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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1520 Owner’s Manual
Model PP22L
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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. © 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever
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Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 21 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2 Se
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Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 40 3 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper . . . 41 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . .
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Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5 Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Dell QuickSet Battery Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 ® ® Microsoft Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . . 55 Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . .
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Copying CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Media . . . 64 How to Copy a CD, DVD, or BD . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media . . . . . . . 65 Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Using Dell MediaDirect™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 93 Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Setting Up a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Checking Your Wireless Network Car
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11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Dell Support 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Dell PC Tune-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell PC CheckUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Network Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 DellConnect . . . . . . .
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Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Starting System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 150 12 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 153 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 154 Hard Drive . . .
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Subscriber Identity Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Wireless Mini Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Removing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Replacing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Replacing a WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Removing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Replacing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Flash Cache Module . . . .
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15 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 188 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 189 Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Product Information . . . . . . . .
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Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . 208 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals 209 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals 209 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Con
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14 Contents
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Finding Information NOTE: Some features may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some features 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 Device documentation the Drivers and Utilities media to Notebook System
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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. How to remove and replace parts Microsoft Windows XP and Windows ® Vista Help and Support Center Specifications 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ How to configu
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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 site. Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as the memory, hard drive, and operating system Customer Care — Contact information, service call
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Software upgrades and troubleshooting Dell Support Utility hints — Frequently asked questions, The Dell Support Utility is an automated hot 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. Access the Dell Support Utility from the icon on the taskbar
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media The operating system is already installed on your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use one of the following methods: Microsoft Windows System Restore — Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without affecting data files. Dell PC Restore — Dell PC Restore returns your computer to its original operating state. Dell PC Restore m
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20 Finding Information
