Setup Guide
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...other rights owners. Bluetooth is prohibited. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that helps you how to avoid the problem. is subject to change without the written permission of Microsoft Corporation in this document is strictly forbidden. Other ... owned by Dell under license. A01 Information in the U.S. Use of Dell Inc.; Trademarks used in trademarks and trade names other countries.; Dell Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista start button logo, and Windows Vista are trademarks of this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, YOURS IS...
...other rights owners. Bluetooth is prohibited. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that helps you how to avoid the problem. is subject to change without the written permission of Microsoft Corporation in this document is strictly forbidden. Other ... owned by Dell under license. A01 Information in the U.S. Use of Dell Inc.; Trademarks used in trademarks and trade names other countries.; Dell Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista start button logo, and Windows Vista are trademarks of this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, YOURS IS...
Setup Guide
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...computer turns off . In the welcome screen, click Next. 3. If a solid blue screen appears - Windows Vista 1. Run the Program Compatibility Wizard. If you have other software problems - • Back up your files immediately. • Use a virus-scanning program to check the hard... software documentation or contact the software manufacturer for troubleshooting information: --Ensure that the program is designed for information. 31 Solving Problems If a program is compatible with this version of Windows. 2. The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that your computer...
...computer turns off . In the welcome screen, click Next. 3. If a solid blue screen appears - Windows Vista 1. Run the Program Compatibility Wizard. If you have other software problems - • Back up your files immediately. • Use a virus-scanning program to check the hard... software documentation or contact the software manufacturer for troubleshooting information: --Ensure that the program is designed for information. 31 Solving Problems If a program is compatible with this version of Windows. 2. The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that your computer...
Setup Guide
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... Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data before using Factory Image Restore. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to the operating state it was in when you received your operating system problem. The...spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on the computer. Dell Factory Image Restore 1. Select Repair Your Computer. 3. These options restore your hard drive to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options Window. 2. To access the command prompt, type administrator in ...
... Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data before using Factory Image Restore. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to the operating state it was in when you received your operating system problem. The...spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on the computer. Dell Factory Image Restore 1. Select Repair Your Computer. 3. These options restore your hard drive to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options Window. 2. To access the command prompt, type administrator in ...
Owner's Manual
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... a registered trademark owned by Dell under license. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Reproduction in any proprietary interest in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Wi-Fi Catcher, and Dell MediaDirect are either potential damage...All rights reserved. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,...
... a registered trademark owned by Dell under license. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Reproduction in any proprietary interest in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Wi-Fi Catcher, and Dell MediaDirect are either potential damage...All rights reserved. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,...
Owner's Manual
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...No sound from integrated speakers 120 No sound from external speakers 121 No sound from headphones 121 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 121 Video and Display Problems 122 If the display is blank 122 If the display is difficult to read 123 If only part of the ... Is a Driver 124 Identifying Drivers 125 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 125 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista® Operating System 127 Restoring Your Operating System 128 Using Windows Vista System Restore 128 12 Adding and Replacing Parts 133 Before You Begin 133 Recommended Tools 133 ...
...No sound from integrated speakers 120 No sound from external speakers 121 No sound from headphones 121 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems 121 Video and Display Problems 122 If the display is blank 122 If the display is difficult to read 123 If only part of the ... Is a Driver 124 Identifying Drivers 125 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 125 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista® Operating System 127 Restoring Your Operating System 128 Using Windows Vista System Restore 128 12 Adding and Replacing Parts 133 Before You Begin 133 Recommended Tools 133 ...
Owner's Manual
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..., the Power Management Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell QuickSet Dell QuickSet Help To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the QuickSet icon in the lower-right corner of your computing environment The Dell Support Utility is an automated upgrade and notification system installed on the.... What Are You Looking For? This support provides real-time health scans of your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. • Information on page 99. • How to use Windows Vista® Windows Help and Support • How to work with programs and files •...
..., the Power Management Wizard, hotkeys, and other items controlled by Dell QuickSet Dell QuickSet Help To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click the QuickSet icon in the lower-right corner of your computing environment The Dell Support Utility is an automated upgrade and notification system installed on the.... What Are You Looking For? This support provides real-time health scans of your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. • Information on page 99. • How to use Windows Vista® Windows Help and Support • How to work with programs and files •...
Owner's Manual
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...DVD/BD DISC - C H A N G E T H E W R I C S - The drive tray cannot eject 1 Ensure that the disc is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until it stops. Problems writing to the drive. The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that... media. If the stream is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the Windows Vista® Operating System" on Sleep state. Try closing all DVD drives. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 95. CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, and BD-RE drives must receive a steady stream of...
...DVD/BD DISC - C H A N G E T H E W R I C S - The drive tray cannot eject 1 Ensure that the disc is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until it stops. Problems writing to the drive. The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that... media. If the stream is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the Windows Vista® Operating System" on Sleep state. Try closing all DVD drives. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 95. CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, and BD-RE drives must receive a steady stream of...
Owner's Manual
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... the driver installation (see "Using the System Setup Program" on their device. Windows Vista is detected but incorrectly configured, use Windows Vista Help and Support to resolve the incompatibility. Troubleshooting 127 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista® Operating System If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup...
... the driver installation (see "Using the System Setup Program" on their device. Windows Vista is detected but incorrectly configured, use Windows Vista Help and Support to resolve the incompatibility. Troubleshooting 127 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista® Operating System If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup...
