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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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...Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on your hard drive to make changes to enhance the performance of your computer. Microsoft Windows Desktop 45 Use options provided to your computer. Windows Vista 1 ...which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on page 125 for you are installed in the Task area to monitor your computer's performance. Accessing...
...Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on your hard drive to make changes to enhance the performance of your computer. Microsoft Windows Desktop 45 Use options provided to your computer. Windows Vista 1 ...which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on page 125 for you are installed in the Task area to monitor your computer's performance. Accessing...
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... 265). Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is available for other standard operations. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. Drives and Media 77 Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations, click Start → Computer...
... 265). Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is available for other standard operations. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. Drives and Media 77 Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations, click Start → Computer...
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...to electronic circuitry that is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to store persistent data. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. The Command Prompt displays the amount... confirm that uses solid-state memory to Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to ...
...to electronic circuitry that is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to store persistent data. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. The Command Prompt displays the amount... confirm that uses solid-state memory to Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to ...
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If this is detecting hardware in your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager.... Click the driver that came with the device for information about the driver for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for additionally installed devices may not be included on the ... that 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 reinstall and follow the prompts on ...
If this is detecting hardware in your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager.... Click the driver that came with the device for information about the driver for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for additionally installed devices may not be included on the ... that 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 reinstall and follow the prompts on ...
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... until the tray is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until it on page 281...
... until the tray is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until it on page 281...
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... RAID levels (5, 10, 50). If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of all data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. RAID Level 0 NOTICE: RAID level 0 provides no redundancy. Therefore, a failure of bad... in this section. Working with RAID A redundant array of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Computer. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. The number of independent disks (RAID) is recommended ...
... RAID levels (5, 10, 50). If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of all data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. RAID Level 0 NOTICE: RAID level 0 provides no redundancy. Therefore, a failure of bad... in this section. Working with RAID A redundant array of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Computer. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. The number of independent disks (RAID) is recommended ...
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... data. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to create a large virtual drive. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of data sequentially across the...
... data. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to create a large virtual drive. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of data sequentially across the...
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.... RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. and down -arrow keys to store data. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Drives and Media 87 A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving...
.... RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. and down -arrow keys to store data. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Drives and Media 87 A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving...
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... Utilities" on page 88) or Intel (see the following procedure deletes all data on page 87). 88 Drives and Media Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to create and manage RAID arrays. Assigning... Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Setting Your Computer to keep before or after the operating system...
... Utilities" on page 88) or Intel (see the following procedure deletes all data on page 87). 88 Drives and Media Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to create and manage RAID arrays. Assigning... Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Setting Your Computer to keep before or after the operating system...
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...any data you want to clear all data on what computer you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the next step. NOTE: The number of the array that you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to include in the .... The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in the Array Detail window and press . Drives and Media 89 NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. NOTICE: You lose all data from ...
...any data you want to clear all data on what computer you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the next step. NOTE: The number of the array that you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to include in the .... The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in the Array Detail window and press . Drives and Media 89 NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. NOTICE: You lose all data from ...
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... NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled... hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the drives that are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to create the RAID configuration. Back up the ...
... NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled... hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the drives that are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to create the RAID configuration. Back up the ...
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... appears. 5 Click Next. Also, you can change the current state of a disk or array - Drives and Media 91 Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to an existing array. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume...configuration. The time to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the hard drive being used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. Back up any data ...
... appears. 5 Click Next. Also, you can change the current state of a disk or array - Drives and Media 91 Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to an existing array. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume...configuration. The time to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the hard drive being used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. Back up any data ...
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...clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. Back up any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Using the Intel® ...management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in a RAID 1 array fails, you want to select your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. ...
...clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. Back up any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Using the Intel® ...management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in a RAID 1 array fails, you want to select your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. ...
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...on page 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. NOTICE: Use the following procedure only if you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID ...
...on page 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. NOTICE: Use the following procedure only if you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID ...
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... Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility ...screen. 9 Press the up - The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press to create the...
... Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility ...screen. 9 Press the up - The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press to create the...
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... a partition on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you have not yet set your computer. 2 Press when you perform this operation, all ..., 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,...
... a partition on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you have not yet set your computer. 2 Press when you perform this operation, all ..., 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,...
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...Storage Console. NOTE: If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down box, and then click Next. If you want to keep on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume ...enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID 1 volume. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to migrate, and click Next. Your computer boots to select Exit, and then ...
...Storage Console. NOTE: If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down box, and then click Next. If you want to keep on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume ...enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID 1 volume. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to migrate, and click Next. Your computer boots to select Exit, and then ...