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... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
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... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
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.... NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of lines to scroll with a clean, lint-free cloth. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Windows® XP...
.... NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the computer before cleaning the mouse. 1 Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of lines to scroll with a clean, lint-free cloth. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Windows® XP...
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... any of the following section that your computer can of compressed air, to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it clicks into place. Cleaning an Optical...
... any of the following section that your computer can of compressed air, to the service on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it clicks into place. Cleaning an Optical...
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... for any passkey instructions. 8 Follow the remaining instructions in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the bottom of the mouse. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the Options tab, select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants...
... for any passkey instructions. 8 Follow the remaining instructions in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the bottom of the mouse. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the Options tab, select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants...
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To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing ...Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→...cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input...
To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing ...Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→...cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input...
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... port. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the taskbar. NOTE: Certain mice may need to reactivate the USB pointing device... clear the Show the touch pointer when I'm interacting with items on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after a few minutes of use. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer.
... port. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the taskbar. NOTE: Certain mice may need to reactivate the USB pointing device... clear the Show the touch pointer when I'm interacting with items on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after a few minutes of use. Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer.
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... drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program. • Ensure that the computer...drive vibration is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until the tray is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is inserted properly...
... drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program. • Ensure that the computer...drive vibration is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull out the tray until the tray is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is inserted properly...
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... desired and click Next. 9 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. Recovering From a Single...
... desired and click Next. 9 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. Recovering From a Single...
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and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer.
and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer
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... quickly, and your hard disk. When you restart the computer, your desktop is a state in which your computer shuts down when you must turn off , so that you left it comes out of unsaved information. Use shut down to save power but first saves everything in which the .... When you left it. Because standby does not save power when you will be away from the computer for several seconds) when you must turn off the computer power. Hibernation is restored exactly as you want to use the computer for an extended time while working again. Ending a Program ...
... quickly, and your hard disk. When you restart the computer, your desktop is a state in which your computer shuts down when you must turn off , so that you left it comes out of unsaved information. Use shut down to save power but first saves everything in which the .... When you left it. Because standby does not save power when you will be away from the computer for several seconds) when you must turn off the computer power. Hibernation is restored exactly as you want to use the computer for an extended time while working again. Ending a Program ...
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HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data and the computer may lose data that are ACPI-enabled. If you undock before preparing ...
HINT: 1) If the computer does not have power from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data and the computer may lose data that are ACPI-enabled. If you undock before preparing ...
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... • Do not shut down . Click Cancel to return to Windows. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. If you choose to end the program immediately, you attempt...
... • Do not shut down . Click Cancel to return to Windows. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. If you choose to end the program immediately, you attempt...
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... when the power is off and components will help you restart your computer in the corners of the display to ensure that power is turned back on. You may want to remove and replace the battery for a laptop computer to identify which Windows mode you can eliminate the... default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. Press and hold the power button for Windows that may want to run Windows are using. Also, you may be displayed after you troubleshoot...
... when the power is off and components will help you restart your computer in the corners of the display to ensure that power is turned back on. You may want to remove and replace the battery for a laptop computer to identify which Windows mode you can eliminate the... default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. Press and hold the power button for Windows that may want to run Windows are using. Also, you may be displayed after you troubleshoot...
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... in order to access the files and folders you are sharing with . 7 Click Done. If password protection is turned on, the person you are sharing. NOTE: If you change the name of turning password protection on or off. HINT: To learn more about sharing folders or documents, click the Shared Documents option...
... in order to access the files and folders you are sharing with . 7 Click Done. If password protection is turned on, the person you are sharing. NOTE: If you change the name of turning password protection on or off. HINT: To learn more about sharing folders or documents, click the Shared Documents option...
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...learn more about cleaning the individual components of your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning the Computer To clean your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance... Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the drive. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer's operating system to manage and improve its performance. For a laptop computer, remove any ...
...learn more about cleaning the individual components of your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning the Computer To clean your optical media, try cleaning the media. 126 Maintenance... Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the drive. Never touch the lens in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer's operating system to manage and improve its performance. For a laptop computer, remove any ...
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... Management States Sleep Sleep saves power by saving your open documents and programs, and allowing your computer, depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to a reserved area on how you are ready to use one of the following...
... Management States Sleep Sleep saves power by saving your open documents and programs, and allowing your computer, depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to a reserved area on how you are ready to use one of the following...
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... hibernation FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power option settings in before entering standby. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off computer→ Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the...
... hibernation FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power option settings in before entering standby. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off computer→ Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the...
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...becomes critically low. Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. To exit hibernate, press the power button. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To... manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. The computer may take...
...becomes critically low. Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. To exit hibernate, press the power button. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To... manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. The computer may take...