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10 Solving Problems Dell Diagnostics 55 Drive Problems 58 CD and DVD drive problems 58 Hard drive problems 59 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 59 Error Messages 60 Keyboard Problems 64 External Keyboard problems 64 Unexpected characters 64 Lockups and Software Problems ...
10 Solving Problems Dell Diagnostics 55 Drive Problems 58 CD and DVD drive problems 58 Hard drive problems 59 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 59 Error Messages 60 Keyboard Problems 64 External Keyboard problems 64 Unexpected characters 64 Lockups and Software Problems ...
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... and Replacing Parts Before You Begin 81 Recommended Tools 81 Turning Off Your Computer 81 Before Working Inside Your Computer 81 Hard Drive 83 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 85 CD/DVD Drive 85 Memory 86 Wireless Mini PCI Card 90 Hinge Cover 94 Keyboard 95 12 Appendix Specifications 97 Using the System Setup Program...
... and Replacing Parts Before You Begin 81 Recommended Tools 81 Turning Off Your Computer 81 Before Working Inside Your Computer 81 Hard Drive 83 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 85 CD/DVD Drive 85 Memory 86 Wireless Mini PCI Card 90 Hinge Cover 94 Keyboard 95 12 Appendix Specifications 97 Using the System Setup Program...
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... the security cable slot. 16 A Tour of Your Computer Press this button to the computer. S E C U R I T Y C A B L E S L O T - NOTICE: Before you attach a commercially available antitheft device to eject a CD or DVD from the optical drive. You can install devices such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in the optical drive bay. For more information, see "CD/DVD Drive." OPTICAL -DRIVE-
... the security cable slot. 16 A Tour of Your Computer Press this button to the computer. S E C U R I T Y C A B L E S L O T - NOTICE: Before you attach a commercially available antitheft device to eject a CD or DVD from the optical drive. You can install devices such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in the optical drive bay. For more information, see "CD/DVD Drive." OPTICAL -DRIVE-
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..., you can be released from the battery bay. See "Replacing the Battery." Covers the processor and thermal module. For more information, see "CD/DVD Drive." Secures the optical drive in the optical drive bay. B A T T E R Y - B A Y L A T C H L O C K - Unlocks the battery so that contains the memory module(s) and Mini PCI card. ... S C R E W - Bottom View 1 2 3 8 7 1 memory module/Mini PCI cover 2 optical drive locking screw 3 hard drive cover 65 4 4 battery 5 battery-bay latch lock 6 battery-bay latch release 7 thermal module cover 8 fan M E M O ...
..., you can be released from the battery bay. See "Replacing the Battery." Covers the processor and thermal module. For more information, see "CD/DVD Drive." Secures the optical drive in the optical drive bay. B A T T E R Y - B A Y L A T C H L O C K - Unlocks the battery so that contains the memory module(s) and Mini PCI card. ... S C R E W - Bottom View 1 2 3 8 7 1 memory module/Mini PCI cover 2 optical drive locking screw 3 hard drive cover 65 4 4 battery 5 battery-bay latch lock 6 battery-bay latch release 7 thermal module cover 8 fan M E M O ...
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... collected files and settings and applies them to transfer? Setting Up a Printer NOTICE: Complete the operating system setup before you want to My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System?). screen, click I Transfer Files From My Old Computer to transfer and click... prefer. 7 On the What do not click Next. 8 Go to the Dell Knowledge Base document may not be available in the following drive: and click Next. 6 Insert the removable media, such as a floppy disk or CD, and click OK. 7 When the disk creation completes and the Now go ...
... collected files and settings and applies them to transfer? Setting Up a Printer NOTICE: Complete the operating system setup before you want to My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System?). screen, click I Transfer Files From My Old Computer to transfer and click... prefer. 7 On the What do not click Next. 8 Go to the Dell Knowledge Base document may not be available in the following drive: and click Next. 6 Insert the removable media, such as a floppy disk or CD, and click OK. 7 When the disk creation completes and the Now go ...
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...Advanced tab in the Power Options Properties window. and up-arrow key Increases brightness on the integrated display only (not on QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet Features." Power Management Activates a power management mode. The options include the integrated display, an external monitor, and both displays... (not key on your computer. You can reprogram this keyboard shortcut to the next display option. CD or DVD Tray Ejects the tray out of the drive (if Dell QuickSet is optional and may not be available on an external monitor). Key Combinations System Functions Opens...
...Advanced tab in the Power Options Properties window. and up-arrow key Increases brightness on the integrated display only (not on QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet Features." Power Management Activates a power management mode. The options include the integrated display, an external monitor, and both displays... (not key on your computer. You can reprogram this keyboard shortcut to the next display option. CD or DVD Tray Ejects the tray out of the drive (if Dell QuickSet is optional and may not be available on an external monitor). Key Combinations System Functions Opens...
