Dell Studio 1536 User manual

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Dell™ Studio 1535/1536
Quick Reference Guide
Model PP33L

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and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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or death.
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Mcrosoft
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Windows
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operating systems are not applicable.
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Model PP33L
March 2008 P/N F434C Rev. A00

Contents 3
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front and Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Back and Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing and Replacing the Base Cover . . . . . . . 21
2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pre-Boot Self-Assessment (PSA)
Diagnostics and Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics . . . . . . . . 33
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The computer does not start . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . 44
A program stops responding or
crashes repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A program is designed for an earlier
Microsoft®Windows®operating system . . . . . 45
A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems
in the Windows Vista® Operating System . . . . . . . 47
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using Windows Vista System Restore . . . . . . . 48
4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 54
DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 55
Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 56
Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Contents 5
A Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61