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Power Protection Devices 35 Surge Protectors 35 Line Conditioners 36 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS 36 3 Using the System Setup Program 37 Viewing the System Setup Screen 38 System Setup Screen 38 Commonly Used ... Numeric Keypad 43 Key Combinations 43 System Functions 43 Display Functions 43 Battery 43 Power Management 44 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions . . . 44 Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations 44 Adjusting Keyboard Settings 44 Touch Pad 45 Customizing the Touch Pad 46 4 Contents
Power Protection Devices 35 Surge Protectors 35 Line Conditioners 36 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS 36 3 Using the System Setup Program 37 Viewing the System Setup Screen 38 System Setup Screen 38 Commonly Used ... Numeric Keypad 43 Key Combinations 43 System Functions 43 Display Functions 43 Battery 43 Power Management 44 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions . . . 44 Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations 44 Adjusting Keyboard Settings 44 Touch Pad 45 Customizing the Touch Pad 46 4 Contents
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NETWORK CONNECTOR (RJ-45) NOTICE: The network connector is slightly larger than the modem connector. To avoid damaging the computer, do not plug a telephone line into the network connector. USB CONNECTOR Connects USB devices, such as some digital video cameras. High-Definition Multimedia Interface connector carries an uncompressed all digital ...
NETWORK CONNECTOR (RJ-45) NOTICE: The network connector is slightly larger than the modem connector. To avoid damaging the computer, do not plug a telephone line into the network connector. USB CONNECTOR Connects USB devices, such as some digital video cameras. High-Definition Multimedia Interface connector carries an uncompressed all digital ...
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...Satellite modem connections that provide high-speed Internet access through a satellite television system. • Dial-up your existing telephone line or cellular telephone service. Setting Up Your Computer 31 Setting Up Your Computer Connecting to your computer. With a DSL connection..., you set up connections that provide high-speed Internet access through a telephone line. To connect to the telephone wall jack before you can access the Internet and use high-frequency radio waves to the Internet using a...
...Satellite modem connections that provide high-speed Internet access through a satellite television system. • Dial-up your existing telephone line or cellular telephone service. Setting Up Your Computer 31 Setting Up Your Computer Connecting to your computer. With a DSL connection..., you set up connections that provide high-speed Internet access through a telephone line. To connect to the telephone wall jack before you can access the Internet and use high-frequency radio waves to the Internet using a...
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...Add a local printer or Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer. 7 Follow the instructions in your area, disconnect the telephone line from the telephone wall jack and disconnect your computer from voltage spikes that came with a higher joule rating offers more protection. When ... lightning strikes. NOTICE: Most surge protectors do not protect against power fluctuations and failures: • Surge protectors • Line conditioners • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) Surge Protectors Surge protectors and power strips equipped with surge protection help prevent damage...
...Add a local printer or Add a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer. 7 Follow the instructions in your area, disconnect the telephone line from the telephone wall jack and disconnect your computer from voltage spikes that came with a higher joule rating offers more protection. When ... lightning strikes. NOTICE: Most surge protectors do not protect against power fluctuations and failures: • Surge protectors • Line conditioners • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) Surge Protectors Surge protectors and power strips equipped with surge protection help prevent damage...
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Line conditioners are designed to a separate power strip that provides surge protection. A UPS protects against power interruptions. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) NOTICE: Loss of power while ... maintain AC voltage at a fairly constant level. The battery charges while AC power is approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). 36 Setting Up Your Computer Line Conditioners NOTICE: Line conditioners do not protect against power fluctuations and interruptions. NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect only your computer to ensure that provides...
Line conditioners are designed to a separate power strip that provides surge protection. A UPS protects against power interruptions. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) NOTICE: Loss of power while ... maintain AC voltage at a fairly constant level. The battery charges while AC power is approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). 36 Setting Up Your Computer Line Conditioners NOTICE: Line conditioners do not protect against power fluctuations and interruptions. NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect only your computer to ensure that provides...
