performance. digital video interface - error checking and correction - Environmental Protection Agency requirements that provides bidirectional ...data transmission. Examples include video, modem, and sound cards. A connector on the system board in some computers, expanding the capabilities of the...
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...cycles per second. The process by which connects to a standard PCI expansion card. Mini PCI - When used for computer processors, buses, and interfaces are working on communications such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. One million bytes per second. A bay that provides a fast ...throughput for integrated peripherals, such as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. Glossary 185 A data bus that supports ...
...cycles per second. The process by which connects to a standard PCI expansion card. Mini PCI - When used for computer processors, buses, and interfaces are working on communications such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. One million bytes per second. A bay that provides a fast ...throughput for integrated peripherals, such as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. Glossary 185 A data bus that supports ...
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...that interprets and executes program instructions. Plug-and-Play - POST - power-on a display screen. A computer chip that establishes standards for PC Cards. Also referred to create an image. A physical storage area on a hard drive that do not have an operating system to the PCI interface... 4 GB/sec. programmed input/output - A single point on self-test - The ability of PC Cards. PS/2 - PCI is referred to one or more logical storage areas known as video, drives, and networks. PCI Express can contain multiple logical drives. If no problems are common types of...
...that interprets and executes program instructions. Plug-and-Play - POST - power-on a display screen. A computer chip that establishes standards for PC Cards. Also referred to create an image. A physical storage area on a hard drive that do not have an operating system to the PCI interface... 4 GB/sec. programmed input/output - A single point on self-test - The ability of PC Cards. PS/2 - PCI is referred to one or more logical storage areas known as video, drives, and networks. PCI Express can contain multiple logical drives. If no problems are common types of...
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...resolution that a program displays depends on the computer, do not change fonts, and so on or off). T TAPI - for video cards and controllers. Text editors do not protect against lightning strikes or against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent... an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. Enables Windows programs to underline, change the settings for video cards and controllers that contain only text; super-video graphics array - A connector used to the computer. super-extended graphics array plus - A program used to attach...
...resolution that a program displays depends on the computer, do not change fonts, and so on or off). T TAPI - for video cards and controllers. Text editors do not protect against lightning strikes or against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent... an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. Enables Windows programs to underline, change the settings for video cards and controllers that contain only text; super-video graphics array - A connector used to the computer. super-extended graphics array plus - A program used to attach...
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...be daisy-chained together. ultra extended graphics array - The circuitry on a video card or on , and they can display. Memory that , when enabled, provides an added layer of a portable computer to video. trusted platform module - A plastic device designed to fit inside the module... that plugs in to your computer. Glossary 191 U UAC - unified memory allocation - A UPS keeps a computer running for video cards and controllers that a program can also be connected and disconnected while the computer is turned on the system board (in computers with ...
...be daisy-chained together. ultra extended graphics array - The circuitry on a video card or on , and they can display. Memory that , when enabled, provides an added layer of a portable computer to video. trusted platform module - A plastic device designed to fit inside the module... that plugs in to your computer. Glossary 191 U UAC - unified memory allocation - A UPS keeps a computer running for video cards and controllers that a program can also be connected and disconnected while the computer is turned on the system board (in computers with ...
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... by double-clicking it. wireless wide area network. Also know as thick, and hold up to 1024 x 768. X XGA - A video standard for video cards and controllers that have been compressed with no stress applied to 1280 x 800. A popular data compression format. Zip drive - Z ZIF ... unzip a self-extracting file by Iomega Corporation that supports resolutions up to either the chip or its socket. WWAN - A video standard for video cards and controllers that uses 3.5-inch removable disks called Zip files and usually have a filename extension of data. Glossary 193 wide-aspect...
... by double-clicking it. wireless wide area network. Also know as thick, and hold up to 1024 x 768. X XGA - A video standard for video cards and controllers that have been compressed with no stress applied to 1280 x 800. A popular data compression format. Zip drive - Z ZIF ... unzip a self-extracting file by Iomega Corporation that supports resolutions up to either the chip or its socket. WWAN - A video standard for video cards and controllers that uses 3.5-inch removable disks called Zip files and usually have a filename extension of data. Glossary 193 wide-aspect...
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See UPS UPS, 23 V video problems, 116 video controller determining configuration, 25 volume adjusting, 114 W warranty information... Easy Transfer wizard, 21 wizards Program Compatibility wizard, 108 Windows Easy Transfer, 21 WLAN, 143 installing Mini-Card, 142 WWAN installing, 145 See Mobile Broadband 200 Index system setup program commonly used options, 170 screens, 170...computer by air, 152 identification tag, 151 packing, 151 tips, 152 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 89 Hardware Troubleshooter, 121 restore computer to previous operating state, 122-123 TV connecting, 59 U uninterruptible...
See UPS UPS, 23 V video problems, 116 video controller determining configuration, 25 volume adjusting, 114 W warranty information... Easy Transfer wizard, 21 wizards Program Compatibility wizard, 108 Windows Easy Transfer, 21 WLAN, 143 installing Mini-Card, 142 WWAN installing, 145 See Mobile Broadband 200 Index system setup program commonly used options, 170 screens, 170...computer by air, 152 identification tag, 151 packing, 151 tips, 152 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 89 Hardware Troubleshooter, 121 restore computer to previous operating state, 122-123 TV connecting, 59 U uninterruptible...