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5 Reinstalling Software 53 Drivers 53 Identifying Drivers 53 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 54 Restoring Your Operating System 56 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . 57 Using Dell Factory Image Restore 58 Using the Operating System Media 60 6 Finding Information 63 7 Getting Help 65 Obtaining Assistance 65 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 66 ... Order-Status Service 67 Problems With Your Order 67 Product Information 68 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 68 Before You Call 69 Contacting Dell 71 Index 73 Contents 5
5 Reinstalling Software 53 Drivers 53 Identifying Drivers 53 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 54 Restoring Your Operating System 56 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . 57 Using Dell Factory Image Restore 58 Using the Operating System Media 60 6 Finding Information 63 7 Getting Help 65 Obtaining Assistance 65 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 66 ... Order-Status Service 67 Problems With Your Order 67 Product Information 68 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 68 Before You Call 69 Contacting Dell 71 Index 73 Contents 5
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... computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to support.dell.com/technicalupdate. Dell Technical Update Service • The Dell Technical Update service provides proactive e-mail notification of software and hardware updates for the Dell Technical Update service, go to run the software. Other... software problems CHECK THE SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION OR CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating...
... computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to support.dell.com/technicalupdate. Dell Technical Update Service • The Dell Technical Update service provides proactive e-mail notification of software and hardware updates for the Dell Technical Update service, go to run the software. Other... software problems CHECK THE SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION OR CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating...
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...system logo appears, continue to wait until you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. 4 Press any of the procedures in the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, ..., continue to a working electrical outlet. 2 Turn on (or restart) your computer and try again. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Dell Drivers and Utilities Media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media is connected to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; NOTE: The next...
...system logo appears, continue to wait until you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. 4 Press any of the procedures in the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, ..., continue to a working electrical outlet. 2 Turn on (or restart) your computer and try again. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Dell Drivers and Utilities Media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media is connected to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; NOTE: The next...
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b Click Properties→Device Manager. , and right-click NOTE: The User Account Control window may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the computer, click Continue; c In the System... Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 2 Scroll down the list to see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 54). otherwise, contact your computer. If you may appear. Microsoft Windows® XP: a Click Start→Control Panel. ...
b Click Properties→Device Manager. , and right-click NOTE: The User Account Control window may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the computer, click Continue; c In the System... Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 2 Scroll down the list to see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 54). otherwise, contact your computer. If you may appear. Microsoft Windows® XP: a Click Start→Control Panel. ...
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... NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 56) to return your first time using the Drivers and Utilities media...the problem, use System Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the computer, click Continue; If not, go to a Previous Device Driver Version Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→Device Manager. Windows XP: ...
... NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 56) to return your first time using the Drivers and Utilities media...the problem, use System Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the computer, click Continue; If not, go to a Previous Device Driver Version Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→Device Manager. Windows XP: ...
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...you are installing the driver. 5 Click the Driver tab→Update Driver→Browse my computer for which you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. NOTE: In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts... running automatically. otherwise, contact your system window. 6 Click the driver that are used by your hard...
...you are installing the driver. 5 Click the Driver tab→Update Driver→Browse my computer for which you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. NOTE: In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts... running automatically. otherwise, contact your system window. 6 Click the driver that are used by your hard...
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... click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager. Use System Restore as the first solution for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver →Update Driver→Install from a list or specific location(Advanced) and then click Next. 7 Click Browse and browse to the location...operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to device for which you previously copied the driver files. 8 Click the name of the driver→OK→Next. 8 Click Finish ...
... click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager. Use System Restore as the first solution for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver →Update Driver→Install from a list or specific location(Advanced) and then click Next. 7 Click Browse and browse to the location...operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to device for which you previously copied the driver files. 8 Click the name of the driver→OK→Next. 8 Click Finish ...
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...did not resolve your computer. NOTICE: If you may not be available in the User name field, then click OK. 7 Click Dell Factory Image Restore. NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 58 ... 5 To access the recovery options, log on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you received your operating system problem. Using Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data (for example, documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital ...
...did not resolve your computer. NOTICE: If you may not be available in the User name field, then click OK. 7 Click Dell Factory Image Restore. NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 58 ... 5 To access the recovery options, log on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you received your operating system problem. Using Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data (for example, documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital ...
