Dell Inspiron 5100 and 5150 Owners Manual
Working Inside Your Computer Battery Disposal Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge A Tour of Your Computer Front View Left Side View Right Side View . Back View . Bottom View 2 Setting Up Your Computer Adjusting Font and Icon Sizes Adjusting Font Sizes Adjusting Icon Sizes Dell™ QuickSet Features Clicking the QuickSet Icon Double-Clicking the QuickSet Icon Right-Clicking the QuickSet Icon . Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet Connection Modem and Internet Connection Problems E-Mail Problems Transferring Information to a New Computer Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a USB Printer Printer Problems Power Protection Devices Surge Protectors Line Conditioners Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Turning Off Your Computer 3 Using a Battery Battery Performance Checking the Battery Charge Power Meter Low-Battery Warning Charging the Battery Removing a Battery Installing a Battery Storing a Battery Battery and Power Problems If battery life is short If the battery is not charging 4 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Dell™ AccessDirect™ Button Reprogramming the Button Numeric Keypad Keyboard Shortcuts System Functions Display Functions Speaker Functions Power Management Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions Touch Pad Customizing the Touch Pad Touch Pad or Mouse Problems External Keyboard Problems Unexpected Characters . 5 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia Using CDs and DVDs CD or DVD Problems If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound If the CD-RW or DVD+RW drive stops writing If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray 56 Sound and Speaker Problems If you have a problem with integrated speakers . If you have a problem with external speakers . Connecting a Television to the Computer S-Video Connection Composite Video Connection Enabling the Display Settings for a Television 6 Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter Network Setup Wizard Network Problems Connecting to Wireless Local Area Networks Determining Your Network Type Connecting to a Network in Windows XP . Finalizing Your Network Connection (Security Settings) 7 Solving Problems Finding Solutions Accessing Help 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 . Scanner Problems Drive Problems If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive . If you have problems with a hard drive PC Card Problems General Program Problems A program crashes A program stops responding . Error messages appear Resolving Other Technical Problems If Your Computer Gets Wet . If You Drop or Damage Your Computer Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers Reinstalling Drivers Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using System Restore Creating a Restore Point Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State Undoing the Last System Restore Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP . Before You Reinstall Reinstalling Windows XP 8 Adding and Replacing Parts Before You Add or Replace Parts . Memory Modem and Mini PCI Card Adding a Modem Adding a Mini PCI Card Hard Drive Returning a Hard Drive to Dell CD or DVD Drive Keyboard . 9 Appendix Specifications Using the System Setup Program Overview . Viewing the System Setup Screens System Setup Screens Commonly Used Options System and Battery Performance Optimization System Performance Overview Variable Speed Fan Optimizing Power Consumption and Battery Charge Time Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) Definition of “Dell-Installed” Software and Peripherals Definition of “Third-Party” Software and Peripherals Contacting Dell Regulatory Notices NOM Information (Mexico Only)
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