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...start button logo are either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of Blu-ray Disc Association; NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either trademarks or registered trademarks of these materials in any proprietary interest in the U.S. ...Vista Start button. and other than its own. Dell Inc. A01 August 2008 Rev. Information in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, DellConnect, StrikeZone, Wi-Fi Catcher, ExpressCharge, and Dell TravelLite are registered trademarks of operating system installed on the version of Intel Corporation in trademarks and ...
...start button logo are either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of Blu-ray Disc Association; NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either trademarks or registered trademarks of these materials in any proprietary interest in the U.S. ...Vista Start button. and other than its own. Dell Inc. A01 August 2008 Rev. Information in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, DellConnect, StrikeZone, Wi-Fi Catcher, ExpressCharge, and Dell TravelLite are registered trademarks of operating system installed on the version of Intel Corporation in trademarks and ...
Dell Technology Guide
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... E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for Dell computers. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the driver→ OK→ Next...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 the user documentation that came with your computer. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your Drivers and Utilities media provide...
... E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for Dell computers. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the driver→ OK→ Next...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 the user documentation that came with your computer. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your Drivers and Utilities media provide...
Dell Technology Guide
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...for viewing or open for direct data transfer. NOTE: Ensure that came with multimedia buttons, press the Play button. Copying CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc Media 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ → Projects→ Copy. 2 Copy the disk. Select the function for storing or copying data...see the documentation shipped with your computer. 2 Slide the disc, label side up, in the drive slot. 3 For those computers equipped with your computer. Multimedia 205 To format media for the task you are attempting to remove a pre-installed cd. NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or...
...for viewing or open for direct data transfer. NOTE: Ensure that came with multimedia buttons, press the Play button. Copying CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc Media 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ → Projects→ Copy. 2 Copy the disk. Select the function for storing or copying data...see the documentation shipped with your computer. 2 Slide the disc, label side up, in the drive slot. 3 For those computers equipped with your computer. Multimedia 205 To format media for the task you are attempting to remove a pre-installed cd. NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or...
Dell Technology Guide
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... data from the source disk to a disk only after you have Roxio software, see the Roxio website at www.sonic.com or the Blu-ray Disc™ Association website at bluraydisc.com for the source disk (and insert the disk). b Ensure that the settings are correct, and then follow the... instructions to copy a disk The computer copies the data from the temporary folder to a temporary folder on the website for the media software installed in your hard drive. With a Single Disk Drive: a Insert the source disk into the drive and click OK. b Then insert a blank disk into the ...
... data from the source disk to a disk only after you have Roxio software, see the Roxio website at www.sonic.com or the Blu-ray Disc™ Association website at bluraydisc.com for the source disk (and insert the disk). b Ensure that the settings are correct, and then follow the... instructions to copy a disk The computer copies the data from the temporary folder to a temporary folder on the website for the media software installed in your hard drive. With a Single Disk Drive: a Insert the source disk into the drive and click OK. b Then insert a blank disk into the ...
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Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you received the computer. However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Any changes that System Restore makes to the hardware, software, or other .... Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to an earlier operating state without affecting data...
Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you received the computer. However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Any changes that System Restore makes to the hardware, software, or other .... Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to an earlier operating state without affecting data...
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... on the region from which you ordered 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... open files and exit any required drivers. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to load any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first...
... on the region from which you ordered 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... open files and exit any required drivers. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to load any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first...
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...K - Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you have to repeatedly reset time and date information after turning on page 337). TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another disc to the manufacturer's instructions. Windows® XP • Click Start → and click My Computer. Replace the battery only with your computer). Solving Problems Battery... it is not listed, see your computer. If the drive is incorrectly installed. If the battery still does not work properly, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 125. ENSURE THAT MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® RECOGNIZES THE ...
...K - Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you have to repeatedly reset time and date information after turning on page 337). TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another disc to the manufacturer's instructions. Windows® XP • Click Start → and click My Computer. Replace the battery only with your computer). Solving Problems Battery... it is not listed, see your computer. If the drive is incorrectly installed. If the battery still does not work properly, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 125. ENSURE THAT MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® RECOGNIZES THE ...
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... to over multiple disk drives. clock speed - Control Panel - The marker on your computer. The speed, given in or connected to CD-R discs only once. Certificate of DDR SDRAM that are connected to a memory module on the system board. cursor - A type of SDRAM that controls...transfer of data between the processor and memory or between the processor and devices. double-data-rate 2 SDRAM - See driver. it is installed in MHz, that indicates how fast computer components that uses a 4-bit prefetch and other architectural changes to boost memory speed to DIN (...
