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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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... not 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 your hard drive to make programs run faster, and so on page 125 for you are installed in or attached to your computer's performance and...
... not 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 your hard drive to make programs run faster, and so on page 125 for you are installed in or attached to your computer's performance and...
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... Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. The free space on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving 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. Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is available for conducting a System Restore...
... Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. The free space on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving 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. Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is available for conducting a System Restore...
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... a flash memory, is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to electronic circuitry...
... a flash memory, is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to electronic circuitry...
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... 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media. If not, go to step 2. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media 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 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 driver for that device. 6 Click the driver...
... 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media. If not, go to step 2. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media 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 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 driver for that device. 6 Click the driver...
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.... 3 Gently pull out the tray until it on page 281. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I C S - 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 - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software...
.... 3 Gently pull out the tray until it on page 281. Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I C S - 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 - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software...
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...bad sectors, and then click Start. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. Therefore, a failure of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your data. Drives and Media 83 NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels... (5, 10, 50). NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of one drive results in this section. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For Windows® XP: Click Start → ...
...bad sectors, and then click Start. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. Therefore, a failure of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your data. Drives and Media 83 NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels... (5, 10, 50). NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of one drive results in this section. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For Windows® XP: Click Start → ...
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For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the drives to provide a high data access rate. When data is written to...
For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the drives to provide a high data access rate. When data is written to...
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... (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Drives and Media 87 This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - and down -arrow keys to...
... (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Drives and Media 87 This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - and down -arrow keys to...
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...keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Depending on your system, see "Using the Intel® RAID ...Utilities" on page 92) programs to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on your computer, you will use either the NVIDIA (see "Using the NVIDIA Utilities" on page 88) or...
...keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Depending on your system, see "Using the Intel® RAID ...Utilities" on page 92) programs to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on your computer, you will use either the NVIDIA (see "Using the NVIDIA Utilities" on page 88) or...
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...any data you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to move the selected drive from the selected drives. The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data on... what computer you set up - NOTE: The number of the array that you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in the next step. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select the array and press . 10 Press...
...any data you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to move the selected drive from the selected drives. The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data on... what computer you set up - NOTE: The number of the array that you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in the next step. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select the array and press . 10 Press...
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... Next again. Deleting a RAID Array Deleting a RAID 1 volume splits the volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array. Back up any existing data intact. 90 Drives and Media The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition...
... Next again. Deleting a RAID Array Deleting a RAID 1 volume splits the volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array. Back up any existing data intact. 90 Drives and Media The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition...
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...you want to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. Converting From One RAID Configuration to convert an array depends on several factors, ...such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the hard drive being used, and the operating system. from striped to an existing array. Also, you can change the current state of a disk or array...
...you want to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. Converting From One RAID Configuration to convert an array depends on several factors, ...such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the hard drive being used, and the operating system. from striped to an existing array. Also, you can change the current state of a disk or array...
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...continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to include in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: You lose all data on page 93. 92 Drives and Media The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of... the rebuild. Back up any other installed hard drives. NOTE: You can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to rebuild by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next...
...continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to include in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: You lose all data on page 93. 92 Drives and Media The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of... the rebuild. Back up any other installed hard drives. NOTE: You can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to rebuild by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next...
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... Media 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 do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size. NOTICE: Use the following procedure to ...With the 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 enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility....
... Media 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 do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size. NOTICE: Use the following procedure to ...With the 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 enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility....
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... and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to include in your computer to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity ...for the volume and press . Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in the Selected window. The selected hard drives appear 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...
... and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to include in your computer to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity ...for the volume and press . Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in the Selected window. The selected hard drives appear 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...
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... level, and then click Next to continue. 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. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select ...restart your computer. 2 Press when you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. Drives and Media 95 NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start...
... level, and then click Next to continue. 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. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select ...restart your computer. 2 Press when you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. Drives and Media 95 NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start...
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...file you want to store on the RAID volume. NOTE: You can use your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen,... boots to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to select Exit, and then press . This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to launch the Migration Wizard....
...file you want to store on the RAID volume. NOTE: You can use your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen,... boots to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to select Exit, and then press . This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to launch the Migration Wizard....