Dell P25S manual

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    Dell Latitude E5250 / 5250 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: P25S Regulatory Type: P25S001[...]

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    Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 201[...]

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    1 Working on Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that[...]

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    3. If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. 4. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 6. Close[...]

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    * On the Home screen, click and then select Shut down . • In Windows 7: 1. Click Start . 2. Click Shut Down. or 1. Click Start . 2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down . 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did no[...]

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    2 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • #0 Phillips screwdriver • #1 Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe System Ove[...]

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    Front and Back View 1. network connector 2. USB 3.0 connector 3. HDMI connector 4. microphones (optional) 5. camera 6. camera-status light 7. power connector 8. microphone 9. power button 10. Mini-DisplayPort connector 11. USB 3.0 connector with PowerShare 12. memory-card reader 13. contactless smart-card reader (optional) 14. fingerprint reader (o[...]

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    15. wireless-status light 16. battery-status light 17. hard-drive activity light 18. power-status light 19. speakers 20. touchpad 21. smart-card reader (optional) 22. headset connector 23. security-cable slot 24. dock connector (optional) 25. service-tag label Removing the SD Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2.[...]

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    NOTE: You may need a sharp tool to pry the base cover from its edge. Installing the Base Cover 1. Place the base cover to align with the screw holders on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the base cover to the computer. 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Befo[...]

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    a. Remove the screw that secures the battery to the computer [1]. b. Lift and push to remove the battery from the computer [2] [3]. Installing the Battery 1. Insert the battery into its place on the computer. 2. Route the battery cable through its routing channel. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the battery to the computer. 4. Connect the battery ca[...]

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    4. Remove the hard-drive assembly from the computer. 5. Pull to release the hard-drive cable from its connector. 11[...]

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    6. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive [1] and remove the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket [2]. Installing the Hard-Drive Assembly 1. Place the hard-drive bracket on the hard drive to align the screw holders and tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket. 2. Connect the hard-drive cable to its conne[...]

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    a. battery b. base cover 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery 3. Pry the clips securing the memory module until the memory pops-up and remove the memory from the system board. Installing the Memor[...]

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    NOTE: You may need a sharp tool to pry the keyboard trim from its edges. 3. Remove the keyboard trim from the keyboard. Installing the Keyboard Trim 1. Insert the keyboard trim to the keyboard until it snaps in its place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Workin[...]

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    5. Remove the keyboard from the computer. Installing the Keyboard 1. Place the keyboard to align with the screw holders on the computer. 2. Connect the keyboard cable to its connector on the system board. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the keyboard to the computer. 4. Install the: a. keyboard trim b. battery c. base cover 5. Follow the procedures [...]

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    a. base cover b. battery c. keyboard trim d. keyboard 3. Remove the screws that secure the palmrest to the computer. 4. Flip the computer and perform the following steps: a. Disconnect the touchpad cable and USH board cable from their connectors [1] [2]. b. Remove the screw that secures the palmrest to the computer [3]. 5. Pry the palmrest at its e[...]

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    Installing the Palmrest 1. Place the palmrest on the computer. 2. Connect the following cables to their connectors on the system board: a. LED board b. USH board c. touchpad board 3. Tighten the screws at the front and back of the computer to secure the palmrest. 4. Install the: a. keyboard b. keyboard trim c. battery d. base cover 5. Follow the pr[...]

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    4. Release the SmartCard reader board. To release the SmartCard reader board: a. Remove the screws that secure the SmartCard-reader board to the palmrest [1]. b. Push the SmartCard-reader board to release it [2]. 5. Remove the SmartCard reader board from the palmrest. 18[...]

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    Installing the SmartCard-Reader Board 1. Place the SmartCard-reader board into its slot on the palmrest. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the SmartCard-reader board to the palmrest. 3. Fix the SmartCard-reader cable and connect the SmartCard-reader cable to its connector on the USH board. 4. Install the: a. palmrest b. keyboard c. keyboard trim d. b[...]

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    Installing the USH Board 1. Place the USH Board on the palmrest. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the USH board to the palmrest. 3. Connect all the cables to the USH board. 4. Install the: a. palmrest b. keyboard c. keyboard trim d. hard-drive assembly e. battery f. base cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing [...]

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    Installing the Finger-Print Reader Board 1. Insert the finger-print reader board into its place on the palmrest. 2. Connect the finger-print reader cable to the finger-print reader board. 3. Place the metal bracket on the finger-print reader board and tighten the screw to secure the finger- print reader board. 4. Install the: a. keyboard trim b. ke[...]

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    Installing the LED Board 1. Insert the LED board into its slot on the palmrest. 2. Tighten the screw that secures the LED board to the palmrest. 3. Connect the LED-board cable to its connector on the LED board. 4. Install the: a. palmrest b. keyboard c. keyboard trim d. battery e. base cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Com[...]

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    4. Perform the following steps: a. Flip the computer. b. Remove the screw to release the metal bracket on the power-connector port [1] [2]. c. Lift and remove the power-connector port from the computer [3]. Installing the power-connector port 1. Insert the power-connector port into its place on the computer. 2. Place the metal bracket on the power-[...]

