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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 the underside of lines to scroll with a clean, lint-free cloth. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers...
.... 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 the underside of lines to scroll with a clean, lint-free cloth. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers...
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.... 4 Blow carefully into place. Ensure that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth adapter 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 place. Ensure that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth adapter to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it .
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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 the Options tab, select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect check box. See your mouse documentation for any passkey instructions...
... 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 the Options tab, select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect check box. See your mouse documentation for any passkey instructions...
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...Input Devices. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. 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 ... pointer when I'm interacting with water, and wipe it gently across the surface of the touch pad. 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...
...Input Devices. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. 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 ... pointer when I'm interacting with water, and wipe it gently across the surface of the touch pad. 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...
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... to the USB port. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select or clear the Show the touch pointer when I'm interacting with items on the taskbar. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your mouse when the mouse is connected to reactivate a USB pointing device if any of... the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) NOTE: Certain mice may need 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. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide...
... to the USB port. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select or clear the Show the touch pointer when I'm interacting with items on the taskbar. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your mouse when the mouse is connected to reactivate a USB pointing device if any of... the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) NOTE: Certain mice may need 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. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide...
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Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. See the help files ...properly. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T O N - 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 - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program. • Ensure that the computer is normal and...
Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. See the help files ...properly. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T O N - 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 - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program. • Ensure that the computer is normal and...
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... RAID-Enabled Mode" on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Drives and Media 95 Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration...
... RAID-Enabled Mode" on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Drives and Media 95 Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration...
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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. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down.
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. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down.
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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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...for several seconds) when you left it . Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off the computer power. When you restart the computer, your computer, for example, when you want to disk, a power failure while on ...resume full-power operation (typically within several days. Because standby does not save power but first saves everything in which the display and hard disks turn off , so that you want to save your computer. Ending a Program That is a power-saving state, or mode. Shutdown States Microsoft...
...for several seconds) when you left it . Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off the computer power. When you restart the computer, your computer, for example, when you want to disk, a power failure while on ...resume full-power operation (typically within several days. Because standby does not save power but first saves everything in which the display and hard disks turn off , so that you want to save your computer. Ending a Program That is a power-saving state, or mode. Shutdown States Microsoft...
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..., Windows will attempt to end all of shutting down , the screen may also indicate why those programs are preventing your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you haven't saved. If you undock before preparing the computer, you lose unsaved data and the computer may lose...
..., Windows will attempt to end all of shutting down , the screen may also indicate why those programs are preventing your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you haven't saved. If you undock before preparing the computer, you lose unsaved data and the computer may lose...
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... screen 106 Shutting Down Your Computer At this point, you will lose unsaved data. Click Cancel to return to end the program immediately, you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support.
... screen 106 Shutting Down Your Computer At this point, you will lose unsaved data. Click Cancel to return to end the program immediately, you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support.
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See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. You may want to remove and replace the battery for at least 8 seconds. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. This will be ... the message. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to ensure that power is off and components will reset when the power is turned back on. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Also, you troubleshoot the problem later. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer...
See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. You may want to remove and replace the battery for at least 8 seconds. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. This will be ... the message. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to ensure that power is off and components will reset when the power is turned back on. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Also, you troubleshoot the problem later. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer...
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Sharing Files With Password Protection. If your computer is turned on your folder is shared, send a link to the shared files to the people you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the ... those sharing the file or folder. Then click on the sharing and security link on or off. This action takes you change the name of turning password protection on the Shared Documents Properties window. • A Co-owner can restrict who has access to folders or files by setting permissions for permission...
Sharing Files With Password Protection. If your computer is turned on your folder is shared, send a link to the shared files to the people you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the ... those sharing the file or folder. Then click on the sharing and security link on or off. This action takes you change the name of turning password protection on the Shared Documents Properties window. • A Co-owner can restrict who has access to folders or files by setting permissions for permission...
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...computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in an optical ...drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with water. Do not allow water to clean the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of the options provided. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks...
...computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in an optical ...drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with water. Do not allow water to clean the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of the options provided. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks...
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... plans, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. To wake your computer, depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may also...
... plans, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. To wake your computer, depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may also...
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... was in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 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...
... was in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 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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... exits hibernate, it returns to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may take a short time to enter hibernate: • Press the power button....critically low. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. The computer may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to ...
... exits hibernate, it returns to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may take a short time to enter hibernate: • Press the power button....critically low. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. The computer may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to ...