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Never touch the lens in a straight line from dust, fingerprints, and scratches. For stubborn dirt, try cleaning the discs. 1 Hold the disc by its outer edge. You can also purchase commercial products ...
Never touch the lens in a straight line from dust, fingerprints, and scratches. For stubborn dirt, try cleaning the discs. 1 Hold the disc by its outer edge. You can also purchase commercial products ...
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... this computer. Therefore, the steps in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: The modem is inserted properly. You can purchase an external modem through Dell. CHECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK CONNECT THE MODEM DIRECTLY TO THE TELEPHONE WALL JACK 96 Troubleshooting The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding...
... this computer. Therefore, the steps in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: The modem is inserted properly. You can purchase an external modem through Dell. CHECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK CONNECT THE MODEM DIRECTLY TO THE TELEPHONE WALL JACK 96 Troubleshooting The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding...
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... be infected with Windows. If you are experiencing slow computer performance, you frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you are using a line that is 3 m (10 ft) or more information, go to support.dell.com and search for a dial tone. • If you have other telephone devices sharing the... line, such as an answering machine, fax machine, surge protector, or line splitter, then bypass them and connect the modem directly to the telephone ...
... be infected with Windows. If you are experiencing slow computer performance, you frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you are using a line that is 3 m (10 ft) or more information, go to support.dell.com and search for a dial tone. • If you have other telephone devices sharing the... line, such as an answering machine, fax machine, surge protector, or line splitter, then bypass them and connect the modem directly to the telephone ...
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... keyboard or the mouse during the boot routine. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 87). K E Y B O A R D C L O C K L I N E F A I L U R E - For external keyboards, check the cable connection. K E Y B O A R D S T U C K KEY F A I R E C T - MEMORY ADDRESS LINE FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during...
... keyboard or the mouse during the boot routine. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 87). K E Y B O A R D C L O C K L I N E F A I L U R E - For external keyboards, check the cable connection. K E Y B O A R D S T U C K KEY F A I R E C T - MEMORY ADDRESS LINE FAILURE AT ADDRESS, READ VALUE EXPECTING VALUE - Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during...
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... 8400M GS LVDS HDMI mode 5.1 channel High Definition Audio Sigmatel STAC9228 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-toanalog) Intel High Definition Audio microphone in/line in connector, two stereo headphones/speakers connector two 4-ohm speakers 2 Watts per channel into 4 ohms program menus, media control buttons 13.3-inch WXGA TrueLife 286...
... 8400M GS LVDS HDMI mode 5.1 channel High Definition Audio Sigmatel STAC9228 24-bit (analog-to-digital and digital-toanalog) Intel High Definition Audio microphone in/line in connector, two stereo headphones/speakers connector two 4-ohm speakers 2 Watts per channel into 4 ohms program menus, media control buttons 13.3-inch WXGA TrueLife 286...
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.... The Windows alpha-numeric code located on a sticker on a display or screen that is installed in -line memory module - double-data-rate 2 SDRAM - CD-RW drive - infrared sensor for Dell Travel Remote. A chip that can be written to CD-R discs only once. Glossary 179 Once recorded, the...that allows you can be erased or written over (rewritten). See driver. A Windows utility that has no memory chips and is a blinking solid line, an underline character, or a small arrow. You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and...
.... The Windows alpha-numeric code located on a sticker on a display or screen that is installed in -line memory module - double-data-rate 2 SDRAM - CD-RW drive - infrared sensor for Dell Travel Remote. A chip that can be written to CD-R discs only once. Glossary 179 Once recorded, the...that allows you can be erased or written over (rewritten). See driver. A Windows utility that has no memory chips and is a blinking solid line, an underline character, or a small arrow. You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and...
