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... or Stolen 78 10 Solving Problems 79 Dell Diagnostics 79 Dell Support Utility 82 Accessing the Dell Support Utility 82 Clicking the Dell Support Icon 82 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 82 Drive Problems 83 CD and DVD drive problems 83 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray . . . . . 83 If you hear an...
... or Stolen 78 10 Solving Problems 79 Dell Diagnostics 79 Dell Support Utility 82 Accessing the Dell Support Utility 82 Clicking the Dell Support Icon 82 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 82 Drive Problems 83 CD and DVD drive problems 83 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray . . . . . 83 If you hear an...
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...Traveling With Your Computer 131 Identifying Your Computer 131 Packing the Computer 131 Travel Tips 132 Traveling by Air 132 14 Contacting Dell 133 15 Specifications 155 16 Appendix 163 Using the System Setup Program 163 Viewing the System Setup Screen 163 System Setup ...Screen 163 Commonly Used Options 164 Cleaning Your Computer 165 Computer, Keyboard, and Display 165 Touch Pad 165 Floppy Drive 166 CDs and DVDs 166 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 167 FCC Class B 167 Macrovision Product Notice 168 Glossary 169 Index 181 Contents 9 Only 166 ...
...Traveling With Your Computer 131 Identifying Your Computer 131 Packing the Computer 131 Travel Tips 132 Traveling by Air 132 14 Contacting Dell 133 15 Specifications 155 16 Appendix 163 Using the System Setup Program 163 Viewing the System Setup Screen 163 System Setup ...Screen 163 Commonly Used Options 164 Cleaning Your Computer 165 Computer, Keyboard, and Display 165 Touch Pad 165 Floppy Drive 166 CDs and DVDs 166 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 167 FCC Class B 167 Macrovision Product Notice 168 Glossary 169 Index 181 Contents 9 Only 166 ...
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... ExpressCard to make WWAN connectivity available on your computer. For more information, see "Hard Drive" on page 112 and "Hard drive problems" on page 111. I N - 1 M E D I C A L - Stores software and data. E X P R E S S C A R D S L O T - You can install devices such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in -1 media memory card reader reads the following digital media memory cards: • Secure...
... ExpressCard to make WWAN connectivity available on your computer. For more information, see "Hard Drive" on page 112 and "Hard drive problems" on page 111. I N - 1 M E D I C A L - Stores software and data. E X P R E S S C A R D S L O T - You can install devices such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in -1 media memory card reader reads the following digital media memory cards: • Secure...
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...the battery bay. Operating time is designed to work with your Dell™ portable computer with your computer. You can also set power...39 For optimal computer performance and to , the following: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB ...preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell computer. Using a Battery Battery Performance NOTE: For information about the Dell warranty for information about accessing QuickSet... charged, use a battery from Dell. One battery is fully charged. Do not use the AC adapter to...
...the battery bay. Operating time is designed to work with your Dell™ portable computer with your computer. You can also set power...39 For optimal computer performance and to , the following: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB ...preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell computer. Using a Battery Battery Performance NOTE: For information about the Dell warranty for information about accessing QuickSet... charged, use a battery from Dell. One battery is fully charged. Do not use the AC adapter to...
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Using Multimedia Playing CDs or DVDs NOTICE: Do not press down on the front of the drive. 2 Pull out the tray. 3 Place the disc, label side up, in certain countries). 4 Push the tray back into the drive. For more information, see the Drivers and Utilities CD (the Drivers and Utilities CD is optional ...the eject button on the CD/DVD tray when you need to install the drivers and software necessary to play DVDs or write data. Using Multimedia 45 NOTE: If you use a module that shipped with another computer, you open or close it. Keep the tray closed when you are not using the drive.
Using Multimedia Playing CDs or DVDs NOTICE: Do not press down on the front of the drive. 2 Pull out the tray. 3 Place the disc, label side up, in certain countries). 4 Push the tray back into the drive. For more information, see the Drivers and Utilities CD (the Drivers and Utilities CD is optional ...the eject button on the CD/DVD tray when you need to install the drivers and software necessary to play DVDs or write data. Using Multimedia 45 NOTE: If you use a module that shipped with another computer, you open or close it. Keep the tray closed when you are not using the drive.
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...Creator Plus, and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Roxio Creator Plus for available software patches on your source CD or DVD, and then click Disc Copy. If you have one CD/DVD drive, ensure that have created automatically ejects. 46 Using Multimedia ...• If you have two CD/DVD drives, select the drive into which you have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive. How to Copy a CD or DVD NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to a temporary folder on the CD or DVD player (if available). Dell Edition. To format CDs for storing ...
...Creator Plus, and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Roxio Creator Plus for available software patches on your source CD or DVD, and then click Disc Copy. If you have one CD/DVD drive, ensure that have created automatically ejects. 46 Using Multimedia ...• If you have two CD/DVD drives, select the drive into which you have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive. How to Copy a CD or DVD NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to a temporary folder on the CD or DVD player (if available). Dell Edition. To format CDs for storing ...
