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Dell™ Vostro™ 1500 Owner’s Manual
Model PP22L
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
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Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 21 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 3 Setti
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Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 46 4 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper . . . 47 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Windows Vista™ . . . . . . . . . . .
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Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 6 Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter . . . . . . . . . . . 60 ® ® Microsoft Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . . 61 Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . .
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Copying CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Media . . . 70 How to Copy a CD, DVD, or BD . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media . . . . . . . 71 Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Using Dell MediaDirect™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 97 Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Setting Up a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Checking Your Wireless Network Ca
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12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dell Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dell PC TuneUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dell PC Checkup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Dell Network Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 DellConnect . . . . . . .
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Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Restoring your Microsoft Windows Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 ® Restoring Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Restoring Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 13 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 161 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 162 Hard Drive . . .
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Wireless Mini-Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Removing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Replacing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Replacing a WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Removing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Replacing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Flash Cache Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Removing the FCM . . . . . .
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16 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 198 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 199 Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Product Information . . . . . . . .
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Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . 220 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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14 Contents
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1 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 Syste
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to set up my computer Setup Diagram • How to remove and replace parts Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista™ Help and Support Center • Specifications 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ • How to configure system settings Dell User and System Guides→ • How to troubleshoot and solve System Guides. problems 2 Click the User’s Guide for your computer. • Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows ® ® Product Key •Microsoft
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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 • Community — Online discussion with site. 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 • How to use Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Help and Support Windows Vista™ Microsoft Windows XP: • How to work with programs and files 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. • How to personalize my desktop 2 Either select one of the topics listed, or type a word or phrase that describes your problem into the Search box, click the arrow icon, and then click the topic that describes your problem. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. M
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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. • Dell PC Restore — Dell PC Restore returns your computer to its original operating state. Dell PC Restore m
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20 Finding Information
