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Help Overview: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

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Log in as user: anonymous, and use your e-mail address as your password.

●Electronic Support Service mobile_support@us.dell.com apsupport@dell.com (for Asian/Pacific countries only) support.euro.dell.com (for Europe only)

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AutoTech Service

Dell's automated technical support service—AutoTech—provides recorded answers to the questions most frequently asked by Dell customers.

When you call AutoTech, you use your touch-tone telephone to select the subjects that correspond to your questions. You can even interrupt an AutoTech session and continue the session later. The code number that the AutoTech service gives you allows you to continue your session where you ended it.

The AutoTech service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also access this service through the technical support service. For the telephone number to call, refer to "Contacting Dell."

TechFax Service

Dell takes full advantage of fax technology to serve you better. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, you can call the Dell TechFax line toll-free for all kinds of technical information.

Using a touch-tone phone, you can select from a full directory of topics. The technical information you request is sent within minutes to the fax number you designate. For the TechFax telephone number to call, refer to "Contacting Dell."

TechConnect BBS

Use your modem to access Dell's TechConnect bulletin board service (BBS) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service is menu-driven and fully interactive. The protocol parameters for the BBS are 1200 to 19.2K baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.

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Dell Latitude LS Family Portable Computers Users Guide Initial Release 12 October Last Revised 22 March About This Guide Preface Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Users Guide Notational Conventions Warranty and Return Policy InformationOther Documents You May Need Example del c\myfile.doc Typographical Conventions No boot device available Front/Right View of the Computer Overview Back/Left View of the Computer Features Introduction Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Users Guide Getting Help Available Options Back to Contents Back to Contents Identifying Your Computer Service Tag If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen Preparing Your Computer for Travel Cable AccessoriesPage Carnet Travel Tips Drivers Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Users Guide Back to Contents Back to Contents Preparing a New Primary Drive Removing a Hard-Disk Drive Back to Contents Back to Contents PC Cards Chip Set and BusSystem chip set CardBus controller Memory Connectors Display AudioVideo Network Interface Controller BatteryIntegrated Modem Keyboard Version AC Adapter Environmental Computer PhysicalOperating To 40C 32 to 104F Storage 20 to 60C -4 to 140F Simulates user environment Touch Pad Getting Help Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Users Guide Back to Contents External Media Bay Overview Entering the System Setup Program Back to Contents Overview Dell Diagnostics Main Screen Overview Confirming the System Configuration Information How to Use Dell Diagnostics Connecting the AC Adapter Using the AC Adapter Turning On the Computer Plug the AC adapter power cable into an electrical outletTo turn on the computer, press the power button About the Batteries Batteries Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Users Guide Using the Battery Battery status indicator Charging the BatteryCharging a Hot Battery Removing a Battery Replacing the Battery Battery Charge Gauge Battery Charge Gauge Percentage of Charge Battery charge indicators Battery test button Detecting Battery Problems First Low-Battery WarningSecond Low-Battery Warning About Battery Power Battery Disposal Turning On the Computer Brightness Key Combinations and Their Functions Adjusting the BrightnessFn + down arrow Fn + up arrow Increases brightness Video Drivers and Video Resolution Expanded Video Mode Click OK, click Yes, and click OK Click Next again, click Finish, and click Close Dual-Display Mode Customizing Video ResolutionSupported combination Change the Colors option to High Color 16 bit Change the Desktop Area to 1024 by 768 pixels Click Advanced If You Have Display Problems Cleaning the Display and Touch Pad Back to Contents Embedded Numeric Keypad Embedded Numeric Keypad Display Key Combinations When Keypad Is Off Function FnF9Keypad off Keypad on Power Conservation Key Combinations Function Power Conservation Key CombinationsSpeaker Key Combinations Speaker Key Combinations Function CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drive Key Combinations System Function Key CombinationsSystem Function Key Combinations Down About PC Cards PC Cards Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Users Guide Installing a PC Card Installing PC Cards To remove a PC Card see , perform the following steps Configuring PC CardsRemoving PC Cards Back to Contents Touch Pad Using the Touch Pad Customizing the Touch Pad Cleaning the Touch Pad and Display Display to the bottom Using a Supervisor Password About Passwords Using a Hard-Disk Drive Password Using a User Password Securing the Computer Physically Securing the Computer and the Hard-Disk Drive Back to Contents PS/2 mini-DIN connector About the I/O Connectors Mouse Mouse, Keyboard, and External Numeric Keypad Parallel Devices USB Devices External Monitor Advanced Port Replicator Audio Devices AC Adapter External Media Options Modem ConnectorNIC Connector Using Key Combinations Experimenting With Power ConservationIdentifies the power management key combinations Key Combinations Feature Closing the Display Suspend Mode Suspend-to-Disk Hibernate Mode Standby Mode Double-click the Power Management Properties icon Power Management Properties for Windows Power management settings Power Management Properties for Windows NT Installing MS-DOS CD-ROM Drivers Click Have Disk Installing Video Drivers for Windows Set the Desktop area for your display to 800 x Click Apply Close the Display Properties window Installing Software Wavetable Installing Audio Drivers Installing the Internal Modem Driver Installing Touch Pad DriversInstalling MS-DOS CD-ROM Drivers Page Installing the Softex Bay Manager Drivers Installing the NIC Driver Installing the PC Card Utility Click OK in the Installing Driver window Installing Video DriversClick Display Type Adapter Type box, click Change Installing the PC Card Utility Installing the Power Management Utility Installing Audio Drivers Installing the Software Wavetable Back to Contents Main Screen Screen does not appear Advanced Screen Display Device EPP Security Screen Power Screen Power Screen Options Minutes, and 2 Minutes RAM. If Suspend Mode is set to Save to Disk, Resume on Modem Boot Screen Exit Screen Load Setup Creating an S2D File for Windows 95 or Windows Page Type phdisk /create /partition and press Enter Creating an S2D File for Windows NT Back to Contents Action Error Messages Diagnostics Nnnn Avoiding IRQ Assignment Conflicts 0260System timer error IRQ6 Memory Allocations Upper Memory Map Address Range Use Memory Map LPT1 Technical Assistance World Wide Web on the Internet Help Tools AutoTech Service Automated Order-Status System Problems With Your Order Before You Call Diagnostics Checklist Back to Contents Overview Europe Contact Numbers International Dialing Codes Country City International Dialing Codes Italy Milan Japan Kawasaki France Paris Montpellier Germany LangenKorea Seoul Malaysia Penang Mexico Colonia Granada Americas Contact Numbers Sales, Customer Support ChileSantiago Technical Support Latin America Mexico Dell Home and Small Business Group Return Material Authorization Numbers Customer ServiceTechnical Support Return Material Authorization Numbers Europe Contact Numbers Department Name or ServiceCountry City Austria Belgium Finland Czech RepublicDenmark Ireland FranceGermany Italy BrayMilan Luxembourg Norway Netherlands Poland Mail norsupport@dell.comSpain Sweden Switzerland Asia and Other Regions Contact Numbers Hong Kong Japan Brunei ChinaXiamen Macau KoreaMalaysia New Zealand Southeast Asian/Pacific Countries Singapore709 706 Thailand Taiwan Using CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drives Types of Supported Discs Caring for CDs and DVDs Back to Contents Media Bay