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    e. keyboard lattice f. battery g. base cover 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the WLAN Card / WiGig Card NOTE: WiGig card is optional. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the base cover . 3. Perform the following steps to remove the WLAN card: a. Disconnect the WLAN ca[...]

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    Installing the WLAN Card / WiGig Card 1. Place the WLAN card into its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card to the computer. 3. Connect the WLAN cables to their connectors on the WLAN Card. 4. Install the base cover . 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the WWAN Card 1. Follow the p[...]

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    Installing the WWAN Card 1. Place the WWAN card into its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the WWAN card to the computer. 3. Connect the WWAN cables to their connectors on the WWAN Card. 4. Install the base cover . 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display-Hinge Brackets 1. Follow the p[...]

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    Installing the Display-Hinge Brackets 1. Insert the display-hinge brackets into their slots on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws at the front and back of the computer to secure the display-hinge brackets. 3. Install the: a. palmrest b. keyboard c. keyboard trim d. hard-drive assembly e. memory f. battery g. base cover 4. Follow the procedures in [...]

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    4. Disconnect the display cable from the system board. To disconnect the display cable: a. Remove the screw that secures the display-cable bracket to the computer [1]. b. Remove the display-cable bracket to access the display cable [2]. c. Disconnect the display cable from the system board [3]. 5. Release the display cable from its routing channel.[...]

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    6. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly [1] and lift the display assembly to remove it from the computer [2]. Installing the Display Assembly 1. Place the display assembly to align with the screw holders on the computer. 2. Route the WWAN, WLAN, and display cables through their routing channels. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the dis[...]

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    d. keyboard trim e. battery f. base cover 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Pry the edges to release the display bezel from the display assembly. 3. Remove the display bezel from the display assembly. Installing the Display[...]

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    Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery c. display bezel 3. Remove the screws that secure the display panel to the display assembly [1] and lift to flip the display panel to access the eDP cable [2]. 4. Peel the adhesive [1] to access the eDP cable [2]. 5. [...]

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    Installing the Display Panel 1. Connect the eDP cable to its connector and fix the adhesive tape. 2. Place the display panel to align with the screw holders on the display assembly. 3. Tighten the screws to secure the display panel to the display assembly. 4. Install the: a. display bezel b. battery c. base cover 5. Follow the procedures in After W[...]

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    Installing the Display Hinges 1. Insert the display hinges into their slots on the display assembly. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the display hinge on both sides of the display assembly. 3. Install the: a. display bezel b. display assembly c. display-hinge brackets d. palmrest e. keyboard f. keyboard trim g. hard-drive assembly h. memory i. batt[...]

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    Installing the Camera 1. Insert the camera to its place on the display assembly. 2. Connect the camera cable to its connector. 3. Install the: a. display panel b. display bezel c. battery d. base cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the eDP Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Compu[...]

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    Installing the eDP cable 1. Fix the eDP cable in its place on the display assembly. 2. Connect the eDP cable to its connector. 3. Install the: a. display panel b. display bezel c. display assembly d. display-hinge brackets e. palmrest f. keyboard g. keyboard trim h. hard-drive assembly i. memory j. battery k. base cover 4. Follow the procedures in [...]

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    4. Perform the following steps to remove the system fan from the computer: a. Remove the screws that secure the system fan to the computer [1]. b. Remove the system fan from the computer [2]. Installing the System Fan 1. Place the system fan into its slot on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system fan to the computer. 3. Connect th[...]

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    Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery c. memory d. hard-drive assembly e. keyboard trim f. keyboard g. palmrest 3. Perform the following steps to remove the coin-cell battery from the computer: a. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from its connec[...]

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    Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the: a. SD card b. base cover c. battery d. memory e. hard-drive assembly f. keyboard trim g. keyboard h. palmrest i. display-hinge brackets j. display assembly k. system fan 3. Disconnect the following cables from the system board: a. power-connec[...]

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    5. Remove the system board from the chassis. Installing the System Board 1. Place the system board to align with the screw holders on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer. 3. Connect the following cables to their connectors on the system board: a. speaker b. power-connector c. coin-cell battery 4. Install t[...]

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    b. display-hinge brackets c. palmrest d. keyboard e. keyboard trim f. hard-drive assembly g. memory h. battery i. base cover j. SD card 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the: a. base cover b. battery c. memory d. keyboard[...]

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    3. Install the: a. system board b. system fan c. display assembly d. display-hinge brackets e. palmrest f. keyboard g. keyboard trim h. hard-drive assembly i. memory j. battery k. base cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer . Removing the Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Rem[...]

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    4. Perform the following steps to remove the speakers from the computer: a. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the computer [1]. b. Remove the speakers from the computer [2]. Installing the Speakers 1. Place the speakers into their slots on the computer. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the speakers to the computer. 3. Route the speaker c[...]

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    3 System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear. Table 1. General Option Description System Information This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. • System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag, Owne[...]

