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... Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network...
... Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network...
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... 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... 5 Configuration 87 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows®...
... 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... 5 Configuration 87 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows®...
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... to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Windows®...
... to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Windows®...
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...the device itself. For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate through the list of selections you want to ...print pictures from a digital camera onto photo paper, use the Quality Type tab to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers HINT: Add a shortcut to your printer on your current settings and make . • Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to ...
...the device itself. For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate through the list of selections you want to ...print pictures from a digital camera onto photo paper, use the Quality Type tab to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers HINT: Add a shortcut to your printer on your current settings and make . • Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to ...
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... home. Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. If you want to your computer. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. EXAMPLE: You... printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73
... home. Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. If you want to your computer. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. EXAMPLE: You... printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73
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... Your Wireless Network Card" on page 154. 154 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your wireless network... that your computer has a wireless network card and to determine the type of wireless network card installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on the Dell Support website at support...
... Your Wireless Network Card" on page 154. 154 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your wireless network... that your computer has a wireless network card and to determine the type of wireless network card installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on the Dell Support website at support...
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... Vista does not disable System Restore; NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of low disk ...space. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on certain ...
... Vista does not disable System Restore; NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of low disk ...space. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on certain ...
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... the computer. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. To reinstall Windows, you to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system...
... the computer. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. To reinstall Windows, you to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system...
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... and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to run the software. Windows XP The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it... runs in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen. 3 A solid blue screen appears...
... and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to run the software. Windows XP The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it... runs in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen. 3 A solid blue screen appears...
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...U B L E S H O O T E R - For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Ensure that the network cable is firmly inserted into the network connector on page 275), no network communication is functioning. C H ... U S E D R I N G S - See "Installing Drivers for Laptop Computers" on the back of the procedures in this section,...of the computer and the network jack. See "Power Lights for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse. ...
...U B L E S H O O T E R - For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Ensure that the network cable is firmly inserted into the network connector on page 275), no network communication is functioning. C H ... U S E D R I N G S - See "Installing Drivers for Laptop Computers" on the back of the procedures in this section,...of the computer and the network jack. See "Power Lights for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse. ...
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...assistance for setup and troubleshooting information. SEE THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR INFORMATION ON REINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER. - 298 Troubleshooting C H E C K T H E P R I N T E R D O C U M E N T A T I C A L O U T L E T - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ View installed ...electrical outlet is USB. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See the printer documentation for your computer. VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS ...
...assistance for setup and troubleshooting information. SEE THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR INFORMATION ON REINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER. - 298 Troubleshooting C H E C K T H E P R I N T E R D O C U M E N T A T I C A L O U T L E T - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ View installed ...electrical outlet is USB. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See the printer documentation for your computer. VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS ...