Dell™ Latitude™ D830 User’s Guide Model PP04X 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. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see "Glossary" on page 149. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft Windows operating systems are not applicable. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007–2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. 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A04 Contents 1 Finding Information 2 About Your Computer Front View . 15 Left Side View . 19 Right Side View . 21 Back View . 22 Bottom View . 25 Transferring Information to a New Computer . 26 Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System CD . 26 Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating System CD . 27 Windows Vista® . 28 3 Using a Battery Battery Performance . 29 Checking the Battery Charge . 30 Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter . 30 ® ® Microsoft Windows Power Meter . 30 Charge Gauge. 30 Low-Battery Warning . 31 Conserving Battery Power . 31 Power Management Modes . 31 Standby Mode . 31 Hibernate Mode. 32 Configuring Power Management Settings . 33 Charging the Battery . 33 Contents 3 Replacing the Battery . 33 Storing a Battery . 34 4 Using the Keyboard Numeric Keypad . 35 Key Combinations . 35 System Functions . 35 Battery . 36 Display Functions . 36 Power Management . 36 ® ® Microsoft Windows Logo Key Functions . 36 Touch Pad . 37 Customizing the Touch Pad and Track Stick . 38 Changing the Track Stick Cap . 38 5 Using Multimedia Playing CDs or DVDs . 41 Adjusting the Volume . 42 Volume Control Window . 42 Volume Control Buttons. 42 Adjusting the Picture . 42 6 Using the Display Adjusting Brightness. 43 Switching the Video Image From Your Computer Display to a Projector. 43 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper on the Screen: Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate . 43 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . 44 Windows Vista® . 44 Using an External Monitor Simultaneously as an Extension of Your Computer Display . 45 4 Contents ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . 45 Windows Vista® . 45 Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays . 46 ® ® Microsoft Windows XP . 46 Windows Vista® . 46 Using the Ambient Light Sensor . 46 7 Setting Up and Using Networks Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable . 49 Setting Up a Network in Microsoft Windows XP . 49 Setting Up a Network in Microsoft Windows Vista® . 50 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) . 50 What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection . 50 Checking Your Wireless Network Card. 50 Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a Broadband Modem . 51 Connecting to a WLAN . 52 Monitoring the Status of Wireless Network Connections Through Dell™ QuickSet . 53 Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). 54 What You Need to Establish a Mobile Broadband Network Connection . 54 Checking Your Mobile Broadband Card . 54 Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . 55 Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile Broadband Network Card. 55 Managing Your Network Settings Through the Dell QuickSet Location Profiler . 56 Dell™ Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . 56 Internet Connection Firewall . 56 8Using Cards Card Types . 59 Contents 5 Card Blanks . 59 Extended Cards. 59 Installing a PC Card or ExpressCard. 59 PC Card . 60 ExpressCard. 60 Removing a Card or Blank . 61 9 Securing Your Computer Security Cable Lock . 63 Smart Cards . 63 About Smart Cards . 63 Installing a Smart Card . 64 Passwords . 64 Using a Primary/System Password . 65 Using an Administrator Password . 65 Using a Hard Drive Password . 66 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . 67 Enabling the TPM Feature . 67 Security Management Software. 68 Computer Tracking Software . 68 If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . 68 10 Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights. 71 Diagnostic Light Codes During POST . 71 Dell Technical Update Service . 73 Dell Diagnostics . 73 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . 73 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . 73 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD . 74 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . 74 6 Contents Dell Support Utility. 76 Accessing the Dell Support Utility . 76 Clicking the Dell Support Icon . 76 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon . 77 Drive Problems . 77 CD and DVD drive problems . 78 Hard drive problems . 78 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . 79 Error Messages . 80 IEEE 1394 Device Problems . ..