Index 109
Index

A

air vents
description, 20
system view,2 0
audio connectors
description, 16
system view,1 6
audio. See sound

B

battery
charging, 29
checking the charge, 28
description, 17, 20
installing, 30
life expectancy,3 1
low-charge warning, 35
performance, 27
power conservation, 31
removing, 29
storing, 30
system view,17, 20
blanks
removing, 46
boot sequence, 88

C

CardBus technology
PC Cards, 45
CD drive
problems, 54
CDs
playing, 37
using, 37
Check Disk, 54
computer
crashes,59-60
specifications, 81
stops responding, 59
conflicts
software and hardware
incompatibilities, 70
Control Panel
power options, 34

D

Dell
contacting, 90-91
support policy,8 9
support site, 11
Dell Diagnostics, 51
Dell Premier Support
website, 9, 11
device status lights
description, 14
diagnostics
Dell, 51
display
description, 13
problems, 67
system view,1 3
display latch button
description, 13
system view,1 3
documentation
online, 11
Product Information Guide, 9
Setup Diagram, 9
drivers
about, 68
identifying, 69
reinstalling, 69
drives
problems, 53
See hard drive
DVD drive
problems, 54
DVDs
playing, 37
using, 37

E

error messages, 56