Cleaning Your Computer; Computer, Keyboard, And Monitor; Mouse; Floppy Drive - Dell Dimension 9100 Owner's Manual

Cleaning Your Computer

CAUTION:
Product Information Guide.

Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor

CAUTION:
your computer with a soft cloth dampened with water. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners, which may
contain flammable substances.
• Use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment to gently remove dust from the slots and holes
on your computer and from between the keys on the keyboard.
NOTICE:
antiglare coating.
• To clean your monitor screen, lightly dampen a soft, clean cloth with water. If possible, use a
special screen-cleaning tissue or solution suitable for the monitor's antistatic coating.
• Wipe the keyboard, computer, and plastic part of the monitor with a soft cleaning cloth
moistened with a solution of three parts water and one part dishwashing detergent.
Do not soak the cloth or let water drip inside your computer or keyboard.

Mouse

If your screen cursor skips or moves abnormally, clean the mouse. To clean a non-optical mouse:
1 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of your mouse counterclockwise, and then remove the
ball.
2 Wipe the ball with a clean, lint-free cloth.
3 Blow carefully into the ball cage to dislodge dust and lint.
4 If the rollers inside the ball cage are dirty, clean the rollers with a cotton swab moistened
lightly with isopropyl alcohol.
5 Recenter the rollers in their channels if they are misaligned. Ensure that fluff from the swab is
not left on the rollers.
6 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it clicks into
place.

Floppy Drive

NOTICE:
which prevents the drive from operating.
Clean your floppy drive using a commercially available cleaning kit. These kits contain pretreated
floppies to remove contaminants that accumulate during normal operation.
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Appendix
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Before you clean your computer, disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet. Clean
Do not wipe the display screen with any soap or alcohol solution. Doing so may damage the
Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You might accidentally misalign the heads,