Dell PP10L owner manual

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Dell™ Inspiron™ 510m

Owner’s Manual

Model PP10L

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Contents

Main Notes, Notices, and Cautions Abbreviations and Acronyms Contents 1 A Tour of Your Computer 2 Setting Up Your Computer 4 3 Using a Battery 4 Using the Module Bay 5 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad 6 Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia 7 Setting Up a Home and Office Network 6 8 Solving Problems 9 Adding and Replacing Parts 10 Appendix Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Page Finding Information Page NOTE: Page A Tour of Your Computer Front View 14 NOTE: Page 16 The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following: Left View Page 18 Right View Back View Page Page Page Bottom View Page Setting Up Your Computer Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet Connection Modem and Internet Connection Problems Page E-Mail Problems Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a Parallel Printer Connecting a USB Printer 30 3 Printer Problems Power Protection Devices Surge Protectors Line Conditioners Uninterruptible Power Supplies Turning Off Your Computer Using a Battery Battery Performance Checking the Battery Charge Dell QuickSet Battery Meter Microsoft Windows Power Meter Charge Gauge Low-Battery Warning Charging the Battery Removing a Battery Installing a Battery Removing and Installing a Reserve Battery Storing a Battery Power Problems Page Page Using the Module Bay About the Module Bay Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Turned Off Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Running Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Numeric Keypad 44 Keyboard Shortcuts Advanced System Functions Battery CD or DVD Tray Display Functions Radios (Including Wireless Networking and Bluetooth Wireless Technology) Power Management Speaker Functions If no sound comes from the speakers, press <Fn><End> and adjust the volume. Microsoft Windows Logo Key Functions Touch Pad Customizing the Touch Pad Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 48 External Keyboard Problems Unexpected Characters Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia Using CDs and DVDs Drive Problems If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive 50 If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, or DVD If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray 52 If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound If the CD-RW drive stops writing If you have problems with a hard drive Sound and Speaker Problems If you have a problem with integrated speakers If you have a problem with external speakers Copying CDs and DVDs How to Copy a CD or DVD Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs Helpful Tips Connecting a Television to the Computer S-Video Connection Page Composite Video Connection Page Enabling the Display Settings for a Television Page Page Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter Network Setup Wizard Network Problems Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network Determining Your Network Type Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft Windows XP Page Page Page Solving Problems Error Messages Video and Display Problems If the display is blank If the display is difficult to read If only part of the display is readable Modem and Internet Connection Problems Scanner Problems Floppy Disk and Hard Drive Problems If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive If you have problems with a hard drive PC Card Problems 76 General Program Problems A program crashes Resolving Other Technical Problems A program stops responding A solid blue screen appears If Your Dell Computer Gets Wet If You Drop or Damage Your Computer Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Restoring Your Operating System Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore Page Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell Diagnostics Page Page Adding and Replacing Parts Before You Begin Recommended Tools Shutting Down Your Computer Page Adding Memory Page Adding a Mini PCI Card Page Page Replacing the Hard Drive Returning a Hard Drive to Dell Keyboard Page Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Page Page Appendix Specifications Page Page Page Page Page Using the System Setup Program Viewing the System Setup Screens System Setup Screens Commonly Used Options Changing the Boot Sequence Changing Printer Modes Changing COM Ports Enabling the Infrared Sensor FCC Notices (U.S. Only) Page NOM Information (Mexico Only) Contacting Dell Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C D H I K L M R S T U V W