Dell Precision M4300: What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here: 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
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
• Software upgrades and troubleshooting hints —
Dell Support Utility
Frequently asked questions, hot topics, and general
The Dell Support Utility is an automated upgrade and
health of your computing environment
notification system installed on your computer. This
support provides real-time health scans of your computing
environment, software updates, and relevant self-support
information. Access the Dell Support Utility from the
icon in the taskbar. For more information, see "Dell Support
Utility" in your
User’s Guide
.
• How to use Windows
Windows Help and Support Center
• How to work with programs and files
1
Click
Start
or
→
Help and Support
.
• How to personalize my desktop
2
Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and
click the arrow icon.
3
Click the topic that describes your problem.
4
Follow the instructions on the screen.
• Information on network activity, the Power
Dell QuickSet Help
Management Wizard, hotkeys, and other items
To view
Dell QuickSet Help
,
right-click the QuickSet icon
controlled by Dell QuickSet.
®
®
in the Microsoft
Windows
taskbar.
For more information on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™
QuickSet" in your online User’s Guide.
• How to reinstall my operating system
Operating System Media
NOTE: The Operating System media may be optional and may
not ship with your computer.
The operating system is already installed on your computer.
To reinstall your operating system, use the Operating
System media. See "Restoring Your Operating System" in
your online User’s Guide.
After you reinstall your
operating system, use the
optional Drivers and Utilities
media to reinstall drivers for
the devices that came with
your computer.
Your operating system
product key label is located
on your computer.
NOTE: The color of your CD or DVD varies based on the
operating system you ordered.
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