User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ Latitude™ D400
- Finding Information
- About Your Computer
- Using Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Dell™ QuickSet Features
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using the Display
- Using the Dell™ D/Bay
- Using a Battery
- Power Management
- Using PC Cards
- Using Smart Cards
- Traveling With Your Computer
- Passwords
- Solving Problems
- Power Problems
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Sound and Speaker Problems
- Printer Problems
- Modem and Internet Connection Problems
- Touch Pad or Mouse Problems
- External Keyboard Problems
- Unexpected Characters
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- Smart Card Problems
- Network Problems
- General Program Problems
- If Your Dell™ Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- Using the Dell Diagnostics
- Cleaning Your Computer
- Reinstalling Software
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Using the System Setup Program
- Alert Standard Format (ASF)
- Getting Help
- Specifications
- Appendix
- Glossary
10 Contents
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Using M icrosoft® Windows® System Restore . . . . . . . . . . 147
Creating a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State . . . . . 148
Undoing the Last System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reinstalling Microsoft
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Windows
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XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Before You Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reinstalling Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reinstalling Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Reinstalling Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Enabling Hibernate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
18 Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding M emory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Installing a Memory Module Under the Memory Module/Modem Cover
156
Installing a Memory Module Under the Keyboard . . . . . . . 159
Adding a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Adding a Mini PCI Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adding a Bluetooth™ M odule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
19 Using the System Setup Program
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Viewing the System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174