Dell Studio 1555 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 5)

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Setting Up Your Studio 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 Windows Vista
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Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Your Studio Laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Right Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Left Side Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Computer Base and Keyboard Features . . . 18
Media Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 22
Using the Optical Disc Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 31
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .38
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 41
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