Dell Inspiron 7500 Reference And Troubleshooting Guide

xiiiTypographical Conventions
The following list defines (where appropriate) and illustrates typographical 
conventions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this    
document:•
Interface components are window titles, button and icon names, menu names 
and selections, and other options that appear on the monitor screen or display. 
They are presented in bold.
Example: Click OK.•
Keycaps, the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are enclosed in 
angle brackets.
Example:...

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Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your display or external monitor. 
It can be a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are instructed 
to type as part of a command (referred to as a command line). Screen text is 
presented in the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on your screen:No boot device available
•
Variables are symbols for which you substitute a value. They are presented in 
italics.
Example: module n (where n represents the memory...

xvContents
Chapter 1Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Front View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Back View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Look and Listen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Finding Software Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Installing and Configuring Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Start-Up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

xviiChapter 4Installing System Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Installing the Windows 98 Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Installing Drivers and Utilities for
Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installing the Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installing the Video Driver . . . . . . . . . ....

xviiiAppendix ATechnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Appendix BUsing the Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Accessing the Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
System Devices Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

xixAppendix EWarranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000
Statement of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-1
Limited Three-Year Warranty (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Coverage During Year One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Coverage During Years Two and Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Figure D-1.VCCI Class A ITE Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Figure D-2.VCCI Class B ITE Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Figure D-3.MOC Class A Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9
Figure D-4.MOC Class B Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9Tables
Table 3-1.Boot Routine Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Figure 1-1.Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1-2.Back View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Figure 2-1.Using the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Figure 2-2.Removing a Device From the Media Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-3.Removing a Device From the MegaBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4...

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