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... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
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... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
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.... NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on your mouse operates. 3 Click OK. Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→...
.... NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on your mouse operates. 3 Click OK. Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→...
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... any of the following: • To change the name of compressed air, to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . Ensure that fluff from the swab is not already built in your computer. Using a Bluetooth® -Enabled Wireless Mouse...
... any of the following: • To change the name of compressed air, to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . Ensure that fluff from the swab is not already built in your computer. Using a Bluetooth® -Enabled Wireless Mouse...
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... click Next. 6 Click the icon that represents the Bluetooth-enabled mouse, and click Next. 7 Click Don't use a passkey→ Next. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse documentation for any passkey instructions. 8 Follow the remaining instructions in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the...
... click Next. 6 Click the icon that represents the Bluetooth-enabled mouse, and click Next. 7 Click Don't use a passkey→ Next. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse documentation for any passkey instructions. 8 Follow the remaining instructions in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the...
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...the computer and from the cloth to seep between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and... turn off your desktop. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel...
...the computer and from the cloth to seep between the touch pad and the surrounding palm rest. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and... turn off your desktop. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel...
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... to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) You then need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your... interacting with items on the taskbar. System Restore can be auto-detected by your computer. NOTE: Certain mice may need to the USB port. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your mouse when the mouse is connected to install the appropriate drivers manually. FOR MORE...
... to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) You then need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your... interacting with items on the taskbar. System Restore can be auto-detected by your computer. NOTE: Certain mice may need to the USB port. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your mouse when the mouse is connected to install the appropriate drivers manually. FOR MORE...
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...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 T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. See the ... at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . 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 C S - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media Try allowing ...
...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 T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. See the ... at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . 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 C S - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media Try allowing ...
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... RAID-Enabled Mode" on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console.
... RAID-Enabled Mode" on or restart your computer. 2 Press when you are prompted to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console.
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Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down.
Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down.
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NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
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... Use shut down only when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your desktop is a state in which the display and hard disks turn off the computer power. Ending a Program That is a power-saving state, or mode. Shutdown States Microsoft® Windows Vista® Sleep Shut Down... Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Use shut down when you must turn off the power to start working . This action shuts down to disk, a power failure while on your computer shuts down Windows so that...
... Use shut down only when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your desktop is a state in which the display and hard disks turn off the computer power. Ending a Program That is a power-saving state, or mode. Shutdown States Microsoft® Windows Vista® Sleep Shut Down... Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Use shut down when you must turn off the power to start working . This action shuts down to disk, a power failure while on your computer shuts down Windows so that...
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... down , Windows will attempt to end all of the programs to end and complete the process of shutting down your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may...
... down , Windows will attempt to end all of the programs to end and complete the process of shutting down your computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may...
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... it now. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you want to end the program. Windows XP When you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. At this point, you attempt to shut down your computer...
... it now. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you want to end the program. Windows XP When you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. At this point, you attempt to shut down your computer...
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...start in Safe Mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. HINT: If an error message is turned back on. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down your computer in Safe Mode if you have shut down with active ... Mode Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for at least 8 seconds. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. Write down the message. If an existing problem does not reappear when you may be lost...
...start in Safe Mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. HINT: If an error message is turned back on. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about shutting down your computer in Safe Mode if you have shut down with active ... Mode Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for at least 8 seconds. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. Write down the message. If an existing problem does not reappear when you may be lost...
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If password protection is turned on, the person you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 5 If a window appears asking for the specified ... you to those sharing the file or folder. Files and Folders 115 This action takes you are sharing them with must have the option of turning password protection on or off. Windows XP 1 Click Start → My Documents. 2 Select the file or folder that your folder is shared, send a link to...
If password protection is turned on, the person you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 5 If a window appears asking for the specified ... you to those sharing the file or folder. Files and Folders 115 This action takes you are sharing them with must have the option of turning password protection on or off. Windows XP 1 Click Start → My Documents. 2 Select the file or folder that your folder is shared, send a link to...
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...aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the drive. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Do not use compressed air to clean... the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with the compressed-air product. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse,...
...aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the drive. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Do not use compressed air to clean... the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with the compressed-air product. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse,...
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...: • Click Start and move the pointer to the arrow icon by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. To put your computer, depending on how you set the power management options, you want to use one of the following methods...
...: • Click Start and move the pointer to the arrow icon by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. To put your computer, depending on how you set the power management options, you want to use one of the following methods...
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... Advanced - OR • Open the display for advanced power settings • Hibernate - Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby conserves power by turning off computer→ Stand by. To exit standby, depending on how you set the power management options, you set the power management options: ...FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power option settings in before entering standby. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • ...
... Advanced - OR • Open the display for advanced power settings • Hibernate - Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby conserves power by turning off computer→ Stand by. To exit standby, depending on how you set the power management options, you set the power management options: ...FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power option settings in before entering standby. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • ...
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... button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. NOTICE...
... button. • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. NOTICE...