Dell Inspiron 7500 - Manual (Page 17)

There may be some resistance as the drive connects to its interface connector at the back of the bay.
7. Tighten the screws you loosened in step 3.
8. Test the drive by running the Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI) test group in the Dell Diagnostics.
For information on running the diagnostics, see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in Chapter 3 of the Dell Inspiron 7500 Reference and
Troubleshooting Guide.
Audio Devices
You can connect speakers, a microphone, headphones, and record/playback devices such as cassette players, CD players, and VCRs to the
audio connectors on the computer (see Figure 4). The connectors are located directly under the PC Card slot. Dell recommends using amplified
speakers for the best sound.
Figure 4. Audio connectors
Connect headphones or speakers to the line-out jack on the left of the audio connectors. Connect a microphone to the microphone jack in the
middle. Connect record/playback devices such as cassette players, CD players, and VCRs to the line-in jack on the right.
See your Microsoft ® Windows® 98 documentation for the location of sound application programs such as mixers and volume control.
You can control the sound coming from the external speakers and the computer's integrated speakers with the volume control dial. You can also
use the keyboard to adjust the volumes. Press to lower the volume. Press to increase the volume. Press to enable or
disable both the integrated and external speakers.
See Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows 98 and Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT ® for information about reinstalling the audio
drivers. The drivers are located on the Dell Inspiron 7500 System Software CD.
Embedded Numeric Keypad
As you work, you may want to use the embedded numeric keypad (see Figure 5) to enter numbers into a spreadsheet or financial program. The
embedded numeric keypad shares some of the keys on the computer's keyboard. The embedded keypad numbers and symbols are marked on
the right of the keypad keys in blue.
Figure 5. Embedded Numeric Keypad
To activate the embedded numeric keypad, press . The Number Lock indicator lights up.
1 Line-in jack
2 Microphone jack
3 Line-out jack
4 Volume control dial
NOTE: If no sound comes from the speakers, make sure that the sound is not disabled. Press and check the
volume control dial.