Dell Latitude ATG D620 User manual

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Dell™ Latitude™ ATG D620
Quick Reference Guide
Model PP18L

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
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User’s Guide icon on your desktop or click Start → Help and Support Center → User and
system guides
).
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®
Windows
®
operating systems are not applicable.
NOTE: Some features may not be available for your computer or in certain countries.
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Model PP18L
December 2006 P/N UW141 Rev. A00

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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Left Side View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Other Software Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Quick Reference Guide 5
Finding Information
NOTE: Some features or media may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some features or media 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 for my computer
• My device documentation
• Notebook System Software (NSS)
Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as ResourceCD)
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD may be optional and may
not ship with your computer.
Documentation and drivers are already installed on your
computer. You can use the CD to reinstall drivers (see
"Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" in the computer’s
online User’s Guide) or to run the Dell Diagnostics (see
"Dell Diagnostics" in the online User’s Guide).
Readme files may be
included on your CD to
provide last-minute
updates about technical
changes to your computer
or advanced technical-
reference material for
technicians or experienced
users.
NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates can be found at
support.dell.com.
• How to set up my computer
• Basic troubleshooting information
• How to run the Dell Diagnostics
• How to remove and install parts
Quick Reference Guide
NOTE: This document may be optional and may not ship with
your computer.
NOTE: This document is available as a PDF at
support.dell.com.