Dell 4300 Laptop User Manual


 
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Contents
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
When Using Your Computer
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Ergonomic Computing Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
When Working Inside Your Computer
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Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
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1 Setting Up
Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parallel Printer
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USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transferring Information to a New Computer (Windows XP Only) 18
Setting Up a Home and Office Network (Windows XP Only) . . . 19
Turning Off the Computer
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Windows XP
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Windows Me and Windows 2000
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2 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accessing Help Files
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Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Start-Up Error Messages
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Video and Monitor Problems
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