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... Hard Drive 80 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 81 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 81 Drivers 83 What is a Driver 83 Identifying Drivers 84 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 84 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 87 Restoring Your Operating System 88 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 88 Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 91...
... Hard Drive 80 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 81 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 81 Drivers 83 What is a Driver 83 Identifying Drivers 84 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 84 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 87 Restoring Your Operating System 88 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 88 Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 91...
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... page 84 and the documentation that came with your computer is running the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system and the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on your computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to ...start Click Start and click Network Add a printer to help you install the printer driver: If your printer. Windows XP Click Start Control Panel the Add Printer Wizard Windows Vista® Printers and Faxes Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. 5 Install the...
... page 84 and the documentation that came with your computer is running the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system and the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on your computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to ...start Click Start and click Network Add a printer to help you install the printer driver: If your printer. Windows XP Click Start Control Panel the Add Printer Wizard Windows Vista® Printers and Faxes Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. 5 Install the...
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Windows® XP: 1 Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click Mouse. 3 Adjust the settings as needed. C H E C K T H E N E T W O R K L I V E R - Replace the network cable. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on ...L L T H E M O U S E D R I G H T S O N T H E B A C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - RESTART THE COMPUTER AND LOG ON TO THE NETWORK AGAIN Solving Problems 65 Windows Vista®: 1 Click Start , click Control Panel, and then click Hardware and Sound. 2 Click Mouse. 3 Try adjusting the settings. Ensure that the network cable is...
Windows® XP: 1 Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click Mouse. 3 Adjust the settings as needed. C H E C K T H E N E T W O R K L I V E R - Replace the network cable. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on ...L L T H E M O U S E D R I G H T S O N T H E B A C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - RESTART THE COMPUTER AND LOG ON TO THE NETWORK AGAIN Solving Problems 65 Windows Vista®: 1 Click Start , click Control Panel, and then click Hardware and Sound. 2 Click Mouse. 3 Try adjusting the settings. Ensure that the network cable is...
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... too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Select Utility Partition from your computer and try again. NOTICE: The Dell Diagnostics works only on your computer. NOTE: If your computer cannot display...
... too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Select Utility Partition from your computer and try again. NOTICE: The Dell Diagnostics works only on your computer. NOTE: If your computer cannot display...
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...the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; On the next start the CD menu and press to run . Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 1 After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button for one time only.... Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2 Shut down your computer ...
...the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; On the next start the CD menu and press to run . Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 1 After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button for one time only.... Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2 Shut down your computer ...
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...the test settings. 5 When the tests are installing software appropriate for all devices attached to install drivers if you with your computer. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for your computer or all devices from system setup, memory, and various ... The Drivers and Utilities media may need to your Microsoft Windows operating system. You may contain drivers for the selected device. Dell ships your computer to the Main Menu screen. A driver is a Driver? Ensure that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with required drivers already...
...the test settings. 5 When the tests are installing software appropriate for all devices attached to install drivers if you with your computer. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for your computer or all devices from system setup, memory, and various ... The Drivers and Utilities media may need to your Microsoft Windows operating system. You may contain drivers for the selected device. Dell ships your computer to the Main Menu screen. A driver is a Driver? Ensure that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with required drivers already...
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... the device icon. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Identifying Drivers If you experience a problem with the previously installed version. otherwise, contact your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with any device has an exclamation...
... the device icon. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Identifying Drivers If you experience a problem with the previously installed version. otherwise, contact your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with any device has an exclamation...
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... the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media. 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use the Drivers and ...Drivers tab Roll Back Driver. Using the Drivers and Utilities media If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to step 2. If not, go to restart the computer. 4 When you installed the new driver. Windows...
... the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media. 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use the Drivers and ...Drivers tab Roll Back Driver. Using the Drivers and Utilities media If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to step 2. If not, go to restart the computer. 4 When you installed the new driver. Windows...
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...automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these components in your system window. 6 Click the driver that came installed in with the device. The drivers that are used by the Drivers and Utilities media. For drivers information, see the documentation...installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that came with Administrator privileges to reinstall and follow the instructions on the screen. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media displays drivers only for the new ...
...automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these components in your system window. 6 Click the driver that came installed in with the device. The drivers that are used by the Drivers and Utilities media. For drivers information, see the documentation...installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that came with Administrator privileges to reinstall and follow the instructions on the screen. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media displays drivers only for the new ...
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...is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Windows Operating systems Help And Support to assist you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the device for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the ... resolve a hardware conflict on the computer, click Continue; Windows Vista®: 1 Click Start and click Help and Support. 2 Under Find an answer, click Troubleshooting. If you are installing the driver. 5 Click the Driver tab Update Driver Browse my computer for which you in the Search Results ...
...is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Windows Operating systems Help And Support to assist you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the device for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the ... resolve a hardware conflict on the computer, click Continue; Windows Vista®: 1 Click Start and click Help and Support. 2 Under Find an answer, click Troubleshooting. If you are installing the driver. 5 Click the Driver tab Update Driver Browse my computer for which you in the Search Results ...
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...state it was in your data files or recover them. type in when you can use it to restore your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. 88 Troubleshooting Tools Use the CD only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. ...operating state without affecting data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have drivers or applications for Windows Vista. Using Microsoft Windows System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which allows you can restore your operating system in an undesirable ...
