You have just purchased a modem featuring a pioneering new technology, making Internet access possible at speeds previously only imagined. This external cable modem is one part of a comprehensive communications system that utilizes the cable television network to deliver high-speed data to your computer. Data is requested and sent over the cable television network at burst rates of up to 38 megabits per second (Mbps)*. This chapter explains how to prepare your computer system for cable modem installation.
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You can leave the battery in the computer for as long as you like. The battery’s internal circuitry prevents the battery from overcharging. When you connect the computer to an electrical outlet or install a battery while the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the computer checks the battery charge and temperature. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. If the battery is hot from being used in your computer or being in a hot environment, the battery may not charge when you connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
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Transferring Information to a New Computer Windows Easy Transfer Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a USB Printer Power Protection Devices Surge Protectors Line Conditioners . Uninterruptible Power Supplies About Your Computer Determining Your Computer’s Configuration Front View Left Side View Right Side View Back View Bottom View Using the Keyboard and Touchpad Numeric Keypad Key Combinations System Functions Battery Display Functions . Power Management Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations Adjusting Keyboard Settings Touch Pad Customizing the Touch Pad . Using the Display Adjusting Brightness Switching the Video Image From Your Computer Display
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This Manual Preparing your Notebook PC Knowing the Parts Top Side Bottom Side Right Side Left Side Front Side Rear Side Getting Started Using the Battery Pack Installing and Removing the Battery Pack Charging the Battery Pack Battery Care Operating Systems Support Software Power Connection Powering ON The Notebook PC The Power-On Self Test (POST) Power Management - “Stand By” & “Hibernate” Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF the Notebook PC Using the Keyboard Colored Hot Keys Microsoft Windows™ Keys
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Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet Connection Modem and Internet Connection Problems E-Mail Problems Transferring Information to a New Computer Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a USB Printer Printer Problems Power Protection Devices Surge Protectors Line Conditioners Uninterruptible Power Supplies Turning Off Your Computer 3 Using a Battery Battery Performance Checking the Battery Charge Power Meter Low-Battery Warning Charging the Battery Removing a Battery Installing a Battery Storing a Battery Battery and Power Problems If the battery is not charging If battery life is short 4 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Dell™ AccessDirect™ Button Reprogramming the Button Numeric Keypad Keyboard Shortcuts System Functions Display Functions Speaker Functions Power Management Microsoft® Windows® Logo Key Functions Touch Pad
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When Working Inside Your Computer Battery Disposal Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge A Tour of Your Computer Front View Left Side View Right Side View . Back View . Bottom View 2 Setting Up Your Computer Adjusting Font and Icon Sizes Adjusting Font Sizes Adjusting Icon Sizes Dell™ QuickSet Features Clicking the QuickSet Icon Double-Clicking the QuickSet Icon Right-Clicking the QuickSet Icon. Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet Connection Modem and Internet Connection Problems E-Mail
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no If this guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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External component identification Top components Display components Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader Keys Lights TouchPad Front components Left-side components Rear component Right-side components Bottom components 3 Illustrated parts catalog Serial number location Computer major components Display assembly components Door/Cover Kit Cable Kit Mass storage devices Miscellaneous parts Sequential part number listing 4 Removal and replacement procedures Preliminary replacement requirements Tools required Service considerations Plastic parts Cables and connectors Drive handling Grounding guidelines Electrostatic discharge damage Packaging and transporting guidelines Workstation guidelines Equipment guidelines Unknown user password
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