Dell Precision M4300: Contents
Contents: Dell Precision M4300
Table of contents
- Notes, Notices, and Cautions Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Contents
- Finding Information What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- Setting Up Your Computer
- About Your Computer Front View
- Left View Right View
- Back View Bottom View
- Using a Battery Battery Performance
- Checking the Battery Charge Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter Microsoft Windows Power Meter Charge Gauge Check the Battery Charge Check the Battery Health
- Low-Battery Warning Conserving Battery Power Power Management Modes Standby Mode
- Hibernate Mode
- Configuring Power Management Settings Charging the Battery Replacing the Battery
- To remove the battery: Storing a Battery
- Troubleshooting Lockups and Software Problems The computer does not start up The computer stops responding A program stops responding or crashes repeatedly A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft Windows operating system A solid blue screen appears
- Other software problems Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
- Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
- Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Option Function Option Function
- 4 Tab Function

Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Computer
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About Your Computer
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Front View
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Left View
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Right View
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Back View
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Bottom View
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Using a Battery
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Battery Performance
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Checking the Battery Charge
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Conserving Battery Power
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Power Management Modes
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Standby Mode
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Hibernate Mode
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Configuring Power Management Settings
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Charging the Battery
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Replacing the Battery
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Storing a Battery
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Troubleshooting
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Lockups and Software Problems
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Dell Diagnostics
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When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
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Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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