Dell Inspiron 15 (1564, Early 2010) - Manual (Page 11)

Contents
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11 Power (Power Settings, Power
Protection Devices, and Batteries)
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135
Setting Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Windows Vista
®
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Windows
®
XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Surge Protector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Power Line Conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) . . . . . . . . 141
Laptop Computer Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Using Your Laptop Computer for the
First Time
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Preserving the Life of a Battery . . . . . . . . . . 142
Replacing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
US Department of Transportation (DOT)
Notebook Battery Restrictions
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Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager . . . . . . . . 146
12 Networks (LAN, Wireless,
Mobile Broadband)
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149
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Local Area Networks (LAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
What You Need to Set up a LAN . . . . . . . . . . 151
Setting up a new LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) . . . . . . . . 153