Dell Inspiron M411R 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 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 18 Back View Features 22 Front View Features 24 Status Lights and Indicators 26 Disabling Battery Charging 27 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 28 Touch Pad Gestures 32 Multimedia Control Keys 34 Using the Optical Drive 36 Display Features 38 Removing and Replacing the Top Cover (Optional 40 Removing and Replacing the Battery 44 Software Features 46 Dell DataSafe Online Backup 47 Dell Stage 48 Solving Problems 50 Beep Codes 50 Network Problems 51 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 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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Back View Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Status Lights and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . .26
Disabling Battery Charging
. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Touch Pad Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Multimedia Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Using the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Removing and Replacing the Top
Cover (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . .44
Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Dell DataSafe Online Backup. . . . . . . . . . 47
Dell Stage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Solving Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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