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Dell™ Inspiron™ 530s Series
Owner’s Manual
Model DCSLF
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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.
If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems are not applicable.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the "Glossary" on page 201.
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Model DCSLF
September 2008 P/N DU119 Rev. A04
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Contents 3
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1 Setting Up and Using Your
Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inspiron 530s/530sa/530sb/530sc/530sd
. . . . . . 15
Back View of the Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inspiron 530s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inspiron 530sa/530sc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Inspiron 530sb/530sd
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Back Panel Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Inspiron 530s/530sa/530sc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Inspiron 530sb/530sd
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure
. . . . . . . . 26
Setting Up a Printer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Printer Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting a USB Printer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing CDs and DVDs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adjusting the Volume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the Audio Connectors
for 5.1- Channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adjusting the Picture
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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4 Contents
Copying CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
How to Copy a CD or DVD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Blank CDs and DVDs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Helpful Tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using a Media Card Reader (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting Two Monitors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting Two Monitors
With VGA Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting One Monitor With
a VGA Connector and One Monitor
With a DVI Connector
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting a TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the Display Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Management Options in
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Standby Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hibernate Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Options Properties
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Management Options in
Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Standby Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hibernate Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Plan Properties
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Enabling SpeedStep™ Technology
. . . . . . . . . . . 47
About RAID Configurations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
RAID Level 1 Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring Your Hard Drives for RAID
. . . . . . . 49
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel
®
Option ROM Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Contents 5
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . 54
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windows Vista
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Setting Up a Home and Office Network
. . . . . . . . . 59
Connecting to a Network Adapter
. . . . . . . . . 59
Setting Up a Network in the
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Setting Up a Network in the
Windows Vista
®
Operating System . . . . . . . . 60
Connecting to the Internet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
. . . . . . . . 61
2 Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Battery Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drive Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
CD and DVD drive problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hard drive problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
. . . . . . . . . 66
Error Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lockups and Software Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The computer does not start up
. . . . . . . . . . 70
The computer stops responding
. . . . . . . . . . 70
A program stops responding
. . . . . . . . . . . . 70
A program crashes repeatedly
. . . . . . . . . . . 70
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