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... Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network...
... Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network...
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... 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... 5 Configuration 87 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows®...
... 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... 5 Configuration 87 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows®...
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Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. Monitors and Displays 49 The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In ... to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. The Display Properties window appears...
Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. Monitors and Displays 49 The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In ... to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. The Display Properties window appears...
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For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate through the list of selections you want to print ... options (such as double-sided print) and ink or toner usage, supported paper size, and so on your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers EXAMPLE: If you can make. • Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. &#...
For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate through the list of selections you want to print ... options (such as double-sided print) and ink or toner usage, supported paper size, and so on your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers EXAMPLE: If you can make. • Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to select image quality, manage color, or set up effects. &#...
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Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. ...EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can install both locations, you want to print at home. If you can connect one or more printers to your...
Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. ...EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you use at work and at both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can install both locations, you want to print at home. If you can connect one or more printers to your...
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... card installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on page 154. 154 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Reinstalling Software and Drivers for that name on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters...
... card installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on page 154. 154 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Reinstalling Software and Drivers for that name on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters...
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...permanently deletes all data on certain computers. 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.... Windows XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs&#...
...permanently deletes all data on certain computers. 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.... Windows XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs&#...
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... page 79. To reinstall Windows, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to correct a problem with your operating...
... page 79. To reinstall Windows, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to correct a problem with your operating...
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... the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then...hardware requirements needed to see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at least 8 to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start Wizard→ Next. → All ... best practices information, see if that resolves the problem. 294 Troubleshooting See the software documentation for at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen. 3 A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M ...
... the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then...hardware requirements needed to see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at least 8 to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start Wizard→ Next. → All ... best practices information, see if that resolves the problem. 294 Troubleshooting See the software documentation for at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen. 3 A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M ...
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... or "Diagnostic Lights for Media Drives" on the back of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. See "Installing Drivers for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Replace the network cable. I F T H E P O W E R L I G H T I S B L U E ...Ensure that your computer or see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. R U N T H E H A R D W... who set up your network to verify that the network cable is functioning. Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse...
... or "Diagnostic Lights for Media Drives" on the back of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. See "Installing Drivers for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Replace the network cable. I F T H E P O W E R L I G H T I S B L U E ...Ensure that your computer or see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. R U N T H E H A R D W... who set up your network to verify that the network cable is functioning. Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse...
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... the printer documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. TE S T T H E E L E C T R I O N - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ View installed printers or fax printers. 2 If the printer is ... listed, right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties and click Ports. 4 Adjust the settings, as a lamp. REINSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER - For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. C H E C K T H E P R I N T E R D O C U M E N T A T I C A L O U...
... the printer documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. TE S T T H E E L E C T R I O N - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ View installed printers or fax printers. 2 If the printer is ... listed, right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties and click Ports. 4 Adjust the settings, as a lamp. REINSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER - For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. C H E C K T H E P R I N T E R D O C U M E N T A T I C A L O U...
