Dell Inspiron 8500 - Manual (Page 4)

4 Contents
Modem and Internet Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Transferring Information to a New Computer
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36
Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting a Parallel Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting Up the Docking Device to Connect to a Network
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41
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3 Using Batteries and Module Bay Devices
Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Battery Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing and Installing a Reserve Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
About the Module Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking the Charge on the Second Battery
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52
Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer
Is Turned Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
If the Device Screw Is Not Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
If the Device Screw Is Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55