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Dell Precision™ Mobile
Workstation M6300
User’s Guide
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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM 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 "Glossary" on page 251.
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book.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 23 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bottom View .
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book.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM ® ® Microsoft Windows Vista Power Meter . . . . 45 ® ® Microsoft Windows Power Meter . . . . . . . 45 Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Standby and Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Hibernate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Configu
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book.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 6 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Using a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper . . . 60 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 ® Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Mobile Broadband / Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) 94 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 95 Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . 96 ® ® Micros
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book.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Enabling the TPM Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Security Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Activating the Security Management Software . . 110 Using the Security Management Software . . . . 110 Computer Tracking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Alert Standard Format (ASF) . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 If
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book.book Page 9 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 148 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 150 Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 152 15 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 155 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 156 O
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book.book Page 10 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 176 Replacing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 179 Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Removing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Replacing the Display Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Removing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Replacing the Display Panel . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 11 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly 200 Replacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly 201 Processor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Removing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . 202 Replacing the Processor Module . . . . . . . . . 204 Video Card/Thermal-Cooling Assembly . . . . . . . . 204 Removing the Video Card/Thermal-Cooling Assembly 204 Replacing the Video Card/Thermal-Cooling Assembly 206 System Fa
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book.book Page 12 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM 16 Dell™ QuickSet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 17 Traveling With Your Computer . . . . . . . . 229 Identifying Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Packing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Traveling by Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 18 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Obtaining Assistance
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book.book Page 13 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM 19 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 20 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Glossary 251 Contents 13
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book.book Page 14 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM 14 Contents
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book.book Page 15 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM 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. Finding Information 15
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book.book Page 16 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities Media � Drivers for my computer NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media may be optional and may not ship with your � My device documentation computer. � Notebook System Software (NSS) Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer. You can use the media to reinstall drivers (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on p
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � How to set up my computer Quick Reference Guide � How to care for my computer NOTE: This document may be optional and may not ship with your computer. � Basic troubleshooting information � How to run the Dell Diagnostics � Tools and utilities � How to set up a printer � How to open my computer NOTE: This document is available as a PDF at support.dell.com. � Warranty information Dell™ Product Inf
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book.book Page 18 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here ® ® � 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 support.dell.com or contact support. � Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support. NOTE: As an increased security measure, the newly designed
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website — support.dell.com tips, articles from technicians, and NOTE: Select your region or business online courses, frequently asked segment to view the appropriate support questions site. � Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers � Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operati
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book.book Page 20 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:12 PM 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. Acces
