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Index
A
air vents
description, 20
system view, 20
audio connectors
description, 16
system view, 16
audio. See sound
B
battery
charging, 29
checking the charge, 28
description, 17, 20
installing, 30
life expectancy, 31
low-charge warning, 35
performance, 27
power conservation, 31
removing, 29
storing, 30
system view, 17, 20
blanks
removing, 46
boot sequence, 88
C
CardBus technology
PC Cards, 45
CD drive
problems, 54
CDs
playing, 37
using, 37
Check Disk, 54
computer
crashes, 59-60
specifications, 81
stops responding, 59
conflicts
software and hardware
incompatibilities, 70
Control Panel
power options, 34
D
Dell
contacting, 90-91
support policy, 89
support site, 11
Dell Diagnostics, 51
Dell Premier Support
website, 9, 11
device status lights
description, 14
diagnostics
Dell, 51
display
description, 13
problems, 67
system view, 13
display latch button
description, 13
system view, 13
documentation
online, 11
Product Information Guide, 9
Setup Diagram, 9
drivers
about, 68
identifying, 69
reinstalling, 69
drives
problems, 53
See hard drive
DVD drive
problems, 54
DVDs
playing, 37
using, 37
E
error messages, 56