Dell Xps Gen 2 Manual
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Inspiron™ XPS Gen 2 Owner’s Manual Model PP14L G8011bk2.book Page 1 Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:50 PM
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Dell Inspiron Help file. To access the help file, see page 9. If you purchased a...
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Contents3 Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1 A Tour of Your Computer Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bottom View . . . . . ....
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4Contents Charge Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Removing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Installing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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Contents5 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Speaker Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 6 Using PC Cards PC Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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6Contents Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 External keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Unexpected characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The computer does not start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 A...
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Contents7 9 Adding and Replacing Parts Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . . . . ....
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8Contents Macrovision Product Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 G8011bk2.book Page 8 Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:50 PM
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Finding Information9 Finding Information NOTE: Some features may not be available for your computer or in certain countries. NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer. What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Warranty information Terms and conditions (U.S. only) Safety instructions Regulatory information Ergonomics information End user license agreementDell™ Product Information Guide How to set up my computer Setup Diagram Tips on using Microsoft® Windows® How to play...
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10Finding Information www.dell.com | support.dell.com How to remove and replace parts in my computerService Manual at support.dell.com Service Tag and Express Service Code Microsoft Windows License LabelService Tag and Microsoft Windows License These labels are located on the bottom of your computer. Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical...