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INSPIRON
SETUP GUIDE
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™ INSPIRON SETUP GUIDE Model PP41L
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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. © 2008-2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any
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Contents Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . . . .5 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5 Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 26 Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . . 7 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Press the Power Button . . . . . . . .
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Contents Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ™ DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 49 Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Returning Items for Repair Under Warranty or for Credit . . . . . . . .
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INSPIRON Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop This section provides information about setting CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to accumulate in the air up your Inspiron 1545 laptop and connecting peripherals. vents. Do not store your Dell™ computer in a low-airflow environment, such as Before Setting Up Your Computer a closed briefcase, while it is running. Restricting the airflow can damage the When positioning your computer, ensure that computer or cause a fire. The
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop CAUTION: The AC adapter works with Connect the AC Adapter electrical outlets worldwide. However, Connect the AC adapter to the computer and power connectors and power strips vary then plug it into a wall outlet or surge protector. among countries. Using an incompatible cable or improperly connecting the cable to a power strip or electrical outlet may cause fire or equipment damage. NOTICE: When you disconnect the AC adapter cable from the computer, grasp
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop If you plan to use a wired network connection, Connect the Network Cable connect the network cable. (Optional) 7
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Press the Power Button 8
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Enable or Disable Wireless To turn on wireless, with the computer turned on, press the wireless key on the keyboard. A confirmation of your selection appears on the screen. The wireless key allows you to quickly turn all of your wireless radios (Bluetooth and WiFi) off, such as when you are asked to disable all wireless radios on an airplane flight. To turn off all wireless radios, press this key once. Pressing it again returns your wireless radios to
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop ® Windows Vista Setup Connect to the Internet (Optional) Your computer is preconfigured with Windows NOTE: Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Vista operating system. To set up Windows and ISP offerings vary by country. Vista for the first time, follow the instructions To connect to the Internet, you need an external on the screen. The screens take you through modem or network connection and an Internet several procedures including accepting license service
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Setting Up a Wireless Connection Before you can use your wireless Internet connection, you must connect the computer to your wireless router. To set up your connection to a wireless router: 1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 4 2. Click Start → Connect To. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to 3 complete the setup. 2 Setting Up Your Internet Connection 1 To set up an Internet connection with a provided 1. Internet service
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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop If you do not have an ISP icon on your desktop 4. Depending on how you want to connect, or if you want to set up an Internet connection click either Broadband (PPPoE) or Dial-up: with a different ISP, perform the steps in the – Choose Broadband if you are using a following section. DSL, satellite modem, cable TV modem, or NOTE: If you cannot connect to the Internet wireless technology connection. but have successfully connected in the – Choose Dial-up if you
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Using Your Inspiron Laptop Your Inspiron 1545 laptop has indicators and buttons that provide information and enable you to perform common tasks. The connectors on your computer provide the option of attaching additional devices. Right Side Features 4 3 2 1 14 INSPIRON
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Using Your Inspiron Laptop 3 Eject button – Press the eject button to 1 ExpressCard slot – Supports one open the optical drive. 34 mm wide ExpressCard for enabling additional hardware capabilities. 4 USB 2.0 connector – Connects to NOTE: Your computer ships with USB devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, a plastic blank installed in the printer, external drive, or MP3 player. ExpressCard slot. Blanks protect unused slots from dust and other particles. Save the blank for use when no Exp
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Using Your Inspiron Laptop Left Side Features 6 5 4 3 2 1 16
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Using Your Inspiron Laptop 1 Security cable slot – Used to attach a 5 Network connector – Connects your commercially available antitheft device to computer to a network or a broadband the computer. device if you are using a wired network. NOTE: Before you buy an antitheft 6 Hard drive – Stores software and data. device, ensure that it works with the security cable slot on your computer. 2 AC adapter connector – Connects to the AC adapter to power the computer and charge the battery w
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Using Your Inspiron Laptop Front Side Features 1 2 3 4 5 18
