Dell Inspiron 8200 User manual

Dell Inspiron 8200
Dell™ Inspiron™ 8200
A Tour of Your Computer
Solving Problems
Using Dell Diagnostics
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP
System Setup Program
Specifications
Power Management
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. To access the
Tell Me How help file, click the Start button on the Microsoft®Windows®desktop, and then click
Help and Support. Click User and system guides, and then click User’s guides. Click Tell
Me How.
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Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, AccessDirect, and Dell TravelLite are
trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation; ATI Mobility and RADEON are trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc.; Microsoft, MS-DOS,and Windows are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; GeForce2 Go is a registered trademark of NVIDIA
Corporation; Adobe is the trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain
jurisdictions.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities
claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary
interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
October 2002 Rev. A01
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A Tour of Your Computer
Dell™ Inspiron™ 8200
Front View
Left Side View
Right Side View
Back View
Bottom View
Front View
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1 display latch 9 battery bay
2 display 10 module bay
3 device status lights 11 touch pad/track stick
buttons
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4 air vent 12 Dell AccessDirect buttons
5 keyboard status
lights 13 power button
6 keyboard 14 microphone
7 track stick 15 volume control buttons
8 touch pad
Display Latch— Keeps the display closed.
Display— The computer has a color LCD.
Device Status Lights
Turns on when you turn on the computer.
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 when the computer is in a
power management mode. It also 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 charging.
❍Flashing green: The battery is fully charged.
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 low.
❍Solid orange: The battery charge is critically low.
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Air Vents— The computer uses an internal fan to create airflow through the vents,
which prevents the computer from overheating.
HINT: The computer turns on the fans when the computer gets hot. The fans
may make noise, which is normal and does not indicate a problem with the fans
or the computer
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.
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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Keyboard— The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft®
Windows® logo key .
Track Stick— Use the track stick and track stick buttons as you would use a mouse.
Touch Pad— Use the touch pad and touch pad buttons as you would use a mouse.
Battery Bay— When a battery is installed, you can use the computer without
connecting it to an electrical outlet.
Module Bay— You can install devices such as a CD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD drive, or
Dell TravelLite™ module in the module bay.
Touch Pad/Track Stick Buttons— Correspond to the left and right buttons on a
standard mouse.
Dell™ AccessDirect™ Buttons— Press the buttons to launch various resources, such
as your default Internet browser and e-mail program.
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Power Button— Press the power button to turn on the computer or to enter or exit
standby or hibernate mode.
If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer
turns off completely (which may take about 4 seconds).
NOTICE: Turn off your computer by performing a Windows shutdown.
Otherwise, you may lose data.
Microphone— Allows you to record audio.
Volume Control Buttons— Increase or decrease the speaker volume with these
buttons. Alternatively, you can increase speaker volume by pressing and
decrease speaker volume by pressing .
You can enable or disable (mute) the integrated stereo speakers or external speakers
by pressing . When you mute music, the computer may take a moment to
respond. Certain audio utilities installed on your computer also allow you to control
speaker volume. If no sound comes from the speakers, press and check
the volume control buttons to make sure that the sound is not disabled.
Left Side View
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1 fixed optical drive
2 S-video TV-out
connector
3 security cable slot
4 modem connector
5 network connector
6 speaker
Fixed Optical Drive— Accommodates devices such as a CD drive, DVD drive, CD-RW
drive, or CD-RW/DVD combo drive.
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S-Video TV-Out Connector
Connects your computer to a TV. Also
connects S/PDIF capable devices using
the TV/digital audio adapter cable.
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.
Modem Connector
Connect the telephone line to the modem
connector.
For information on using the modem, see
the online modem documentation
supplied with your computer.
Network Connector
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Connects the computer to a network.
The light on the right flashes amber to
indicate network activity. The light on
the left turns red/orange when the
computer is connected to a 100-Mbps
network; the light turns green for a 10-
Mbps network or a wireless card.
For information on using the network
adapter, see the online network adapter
documentation supplied with your
computer.
