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Alienware Area-51® m15x 

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Rev 1.0   

OCTOBER 2007

Summary of Contents for Area-51 M15x

Page 1: ...is strictly prohibited Windows Vista is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation Bluetooth is the trademark owned by its proprietor This product incorporates copyright protect technology that is protec...

Page 2: ...and Buttons 10 Status Indicators top 10 Bottom Side 11 Component Access Compartment 11 Battery Voltage Indicator Button 12 Battery Voltage Indicator 12 Battery Lock 12 Rear Side 12 Battery Pack 12 Le...

Page 3: ...Mobile System 22 Pointing Device 23 Using the Touchpad 23 Moving The Cursor 24 Scrolling 24 Touchpad Usage Illustrations 25 Clicking Tapping 25 Double clicking Double tapping 25 Dragging 26 Expansion...

Page 4: ...on Channel for Different Domains 35 France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands 36 UL Safety Notices 37 Power Safety Requirement 37 Nordic Lithium Cautions for lithium ion batteries 38 Optical Drive Sa...

Page 5: ...ntil your new machine meets or exceeds our very demanding criteria We have tested your machine extensively in order to ensure that you enjoy the highest levels of performance In addition to a standard...

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Page 7: ...Alienware Area 51 m15x CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM PREPARATION AND SETUP...

Page 8: ...ers to the notebook computer that you have purchased Boldface type is also used to highlight important information in this document Whenever extra caution is called for the information will be boxed i...

Page 9: ...Array Digital 1 The built in mono microphones can be used for video conferencing voice narrations or simple audio recordings Integrated Camera The built in camera allows picture taking or video record...

Page 10: ...ction 2 Audio Speakers 6 The built in stereo speaker system allows you to hear audio without additional attachments The multimedia sound system features an integrated digital audio controller that pro...

Page 11: ...grades for your Mobile System Only purchase expansion memory modules from authorized retailers of this Mobile System to ensure maximum compatibility and reliability WARNING The bottom of the Mobile Sy...

Page 12: ...is used to keep the battery pack secured When the battery pack is inserted it will automatically lock To remove the battery pack slide this spring lock until the battery pack lifts up slightly and the...

Page 13: ...gital Analog Headphone Jack The stereo headphone jack 1 8 inch is used to connect the Mobile System s audio out signal to amplified speakers or headphones Using this jack automatically disables the bu...

Page 14: ...emove the drive Smart Bay Optical Disk Drive 6 The Mobile System comes in various models with different smart bay drives The Mobile System s smart bay drive may support compact discs CD digital video...

Page 15: ...e to support one ExpressCard 34mm or one ExpressCard 54mm expansion card This new interface is faster by using a serial bus supporting USB 2 0 and PCI Express instead of the slower parallel bus used i...

Page 16: ...with USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 devices such as keyboards pointing devices cameras hard disk drives printers and scanners connected in a series up to 12Mbits sec USB 1 1 and 480Mbits sec USB 2 0 USB allows m...

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Page 18: ...Alienware Area 51 m15x 18 CHAPTER 2 Getting started...

Page 19: ...unction is activated Wireless LAN Key This is only applicable on models with internal Wireless LAN The Wireless LAN key toggles the internal Wireless LAN ON and OFF An on screen display and relevant s...

Page 20: ...to type letters in uppercase Capital or lowercase mode is toggled using CAPS LOCK on the left of the keyboard Number Lock Indicator Indicates that the keyboard is in number lock mode Number lock allow...

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Page 22: ...Alienware Area 51 m15x 22 CHAPTER 3 USING THE MOBILE SYSTEM...

Page 23: ...required to operate the touchpad Because the touchpad is electrostatic sensitive objects cannot be used in place of your fingers The touchpad s primary function is to move the cursor around or select...

Page 24: ...our finger in the center of the touchpad and slide in a direction to move the cursor Scrolling Slide your finger up or down on the right side to scroll a window up or down Slide finger forward Slide f...

Page 25: ...directly from the corresponding icon you select Move the cursor over the icon you wish to execute press the left button or tap the pad twice in rapid succession and the system launches the correspond...

Page 26: ...a serial bus supporting USB 2 0 and PCI Express instead of the slower parallel bus used in the PC card slot Not compatible with previous PCMCIA cards Inserting an Expansion Card 1 If there is an Expr...

Page 27: ...51 m15x 27 Removing an Expansion Card The ExpressCard slot does not have an eject but ton Press the ExpressCard inwards and release to eject the ExpressCard Carefully pull the ejected ExpressCard out...

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Page 29: ...Alienware Area 51 m15x 29 CHAPTER 4 DECLARATIONS AND SAFETY STATEMENTS...

Page 30: ...vant is playback restrictions on regionalized content In order to facilitate geographically staggered movie releases DVD video titles are released for specific geographic regions as defined in Region...

Page 31: ...Portugal Saudi Arabia Scotland South Africa Spain Sweden Switzer land Syria Turkey UK Greece Former Yugoslav Republics Slovakia Region 3 Burma Indonesia South Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Tai...

Page 32: ...the equipment may have inter working difficulties Network Compatibility Declaration Statement to be made by the manufacturer to the user This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equ...

Page 33: ...mful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following...

Page 34: ...Hz and 5 25GHz frequency ranges and is restricted to indoor environments only FCC RF Exposure Guidelines Wireless Clients This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure SAR limits in...

Page 35: ...romagnetic compatibility in Article 3 1b Testing for electromagnetic compatibility in EN 301 489 1 EN 301 Testing according to 489 17 Effective use of the radio spectrum as in Article 3 2 Radio test s...

Page 36: ...10mW Departments in which the use of the 2400 2483 5 MHz band is permitted with an EIRP of less than 100mW indoors and less than 10mW outdoors 01 Ain Orientales 02 Aisne 03 Allier 05 Hautes Alpes 08 A...

Page 37: ...quired for UL 1642 covering primary non rechargeable and secondary rechargeable lithium batter ies for use as power sources in products These batteries contain metallic lithium or a lithium alloy or a...

Page 38: ...ng m kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Lev r det brugte batteri tilbage til leverand ren Danish VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Anv nd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent...

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