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Dell Inspiron 8100

Dell™ Inspiron™ 8100

A Tour of Your Computer

Power Conservation

Solving Problems

System Specifications

Reinstalling Software

System Setup Program

Ports and Connector Pin-Outs

Removing and Replacing Parts

Hints, Notices, and Cautions

HINT: A HINT indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of

data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage,

personal injury, or death.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file (click

the Start button on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, point to Programs—>

User's Guides, and click Tell Me How).

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Trademarks used in this text: Dell, Dell TravelLite, Inspiron, AccessDirect, and TrueMobile are

trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks; GeForce2 Go is

a trademark of NVIDIA Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities

claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary

interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain

U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights

owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation,

and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by

Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

August 2001

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A Tour of Your Computer

Dell™ Inspiron™ 8100

Front View

Left Side View

Right Side View

Back View

Front View

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Display Latch

This latch keeps the display locked in place when the display is closed.

Display

The computer has a color LCD.

Device Status Lights

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The lights below the display indicate the following:

●The light labeled turns on when the computer is turned on and blinks when

the computer is in standby mode.

●The light labeled turns on when the computer reads data from or writes

data to the hard drive.

●The light labeled turns on steadily or blinks to indicate the battery charge

status. Indicator states include:

❍Off, which indicates that the computer is operating on an adequately

charged battery or that the computer is turned off

❍Flashing green, which indicates that the battery is fully charged

❍Solid green, which indicates that the battery is charging

❍Flashing orange, which indicates that the battery charge is low

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❍Solid orange, which indicates that the battery charge is critically low

NOTICE: To avoid data loss, never turn off the computer while the green light

labeled is flashing.

Air Intake

HINT: The computer turns on the fans only when the computer gets hot. They

may run most of the time or very seldom, depending on your use of the

computer. Because the fans spin at a high rate of speed, they may make a

noise. This noise is normal and does not indicate a problem with the fans or the

computer.

The fans work with the air intakes to prevent the computer from overheating. When

the computer gets hot, the small internal fans turn on and draw air through the air

intakes to cool the computer. Hot air is expelled through the fan exhausts.

CAUTION: Do not push objects into or block the air intakes. Doing so

can cause fire or damage the interior components. Keep the openings

free from dust and other foreign particles.

Keyboard Status Lights

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The green lights located above the keyboard indicate the following:

●The light labeled turns on when you press to enable the numeric

keypad.

●The light labeled turns on when you press to enable the

uppercase letter function.

●The light labeled turns on when you press to enable the scroll

lock function.

Track Stick

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The track stick detects the pressure and movement of your finger for moving the

cursor on the display and, along with the track stick buttons, provides full mouse

functionality.

Touch Pad

The touch pad detects the position of your finger over a touch-sensitive area and

provides the computer with full mouse functionality.

Battery Bay

With a charged battery in this bay, you can use the computer without plugging it in to

an electrical outlet.

Media Bay

You can install devices such as a CD drive, DVD drive, CD-RW and CD-R drive, second

battery, or Dell TravelLite™ travel module in the media bay.

Touch Pad/Track Stick Buttons

These buttons correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse.

Keyboard

The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft® Windows® logo

key that supports the Windows operating systems.

Power Button

HINT: To turn off your computer, perform a Windows shutdown.

Press the power button to turn on the computer or to initiate standby mode.

If the computer stops responding, press and hold the power button until the computer

turns off completely (this may take several seconds).

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Microphone

The internal microphone allows you to record voice audio.

Volume Control Buttons

Increase or decrease the speaker volume with the volume control buttons. You can

also change the speaker volume using key combinations:

●To increase the volume press, the <Fn> and the <Page Up> keys.

●To decrease the volume, press the <Fn> and the <Page Dn> keys.

●To enable or disable (mute) the integrated stereo speakers or external speakers,

press both of the volume control buttons simultaneously.

HINT: If no sound comes from the speakers, press <Fn> and <End> and check

the volume control buttons to make sure that the sound is not disabled.

When you mute music, the computer may take a moment to respond.

Dell™ AccessDirect™ Buttons

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HINT: To launch the Dell Solution Center, the computer must be turned on and

functioning properly.

1Press this button to launch the Dell Solution Center, where you can find support

and educational tools that Dell has installed on your computer.

2Press this button to launch your default Internet browser.

3Press this button to launch http://www.dell.com, or reprogram the button to

launch a program of your choice.

4Press this button to open your default e-mail program, or reprogram the button to

launch a program of your choice.

You can also reprogram the button scheme to control CD or DVD player functions.

Left Side View

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