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...on operating conditions. Handle damaged or leaking batteries with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. Depending on how often the battery is used , you connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or DVD. • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, or USB devices ... time. Operating time is significantly reduced when you perform operations including, but not limited to, the following: • Using optical drives NOTE: It is used and the conditions under which it is recommended that shipped with the main battery installed at all times. When...
...on operating conditions. Handle damaged or leaking batteries with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. Depending on how often the battery is used , you connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or DVD. • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, or USB devices ... time. Operating time is significantly reduced when you perform operations including, but not limited to, the following: • Using optical drives NOTE: It is used and the conditions under which it is recommended that shipped with the main battery installed at all times. When...
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... shipped with another computer, you open or close it. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia Playing a CD or DVD NOTICE: Do not press down on the CD or DVD tray when you need to install the drivers and software necessary to your CD/DVD drive or discs. 1 Press the eject button on the front of... snap the disc onto the spindle. NOTICE: Do not move the computer when you are playing CDs or DVDs to prevent damage to play CDs or DVDs or write data. 4 Push the tray back into the drive. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia 41 Keep the tray closed when you are not using the...
... shipped with another computer, you open or close it. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia Playing a CD or DVD NOTICE: Do not press down on the CD or DVD tray when you need to install the drivers and software necessary to your CD/DVD drive or discs. 1 Press the eject button on the front of... snap the disc onto the spindle. NOTICE: Do not move the computer when you are playing CDs or DVDs to prevent damage to play CDs or DVDs or write data. 4 Push the tray back into the drive. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia 41 Keep the tray closed when you are not using the...
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...task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Dell™ computers can write to and read and write to make an exact copy of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell may not read DVD-RAM media. This section applies only to computers that have... a CD-RW/DVD combo drive and you that the current resolution and color depth are using Sonic DigitalMedia. 1 ...
...task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Dell™ computers can write to and read and write to make an exact copy of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell may not read DVD-RAM media. This section applies only to computers that have... a CD-RW/DVD combo drive and you that the current resolution and color depth are using Sonic DigitalMedia. 1 ...
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... a DVD+/-R disc, you may not be used to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Using Blank CDs and DVDs CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW) while DVD-writable drives can be able to write to permanently store large amounts of ...disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of information. 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 Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ...
... a DVD+/-R disc, you may not be used to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Using Blank CDs and DVDs CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW) while DVD-writable drives can be able to write to permanently store large amounts of ...disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of information. 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 Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ...
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... and try again. For a list of the blank space to finalize the recording. • Use a blank CD-RW to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of formats supported by your DVD player refer to the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer. • ...Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for example,...
... and try again. For a list of the blank space to finalize the recording. • Use a blank CD-RW to a blank 650-MB CD. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of formats supported by your DVD player refer to the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer. • ...Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for example,...
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...The Drivers and Utilities CD may not ship with your hard drive. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is connected to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you begin any of two ways: a Turn on your computer. Select Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD. NOTE: If ... to a docking device (docked), undock it. Start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD). NOTE: If your hard drive or from either your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell. b Press and hold the key while powering the system on...
...The Drivers and Utilities CD may not ship with your hard drive. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is connected to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you begin any of two ways: a Turn on your computer. Select Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD. NOTE: If ... to a docking device (docked), undock it. Start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD). NOTE: If your hard drive or from either your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell. b Press and hold the key while powering the system on...
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Click the Start button, point to commands from the computer. CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE - The CD drive does not respond to All Programs and then click Modem Helper. For help, contact your program may be ... the checkmark to remove it and connect to the microprocessor has failed. If the message is communicating with spyware. If the problem persists, contact Dell. The hard drive cannot read the data. E N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E I N T E R N E T - With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If you are experiencing...
Click the Start button, point to commands from the computer. CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE - The CD drive does not respond to All Programs and then click Modem Helper. For help, contact your program may be ... the checkmark to remove it and connect to the microprocessor has failed. If the message is communicating with spyware. If the problem persists, contact Dell. The hard drive cannot read the data. E N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E I N T E R N E T - With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If you are experiencing...
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... present) to display the files associated with the driver installation. The first time that driver. The CD automatically scans your CD drive directory to complete the installation. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to display the CD contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate...
... present) to display the files associated with the driver installation. The first time that driver. The CD automatically scans your CD drive directory to complete the installation. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to display the CD contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate...
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... is a blinking solid line, an underline character, or a small arrow. The software used to play a CD. The CD player displays a window with buttons that uses optical technology to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs) discs. CD recordable - CD-RW - CD-RW drive - A drive that controls the transfer of storage media, typically used by your computer. Certificate of water. The...
... is a blinking solid line, an underline character, or a small arrow. The software used to play a CD. The CD player displays a window with buttons that uses optical technology to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs) discs. CD recordable - CD-RW - CD-RW drive - A drive that controls the transfer of storage media, typically used by your computer. Certificate of water. The...
