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... Your Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network...
... Your Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network...
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... Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows®...
... Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows®...
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...Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones ...211 Using a Digital Camera With Your Computer . . . . . 212 Using Windows Media Player 212 16 Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display ...
...Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones ...211 Using a Digital Camera With Your Computer . . . . . 212 Using Windows Media Player 212 16 Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display ...
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Before you change back to offer the best performance with your display. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed. As you can change any of the display settings, make a note of images on the screen. Also... settings so you decrease resolution, text and images appear larger. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on your Dell-installed operating system. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays
Before you change back to offer the best performance with your display. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed. As you can change any of the display settings, make a note of images on the screen. Also... settings so you decrease resolution, text and images appear larger. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on your Dell-installed operating system. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays
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...area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Monitors and Displays 49 The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution, move the slide bar to the left or ...right to decrease/increase the screen resolution. 5 Click Apply to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers...
...area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Monitors and Displays 49 The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution, move the slide bar to the left or ...right to decrease/increase the screen resolution. 5 Click Apply to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers...
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... auto-detected by your computer. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide... for your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to install the appropriate drivers manually. You then need to reactivate ...
... auto-detected by your computer. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide... for your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to install the appropriate drivers manually. You then need to reactivate ...
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... keys to reinstall the driver. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on most laptop computers is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of ... for performing specific tasks • Navigation keys for the device. You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on page 79.
... keys to reinstall the driver. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on most laptop computers is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of ... for performing specific tasks • Navigation keys for the device. You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on page 79.
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... use the Quality Type tab to change the settings. 3 Select either Properties or Printing Preferences. For more information, see Microsoft® Windows® Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on your Start menu. For... select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. • Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers The model of printer you can make changes to the device itself. Changing Printer Settings Your printer settings determine print ...
... use the Quality Type tab to change the settings. 3 Select either Properties or Printing Preferences. For more information, see Microsoft® Windows® Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on your Start menu. For... select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. • Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers The model of printer you can make changes to the device itself. Changing Printer Settings Your printer settings determine print ...
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Setting up Printers You can install both locations, you can connect one or more printers to your printer. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your ...computer. If you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you want to your computer and add one or more computers to print at home. Adding a Printer...
Setting up Printers You can install both locations, you can connect one or more printers to your printer. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your ...computer. If you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you want to your computer and add one or more computers to print at home. Adding a Printer...
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... to a network, see "Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband)" on page 149. Sharing Printers on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more than one computer. To share your printer on a network, you must first...
... to a network, see "Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband)" on page 149. Sharing Printers on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more than one computer. To share your printer on a network, you must first...
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... system • Connect or install a new printer To install a printer driver: 1 Insert your Drivers and Utilities media. If it to install or reinstall printer drivers if you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. If this is a program that controls a device, such... as a printer, and allows it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 75 All devices require a driver program. If not, proceed to step 5. 2 When the Drivers and Utilities installation program starts, follow the prompts on a CD along...
... system • Connect or install a new printer To install a printer driver: 1 Insert your Drivers and Utilities media. If it to install or reinstall printer drivers if you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. If this is a program that controls a device, such... as a printer, and allows it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 75 All devices require a driver program. If not, proceed to step 5. 2 When the Drivers and Utilities installation program starts, follow the prompts on a CD along...
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...program is detecting hardware in your system window. HINT: The drivers that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that driver is not listed, then that you installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program, shut down all ...the instructions on the screen. 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities menu displays drivers only for the new hardware may not be displayed. If a particular driver is not required by your computer are automatically displayed in...
...program is detecting hardware in your system window. HINT: The drivers that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that driver is not listed, then that you installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program, shut down all ...the instructions on the screen. 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities menu displays drivers only for the new hardware may not be displayed. If a particular driver is not required by your computer are automatically displayed in...
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... in with a [!]) on the device icon. Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of a Device Problem 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue. 4 Scroll down...drivers if you installed the new driver. Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver. You may need to reinstall or update the driver. Drives and Media 79 If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Windows Device Driver...
... in with a [!]) on the device icon. Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of a Device Problem 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue. 4 Scroll down...drivers if you installed the new driver. Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver. You may need to reinstall or update the driver. Drives and Media 79 If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Windows Device Driver...
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... Utilities media, go to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If this is detecting hardware in your system window. HINT: The drivers for additionally installed devices may not be included on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard...
... Utilities media, go to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If this is detecting hardware in your system window. HINT: The drivers for additionally installed devices may not be included on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard...
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...USE SLOT-LOADING, ENSURE THAT THE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY IN THE SLOT CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer might not work correctly. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R...click the name of the device for which you previously copied the driver files. 8 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your ...
...USE SLOT-LOADING, ENSURE THAT THE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY IN THE SLOT CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer might not work correctly. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R...click the name of the device for which you previously copied the driver files. 8 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your ...
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..., write down with active programs will be lost. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you start your computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that power is off and components will help you restart your computer, see: ...computer to start in Safe Mode if you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is turned back on. The error reporting dialog ...
..., write down with active programs will be lost. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you start your computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that power is off and components will help you restart your computer, see: ...computer to start in Safe Mode if you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is turned back on. The error reporting dialog ...
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... click the Back button again to return to enable S/PDIF Interface. 4 Click Close→ OK. Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 1 Double-click the Volume icon in the taskbar. 2 From the Volume Control window, click Options→ Advanced Controls→ Advanced. 3 Click the check box to the main menu screen.
... click the Back button again to return to enable S/PDIF Interface. 4 Click Close→ OK. Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 1 Double-click the Volume icon in the taskbar. 2 From the Volume Control window, click Options→ Advanced Controls→ Advanced. 3 Click the check box to the main menu screen.
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... cause conflicts with the TV, see "Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software" on page 210 and "Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver" on page 211). Tips Action Remember Adjusting display settings Use the vendor control panel for the video card. To ensure that you adjust the display...
... cause conflicts with the TV, see "Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software" on page 210 and "Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver" on page 211). Tips Action Remember Adjusting display settings Use the vendor control panel for the video card. To ensure that you adjust the display...
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...your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 79). NOTICE: Before...reinstall the operating system, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to do so. 1 Save and close any open ...
...your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 79). NOTICE: Before...reinstall the operating system, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to do so. 1 Save and close any open ...
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...your computer, or whether you requested the disc, the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating System disc may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to the operating state it was ...in before you need the following • Dell Operating System disc • Dell Drivers and Utilities disc NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc contains drivers that were...
...your computer, or whether you requested the disc, the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating System disc may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to the operating state it was ...in before you need the following • Dell Operating System disc • Dell Drivers and Utilities disc NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc contains drivers that were...