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INSPIRON
SETUP GUIDE
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™ INSPIRON SETUP GUIDE Models DCME and DCMF
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING 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. __________________ Infor
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Contents ™ Setting Up Your Inspiron Desktop . . . . . . .5 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 25 Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . . 8 Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Connect the Network Cable (Optional)
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Contents Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 43 Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Returning Items for Repair Under Warranty or for Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Before You Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Finding More Information and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INSPIRON ™ Setting Up Your Inspiron Desktop This section provides information about setting Before Setting Up Your Computer up your Inspiron 535/537/545/546 desktop and When positioning your computer, ensure that connecting peripherals. you allow easy access to a power source, WARNING: Before you begin any of the adequate ventilation, and a level surface to procedures in this section, read the place your computer. safety information that shipped with Restricting airflow around your comp
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop • The VGA connector carries only video Connect the Display signals for displays such as monitors and Your computer has an integrated VGA video projectors. connector. You can use this connector to • The HDMI connector is a high-performance connect to the display. digital connector that carries both video and NOTE: A DVI or HDMI connector may audio signals for displays such as TVs and be available on your computer if you monitors with integrated speaker
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop Connect Using the HDMI Connector Connect Using the DVI Connector If your display has a DVI connector, use a DVI If your display has a VGA connector, use the cable (with white connectors at both ends) with VGA cable (with blue connectors at both ends) an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. with a DVI-to-VGA adapter. NOTE: You can purchase an HDMI-to-DVI NOTE: You can purchase a DVI-to-VGA adapter from the Dell website at adapter from the Dell website at www.dell.com. ww
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop Connect the Keyboard and Mouse Connect the Network Cable NOTE: The exact location of connectors (Optional) may be different than what is shown. NOTE: The exact location of connectors Use the USB connectors on the back panel of may be different than what is shown. the computer to connect a USB keyboard and mouse. 8
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop A network connection is not required to Connect the Power Cables to Your complete your computer setup, but if you have Display and Computer an existing network or Internet connection that uses a cable connection (such as a home cable modem or Ethernet jack), you can connect it now. Use only an Ethernet cable (RJ45 connector). Do not plug a telephone cable (RJ11 connector) into the network connector. To attach your computer to a network or broadband dev
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop ® Press the Power Button on Your Windows Vista Setup To set up Windows Vista for the first time, follow Computer and Display 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 preferences, and setting up an Internet connection. CAUTION: Do not interrupt the operating system’s setup process. Doing so may r
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop • Dial-up connections that provide Internet Connect to the Internet (Optional) access through a telephone line. Dial-up NOTE: ISPs and ISP offerings vary by connections are considerably slower country. than DSL and cable (or satellite) modem To connect to the Internet, you need an external connections. Your computer does not have modem or network connection and an Internet an integrated modem. An optional USB service provider (ISP). Your ISP will offer
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop Setting Up a Wired Internet Connection Setting Up Your Internet Connection If you are using a dial-up connection, connect To set up an Internet connection with a provided the telephone line to the external USB modem ISP desktop shortcut: (optional) and to the telephone wall jack before 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any you set up your Internet connection. If you open programs. are using a DSL or cable/satellite modem ® 2. Double-click the ISP
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Setting Up Your Inspiron™ Desktop NOTE: Have your ISP information ready. NOTE: If you do not know which type of If you do not have an ISP, the Connect to connection to select, click Help me choose the Internet wizard can help you get one. or contact your ISP. 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any 5. Follow the instructions on the screen and open programs. use the setup information provided by your ISP to complete the setup. 2. Click Start → Control Panel. 3. Under Network and Int
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™ Using Your Inspiron Desktop Your computer has indicators and buttons Front View Features that provide information and enable you to perform common tasks. The connectors on your computer provide the option of attaching additional devices. 9 1 2 8 7 3 6 4 5 14 INSPIRON
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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop 1 Optical drive panel eject button (2) — • Solid amber — the computer is in sleep state. Press to open or close the optical drive. • Power light is off — the computer is 2 either turned off or is not receiving USB 2.0 connectors (2) — Connects power. to USB devices such as memory keys, digital cameras, and MP3 players. 5 Hard drive activity light — The hard drive activity light is on when the 3 Headphone connector — Connects computer reads data from or writ
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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop Back View Features Power connector — For power cable 1 connection. Appearance may vary. 2 Voltage selector switch — For selecting the voltage rating. 1 3 Power supply diagnostic light — 2 Indicates power availability for power 3 supply. • Green light — Power is available for the power supply. • No light — Power is not available or the power supply is not working. 4 NOTE: The power supply diagnostic light may not be available on some models. 4 Back panel conn
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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop Back Panel Connectors Network connector and light — NOTE: Some back panel connectors may Connects your computer to a not be available on your computer. For network or broadband device. details, see “Specifications” on page 50. The network activity light flashes when the computer is VGA video connector — transmitting or receiving data. Connects to the display. A high volume of network traffic On computers with a video card, may make this light appear to be
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Using Your Inspiron™ Desktop Microphone connector (pink) — Software Features Connects to a microphone for NOTE: For more information about the voice or audio input into a sound features described in this section, see the or telephony program. Dell Technology Guide available on your Line-out connector (green) — hard drive or on the Dell Support website Connects to headphones and at support.dell.com. speakers with integrated Productivity and Communication amplifiers. You can use your com
