Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (1018, Mid 2010) User Manual
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . . 7
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Create System Recovery Media
(Recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional). . . . . 12
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 14
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Right View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Computer Base and Keyboard Features . . . 18
Status Lights and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Touch Pad Gestures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 26
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dell DataSafe Online Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
My Dell Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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