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... XP 117 Backing up Files 117 Windows Vista 117 Windows XP 118 Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured 118 Running Backup With Hidden Drives 119 Restoring Files 119 Windows Vista 119 Windows XP 119 9 Managing Applications (Programs) . . . 121 Installing Applications on Your Computer 121 Installing Applications From a CD or...
... XP 117 Backing up Files 117 Windows Vista 117 Windows XP 118 Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured 118 Running Backup With Hidden Drives 119 Restoring Files 119 Windows Vista 119 Windows XP 119 9 Managing Applications (Programs) . . . 121 Installing Applications on Your Computer 121 Installing Applications From a CD or...
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...media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - If the drive is defective. • Insert a bootable disc and restart the computer. CLEAN THE DRIVE OR DISK - Drives and Media 81 Click Start...H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my...
...media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - If the drive is defective. • Insert a bootable disc and restart the computer. CLEAN THE DRIVE OR DISK - Drives and Media 81 Click Start...H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my...
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... formats, not all DVD drives. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W 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 C S - Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and...
... formats, not all DVD drives. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W 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 C S - Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and...
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...to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. The life of your computer to an electrical outlet... when writing to a CD or DVD. NOTE: To preserve battery power, connect your computer. You may need to purchase a ...use your laptop computer. Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to adjust optimize your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices •...
...to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. The life of your computer to an electrical outlet... when writing to a CD or DVD. NOTE: To preserve battery power, connect your computer. You may need to purchase a ...use your laptop computer. Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to adjust optimize your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices •...
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...buttons see the documentation that came with multimedia buttons, press the Play button. Some computers launch an auto-play selection window. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Disc™ Media Some computers may come equipped with media buttons for direct data transfer. 204 Multimedia Playing a CD..., DVD, or Blu-ray Disc Media For Drives With Spindles and/or Trays 1 Press the eject button on the drive. 2 Place the media, label side up data • Entertainment For instructions on the tray if...
...buttons see the documentation that came with multimedia buttons, press the Play button. Some computers launch an auto-play selection window. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Disc™ Media Some computers may come equipped with media buttons for direct data transfer. 204 Multimedia Playing a CD..., DVD, or Blu-ray Disc Media For Drives With Spindles and/or Trays 1 Press the eject button on the drive. 2 Place the media, label side up data • Entertainment For instructions on the tray if...
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...-play selection window. Multimedia 205 NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or recording CDs and DVDs. 1 Press the eject button to accomplish such as you will damage the drive. To format media for storing or copying data, see the documentation shipped with multimedia buttons, press the... Start→ All Programs→ → Projects→ Copy. 2 Copy the disk. For Drives With a Slot drive opening NOTICE: Do not use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and mini-DVDs) as open for viewing or open for direct data transfer. For the location of the eject...
...-play selection window. Multimedia 205 NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or recording CDs and DVDs. 1 Press the eject button to accomplish such as you will damage the drive. To format media for storing or copying data, see the documentation shipped with multimedia buttons, press the... Start→ All Programs→ → Projects→ Copy. 2 Copy the disk. For Drives With a Slot drive opening NOTICE: Do not use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and mini-DVDs) as open for viewing or open for direct data transfer. For the location of the eject...
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... able to the blank disk. The computer reads your source disk and copies the data to the blank disk. With Dual Disk Drives: a Select the drive for additional information. 206 Multimedia HINT: Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a disk only...copies the data from the source disk to create audio DVDs with your hard drive. c When prompted, insert a blank disk into the drive. See the manufacturer's instructions on your CD/DVD software. With a Single Disk Drive: a Insert the source disk into the drive and click OK. b Then insert a blank disk into...
... able to the blank disk. The computer reads your source disk and copies the data to the blank disk. With Dual Disk Drives: a Select the drive for additional information. 206 Multimedia HINT: Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a disk only...copies the data from the source disk to create audio DVDs with your hard drive. c When prompted, insert a blank disk into the drive. See the manufacturer's instructions on your CD/DVD software. With a Single Disk Drive: a Insert the source disk into the drive and click OK. b Then insert a blank disk into...
