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Dell Studio 1435 (Late 2008) User Manual

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Setting Up Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . . .7

Before Setting Up Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the Network

Cable (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning on Your Studio laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Wireless Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows Vista

®

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to the Internet

(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Device Status Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Computer Base and Keyboard

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing and Replacing

the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Optical Disc Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 35
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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