Dell Inspiron 1721 Support Question
Dell Inspiron 1721 Support Question
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Question posted by danLizz on March 11th, 2014
My Dell Inspiron 1721 Laptop Touchpad Will Not Scroll
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...trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Yours is here, Inspiron, Wi-Fi Catcher, and Dell MediaDirect are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in any proprietary...products. Dell Inc.
AMD, AMD Turion, HyperMemory, ATI Radeon and combinations thereof are trademarks of Dell Inc. and is strictly forbidden. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc...
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Numeric Keypad 41
Key Combinations 41 System Functions 41 Display Functions 41 Battery 41 Power Management 42 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions . . . 42 Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations 42 Adjusting Keyboard Settings 42
Touch Pad 43 Customizing the Touch Pad 44
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Contents
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5 Using a Battery 45
Battery Performance 45 Checking the Battery Charge 46
Dell QuickSet Battery Meter 46 Microsoft® Windows® Battery Meter 47 Charge Gauge 47... the Battery 50 Replacing the Battery 50 Storing a Battery 51
6 Using Multimedia 53
Playing Media 53 Playing Media Using Dell Travel Remote 55 Copying CDs and DVDs 56
How to Copy a CD or DVD 56 Using Blank CDs and DVDs...
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... Wide Area Network 89
What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection 89 Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 90 Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . 90 Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile roadband Card 91
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator 92
10 Securing Your Computer 93
Security Cable Lock 93 Passwords...
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PC TuneUp 104 PC CheckUp 104
Drive Problems 105 Optical drive problems 105 Hard drive problems 106
E-...is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system . . . . . 116 A solid blue screen appears 117 Dell MediaDirect problems 117 Other software problems 118
Memory Problems 119
Network Problems 119 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN 120
Power Problems...
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... Computer 135 Before Working Inside Your Computer 136
Hard Drive 138 Removing the Hard Drive 138 Replacing the Hard Drive 140 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 141
Contents
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13 Dell™ QuickSet Features 165
14 Traveling With Your Computer 167
Identifying Your Computer 167 Packing the Computer 167 Travel Tips 168
Traveling by Air 168
... Order-Status Service 172
Problems With Your Order 172 Product Information 172 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 172 Before You Call 173 Contacting Dell 175
Contents
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Only 191 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals 192 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals 192
FCC Notice (U.S. 16 Specifications 177
17 Appendix 185
Using the System Setup ...Keyboard, and Display 188 Touch Pad 189 Mouse 190 Media 190
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 192 FCC Class B 192
Macrovision Product Notice 193
Glossary 195
Index 213
...
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...Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on your computer.
NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer or advanced technicalreference material for my computer • Device documentation • Notebook System Software (NSS)
Documentation and drivers are already installed on page 97).
Find It Here
• A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities Media...
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What Are You Looking For?
• Warranty information • Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) • Safety instructions • Regulatory information • Ergonomics information • End User License Agreement
Find It Here Dell™ Product Information Guide
• How to set up my computer
Setup Diagram
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Finding Information
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... Downloads
providing critical updates for your
Search, search for the keyword Notebook
operating system and support for Dell
System Software.
3.5-inch USB floppy drives, AMD® NOTE: The support.dell.com user interface
processors, optical drives, and USB may vary depending on your Dell computer.
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Finding Information devices. Upgrade information for your region or...
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Finding Information
17 This support provides
real-time health scans of your computing environment
The Dell Support Utility is an automated upgrade and notification system installed on your computer. For more information,
see "Dell™ QuickSet Features" on page 101.
• How to use Microsoft Windows Vista™ Windows Help and Support
• How...
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... numeric keypad (Num Lock) is enabled. Turns on page 59).
D E L L ™ M E D I A D I C R O P H O N E S - D I G I T A L A R R A Y M I R E C T ™ B U T T O N - Built-in microphone for conferencing and chat.
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About Your Computer Press the Dell MediaDirect button to launch Dell MediaDirect (see "Using Dell MediaDirect™" on when the scroll lock function is enabled.
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It can work only with specified computers.
To play media.
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Using Multimedia
55 Playing Media Using Dell Travel Remote
The Dell Travel Remote is designed to play media using Dell Travel Remote: 1 Install the CR2106 coin-cell battery in your remote control. 2 Launch Windows Vista Media...
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For a list of optical drives offered by Dell may vary by country. The DVD drives installed in Dell computers do not support HD-DVD media. How to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE: Most ... 57. 1 Infrared Transmitter 3 Page Down 5 OK/Enter/Select 7 Arrow Down 9 Forward 11 Stop 13 Reverse 15 Arrow Left 17 Volume Down
2 Page Up 4 Arrow Up 6 Arrow Right 8 Play/Pause 10 Skip Forward 12 Skip Back 14 Back 16 Mute...
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.... Run the PC-AT Compatible Keyboards tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on page ...175).
Troubleshooting
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TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EXTERNAL KEYBOARD, CHECK THE INTEGRATED KEYBOARD -
1 Shut down the computer, wait 1 minute, and then turn it on again.
2 Verify that the numbers, capitals, and scroll...
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... computer might not work correctly. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your administrator to enter the Device Manager.
3 Right-click... Click Properties, and then click Device Manager. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. Scroll down the list of your administrator to the device name.
If you install or update a driver,...
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... the equipment off and on, you are on the device or devices covered in compliance with the FCC regulations:
Product name: Model number: Company name:
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1721
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Dell Inc.
or an experienced radio/television technician for home and other intellectual property rights. Worldwide Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Affairs One...
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... crashes, 116-117 computer does not start up, 116 computer stops responding, 116 Dell Diagnostics, 97 Dell MediaDirect, 117 drives, 105 DVD drive, 105 error messages, 108 hard drive, ... spyware, 108, 118 video and monitor Product Information Guide, 14
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QuickSet, 165 QuickSet Help, 17
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RAID, 188 RAM. See memory regulatory information, 14 reinstalling
Windows Vista, 132 resolution
setting, 39...
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...volume, 123
specifications, 177
spyware, 108, 118
stolen computer, 94
Subscriber Identity Module, 153
support contacting Dell, 175
support website, 16
S-video TV-out connector description, 29
System Restore, 131-132
system setup program..., 167 packing, 167 tips, 168
troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 97 Hardware Troubleshooter, 130 restore computer to previous operating state, 131-132
TV connecting...
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