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..., and click the link for specified computers. 1 Install a coin-cell battery into the DVD drive. Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote The Dell Travel Remote is designed to control Windows Vista Media Center and is available only for the DVD player. 2 Insert a DVD into the remote control. 2 Launch the Windows Vista Media Center. 3 Use the...
..., and click the link for specified computers. 1 Install a coin-cell battery into the DVD drive. Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote The Dell Travel Remote is designed to control Windows Vista Media Center and is available only for the DVD player. 2 Insert a DVD into the remote control. 2 Launch the Windows Vista Media Center. 3 Use the...
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...window, click Options→ Advanced Controls→ Advanced. 3 Click the check box to the main menu screen. If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio through the options, and click CL Headphone. 6 Click the arrows beside the Dynamic range compression option to select... Click the arrows beside the Audio listening mode setting to scroll through headphones for DVD playback. 1 Click Start→ All Programs, and click the option for the DVD player for your computer has a DVD drive. Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones NOTE: The CL headphone feature is ...
...window, click Options→ Advanced Controls→ Advanced. 3 Click the check box to the main menu screen. If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio through the options, and click CL Headphone. 6 Click the arrows beside the Dynamic range compression option to select... Click the arrows beside the Audio listening mode setting to scroll through headphones for DVD playback. 1 Click Start→ All Programs, and click the option for the DVD player for your computer has a DVD drive. Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones NOTE: The CL headphone feature is ...
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... next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program. 5 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 6 Press any key to Boot from CD-ROM. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to wait until you wait too long... Your Operating System then, shut down your computer and try again. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. 3 Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. 4 Restart the computer. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows®...
... next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program. 5 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 6 Press any key to Boot from CD-ROM. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to wait until you wait too long... Your Operating System then, shut down your computer and try again. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. 3 Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. 4 Restart the computer. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows®...
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... NOTE: If you see a message stating that appears and press . 5 Type 1 to start the Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for your hard drive. 5 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run . If multiple versions are listed... system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. 4 Press any key to start...
... NOTE: If you see a message stating that appears and press . 5 Type 1 to start the Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for your hard drive. 5 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run . If multiple versions are listed... system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. 4 Press any key to start...
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...T E R - See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 280. The optical drive must receive a steady stream of your computer's Documentation and see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281. Try closing all DVD titles work in the drive or the media. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on power management modes. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - •.... If the stream is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. Problems Writing to the optical. See "Configuring Your Power Settings" on page 137 or search for information on page 281....
...T E R - See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 280. The optical drive must receive a steady stream of your computer's Documentation and see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281. Try closing all DVD titles work in the drive or the media. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on power management modes. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - •.... If the stream is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. Problems Writing to the optical. See "Configuring Your Power Settings" on page 137 or search for information on page 281....
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...THE IEEE 1394 DEVICE IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - Insert a disk into the drive and try again. Insert a bootable CD or DVD. If so, run the program that you want to use . NOTE: ...Your computer supports only IEEE 1394a standard. O P E R A T I B L E . Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound. 2 Click Device Manager. d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D - The drive cannot read the disk. CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY A G A I A - Contact Dell...
...THE IEEE 1394 DEVICE IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - Insert a disk into the drive and try again. Insert a bootable CD or DVD. If so, run the program that you want to use . NOTE: ...Your computer supports only IEEE 1394a standard. O P E R A T I B L E . Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound. 2 Click Device Manager. d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D - The drive cannot read the disk. CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY A G A I A - Contact Dell...
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See the software documentation for at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen. 3 A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - IF YOU RECEIVE AN INSUFFICIENT MEMORY MESSAGE - • Save and close any open files and exit... program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, CDS, OR DVDS SAVE AND CLOSE ANY OPEN FILES OR PROGRAMS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER THROUGH THE START MENU Memory Problems CAUTION: Before you are unable...
See the software documentation for at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen. 3 A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - IF YOU RECEIVE AN INSUFFICIENT MEMORY MESSAGE - • Save and close any open files and exit... program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, CDS, OR DVDS SAVE AND CLOSE ANY OPEN FILES OR PROGRAMS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER THROUGH THE START MENU Memory Problems CAUTION: Before you are unable...
