Dell Inspiron 546 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 5)

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Setting Up Your Inspiron ™ Desktop . . . . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . . 8
Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . . 8
Connect the Power Cables to Your
Display and Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows Vista
® Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 11
Using Your Inspiron ™ Desktop . . . . . . . . . .14
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
System Recovery Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 38
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Technical Support and Customer
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DellConnect
™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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