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... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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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 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
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...→ System and Maintenance→ Performance Information and Tools. 2 Select one of the options to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to manage and improve your computer's performance. Customizing Your Computer Settings 1 Click Start or → Control Panel. 2 Select a category...
...→ System and Maintenance→ Performance Information and Tools. 2 Select one of the options to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to manage and improve your computer's performance. Customizing Your Computer Settings 1 Click Start or → Control Panel. 2 Select a category...
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... is available for other standard operations. Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is displayed. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations, click Start → Computer...
... is available for other standard operations. Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is displayed. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations, click Start → Computer...
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... Press . 7 Click Start → Computer→ Local Disk (C:) to confirm that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a ...Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media Solid-state is an electrical term that is built entirely out of a ...
... Press . 7 Click Start → Computer→ Local Disk (C:) to confirm that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a ...Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media Solid-state is an electrical term that is built entirely out of a ...
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... documentation that came with the device for information about the driver for that device. 6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for additionally installed devices may not be included... is detecting hardware in your computer. 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. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to step 2.
... documentation that came with the device for information about the driver for that device. 6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for additionally installed devices may not be included... is detecting hardware in your computer. 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. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to step 2.
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...may prevent the operating system from starting. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that ... into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I C S -...
...may prevent the operating system from starting. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that ... into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I C S -...
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...with RAID A redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for and attempt recovery of one drive results in this section. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. RAID Level 0 NOTICE: RAID level 0 provides no redundancy. Perform regular backups to protect... User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Drives and Media 83 If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of data integrity....
...with RAID A redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for and attempt recovery of one drive results in this section. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. RAID Level 0 NOTICE: RAID level 0 provides no redundancy. Perform regular backups to protect... User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Drives and Media 83 If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of data integrity....
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This allows one of the drives to read data while the other drive is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. RAID Level 1 RAID level 1 uses data mirroring to provide...
This allows one of the drives to read data while the other drive is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. RAID Level 1 RAID level 1 uses data mirroring to provide...
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... then press . 3 Press the up - 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 RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program"...(rotating parity array). Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to the other surviving drives. Drives and Media 87 RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more...
... then press . 3 Press the up - 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 RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program"...(rotating parity array). Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to the other surviving drives. Drives and Media 87 RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more...
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...Back up any data you want to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - 4 Press the ...to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92) programs to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to create and manage RAID arrays. Configuring RAID Your computer can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for information about using the ...
...Back up any data you want to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - 4 Press the ...to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92) programs to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to create and manage RAID arrays. Configuring RAID Your computer can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for information about using the ...
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... Striping. To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to clear all data on the selected drives in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. Drives and Media 89 To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to... the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the Array Detail window and press . The Array Detail window appears. 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to exit...
... Striping. To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to clear all data on the selected drives in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. Drives and Media 89 To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to... the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the Array Detail window and press . The Array Detail window appears. 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to exit...
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...array along with a partition, and leaves any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array. Deleting a RAID Array Deleting a RAID 1 volume splits the volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your computer,...Back up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. NOTE: The number of drives supported in each RAID array varies, depending on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on what computer you want to keep before continuing. ...
...array along with a partition, and leaves any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array. Deleting a RAID Array Deleting a RAID 1 volume splits the volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your computer,...Back up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. NOTE: The number of drives supported in each RAID array varies, depending on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on what computer you want to keep before continuing. ...
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... striped to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the array must be no smaller than any remaining arrays along with the name and size of the... the array that all data on page 87). 2 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click to select the array you want to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of a disk or array - Also, you...
... striped to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the array must be no smaller than any remaining arrays along with the name and size of the... the array that all data on page 87). 2 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click to select the array you want to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of a disk or array - Also, you...
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...process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step.... Finish. Using the Intel® RAID Utilities If installed on your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Back up any other installed hard drives. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the rebuild. 6 Under RAID Mode Selection, select Mirroring or Striping from the dropdown...
...process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step.... Finish. Using the Intel® RAID Utilities If installed on your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Back up any other installed hard drives. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the rebuild. 6 Under RAID Mode Selection, select Mirroring or Striping from the dropdown...
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... 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" ...on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to select RAID0...
... 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" ...on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to select RAID0...
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... . 10 Install the operating system (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 265). The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . For RAID ...). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On...
... . 10 Install the operating system (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 265). The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . For RAID ...). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On...
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...the volume name, select RAID 1 as the RAID level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you have not yet set your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm...Back to RAID-Enabled Mode" 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 make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on page 87). 2 Click Start→ ...
...the volume name, select RAID 1 as the RAID level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you have not yet set your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm...Back to RAID-Enabled Mode" 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 make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on page 87). 2 Click Start→ ...
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...you do not see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to select Exit, and then press . The stripe size should be closest to the operating system and begins rebuilding the... volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the...
...you do not see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to select Exit, and then press . The stripe size should be closest to the operating system and begins rebuilding the... volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the...