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...Using Multimedia 47 After the maximum storage capacity of data. CD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW Read Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes DVD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Write ...to write to play in regular stereos. Use blank CD-Rs to both CD and DVD recording media. Using Blank CDs and DVDs CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW media) while DVD-writable drives can write to record music or permanently store data files.
...Using Multimedia 47 After the maximum storage capacity of data. CD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW Read Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes DVD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Write ...to write to play in regular stereos. Use blank CD-Rs to both CD and DVD recording media. Using Blank CDs and DVDs CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW media) while DVD-writable drives can write to record music or permanently store data files.
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...not copy a 650-MB file to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for additional information. • Commercially available DVD players used in the Volume Control window. For a list of blank space to finalize the recording. • Use a blank CD-RW to enable or... disable the Volume Meter on volume control options, click Help in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of formats supported by pressing the following keys: • Press to increase volume. • Press to decrease volume. &#...
...not copy a 650-MB file to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for additional information. • Commercially available DVD players used in the Volume Control window. For a list of blank space to finalize the recording. • Use a blank CD-RW to enable or... disable the Volume Meter on volume control options, click Help in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of formats supported by pressing the following keys: • Press to increase volume. • Press to decrease volume. &#...
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...Dell Media Experience. NOTE: You cannot reinstall the Dell Media Experience or Dell MediaDirect feature if you made when ordering your computer, your system setup. Contact Dell for Dell... MediaDirect to reinstall the media applications. Adjusting the Picture If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory and preventing DVD... the Dell MediaDirect application. Changing or disabling the QuickSet default settings can press the Dell MediaDirect ...support for: • Dell Media Experience, which is a multimedia user interface for...
...Dell Media Experience. NOTE: You cannot reinstall the Dell Media Experience or Dell MediaDirect feature if you made when ordering your computer, your system setup. Contact Dell for Dell... MediaDirect to reinstall the media applications. Adjusting the Picture If an error message notifies you that the current resolution and color depth are using too much memory and preventing DVD... the Dell MediaDirect application. Changing or disabling the QuickSet default settings can press the Dell MediaDirect ...support for: • Dell Media Experience, which is a multimedia user interface for...
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...to All Programs, and click PowerDVD to launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD application. 2 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. COMMENT Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio for DVD playback. 1 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click PowerDVD to launch the ...NOTE: The CL headphone feature is available only if your computer has a DVD drive. If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button. 3 Click the Settings option. 4 Click the DVD option. 5 Click the DVD Audio Setting icon. 62 Using Multimedia Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio ...
...to All Programs, and click PowerDVD to launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD application. 2 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. COMMENT Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio for DVD playback. 1 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click PowerDVD to launch the ...NOTE: The CL headphone feature is available only if your computer has a DVD drive. If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button. 3 Click the Settings option. 4 Click the DVD option. 5 Click the DVD Audio Setting icon. 62 Using Multimedia Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio ...
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... any questions that appears and press . 5 Type 1 to start the ResourceCD menu and press to proceed. 6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down the error code(s) and contact...next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appear. • If a failure is detected, the computer...
... any questions that appears and press . 5 Type 1 to start the ResourceCD menu and press to proceed. 6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down the error code(s) and contact...next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appear. • If a failure is detected, the computer...
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...Dell Diagnostics" on page 102. Problems writing to eliminate the possibility that the computer is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one is not listed, perform a full scan with your CD or DVD creation software. If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive... E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - CD and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions...
...Dell Diagnostics" on page 102. Problems writing to eliminate the possibility that the computer is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one is not listed, perform a full scan with your CD or DVD creation software. If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive... E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - CD and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions...
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... Windows XP operating system environment. You can access licensed files in some graphics cards to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of the Dell MediaDirect screen to 10 seconds until the computer turns off the Use Hardware Acceleration option. icon at least 8 to ... assistance. If you are unable to run the software. Click EagleVision to them. Turn off . NOTICE: You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you purchased a DVD drive with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. 92 Solving Problems
... Windows XP operating system environment. You can access licensed files in some graphics cards to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of the Dell MediaDirect screen to 10 seconds until the computer turns off the Use Hardware Acceleration option. icon at least 8 to ... assistance. If you are unable to run the software. Click EagleVision to them. Turn off . NOTICE: You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you purchased a DVD drive with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. 92 Solving Problems
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...boot sequence and enable/disable devices using the Boot Order page of the list and scans each enabled device for new settings to boot the Dell Diagnostics on the diagnostics utility partition on page 164. To control the boot devices, select (highlight) a device by pressing the down ...the computer through the Start menu. 2 Connect the computer to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular bay HDD NOTE: Only devices that you reboot the computer for the operating system start-up the ...
...boot sequence and enable/disable devices using the Boot Order page of the list and scans each enabled device for new settings to boot the Dell Diagnostics on the diagnostics utility partition on page 164. To control the boot devices, select (highlight) a device by pressing the down ...the computer through the Start menu. 2 Connect the computer to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular bay HDD NOTE: Only devices that you reboot the computer for the operating system start-up the ...
