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 Microsoft® Windows Vista® . . . . . . . . 9 Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional) . . . . . 10 Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 12
Using Your Inspiron Laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Computer Base Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 24
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Support Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .43
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 47
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