User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Owner’s Manual
- Contents
- A Tour of Your Computer
- Setting Up Your Computer
- Using a Battery
- Installing Module Bay Devices
- Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using PC Cards
- Setting Up a Home and Office Network
- Solving Problems
- Dell Diagnostics
- Drivers
- Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
- Restoring Your Operating System
- Drive Problems
- E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
- Error Messages
- IEEE 1394 Device Problems
- Keyboard Problems
- Lockups and Software Problems
- Memory Problems
- Network Problems
- PC Card Problems
- Power Problems
- Printer Problems
- Scanner Problems
- Sound and Speaker Problems
- Touch Pad or Mouse Problems
- Video and Display Problems
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Appendix
- Index
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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1 A Tour of Your Computer
Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Left Side View
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Right Side View
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Bottom View
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2 Setting Up Your Computer
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
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Setting Up a Printer
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Printer Cable
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Connecting a USB Printer
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Power Protection Devices
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Surge Protectors
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Line Conditioners
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies
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3 Using a Battery
Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Checking the Battery Charge
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Microsoft Windows Power Meter
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Low-Battery Warning
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Charging the Battery
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Removing a Battery
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