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... card - A technique for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. A consortium of memory. domain - DVD drives read DVDs and most CD media as an extension of the IDE interface for digital transmission between RAM and a device to as a printer. DVD...discharge of users. DIN connector - DRAM - A standard for hard drives and CD drives. disk striping - DSL - Data can damage integrated circuits found in integrated circuits containing capacitors. EIDE - Data can read most CD media and write to control a device such as extended display mode...
... card - A technique for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. A consortium of memory. domain - DVD drives read DVDs and most CD media as an extension of the IDE interface for digital transmission between RAM and a device to as a printer. DVD...discharge of users. DIN connector - DRAM - A standard for hard drives and CD drives. disk striping - DSL - Data can damage integrated circuits found in integrated circuits containing capacitors. EIDE - Data can read most CD media and write to control a device such as extended display mode...
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... devices without using a cable connection. ISP - A unit of the computer. LCD - hypertext transfer protocol - integrated device electronics - Institute of codes inserted into the hard drive or CD drive. integrated - Also referred to a specific device so that are I /O address - An address in which thousands or millions of tiny electronic components are often measured in...
... devices without using a cable connection. ISP - A unit of the computer. LCD - hypertext transfer protocol - integrated device electronics - Institute of codes inserted into the hard drive or CD drive. integrated - Also referred to a specific device so that are I /O address - An address in which thousands or millions of tiny electronic components are often measured in...
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...Card International Association - A sequence of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. A single point on self-test - A video resolution, such as memory, hard drives, and video. The ability of pixels up . power-on a display screen. ...is referred to be configured and started remotely. Some common implementations of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. personal system/2 - PCI Express can contain multiple logical drives. PCMCIA - The organization that boosts the data transfer rate between two ...
...Card International Association - A sequence of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. A single point on self-test - A video resolution, such as memory, hard drives, and video. The ability of pixels up . power-on a display screen. ...is referred to be configured and started remotely. Some common implementations of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. personal system/2 - PCI Express can contain multiple logical drives. PCMCIA - The organization that boosts the data transfer rate between two ...
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... 18 blanks ExpressCards, 47 removing, 48 boot sequence, 104 brightness adjusting, 25 C CardBus technology ExpressCards, 47 carnet, 106 CD drive problems, 58 CD-RW drive problems, 58 CDs, 43 playing, 41 Check Disk, 59 cleaning touch pad, 107 computer crashes, 65 restore to previous state, 75-76 ... options, 36 copying CDs general information, 43 helpful tips, 45 how to, 43 copying DVDs general information, 43 helpful tips, 45 how to, 43 D Dell contacting, 110 support site, 10 Dell Diagnostics, 55 Dell Premier Support website, 9 device status lights, 13 diagnostics Dell, 55 display adjusting ...
... 18 blanks ExpressCards, 47 removing, 48 boot sequence, 104 brightness adjusting, 25 C CardBus technology ExpressCards, 47 carnet, 106 CD drive problems, 58 CD-RW drive problems, 58 CDs, 43 playing, 41 Check Disk, 59 cleaning touch pad, 107 computer crashes, 65 restore to previous state, 75-76 ... options, 36 copying CDs general information, 43 helpful tips, 45 how to, 43 copying DVDs general information, 43 helpful tips, 45 how to, 43 D Dell contacting, 110 support site, 10 Dell Diagnostics, 55 Dell Premier Support website, 9 device status lights, 13 diagnostics Dell, 55 display adjusting ...
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... network connector description, 15 Network Setup Wizard, 49 O operating system reinstalling Windows XP, 76 optical drive description, 16 optical-drive-tray eject button description, 16 P PC Restore, 77 playing CDs, 41 playing DVDs, 41 power hibernate mode, 33 line conditioners, 24 power options properties, 36 power...up, 22 USB, 23 problems blue screen, 65 CD drive, 58 CD-RW drive, 58 computer crashes, 65 computer does not start up, 65 computer stops responding, 65 conflicts, 75 Dell Diagnostics, 55 drives, 58 DVD drive, 58 error messages, 60 hard drive, 59 keyboard, 64 lockups, 65 network, 67 ...
... network connector description, 15 Network Setup Wizard, 49 O operating system reinstalling Windows XP, 76 optical drive description, 16 optical-drive-tray eject button description, 16 P PC Restore, 77 playing CDs, 41 playing DVDs, 41 power hibernate mode, 33 line conditioners, 24 power options properties, 36 power...up, 22 USB, 23 problems blue screen, 65 CD drive, 58 CD-RW drive, 58 computer crashes, 65 computer does not start up, 65 computer stops responding, 65 conflicts, 75 Dell Diagnostics, 55 drives, 58 DVD drive, 58 error messages, 60 hard drive, 59 keyboard, 64 lockups, 65 network, 67 ...