Storage Devices - Dell Inspiron 3500 System Reference Manual

battery unless the computer is connected to AC power or unless you install a second charged battery.
A low-battery warning occurs when the battery is about 90% depleted. The speaker beeps once every 15 seconds. When you hear the low-
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battery warning, only a few minutes of battery life remain. If both the main battery and the second battery are installed, the low-battery warning
means that the combined charge of both batteries is about 90 percent depleted.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data (and possibly corrupting data areas on your hard-disk drive), save your work immediately after a
low-battery warning. Then connect the computer to AC power, or install a second battery in the media bay. If the battery runs
completely out of power, the computer activates save-to-disk suspend mode.
If you are using the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-
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click the Power Management icon to open the Power Management Properties window. For more information, check the documentation
that came with your operating system.
The Windows 98 battery meter displays a battery icon that shows the amount of battery charge remaining. If an AC adapter is connected to
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the computer, the battery meter displays a plug icon. The battery meter icons are visible in the desktop taskbar. If you move the cursor over
the battery or plug icon in the desktop taskbar, a pop-up window shows the battery's current charge status percentage.

Storage Devices

When you receive your Dell Inspiron 3500 computer, a diskette drive is installed in the media bay. The media bay supports a battery, CD-ROM
drive, diskette drive, DVD-ROM drive, or Zip drive as secondary devices.
Removing and Installing a Device in the Media Bay Using Softex BayManager
To install or remove a device from the media bay using Softex BayManager, perform the following steps.
NOTE: If you do not have Softex BayManager, the icon does not appear in the Control Panel or on the taskbar. To install Softex
BayManager, see Installing Softex BayManager
Device in the Media Bay Without Using Softex
1. Double-click the Softex BayManager icon,
2. Click either Remove/Swap Bay Device(s) or Insert Bay Device(s) and follow the instructions on the screen.
Removing and Installing a Device in the Media Bay Without Using Softex BayManager
To remove a device from the media bay, perform the following steps:
1. Save any files you have open.
2. From the Start menu, shut down your computer.
3. Disconnect the AC adapter.
4. Remove the currently installed device from the media bay.
Using your index finger, pull the media bay latch (located on the side of the computer next to the media bay) toward you. With your thumb,
gently push the media bay latch out and back until the device pops out. The device cannot be fully inserted into the computer unless the
media bay latch is released. Grasp the device firmly and slide it out of the media bay.
5. Install the new device in the media bay.
With the media bay latch released, slide the new device into the media bay until it is flush with the computer casing. Close the media bay
latch by using your index finger to push it toward the front of the computer until it is flush with the computer casing. Using your thumb, push the
media bay latch in.
6. Restart your computer by pressing the power button.
Removing and Installing a Hard-Disk Drive
NOTES: You need the Microsoft Windows 98 CD and the Dell Inspiron 3500 System Software CD to install software on the new hard-disk
drive.
Software. If you do not have Softex BayManager, see
BayManager.
, on the taskbar.
1 Optional device
2 Media-bay release latch (unlocked position)
Removing and Installing a