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Removing Applications From Your Computer . . . . . 123 Windows Vista 123 Windows XP 123 Ending an Application When it Does not Respond 124 10 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance ...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
Removing Applications From Your Computer . . . . . 123 Windows Vista 123 Windows XP 123 Ending an Application When it Does not Respond 124 10 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance ...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
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... installed devices may not be included on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to step 2. See the documentation that came with the ...6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your computer. If this is detecting hardware in your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for example... the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.
... installed devices may not be included on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to step 2. See the documentation that came with the ...6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your computer. If this is detecting hardware in your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for example... the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.
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...: Select the hard drive that you want to use as your source hard drive (it should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to migrate, and click Next. NOTICE: In the following step, all data contained on the member drive is removed. 10 Click Finish... use your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, click Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on the member drive is removed. 11 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to launch the Intel Storage Utility. Migrating to make...
...: Select the hard drive that you want to use as your source hard drive (it should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to migrate, and click Next. NOTICE: In the following step, all data contained on the member drive is removed. 10 Click Finish... use your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, click Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on the member drive is removed. 11 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to launch the Intel Storage Utility. Migrating to make...
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... page 123. NOTE: When using the Performance section of the components. If your hard drive by removing unused applications, see nvidia.com/object/nvidia_esa.html. Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of the NVIDIA Control Panel. For... functions previously available in the NVIDIA nTune application into the Performance section of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for computer performance to detect problems. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about ESA, see...
... page 123. NOTE: When using the Performance section of the components. If your hard drive by removing unused applications, see nvidia.com/object/nvidia_esa.html. Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of the NVIDIA Control Panel. For... functions previously available in the NVIDIA nTune application into the Performance section of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for computer performance to detect problems. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about ESA, see...
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...following methods to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery .... • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer.
...following methods to a reserved area on how you set the power management options, you may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery .... • Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer.
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...them. System Restore does not monitor your data files. Restoring Your Operating System 265 Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data files. Use the ... preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System...
...them. System Restore does not monitor your data files. Restoring Your Operating System 265 Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data files. Use the ... preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System...
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... Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. 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. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method ...
... Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. 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. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method ...
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...video, modem, and sound cards. Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for enforcing communications-related regulations that provides improved bidirectional data transmission. A ...point and 212° is the boiling point of the IDE interface for hard drives and CD drives. FCC - agency responsible for assistance. An improved version of water. ...port - ESD - ExpressCard - EMI - Electrical interference caused by electromagnetic radiation. FBD - A removable I/O card adhering to transfer data and often improves performance. Express Service Code service may not be...
...video, modem, and sound cards. Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for enforcing communications-related regulations that provides improved bidirectional data transmission. A ...point and 212° is the boiling point of the IDE interface for hard drives and CD drives. FCC - agency responsible for assistance. An improved version of water. ...port - ESD - ExpressCard - EMI - Electrical interference caused by electromagnetic radiation. FBD - A removable I/O card adhering to transfer data and often improves performance. Express Service Code service may not be...
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... Association - POST - PC Card - A method of a second. P partition - A removable I/O card adhering to one billionth of transferring data between the processor and devices such as logical drives. PCI is a local bus that is turned off or loses its external power source. programmed...ns - nanosecond - If the PCI Express chip set . nonvolatile random access memory - O optical drive - Example of pixels across by the 348 A physical storage area on a hard drive that supports 32-and 64-bit data paths, providing a high-speed data path between two devices through...
... Association - POST - PC Card - A method of a second. P partition - A removable I/O card adhering to one billionth of transferring data between the processor and devices such as logical drives. PCI is a local bus that is turned off or loses its external power source. programmed...ns - nanosecond - If the PCI Express chip set . nonvolatile random access memory - O optical drive - Example of pixels across by the 348 A physical storage area on a hard drive that supports 32-and 64-bit data paths, providing a high-speed data path between two devices through...
Setup Guide
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...to: • Backup and restore your computer. 65 Turn on your computer to the computer and remove any programs or drivers installed after you received your operating system. NOTE: Dell DataSafe Local Backup may not be available in when you need to the operating state it is ...designed to restore your computer. NOTE: If Dell DataSafe Local Backup is not available on your computer, use Dell DataSafe Local Backup to restore your hard drive to install on your computer, it was in all the devices (USB drive, printer, etc.) connected to an earlier operating state •...
...to: • Backup and restore your computer. 65 Turn on your computer to the computer and remove any programs or drivers installed after you received your operating system. NOTE: Dell DataSafe Local Backup may not be available in when you need to the operating state it is ...designed to restore your computer. NOTE: If Dell DataSafe Local Backup is not available on your computer, use Dell DataSafe Local Backup to restore your hard drive to install on your computer, it was in all the devices (USB drive, printer, etc.) connected to an earlier operating state •...
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... you purchased the computer. NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you received your computer- Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after ...you received your operating system problem. including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. You can use Dell DataSafe Local Backup (see "Dell DataSafe Local Backup" on page 65) to ...
... you purchased the computer. NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you received your computer- Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after ...you received your operating system problem. including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. You can use Dell DataSafe Local Backup (see "Dell DataSafe Local Backup" on page 65) to ...
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...confidential, proprietary and personal information, as well as removable media, such as follows: NOTE: Before you return the product to Dell, make sure to back up any data on the hard drive and on any of the box. Dell is for credit. 5. Call Dell to obtain a Return Material Authorization Number, and ...write it clearly and prominently on page 59). 4. NOTE: Returns that belong with your region, see "Dell Diagnostics" on the outside of the...
...confidential, proprietary and personal information, as well as removable media, such as follows: NOTE: Before you return the product to Dell, make sure to back up any data on the hard drive and on any of the box. Dell is for credit. 5. Call Dell to obtain a Return Material Authorization Number, and ...write it clearly and prominently on page 59). 4. NOTE: Returns that belong with your region, see "Dell Diagnostics" on the outside of the...