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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 Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... 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 Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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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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...; 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
...; 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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...Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer. See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on to enhance the performance of the ...45 Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Performance Information and Tools. 2 Select one of your hard drive to make changes to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. Use the Device Manager to manage ...
...Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer. See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on to enhance the performance of the ...45 Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Performance Information and Tools. 2 Select one of your hard drive to make changes to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. Use the Device Manager to manage ...
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... the remaining space for other standard operations. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. Drives and Media 77 To determine the amount of...
... the remaining space for other standard operations. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. Drives and Media 77 To determine the amount of...
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...to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following: vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue..... Solid-state is a data storage device that is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media The Command Prompt displays the amount of a flash memory, is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage.
...to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following: vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue..... Solid-state is a data storage device that is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media The Command Prompt displays the amount of a flash memory, is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage.
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... Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. A message appears, stating that you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these components 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, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the ...
... Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. A message appears, stating that you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these components 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, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the ...
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... cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is normal and may...
... cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is normal and may...
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... Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. Working with RAID A redundant array of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; The number of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. ...about these levels, see support.dell.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. Drives and Media 83 If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of one drive results in this section. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. Therefore, a failure of all...
... Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. Working with RAID A redundant array of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; The number of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. ...about these levels, see support.dell.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. Drives and Media 83 If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of one drive results in this section. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. Therefore, a failure of all...
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... enhance data integrity. This allows one of the drives to provide a high data access rate. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of drives in the configuration. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. RAID Level 1 RAID level... 1 uses data mirroring to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the configuration ...
... enhance data integrity. This allows one of the drives to provide a high data access rate. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of drives in the configuration. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. RAID Level 1 RAID level... 1 uses data mirroring to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the configuration ...
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... performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Also, because data is duplicated on the primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 360-GB on... page 308). 2 Press the up - Drives and Media 87 RAID level 5 ...
... performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Also, because data is duplicated on the primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 360-GB on... page 308). 2 Press the up - Drives and Media 87 RAID level 5 ...
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... did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your hard drive(s). This can be configured for information about using the NVIDIA utilities. • "Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 88...
... did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your hard drive(s). This can be configured for information about using the NVIDIA utilities. • "Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 88...
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... the array that you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to exit the RAID BIOS. The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you want to include in the RAID array and then use the arrow keys... field. 6 Use the up any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data on what computer you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in the next step. and down your computer and try again. 4 Press to navigate to select Striping. The Clear disk data...
... the array that you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to exit the RAID BIOS. The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you want to include in the RAID array and then use the arrow keys... field. 6 Use the up any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data on what computer you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in the next step. and down your computer and try again. 4 Press to navigate to select Striping. The Clear disk data...
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...Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. Back up ...then click Next again. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard screen appears and lists the disks that are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the...
...Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. Back up ...then click Next again. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard screen appears and lists the disks that are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the...
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... not boot. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select the array you want to keep before continuing. without losing any other installed hard drives. The time to convert an array depends on the volume. Back up any of the array that all data on several factors, such ...select the array you can change the current state of the hard drive being used in the array must be used , and the operating system. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to delete the RAID configuration. Drives and Media 91 A confirmation screen appears with any data. The...
... not boot. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select the array you want to keep before continuing. without losing any other installed hard drives. The time to convert an array depends on the volume. Back up any of the array that all data on several factors, such ...select the array you can change the current state of the hard drive being used in the array must be used , and the operating system. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to delete the RAID configuration. Drives and Media 91 A confirmation screen appears with any data. The...
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...migration process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to include in a RAID 1 array fails, you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. The... Selection, select Mirroring or Striping from the dropdown menu. 7 Click Next. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to select your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array...
...migration process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to include in a RAID 1 array fails, you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. The... Selection, select Mirroring or Striping from the dropdown menu. 7 Click Next. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to select your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array...
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... 93 Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. ...Operating System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" ...
... 93 Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. ...Operating System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" ...
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... displayed on page 265). and down -arrow keys to include in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 7 Click Finish to create the volume,...Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . and down -...
... displayed on page 265). and down -arrow keys to include in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 7 Click Finish to create the volume,...Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . and down -...
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... Perform the following steps only after you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer... 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. ...the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and then press . 4 Under Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is Rebuild. ...
... Perform the following steps only after you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer... 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. ...the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and then press . 4 Under Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is Rebuild. ...
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...know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default. 6 From ...your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to a RAID Level 0 Configuration 1 Set your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID 1 ...
...know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default. 6 From ...your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to a RAID Level 0 Configuration 1 Set your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID 1 ...