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Cleaning Your Computer

Dell™ Latitude™ D600 Systems User's Guide

Computer and Keyboard

Display

Touch Pad

Floppy Drive

Optical Media

Computer and Keyboard

1.Shut down your computer, disconnect any attached devices, and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.

2.Remove any installed batteries.

3.Gently use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment to remove dust from the slots and holes on your computer and between the keys on the keyboard.

NOTICE: To avoid damaging the computer or display, do not spray cleaning solution directly onto the display. Only use products specifically designed for cleaning LCDs, and follow the instructions that are included with the product.

4.Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water or an LCD cleaner, and wipe the computer and keyboard. Do not allow water from the cloth to seep between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest.

Display

NOTICE: To avoid damaging the computer or display, do not spray cleaning solution directly onto the display. Only use products specifically designed for cleaning LCDs, and follow the instructions that are included with the product.

1.Shut down your computer, disconnect any attached devices, and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.

2.Remove any installed batteries.

3.Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water or an LCD cleaner, and wipe the display until it is clean.

Touch Pad

1.Shut down your computer, disconnect any attached devices, and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.

2.Remove any installed batteries.

3.Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water, and stroke it gently across the surface of the touch pad. Do not allow water from the cloth to seep between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest.

Floppy Drive

Use only a commercially available cleaning kit to clean your floppy drive. Such kits contain pretreated floppy disks to remove contaminants that accumulate during typical operation.

Optical Media

NOTICE: Always use compressed air to clean the lens in the drive, and follow the instructions that are included with the compressed air. Never touch the lens in the drive.

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Dell D600 specifications Cleaning Your Computer