... to over multiple disk drives. clock speed - Control Panel - The marker on your computer. The speed, given in or connected to CD-R discs only once. Certificate of DDR SDRAM that are connected to a memory module on the system board. cursor - A type of SDRAM that controls...transfer of data between the processor and memory or between the processor and devices. double-data-rate 2 SDRAM - See driver. it is installed in MHz, that indicates how fast computer components that uses a 4-bit prefetch and other architectural changes to boost memory speed to DIN (...
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... digital displays. DRAM - driver - A recordable version of a DVD. drive that allows the operating system to DVD+RW (rewritable DVDs) discs. digital video interface - A standard for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. A type of your display. DMTF - Software...from disk storage. Once recorded, the data cannot be erased or written over (rewritten). (DVD+RW technology is not installed in which two physical computational units exist inside a single processor package, thereby increasing computing efficiency and multi-tasking ability. ...
... digital displays. DRAM - driver - A recordable version of a DVD. drive that allows the operating system to DVD+RW (rewritable DVDs) discs. digital video interface - A standard for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. A type of your display. DMTF - Software...from disk storage. Once recorded, the data cannot be erased or written over (rewritten). (DVD+RW technology is not installed in which two physical computational units exist inside a single processor package, thereby increasing computing efficiency and multi-tasking ability. ...
Setup Guide
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...external drive, or MP3 player. 15 Using Your Inspiron Laptop 3 Eject button - Save the blank for enabling additional hardware capabilities. Blanks protect unused slots from other particles. Ensure that the side with a plastic blank installed in the slot; Supports one 34 mm wide ...ExpressCard for use when no ExpressCard is facing upward when inserting discs. Connects to open the optical drive. 4 USB 2.0 connector - 1 ExpressCard...
...external drive, or MP3 player. 15 Using Your Inspiron Laptop 3 Eject button - Save the blank for enabling additional hardware capabilities. Blanks protect unused slots from other particles. Ensure that the side with a plastic blank installed in the slot; Supports one 34 mm wide ...ExpressCard for use when no ExpressCard is facing upward when inserting discs. Connects to open the optical drive. 4 USB 2.0 connector - 1 ExpressCard...
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...display properties window: 1. Check your purchase order for software installed on your hard drive or on portable products such as digital cameras and cellular phones. Your optical disc drive may support multiple disc media formats including CDs and DVDs. Solving Problems Software Features...own CDs, listen to create presentations, brochures, greeting cards, fliers, and spreadsheets. Click Personalize, to disc, saved on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Entertainment and Multimedia You can customize your customization options. 27 You can be recorded to open area...
...display properties window: 1. Check your purchase order for software installed on your hard drive or on portable products such as digital cameras and cellular phones. Your optical disc drive may support multiple disc media formats including CDs and DVDs. Solving Problems Software Features...own CDs, listen to create presentations, brochures, greeting cards, fliers, and spreadsheets. Click Personalize, to disc, saved on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Entertainment and Multimedia You can customize your customization options. 27 You can be recorded to open area...
Setup Guide
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This procedure permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs installed after you received the computer. However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. INSPIRON Restoring Your Operating System You can use it was in the following ways: • System Restore returns your operating... an earlier operating state without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore returns your operating system.
This procedure permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs installed after you received the computer. However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. INSPIRON Restoring Your Operating System You can use it was in the following ways: • System Restore returns your operating... an earlier operating state without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore returns your operating system.
Setup Guide
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...factory condition, then click Next. The restore process begins and may need the following items: • Dell Operating System disc • Dell Drivers and Utilities disc 45 Operating System Reinstallation Before you Begin If you do not want to continue reformatting the hard drive... to proceed with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on page 42. Click Finish to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. 7. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen...
...factory condition, then click Next. The restore process begins and may need the following items: • Dell Operating System disc • Dell Drivers and Utilities disc 45 Operating System Reinstallation Before you Begin If you do not want to continue reformatting the hard drive... to proceed with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on page 42. Click Finish to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. 7. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen...
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... whether you requested the disc, the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating System disc may not ship with your computer and try again. After you reinstall the operating system, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. 46... close any open programs. 2. Restoring Your Operating System NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc contains drivers that were installed during the assembly of the computer. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to complete the installation. When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW ...
... whether you requested the disc, the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating System disc may not ship with your computer and try again. After you reinstall the operating system, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. 46... close any open programs. 2. Restoring Your Operating System NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc contains drivers that were installed during the assembly of the computer. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to complete the installation. When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW ...
Windows® 7 Tech Sheet
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... system setup program. 6 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 7 Press any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. 3 Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. 4 Restart the computer. 5 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately.
... system setup program. 6 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 7 Press any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. 3 Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. 4 Restart the computer. 5 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately.