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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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Features and Benefits Dell, in the most efficient means possible for both ...suited for delivering flat panel display technology to end users. Other features include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Detailed information about the benefits of using these ...•HDCP v1.3 support for viewing Blu-ray disc content. •Support for systems with a group of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in collaboration with built-in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual...
Features and Benefits Dell, in the most efficient means possible for both ...suited for delivering flat panel display technology to end users. Other features include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Detailed information about the benefits of using these ...•HDCP v1.3 support for viewing Blu-ray disc content. •Support for systems with a group of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in collaboration with built-in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual...
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... worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media 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 O N - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software...
... worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media 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 O N - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software...
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... (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) Do not use compressed air to clean the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with water. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Turn off and unplug...operating system to drip inside the computer or keyboard. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of your computer, wipe the computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of the ...
... (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) Do not use compressed air to clean the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with water. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid, or other spray cleaners. Turn off and unplug...operating system to drip inside the computer or keyboard. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with the playback quality of your computer, wipe the computer, keyboard, and plastic portion of the ...
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... battery is used. Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to adjust optimize your computer performance). The life of your laptop computer, see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which is the time the battery can hold ... (see Maintaining Your Computer for the First Time Power Meter icon The first time you use your computer, use 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...
... battery is used. Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to adjust optimize your computer performance). The life of your laptop computer, see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which is the time the battery can hold ... (see Maintaining Your Computer for the First Time Power Meter icon The first time you use your computer, use 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...
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.... 2 Select an e-mail folder. 3 Click File→ Folder→ Compact. 4 To back up the folder, copy it is automatically added to a backup folder, optical media, or network drive. Outlook Express e-mail folders have a .dbx extension (for each addition until your disk space. After finding and selecting an address, it to your files...
.... 2 Select an e-mail folder. 3 Click File→ Folder→ Compact. 4 To back up the folder, copy it is automatically added to a backup folder, optical media, or network drive. Outlook Express e-mail folders have a .dbx extension (for each addition until your disk space. After finding and selecting an address, it to your files...
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...connected and that a bootable optical media is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device. • Enter the system setup program and ensure that was running when the message appeared. 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 the drive is in the table, see "Contacting Dell" on page 337 for External Keyboards" on page 308) to correct the configuration...
...connected and that a bootable optical media is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device. • Enter the system setup program and ensure that was running when the message appeared. 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 the drive is in the table, see "Contacting Dell" on page 337 for External Keyboards" on page 308) to correct the configuration...
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...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 drive is ... and Software Problems" on page 308. N O T I M E R T I C K I L U R E - See "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 292. See "Drive Problems" on page 292. Enter the system setup program and correct the date or time (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 308). S H U T D O W N F A I N T E R R U P T - If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. M E M O R Y S I Z E I N C M ...
...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 drive is ... and Software Problems" on page 308. N O T I M E R T I C K I L U R E - See "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 292. See "Drive Problems" on page 292. Enter the system setup program and correct the date or time (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 308). S H U T D O W N F A I N T E R R U P T - If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. M E M O R Y S I Z E I N C M ...
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... data during the writing process. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in the drive or the media. The optical drive must receive a steady stream of your computer's Documentation and see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 299. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 281. 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...
... data during the writing process. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in the drive or the media. The optical drive must receive a steady stream of your computer's Documentation and see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 299. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 281. 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...
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... performance than existing solutions (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. eSATA Port SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is hot pluggable. Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DR+ 3 DR4 GND 5 DT+ 6 DT7 GND Ports 317 eSATA is commonly...
... performance than existing solutions (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. eSATA Port SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is hot pluggable. Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DR+ 3 DR4 GND 5 DT+ 6 DT7 GND Ports 317 eSATA is commonly...
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key combination - A measurement of the computer. L LAN - The technology used to refer to hard drive storage, the term is often referred to indicate the status of frequency that emits light to as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. M Mb - This measurement is typically used for networks and modems. MB - A temporary data storage...
key combination - A measurement of the computer. L LAN - The technology used to refer to hard drive storage, the term is often referred to indicate the status of frequency that emits light to as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. M Mb - This measurement is typically used for networks and modems. MB - A temporary data storage...
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ns - O optical drive - A removable I/O card adhering to 4 GB/sec. PCI - PCI Express can transfer data at the slower speed. If the PCI Express chip set . A method of transferring ... if the BIOS, operating system, and all devices are common types of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. nonvolatile random access memory - NVRAM is turned off or loses its external power source. A drive that uses optical technology to one billionth of memory that equals one or more logical...
ns - O optical drive - A removable I/O card adhering to 4 GB/sec. PCI - PCI Express can transfer data at the slower speed. If the PCI Express chip set . A method of transferring ... if the BIOS, operating system, and all devices are common types of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. nonvolatile random access memory - NVRAM is turned off or loses its external power source. A drive that uses optical technology to one billionth of memory that equals one or more logical...