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... for third-party software and peripherals is available at support.dell.com. For stubborn dirt, try cleaning the discs. 1 Hold the disc by its outer edge. Only) Technician-assisted technical support requires the cooperation and participation of the customer in the CD/DVD drive, and follow the instructions that accumulate during normal operation...
... for third-party software and peripherals is available at support.dell.com. For stubborn dirt, try cleaning the discs. 1 Hold the disc by its outer edge. Only) Technician-assisted technical support requires the cooperation and participation of the customer in the CD/DVD drive, and follow the instructions that accumulate during normal operation...
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...cache stored inside the processor. An optical form of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. CD rewritable - CD-RW drive - CD-RW/DVD drive - clock speed - continuity rambus in your computer. Secondary cache which can be erased or written over (rewritten). An international customs document...recordable - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you can read CDs and DVDs and write to start your computer. Certificate of a CD. In case your hard drive is the boiling point of heat output. The standard unit for audio and software programs. CD...
...cache stored inside the processor. An optical form of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. CD rewritable - CD-RW drive - CD-RW/DVD drive - clock speed - continuity rambus in your computer. Secondary cache which can be erased or written over (rewritten). An international customs document...recordable - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you can read CDs and DVDs and write to start your computer. Certificate of a CD. In case your hard drive is the boiling point of heat output. The standard unit for audio and software programs. CD...
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... docking device - Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is different from disk storage. DVD drive - Data can read DVDs and most CD media as well. ECP - DDR2 SDRAM - DIMM - direct memory access - dynamic random-access ...digital transmission between RAM and a device to store movies. DMA - DMTF - A technology that provides improved bidirectional data transmission. DVD drives read data from DVDs and CDs. A drive that uses a 4-bit prefetch and other architectural changes to boost memory speed to the resources. A type of users. device ...
... docking device - Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is different from disk storage. DVD drive - Data can read DVDs and most CD media as well. ECP - DDR2 SDRAM - DIMM - direct memory access - dynamic random-access ...digital transmission between RAM and a device to store movies. DMA - DMTF - A technology that provides improved bidirectional data transmission. DVD drives read data from DVDs and CDs. A drive that uses a 4-bit prefetch and other architectural changes to boost memory speed to the resources. A type of users. device ...
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... is referred to it. pixel - Glossary 175 See network adapter. notification area - The section of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. NVRAM - NVRAM is turned off or loses its external power source. Example of the Windows taskbar that ... different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. A video resolution, such as memory, hard drives, and video. Diagnostics programs, loaded automatically by the BIOS, that perform basic tests on a hard drive that stores data when the computer is used to connect...
... is referred to it. pixel - Glossary 175 See network adapter. notification area - The section of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. NVRAM - NVRAM is turned off or loses its external power source. Example of the Windows taskbar that ... different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. A video resolution, such as memory, hard drives, and video. Diagnostics programs, loaded automatically by the BIOS, that perform basic tests on a hard drive that stores data when the computer is used to connect...
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Dell MediaDirect about , 101 Dell Diagnostics, 79 drives problems, 83 See also hard drive See also optical drive DVD drive problems, 83 DVDs, 46 playing, 45 E End User License Agreement, 11 ergonomics information, 11 error messages, 85 ExpressCard slot description, 21 ExpressCards...65 F fan description, 21, 24 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 26 floppy drive connecting to a USB connector, 22 H hard drive description, 21, 24 problems, 84 replacing, 112 returning to Dell, 114 hardware conflicts, 102 Dell Diagnostics, 79 Hardware Troubleshooter, 102 Help and Support Center, 13 help file ...
Dell MediaDirect about , 101 Dell Diagnostics, 79 drives problems, 83 See also hard drive See also optical drive DVD drive problems, 83 DVDs, 46 playing, 45 E End User License Agreement, 11 ergonomics information, 11 error messages, 85 ExpressCard slot description, 21 ExpressCards...65 F fan description, 21, 24 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 26 floppy drive connecting to a USB connector, 22 H hard drive description, 21, 24 problems, 84 replacing, 112 returning to Dell, 114 hardware conflicts, 102 Dell Diagnostics, 79 Hardware Troubleshooter, 102 Help and Support Center, 13 help file ...
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... computer crashes, 91 computer does not start up, 91 computer stops responding, 91 conflicts, 102 Dell Diagnostics, 79 Dell MediaDirect, 92 drives, 83 DVD drive, 83 error messages, 85 hard drive, 84 IEEE 1394 connector, 89 keyboard, 90 lockups, 91 network, 93 power, 94 power light conditions, 94 printer, 95 program crashes repeatedly, 91 program stops...
... computer crashes, 91 computer does not start up, 91 computer stops responding, 91 conflicts, 102 Dell Diagnostics, 79 Dell MediaDirect, 92 drives, 83 DVD drive, 83 error messages, 85 hard drive, 84 IEEE 1394 connector, 89 keyboard, 90 lockups, 91 network, 93 power, 94 power light conditions, 94 printer, 95 program crashes repeatedly, 91 program stops...
