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Dell™ Latitude™ ATG D630
User’s Guide
Model PP18L
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. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft Windows operating systems are not applicable. ____________________ Info
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Contents 1 Finding Information 2 About Your Computer Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3 Transferring
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Hibernate Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Configuring Power Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Accessing Power Options Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ba
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7 Setting Up and Using Networks Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 ® ® Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System . . 50 ® Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System. . 50 Wireless Local Area Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Checking Your Wireless Network Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Smart Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Card Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Extended Cards Installing a PC Card or ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ExpressC
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11 Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Diagnostic Light Codes During POST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Dell™ Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . . . . .
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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 PC Card Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Ensuring Sufficient Power for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Docking Power Considerations Printer Problems . . .
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Using the Hardware Troubleshooter Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Microsoft Windows Vista Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 ® ® Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Using the Operating System Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 14 Adding and Replacing
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Packing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Traveling by Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 17 Specifications 18 Getting Help Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media may be optional and • Drivers for my computer may not ship with your computer. • Notebook System Software (NSS) Documentati
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to set up my computer Quick Reference Guide NOTE: This document may be optional and may not ship with • Basic troubleshooting information your computer. • How to run the Dell Diagnostics • How to open my computer 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 Lice
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles Dell Support Website — support.dell.com from technicians, and online courses, frequently asked NOTE: Select your region or business segment to view the questions appropriate support site. • Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers • Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care — Contact information, service cal
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • Information on network activity, the Power Management Dell QuickSet Help Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the QuickSet QuickSet. ® ® icon in the Microsoft Windows taskbar. For more information on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet" on page 137. • 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
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2 About Your Computer Front View 1 2 15 14 3 13 12 4 11 5 10 9 7 6 8 About Your Computer 15
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1 display latch 2 display 3 power button 4 device status lights 5 keyboard 6 touch pad 7 fingerprint reader 8 speaker 9 touch pad buttons/track stick (optional) buttons 10 track stick 11 keyboard status lights 12 volume control buttons 13 ambient light sensor 14 mute button 15 keyboard illumination lights DEVICE STATUS LIGHTS 16 About Your Computer
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Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. NOTICE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the light is flashing. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless devices are enabled. ® Turns on when Bluetooth wireless technology is enabled. To enable or disable Bluetooth wireless technology, move the wireless switch to the "on" pos
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KEYBOARD STATUS LIGHTS The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following: Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled. 9 A Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled. Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled. KEYBOARD ILLUMINATION LIGHTS — Press and the right-arrow key to toggle on and off these lights for illumination of the keyboard in low-light environments (see "Keyboard Illumination" on page 40). TOUCH PAD — Provides the functionality of a mouse (
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AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR — Detects available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to compensate for low-light and high-light environments. Press the and left-arrow keys to enable or disable the sensor ("Using the Ambient Light Sensor" on page 45). Left Side View 1 3 56 7 8 9 4 2 1 security cable slot 2 air vents 3 audio connectors (2) 4 IEEE 1394 connector 5 smart card slot (with blank) 6 wireless switch 7 Wi-Fi Catcher™ light 8 PC Card slot 9
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Attach headphones to the connector. Attach a microphone to the connector. IEEE 1394 CONNECTOR — Connects devices supporting IEEE 1394 high-speed transfer rates, such as some digital video cameras. SMART CARD SLOT (WITH BLANK)— Supports one smart card. Smart cards provide a variety of functions, including security features and data storage. The blank prevents foreign matter from entering the interior of the computer when a smart card is not installed in the smart card slot. For more informa
