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 Contents 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 Enable or Disable Wireless 9 Windows Vista® Setup 10 Connect to the Internet (Optional 10 Using Your Inspiron Laptop 14 Right Side Features 14 Left Side Features 16 Front Side Features 18 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 22 Media Controls 24 Display Features 25 Solving Problems 26 Removing and Replacing the Battery 26 Software Features 27 Network Problems 29 Power Problems 30 Memory Problems 32 Lockups and Software Problems 33 Using Support Tools 35 Dell Support Center 35 System Messages 36 Hardware Troubleshooter 38 Dell Diagnostics 38 Restoring Your Operating System 41 System Restore 42 Dell Factory Image Restore 44 Operating System Reinstallation 45 3

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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
Enable or Disable Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows Vista
®
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 10
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Display Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Removing and Replacing the Battery
. . . . . 26
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .41
System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operating System Reinstallation
. . . . . . . . . 45
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