Dell Inspiron 1470 User manual

SETUP GUIDE
INSPIRON™

SETUP GUIDE
Models P04F and P04G series Types P04F001 and P04G001
INSPIRON™

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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you how to avoid the problem.
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July 2009 P/N 81TR2 Rev. A00

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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . . 7
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set Up Microsoft Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional). . . . . 10
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 12
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Right View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Touch Pad Gestures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Multimedia Control Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dell Extended Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 30
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Beep or LED Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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