Dell 8500 Laptop User Manual


 
4 Contents
Modem and Internet Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Transferring Information to a New Computer
. . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Printer Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting a Parallel Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting a USB Printer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Printer Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting Up the Docking Device to Connect to a Network . . . . 41
Power Protection Devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Surge Protectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Line Conditioners
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3 Using Batteries and Module Bay Devices
Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Battery Performance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Checking the Battery Charge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing a Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installing a Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing and Installing a Reserve Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . 49
Storing a Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
About the Module Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking the Charge on the Second Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . 52
Removing and Installing Devices While the Computer
Is Turned Off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
If the Device Screw Is Not Installed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
If the Device Screw Is Installed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55