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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1525/1526
Owner’s Manual
Model PP29L
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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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. ___________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever w
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Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecti
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3 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Switching the Video Image From Your Computer Display To a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate . . . . . . 38 4 Using the Keyboard and Touchpad . . . . . 39 Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Configuring Power Management Settings . . . . . 48 Using the Sleep Power State . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 6 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Playing Media Using Dell Trav
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Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . 71 HDMI (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Enabling the Display Settings for a TV . . . . . . . 74 7 Using the Optional Camera . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Accessing the Camera’s Help File . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Manually Adjusting the Camera Settings . . . . . . . . 76 Creating a Picture or a Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 8 Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 84 Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem . . . . 85 Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network) . . . . . . . . . . . 88 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . . . . . 88 Checking Your
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Network Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 PC TuneUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 PC CheckUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Optical drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . . 104 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 ExpressCard Problems . . . . . . . . .
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Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 120 No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 121 No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . .
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Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Removing the Hinge Cover . . .
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13 Traveling With Your Computer . . . . . . . 153 Identifying Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Packing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Traveling by Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 14 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 156 DellConnect . . . . . . . .
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A Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Viewing the System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . 172 System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Computer, Keyboard, and Display . . . . . . . . . 174 Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Finding Information NOTE: Some features may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some features may not be available in certain countries. NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer. What Are You Looking For? Find It Here A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities Media Drivers for my computer Documentation and drivers are already Device documentation installed on your computer. You can use the Drivers and Utilities media to Notebook System
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) Safety instructions Regulatory information Ergonomics information End User License Agreement How to set up my computer Setup Diagram ® ® Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License Microsoft Windows License Label These labels are located on your computer. Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use su
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website — support.dell.com tips, articles from technicians, online NOTE: Select your region or business courses, and frequently asked questions segment to view the appropriate support site. Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as the memory, hard drive, and operating system Customer Care — Contact information, service call
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Software upgrades and troubleshooting Dell Support Utility hints — Frequently asked questions, The Dell Support Utility is an automated hot topics, and general health of your upgrade and notification system installed computing environment on your computer. This support provides real-time health scans of your computing environment, software updates, and relevant self-support information. Access the Dell Support Utility from the icon on the taskbar
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media The operating system is already installed on your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use one of the following methods: Microsoft Windows System Restore — Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without affecting data files. Operating System Installation Media — If you received operating system media with your computer, you can u
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18 Finding Information
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About Your Computer Front View 1 3 2 17 16 4 15 5 6 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 About Your Computer 19
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1 camera indicator (optional) 2 camera (optional) 3 display 4 power button 5 media control buttons (7) 6 keyboard 7 touch pad 8 8-in-1 media card reader 9 analog microphone 10 microphone connector 11 headphone connectors (2) 12 consumer IR 13 touch pad buttons (2) 14 device status lights 15 Dell MediaDirect™ button 16 keyboard status lights 17 digital array microphones (optional) CAMERA INDICATOR — Indicates that the camera is on. Based on configuration selections you made when ordering your co
