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Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M50 User's Guide

  Safety and EMC Instructions

  Documentation Updates

  Using Microsoft® Windows®

  Using Devices

  Using the Drivers and Utilities CD

  Fixing Problems

  Installing Parts

Safety and EMC Instructions

CAUTION: For precautions on safely handling and using your computer and preventing electrostatic discharge, see "Safety and EMC Instructions: Mobile Workstation Computers" in the System Information Guide.

Documentation Updates

Documentation updates are sometimes included with your computer to describe changes to your computer or software. Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates contain the latest information.

Readme files, which may be installed on your hard drive or found on CDs such as the Drivers and Utilities CD, provide last-minute updates about technical changes to your computer or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.

Using Microsoft® Windows®

Windows Help

Each operating system provides complete online instructions for using it:

• In Windows XP, click the Start button and click Help and Support. For more information, see "About Microsoft® Windows® XP."
  
  
• In Windows 2000, click the Start button and click Help.
  
  

Microsoft Windows Guide

For more information on using the Windows operating system, see the Microsoft Windows documentation that came with your computer.

Using Devices

Dell™ User's Guides

For help on using your computer devices (such as a modem) and options you purchase separately from your computer, see the device user's guide.

• In Windows XP, click the Start button and click Help and Support. From the Help and Support window, click User and system guides.
  
  
• In Windows 2000, click the Start button, point to Programs, and click User's Guides.
  
  

Using the Drivers and Utilities CD

The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers and utilities, the Dell Diagnostics, and user's guides for your computer and optional devices. Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers and utilities already installed—no further installation or configuration is needed. If you ever need to reinstall a driver or utility, run diagnostics tests on your computer, or access the user's guides, use the Drivers and Utilities CD. See "Reinstalling Software" and "Using Dell Diagnostics."

Fixing Problems

For help with fixing computer problems, see "Solving Problems" and "Using Dell Diagnostics."

Microsoft Windows Guide

For more information on troubleshooting problems, see the Microsoft Windows documentation that came with your computer.

Dell | Support

For personalized online support, driver updates, and instant answers to your questions, access Dell | Support at support.dell.com.

Installing Parts

For help with adding parts to your computer, see "Adding and Replacing Parts."

For detailed information on the computer parts and assemblies and how to remove and replace them, see the computer Service Manual on support.dell.com.

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