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Contents Setting Up Your XPS Laptop 7 Before Setting Up Your Computer 7 Connect the AC Adapter 8 Connect the Network Cable (Optional 9 Press the Power Button 10 Set Up Microsoft Windows 11 ... Using Your XPS Laptop 24 Right View Features 24 Left View Features 28 Front View Features 29 Back View Features 30 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 32 Status Lights and Indicators 36 Disabling Battery Charging 37 Touch Pad Gestures 38 Multimedia Control Keys 40 Control Strip Features 42 Using the Optical Drive 43...
Contents Setting Up Your XPS Laptop 7 Before Setting Up Your Computer 7 Connect the AC Adapter 8 Connect the Network Cable (Optional 9 Press the Power Button 10 Set Up Microsoft Windows 11 ... Using Your XPS Laptop 24 Right View Features 24 Left View Features 28 Front View Features 29 Back View Features 30 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 32 Status Lights and Indicators 36 Disabling Battery Charging 37 Touch Pad Gestures 38 Multimedia Control Keys 40 Control Strip Features 42 Using the Optical Drive 43...
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...ship with your computer and must use a S/PDIF (mini-TOSLINK) adapter to open the optical drive tray if it does not open when you insert a disc and it is being read. 3 Optical drive eject button - Connects to a powered speaker or sound system. 6 Headphone/digital S/PDIF ...combo connector - Blinks when you press the optical drive eject button or when you press the eject button. Use to connect a S/PDIF cable. Using Your XPS Laptop 1 Optical drive - Plays or records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional). Connects to a ...
...ship with your computer and must use a S/PDIF (mini-TOSLINK) adapter to open the optical drive tray if it does not open when you insert a disc and it is being read. 3 Optical drive eject button - Connects to a powered speaker or sound system. 6 Headphone/digital S/PDIF ...combo connector - Blinks when you press the optical drive eject button or when you press the eject button. Use to connect a S/PDIF cable. Using Your XPS Laptop 1 Optical drive - Plays or records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional). Connects to a ...
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To continue charging, disconnect the USB device and connect it again. In such cases, turn off or in sleep state. Using Your XPS Laptop 7 Audio-in sleep state. NOTE: Certain USB devices may not charge when the computer is powered off when only 10% of the total battery ... or inputs signal for use with audio programs. 8 eSATA/USB combo connector with USB PowerShare - Connects to eSATA compatible storage devices (such as external hard drives or optical drives) or USB devices (such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external...
To continue charging, disconnect the USB device and connect it again. In such cases, turn off or in sleep state. Using Your XPS Laptop 7 Audio-in sleep state. NOTE: Certain USB devices may not charge when the computer is powered off when only 10% of the total battery ... or inputs signal for use with audio programs. 8 eSATA/USB combo connector with USB PowerShare - Connects to eSATA compatible storage devices (such as external hard drives or optical drives) or USB devices (such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external...
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..., and Blu-ray Discs (optional). Place the disc, label-side up, in the optical drive: 1. The control panel allows you to launch the Dell Audio control panel. Pull out the optical drive tray. 3. Press the eject button on the optical drive tray. Using Your XPS Laptop 6 Audio control-panel control - Touch to setup studio-quality audio output on...
..., and Blu-ray Discs (optional). Place the disc, label-side up, in the optical drive: 1. The control panel allows you to launch the Dell Audio control panel. Pull out the optical drive tray. 3. Press the eject button on the optical drive tray. Using Your XPS Laptop 6 Audio control-panel control - Touch to setup studio-quality audio output on...
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To open the drive tray. Insert a small pin or unfolded paper clip into the emergency eject hole and push firmly until the drive tray opens. 45 Using Your XPS Laptop Using the Emergency Eject Hole If the optical drive tray does not eject when you press the eject button, you can use the emergency eject hole to open the drive tray using the emergency eject hole: 1. Turn off the computer. 2.
To open the drive tray. Insert a small pin or unfolded paper clip into the emergency eject hole and push firmly until the drive tray opens. 45 Using Your XPS Laptop Using the Emergency Eject Hole If the optical drive tray does not eject when you press the eject button, you can use the emergency eject hole to open the drive tray using the emergency eject hole: 1. Turn off the computer. 2.
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Using Your XPS Laptop 46 1 disc 2 spindle 3 optical drive tray 4 emergency eject hole 5 eject button 1 2 3 54
Using Your XPS Laptop 46 1 disc 2 spindle 3 optical drive tray 4 emergency eject hole 5 eject button 1 2 3 54
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Index F finding more information 94 flick 48 FTP login, anonymous 87 H hard drive activity light 33 hardware problems diagnosing 72 Hardware Troubleshooter 72 help getting assistance and support 85 I Internet connection 22 ISP Internet Service Provider 22 106 M memory problems solving 67 mini-DisplayPort connector 31 Multimedia Control Keys 40 N network connection fixing 65 NVIDIA Optimus Technology 56 O Optical Drive Using 44 P power problems, solving 66 power strips, using 8 problems, solving 63
Index F finding more information 94 flick 48 FTP login, anonymous 87 H hard drive activity light 33 hardware problems diagnosing 72 Hardware Troubleshooter 72 help getting assistance and support 85 I Internet connection 22 ISP Internet Service Provider 22 106 M memory problems solving 67 mini-DisplayPort connector 31 Multimedia Control Keys 40 N network connection fixing 65 NVIDIA Optimus Technology 56 O Optical Drive Using 44 P power problems, solving 66 power strips, using 8 problems, solving 63