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1-4 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide• Display close/suspend button — When you close the display, this buttonactivates standby mode. Do not press this button with your finger.• Microphone — Allows you to record from a distance of 1 meter (m) (3.3 ft) in anormal tone of voice.• Power button — Under normal circumstances, you should use the power buttononly to turn on the computer or to resume operation from save-to-disk suspendmode. To shut down the computer, click the Start button in the Microsoft®Windows® operating system, and then click Shut Down.NOTE: If your operating system is "locked up"—that is, it does not respond tocommands—press and hold down the power button for at least five seconds.• Keyboard — The keyboard includes an embedded numeric keypad and twospecial keys that support Windows 98 Second Edition.• Touch pad and buttons — The PS/2-compatible touch pad gives the computerfull mouse functionality. Use the touch pad buttons in the same way that youwould use mouse buttons.• Media bay — The standard configuration of your computer includes a CD-ROMdrive/diskette drive combination module. You can also use a DVD-ROM drive/diskette drive combination module, a DVD-ROM drive/LS-120 drive combinationmodule, a second battery, or a third hard-disk drive in the media bay. You removeand install all devices in the same way.NOTE: Because the Microsoft Windows NT ® operating system does not supportDVD technology, the DVD-ROM/diskette drive combination module and theDVD-ROM drive/LS-120 drive combination module are available only oncomputers running Windows 98 Second Edition.• MegaBay — The computer is shipped with a partially charged battery in theMegaBay.NOTE: Dell recommends connecting an AC adapter to the computer and fullycharging the battery as soon as possible after unpacking the computer.You can also use a Zip drive or a second hard-disk drive in the MegaBay.• Display — The computer has an active-matrix XGA or SXGA color display.• Speakers — You can enable or disable the integrated stereo speakers or externalspeakers by pressing . You can increase speaker volume by pressing and decrease speaker volume by pressing .NOTES: Certain audio utilities installed on your computer also allow you tocontrol speaker volume.If no sound comes from the speakers, press and make sure thevolume control is not set to Mute by clicking the volume icon in the MicrosoftWindows desktop taskbar. Also check the volume control wheel to make sureit is not turned down.• Air intake — The air intake works with the fan as part of the computer'sautomatic thermal management system. When operating conditions make itnecessary, a small internal fan turns on and helps draw air through the air intake. |
