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SETUP GUIDE
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SETUP GUIDE Model PP24L
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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. __________________ Informat
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Contents Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Setting Up Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . . .7 Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Before Setting Up Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . 7 Connecting the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Connecting the Network Cable (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 U
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Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .42 Finding More Information and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Basic Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 45 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Macrovision Product Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Ge
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop This section provides information about setting CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, up your Studio 1435 laptop and connecting or allow dust to accumulate in the air peripherals. vents. Do not store your Dell™ computer in a low-airflow environment, such as Before Setting Up Your Studio Laptop a closed briefcase, while it is running. When positioning your computer, ensure that Restricting the airflow can damage the you allow easy access to a power sourc
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop CAUTION: The AC adapter works with Connecting the AC Adapter electrical outlets worldwide. However, Connect the AC adapter to the computer and power connectors and power strips vary then plug it into a wall outlet or surge protector. among countries. Using an incompatible cable or improperly connecting the cable to a power strip or electrical outlet may cause fire or equipment damage. NOTICE: When you disconnect the AC adapter cable from the computer, gras
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop Connecting the Network Cable Turning on Your Studio laptop (optional) If you plan to use a wired network connection, plug in the network cable. 9
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop ® Using the Wireless Switch Windows Vista Setup If you plan to use wireless connections, make Your Dell computer is preconfigured with sure the wireless switch is in the “On” position. Windows Vista. To set up Windows Vista for the first time, follow the instructions on the screen. These steps are mandatory and may take up to 15 minutes to complete. The screens will take you through several procedures including accepting license agreements, setting preferenc
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop Setting Up a Wireless Connection Connecting to the Internet (Optional) NOTE: ISPs (Internet Service Providers) and ISP offerings vary by country. To connect to the Internet, you need an external 4 modem or network connection and an Internet service provider (ISP). 3 NOTE: If an external USB modem or 2 WLAN adapter is not part of your original order you can purchase one from the Dell 1 website at dell.com. 1. Internet service Setting Up a Wired Internet Conn
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop Before you can use your wireless Internet If you do not have an ISP icon on your desktop connection, you need to connect to your or if you want to set up an Internet connection wireless router. with a different ISP, perform the steps in the following section. To establish connection using a wireless router: NOTE: If you cannot connect to the Internet 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any but have successfully connected in the open programs. past, the
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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop 4. Click either Broadband (PPPoE) or Dial-up, depending on how you want to connect: a. Choose Broadband if you will use a DSL, satellite modem, cable TV modem, or wireless technology connection. b. Choose Dial-up if you will use an optional USB dial-up modem or ISDN. NOTE: If you do not know which type of connection to select, click Help me choose or contact your ISP. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen and use the setup information provided by your IS
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Using Your Studio Laptop Your Studio 1435 has several indicators, 1 WiFi status light – Turns on when buttons, and features that provide information wireless networking is enabled. at-a-glance and time-saving shortcuts for common tasks. See “wireless on/off switch” on page 21 to quickly turn all wireless communication Device Status Lights On and Off: ® 2 Bluetooth status light (optional) – Turns on when a card with Bluetooth wireless technology is enabled. NOTE: The card with Bluetooth
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Using Your Studio Laptop 3 Battery status light – Indicates the battery charging state: • Off – the battery is adequately charged or the computer is turned off. • Solid white – the battery is charging. • Solid orange – the battery charge is low. • Flashing orange – the battery charge is critically low and you should either plug in the AC adapter or save and close your open documents and applications until you can. 4 Hard drive activity light – Turns on when the computer reads or writes
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Using Your Studio Laptop Right Side Features 1 ExpressCard slot – Provides support for additional memory, wired and wireless communications, multimedia, and security features. Supports both 54 mm and 34 mm ExpressCards. 9 NOTE: The ExpressCard slot is designed only for ExpressCards. 8 7 It does NOT support PC Cards. 6 NOTE: Your computer ships with 5 a plastic blank installed in the 4 3 ExpressCard slot. Blanks protect 2 unused slots from dust and other 1 particles. Save the blank fo
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Using Your Studio Laptop SD/MMC - MS/Pro - xD 2 3 IEEE 1394 connector – Connects 8-in-1 Media card reader – Provides high-speed serial multimedia devices that a fast and convenient way to view and support IEEE 1394, such as some digital share digital photos, music, videos, and video cameras. documents stored on the following digital 4 HDMI-Out connector – HDMI-Out media memory cards: (Hi-Definition Mutimedia Interface Out) • Secure digital (SD) memory card connector carries outgoing da
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Using Your Studio Laptop 6 9 Network connector – If you are Power button and light – Turns the using a cabled network signal, this power on or off when pressed. connects your computer to a network or NOTICE: If the computer stops broadband device. The two lights next to responding, press and hold the power the connector indicate status and activity button until the computer turns for wired network connections. off completely (may take several seconds). 7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) – Conn
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Using Your Studio Laptop Left Side Features ™ 1 Dell Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator button 7 6 Turn on the wireless switch and press 5 this button for a few seconds to scan for wireless networks in your vicinity. NOTE: The Wi-Fi Catcher Network 4 Locator light appears only when the computer is turned off, in Standby 3 mode, or in Hibernate mode and 2 the wireless switch is configured in 1 the system setup program (BIOS) to control Wi-Fi network connections. NOTE: Do not uses non-standa
