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Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-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 ...
Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-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 ...
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...store persistent data. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking... (C:) to Shadow Storage. Solid-state is an electrical term that refers to electronic circuitry that less drive space has been allocated to confirm that is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage.
...store persistent data. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking... (C:) to Shadow Storage. Solid-state is an electrical term that refers to electronic circuitry that less drive space has been allocated to confirm that is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage.
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...program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Also, because data is duplicated on the...information (rotating parity array). Drives and Media 87 and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt ...
...program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Also, because data is duplicated on the...information (rotating parity array). Drives and Media 87 and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt ...
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The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in a...The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the upgrade/migration process along with any data you want to the hard drive(s) you can use your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 ...
The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in a...The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the upgrade/migration process along with any data you want to the hard drive(s) you can use your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 ...
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...the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions 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. 2 Press when you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window...
...the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions 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. 2 Press when you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window...
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... the new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver" on page 265). Depending on page 79. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of the computer. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you must...
... the new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver" on page 265). Depending on page 79. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of the computer. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you must...
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... ensure that support multiple hard drives. See "Drive Problems" on page 292. If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. See "Lockups and Software Problems" on page 287. P R E S S F 5 T O R U N O N B O A R D D I A G N O S T I L U R E - This message applies to notebook computers that the configuration information for the hard drive is correct (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 308). See "Drive Problems" on page 292...
... ensure that support multiple hard drives. See "Drive Problems" on page 292. If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. See "Lockups and Software Problems" on page 287. P R E S S F 5 T O R U N O N B O A R D D I A G N O S T I L U R E - This message applies to notebook computers that the configuration information for the hard drive is correct (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 308). See "Drive Problems" on page 292...
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... POWER THE SYSTEM. IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE BY CALLING YOUR SUPPORT DESK OR D E L L. - STRIKE THE F3... BE IDENTIFIED. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE U N A B L E T O C H A R G E B A T T E R I E S U N T I L T H I S B A T T E R Y I S R E M O V E D . - WARNING: DELL'S DISK MONITORING SYSTEM HAS DETECTED THAT DRIVE [0/1] ON THE [PRIMARY/SECONDARY] EIDE CONTROLLER IS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF NORMAL SPECIFICATIONS. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. EITHER UNDOCK OR INSERT AN APPROPRIATE ADAPTER. WARNING! Contact...
... POWER THE SYSTEM. IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE BY CALLING YOUR SUPPORT DESK OR D E L L. - STRIKE THE F3... BE IDENTIFIED. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE U N A B L E T O C H A R G E B A T T E R I E S U N T I L T H I S B A T T E R Y I S R E M O V E D . - WARNING: DELL'S DISK MONITORING SYSTEM HAS DETECTED THAT DRIVE [0/1] ON THE [PRIMARY/SECONDARY] EIDE CONTROLLER IS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF NORMAL SPECIFICATIONS. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. EITHER UNDOCK OR INSERT AN APPROPRIATE ADAPTER. WARNING! Contact...
Setup Guide
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... the cause and action needed to resolve the issue. Alert! Replace the coin-cell battery (see the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals) or contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69). Possible hard drive failure during HDD boot test. Previous attempts at booting this checkpoint... was running when the message appeared. Keyboard failure - To replace the keyboard, see the Service Manual at checkpoint [nnnn]. Using Support Tools System Messages If your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69). CPU fan failure -
... the cause and action needed to resolve the issue. Alert! Replace the coin-cell battery (see the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals) or contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69). Possible hard drive failure during HDD boot test. Previous attempts at booting this checkpoint... was running when the message appeared. Keyboard failure - To replace the keyboard, see the Service Manual at checkpoint [nnnn]. Using Support Tools System Messages If your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 69). CPU fan failure -
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...or additional memory, or a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part the Dell Technology Guide available on your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals the Service Manual at support.dell.com. Check your warranty and return policies before working inside your computer. 70 INSPIRON Finding More Information and Resources If ... files See: the Operating System disc the Drivers and Utilities disc NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates can be found at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer may void your warranty.
...or additional memory, or a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part the Dell Technology Guide available on your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals the Service Manual at support.dell.com. Check your warranty and return policies before working inside your computer. 70 INSPIRON Finding More Information and Resources If ... files See: the Operating System disc the Drivers and Utilities disc NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates can be found at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer may void your warranty.