User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- CAUTION: Safety Instructions
- When Using Your Computer
- A Tour of Your Computer
- Setting Up Your Computer
- Using a Battery
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
- Setting Up a Home and Office Network
- Solving Problems
- Finding Solutions
- Accessing Help
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Scanner Problems
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- General Program Problems
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- If Your Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Drivers
- Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
- Using System Restore
- Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Appendix
- Index
4 Contents
Dell™ QuickSet Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Clicking the QuickSet Icon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Double-Clicking the QuickSet Icon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Right-Clicking the QuickSet Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Modem and Internet Connection Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E-Mail Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting Up a Printer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Printer Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting a USB Printer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Printer Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Protection Devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Surge Protectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Line Conditioners
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Turning Off Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3 Using a Battery
Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checking the Battery Charge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Meter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Removing a Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing a Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45