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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 your mouse operates. 3 Click OK. Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → ...
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 your mouse operates. 3 Click OK. Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → ...
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.... 2 Click Hardware and Sound→ Bluetooth Devices. 3 Click the device that corresponds to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . Check the manufacturer's guide or website for instructions. 3 Install the device, using the instructions in the following : • To...
.... 2 Click Hardware and Sound→ Bluetooth Devices. 3 Click the device that corresponds to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . Check the manufacturer's guide or website for instructions. 3 Install the device, using the instructions in the following : • To...
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Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the bottom of the mouse. Check the documentation for the mouse for ...
Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the bottom of the mouse. Check the documentation for the mouse for ...
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...seep between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control.... 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. 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). In the Gestures tab, enable or disable the...
...seep between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control.... 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. 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). In the Gestures tab, enable or disable the...
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... pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. You then need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the taskbar. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. 2 On the Touch Pointer... You may not be performed if you click a button on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. NOTE: Certain mice may need to the USB port. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold...
... pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. You then need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the taskbar. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. 2 On the Touch Pointer... You may not be performed if you click a button on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. NOTE: Certain mice may need to the USB port. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold...
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... tray is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until it on page 281. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - 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 O N - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all ...are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on .
... tray is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until it on page 281. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - 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 O N - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all ...are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on .
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... menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the...
... menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the...
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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® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99
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® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. 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. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the 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. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the 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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... full-power operation (typically within several days. Because standby does not save your desktop state to your hard disk. Use shut down when you must turn off the power to disk, a power failure while on your computer, for example, when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your computer... a Program That 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 , so that you want to add memory or you left it . Hibernation is restored exactly as you don't plan to use the computer again...
... full-power operation (typically within several days. Because standby does not save your desktop state to your hard disk. Use shut down when you must turn off the power to disk, a power failure while on your computer, for example, when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your computer... a Program That 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 , so that you want to add memory or you left it . Hibernation is restored exactly as you don't plan to use the computer again...
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... be undocked. 3 Remove the computer from shutting down. • Click Shut down now to force all of shutting down your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you may not always be preventing your computer. 2 Click Start → Undock Computer and wait until the system confirms...
... be undocked. 3 Remove the computer from shutting down. • Click Shut down now to force all of shutting down your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you may not always be preventing your computer. 2 Click Start → Undock Computer and wait until the system confirms...
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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. • Do not shut down . Windows XP When you want ...
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. • Do not shut down . Windows XP When you want ...
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... Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. You may be displayed. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down your computer in Safe Mode... after you are started. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is turned back on page 143. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer. Write down with active programs will reset...
... Support → Help • "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. You may be displayed. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down your computer in Safe Mode... after you are started. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is turned back on page 143. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer. Write down with active programs will reset...
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...security link on or off. If your computer in the Other Places box. NOTE: If you have a user account and password on your computer is turned on, the person you are sharing with . 7 Click Done. This action takes you want to share and drag it to Shared Documents in order... to those sharing the file or folder. If password protection is part of a workgroup, you change the name of turning password protection on the Shared Documents Properties window. Windows XP 1 Click Start → My Documents. 2 Select the file or folder that you to ...
...security link on or off. If your computer in the Other Places box. NOTE: If you have a user account and password on your computer is turned on, the person you are sharing with . 7 Click Done. This action takes you want to share and drag it to Shared Documents in order... to those sharing the file or folder. If password protection is part of a workgroup, you change the name of turning password protection on the Shared Documents Properties window. Windows XP 1 Click Start → My Documents. 2 Select the file or folder that you to ...
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about cleaning the individual components of the options provided. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard...Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of the monitor with a soft cloth dampened with your computer's operating system to manage and...
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about cleaning the individual components of the options provided. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard...Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of the monitor with a soft cloth dampened with your computer's operating system to manage and...
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... a reserved area on how you set the power management options: • Press the power button. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by the Lock button. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . Then click Sleep. When...
... a reserved area on how you set the power management options: • Press the power button. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by the Lock button. OR • Open the display for a laptop computer. • Press . Then click Sleep. When...
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... Support. select options for a notebook computer. 138 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 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...
... Support. select options for a notebook computer. 138 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 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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...not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by... may take a short time to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. When the computer exits hibernate, it returns to exit hibernate.
...not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 139 To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Hibernate Mode Hibernate conserves power by... may take a short time to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. When the computer exits hibernate, it returns to exit hibernate.