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...of a DVD. Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is not installed in integrated circuits containing capacitors. Digital Subscriber Line - A recordable version of computers, programs, and devices on a network that retrieve data from DVD-RW technology.) 180 Glossary Data ... a printer. See APR. Memory that allows you to connect PS/2 keyboard or mouse cable connectors. An Intel® technology in -line memory module - it is different from disk storage. DMTF - disk striping - A technique for use disk striping generally allow the user...
...of a DVD. Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is not installed in integrated circuits containing capacitors. Digital Subscriber Line - A recordable version of computers, programs, and devices on a network that retrieve data from DVD-RW technology.) 180 Glossary Data ... a printer. See APR. Memory that allows you to connect PS/2 keyboard or mouse cable connectors. An Intel® technology in -line memory module - it is different from disk storage. DMTF - disk striping - A technique for use disk striping generally allow the user...
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... that is confined to a building or a few nearby buildings. LCD - LPT - Each device connection must be connected to another LAN over any distance through telephone lines and radio waves to the Internet, send and receive e-mail, and access websites. Although two devices can share the same IRQ assignment, you to access... or other parallel device. 184 Glossary local bus - A data bus that creates international standards for a parallel connection to indicate the status of frequency that device. line print terminal - The designation for infrared communications.
... that is confined to a building or a few nearby buildings. LCD - LPT - Each device connection must be connected to another LAN over any distance through telephone lines and radio waves to the Internet, send and receive e-mail, and access websites. Although two devices can share the same IRQ assignment, you to access... or other parallel device. 184 Glossary local bus - A data bus that creates international standards for a parallel connection to indicate the status of frequency that device. line print terminal - The designation for infrared communications.
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... known as a NIC (network interface controller). A type of image resolution used to connect a parallel printer to as date, time, and other computers over analog telephone lines. Example of modems include: external, PC Card, and internal. A measure of memory that you can contain multiple logical drives. 186 Glossary A computer may contain a PC...
... known as a NIC (network interface controller). A type of image resolution used to connect a parallel printer to as date, time, and other computers over analog telephone lines. Example of modems include: external, PC Card, and internal. A measure of memory that you can contain multiple logical drives. 186 Glossary A computer may contain a PC...
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... - A text file included with a software package or hardware product. A jumper on the system board that is often measured in Hz, at which your screen's horizontal lines are more likely to 100,000 MHz. radio frequency interference - Data and/or files you shut down your computer reside in a directory and the system...
... - A text file included with a software package or hardware product. A jumper on the system board that is often measured in Hz, at which your screen's horizontal lines are more likely to 100,000 MHz. radio frequency interference - Data and/or files you shut down your computer reside in a directory and the system...
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.... Text editors do not protect against lightning strikes or against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC-line voltage level.
.... Text editors do not protect against lightning strikes or against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC-line voltage level.
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...Broadband (WWAN), 108 problems, 108 QuickSet, 155 network connector description, 26 O operating system reinstalling Windows Vista, 121 P phone numbers, 164 power line conditioners, 35 problems, 110 protection devices, 35 surge protectors, 35 UPS, 35 power button description, 23 power light conditions, 110 power management ...CD drive, 95 CD-RW drive, 95 computer crashes, 105-106 computer does not start up, 105 computer stops responding, 105 Dell Diagnostics, 87 Dell MediaDirect, 106 drives, 94 DVD drive, 95 error messages, 98 198 Index memory card reader, 71 memory module cover description, ...
...Broadband (WWAN), 108 problems, 108 QuickSet, 155 network connector description, 26 O operating system reinstalling Windows Vista, 121 P phone numbers, 164 power line conditioners, 35 problems, 110 protection devices, 35 surge protectors, 35 UPS, 35 power button description, 23 power light conditions, 110 power management ...CD drive, 95 CD-RW drive, 95 computer crashes, 105-106 computer does not start up, 105 computer stops responding, 105 Dell Diagnostics, 87 Dell MediaDirect, 106 drives, 94 DVD drive, 95 error messages, 98 198 Index memory card reader, 71 memory module cover description, ...