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... Keyboard 66 Backlit Keyboard 66 Changing the Input Language of 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 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive...
... Keyboard 66 Backlit Keyboard 66 Changing the Input Language of 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 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive...
Dell Technology Guide
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...-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver 79 Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually 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...
...-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver 79 Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually 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...
Dell Technology Guide
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... 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and Software Problems 292 Memory Problems 294 Mouse Problems 295 Network Problems 296 Power Problems 296 Printer Problems 298 Scanner Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working With Options on the System Setup Program Screen 308 Changing...
... 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and Software Problems 292 Memory Problems 294 Mouse Problems 295 Network Problems 296 Power Problems 296 Printer Problems 298 Scanner Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working With Options on the System Setup Program Screen 308 Changing...
Dell Technology Guide
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... about connecting to access device guide for the specific wireless card installed in your computer. See Microsoft Windows Help and Support for a specific program: Windows Vista® 1 Click Start →Search. 2 Enter the name of the program and click Search. The "Networking and the Web" topic provides an overview, requirements, details on connections, and tutorials in the Search field. 3 Press . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about wireless networking. Wireless Networking Wireless network...
... about connecting to access device guide for the specific wireless card installed in your computer. See Microsoft Windows Help and Support for a specific program: Windows Vista® 1 Click Start →Search. 2 Enter the name of the program and click Search. The "Networking and the Web" topic provides an overview, requirements, details on connections, and tutorials in the Search field. 3 Press . FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about wireless networking. Wireless Networking Wireless network...
Dell Technology Guide
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... the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide for your mouse when the mouse is connected to install the appropriate drivers manually. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after...
... the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide for your mouse when the mouse is connected to install the appropriate drivers manually. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after...
Dell Technology Guide
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..., start Windows Explorer, click your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you : • Upgrade your operating system • Reinstall your operating system • Connect or install a new printer To install a printer driver: 1 Insert your Drivers and Utilities media. Printers-Settings and Drivers 75...
..., start Windows Explorer, click your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you : • Upgrade your operating system • Reinstall your operating system • Connect or install a new printer To install a printer driver: 1 Insert your Drivers and Utilities media. Printers-Settings and Drivers 75...
Dell Technology Guide
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... driver. Determining Whether a Device Driver is next to the device name, you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to return your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. 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 the list...
... driver. Determining Whether a Device Driver is next to the device name, you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to return your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. 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 the list...
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... Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that came with your computer. HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the driver→ OK→ Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your computer might not work correctly. Drives and Media 81 Click Start...
... Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that came with your computer. HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the driver→ OK→ Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your computer might not work correctly. Drives and Media 81 Click Start...
Dell Technology Guide
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... Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you perform this operation, all data on page 265). Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you want to make changes. 94 Drives and Media The selected hard drives appear in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to select Exit and press . 10 Install the operating system (see an Actions menu option, you do not see "Restoring Your Operating...
... Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you perform this operation, all data on page 265). Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you want to make changes. 94 Drives and Media The selected hard drives appear in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to select Exit and press . 10 Install the operating system (see an Actions menu option, you do not see "Restoring Your Operating...
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... set your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and then press . 4 Under Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume...
... set your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and then press . 4 Under Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume...
Dell Technology Guide
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...: You can damage an external monitor by the display, the computer enters pan mode. This action takes you to access a variety of the screen, use the touch pad or track stick to pan up, down, left, and right. For additional settings, click the Advanced button on the screen. From the Advanced tab, select the tab specific for the video card installed in Windows Help and Support. To view the...
...: You can damage an external monitor by the display, the computer enters pan mode. This action takes you to access a variety of the screen, use the touch pad or track stick to pan up, down, left, and right. For additional settings, click the Advanced button on the screen. From the Advanced tab, select the tab specific for the video card installed in Windows Help and Support. To view the...
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... and support for user's guides and device guides. Connecting Your Computer to Find Help If your computer may have a special video card control panel with extensive help information. Getting Help for Video Card Control Panels Depending on the video card installed in your computer, your computer may have a special video card control panel with extensive help that category. You can find help from the TV and computer. Troubleshooting Display Settings Where to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings...
... and support for user's guides and device guides. Connecting Your Computer to Find Help If your computer may have a special video card control panel with extensive help information. Getting Help for Video Card Control Panels Depending on the video card installed in your computer, your computer may have a special video card control panel with extensive help that category. You can find help from the TV and computer. Troubleshooting Display Settings Where to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings...
Dell Technology Guide
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...the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable optical media is in BIOS setup. Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 308) and change the system setup program options (see "Keyboard Problems for assistance). NOTICE - S.M.A.R.T error, possible HDD failure. I N V A L I D C O N F I G U R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I L A B L E M E M O R Y - P L E A S E R U N S E T U P P R O G R A M - MEMORY ADDRESS LINE FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ VALUE EXPECTING 276 Troubleshooting HARD DRIVE SELF MONITORING SYSTEM...
...the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable optical media is in BIOS setup. Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 308) and change the system setup program options (see "Keyboard Problems for assistance). NOTICE - S.M.A.R.T error, possible HDD failure. I N V A L I D C O N F I G U R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I L A B L E M E M O R Y - P L E A S E R U N S E T U P P R O G R A M - MEMORY ADDRESS LINE FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ VALUE EXPECTING 276 Troubleshooting HARD DRIVE SELF MONITORING SYSTEM...
