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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1720 Owner’s Manual
Model PP22X
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 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 21 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2 Se
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Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 40 3 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad . . . . 41 Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Display Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dell QuickSet Battery Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ® ® Microsoft Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . . 49 Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Configuring Power Management Settings . .
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Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 S-Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . . . . . . 66 Composite Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . 68 Composite Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . 70 Component Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . 72 Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . 75 Enabling the Display Settings for a TV . . . . . . . 78 7 Using ExpressCards . .
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Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 87 Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem . . . . 88 Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network) . . . . . . . . . . . 91 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . . . . . 91 Checking Your
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Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Dell Support 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Network Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 PC TuneUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 PC CheckUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Optical drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Hard drive problems . . . . . . . .
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Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN]) . . . . . 122 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 125 No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 125 No sound from headphones
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12 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 137 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 138 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . .
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Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Replacing a WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Removing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Replacing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Flash Cache Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Removing the FCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Replacing the FCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Internal Card With ® Bluetooth Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Remov
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15 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 172 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 173 Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Product Information . . . . . . . .
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Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . 192 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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14 Contents
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Finding Information NOTE: Some features may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some features 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 Device documentation installed on your computer. You can use the Drivers and Utilities media to Notebook System
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) Safety instructions Regulatory information Ergonomics information End User License Agreement How to set up my computer Setup Diagram Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows ® ® Product Key Microsoft Windows Product Key These labels are located on your computer. Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use
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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, The Dell Support Utility is an automated hot 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 on the taskbar
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media The operating system is already installed on your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use one of the following methods: Microsoft Windows System Restore — Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without affecting data files. Dell PC Restore — Dell PC Restore returns your computer to its original operating state. Dell PC Restore m
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20 Finding Information