...state it was in your data files or recover them. type in when you can use it to restore your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. 88 Troubleshooting Tools Use the CD only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. ...operating state without affecting data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have drivers or applications for Windows Vista. Using Microsoft Windows System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which allows you can restore your operating system in an undesirable ...
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... Follow the instructions on -screen prompts. For more information, use Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 84) to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you install a device driver, use Help and Support and search for restore. NOTE: You must ... to resolve the problem. If that is unsuccessful, then use System Restore. System Restore does not monitor your data files. driver and application installs. Windows XP: 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore. 2 Click Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and...
... Follow the instructions on -screen prompts. For more information, use Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 84) to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you install a device driver, use Help and Support and search for restore. NOTE: You must ... to resolve the problem. If that is unsuccessful, then use System Restore. System Restore does not monitor your data files. driver and application installs. Windows XP: 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore. 2 Click Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and...
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... then restart the computer again. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on certain computers. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore 1 Turn on the computer. The restore process takes approximately 6-10 minutes to complete. 5 When prompted, click Finish to the operating... 4 On the next screen, click Confirm. If possible, back up all data on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you do not press in certain countries or on . If you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from ...
... then restart the computer again. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on certain computers. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore 1 Turn on the computer. The restore process takes approximately 6-10 minutes to complete. 5 When prompted, click Finish to the operating... 4 On the next screen, click Confirm. If possible, back up all data on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you do not press in certain countries or on . If you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from ...
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... reinstallation of the computer. Therefore, do so. To reinstall Windows, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that you attempt to perform a Windows system restore first and then, if necessary, a Dell operating system restore (to take 1 to 2 hours to complete...
... reinstallation of the computer. Therefore, do so. To reinstall Windows, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that you attempt to perform a Windows system restore first and then, if necessary, a Dell operating system restore (to take 1 to 2 hours to complete...
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The form of electricity that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of the faster interface between the video circuitry and the ... electrical outlet. Advanced Host Controller Interface - antivirus software - Glossary Terms in this Glossary are provided for a SATA hard drive Host Controller which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug. A dedicated graphics port that helps to be platform- An interface for informational purposes...
The form of electricity that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of the faster interface between the video circuitry and the ... electrical outlet. Advanced Host Controller Interface - antivirus software - Glossary Terms in this Glossary are provided for a SATA hard drive Host Controller which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug. A dedicated graphics port that helps to be platform- An interface for informational purposes...
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...Windows desktop and double-click the icon, you call Dell for customer service or technical support. The setup.exe or install.exe program comes with a processor and a memory chip. SIM - A SIM card contains a microchip that shuts down all unnecessary computer operations to save energy. SIM cards can open its drivers... of audio from one file to another without having to find it to authenticate a user on your computer when you access Dell Support at support.dell.com or when you can be used in the computer. An audio transfer file format that is used programs, files, folders...
...Windows desktop and double-click the icon, you call Dell for customer service or technical support. The setup.exe or install.exe program comes with a processor and a memory chip. SIM - A SIM card contains a microchip that shuts down all unnecessary computer operations to save energy. SIM cards can open its drivers... of audio from one file to another without having to find it to authenticate a user on your computer when you access Dell Support at support.dell.com or when you can be used in the computer. An audio transfer file format that is used programs, files, folders...
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...power, 170 processor, 167 technical, 167 video, 167 standby mode, 33 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD, 81 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive, 80 support contacting Dell, 183, 188 policy, 180 support website, 13 system board, 102 System Restore, 88...172 options, 173 screens, 173 T technical support policy, 180 telephone numbers, 188 transferring information to a new computer, 44 troubleshooting conflicts, 87 Dell Diagnostics, 80 Hardware Troubleshooter, 87 Help and Support Center, 14 restore to previous state, 88 tips, 51 TV connect to computer, 31-...
...power, 170 processor, 167 technical, 167 video, 167 standby mode, 33 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD, 81 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive, 80 support contacting Dell, 183, 188 policy, 180 support website, 13 system board, 102 System Restore, 88...172 options, 173 screens, 173 T technical support policy, 180 telephone numbers, 188 transferring information to a new computer, 44 troubleshooting conflicts, 87 Dell Diagnostics, 80 Hardware Troubleshooter, 87 Help and Support Center, 14 restore to previous state, 88 tips, 51 TV connect to computer, 31-...
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V volume adjusting, 70 W warranty information, 11 Windows Vista Device Driver Rollback, 84 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 44 Hardware Troubleshooter, 87 Help and Support Center, 14 Network Setup Wizard, 47 Program Compatibility Wizard, 60 scanner, 69 System Restore, 88 wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 44 Network Setup Wizard, 47 Program Compatibility Wizard, 60 Index 211
V volume adjusting, 70 W warranty information, 11 Windows Vista Device Driver Rollback, 84 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 44 Hardware Troubleshooter, 87 Help and Support Center, 14 Network Setup Wizard, 47 Program Compatibility Wizard, 60 scanner, 69 System Restore, 88 wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 44 Network Setup Wizard, 47 Program Compatibility Wizard, 60 Index 211