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Dell Inspiron 570 (Late 2009) User Manual

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Setting Up Your Inspiron Desktop . . . . . . . .5

Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . . 8
Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . . 9
Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Set Up Microsoft Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Create System Recovery Media

(Recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 13

Using Your Inspiron Desktop . . . . . . . . . . .16

Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dell DataSafe Online Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 30

Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
My Dell Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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