Dell 8500 Laptop User Manual


 
8 Contents
Reinstalling Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Before You Reinstall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Reinstalling Windows XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Reinstalling Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
8 Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adding a Mini PCI Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adding a Modem
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
9 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Standard Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Viewing the System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . 149
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . . 150
Contacting Dell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Regulatory Noticesour cccess the help
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
NOM Information (Mexico Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Limited Warranties and Return Policy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware
Products (U.S. Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy (U.S. Only)
. . . . . . . . . . 174