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Problem When I close the lid of my notebook, the display of the external monitor goes blank. Possible Solution By default, most notebooks go into Standby or Hibernate mode when the lid is closed. To change this setting: Open the Control Panel and select Power Options. • Windows Vista: Select Choose what closing the lid does on the left column. Select the When I close the lid, and then select Do nothing. • Windows XP: Select the Advanced tab. In the Power buttons section, under the option When I close the lid of my computer, select Do nothing. Audio Output Problem Possible Solution I cannot hear anything through my notebook speakers and my built-in microphone does not work after connecting to the Dell Wireless Dock. By default, most notebooks send the audio output to the Dell Wireless Dock when associated, thereby disabling your notebook's built-in speakers and microphone. To enable the speakers and microphone: 1 Open the UWB Radio and Host Settings window in the Wireless USB Manager. 2 Select Laptop to enable the speakers and microphone on your notebook. NOTE: You must restart the application currently using the audio device to enable this change. Troubleshooting 33

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Troubleshooting
33
Audio Output
When I close the
lid of my notebook,
the display of the
external monitor
goes blank.
By default, most notebooks go into
Standby
or
Hibernate
mode when the lid is closed.
To change this setting:
Open the
Control Panel
and select
Power Options
.
•
Windows Vista
: Select
Choose what closing the lid does
on
the left column. Select the
When I close the lid
, and then
select
Do nothing
.
•
Windows XP
: Select the
Advanced
tab. In the
Power buttons
section, under the option
When I close the lid of my
computer
, select
Do nothing
.
Problem
Possible Solution
I cannot hear
anything through
my notebook
speakers and my
built-in microphone
does not work after
connecting to the
Dell Wireless Dock.
By default, most notebooks send the audio output to the
Dell Wireless Dock when associated, thereby disabling
your notebook’s built-in speakers and microphone.
To enable the speakers and microphone:
1
Open the
UWB Radio and Host Settings
window in
the
Wireless USB Manager
.
2
Select
Laptop
to enable the speakers and microphone
on your notebook.
NOTE:
You must restart the application currently using the
audio device to enable this change.
Problem
Possible Solution