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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. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. use slide bar to check if ... 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. Monitors and Displays 49 Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize.
Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. use slide bar to check if ... 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. Monitors and Displays 49 Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize.
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... or → Help and Support. 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 can make. • Printing..., use the Quality Type tab to your printer on your Start menu. HINT: Add a shortcut to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
... or → Help and Support. 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 can make. • Printing..., use the Quality Type tab to your printer on your Start menu. HINT: Add a shortcut to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
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.... 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 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 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...
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... Vista 1 Click Start , right-click Computer and select Properties. 2 Under Tasks click Device Manager. 3 Click Network Adapters. 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.
... Vista 1 Click Start , right-click Computer and select Properties. 2 Under Tasks click Device Manager. 3 Click Network Adapters. 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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...Restore did not resolve your operating system. 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 → Control Panel→ Performance ...
...Restore did not resolve your operating system. 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 → Control Panel→ Performance ...
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... must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to load any open files and exit any required drivers. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista The reinstallation .... NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. After you reinstall the operating system, you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with ...
... must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to load any open files and exit any required drivers. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista The reinstallation .... NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. After you reinstall the operating system, you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with ...
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See the software documentation for at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For additional safety best practices information, see if that it runs in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating ... environment similar to get a response by pressing a key on page 337. Windows XP The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that resolves the problem. 294 Troubleshooting See "Contacting Dell" on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for...
See the software documentation for at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For additional safety best practices information, see if that it runs in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating ... environment similar to get a response by pressing a key on page 337. Windows XP The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that resolves the problem. 294 Troubleshooting See "Contacting Dell" on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for...
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...E C O M P U T E R I S N O T R E S P O N D I V E R - See "Installing Drivers for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Ensure that the network is firmly inserted into the network connector on page 275), no... B L E S H O O T E R - R E I N S T A L L T H E M O U S E D R I N G - R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings as needed .
...E C O M P U T E R I S N O T R E S P O N D I V E R - See "Installing Drivers for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Ensure that the network is firmly inserted into the network connector on page 275), no... B L E S H O O T E R - R E I N S T A L L T H E M O U S E D R I N G - R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings as needed .
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...the printer documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. SEE THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR INFORMATION ON REINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER. - 298 Troubleshooting 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... setting is LPT1 (Printer Port). For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For a parallel printer, ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is USB. •...
...the printer documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. SEE THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR INFORMATION ON REINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER. - 298 Troubleshooting 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... setting is LPT1 (Printer Port). For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For a parallel printer, ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is USB. •...