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... 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...
... 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...
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... 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 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows®...
... 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 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows®...
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...Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones ...211 Using a Digital Camera With Your Computer . . . . . 212 Using Windows Media Player 212 16 Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display ...
...Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones ...211 Using a Digital Camera With Your Computer . . . . . 212 Using Windows Media Player 212 16 Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display ...
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..., see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays Before you change back to offer the best performance with your display. Also, see "Adjusting Display Settings With the Vendor Video Card Control Panel" on your Dell-installed operating system. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers...
..., see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays Before you change back to offer the best performance with your display. Also, see "Adjusting Display Settings With the Vendor Video Card Control Panel" on your Dell-installed operating system. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers...
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... program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Monitors and Displays 49 use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok..., if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. Windows® XP 1 ...
... program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Monitors and Displays 49 use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok..., if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. Windows® XP 1 ...
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...MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. NOTE: Certain mice may need to reactivate a USB ...pointing device if any of use. You then need to install the appropriate drivers manually. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, ...
...MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. NOTE: Certain mice may need to reactivate a USB ...pointing device if any of use. You then need to install the appropriate drivers manually. 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, ...
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...; Navigation keys for the device. Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of keys to reinstall the driver. You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on most laptop computers is integrated...
...; Navigation keys for the device. Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of keys to reinstall the driver. You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on most laptop computers is integrated...
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... EXAMPLE: If you can make. • Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. • Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your current settings and make changes to change the settings. 3 Select either ...Properties or Printing Preferences. HINT: Add a shortcut to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers For more information, see Microsoft® Windows® Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on .
... EXAMPLE: If you can make. • Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. • Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your current settings and make changes to change the settings. 3 Select either ...Properties or Printing Preferences. HINT: Add a shortcut to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers For more information, see Microsoft® Windows® Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on .
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... Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 If you can connect one or more computers to print at...
... Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 If you can connect one or more computers to print at...
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... as if it as the default. Once you are connected to your computer is also called a network printer. For instructions on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and...
... as if it as the default. Once you are connected to your computer is also called a network printer. For instructions on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and...
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... to interface with the printer. You may need to install or reinstall printer drivers if you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. Installing a Printer Driver printer drivers CD inkjet printer laser printer A driver is your first time to use your Drivers and Utilities media, continue to step 2. If not, proceed to step 5. 2 When the...
... to interface with the printer. You may need to install or reinstall printer drivers if you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. Installing a Printer Driver printer drivers CD inkjet printer laser printer A driver is your first time to use your Drivers and Utilities media, continue to step 2. If not, proceed to step 5. 2 When the...
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...Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next. HINT: The drivers that driver is detecting hardware in your computer. If you want to reinstall and follow the instructions on the screen. If a particular driver is not listed, then that are used by your operating system. 76 Printers-Settings and Drivers...displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program, shut down all programs, and restart your system window. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities menu displays drivers only for the new hardware may not be displayed. If those drivers are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Resource CD...
...Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next. HINT: The drivers that driver is detecting hardware in your computer. If you want to reinstall and follow the instructions on the screen. If a particular driver is not listed, then that are used by your operating system. 76 Printers-Settings and Drivers...displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program, shut down all programs, and restart your system window. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities menu displays drivers only for the new hardware may not be displayed. If those drivers are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Resource CD...
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... a [!]) on page 265) to return your computer to perform the tasks mentioned in this section. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Windows Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device...click Continue. 4 Scroll down the list to see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on the device icon. Determining Whether a Device Driver is a program that existed before you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a ...
... a [!]) on page 265) to return your computer to perform the tasks mentioned in this section. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Windows Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device...click Continue. 4 Scroll down the list to see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on the device icon. Determining Whether a Device Driver is a program that existed before you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a ...
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... that device. 6 Click the driver that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. See the documentation that the Drivers and Utilities media is your computer are installing the driver (for which you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified...
... that device. 6 Click the driver that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. See the documentation that the Drivers and Utilities media is your computer are installing the driver (for which you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified...
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... E - If the drive is defective. • Insert a bootable disc and restart the computer. HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray...driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. See "Windows...
... E - If the drive is defective. • Insert a bootable disc and restart the computer. HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray...driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. See "Windows...
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... be displayed. The error reporting dialog box will help you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer in Safe Mode ...(Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 143. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to run Windows are using. Starting Your Computer in a limited state. Write down any error messages that power is turned back on....screen. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com.
... be displayed. The error reporting dialog box will help you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer in Safe Mode ...(Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 143. Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to run Windows are using. Starting Your Computer in a limited state. Write down any error messages that power is turned back on....screen. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com.
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... the application by using the Add or Remove Programs utility, you may accidentally delete drivers needed by using Task Manager: 1 Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. 2 On the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager screen, click the application that is not responding, and then click End .... Ending an Application When it Does not Respond Applications tab program not responding End Task button If an application stops responding, Windows tries to find the problem and fix it from your computer. HINT: Simply deleting a program does not completely remove it automatically.
... the application by using the Add or Remove Programs utility, you may accidentally delete drivers needed by using Task Manager: 1 Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. 2 On the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager screen, click the application that is not responding, and then click End .... Ending an Application When it Does not Respond Applications tab program not responding End Task button If an application stops responding, Windows tries to find the problem and fix it from your computer. HINT: Simply deleting a program does not completely remove it automatically.
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...Settings When launched, the application detects installed ESA-compatible devices such as evaluate the effectiveness of a change available BIOS settings via a Windows user interface. Advanced users can customize the color and intensity of the NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to a file for the system and ...installed drivers. NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application allows you to these options and settings take effect on the next reboot. NOTICE: System ...
...Settings When launched, the application detects installed ESA-compatible devices such as evaluate the effectiveness of a change available BIOS settings via a Windows user interface. Advanced users can customize the color and intensity of the NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to a file for the system and ...installed drivers. NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application allows you to these options and settings take effect on the next reboot. NOTICE: System ...
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...determine the type of card, check the order confirmation that you received when you ordered your wireless network card. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager...→ Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your computer and then search for that name on ...use the Device Manager (see "Checking Your Wireless Network Card" on the Dell Support website at support...
...determine the type of card, check the order confirmation that you received when you ordered your wireless network card. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager...→ Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your computer and then search for that name on ...use the Device Manager (see "Checking Your Wireless Network Card" on the Dell Support website at support...
Owner's Manual
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... Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. otherwise, contact your administrator to replace the driver with the previously installed version. If you are an administrator on page 98) to return your computer to...
... Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. otherwise, contact your administrator to replace the driver with the previously installed version. If you are an administrator on page 98) to return your computer to...