Dell Latitude D530 PP17L User manual

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Dell™ Latitude™ D530
Quick Reference Guide
Model PP17L

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE 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.
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Model PP17L
September 2007 P/N NM070 Rev. A00

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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transferring Information to a New
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring Power Management Settings . . . . . 26
Accessing Power Options Properties . . . . . . . 26
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 29
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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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 Disc
Documentation and drivers are already
installed on your computer. You can use
the disc to reinstall drivers (see
"Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" in
your User’s Guide) or to run the Dell
Diagnostics (see "Starting the Dell
Diagnostics From the Optional Drivers
and Utilities Disc" on page 32).
Readme files may be included on your
disc 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.
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities disc may
be optional and may not ship with your
computer.