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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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... INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays Before you change any of the display settings, make a note of images on your Dell-installed operating system. Also, see "Adjusting Display Settings... Video Card Control Panel" on the screen. As you decrease resolution, text and images appear larger. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed. Adjusting the Resolution of Your Display The display resolution defines the clarity of the current...
... INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays Before you change any of the display settings, make a note of images on your Dell-installed operating system. Also, see "Adjusting Display Settings... Video Card Control Panel" on the screen. As you decrease resolution, text and images appear larger. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed. Adjusting the Resolution of Your Display The display resolution defines the clarity of the current...
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... video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. Monitors and Displays 49 Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The...
... video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. Monitors and Displays 49 Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The...
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... device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 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. You then need to reactivate a USB pointing device if any of... pointer moves erratically. • The pointer does not respond when you move the pointing device. • Nothing happens when you fail to install the appropriate drivers manually.
... device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 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. You then need to reactivate a USB pointing device if any of... pointer moves erratically. • The pointer does not respond when you move the pointing device. • Nothing happens when you fail to install the appropriate drivers manually.
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..., for performing specific tasks • Navigation keys for the device. 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 the Source of numbers grouped together like...
..., for performing specific tasks • Navigation keys for the device. 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 the Source of numbers grouped together like...
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...® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate through the list of selections you can... select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. • Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers For more information, see Microsoft® Windows® Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. EXAMPLE: If you have will ...
...® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate through the list of selections you can... select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. • Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers For more information, see Microsoft® Windows® Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. EXAMPLE: If you have will ...
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Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click 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 printer. If ...
Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click 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 printer. If ...
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For instructions on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers Once you are connected to a shared printer on the network, you must first add a network service to your computer. To share your printer on a Network A ...
For instructions on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers Once you are connected to a shared printer on the network, you must first add a network service to your computer. To share your printer on a Network A ...
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... to use 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 interface with the printer. If it to restart the computer. 4 When you : • Upgrade your operating...
... to use 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 interface with the printer. If it to restart the computer. 4 When you : • Upgrade your operating...
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.... HINT: The drivers that driver is not listed, then that are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program, shut down all programs, and restart your computer. For device driver information, see the documentation that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that came installed in your computer. If those drivers are used by your system window.
.... HINT: The drivers that driver is not listed, then that are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program, shut down all programs, and restart your computer. For device driver information, see the documentation that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that came installed in your computer. If those drivers are used by your system window.
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... to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to install drivers if you: • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device...
... to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to install drivers if you: • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device...
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... restart the computer. 4 When you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these components in your system window. HINT: The drivers for which 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 came with the...
... restart the computer. 4 When you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these components in your system window. HINT: The drivers for which 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 came with the...
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...-click the name of the device for which you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to...
...-click the name of the device for which you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). HINT: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to...
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...the battery for a laptop computer to start in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. The words "Safe Mode" appear in Safe Mode if you start your ...)" on page 143. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. This will be displayed. Press and hold the power button for Windows that starts your computer in Safe Mode, you are started. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen...
...the battery for a laptop computer to start in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. The words "Safe Mode" appear in Safe Mode if you start your ...)" on page 143. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. This will be displayed. Press and hold the power button for Windows that starts your computer in Safe Mode, you are started. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen...
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Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 1 Double-click the Volume icon in the taskbar. 2 From the Volume Control window, click Options→ Advanced Controls→ Advanced. 3 Click the check box to select the most suitable option. If your computer has a DVD drive, you can ...
Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 1 Double-click the Volume icon in the taskbar. 2 From the Volume Control window, click Options→ Advanced Controls→ Advanced. 3 Click the check box to select the most suitable option. If your computer has a DVD drive, you can ...
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Can be used to function as: • Clone (show the same display as the 2nd monitor in the Windows Audio Driver" on page 226 • "Enabling the Display View for the video card. To ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV, see "...
Can be used to function as: • Clone (show the same display as the 2nd monitor in the Windows Audio Driver" on page 226 • "Enabling the Display View for the video card. To ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV, see "...
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... region from which you ordered your computer, or whether you need the following items: • 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 return your primary hard drive. NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for...
... region from which you ordered your computer, or whether you need the following items: • 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 return your primary hard drive. NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for...
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... Operating System Reinstallation Before You Begin If you installed the new device driver. To reinstall Windows, you requested the disc, the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating System disc may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to the operating state it was installed, and...
... Operating System Reinstallation Before You Begin If you installed the new device driver. To reinstall Windows, you requested the disc, the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating System disc may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to the operating state it was installed, and...