Dell Inspiron 1320 Setup Guide - Page 5

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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 Set Up Microsoft® Windows Vista 9 Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional 10 Connect to the Internet (Optional 12 Using Your Inspiron Laptop 14 Right Side Features 14 Left Side Features 16 Computer Base Features 18 Media Controls 21 Display Features 22 Removing and Replacing the Battery 24 Software Features 26 Solving Problems 29 Beep Codes 29 Network Problems 31 Power Problems 32 Memory Problems 34 Lockups and Software Problems 35 Using Support Tools 37 Dell Support Center 37 System Messages 38 Hardware Troubleshooter 40 Dell Diagnostics 40 Restoring Your Operating System 43 System Restore 44 Dell Factory Image Restore 45 Operating System Reinstallation 47 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
Set Up Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . 9
Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional). . . . . 10
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 12
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Computer Base Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Display Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing and Replacing the Battery
. . . . . 24
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Beep Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . .43
System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating System Reinstallation
. . . . . . . . . 47
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