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Dell™ Inspiron™ 500m
Owner’s Manual
Model PP05L
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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3Y647bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Glossary in the Tell
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3Y647bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM Contents CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Air Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 EMC Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 When Using Your Com
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3Y647bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM E-Mail Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . . . . . 36 Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecting a Parallel Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecting a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Printer Problems . . . . . .
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3Y647bk0.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Turned Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 If the Device Screw Is Not Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 If the Device Screw Is Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer Is Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 If the Device Screw Is Not Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3Y647bk0.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM CD and DVD Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 If you cannot play a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray . . . . . 68 If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound . . . . . . 69 If the CD-RW drive stops writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 If you have a problem with integ
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3Y647bk0.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 If the display is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 If you cannot sa
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3Y647bk0.book Page 8 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM ® ® Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Before You Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Reinstalling Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Reinstalling Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8 Adding and Replacing Parts Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Adding a Mini PCI Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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3Y647bk0.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM One-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee (Latin America and the Caribbean Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 ® ® Intel Warranty Statement for Pentium and ® Celeron Processors Only (U.S. and Canada Only) . . . . . . . 158 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Contents 9
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3Y647bk0.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM 10 Contents
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3Y647bk0.book Page 11 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM CAUTION: Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your computer and working environment from potential damage. General • Do not attempt to service the computer yourself unless you are a trained service technician. Always follow installation instructions closely. • If you use an extension power cable with your AC adapter, ensure that the total ampere rating of th
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3Y647bk0.book Page 12 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM CAUTION: Safety Instructions (continued) • To help avoid the potential hazard of electric shock, do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform maintenance or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. Do not use your computer during an electrical storm unless all cables have been disconnected and the computer is operating on battery power. • If your computer includes a modem, the cable used with the modem should b
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3Y647bk0.book Page 13 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM CAUTION: Safety Instructions (continued) • Be sure that nothing rests on your AC adapter’s power cable and that the cable is not located where it can be tripped over or stepped on. • If you are using a multiple-outlet power strip, use caution when plugging the AC adapter’s power cable into the power strip. Some power strips may allow you to insert the plug incorrectly. Incorrect insertion of the power plug could result in permanent dam
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3Y647bk0.book Page 14 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM CAUTION: Safety Instructions (continued) Air Travel • Certain Federal Aviation Administration regulations and/or airline-specific restrictions may apply to the operation of your Dell computer while you are on board an aircraft. For example, such regulations/restrictions may prohibit the use of any personal electronic device (PED) that has the capacity for intentional transmission of radio frequency or other electromagnetic signals whi
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3Y647bk0.book Page 15 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM When Using Your Computer Observe the following safe-handling guidelines to prevent damage to your computer: • When setting up the computer for work, place it on a level surface. • When traveling, do not check the computer as baggage. You can put your computer through an X-ray security machine, but never put your computer through a metal detector. If you have the computer checked by hand, be sure to have a charged battery available in c
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3Y647bk0.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM When Using Your Computer (continued) • Clean the display with a soft, clean cloth and water. Apply the water to the cloth; then stroke the cloth across the display in one direction, moving from the top of the display to the bottom. Remove moisture from the display quickly and keep the display dry. Long- term exposure to moisture can damage the display. Do not use a commercial window cleaner to clean your display. • If your computer get
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3Y647bk0.book Page 17 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM When Using Your Computer (continued) 4 Ground yourself by touching any unpainted metal surface on the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch the unpainted metal surface to dissipate any static electricity that might harm internal components. Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm electronic components inside your computer. To prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your
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3Y647bk0.book Page 18 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM 18 When Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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3Y647bk0.book Page 19 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM 1 SE CTI O N 1 A Tour of Your Computer Front View Left Side View Right Side View Back View Bottom View
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3Y647bk0.book Page 20 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 3:24 PM Front View display keyboard status lights power button device status lights keyboard touch pad buttons touch pad speaker speaker display latch DISPLAY — For more information about your display, see the Tell Me How help file. To access the help file, see "Accessing Help" on page 86. POWER BUTTON — Press the power button to turn on the computer or exit a power management mode. For more information about power management, see the Tell Me
