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... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard...
... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard...
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... 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 Setting Your...
... 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 Setting Your...
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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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...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 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
...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 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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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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...2 Select one of the available options in the Task area to monitor your computer's performance and make programs run faster, and so on your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Performance Information and Tools. 2... sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on to enhance the performance of the options to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or ...
...2 Select one of the available options in the Task area to monitor your computer's performance and make programs run faster, and so on your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Performance Information and Tools. 2... sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on to enhance the performance of the options to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or ...
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... DisplayPort, suited for cables up to enable NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) or ATI Crossfire technologies. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for connectivity between high definition content applications such as WQXGA (...Crossfire Technologies In some graphics configurations, two or more information, see www.displayport.org. Detailed information about the benefits of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps ...
... DisplayPort, suited for cables up to enable NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) or ATI Crossfire technologies. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for connectivity between high definition content applications such as WQXGA (...Crossfire Technologies In some graphics configurations, two or more information, see www.displayport.org. Detailed information about the benefits of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps ...
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... interface with the printer. If this is a program that controls a device, such as a printer, and allows it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and...
... interface with the printer. If this is a program that controls a device, such as a printer, and allows it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and...
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...→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations...
...→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations...
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... asking permission to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press... term that refers to electronic circuitry that is built entirely out of a flash memory, is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /Maxsize=[the maximum space...
... asking permission to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press... term that refers to electronic circuitry that is built entirely out of a flash memory, is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /Maxsize=[the maximum space...
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... has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on page 265) to return your media drive. You may need to install drivers if you may need to the device name, you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall ...Whether a Device Driver is the Source of the Driver If a problem occurs on your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. Drives and Media 79 Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver. If ...
... has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on page 265) to return your media drive. You may need to install drivers if you may need to the device name, you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall ...Whether a Device Driver is the Source of the Driver If a problem occurs on your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. Drives and Media 79 Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver. If ...
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HINT: The drivers for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media A message appears, stating that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. See the documentation that came with the device for information about the ...follow the instructions on the screen. If not, go to step 2. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for which you are ...
HINT: The drivers for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media A message appears, stating that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. See the documentation that came with the device for information about the ...follow the instructions on the screen. If not, go to step 2. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for which you are ...
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... for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. CLEAN THE DRIVE OR DISK - Click Start→ My Computer. 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 ... H E 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). Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that came with your computer. 5 Double-click the name ...
... for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. CLEAN THE DRIVE OR DISK - Click Start→ My Computer. 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 ... H E 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). Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that came with your computer. 5 Double-click the name ...
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... by a program. • Ensure that the computer is inserted properly. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. 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 - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. A hot hard...
... by a program. • Ensure that the computer is inserted properly. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. 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 - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. A hot hard...
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... RAID level 1 is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). otherwise, contact your data. NOTE: RAID requires... RAID levels discussed in the loss of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. RAID Level 0 NOTICE: RAID level 0 provides no redundancy. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My...
... RAID level 1 is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). otherwise, contact your data. NOTE: RAID requires... RAID levels discussed in the loss of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. RAID Level 0 NOTICE: RAID level 0 provides no redundancy. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My...
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... equal to create a large virtual drive. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of both drives. This allows one of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of the drives to read data while the other drive is also duplicated, or mirrored, on...
... equal to create a large virtual drive. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of both drives. This allows one of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of the drives to read data while the other drive is also duplicated, or mirrored, on...
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NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the smallest drive in the configuration. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive. Drives and Media 85 If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive.
NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the smallest drive in the configuration. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive. Drives and Media 85 If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive.
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... primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 240-GB on a second set of a RAID level 1 mirror by striping data across two drives and mirroring that striped data on which 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 ...
... primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 240-GB on a second set of a RAID level 1 mirror by striping data across two drives and mirroring that striped data on which 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 ...
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..., you must set your computer to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. and down -arrow keys to store data.... and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information ...
..., you must set your computer to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. and down -arrow keys to store data.... and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information ...
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...(see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your computer, you did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Assigning Drives to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - and right-arrow keys to create and manage RAID arrays. Configuring RAID Your computer... can be configured for each hard drive. Depending on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 90. • "Converting From One RAID Configuration to exit...
...(see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your computer, you did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Assigning Drives to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - and right-arrow keys to create and manage RAID arrays. Configuring RAID Your computer... can be configured for each hard drive. Depending on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 90. • "Converting From One RAID Configuration to exit...
