Contents
Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . . 7 Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Set Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Create System Recovery Media (Recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional). . . . . 12 Set Up Wireless Display (Optional) . . . . . . . 14
Connect the External Optical Drive
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 17
Using Your Inspiron Laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Right View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Left View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Back View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Status Lights and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Touch Pad Gestures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Multimedia Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 36
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dell DataSafe Online Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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