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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1521 Owner’s Manual
Model PP22L
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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 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever
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Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 19 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3 Setti
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Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 38 4 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Switching the Video Image From Your Computer Display To a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate . . . . . . 39 5 Using the Keyboard and Touchpad . . . . . 41 Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . .
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® ® Microsoft Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . . 49 Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Configuring Power Management Settings . . . . . 50 Using the Sleep Power State . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . 75 Enabling the Display Settings for a TV . . . . . . . 78 8 Using ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 ExpressCard Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Installing an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Removing an ExpressCard or Blank . . . . . . . . . . . 81 9 Using the Memory Card Reader . . . . . . . 83 Memory Card Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Installing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . .
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Checking Your Dell Mobile Broadband Card . . . . 94 Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . 94 Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile Broadband Card 95 Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . . . . . . . . . 96 11 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . 99 12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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IEEE 1394 Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 External Keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Unexpected characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 The computer does not start . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . 120 A program stops responding or crashes repeatedly 120 ® ® A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft
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If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . 131 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 132 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows ® Vista Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 ® ® Restoring Your Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System 135 Using Windows V
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Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Removing the DIMM A Memory Module . . . . . . 150 Replacing the DIMM A Memory Module . . . . . 152 Removing the DIMM B Memory Module . . . . . . 153 Replacing the DIMM B Memory Module . . . . . 154 Subscriber Identity Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Wireless Mini Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Removing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Replacing
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Traveling by Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 16 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 174 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 175 Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . .
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Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . 194 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals 195 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals 195 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Glossary 197 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 12
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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 site. Community — Online discussion with 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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18 Finding Information
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About Your Computer Determining Your Computer’s Configuration Based on selections that you made when purchasing your computer, your computer has one of several different video controller configurations. To determine your computer’s video controller configuration: 1 Click Start , and then click Help and Support. 2 Under Pick a Task, click Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems. 3 Under My Computer Information, select Hardware. From the My Computer Information - Ha
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Front View 4 1 2 3 14 5 13 12 6 7 8 11 10 9 1 camera indicator (optional) 2 camera (optional) 3 display latch 4 display 5 power button 6 keyboard 7 device status lights 8 touch pad 9 consumer IR 10 media control buttons 11 touch pad buttons 12 Dell™ MediaDirect™ button 13 keyboard status lights 14 digital array microphones 20 About Your Computer
