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... Board Screws 265 Small Form Factor System Board Screws 266 Replacing the System Board: Mini Tower, Desktop, and Small Form Factor Computers 266 11 Memory DDR2 Memory Overview 267 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations 268 Removing ...Your Computer Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 275 Mouse 275 Floppy Drive 275 CDs and DVDs 276 14 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Drivers 277 What Is a Driver 277 Identifying Drivers 277 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 278 Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 278 Using the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD 278 10 Contents
... Board Screws 265 Small Form Factor System Board Screws 266 Replacing the System Board: Mini Tower, Desktop, and Small Form Factor Computers 266 11 Memory DDR2 Memory Overview 267 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations 268 Removing ...Your Computer Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 275 Mouse 275 Floppy Drive 275 CDs and DVDs 276 14 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Drivers 277 What Is a Driver 277 Identifying Drivers 277 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 278 Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 278 Using the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD 278 10 Contents
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... 297 If the screen is blank 297 If the screen is difficult to read 298 16 Microsoft® Windows® XP Features Transferring Information to a New Computer 299 User Accounts and Fast User Switching 300 Adding User Accounts 300...Dell Diagnostics 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional 313 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 314 System Lights 316 Diagnostic Lights 317 Beep Codes 319 Error Messages 321 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 325 Microsoft® Windows® XP...
... 297 If the screen is blank 297 If the screen is difficult to read 298 16 Microsoft® Windows® XP Features Transferring Information to a New Computer 299 User Accounts and Fast User Switching 300 Adding User Accounts 300...Dell Diagnostics 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional 313 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 314 System Lights 316 Diagnostic Lights 317 Beep Codes 319 Error Messages 321 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 325 Microsoft® Windows® XP...
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... and solve problems • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Dell™ Product Information Guide User's Guide Microsoft® Windows® XP Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support.... 2 Click User's and system guides and click User's guides. Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License These labels are located on the optional Drivers...
... and solve problems • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Dell™ Product Information Guide User's Guide Microsoft® Windows® XP Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support.... 2 Click User's and system guides and click User's guides. Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License These labels are located on the optional Drivers...
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...repair information NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for components, such as a modem) Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help ...Dell Support Website - Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with other Dell customers site. • Upgrades - The website may not be available in all regions. • Service and support - Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop...
...repair information NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for components, such as a modem) Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help ...Dell Support Website - Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with other Dell customers site. • Upgrades - The website may not be available in all regions. • Service and support - Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop...
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...: The color of your CD varies based on your computer. 18 Finding Information To reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is optional and may not ship... with your computer. See "Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP" for the devices that came with your computer. NOTE: The Operating System CD is already installed on your computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for instructions.
...: The color of your CD varies based on your computer. 18 Finding Information To reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is optional and may not ship... with your computer. See "Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP" for the devices that came with your computer. NOTE: The Operating System CD is already installed on your computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for instructions.
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...It is recommended that can be set to use less power when you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher operating system because Windows XP is using Hyper-Threading with your computer and devices to take advantage of reduced power are restored....Advanced Features 257 Contact the software manufacturer for Hyper-Threading and may require an update from Hyper-Threading, some programs have the appropriate drivers loaded to the processor type. Operation then resumes where the computer left off for each component. • Standby. NOTICE: To connect...
...It is recommended that can be set to use less power when you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher operating system because Windows XP is using Hyper-Threading with your computer and devices to take advantage of reduced power are restored....Advanced Features 257 Contact the software manufacturer for Hyper-Threading and may require an update from Hyper-Threading, some programs have the appropriate drivers loaded to the processor type. Operation then resumes where the computer left off for each component. • Standby. NOTICE: To connect...
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...that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with your computer to install drivers if you reinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Ensure that use Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later when you : ...dell.com. You may contain drivers for operating systems that are installing software appropriate for your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. All devices require a driver program. Each device has its driver recognizes. Identifying Drivers If you are not on the device icon. Drivers What Is a Driver? Many drivers...
...that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with your computer to install drivers if you reinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Ensure that use Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later when you : ...dell.com. You may contain drivers for operating systems that are installing software appropriate for your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. All devices require a driver program. Each device has its driver recognizes. Identifying Drivers If you are not on the device icon. Drivers What Is a Driver? Many drivers...
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... Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at the Welcome Dell System Owner screen. 278 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click...
... Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at the Welcome Dell System Owner screen. 278 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click...
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... and then displays a list of all available drivers for information on the screen. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in the Topic drop-down menu. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you ...want to see and select restore points. The Drivers and Utilities CD scans your data files or recover them.
... and then displays a list of all available drivers for information on the screen. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in the Topic drop-down menu. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you ...want to see and select restore points. The Drivers and Utilities CD scans your data files or recover them.
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... than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically selected. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with a newly installed driver, first try using a different restore point, or you prefer. 5 Click Next. Before You Begin If you are available...Click the Start button, point to return your operating system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com If a calendar date has only one restore point, then that restore point is automatically disabled. Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP NOTICE: You must use System Restore to All Programs→ Accessories...
... than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically selected. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with a newly installed driver, first try using a different restore point, or you prefer. 5 Click Next. Before You Begin If you are available...Click the Start button, point to return your operating system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com If a calendar date has only one restore point, then that restore point is automatically disabled. Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP NOTICE: You must use System Restore to All Programs→ Accessories...
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..., and press to accept the license agreement. 3 If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you to boot from CD message appears, press any key. To reinstall Windows XP, you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again. 5 Press the arrow keys... need the following sections in the order in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that came with Windows XP, disable any virus protection software installed on your computer before you must also ...
