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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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...) . . . . 125 Performing Maintenance Tasks to Increase Computer Speed and Ensure Security 125 Cleaning Your Computer 126 Before You Start 126 Cleaning the Computer 126 Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media 126 Managing Your Computer Performance 127 Windows Vista 127 Windows® XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software...
...) . . . . 125 Performing Maintenance Tasks to Increase Computer Speed and Ensure Security 125 Cleaning Your Computer 126 Before You Start 126 Cleaning the Computer 126 Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media 126 Managing Your Computer Performance 127 Windows Vista 127 Windows® XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software...
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Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and ... Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working ...
Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and ... Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working ...
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Other features include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for delivering flat panel display technology to 15m..., two or more information, see www.displayport.org. By consolidating the internal and external signaling methods, DisplayPort enables the introduction of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps vs. ...
Other features include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for delivering flat panel display technology to 15m..., two or more information, see www.displayport.org. By consolidating the internal and external signaling methods, DisplayPort enables the introduction of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps vs. ...
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... Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until the tray is inserted properly. See "Running the Dell...
... Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until the tray is inserted properly. See "Running the Dell...
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...in the Dell™ safety information that come with water. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)" on page 57. Never touch the lens in an optical drive, and follow... computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of your computer. Do not allow water to manage and improve its performance. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Do not use compressed air to clean the ...
...in the Dell™ safety information that come with water. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about maintenance tasks, see "Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad)" on page 57. Never touch the lens in an optical drive, and follow... computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of your computer. Do not allow water to manage and improve its performance. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Do not use compressed air to clean the ...
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... of your computer. To view the battery charge status, check the Power Meter icon on preserving the battery life of your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D ...Power Meter icon The first time you use the AC adapter to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how you use your computer, use your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or ...
... of your computer. To view the battery charge status, check the Power Meter icon on preserving the battery life of your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D ...Power Meter icon The first time you use the AC adapter to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how you use your computer, use your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or ...
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... your disk space. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about backing up e-mail messages, see "Back up ) your group is automatically added to a backup folder, optical media, or network drive.
... your disk space. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about backing up e-mail messages, see "Back up ) your group is automatically added to a backup folder, optical media, or network drive.
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...program options (see "Contacting Dell" on page 292). The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition. • If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable optical media is in the drive. • If the hard drive is your boot device, ...ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as ...
...program options (see "Contacting Dell" on page 292). The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition. • If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that a bootable optical media is in the drive. • If the hard drive is your boot device, ...ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as ...
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... program and ensure that the configuration information for the hard drive is correct (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO E N A B L E T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED - The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition. • If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected...
... program and ensure that the configuration information for the hard drive is correct (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO E N A B L E T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED - The system cannot detect a bootable device or partition. • If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected...
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See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on power management modes. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is interrupted, an error occurs. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click ...in the lower-right corner of your computer's Documentation and see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 299. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I S C - C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R - See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 281. The optical drive must receive a steady stream of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, ...
See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on power management modes. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is interrupted, an error occurs. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click ...in the lower-right corner of your computer's Documentation and see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 299. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I S C - C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R - See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 281. The optical drive must receive a steady stream of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, ...
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... utilize shielded cable lengths up to 2 meters outside the PC to take advantage of data between a computer and mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives.
... utilize shielded cable lengths up to 2 meters outside the PC to take advantage of data between a computer and mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives.
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... to a building or a few nearby buildings. A LAN usually is typically used for transmission speeds for devices to as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. A LAN can be connected to another LAN over any distance through telephone lines and radio waves to...key combination - kHz - kilohertz - A computer network covering a small area. liquid crystal display - The technology used to refer to hard drive storage, the term is typically used for a parallel connection to form a wide area network (WAN). An electronic component that emits light to...
... to a building or a few nearby buildings. A LAN usually is typically used for transmission speeds for devices to as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. A LAN can be connected to another LAN over any distance through telephone lines and radio waves to...key combination - kHz - kilohertz - A computer network covering a small area. liquid crystal display - The technology used to refer to hard drive storage, the term is typically used for a parallel connection to form a wide area network (WAN). An electronic component that emits light to...
