Dell Inspiron KP338 user manual

User manual for the device Dell Inspiron KP338

Device: Dell Inspiron KP338
Category: Personal Computer
Manufacturer: Dell
Size: 12.67 MB
Added : 11/26/2013
Number of pages: 226
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book.book Page 1 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM
Dell™ Inspiron™ 530 Series
Owner’s Manual
Model DCMF
www.dell.com | support.dell.com

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book.book Page 2 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 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. If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to ® ® Microsoft Windows operatin

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book.book Page 3 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer . . . 15 Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Inspiron 530/530a/530c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Inspiron 530b/530d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Inspiron 530/530a/530c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Inspiron 530b/530d . . . . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 4 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Copying CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 How to Copy a CD or DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Using Blank CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Using a Media Card Reader (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 36 Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecti

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book.book Page 5 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . 54 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Setting Up a Home and Office Network. . . . . . . . . 58 Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . 58 ® Setting Up a Network in the Microsoft ® Windows XP Operating System. . . . . . . . . . 59 ® Setting Up a Network in the Windows Vista Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Connecting to the Internet

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book.book Page 6 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Media Card Reader Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Printer Problems . . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 7 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 What is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 95 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware ® Problems in t

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book.book Page 8 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments . . . . 120 Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Memory Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 124 Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Removing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 PCI and PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 9 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Processor Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Removing the Processor Fan/Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Installing the Processor Fan/Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Installing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Chassis Fan . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 10 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Clearing Forgotten Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Inspiron 530 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Inspiron 530a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Inspiron 530b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Inspiron 530c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Inspiron 530d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Clearing CMOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 11 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 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 � Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide � Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) � Safety instructions � Regulatory information � Ergonomics information � End User Licen

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book.book Page 12 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 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 These labels are located on your computer. �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. � Solutions — Troubleshooting hints Dell Support Website — suppo

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book.book Page 13 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM What Are You Looking For? Find it Here � Desktop System Software (DSS)— If To download Desktop System Software: you reinstall the operating system for 1 Go to support.dell.com and click Drivers your computer, you should also and Downloads. reinstall the DSS utility. DSS provides 2 Click Select Model. critical updates for your operating 3 Select your product model and click system and support for Dell™ 3.5-inch Confirm, or enter a servi

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book.book Page 14 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 14 Finding Information

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book.book Page 15 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM Setting Up and Using Your Computer Front View of the Computer Inspiron 530/530a/530c 1 2 14 3 4 5 13 6 12 7 8 11 9 10 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 15

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book.book Page 16 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 1 Service Tag (located on Use the Service Tag to identify your computer top of the chassis when you access the Dell Support website or call towards the back) technical support. 2 CD/DVD drive Use the CD/DVD drive for playing a CD/DVD. 3 CD/DVD eject button Press to eject a disk from the CD or DVD drive. 4 optional CD/DVD drive Can contain an optional CD/DVD drive. bay 5 optional CD/DVD eject Press to eject a disk from the optional CD or b

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book.book Page 17 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 12 microphone connector Use the microphone connector to attach a personal computer microphone for voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program. On computers with a sound card, the microphone connector is on the card. 13 FlexBay drive Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. 14 CD/DVD drive panel This panel covers the CD/DVD drive. (Shown in open position) Inspiron 530b/530d 1 2 14 3 4 5 13 6 12 7 8

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book.book Page 18 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 1 Service Tag (located on Use the Service Tag to identify your computer top of the chassis when you access the Dell Support website or call towards the back) technical support. 2 CD/DVD drive Use the CD/DVD drive for playing a CD/DVD. 3 CD/DVD eject button Press to eject a disk from the CD or DVD drive. 4 optional CD/DVD drive Can contain an optional CD/DVD drive. bay 5 optional CD/DVD eject Press to eject a disk from the optional CD or b

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book.book Page 19 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 12 microphone connector Use the microphone connector to attach a personal computer microphone for voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program. On computers with a sound card, the microphone connector is on the card. 13 FlexBay drive Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. 14 CD/DVD drive panel This panel covers the CD/DVD drive. (Shown in open position) Back View of the Computer Inspiron 530/530a

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book.book Page 20 Monday, October 6, 2008 11:28 AM 1 power connector Insert the power cable. 2 voltage selector switch For selecting voltage rating. 3 power supply light Indicates power availability for power supply. 4 back panel connectors Plug USB, audio, and other devices into the appropriate connector. See "Back Panel Connectors" on page 22for more information. 5 card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI and PCI Express cards. 6 padlock rings Padlock rings are for attaching a


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