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Dell™ XPS™ M2010
Owner’s Manual
Model PP03X
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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book.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM 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. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see "Glossary" on page 179. ____
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book.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Back View
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book.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM Replacing the Keyboard Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Copying CD, DVD, and BD
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book.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Setting Up the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Accessing Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Taking a Picture or Recording a Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 5 Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Connecting a USB Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Power Protection Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Line Conditioners . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM Removing a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 9 Securing Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Computer Tracking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 If Your Computer is Lost or
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book.book Page 8 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 A program crashes repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft Windows operating system 99 A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM RAID Level 0 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 RAID Level 1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Configuring Your Computer for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel RAID Option ROM Utility. . . . . . 113 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager . . . . . 115 12 Traveling With Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 10 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM 15 Dell QuickSet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 16 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 17 Obtaining Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Automated Order-Status Service
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book.book Page 11 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM 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 (CD/DVD) Drivers for my computer The Drivers and Utilities disc contains drivers that were Notebook Sys
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book.book Page 12 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to set up my computer Setup Diagram ® ® Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License Microsoft Windows License Label The service tag label is located inside the computer base Model Name, electrical ratings, Agency approval marks battery compartment of your computer. Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support. The Micr
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book.book Page 13 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles Dell Support Website — support.dell.com from technicians, and online courses, frequently asked NOTE: Select your region or business segment to view the questions appropriate support site. Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating s
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book.book Page 14 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Information on network activity, the Power Management Dell QuickSet Help Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the icon QuickSet. in the Microsoft Windows taskbar. For more information on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell QuickSet" on page 135. How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Installation Media (CD/DVD) The operating system is a
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book.book Page 15 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM About Your Computer Front View 1 2 3 16 4 5 15 6 14 7 13 12 11 10 9 8 1 camera 2 display latches (4) 3 display 4 speakers (8) 5 MediaDirect button 6 power button 7 keyboard status lights (4) 8 mouse 9 keyboard media control buttons 10 touch pad 11 touch pad buttons (2) 12 base media control buttons 13 keyboard 14 device status lights (5) 15 optical drive 16 infrared sensor About Your Computer 15
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book.book Page 16 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM CAMERA — Built-in camera for video capture, conferencing, and chat. DISPLAY — For more information about your display, see "Using the Display" on page 49. DISPLAY LATCHES (4) — To keep the display closed. SPEAKERS (8) — To adjust the volume of the integrated speaker, press the volume control buttons, mute button, or volume-control keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see "Key Combinations" on page 31. MEDIADIRECT BUTTON — Controls ac
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book.book Page 17 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM MOUSE — Wireless mouse. For more information, see "Using the Keyboard and Mouse" on page 27. MEDIA CONTROL BUTTONS — Control playback of media. Press to open or close the optical drive. If media is present in the closed drive, pressing this button will open the drive and eject the media. Press once to go back to the start of the current playing track/chapter. Press multiple times to skip back to previous track/chapters. Press and hold
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book.book Page 18 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM Press to decrease the volume of audio output from internal or external speakers. Press to increase the volume of audio output from internal or external speakers. TOUCH PAD — Provides the functionality of a mouse. See "Touch Pad" on page 33 for more information. TOUCH PAD BUTTONS (2) — Provide the functionality of a mouse. See "Touch Pad" on page 33 for more information. KEYBOARD — The wireless keyboard includes a numeric keypad as wel
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book.book Page 19 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows: – Solid blue: The battery is charging. – Flashing blue: The battery is almost fully charged. – Off: The battery is adequately charged (or external power is not available to charge the battery). If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows: – Off: The battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off). – Flashing orange
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book.book Page 20 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:50 PM USB 2.0 CONNECTORS (2) Connects USB devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, or printer. HEADPHONE CONNECTOR — Attach headphones to the connector. MICROPHONE CONNECTOR — Attach a microphone to the connector for voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program. WIRELESS CONNECTION BUTTON — Puts the computer into discover mode to connect the wireless keyboard and mouse with the system using Bluetooth wireless technology if the pairin