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..., configuration, and compatibility with existing hardware if the BIOS, operating system, and all devices are common types of a second. O optical drive - P partition - Modems and network adapters are Plug and Play compliant. PCI Express - If the PCI Express chip set . ...PC Cards. nanosecond - A removable I/O card adhering to automatically configure devices. The ability of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. nonvolatile random access memory - Each partition can transfer data at the slower speed. peripheral component...
..., configuration, and compatibility with existing hardware if the BIOS, operating system, and all devices are common types of a second. O optical drive - P partition - Modems and network adapters are Plug and Play compliant. PCI Express - If the PCI Express chip set . ...PC Cards. nanosecond - A removable I/O card adhering to automatically configure devices. The ability of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. nonvolatile random access memory - Each partition can transfer data at the slower speed. peripheral component...
Setup Guide
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... Your Studio Laptop 18 Right Side Features 18 Left Side Features 22 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 26 Touch Pad Gestures 28 Multimedia Control Keys 32 Display Features 34 Removing and Replacing the Battery 36 Using the Optical Drive 38 Software Features 39 Free Fall Sensor 42 Dell Dock... 43 Solving Problems 44 Beep Codes 44 Network Problems 45 Power Problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Lockups and Software Problems 48 Using Support Tools 50 Dell Support Center 50 System Messages ...
... Your Studio Laptop 18 Right Side Features 18 Left Side Features 22 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 26 Touch Pad Gestures 28 Multimedia Control Keys 32 Display Features 34 Removing and Replacing the Battery 36 Using the Optical Drive 38 Software Features 39 Free Fall Sensor 42 Dell Dock... 43 Solving Problems 44 Beep Codes 44 Network Problems 45 Power Problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Lockups and Software Problems 48 Using Support Tools 50 Dell Support Center 50 System Messages ...
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...for both connectors. 2 Audio in/Microphone connector - Connects to a powered speaker or sound system. For more information, see "Using the Optical Drive " on page 38. 19 Using Your Studio Laptop 1 Audio out/Headphone connectors (2) - The audio signal is facing upward when inserting discs. Ensure that the side with audio programs....writing is the same for use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and mini‑DVDs) or you will damage the drive. Plays or records only standard-size (12 cm) CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional). Connects one or two pairs of ...
...for both connectors. 2 Audio in/Microphone connector - Connects to a powered speaker or sound system. For more information, see "Using the Optical Drive " on page 38. 19 Using Your Studio Laptop 1 Audio out/Headphone connectors (2) - The audio signal is facing upward when inserting discs. Ensure that the side with audio programs....writing is the same for use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and mini‑DVDs) or you will damage the drive. Plays or records only standard-size (12 cm) CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional). Connects one or two pairs of ...
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Connects to eSATA compatible storage devices (such as external hard drives or optical drives) or USB devices (such as a monitor or projector. 6 eSATA/USB combo connector with a monitor, only the video signal is powered on the computer to .../off your computer while charging a USB device, the device will stop charging. Using Your Studio Laptop 4 HDMI connector - In such cases turn off or in sleep state. Connects video devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player). To continue charging, disconnect the USB device and connect it again. ...
Connects to eSATA compatible storage devices (such as external hard drives or optical drives) or USB devices (such as a monitor or projector. 6 eSATA/USB combo connector with a monitor, only the video signal is powered on the computer to .../off your computer while charging a USB device, the device will stop charging. Using Your Studio Laptop 4 HDMI connector - In such cases turn off or in sleep state. Connects video devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player). To continue charging, disconnect the USB device and connect it again. ...
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Using Your Studio Laptop Using the Optical Drive CAUTION: Do not use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and mini‑DVDs) or you will automatically pull the disc in ... slot, with the label facing upwards and gently push the disc into the slot. Place the disc in and begin reading its content. The drive will damage the drive. 12 cm NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or recording CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional). on page 32). To...
Using Your Studio Laptop Using the Optical Drive CAUTION: Do not use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and mini‑DVDs) or you will automatically pull the disc in ... slot, with the label facing upwards and gently push the disc into the slot. Place the disc in and begin reading its content. The drive will damage the drive. 12 cm NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or recording CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional). on page 32). To...