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Dell™ Latitude™ D530
User’s Guide
Model PP17L
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. © 2007–2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatso
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Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Transferrin
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Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Standby and Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Hibernate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Configuring Power Management Settings . . . . . . . 44 Accessing Power Options Properties . . . . . . . 44 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Using a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper . . . 53 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ® Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using Both a Monitor and Your Computer Display . . . 55 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 79 Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . 79 Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows ® Vista Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . 80 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . 80 Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 81 Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wi
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10 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 About Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Using a Primary (or System) Password . . . . . . 94 Using an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 95 Using a Hard Drive Password . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Enabling the TPM Feature . . . . . . . . . . .
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When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . 103 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 103 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Optional Drivers and Utilities Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Dell Support Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Accessing the Dell Support Utility . . . . . . . . . 107 Clicking the Dell Support Icon . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon . . . . . . .
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System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Changing the Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Changing COM Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Enabling the Infrared Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . 126 14 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . .
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17 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 144 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 145 Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Product Information . . . . . . . .
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Contents 11
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12 Contents
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1 Finding Information NOTE: Some features or media may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some features or media 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 installed on your computer. You can use • Notebook System Software (NSS) the Drivers and Utilitie
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to set up my computer Quick Reference Guide • Basic troubleshooting information NOTE: This document may be optional and may not ship with your computer. • How to run the Dell Diagnostics NOTE: This document is available as a PDF at support.dell.com. •Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide • Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) •Safety instructions •Regulatory information • Ergonomics information • End User License Agreement • Specification
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License Label • Microsoft Windows Product Key NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag and Microsoft Windows license labels are located on your computer. Your computer’s Service Tag contains both a Service Tag number and an Express Service Code. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct
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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 • Software upgrades and troubleshooting Dell Support Utility hints — Frequently asked questions, hot The Dell Support Utility is an automated 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 in the taskbar
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to use Microsoft Windows XP Windows Help and Support • How to use Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP: 1 Click the Start button and click Help • How to work with programs and files 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 instructio
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media NOTE: The Operating System media may be optional and may not ship with your computer. The operating system is already installed on your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System media (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 131). After you reinstall your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall drivers for the devices that came
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20 Finding Information
