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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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..., an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. The Command Prompt displays the amount of space used by Shadow Storage 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to Shadow Storage. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow...
..., an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. The Command Prompt displays the amount of space used by Shadow Storage 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to Shadow Storage. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow...
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This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. It provides data striping at the byte level...
This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. It provides data striping at the byte level...
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...; "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on the drives selected in the array. 9 Click Finish. 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 include in the next step. The MediaShield...
...; "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on the drives selected in the array. 9 Click Finish. 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 include in the next step. The MediaShield...
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...RAID level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the... for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix ...
...RAID level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the... for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix ...
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...reinstall the operating system, you installed the new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver" on page 79. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1 Save and close...• Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a problem with your computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the...
...reinstall the operating system, you installed the new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver" on page 79. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1 Save and close...• Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a problem with your computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the...
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... and ensure that support multiple hard drives. R E A D F A I L U R E O N I N T E R N A L H A R D D R I M E A N D D A T E M A Y B E W R O N G - See "Drive Problems" on page 292....Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). See "Drive Problems" on page 308). POWER WARNING MESSAGES HAVE BEEN DISABLED. If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ VALUE EXPECTING ( V A L U E) - 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 D - This message applies to notebook computers that the configuration information for the hard drive...
... and ensure that support multiple hard drives. R E A D F A I L U R E O N I N T E R N A L H A R D D R I M E A N D D A T E M A Y B E W R O N G - See "Drive Problems" on page 292....Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). See "Drive Problems" on page 308). POWER WARNING MESSAGES HAVE BEEN DISABLED. If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ VALUE EXPECTING ( V A L U E) - 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 D - This message applies to notebook computers that the configuration information for the hard drive...
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... THE SYSTEM. WARNING! RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO ENABLE T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE BY CALLING YOUR SUPPORT DESK OR D E L L. - Troubleshooting 279 STRIKE THE F3 KEY (BEFORE THE F1 OR F2 KEY) IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE... battery may be installed incorrectly, or the battery or system board may be defective. System board failure may have occurred. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. EITHER UNDOCK OR INSERT AN APPROPRIATE ADAPTER. STRIKE THE F1 KEY TO CONTINUE, F2 TO RUN THE SETUP...
... THE SYSTEM. WARNING! RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO ENABLE T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE BY CALLING YOUR SUPPORT DESK OR D E L L. - Troubleshooting 279 STRIKE THE F3 KEY (BEFORE THE F1 OR F2 KEY) IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE... battery may be installed incorrectly, or the battery or system board may be defective. System board failure may have occurred. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. EITHER UNDOCK OR INSERT AN APPROPRIATE ADAPTER. STRIKE THE F1 KEY TO CONTINUE, F2 TO RUN THE SETUP...
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... listed in resolving this problem, please note this system have failed at support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 55). Battery needs replacement. CPU fan has failed. Hard-disk drive failure - Previous attempts at booting this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support - See the Service Manual at checkpoint [nnnn]. Contact...
... listed in resolving this problem, please note this system have failed at support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 55). Battery needs replacement. CPU fan has failed. Hard-disk drive failure - Previous attempts at booting this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support - See the Service Manual at checkpoint [nnnn]. Contact...
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INSPIRON Finding More Information and Resources If you need to: reinstall your operating system find your system model number run a diagnostic program for your computer, reinstall ... Operating System disc the back of your computer may void your warranty. the Dell Technology Guide available on your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer. 56 Check your warranty and return policies before working inside...
INSPIRON Finding More Information and Resources If you need to: reinstall your operating system find your system model number run a diagnostic program for your computer, reinstall ... Operating System disc the back of your computer may void your warranty. the Dell Technology Guide available on your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer. 56 Check your warranty and return policies before working inside...