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
8 Contents
Adding a Mini PCI Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Returning a Hard Drive to Dell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
CD or DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Keyboard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Viewing the System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Commonly Used Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
System and Battery Performance Optimization
. . . . . . . . . 124
System Performance Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Optimizing Power Consumption and Battery Charge Time
. . . 124
Variable Speed Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . 125
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . 126
Contacting Dell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Regulatory Notices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
NOM Information (Mexico Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Limited Warranties and Return Policy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (U.S. Only)
145
"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy (U.S. Only)
. . . . . . . . . . 148
Limited Warranty Terms for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (Canada
Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148