Dell Inspiron 2500 Manuel utilisateur

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Dell Inspiron 2500 Systems

Dell™ Inspiron™ 2500 Systems

A Tour of Your Computer

Power Conservation

Solving Problems

System Specifications

Drivers and Utilities

Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows®

System Setup Program

Ports and Connector Pin-Outs

Removing and Replacing Parts

Documentation

Hints, Notices, and Cautions

HINT: A HINT 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.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file (click the Start button

on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, point to Programs—> User's Guides, and click Tell Me

How).

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Inspiron are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel and

Pentium are registered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and

names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other

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A Tour of Your Computer

Dell™ Inspiron™ 2500 Systems

Front View

Left Side View

Right Side View

Back View

Front View

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Display Latch

This latch keeps the display locked in place when the display is closed.

Display

The computer has a color LCD.

Device Status Lights

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The lights below the display indicate the following:

●The light labeled turns on when the computer is turned on and blinks when the computer

is in standby mode.

●The light labeled turns on steadily or blinks to indicate the battery charge status.

Indicator states include:

❍Off, which indicates that the computer is operating on battery power or that the

computer is turned off

❍Flashing green, which indicates that the battery is charging or that the battery power is

low

❍Solid green, which indicates that the battery is fully charged and that the computer is

operating on AC power

❍Flashing amber, which indicates that the battery power is critically low

●The light labeled turns on when the computer reads data from or writes data to any

drive.

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NOTICE: To avoid data loss, never turn off the computer while the green light labeled is

flashing.

Air Intake

HINT: The computer turns on the fans only when the computer gets hot. They may run most of

the time or very seldom, depending on your use of the computer. Because the fans spin at a

high rate of speed, they may make a noise. This noise is normal and does not indicate a

problem with the fans or the computer.

The fans work with the air intakes to prevent the computer from overheating. When the computer gets

hot, the small internal fans turn on and draw air through the air intakes to cool the computer. Hot air

is expelled through the fan exhausts.

CAUTION: Do not push objects into or block the air intakes. Doing so can cause fire

or damage the interior components. Keep the openings free from dust and other

foreign particles.

Keyboard Status Lights

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The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following:

●The light labeled turns on when you press to enable the numeric keypad.

●The light labeled turns on when you press to enable the uppercase letter

function.

●The light labeled turns on when you press to enable the scroll lock

function.

Touch Pad

The touch pad detects the position of your finger over a touch-sensitive area and provides the

computer with full mouse functionality.

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Battery Bay

With a charged battery in this bay, you can use the computer without plugging it in to an electrical

outlet.

Media Bay

You can install devices such as a floppy drive, an internal Zip drive, or a Dell TravelLite™ travel module

in the media bay.

Touch Pad Buttons

These buttons correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse.

Keyboard

The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft® Windows® logo key that supports

the Windows operating systems.

Dell AccessDirect™ Buttons

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HINT: To launch the Dell Solution Center, the computer must be turned on and functioning

properly.

1 Press this button to launch the Dell Solution Center, where you can find

support and educational tools that Dell has installed on your computer.

2Press this button to launch your default Internet browser.

3Press this button to launch http://www.dell.com, or reprogram the

button to launch a program of your choice.

4 Press this button to open your default e-mail program, reprogram the

button to launch a program of your choice.

You can also reprogram the button scheme to control CD or DVD player functions.

Power Button

HINT: To turn off your computer, perform a Windows

shutdown.

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