
O
operating system CD, 18 reinstalling, 18
reinstalling Windows Vista, 154
optical drive description, 25
P
passwords about, 85 forgetting, 86
PC Restore, 155
phone numbers, 165
playing CDs, 61
playing DVDs, 61
power
hibernate mode, 57 line conditioners, 39 modes for managing power
usage, 55 problems, 135 protection devices, 39 standby mode, 56 surge protectors, 39 UPS, 39
power light conditions, 135
power management conserving battery power, 56
printer cable, 37 connecting, 37 problems, 137 setting up, 37 USB, 37
problems
blue screen, 132 CD drive, 119
Dell MediaDirect, 132 drives, 119
DVD drive, 119 error messages, 123 hard drive, 120
IEEE 1394 connector, 128 keyboard, 129
lockups, 130 network, 134 power, 135
power light conditions, 135 printer, 137
program crashes repeatedly, 131 program stops responding, 131 programs and Windows
compatibility, 131 restore computer to previous
operating state, 154