Dell Studio 15z Setup Guide - Page 5

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 Contents Setting Up Your Studio 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 Windows Vista 9 Connect to the Internet (Optional 9 Using Your Studio Laptop 12 Right Side Features 12 Left Side Features 16 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 18 Media Controls 19 Display Features 21 Removing and Replacing the Battery 22 Using the Optical Disc Drive 23 Software Features 24 Solving Problems 27 Beep Codes 27 Network Problems 29 Power Problems 29 Memory Problems 30 Lockups and Software Problems 31 Dell Support Center 33 Using Support Tools 33 System Messages 34 Hardware Troubleshooter 35 Dell Diagnostics 36 Restoring Your Operating System 38 System Restore 38 Dell Factory Image Restore 40 Operating System Reinstallation 41 3

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Setting Up Your Studio 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 Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Your Studio Laptop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Computer Base and Keyboard Features . . . 18
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Display Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing and Replacing the Battery
. . . . . 22
Using the Optical Disc Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Beep Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 31
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . .38
System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operating System Reinstallation
. . . . . . . . . 41
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