3Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop . . . .5Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . 5Connect the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Connect the Network Cable(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Set Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . 9Create System Recovery Media(Recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Enable or Disable Wireless (Optional). . . 12Set Up Wireless Display (Optional) . . . . . 14Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . 16Using Your Inspiron Laptop. . . . . . . .18Right View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Left View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Back View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Front View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Status Lights and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . 28Disabling Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . .30Computer Base and KeyboardFeatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Touch Pad Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Multimedia Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Using the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Display Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Removing and Replacing theTop Cover (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Removing and Replacing theBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Dell DataSafe Online Backup. . . . . . . . . . 51Dell Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Contents