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... did not resolve your operating system and preserving data files. See the Windows Help and Support Center for restoring your operating system problem. NOTE: If you do not find the answer in the items categorized in Troubleshooting, you can restore your computer, or backup...typing in your question in the following ways: • Windows Vista® has the Backup and Restore Center that best describes the problem and follow the troubleshooting steps. Using Windows Vista System Restore The Windows Vista operating system provides System Restore to allow you can create backups ...
... did not resolve your operating system and preserving data files. See the Windows Help and Support Center for restoring your operating system problem. NOTE: If you do not find the answer in the items categorized in Troubleshooting, you can restore your computer, or backup...typing in your question in the following ways: • Windows Vista® has the Backup and Restore Center that best describes the problem and follow the troubleshooting steps. Using Windows Vista System Restore The Windows Vista operating system provides System Restore to allow you can create backups ...
Owner's Manual
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...dialog box asking for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you restore the computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you install a device driver, use System Restore. Under Tasks, click Create a restore point or change settings. Restoring the ... list, click Repair Windows using System Restore. 3 Click Continue in the search field and press . NOTICE: Before you set your Dell computer to the Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center: 1 Click Start →Welcome Center. NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files or recover them. To...
...dialog box asking for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you restore the computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you install a device driver, use System Restore. Under Tasks, click Create a restore point or change settings. Restoring the ... list, click Repair Windows using System Restore. 3 Click Continue in the search field and press . NOTICE: Before you set your Dell computer to the Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center: 1 Click Start →Welcome Center. NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files or recover them. To...
Owner's Manual
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... the most recent restore point. If you undo the last system restore, save and close all data on Dell computers that were originally pre-installed with Windows Vista® and does not include computers purchased through the Express Upgrade promotion or computers that were upgraded to be...performing this fails to view the complete list of Windows. 5 Select the Show restore points older than 5 days checkbox to correct the problem, try the next oldest restore point until the system restoration is lost. 130 Troubleshooting This option appears on the C drive is deleted....
... the most recent restore point. If you undo the last system restore, save and close all data on Dell computers that were originally pre-installed with Windows Vista® and does not include computers purchased through the Express Upgrade promotion or computers that were upgraded to be...performing this fails to view the complete list of Windows. 5 Select the Show restore points older than 5 days checkbox to correct the problem, try the next oldest restore point until the system restoration is lost. 130 Troubleshooting This option appears on the C drive is deleted....
Owner's Manual
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...25 O operating system reinstalling Windows Vista, 128-130 P power line conditioners, 35 problems, 118 protection devices, 35 surge protectors, 35 UPS, 35 power button description, 20 power light conditions, 118 printer cable, 34 connecting, 33 problems, 119 setting up, 33 USB, 34 problems blue screen, 114 CD drive..., 103 CD-RW drive, 103 computer crashes, 113-114 computer does not start up, 113 computer stops responding, 113 Dell Diagnostics, 95 Dell MediaDirect, 114 drives, 102 DVD drive...
...25 O operating system reinstalling Windows Vista, 128-130 P power line conditioners, 35 problems, 118 protection devices, 35 surge protectors, 35 UPS, 35 power button description, 20 power light conditions, 118 printer cable, 34 connecting, 33 problems, 119 setting up, 33 USB, 34 problems blue screen, 114 CD drive..., 103 CD-RW drive, 103 computer crashes, 113-114 computer does not start up, 113 computer stops responding, 113 Dell Diagnostics, 95 Dell MediaDirect, 114 drives, 102 DVD drive...
Owner's Manual
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... information, 14 reinstalling Windows Vista, 128-130 resolution setting, 38 S S/PDIF digital audio enabling, 73 Safely Remove Hardware icon, 111 safety instructions, 14 scanner problems, 120 screen. See Subscriber Identity Module software problems, 114-115 software and hardware incompatibilities, 127 sound problems, 120 volume, 120 speakers problems, 120 volume, 120 Index 201 problems (continued) error messages...
... information, 14 reinstalling Windows Vista, 128-130 resolution setting, 38 S S/PDIF digital audio enabling, 73 Safely Remove Hardware icon, 111 safety instructions, 14 scanner problems, 120 screen. See Subscriber Identity Module software problems, 114-115 software and hardware incompatibilities, 127 sound problems, 120 volume, 120 speakers problems, 120 volume, 120 Index 201 problems (continued) error messages...
Service Manual
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...trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Inspiron are either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of Dell Inc.; Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE...for I/O Connectors Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. Dell™ Inspiron™ 1525/1526 Service Manual Before You Begin Subscriber Identity Module (Optional) ExpressCards Using the Memory Card Reader Optical Drive Hard Drive Center ...
...trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Inspiron are either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of Dell Inc.; Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE...for I/O Connectors Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. Dell™ Inspiron™ 1525/1526 Service Manual Before You Begin Subscriber Identity Module (Optional) ExpressCards Using the Memory Card Reader Optical Drive Hard Drive Center ...
Service Manual
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...Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell Inc. Back to Contents Page Dell™ Inspiron™ 1525/1526 Service Manual NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. January 2008 Rev. Reproduction in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Inspiron are either trademarks or ...document to refer to either potential damage to Contents Page disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2007-2008 Dell Inc. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
...Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell Inc. Back to Contents Page Dell™ Inspiron™ 1525/1526 Service Manual NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you how to avoid the problem. January 2008 Rev. Reproduction in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Inspiron are either trademarks or ...document to refer to either potential damage to Contents Page disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2007-2008 Dell Inc. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