Setup Guide
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...Cable (optional) . . . . . 8 Press the Power Button 9 Windows Vista® Setup 10 Connect to the Internet (Optional 10 Using Your Studio Laptop 14 Device Status Lights 14 Right Side Features 16 Left Side Features 18 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 22 Media Controls 26 Display Features... 27 Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 28 Using the Optical Disc Drive 29 Software Features 30 Solving Problems 32 Network Problems 32 Power Problems 33 Memory Problems 34 Lockups and Software Problems 35 Using Support ...
...Cable (optional) . . . . . 8 Press the Power Button 9 Windows Vista® Setup 10 Connect to the Internet (Optional 10 Using Your Studio Laptop 14 Device Status Lights 14 Right Side Features 16 Left Side Features 18 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 22 Media Controls 26 Display Features... 27 Removing and Replacing the Battery . . . . . 28 Using the Optical Disc Drive 29 Software Features 30 Solving Problems 32 Network Problems 32 Power Problems 33 Memory Problems 34 Lockups and Software Problems 35 Using Support ...
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...to a high-speed serial multimedia devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player. 3 Optical Disc Drive - charging. • Solid amber - The light in the AC adapter or save and... a USB device, such as digital video cameras. 2 USB 2.0 connectors (2) - For more information on using the optical disk drive, see "Using the Optical Disk Drive" on state. • Blinking amber - fully charged or the computer is low. • Blinking amber - there... adapter to power on or off . • Solid white - Using Your Studio Laptop 1 IEEE 1394 connector -
...to a high-speed serial multimedia devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player. 3 Optical Disc Drive - charging. • Solid amber - The light in the AC adapter or save and... a USB device, such as digital video cameras. 2 USB 2.0 connectors (2) - For more information on using the optical disk drive, see "Using the Optical Disk Drive" on state. • Blinking amber - fully charged or the computer is low. • Blinking amber - there... adapter to power on or off . • Solid white - Using Your Studio Laptop 1 IEEE 1394 connector -
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... eSATA compatible storage devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player. 7 eSATA Connector - MS/Pro - The audio signal is the same for use with audio programs. 10 Audio Out/ Headphone connectors (2) - Connects to USB devices, such as external hard disk drives or optical drives. 8 Network connector - Using Your Studio Laptop 5 VGA connector -
... eSATA compatible storage devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, external drive, or MP3 player. 7 eSATA Connector - MS/Pro - The audio signal is the same for use with audio programs. 10 Audio Out/ Headphone connectors (2) - Connects to USB devices, such as external hard disk drives or optical drives. 8 Network connector - Using Your Studio Laptop 5 VGA connector -
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The drive will flash to confirm a few seconds before ejecting the disc. 29 Using Your Studio Laptop NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or recording CDs and DVDs. Place the disc in and begin reading its content. The control ... the disc slot, with the label facing outwards and gently push the disc into the slot. To eject a disc from the drive, gently touch the eject control button . Using the Optical Disc Drive NOTICE: Do not use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and miniDVDs) or you will damage the...
The drive will flash to confirm a few seconds before ejecting the disc. 29 Using Your Studio Laptop NOTE: Do not move the computer while playing or recording CDs and DVDs. Place the disc in and begin reading its content. The control ... the disc slot, with the label facing outwards and gently push the disc into the slot. To eject a disc from the drive, gently touch the eject control button . Using the Optical Disc Drive NOTICE: Do not use non-standard-size or shape discs (including mini-CDs and miniDVDs) or you will damage the...
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Your optical disc drive may support multiple disc media formats including CDs, Blu-ray discs (if selected at support.dell.com. Click Personalize, to open area of purchase), and DVDs. Entertainment and Multimedia You can use your computer. To access the display properties window.... After connecting to the Internet, you to organize and create music and video files that can customize your hard drive or on the Dell Support website at the time of the desktop. 2. Using Your Studio Laptop Software Features NOTE: For more about the features described in this section, see the...
Your optical disc drive may support multiple disc media formats including CDs, Blu-ray discs (if selected at support.dell.com. Click Personalize, to open area of purchase), and DVDs. Entertainment and Multimedia You can use your computer. To access the display properties window.... After connecting to the Internet, you to organize and create music and video files that can customize your hard drive or on the Dell Support website at the time of the desktop. 2. Using Your Studio Laptop Software Features NOTE: For more about the features described in this section, see the...