Dell Latitude XPiCD User Manual page 25

5. If the computer is operating from battery power, remove the main bat-
tery assembly, verify that it is free of any obvious physical damage, and
then reinsert the battery assembly into its compartment.
6. Turn off the computer. Remove the hard-disk drive, verify that it is free
of any obvious physical damage, and then reinsert the drive into its
compartment.
7. Remove any installed PC Cards from the PC Card slot, verify that they
are free of any obvious physical damage, and then reinsert the card(s)
into the PC Card slot.
8. Remove any memory modules from the memory compartment, verify
that they are free of any obvious damage, and then reinstall the mem-
ory modules.
9. Open the display assembly, and verify that it is free of any obvious
physical damage.
10. Verify that the internal keyboard is free of any obvious physical dam-
age and that its keys operate freely.
11. Verify that the trackball and its associated switches operate freely.
12. If an external monitor is connected, verify the following:
•
The monitor's interface cable is properly attached to the VGA connector
on the I/O panel.
•
The monitor's power cable is attached to a power source and is free of
any obvious physical damage.
•
The monitor's controls are set according to the instructions in the docu-
mentation for the monitor.
•
The monitor and its interface cable are free of any obvious physical
damage.
13. If an external mouse is connected, verify the following:
•
The mouse is properly connected to the keyboard/keypad/mouse con-
nector on the computer's I/O panel.
•
The mouse and its cable are free of any obvious physical damage.
•
The mouse's ball and push buttons operate freely.
14. For any attached serial or parallel devices, verify the following:
•
The device's interface cable connector is correctly attached to the appro-
priate port connector on the computer's I/O panel.
•
The captive screws that secure the connectors at each end of the inter-
face cable are secure enough to ensure a firm connection.
•
The attached device and its interface cable are free of any obvious phys-
ical damage.
Initial Procedures 2-3