Dell Latitude D530 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 FU028 Rev. A00

Contents 3
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.

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• Warranty information
• Terms and Conditions (U.S. only)
• Safety instructions
• Regulatory information
• Ergonomics information
• End User License Agreement
Dell™ Product Information Guide
• Specifications
• How to configure system settings
• How to troubleshoot and solve
problems
Dell Latitude™ User’s Guide
Microsoft®Windows®XP and Windows
Vista™ Help and Support Center
1 Click Start → Help and Support →
Dell User and System Guides
→
System Guides .
2 Click the User’s Guide for your
computer.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

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• Service Tag and Express Service Code
• Microsoft Windows License Label
Service Tag and Microsoft
®
Windows
®
License
NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag and
Microsoft Windows License labels are
located on your computer.
Your computer’s Service Tag contains
both a Service Tag number and an
Express Service Code.
• Use the Service Tag to identify your
computer when you use
support.dell.com or contact support.
• Enter the Express Service Code to
direct your call when contacting
support.
• Use the product key on the License
Label if you need to reinstall your
operating system.
NOTE: As an increased security measure,
the newly designed Microsoft Windows
license label incorporates a missing
portion or "hole" to discourage removal of
the label.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

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• Solutions — Troubleshooting hints
and tips, articles from technicians, and
online courses, frequently asked
questions
• Community — Online discussion with
other Dell customers
• Upgrades — Upgrade information for
components, such as memory, the hard
drive, and the operating system
• Customer Care — Contact
information, service call and order
status, warranty, and repair
information
• Service and support — Service call
status and support history, service
contract, online discussions with
technical support
• Dell Technical Update Service —
Proactive e-mail notification of
software and hardware updates for
your computer
• Reference — Computer
documentation, details on my
computer configuration, product
specifications, and white papers
• Downloads — Certified drivers,
patches, and software updates
Dell Support Website — support.dell.com
NOTE: Select your region or business
segment to view the appropriate support
site.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

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• Notebook System Software (NSS) —
If you reinstall the operating system
for your computer, you should also
reinstall the NSS utility. NSS provides
critical updates for your operating
system and support for processors,
optical drives, USB devices, and so on.
NSS is necessary for correct operation
of your Dell computer. The software
automatically detects your computer
and operating system and installs the
updates appropriate for your
configuration.
To download Notebook System
Software:
1 Go to support.dell.com and click
Drivers & Downloads .
2 Enter your Service Tag and click Go , or
select your Product Type and Product
Model and click
Confirm .
3 Click the plus sign ( +) by System
Utilities
, click Notebook System
Software
, and click Download Now .
4 Click Run to run the utility.
NOTE: The support.dell.com user
interface may vary depending on your
selections.
• Software upgrades and
troubleshooting hints — Frequently
asked questions, hot topics, and
general health of your computing
environment
Dell Support Utility
The Dell Support Utility is an
automated upgrade and notification
system installed on your computer. This
support provides real-time health scans
of your computing environment,
software updates, and relevant self-
support information. Access the Dell
Support Utility from the
icon in the
taskbar.
• How to find information about my
computer and its components
• How to connect to the Internet
• How to add user accounts for different
people
• How to transfer files and settings from
another computer
Windows Welcome Center
The Windows Welcome Center
automatically appears when you use the
computer for the first tme. You can
choose to have it appear every time you
start your PC by placing a check in the
Run at startup checkbox. Another
method of accessing the Welcome
Center is to click the Windows Vista
Start button , and then click
Welcome Center
.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

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• How to use Microsoft Windows XP
• How to use Microsoft Windows Vista
• How to work with programs and files
• How to personalize my desktop
Windows Help and Support
Microsoft Windows XP:
1 Click the Start button and click Help
and Support
.
2 Either select one of the topics listed, or
type a word or phrase that describes
your problem into the
Search box,
click the arrow icon, and then click the
topic that describes your problem.
3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Microsoft Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button
, and then click
Help and Support .
2 In Search Help , type a word or phrase
that describes your problem, and then
press <Enter> or click the magnifying
glass.
3 Click the topic that describes your
problem.
4 Follow the instructions on the screen.
• Information on network activity, the
Power Management Wizard, hotkeys,
and other items controlled by Dell
QuickSet.
Dell QuickSet Help
To view Dell QuickSet Help , right-click
the QuickSet icon in the Microsoft
Windows taskbar, and select Help. The
taskbar is located in the lower-right
corner of your screen.
• How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Disc
NOTE: The Operating System disc may be
optional and may not ship with your
computer.
NOTE: Pre-installed operating systems
include a recover partition to restore your
PC operating system.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

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Setting Up Your Computer
Transferring Information to a New Computer
You can use your operating system "wizards" to help you transfer files and
other data from one computer to another—for example, from an old
computer to a new computer. For instructions, see the following section that
corresponds to the operating system that your computer is running.
The operating system is already installed
on your computer. To reinstall your
operating system, use the Operating
System disc.
After you reinstall your operating
system, use the Drivers and Utilities disc
to reinstall drivers for the devices that
came with your computer.
Your operating system product key label
is located on your computer.
NOTE: The color of your disc varies
based on the operating system you
ordered.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

