Document Outline

• Owner’s Manual
  • Finding Information
• A Tour of Your Computer
  • Front View
  • Left View
  • Right View
  • Back View
  • Bottom View
• Setting Up Your Computer
  • Connecting to the Internet
    • Setting Up Your Internet Connection
  • Modem and Internet Connection Problems
  • E-Mail Problems
  • Setting Up a Printer
    • Printer Cable
    • Connecting a Parallel Printer
    • Connecting a USB Printer
  • Printer Problems
  • Power Protection Devices
    • Surge Protectors
    • Line Conditioners
    • Uninterruptible Power Supplies
  • Turning Off Your Computer
• Using a Battery
  • Battery Performance
  • Checking the Battery Charge
    • Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter
    • Microsoft® Windows® Power Meter
    • Charge Gauge
    • Low-Battery Warning
  • Charging the Battery
  • Removing a Battery
  • Installing a Battery
  • Removing and Installing a Reserve Battery
  • Storing a Battery
  • Power Problems
• Using the Module Bay
  • About the Module Bay
  • Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Turned Off
  • Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Running
• Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
  • Numeric Keypad
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • System Functions
    • Battery
    • CD or DVD Tray
    • Display Functions
    • Radios (Including Wireless Networking and Bluetooth® Wireless Technology)
    • Power Management
    • Speaker Functions
    • Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions
  • Touch Pad
  • Customizing the Touch Pad
  • Touch Pad or Mouse Problems
  • External Keyboard Problems
  • Unexpected Characters
• Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia
  • Using CDs and DVDs
  • Drive Problems
    • If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive
    • If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, or DVD
    • If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray
    • If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
    • If the CD-RW drive stops writing
    • If you have problems with a hard drive
  • Sound and Speaker Problems
    • If you have a problem with integrated speakers
    • If you have a problem with external speakers
  • Copying CDs and DVDs
    • How to Copy a CD or DVD
    • Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs
    • Helpful Tips
  • Connecting a Television to the Computer
    • S-Video Connection
    • Composite Video Connection
    • Enabling the Display Settings for a Television
• Setting Up a Home and Office Network
  • Connecting to a Network Adapter
  • Network Setup Wizard
  • Network Problems
  • Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
    • Determining Your Network Type
    • Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP
• Solving Problems
  • Error Messages
  • Video and Display Problems
    • If the display is blank
    • If the display is difficult to read
    • If only part of the display is readable
  • Modem and Internet Connection Problems
  • Scanner Problems
    • If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive
    • If you have problems with a hard drive
  • PC Card Problems
  • General Program Problems
    • A program crashes
    • A program stops responding
    • A solid blue screen appears
    • Error messages appear
  • Resolving Other Technical Problems
  • If Your Dell™ Computer Gets Wet
  • If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
  • Drivers
    • What Is a Driver?
    • Identifying Drivers
    • Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
  • Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
  • Restoring Your Operating System
    • Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore
    • Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec
  • Dell Diagnostics
    • When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
• Adding and Replacing Parts
  • Before You Begin
    • Recommended Tools
    • Shutting Down Your Computer
  • Adding Memory
  • Adding a Mini PCI Card
  • Replacing the Hard Drive
    • Returning a Hard Drive to Dell
  • Keyboard
  • Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
• Appendix
  • Specifications
  • Using the System Setup Program
  • Viewing the System Setup Screens
  • System Setup Screens
  • Commonly Used Options
    • Changing the Boot Sequence
    • Changing Printer Modes
    • Changing COM Ports
  • Enabling the Infrared Sensor
  • FCC Notices (U.S. Only)
    • NOM Information (Mexico Only)
  • Contacting Dell
• Index