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... computer. TE S T T H E M O U S E - Connect a properly working mouse to ensure that you are using the mouse. CHECK THE MOUSE SETTINGS - For more information about the type of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with the memory. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Mouse Problems CAUTION: Before you are following the memory installation guidelines (see "Running...
... computer. TE S T T H E M O U S E - Connect a properly working mouse to ensure that you are using the mouse. CHECK THE MOUSE SETTINGS - For more information about the type of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with the memory. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Mouse Problems CAUTION: Before you are following the memory installation guidelines (see "Running...
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... its external power source. power-on a display screen. A drive that stores data when the computer is expressed as part of the computer to the PCMCIA standard. A removable I/O card adhering to automatically configure devices. The ability of the data path. A measure of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. NVRAM - If the PCI Express chip set . Example of memory that uses optical...
... its external power source. power-on a display screen. A drive that stores data when the computer is expressed as part of the computer to the PCMCIA standard. A removable I/O card adhering to automatically configure devices. The ability of the data path. A measure of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. NVRAM - If the PCI Express chip set . Example of memory that uses optical...
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... not usually provide word wrap or formatting functionality (the option to underline, change fonts, and so on the system board (in combination with security software enhances network and computer security by enabling features such as a USB-compatible keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, set of wires to protect against interference. unified memory allocation - A backup power source used in to a multi-port hub that supports resolutions up to a 4-pin socket on...
... not usually provide word wrap or formatting functionality (the option to underline, change fonts, and so on the system board (in combination with security software enhances network and computer security by enabling features such as a USB-compatible keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, set of wires to protect against interference. unified memory allocation - A backup power source used in to a multi-port hub that supports resolutions up to a 4-pin socket on...
Setup Guide
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... the Function Key Behavior setting are located on the function key row on the keyboard. To access the Function Key Behavior: 1. Press < > to enter the System Setup (BIOS) utility. 2. System Setup (BIOS) Utility - In the Function Key Behavior, select Multimedia Key First or Function Key First. In the Function Key Row, select Function Key or Multimedia Key. 28 This is active only in the operating system. For function key, press + the required function key. NOTE: The Multimedia Key First option is the default setting. Using Your Inspiron Laptop Multimedia Control Keys The...
... the Function Key Behavior setting are located on the function key row on the keyboard. To access the Function Key Behavior: 1. Press < > to enter the System Setup (BIOS) utility. 2. System Setup (BIOS) Utility - In the Function Key Behavior, select Multimedia Key First or Function Key First. In the Function Key Row, select Function Key or Multimedia Key. 28 This is active only in the operating system. For function key, press + the required function key. NOTE: The Multimedia Key First option is the default setting. Using Your Inspiron Laptop Multimedia Control Keys The...
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... the instructions on the screen to the devices specified in the system setup program. 6. Save and close any open programs. 2. On the next start-up, the computer boots according to complete the installation. Use the Drivers and Utilities disc to complete. Restart the computer. 5. The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to install the drivers and utilities for one time only. To reinstall Microsoft Windows operating system...
... the instructions on the screen to the devices specified in the system setup program. 6. Save and close any open programs. 2. On the next start-up, the computer boots according to complete the installation. Use the Drivers and Utilities disc to complete. Restart the computer. 5. The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to install the drivers and utilities for one time only. To reinstall Microsoft Windows operating system...
Setup Guide
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...® Intel Celeron® System chipset Intel HM55 Memory Memory module two user-accessible connector SODIMM connector Memory type DDR3 1066 MHz Possible memory 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, configurations and 8 GB NOTE: For instructions on upgrading memory, see the Comprehensive Specifications at support.dell.com/manuals. 72 NOTE: Offerings may need when setting up, updating drivers for, and upgrading your computer. INSPIRON Basic Specifications This section provides information that you may vary by...
...® Intel Celeron® System chipset Intel HM55 Memory Memory module two user-accessible connector SODIMM connector Memory type DDR3 1066 MHz Possible memory 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, configurations and 8 GB NOTE: For instructions on upgrading memory, see the Comprehensive Specifications at support.dell.com/manuals. 72 NOTE: Offerings may need when setting up, updating drivers for, and upgrading your computer. INSPIRON Basic Specifications This section provides information that you may vary by...
Comprehensive Specifications
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... Support and select the option to 4-MB shared instruction/data third-level cache shared among all cores Intel HM55 64 bits 64 bits 4 MB December 2009 For more information regarding the configuration of your computer. NOTE: Offerings may need when setting up, updating drivers for each core 256-KB shared instruction/data secondlevel cache for , and upgrading your computer. Dell™ Inspiron...
... Support and select the option to 4-MB shared instruction/data third-level cache shared among all cores Intel HM55 64 bits 64 bits 4 MB December 2009 For more information regarding the configuration of your computer. NOTE: Offerings may need when setting up, updating drivers for each core 256-KB shared instruction/data secondlevel cache for , and upgrading your computer. Dell™ Inspiron...