Manual dell

Dell™ Latitude™ D500

System Information Guide
Guide d'informations du système Guia de informações do sistema Guía de información del sistema

Model PP05L

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Dell™ Latitude™ D500

System Information Guide

Model PP05L

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTEindicates 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 User’s Guide (dependingon your operating system, double-click the User’s Guide icon on your desktop, or click the Start button, click Help and Support Center, and then click User and system guides). If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable.

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Information in this document is subject to change withoutnotice. © 2003 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. 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, TrueMobile, Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, and Latitude are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registeredtrademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; EMC is a registered trademark of EMC 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 than its own.Model PP05L February 2003 P/N 2Y290 Rev. A00

Contents

CAUTION: Safety Instructions General Power Battery

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Air Travel

EMC Instructions

When Using Your Computer

Ergonomic Computing Habits

When Working Inside Your Computer Battery Disposal

ProtectingAgainst Electrostatic Discharge

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Finding Information for Your Computer Setting Up Your Computer About Your Computer Front View . . . . Left View Back View Right View

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Bottom View

Removing a Battery .

Removing and Installing a Reserve Battery Installing a Battery

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Running the Dell Diagnostics . Regulatory Notices

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Limited Warranties and Return Policy Limited Warranty for the U.S.

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