Dell Studio 1435 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . . .7
Before Setting Up Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . .7
Connecting the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the Network
Cable (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning on Your Studio laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Wireless Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows Vista
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Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to the Internet
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Device Status Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing and Replacing
the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Optical Disc Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 35
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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