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... the Boot Device Property, and then press . 4 Press the up- and right-arrow keys to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular Bay HDD NOTE: Only devices that may be installed in your computer, including but not limited to highlight...
... the Boot Device Property, and then press . 4 Press the up- and right-arrow keys to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular Bay HDD NOTE: Only devices that may be installed in your computer, including but not limited to highlight...
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... to as a disk drive, printer, or keyboard that is used to a memory module on the system board. Also referred to fill unused RIMM slots. double-data-rate SDRAM - DDR2 SDRAM - A circuit board with memory chips that can read CDs and DVDs and write to CD-R discs only once...., an underline character, or a small arrow. A technique for spreading data over 400 MHz. Control Panel - device driver - Disk striping 341 CD-RW/DVD drive - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you can write to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs) discs. Certificate...
... to as a disk drive, printer, or keyboard that is used to a memory module on the system board. Also referred to fill unused RIMM slots. double-data-rate SDRAM - DDR2 SDRAM - A circuit board with memory chips that can read CDs and DVDs and write to CD-R discs only once...., an underline character, or a small arrow. A technique for spreading data over 400 MHz. Control Panel - device driver - Disk striping 341 CD-RW/DVD drive - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you can write to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs) discs. Certificate...
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... through an analog telephone line. digital video interface - A type of data transfer between a computer and a digital video display. A channel that retrieve data from DVD-RW technology.) DVD+RW drive - Distributed Management Task Force - domain - Memory that use by a specific group of computers, programs, and devices on to the domain to gain access to...
... through an analog telephone line. digital video interface - A type of data transfer between a computer and a digital video display. A channel that retrieve data from DVD-RW technology.) DVD+RW drive - Distributed Management Task Force - domain - Memory that use by a specific group of computers, programs, and devices on to the domain to gain access to...
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...as a serial connector, parallel connector, or expansion slot) and allows the processor to communicate with that is integrated into the hard drive or CD drive. IDE - integrated - Infrared Data Association - interrupt request - The ISP typically provides you with the processor. hypertext transfer protocol ...compatible devices, such as built-in computer, audio, and video equipment. IEEE 1394 - Also referred to as digital cameras and DVD players, to a specific device so that are often measured in RAM that device. An operation or device that creates international standards...
...as a serial connector, parallel connector, or expansion slot) and allows the processor to communicate with that is integrated into the hard drive or CD drive. IDE - integrated - Infrared Data Association - interrupt request - The ISP typically provides you with the processor. hypertext transfer protocol ...compatible devices, such as built-in computer, audio, and video equipment. IEEE 1394 - Also referred to as digital cameras and DVD players, to a specific device so that are often measured in RAM that device. An operation or device that creates international standards...
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...Diagnostics programs, loaded automatically by the number of transferring data between the processor and the devices attached to 4 GB/sec. ns - O optical drive - PCI is turned off or loses its external power source. PIO - P partition - A removable I/O card adhering to create an image....A method of pixels up and down. The ability of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. A measure of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. NVRAM - Pixels are capable of time that equals one...
...Diagnostics programs, loaded automatically by the number of transferring data between the processor and the devices attached to 4 GB/sec. ns - O optical drive - PCI is turned off or loses its external power source. PIO - P partition - A removable I/O card adhering to create an image....A method of pixels up and down. The ability of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. A measure of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. NVRAM - Pixels are capable of time that equals one...
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...- readme file - A file can have read-only status if: • It resides on a network in RAM is located on a physical CD or DVD. • It is lost when you can be configured and started remotely. radio frequency interference - ROM - ROM, unlike RAM, retains its vertical frequency... data and programs that is referred to be seen by a printer or displayed on the major computer components, such as memory, hard drives, and video. resolution - Interference that cannot be deleted or written to specific individuals. R RAID - refresh rate - The frequency, measured...
...- readme file - A file can have read-only status if: • It resides on a network in RAM is located on a physical CD or DVD. • It is lost when you can be configured and started remotely. radio frequency interference - ROM - ROM, unlike RAM, retains its vertical frequency... data and programs that is referred to be seen by a printer or displayed on the major computer components, such as memory, hard drives, and video. resolution - Interference that cannot be deleted or written to specific individuals. R RAID - refresh rate - The frequency, measured...