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@macmeech wrote:
Where would I find the antidote to Fn>ESC? Would that be the power button to wake up from sleep or is there another key combo? Where can I read the equivalent of a manual in pdf?

Should I and can I order Windows XP disks to go with my E1705/Inspiron 9400?

Thanks for your help! Phil

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I don't know what the first part means... 

Click on the Desktop or Notebook tabs above, then your model, then User Guides.

Systems shipped after July 15, 2004 came with Symantec PC Restore. This utility restores the computer to an "as-shipped" condition. If you haven't reformatted, repartitioned, or otherwise modified the master boot record, it should work. Click here for instructions about Symantec PC Restore.

If the Symantec PC Restore utility won't work, but still resides on your computer, a Dell customer has figured out some ways to get it to work again. Note - If you removed this partition, it is not recoverable, cannot be downloaded from the internet, and cannot be shipped from Dell. Click here for ways to fix Symantec PC Restore. Users have also reported that the partition can be restored with Ghost 2003, and Ghost 9 using the '03 capabilities of it. If you boot to the Ghost 9 CD, select Advanced Recovery Taks, select Utilities, then Restore Legacy Image it should work - but you want to verify the image before attempting the restore. It's in a folder called IMG.

Systems that shipped beginning in early 2005 ship without Windows XP. You can contact Dell and request a CD and wait for it to ship, see Contact Us at the bottom of the page.

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@macmeech wrote:
Where would I find the antidote to Fn>ESC? Would that be the power button to wake up from sleep or is there another key combo?

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@rickmktg wrote:

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@macmeech wrote:
Where would I find the antidote to Fn>ESC? Would that be the power button to wake up from sleep or is there another key combo? Where can I read the equivalent of a manual in pdf?

Should I and can I order Windows XP disks to go with my E1705/Inspiron 9400?

Thanks for your help! Phil

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I don't know what the first part means...

Fn Esc sleeps the computer and the power key wakes it up. Thank you for the info. I found both the service manual and the owners manual (188 pages in pdf). I found the commands I was looking for. They were incomplete in the Help Support section.
Merci buttercups as the French would say :>)