NOTICE: The network connector is slightly larger than the modem connector.
Do not plug a telephone line into the network connector.
Speakers— Press the volume control buttons or volume control keyboard shortcuts to
adjust the volume of the integrated speakers.
Right Side View
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1 speaker 5 IEEE 1394 connector
2 security cable slot 6 PC Card slot
3 hard drive bay 7 audio connectors
4 infrared sensor 8 air vents
Speakers— Press the volume control buttons or volume control keyboard shortcuts to
adjust the volume of the integrated speakers.
Security Cable Slot— Lets you attach a commercially available antitheft device to
the computer. Instructions for installing antitheft devices are usually included with the
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device.
NOTICE: Before you buy an antitheft device, ensure that it will work with the
security cable slot.
Hard Drive— Reads and writes data on a hard disk.
Infrared Sensor— The infrared sensor lets you transfer files from your computer to
another infrared-compatible device without using cable connections.
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IEEE 1394 Connector— Use this connector to attach devices supporting IEEE 1394
high-speed transfer rates, such as some digital cameras and video cameras.
PC Card Slot— Has two connectors that support various types of PC Cards, including
modems and network adapters.
Audio Connectors
Attach record/playback devices, such as cassette players and CD players, to the
connector.
Attach headphones or speakers to the connector.
Attach a microphone to the connector.
Air Vents— The computer uses an internal fan to create airflow through the vents,
which prevents the computer from overheating.
HINT: The computer turns on the fans when the computer gets hot. The fans
may make noise, which is normal and does not indicate a problem with the fans
or the computer.
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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.
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 air vents 5 docking connector
2 AC adapter connector 6 parallel connector
3 PS/2 connector 7 serial connector
4 video connector 8 USB connectors (2)
Air Vents— The computer uses an internal fan to create airflow through the vents,
which prevents the computer from overheating.
HINT: The computer turns on the fans when the computer gets hot. The fans
may make noise, which is normal and does not indicate a problem with the fans
or the computer.
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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.
HINT: Use only the 90-watt AC adapter supplied with the computer.
AC Adapter Connector— Attach the 90-watt AC adapter to the computer.
The AC adapter converts AC power to the DC power required by the computer. You
can connect the AC adapter with your computer turned either on or off.
CAUTION: The AC adapter works with electrical outlets worldwide.
However, power connectors and power strips vary among countries.
Using an incompatible cable or improperly connecting the cable to the
power strip or electrical outlet may cause fire or equipment damage.
NOTICE: When you disconnect the AC adapter from the computer, grasp the
adapter cable connector, not the cable itself, and pull firmly but gently to avoid
damaging the cable.
PS/2 Connector
HINT: You can use the integrated keyboard and an external keyboard at the
same time. When you attach a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 numeric keypad, the
integrated keypad is disabled.
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Connects PS/2-compatible devices,
such as a mouse, keyboard, or
external numeric keypad.
Shut down the computer before
attaching or removing a PS/2-
compatible device. If the device does
not work, install the device drivers
from the floppy disk or CD that came
with the device, and restart the
computer.
Video Connector
Connects an external monitor.
Docking Connector
HINT: Docking devices may not be available in all countries.
Connects the optional docking device.
A docking device allows you to easily
use external devices with your
computer, such as an external
keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
See the documentation that came with
your docking device for additional
information.
Parallel Connector
Connects a parallel device, such as a
printer.
Serial Connector
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Connects serial devices, such as a
mouse or handheld device.
USB Connector
Connects USB devices, such as a
mouse, keyboard, or printer.
Bottom View
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1 memory module and
modem cover
2 device release latches
3 Mini PCI card cover
4 docking device latch
Memory Module and Modem Cover— Protects the memory module(s) and the
modem daughter card.
Device Release Latches— Press and hold a release latch to remove a device in the
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module bay.
Mini PCI card cover— Covers the compartment that contains the optional Mini PCI
card.
Docking Device Latch— Latches onto the docking device.
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