Dell Latitude PP27L User manual

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Dell™ Precision™

Mobile Workstation M2400

Setup and Quick Reference Guide

Model PP27L

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data

and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,

or death.

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly

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Model PP27L

May 2008 P/N C106C Rev. A00

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Contents

1 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front and Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Back and Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Battery Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Wireless Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . 18

Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . 20

Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Microsoft Windows Vista™ . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Restoring the Windows Vista® Operating System . . . 39

Using Windows Vista System Restore . . . . . . . 40

Restoring the Windows Vista Computer to the

Default Factory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Windows Vista Operating System

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Restoring the Windows XP Operating System . . . . . 44

Using Microsoft Windows System Restore

(Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using Dell™ PC Restore (Windows XP) . . . . . . 46

Using the Windows XP Operating System

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems . . 51

Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . 66

Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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6 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 76

DellConnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Automated Order-Status Service. . . . . . . . . . 77

Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 78

Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Template Last Updated - 2/7/2007 About Your Computer 7

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About Your Computer

Front and Right Side View

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8About Your Computer

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1track stick 2left speaker

3keyboard 4device status lights

5ambient light sensor (ALS) 6keyboard status lights

7display 8microphone/camera

(optional)

9display latch 10 volume controls

11 Dell Control Point (DCP) 12 power button

13 USB ports (2) 14 WiFi Catcher™

15 wireless switch 16 audio connectors (2)

17 right speaker 18 optical drive

19 fingerprint swipe reader 20 ExpressCard slot

21 firewire (IEEE 1394a) port 22 contactless SmartCard reader

23 touch pad 24 Secure Digital (SD) memory

card reader

25 latch button 26 touch pad buttons

About Your Computer 9

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Back and Left Side View

CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to accumulate in the air

vents. Do not store your Dell computer in a low-airflow environment, such as a

closed briefcase, while it is running. Restricting the airflow can damage the

computer or cause a fire.The computer turns on the fan when the computer gets

hot. Fan noise is normal and does not indicate a problem with the fan or the

computer.

1RJ-11 port 2RJ-45 network port

3power, HDD indicators 4multimode DisplayPort

5AC adapter 6security cable slot

7VGA 8eSATA/PowerShare™ USB

port

9PowerShare™ USB port 10 SmartCard Reader

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10 About Your Computer

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Battery Removal

Remove the battery by sliding the battery tabs inward and moving the battery

away from the notebook. Install the battery by pushing the battery inward

until it clicks into place.

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