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G2806bk2.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM
Dell™ Inspiron™ 9100
Owner’s Manual
Model PP09L
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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G2806bk2.book Page 2 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM 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 Dell™ Inspiron™ Help file
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G2806bk2.book Page 3 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM Contents CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SAFETY: Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SAFETY: Air Travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SAFETY: EMC Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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G2806bk2.book Page 4 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3 Optimizing Performance DDR Memory and Processor Front-Side Bus .
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G2806bk2.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM 6 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Numeric Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 CD or DVD Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Display Functions . . . . . . . .
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G2806bk2.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM 8 Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Network Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Determining Your Network Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 ® ® Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft Windows XP. . . . . 69 Configuring Security Settings
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G2806bk2.book Page 7 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM CD or DVD Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray . . . . . . . . . . 85 If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 If you have a problem with integrated speakers. . . . . . . . . .
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G2806bk2.book Page 8 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Hinge Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Reserve Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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G2806bk2.book Page 9 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM 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. SAFETY: 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
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G2806bk2.book Page 10 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM SAFETY: Power Use only the Dell-provided AC adapter approved for use with this computer. Use of another AC adapter may cause a fire or explosion. Before you connect the computer to an electrical outlet, check the AC adapter voltage rating to ensure that the required voltage and frequency match the available power source. To remove the computer from all power sources, turn the computer off, disconnect the AC adapter from the electric
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G2806bk2.book Page 11 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM SAFETY: 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 while on an aircraft. – In order to best
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G2806bk2.book Page 12 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. As you pull out the connector, keep it evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. Handle components with care. Hold a component such as a memory module by its edges, not its pins. When preparing to remove a memory module from t
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G2806bk2.book Page 13 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM SAFETY: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm electronic components inside your computer. To prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic components, such as a memory module. You can do so by touching any connector on the back panel of the computer. As you continue to work inside the computer, periodically touch any connector on the ba
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G2806bk2.book Page 14 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM 14 Safety Instructions www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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G2806bk2.book Page 15 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM Finding Information What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to access tutorials and other how-to information Dell Solution Center How to get a copy of my invoice On your Windows desktop How to extend my warranty ® How to access Dell Support on my Microsoft ® Windows desktop (U.S. only) Additional documentation, tools, troubleshooting information, and links to online support resources A diagnostic program for my computer Driv
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G2806bk2.book Page 16 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to set up my computer Setup Diagram ® ® Tips on using Microsoft Windows The Dell Inspiron Help File How to play CDs and DVDs 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. How to use standby mode and hibernate mode 2 Click User and system guides and click User’s guides. How to change my display resolution 3 Click Dell Inspiron Help. How to clean my computer Service Tag and Expres
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G2806bk2.book Page 17 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Latest drivers for my computer Dell Support Website — support.dell.com Answers to technical service and support questions The Dell Support website provides several online Online discussions with other users and tools, including: technical support Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles Documentation for my computer from technicians, and online courses Community — Online discu
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G2806bk2.book Page 18 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM 18 Finding Information www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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G2806bk2.book Page 19 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM A Tour of Your Computer Front View display latch display keyboard status lights power button device status mute button lights volume control keyboard button media control track stick buttons touch pad track stick/touch pad buttons display latch release speakers DISPLAY LATCH — Keeps the display closed. DISPLAY — For more information about your display, see the Dell Inspiron Help file. To access the help file, see page 16. A Tour of Yo
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G2806bk2.book Page 20 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 8:48 AM POWER BUTTON — Press the power button to turn on the computer or to enter or exit a power management mode. NOTICE: To avoid losing data when you turn off your computer, shut down your computer through the Start menu instead of pressing the power button. DEVICE STATUS LIGHTS Turns on when you turn on the computer. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. NOTICE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the light
