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... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
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... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
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NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on your mouse operates. 3 Click OK. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista&#...
NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on your mouse operates. 3 Click OK. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista&#...
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... the mouse with a cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol. 6 Recenter the rollers in to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it clicks into place.
... the mouse with a cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol. 6 Recenter the rollers in to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it clicks into place.
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... click Next. 6 Click the icon that represents the Bluetooth-enabled mouse, and click Next. 7 Click Don't use a passkey→ Next. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your computer, in the wizard. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 Check the documentation for the mouse for...
... click Next. 6 Click the icon that represents the Bluetooth-enabled mouse, and click Next. 7 Click Don't use a passkey→ Next. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your computer, in the wizard. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 Check the documentation for the mouse for...
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...8594; Pen and Input Devices. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. Do not allow water from their electrical outlets. 3 Remove.... 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Pen and...
...8594; Pen and Input Devices. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. Do not allow water from their electrical outlets. 3 Remove.... 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Pen and...
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... information. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. You then need to the USB port... Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after a few minutes of use. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select or clear the Show the touch pointer...
... information. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. You then need to the USB port... Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after a few minutes of use. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select or clear the Show the touch pointer...
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Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is shut ... the computer is inserted properly. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is partially...
Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is shut ... the computer is inserted properly. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is partially...
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... Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on page 87...
... Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on page 87...
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Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99
Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99
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HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
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... exactly as you want to your computer. Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off , so that you left it comes out of unsaved information. Hibernation is restored exactly as you can cause a loss of standby quickly... is a power-saving state, or mode. When you restart the computer, your desktop is a state in which the display and hard disks turn off the power to use the computer for an extended time while working again. Sleep saves all open documents and programs, and allows the computer...
... exactly as you want to your computer. Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off , so that you left it comes out of unsaved information. Hibernation is restored exactly as you can cause a loss of standby quickly... is a power-saving state, or mode. When you restart the computer, your desktop is a state in which the display and hard disks turn off the power to use the computer for an extended time while working again. Sleep saves all open documents and programs, and allows the computer...
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Shutting Down Your Computer When it . HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you may not always be able to shut down . When this is not successful, you lose unsaved data. 2) Never ...
Shutting Down Your Computer When it . HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you may not always be able to shut down . When this is not successful, you lose unsaved data. 2) Never ...
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... end the program immediately, you attempt to shut down the computer. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Click Cancel to return to shut down , Windows may display...
... end the program immediately, you attempt to shut down the computer. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Click Cancel to return to shut down , Windows may display...
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... or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to identify which Windows mode you may be lost. See "Replacing a Battery" on .... Shutting Down Your Computer 107 HINT: If an error message is turned back on page 143. The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down your...
... or and Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to identify which Windows mode you may be lost. See "Replacing a Battery" on .... Shutting Down Your Computer 107 HINT: If an error message is turned back on page 143. The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down your...
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..., click the Shared Documents option under the File and Folder Tasks box. If password protection is part of a workgroup, you change the name of turning password protection on the Shared Documents Properties window. Files and Folders 115 • A Co-owner can restrict who has access to folders or files ... file or folder, send a link to the new location to Shared Documents in order to the Windows Help and Support screen. If your computer is turned on your folder is shared, send a link to the shared files to a File You can view, add, alter, or delete any shared file. 4 ...
..., click the Shared Documents option under the File and Folder Tasks box. If password protection is part of a workgroup, you change the name of turning password protection on the Shared Documents Properties window. Files and Folders 115 • A Co-owner can restrict who has access to folders or files ... file or folder, send a link to the new location to Shared Documents in order to the Windows Help and Support screen. If your computer is turned on your folder is shared, send a link to the shared files to a File You can view, add, alter, or delete any shared file. 4 ...
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Do not use compressed air to clean the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Do ... to manage and improve its performance. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)" on page 57. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other...
Do not use compressed air to clean the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Do ... to manage and improve its performance. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)" on page 57. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other...
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.... Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to the same operating state it returns to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. 2 Click the option you want to start again. To put your computer to the arrow icon by saving your open documents and...
.... Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to the same operating state it returns to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. 2 Click the option you want to start again. To put your computer to the arrow icon by saving your open documents and...
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... options: • Press the power button. OR • Depending on how you may lose data. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off computer→ Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display...
... options: • Press the power button. OR • Depending on how you may lose data. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off computer→ Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display...
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... hibernate. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. To exit hibernate, press the power button. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. OR... • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. The computer may also use one of the following methods to enter hibernate: • Press the power button. •...
... hibernate. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. To exit hibernate, press the power button. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. OR... • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. The computer may also use one of the following methods to enter hibernate: • Press the power button. •...
