Dell Inspiron Mini 12 1210 Inspiron Mini 12 Setup Guide - Page 5

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INSPIRON 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 Ubuntu® Information 9 Windows Vista® Setup 9 Connect to the Internet (Optional 10 Using Your Inspiron Laptop 14 Left Side Features 16 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 18 Display Features 20 Removing and Replacing the Battery 21 Software Features 22 Solving Problems 24 Network Problems 24 Power Problems 25 Memory Problems 26 Lockups and Software Problems 27 Dell Support Center 29 Using Support Tools 29 System Messages 30 Hardware Troubleshooter 31 Dell Diagnostics 32 Restoring Your Operating System 34 System Restore 34 Dell Factory Image Restore 36 Operating System Reinstallation 37 3

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INSPIRON
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
Ubuntu
®
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows Vista
®
Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 10
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Computer Base and Keyboard Features . . . 18
Display Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing and Replacing the Battery
. . . . . 21
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 27
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .34
System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operating System Reinstallation
. . . . . . . . . 37
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