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Microsoft Windows XP
The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides the Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard to move data from a source computer to a new computer.
You can transfer data, such as:
• E-mail messages
• Toolbar settings
• Window sizes
• Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial
connection, or you can store it on removable media, such as a writable CD,
for transfer to the new computer.
NOTE: You can transfer information from an old computer to a new computer by
directly connecting a serial cable to the input/output (I/O) ports of the two
computers. To transfer data over a serial connection, you must access the Network
Connections utility from the Control Panel and perform additional configuration
steps, such as setting up an advanced connection and designating the host
computer and the guest computer.
For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers,
see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled How to Set Up a Direct Cable
Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP. This information may not be
available in certain countries.
For transferring information to a new computer, you must run the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard. You can use the optional Operating System disc for
this process or you can create a wizard disk with the Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard.
Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System Disc
NOTE: This procedure requires the Operating System disc. This disc is optional and
may not be included with certain computers.
To prepare a new computer for the file transfer:
1
Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start → All Programs →
Accessories → System Tools → Files and Settings Transfer Wizard .
2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears,
click
Next .

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3 On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer → Next .
4 On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the wizard
from the Windows XP CD
→ Next .
5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or
source computer. Do
not click Next at this time.
To copy data from the old computer:
1
On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System disc.
2 On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform
additional tasks
.
3 Under What do you want to do? , click Transfer files and settings → Next .
4 On the Which computer is this? screen, click Old Computer → Next .
5 On the Select a transfer method screen, click the transfer method you
prefer.
6 On the What do you want to transfer? screen, select the items you want to
transfer and click
Next .
After the information has been copied, the
Completing the Collection
Phase
screen appears.
7 Click Finish .
To transfer data to the new computer:
1
On the Now go to your old computer screen on the new computer, click
Next .
2 On the Where are the files and settings? screen, select the method you
chose for transferring your settings and files and click
Next .
The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your
new computer.
When all of the settings and files have been applied, the
Finished screen
appears.
3 Click Finished and restart the new computer.

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Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating System
Disc
To run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard without the Operating System
disc, you must create a wizard disc that will allow you to create a backup
image file to removable media.
To create a wizard disk, use your new computer with Windows XP and
perform the following steps:
1
Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start → All Programs →
Accessories → System Tools → Files and Settings Transfer Wizard .
2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears,
click
Next .
3 On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer → Next .
4 On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I want to create a
Wizard Disk in the following drive
→ Next.
5 Insert the removable media, such as a writable CD, and click OK .
6 When the disk creation completes and the Now go to your old
computer
message appears, do not click Next .
7 Go to the old computer.
To copy data from the old computer:
1
On the old computer, insert the wizard disk.
2 Click Start → Run .
3 In the Open field on the Run window, browse to the path for fastwiz (on
the appropriate removable media) and click
OK .
4 On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next .
5 On the Which computer is this? screen, click Old Computer → Next .
6 On the Select a transfer method screen, click the transfer method you
prefer.
7 On the What do you want to transfer? screen, select the items you want to
transfer and click
Next .
After the information has been copied, the
Completing the Collection
Phase
screen appears.
8 Click Finish .

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To transfer data to the new computer:
1
On the Now go to your old computer screen on the new computer, click
Next .
2 On the Where are the files and settings? screen, select the method you
chose for transferring your settings and files and click
Next . Follow the
instructions on the screen.
The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your
new computer.
When all of the settings and files have been applied, the
Finished screen
appears.
3 Click Finished and restart the new computer.
NOTE: For more information about this procedure, search support.dell.com for
document #154781 (What Are The Different Methods To Transfer Files From My Old
Computer To My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft®Windows®XP
Operating System?).
NOTE: Access to the Dell Knowledge Base document may not be available in
certain countries.
Microsoft Windows Vista
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and then click Transfer files
and settings
→ Start Windows Easy Transfer .
2 In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue .
3 Click Start a new transfer or Continue a transfer in progress .
Follow the instructions provided on the screen by the Windows Easy Transfer
wizard.

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Turning Off Your Computer
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open
programs before you turn off your computer.
1 Shut down the operating system:
a Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.
b In the Microsoft Windows XP operating system , click Start → Shut
Down
→ Shut down .
In the Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating system, click the Windows
Vista Start button , click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the
Start menu as shown below, and then click
Shut Down .
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process
is complete.
2 Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your
computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you
shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for
about 4 seconds to turn them off.

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About Your Computer
Front View
1 display 2 device status lights
3 keyboard 4 touch pad
5 display latch 6 speaker
7 touch pad buttons 8 keyboard status lights
9 power button
4
1
3
8
7
2
6
9
5

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Left Side View
Right Side View
1 security cable slot 2 IEEE 1394 Connector
3 PC Card/ExpressCard slot 4 infrared sensor
5 audio connectors (2) 6 hard drive
1 media bay 2 device latch release
3 USB connectors (2)
352 41 6
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Back View
1 USB connectors (2) 2 modem connector (RJ-11)
3 network connector (RJ-45) 4 S-video TV-out connector
5 serial connector 6 video connector
7 AC adapter connector 8 air vents
8123 4 5 6 7

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Bottom View
1 memory module/modem/WLAN
Mini-Card/coin-cell battery
cover
2 battery-bay latch release
3 battery charge gauge/health
gauge
4battery
5 docking-device connector 6 air vents
7 hard drive
1
5
4
2
7
3
6