Dell Inspiron 5100 and 5150 Notebook Owner’s Manual Guide
Description: Dell Inspiron 5100 and 5150 Notebook Owner’s Manual
Language: English
File Size: 2.50 MB
Content:
CAUTION: Safety Instructions 11 General 11 Power 12 Battery 13 Air Travel 14 EMC Instructions 14 When Using Your Computer 15 Ergonomic Computing Habits 16 When Working Inside Your Computer 16 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge 17 Battery Disposal 17 1 A Tour of Your Computer Front View 20
Left Side View 23 Right Side View 24 Back View 26 Bottom View 29 2 Setting Up Your Computer Adjusting Font and Icon Sizes 32 Adjusting Font Sizes 32
Adjusting Icon Sizes 32 Dell™ QuickSet Features 32 Clicking the QuickSet Icon 32 Double-Clicking the QuickSet Icon 33 Right-Clicking the QuickSet Icon 33 Connecting to the Internet 33 Setting Up Your Internet Connection 34 Modem and Internet Connection Problems 35 E-Mail Problems 36 Transferring Information to a New Computer 36 Setting Up a Printer 37 Printer Cable 37 Connecting a USB Printer 38 Printer Problems 38 Power Protection Devices 39
Surge Protectors 39 Line Conditioners 39 Uninterruptible Power Supplies 40 Turning Off Your Computer 40 3 Using a Battery Battery Performance 42 Checking the Battery Charge 43 Power Meter 43 Low-Battery Warning 43 Charging the Battery 43 Removing a Battery 44 Installing a Battery 45 Storing a Battery 45 Battery and Power Problems 45 If the battery is not charging 46 If battery life is short 46 4 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Dell™ AccessDirect™ Button 48 Reprogramming the Button 48 Numeric Keypad 48 Keyboard Shortcuts 49 System Functions 49 Display Functions 49 Power Management 50 Speaker Functions 50 Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions 50 Touch Pad 51 Customizing the Touch Pad 52 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 52 External Keyboard Problems 53 Unexpected Characters 53 5 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia Using CDs and DVDs 56 CD or DVD Problems 56 If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW 56 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray 56 If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound 56 If the CD-RW or DVD+RW drive stops writing 56 Sound and Speaker Problems 57 If you have a problem with integrated speakers 57 If you have a problem with external speakers 57 Connecting a Television to the Computer 58 S-Video Connection 58 Composite Video Connection 60 Enabling the Display Settings for a Television 62 6 Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter 66 Network Setup Wizard 66 Network Problems 67 Connecting to Wireless Local Area Networks 67 Determining Your Network Type 68 Connecting to a Network in Windows XP 68 Finalizing Your Network Connection (Security Settings) 71 7 Solving Problems Finding Solutions 78 Accessing Help 80 Error Messages 80 Video and Display Problems 81 If the display is blank 81 If the display is difficult to read 82 If only part of the display is readable 83 Scanner Problems 83 Drive Problems 84 If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive 84 If you have problems with a hard drive 85 PC Card Problems 85 General Program Problems 85 A program crashes 86 A program stops responding 86 Error messages appear 86 Resolving Other Technical Problems 86 If Your Computer Gets Wet 87 If You Drop or Damage Your Computer 88 Drivers 88 What Is a Driver? 88 Identifying Drivers 89 Reinstalling Drivers 89 Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 91 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 92 Using System Restore 92 Creating a Restore Point 93 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State 93 Undoing the Last System Restore 94 Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP 94 Before You Reinstall 94 Reinstalling Windows XP 95 8 Adding and Replacing Parts Before You Add or Replace Parts 100 Memory 100 Modem and Mini PCI Card 102 Adding a Modem 103 Adding a Mini PCI Card 104 Hard Drive 106 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 108 CD or DVD Drive 108 Keyboard 109 9 Appendix Specifications 114 Using the System Setup Program 121 Overview 121 Viewing the System Setup Screens 122 System Setup Screens 122 Commonly Used Options 122 System and Battery Performance Optimization 124 System Performance Overview 124 Optimizing Power Consumption and Battery Charge Time 124 Variable Speed Fan 125 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.SOnly) 125 Definition of “Dell-Installed” Software and Peripherals 125 Definition of “Third-Party” Software and Peripherals 126 Contacting Dell 126 Regulatory Notices 143 NOM Information (Mexico Only) 144 Limited Warranties and Return Policy 145 Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (U.SOnly) 145 “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy (U.SOnly) 148 Limited Warranty Terms for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (Canada Only) 148 “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy (Canada Only) 151 Dell Software and Peripherals (Canada Only) 152 1-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee (Latin America and the Caribbean Only) 153 Intel® Warranty Statement for Pentium® and Celeron® Processors Only (U.Sand Canada Only) 155 Index 157.
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