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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . 5
Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . 9
(Recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . 14
Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . .16
Right View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Back View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Status Lights and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Disabling Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Computer Base and Keyboard
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Touch Pad Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Multimedia Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cover (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Dell DataSafe Online Backup. . . . . . . . . . 47
Dell Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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