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.... Click Quit; Using the Operating System Media Before reinstalling the operating system, try the following: • Windows Device Driver Rollback (see "Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version" on page 54) • Microsoft System Restore (see "Dell PC Restore (Windows XP Only)" on to the computer as a local administrator. 2 In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go...
.... Click Quit; Using the Operating System Media Before reinstalling the operating system, try the following: • Windows Device Driver Rollback (see "Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version" on page 54) • Microsoft System Restore (see "Dell PC Restore (Windows XP Only)" on to the computer as a local administrator. 2 In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go...
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NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to load any required drivers. The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that were installed at the time you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Reinstalling Windows The ...To reinstall Windows, you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Dell Operating System media may not ship with your computer. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to wait until you ordered your computer. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. Reinstalling Software 61 NOTE...
NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to load any required drivers. The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that were installed at the time you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Reinstalling Windows The ...To reinstall Windows, you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Dell Operating System media may not ship with your computer. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to wait until you ordered your computer. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. Reinstalling Software 61 NOTE...
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... ship with your NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates computer. Document/Media/Label Contents Service Tag/Express Service Code The Service Tag/Express Service Code is located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support •...; Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support NOTE: Your Service Tag/Express Service Code is a CD • Drivers for your computer or DVD that may be included ...
... ship with your NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates computer. Document/Media/Label Contents Service Tag/Express Service Code The Service Tag/Express Service Code is located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support •...; Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support NOTE: Your Service Tag/Express Service Code is a CD • Drivers for your computer or DVD that may be included ...
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... Guide, 64 DellConnect, 66 Desktop System Software, 63 diagnostics Dell, 50 documentation, 63 Dell Technology Guide, 64 Service Manual, 64 drivers, 53 Drivers and Utilities media, 63 identifying, 53 reinstalling, 54 returning to a previous version, 54 Drivers and Utilities media, 54, 63 Dell Diagnostics, 50 E End User License Agreement (EULA), 64 ergonomics information, 64 Express Service...
... Guide, 64 DellConnect, 66 Desktop System Software, 63 diagnostics Dell, 50 documentation, 63 Dell Technology Guide, 64 Service Manual, 64 drivers, 53 Drivers and Utilities media, 63 identifying, 53 reinstalling, 54 returning to a previous version, 54 Drivers and Utilities media, 54, 63 Dell Diagnostics, 50 E End User License Agreement (EULA), 64 ergonomics information, 64 Express Service...
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...light conditions, 46 troubleshooting, 46 problems restore to previous state, 57 M media Drivers and Utilities, 63 operating system, 63 memory troubleshooting, 47 N networks, 23 connecting, 23 O operating system Dell Factory Image Restore, 58 media, 60 reinstalling, 63 System Restore, 56 Operating ...System media, 63 operating system product key, 64 R regulatory information, 64 reinstalling drivers and utilities, 54 software, 53 S safety information, 64...
...light conditions, 46 troubleshooting, 46 problems restore to previous state, 57 M media Drivers and Utilities, 63 operating system, 63 memory troubleshooting, 47 N networks, 23 connecting, 23 O operating system Dell Factory Image Restore, 58 media, 60 reinstalling, 63 System Restore, 56 Operating ...System media, 63 operating system product key, 64 R regulatory information, 64 reinstalling drivers and utilities, 54 software, 53 S safety information, 64...
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..., 56-57 T Terms and Conditions, 64 transferring information to a new computer, 30 troubleshooting, 45, 64 blue screen, 49 computer not responding, 48 Dell Diagnostics, 50 memory, 47 power, 46 power light conditions, 46 program crashes, 48 programs and Windows compatibility, 48 restore to previous state, 56-57 software... back, 8, 11, 14-15 back panel connectors, 9, 12, 14, 16 front, 10, 13, 15 W warranty information, 64 Windows License label, 64 Windows Vista Dell Factory Image Restore, 58 Device Driver Rollback, 54 Program Compatibility wizard, 48 reinstalling, 63 returning to a previous device...
