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Dell™ Vostro™ 1200 Owner’s Manual
Model PP16S
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 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. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. A
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book.book Page 3 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3 Usin
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book.book Page 4 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 4 Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Power Management .
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book.book Page 5 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 6 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Playing CDs or DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Copying CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 How to Copy a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Using Blank CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM Installing an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Removing an ExpressCard or Blank . . . . . . . . 65 9 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 About Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Using a Primary (or System) Password. . . . . . . 68 Using an Administrator Password . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 7 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . 85 Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Lockups and Software Problems. . . . . . . . . . 88 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 8 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 13 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . 106 Hardware and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . 110 Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Using Microsoft Windows System R
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book.book Page 9 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 126 Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 16 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 17 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 FCC Cla
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book.book Page 10 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 10 Contents
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book.book Page 11 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 1 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 and Utilities Media • Drivers for my computer Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer. You can use
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book.book Page 12 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here •Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide • Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) •Safety instructions •Regulatory information • Ergonomics information • End User License Agreement • How to set up my computer Setup Diagram NOTE: See the setup diagram that came with your computer. NOTE: The appearance of your setup diagram may vary. • How to set up my computer 12 Finding Information
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book.book Page 13 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here ® ® • Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License • Microsoft Windows License Label 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 o
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book.book Page 14 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website — support.dell.com tips, articles from technicians, online NOTE: Select your region or business courses, and frequently asked questions segment to view the appropriate support • Community — Online discussion with site. other Dell customers • Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operati
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book.book Page 15 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • Software upgrades and troubleshooting Dell Support Utility hints — Frequently asked questions, hot The Dell Support Utility is an automated topics, and general health of your upgrade and notification system installed computing environment on your computer. This support provides real-time health scans of your computing environment, software updates, and relevant self-support information. Acc
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book.book Page 16 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to use Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Help and Support Windows Vista™ Microsoft Windows XP: • How to work with programs and files 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. • How to personalize my desktop 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 describ
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here After you reinstall your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities media 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 CD varies based on the operating system you ordered. Finding Information 17
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book.book Page 18 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 18 Finding Information
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 2 About Your Computer Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 7 8 12 11 10 9 1 left array microphone (optional with 2 camera (optional) camera) About Your Computer 19
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book.book Page 20 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:32 AM 3 right array microphone (optional with 4display camera) 5 media control buttons 6 keyboard status lights 7 keyboard 8 fingerprint reader 9 touch pad 10 touch pad buttons 11 speaker 12 device status lights 13 power button MICROPHONE — The built-in microphone allows you to communicate without connecting an external microphone. CAMERA — The built-in camera features a 2.0 mega pixel CMOS web camera. DISPLAY — For more information about you