..., and press to accept the license agreement. 3 If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you to boot from CD message appears, press any key. To reinstall Windows XP, you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again. 5 Press the arrow keys... need the following sections in the order in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that came with Windows XP, disable any virus protection software installed on your computer before you must also ...
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... up to five users. 17 Click Next. 18 Click Finish to register with the Drivers and Utilities CD. 20 Reinstall your virus protection software. 282 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer. message appears, click Skip. 15...Who will this computer? NOTE: The time required to complete the setup depends on the screen. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and follow the ...
... up to five users. 17 Click Next. 18 Click Finish to register with the Drivers and Utilities CD. 20 Reinstall your virus protection software. 282 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer. message appears, click Skip. 15...Who will this computer? NOTE: The time required to complete the setup depends on the screen. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and follow the ...
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...Quick Reference Guide for your operating system, run the DSS utility. TEST THE KEYBOARD - RUN THE DELL DIAGNOSTICS CHECK FOR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CONFLICTS Lockups and Software Problems CAUTION: Before you reinstall Windows XP. The computer does not start up CHECK THE DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS ENSURE THAT THE POWER CABLE IS FIRMLY ... the computer. • Check the cable connector for bent or broken pins and for damaged or frayed cables. DSS is available on your Drivers and Utilities CD and at support.dell.com. Connect a properly working keyboard to the computer. Solving Problems 287
...Quick Reference Guide for your operating system, run the DSS utility. TEST THE KEYBOARD - RUN THE DELL DIAGNOSTICS CHECK FOR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CONFLICTS Lockups and Software Problems CAUTION: Before you reinstall Windows XP. The computer does not start up CHECK THE DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS ENSURE THAT THE POWER CABLE IS FIRMLY ... the computer. • Check the cable connector for bent or broken pins and for damaged or frayed cables. DSS is available on your Drivers and Utilities CD and at support.dell.com. Connect a properly working keyboard to the computer. Solving Problems 287
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Ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is working by testing it with a printer, see the Windows desktop. For a parallel printer, ensure that the electrical outlet is USB. See the printer documentation for cable connection information. • Ensure that the ...restart your computer. 2 When Press to wait until you begin any of the screen, press immediately. REINSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER - If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® logo appears, continue to Enter Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the procedures in this section, ...
Ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is working by testing it with a printer, see the Windows desktop. For a parallel printer, ensure that the electrical outlet is USB. See the printer documentation for cable connection information. • Ensure that the ...restart your computer. 2 When Press to wait until you begin any of the screen, press immediately. REINSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER - If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® logo appears, continue to Enter Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the procedures in this section, ...
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... battery holds a charge while powering the computer. ASF - B A T T E R Y - A power management specification that serves as system setup. Your Drivers and Utilities or Resource CD is a bootable CD. B A T T E R Y L I R U S S O F T W A R E - A program (or utility) that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of data interpreted...
... battery holds a charge while powering the computer. ASF - B A T T E R Y - A power management specification that serves as system setup. Your Drivers and Utilities or Resource CD is a bootable CD. B A T T E R Y L I R U S S O F T W A R E - A program (or utility) that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of data interpreted...
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... V D DR I VE - The speed, given in or connected to a CD-RW disc, and then erased and written over . COA - See driver. C C - Secondary cache which can be recorded only once onto a CD-R. R - Data can speed up operations 304 Glossary RW D R I...(Deutsche Industrie-Norm) standards; C L O C K S P E E D - The Windows alpha-numeric code located on a sticker on a display or screen that has no memory chips and... it is usually equal to connect PS/2 keyboard or mouse cable connectors. www.dell.com | support.dell.com B US - An optical form of SDRAM that is used to CD-R...
... V D DR I VE - The speed, given in or connected to a CD-RW disc, and then erased and written over . COA - See driver. C C - Secondary cache which can be recorded only once onto a CD-R. R - Data can speed up operations 304 Glossary RW D R I...(Deutsche Industrie-Norm) standards; C L O C K S P E E D - The Windows alpha-numeric code located on a sticker on a display or screen that has no memory chips and... it is usually equal to connect PS/2 keyboard or mouse cable connectors. www.dell.com | support.dell.com B US - An optical form of SDRAM that is used to CD-R...
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...Task Force - DRAM - Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is different from disk storage. the DVI adapter works through an analog telephone line... Line - DVD - The DVD player displays a window with common rules and procedures for digital transmission between RAM and a device to watch DVD movies. EN ERGY...E C O D E - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for testing the accuracy of data as an extension of the IDE interface for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. Express Service Code service may not...
...Task Force - DRAM - Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is different from disk storage. the DVI adapter works through an analog telephone line... Line - DVD - The DVD player displays a window with common rules and procedures for digital transmission between RAM and a device to watch DVD movies. EN ERGY...E C O D E - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for testing the accuracy of data as an extension of the IDE interface for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. Express Service Code service may not...
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... dynamic random-access memory - An icon that is synchronized with most Windows software packages. Anything that identifies your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you call Dell for smart cards. Sony/Philips Digital Interface - An audio transfer file... format that allows the transfer of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on your computer that can open its drivers, and the amount of files...
... dynamic random-access memory - An icon that is synchronized with most Windows software packages. Anything that identifies your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you call Dell for smart cards. Sony/Philips Digital Interface - An audio transfer file... format that allows the transfer of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on your computer that can open its drivers, and the amount of files...
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... . NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for technical assistance. If you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down and restart the computer. It is active. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional) 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD (optional). 2 Shut down your computer and try again. 3 When the boot...
... . NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for technical assistance. If you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down and restart the computer. It is active. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional) 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD (optional). 2 Shut down your computer and try again. 3 When the boot...