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    Option Description • Enabled w/PXE: This option is enabled by default. Parallel Port Allows you to configure the parallel port on the docking station. The options are: • Disabled • AT: This option is enabled by default. • PS2 • ECP Serial Port Allows you to configure the integrated serial port. The options are: • Disabled • COM1: This[...]

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    Option Description NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings. USB PowerShare This field configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior. This option allows you to charge external devices using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port. Audio This field enables or disables the inte[...]

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    Table 4. Security Option Description Admin Password Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator (admin) password. NOTE: You must set the admin password before you set the system or hard drive password. Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password and the hard drive password. NOTE: Successful password changes take[...]

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    Option Description Computrace Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software The options are: • Deactivate • Disable • Activate NOTE: The Activate and Disable options will permanently activate or disable the feature and no further changes will be allowed Deactivate (default) CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute [...]

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    Option Description • Append from File - Adds a key to the current database from a user- selected file • Delete - Deletes the selected key • Reset All Keys - Resets to default setting • Delete All Key s- Deletes all the keys NOTE: If you disable the Custom Mode, all the changes made will be erased and the keys will restore to default setting[...]

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    Table 7. Power Management Option Description AC Behavior Allows you to enable or disable the computer from turning on automatically when an AC adapter is connected. Default Setting: Wake on AC is not selected. Auto On Time Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically. The options are: • Disabled (default) • Every [...]

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    Option Description Disabled (default) Primary Battery Charge Configuration Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are: • Adaptive • Standard - Fully charges your battery at a standard rate. • ExpressCharge - The battery charges over a shorter period of time using Dell’s fast charging technology. This option is e[...]

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    Option Description Fn Key Emulation Allows you to set the option where the <Scroll Lock> key is used to simulate the <Fn> key feature. Enable Fn Key Emulation (default) Fn Lock Options Allows you to let hot key combinations <Fn> + <Esc> toggle the primary behavior of F1–F12, between their standard and secondary functions. [...]

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    Option Description Trusted Execution - disabled by default Table 10. Wireless Option Description Wireless Switch Allows to set the wireless devices that can be controlled by the wireless switch. The options are: • WWAN • GPS (on WWAN Module) • WLAN/WiGig • Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. NOTE: For WLAN and WiGig enable or [...]

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    4 Technical Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (Start icon) → Help and Support , and then select the option to view information about your computer. NOTE: In Windows 8.1, navigate to Help and Support to view information about your computer. Table 13. Sy[...]

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    Feature Specification Intel 5th Generation Processors 4 GB, 8 GB, or 16 GB Memory type DDR3L SDRAM (1600 MHz) Minimum memory 4 GB Maximum memory Intel 4th Generation Processors 8 GB Intel 5th Generation Processors 16 GB Table 16. Audio Feature Specification Type High-definition audio Controller Realtek ALC3235 Stereo conversion Digital Audio-out th[...]

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    Table 18. Camera Features Specification Camera Resolution HD Panel 1280 x 720 pixels FHD Panel 1920 x 1080 pixels Video Resolution (maximum) HD Panel 1280 x 720 pixels FHD Panel 1920 x 1080 pixels Diagonal viewing angle 74° Table 19. Communications Features Specification Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45) Wireless internal wireless [...]

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    Table 22. Display Feature Specification Type Non-Touch HD Anti-Glare Touch FHD (E2E) Dimensions: Height 3.00 mm (0.12 inch) 5.95 mm (0.23 inch) Width 300.40 mm x 181.40 mm (11.83 inches x 7.14 inches) 302.30 mm x 194.39 mm (11.89 inches x 7.65 inches) Diagonal 317.50 mm (12.50 inches) 317.50 mm (12.50 inches) Active area (X/Y) 276.61 mm x 155.52 mm[...]

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    Feature Depth 177.50 mm (6.98 inches) 233.00 mm (9.17 inches) Height 7.05 mm (0.27 inch) 7.05 mm (0.27 inch) Width 94.80 mm (3.73 inches) 94.80 mm (3.73 inches) Weight 265 g (0.58 lb) 340 g (0.75 lb) Voltage 11.1 VDC 7.4 VDC Temperature range: Operating • Charge: 0 °C to 50 °C • Discharge: 0 °C to 70 °C • Operating: 0° to 35° C (32° to[...]

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    Table 28. Environmental Feature Specification Temperature: Operating 0 °C to 35 °C (32 °F to 95 °F) Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) Relative humidity (maximum): Operating 10 % to 90 % (non condensing) Storage 5 % to 95 % (non condensing) Altitude (maximum): Operating 0 m to 3048 m (0 ft to 10,000 ft) 0° to 35°C Non-Operatin[...]

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    5 Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel [...]

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    1. Shutdown the computer. 2. Press and hold the <fn> key, while pressing the power button, and then release both. The Enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment window displays, listing all devices detected in the computer. The diagnostics starts running the tests on all the detected devices. 3. On the boot menu screen, select the Diagnostics option[...]

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    Storage LED Power LED Wireless LED Fault Description Blinking Solid Blinking The display encountered a problem during initialization. Off Blinking Blinking The modem is preventing the system from completing POST Off Blinking Off Memory failed to initialize or memory is unsupported. Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical[...]

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    6 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your are[...]