Dell Inspiron 2650 User manual

Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
Dell™ Inspiron™ 2600 and 2650
A Tour of Your Computer
Solving Problems
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems
System Setup Program
Power Management
Using the Dell Diagnostics
Specifications
Pin Assignments for I/O Connectors
Removing and Replacing Parts
Documentation
Hints, Notices, and Cautions
HINT: A HINT 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.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file. See
"Accessing Help."
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A Tour of Your Computer: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
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A Tour of Your Computer
Dell™ Inspiron™ 2600 and 2650
Front View
Left Side View
Right Side View
Back View
Bottom View
Front View
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1 display latch 7 device status lights
2 display 8 hard drive
3 Dell™ AccessDirect™ button 9 speaker
4 keyboard status lights 10 keyboard
5 touch pad 11 power button
6 touch pad buttons
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Display Latch — Keeps the display closed.
Display — For more information on using your color display, see "Using the Display"
in the Tell Me How help file (see "Accessing Help").
Dell AccessDirect Button — Press this button to launch support and educational
resources that Dell has installed on your computer.
Keyboard Status Lights — The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the
following:
Turns on when the numeric keypad is enabled
Turns on when the uppercase letter function is enabled
Turns on when the scroll lock function is enabled
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Touch Pad — Use the touch pad and touch pad buttons as you would use a mouse.
Touch Pad Buttons — Correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse.
Device Status Lights
Turns on when you turn on the computer or flashes when the computer is in
standby mode
Turns on when the computer reads or writes data
NOTICE: To avoid loss of data, never turn off the computer while the
light is flashing.
Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:
●Solid green: The battery is fully charged.
●Flashing green: The battery is charging.
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If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
●Off: The battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off).
●Flashing orange: The battery charge is critically low.
●Solid orange: The battery charge is low.
Hard Drive — Reads and writes data on a hard disk.
Speaker — Press the volume control buttons or volume control keyboard shortcuts to
adjust the volume of the integrated speakers.
Keyboard — The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft®
Windows® logo key .
Power Button — Press the power button to turn on the computer or to enter standby
mode.
NOTICE: Turn off your computer by performing a Windows shutdown rather
than by pressing the power button. Otherwise, you may lose data.
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Left Side View
1 audio connectors (2)
2 network connector
3 PC Card slot
4 floppy drive
Audio Connectors
Attach headphones or speakers to the connector.
Attach a microphone to the connector.
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Network Connector (Optional)
HINT: The network connector is slightly larger than the modem connector. Do
not plug a telephone line into the network connector.
Connects the computer to a network. The lights next to the
connector indicate activity for both wired and wireless network
communications.
For information on using the network adapter, see the online
network adapter documentation supplied with your computer.
PC Card Slot — Has one connector that supports various types of PC Cards, including
modems and network adapters.
Floppy Drive — Reads and writes data to floppy disks.
Right Side View
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1 security cable slot
2 fixed optical drive
compartment
Security Cable Slot — Lets you attach a commercially available antitheft device to
the computer. Instructions for installing antitheft devices are usually included with the
device.
NOTICE: Before you buy an antitheft device, ensure that it will work with the
security cable slot.
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Fixed Optical Drive Compartment — Accommodates devices such as a CD drive,
DVD drive, CD-RW drive, or a CD-RW/DVD combo drive.
Back View
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the computer, wait 5 seconds after turning off the
computer before you disconnect an external device.
CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to accumulate
in the air vents. Doing so can damage the computer or cause a fire.
1 modem connector 5 air vents (for Inspiron 2650
only)
2 USB connectors (2) 6 parallel connector
3 PS/2 connector 7 AC adapter connector
4 video connector 8 air vents
Modem Connector
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