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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Dell LM, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Dell LM one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Dell LM. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Dell LM should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Dell LM
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Dell LM item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Dell LM item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Dell LM alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Dell LM, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Dell service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Dell LM.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Dell LM item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
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P/N 89180 Re v . A01 J une 1997 ® www .dell.com Dell ® Latitude ® LM Documentation Update T his documen t update s infor mation contai ned in the online Dell La titude LM User ’ s Guide and the Dell Latitude LM Reference and T r ou bleshooting Guide . N ew Microprocessor Options The Dell Latitude LM is now availab le with a 166-megah ertz (MHz[...]
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N ew V ideo Controller The Dell Latitu de LM’ s standard vi deo subsys tem now includes 1.1 MB of vid eo memo ry . Fo r more in format ion about n ew video mode s and reso lutions, s ee “Using the Display ,” or search o n “text modes” and “graphics modes” in the onlin e System User ’ s Guide . T o see the techn ical specifications o[...]
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Figure 1. Main Screen of the Dell Diagnostics D ell Diagnostics Changes This secti on updates C hapter 4, “Running the Dell Diag- nostics,” in th e Refer ence and T r oublesho oting Guide . Main Scree n The main scree n of the diagnostics (see Figure 1) has been revised to show more detail in th e System Configu - ration area . T est Limits Und[...]
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USB Subtests Ad ded The followin g subtests have been added to the System Set T est Group. Th ese subtests run only if the computer has a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector . • The USB Register T est ch ecks the onboard registers of the USB interface. This subtest does not test USB peripherals. • The USB Memory Structure T est monitors the ab[...]