Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110, Early 2011) - Manual (Page 5)

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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . 5
Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect the Network Cable
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . 9
Create System Recovery Media
(Recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional). . . 12
Set Up Wireless Display (Optional) . . . . . 14
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . 16
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . .18
Right View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Left View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Back View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Status Lights and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . .28
Disabling Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . .30
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Touch Pad Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Multimedia Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing and Replacing the
Top Cover (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Removing and Replacing the
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Dell DataSafe Online Backup. . . . . . . . . . 51
Dell Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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