..., 56-57 T Terms and Conditions, 64 transferring information to a new computer, 30 troubleshooting, 45, 64 blue screen, 49 computer not responding, 48 Dell Diagnostics, 50 memory, 47 power, 46 power light conditions, 46 program crashes, 48 programs and Windows compatibility, 48 restore to previous state, 56-57 software... back, 8, 11, 14-15 back panel connectors, 9, 12, 14, 16 front, 10, 13, 15 W warranty information, 64 Windows License label, 64 Windows Vista Dell Factory Image Restore, 58 Device Driver Rollback, 54 Program Compatibility wizard, 48 reinstalling, 63 returning to a previous device...
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Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 54 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 30 reinstalling, 63 returning to a previous device driver version, 54 setting up Internet connection, 29 System Restore, 56-57 wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 30 Program Compatibility wizard, 48 76 Index
Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 54 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 30 reinstalling, 63 returning to a previous device driver version, 54 setting up Internet connection, 29 System Restore, 56-57 wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 30 Program Compatibility wizard, 48 76 Index
Service Manual
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...the computer. See the documentation that shipped with the card for information. 1. Back to Contents Page Dell™ OptiPlex™ 760 Service Manual Cards Cards WARNING: Before working inside your computer, discharge static electricity from the operating system.... Gently lift the release tab on the computer chassis. ISA cards are replacing a PCI card, remove the current driver for a low-profile PCI Express x16 card NOTE: Your Dell...
...the computer. See the documentation that shipped with the card for information. 1. Back to Contents Page Dell™ OptiPlex™ 760 Service Manual Cards Cards WARNING: Before working inside your computer, discharge static electricity from the operating system.... Gently lift the release tab on the computer chassis. ISA cards are replacing a PCI card, remove the current driver for a low-profile PCI Express x16 card NOTE: Your Dell...
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..., speaker/headphone, or line-in the card. Gently rotate lift the release tab on the back panel of the computer. 14. If necessary, disconnect any drivers required for the card as described in Working on the back panel of the computer. 11. CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable...
..., speaker/headphone, or line-in the card. Gently rotate lift the release tab on the back panel of the computer. 14. If necessary, disconnect any drivers required for the card as described in Working on the back panel of the computer. 11. CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable...
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... x16 card 3 securing slot (not all cards) 5 PCI Express x16 card connector 2 release lever 4 securing tab 6. Grasp the card by its connector. 7. Uninstall the card's driver. Enter system setup, select System Configuration® Miscellaneous Devices, and change the setting to Enabled (see Replacing the Computer Cover), reconnect the computer and devices...
... x16 card 3 securing slot (not all cards) 5 PCI Express x16 card connector 2 release lever 4 securing tab 6. Grasp the card by its connector. 7. Uninstall the card's driver. Enter system setup, select System Configuration® Miscellaneous Devices, and change the setting to Enabled (see Replacing the Computer Cover), reconnect the computer and devices...
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... the back panel of the computer. If you are fully seated in the empty card-slot opening. If you removed a sound card: a. b. Uninstall the card's driver. Connect external audio devices to maintain FCC certification of the computer. Replace the riser-card cage: a. Grasp the card by its connector. 7. 1 riser-card cage...
... the back panel of the computer. If you are fully seated in the empty card-slot opening. If you removed a sound card: a. b. Uninstall the card's driver. Connect external audio devices to maintain FCC certification of the computer. Replace the riser-card cage: a. Grasp the card by its connector. 7. 1 riser-card cage...
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... panel of the computer. 15. Installing a PS/2 Serial Port Adapter 1. Remove the computer cover (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Do not connect the network cable to the equipment. CAUTION: Do not route card cables over the cards can do so by... slot and press down firmly. Pivot the latch until it snaps into place. l The notch in the card documentation. If you touch any drivers required for your body before you installed a network adapter card and want to turn off the integrated network adapter: a. PS/2 Serial Port Adapter...
... panel of the computer. 15. Installing a PS/2 Serial Port Adapter 1. Remove the computer cover (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Do not connect the network cable to the equipment. CAUTION: Do not route card cables over the cards can do so by... slot and press down firmly. Pivot the latch until it snaps into place. l The notch in the card documentation. If you touch any drivers required for your body before you installed a network adapter card and want to turn off the integrated network adapter: a. PS/2 Serial Port Adapter...