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Dell™ Vostro™ 1500 Owner’s Manual
Model PP22L
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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book.book Page 2 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 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. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. All
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book.book Page 3 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 21 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bottom View .
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book.book Page 4 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 46 4 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper . . . 47 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 6 Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter . . . . . . . . . . . 60 ® ® Microsoft Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . . 61 Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media . . . . . . . 71 Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Using Dell MediaDirect™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device . . 75 S-Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . .
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book.book Page 7 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 10 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . . 97 Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Setting Up a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 8 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dell Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dell PC TuneUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dell PC Checkup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Dell Network Assistant . . .
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book.book Page 9 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Scan
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book.book Page 10 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM ® Restoring Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Restoring Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 13 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 161 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 162 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 11 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Wireless Mini-Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Removing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Replacing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Replacing a WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Removing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Replacing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Flash Cache Module . . .
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book.book Page 12 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 198 DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 199 Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Cre
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book.book Page 13 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Contents 13
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book.book Page 14 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 14 Contents
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book.book Page 15 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 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 � Device documentation installed on your computer. You can us
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book.book Page 16 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � How to set up my computer Setup Diagram � 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 configure system settings Dell User and System Guides→ � How to troubleshoot and solve System Guides. problems 2 Click the User’s Guide for your computer. � Service Tag and Express Service Code Servic
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book.book Page 17 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 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 the memory, hard drive, and operating syst
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book.book Page 18 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 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 describes
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book.book Page 19 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 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 comp
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book.book Page 20 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:01 PM 20 Finding Information
