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... 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 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®...
... 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 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®...
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...Menu Example 227 What to do If the TV Does not Recognize a Signal 228 Evaluating Suggested Connection Configurations . . . 229 Enabling the Display View for the Computer and the TV 239 Verify the ... for the TV 239 Set up the TV as a Display Device 239 Configure the Display Views 240 Dual Independent Display Mode 241 Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays . . . .... 242 Switching the Display Image 242 Configuring Display Settings 242 Setting Display Resolution With the Windows Display Properties Menu 243 Accessing the...
...Menu Example 227 What to do If the TV Does not Recognize a Signal 228 Evaluating Suggested Connection Configurations . . . 229 Enabling the Display View for the Computer and the TV 239 Verify the ... for the TV 239 Set up the TV as a Display Device 239 Configure the Display Views 240 Dual Independent Display Mode 241 Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays . . . .... 242 Switching the Display Image 242 Configuring Display Settings 242 Setting Display Resolution With the Windows Display Properties Menu 243 Accessing the...
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Using a TV Wizard to Configure Display Settings 248 Getting Help for Video Card Control Panels . . . 249 Troubleshooting Display Settings 249 Where to Find Help 249 Resolving Common Problems 249 17 ...
Using a TV Wizard to Configure Display Settings 248 Getting Help for Video Card Control Panels . . . 249 Troubleshooting Display Settings 249 Where to Find Help 249 Resolving Common Problems 249 17 ...
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: See Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Information About Installed Hardware Device Manager Use the Device Manager to view a list of all devices installed on your computer and to learn more about how a specific device is configured. 26 Finding Information Control Panel To manage viewing features and computer functions, click Start or → Control Panel.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: See Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Information About Installed Hardware Device Manager Use the Device Manager to view a list of all devices installed on your computer and to learn more about how a specific device is configured. 26 Finding Information Control Panel To manage viewing features and computer functions, click Start or → Control Panel.
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... and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Double click Components to view a table identifying the component or device name and related setting and configuration information. Hardware Devices Installed on Your Computer Click Start or → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ System Information. Device Specifications 1 Click Start...
... and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Double click Components to view a table identifying the component or device name and related setting and configuration information. Hardware Devices Installed on Your Computer Click Start or → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ System Information. Device Specifications 1 Click Start...
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...Center • Support History & Status • System Configuration • Technical Subscriptions • Troubleshooting Search • Windows Vista Center • Windows XP Support Center • Wireless Center Customer Service • Dell Financial Services • FAQs • Invoices •...• Order Status • Ownership Transfer • International Ownership Transfer • Packing Slips • Pickup/Redelivery • Dell Dollars/Rebate Center • Report a Stolen System • Returns • Update Billing Address Warranty Information • Expired Warranty ...
...Center • Support History & Status • System Configuration • Technical Subscriptions • Troubleshooting Search • Windows Vista Center • Windows XP Support Center • Wireless Center Customer Service • Dell Financial Services • FAQs • Invoices •...• Order Status • Ownership Transfer • International Ownership Transfer • Packing Slips • Pickup/Redelivery • Dell Dollars/Rebate Center • Report a Stolen System • Returns • Update Billing Address Warranty Information • Expired Warranty ...
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... after you remove and replace certain hardware components. Finding Information 31 NOTE: Although your computer's current configuration, such as an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about... options such as your password. • Verify information about accessing the system setup program and configuring hardware components, see "System Setup" on page 301. • Service Contracts & Forms • Warranty Status Dell Forums • Support Forums • Discussion Forums Contact Us • Customer Service •...
... after you remove and replace certain hardware components. Finding Information 31 NOTE: Although your computer's current configuration, such as an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about... options such as your password. • Verify information about accessing the system setup program and configuring hardware components, see "System Setup" on page 301. • Service Contracts & Forms • Warranty Status Dell Forums • Support Forums • Discussion Forums Contact Us • Customer Service •...
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... only. The ambient light sensor is located on page 44. The sensor detects available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to configure multiple monitors, see "Windows Basic" in Bright or LowLight Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor. For more about the...
... only. The ambient light sensor is located on page 44. The sensor detects available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to configure multiple monitors, see "Windows Basic" in Bright or LowLight Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor. For more about the...
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... optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire Technologies In some graphics configurations, two or more information, see www.displayport.org. DisplayPort™ - Features and Benefits Dell, in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps vs. 9.6 Gbps... ATI websites respectively. 56 Monitors and Displays By consolidating the internal and external signaling methods, DisplayPort enables the introduction of using these technologies can be configured to end users.
... optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire Technologies In some graphics configurations, two or more information, see www.displayport.org. DisplayPort™ - Features and Benefits Dell, in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps vs. 9.6 Gbps... ATI websites respectively. 56 Monitors and Displays By consolidating the internal and external signaling methods, DisplayPort enables the introduction of using these technologies can be configured to end users.
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Check the documentation for the mouse for more about adding and configuring devices, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 • To make your computer ...
Check the documentation for the mouse for more about adding and configuring devices, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 • To make your computer ...
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... the object and tap twice on the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch pad button twice. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button...
... the object and tap twice on the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch pad button twice. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button...
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..., and then click Start. Working with RAID A redundant array of all data. There are an administrator on the RAID configuration. • RAID level 0 is recommended for higher performance (faster throughput). • RAID level 1 is recommended for...; RAID level 0+1 is recommended for higher performance and data integrity • RAID level 5 is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. Drives and Media ... contact your data. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com.
..., and then click Start. Working with RAID A redundant array of all data. There are an administrator on the RAID configuration. • RAID level 0 is recommended for higher performance (faster throughput). • RAID level 1 is recommended for...; RAID level 0+1 is recommended for higher performance and data integrity • RAID level 5 is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. Drives and Media ... contact your data. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com.
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... the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the drives to provide a high data access rate. This allows one of drives in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of both drives. RAID 1 sacrifices high data-access rates for and reading the next block. RAID 0 uses the full... storage capacities of the configuration is equal to store data. RAID level 0 uses data striping to read data while the other drive is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives...
... the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the drives to provide a high data access rate. This allows one of drives in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of both drives. RAID 1 sacrifices high data-access rates for and reading the next block. RAID 0 uses the full... storage capacities of the configuration is equal to store data. RAID level 0 uses data striping to read data while the other drive is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives...
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If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the smallest drive in the configuration. Drives and Media 85 NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive.
If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the smallest drive in the configuration. Drives and Media 85 NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive.
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... to the other surviving drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. 86 Drives and Media RAID Level 0+1 Configuration A RAID 0+1 array combines the high data access rate of a RAID level 0 array and the data protection (redundancy) of a RAID level 1 mirror by striping data across...
... to the other surviving drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. 86 Drives and Media RAID Level 0+1 Configuration A RAID 0+1 array combines the high data access rate of a RAID level 0 array and the data protection (redundancy) of a RAID level 1 mirror by striping data across...
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... data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity array). Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. and down... -arrow keys to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity.
... data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity array). Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. and down... -arrow keys to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity.
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... the computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on page 90. • "Converting From One RAID Configuration to create and manage RAID arrays. Depending on your computer, you want to keep before or after the operating system is installed. Back up ...The following sections for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92) programs to Another RAID...
... the computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on page 90. • "Converting From One RAID Configuration to create and manage RAID arrays. Depending on your computer, you want to keep before or after the operating system is installed. Back up ...The following sections for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92) programs to Another RAID...
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To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to exit the RAID BIOS. NOTE: The number of the array that you see the ... down your computer and try again. 4 Press to navigate to clear all data on what computer you want to an array, press . To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select the array and press . 10 Press to return to the previous screen. 11 Press to the Free Disks field...
To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to exit the RAID BIOS. NOTE: The number of the array that you see the ... down your computer and try again. 4 Press to navigate to clear all data on what computer you want to an array, press . To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select the array and press . 10 Press to return to the previous screen. 11 Press to the Free Disks field...
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...a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are available for configuration. 4 Click Next→ Custom→ Next. 5 Use the drop-down box to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any other installed hard ...Free Disk Selection window appears. Back up any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. NOTE: The number of drives supported in each RAID array varies, depending on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). The ...
...a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are available for configuration. 4 Click Next→ Custom→ Next. 5 Use the drop-down box to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any other installed hard ...Free Disk Selection window appears. Back up any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. NOTE: The number of drives supported in each RAID array varies, depending on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). The ...
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... to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the drives in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. Back up any of the hard drive being used in the current... configuration. 1 Ensure that you have marked for example - NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not ...
... to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the drives in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. Back up any of the hard drive being used in the current... configuration. 1 Ensure that you have marked for example - NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not ...