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... 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... RAID Level 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®...
... 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... RAID Level 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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... for your Dell product. • Customer Service: Explore options such as order status and pickup for Dell products. • Warranty Information: Information relating to warranty for Dell products. • Dell Forums: Information on forums for discussion and support of Dell products. ...• Contact Us: Information on various options available for contacting Dell. Technical Support ...
... for your Dell product. • Customer Service: Explore options such as order status and pickup for Dell products. • Warranty Information: Information relating to warranty for Dell products. • Dell Forums: Information on forums for discussion and support of Dell products. ...• Contact Us: Information on various options available for contacting Dell. Technical Support ...
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... moves erratically. • The pointer does not respond when you move the pointing device. • Nothing happens when you fail to install the appropriate drivers manually. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after a few...
... moves erratically. • The pointer does not respond when you move the pointing device. • Nothing happens when you fail to install the appropriate drivers manually. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing device stops working after a few...
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... 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. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to Reinstall a Driver 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media...
... 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. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to Reinstall a Driver 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media...
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... may darken and show you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may need to manually end a program and/or process using Task Manager. If you click Shut down now, you may lose data that you may not always be able...
... may darken and show you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may need to manually end a program and/or process using Task Manager. If you click Shut down now, you may lose data that you may not always be able...
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... and Ensure Security) 129 NOTE: When using the Performance section of the installed components may be manually tuned. Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of the components. Software Based Performance Tuning NVIDIA ... to the options and controls that allow for monitoring and "tweaking" the performance of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for computer performance to be required to accept an End User License Agreement. NOTICE: System Setup allows users...
... and Ensure Security) 129 NOTE: When using the Performance section of the installed components may be manually tuned. Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of the components. Software Based Performance Tuning NVIDIA ... to the options and controls that allow for monitoring and "tweaking" the performance of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for computer performance to be required to accept an End User License Agreement. NOTICE: System Setup allows users...
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...'s performance. Advanced users can be recalled at a later time. You may cause system instability, reduced component operating life or permanent component damage. This information can manually tune these options and settings take effect on the next reboot. Dynamic BIOS Access This section of the installed components may also create, save and...
...'s performance. Advanced users can be recalled at a later time. You may cause system instability, reduced component operating life or permanent component damage. This information can manually tune these options and settings take effect on the next reboot. Dynamic BIOS Access This section of the installed components may also create, save and...
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... settings for a notebook computer. • Press . Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low. To manually enter hibernate mode: • Click Start and move the pointer to exit hibernate mode. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may...remove devices or undock your computer while your computer: • Power Schemes - To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. Windows® XP Configuring Your Power Settings 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. 2 In the Power Options Properties...
... settings for a notebook computer. • Press . Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low. To manually enter hibernate mode: • Click Start and move the pointer to exit hibernate mode. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may...remove devices or undock your computer while your computer: • Power Schemes - To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. Windows® XP Configuring Your Power Settings 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. 2 In the Power Options Properties...
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... • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. 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...
... • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. 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...
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... Help me choose or contact your Internet connection. 4 Click Setup. Choose Connect to the Internet and click Next. 6 Click Set up my connection manually and click Next. 7 Click either Broadband (PPPoE), Wireless, or Dial-up, depending on the screen and use a dial-up if you do ...Dial-up if you will use a dial-up modem or ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network). New Connection Wizard window appears. 5 Click Next. Windows® XP 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Click Start Connections. → Control Panel→ Network and Internet 3 Click...
... Help me choose or contact your Internet connection. 4 Click Setup. Choose Connect to the Internet and click Next. 6 Click Set up my connection manually and click Next. 7 Click either Broadband (PPPoE), Wireless, or Dial-up, depending on the screen and use a dial-up if you do ...Dial-up if you will use a dial-up modem or ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network). New Connection Wizard window appears. 5 Click Next. Windows® XP 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Click Start Connections. → Control Panel→ Network and Internet 3 Click...
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... selected to Copy window displays status information, such as Inspecting, Converting/Converted, Copying, and Complete. To copy a licensed file, your device manually, click Finish. The content provider decides the ownership and play rights for your device, depending on its storage capacity. 1 Start the laptop ...click Finish. Multimedia 209 Then, in the Items to sync your selection of files to copy. At this point, you must manually remove files from Media Library to your laptop media device. Then, your laptop media device syncs automatically every time you connect it ...
... selected to Copy window displays status information, such as Inspecting, Converting/Converted, Copying, and Complete. To copy a licensed file, your device manually, click Finish. The content provider decides the ownership and play rights for your device, depending on its storage capacity. 1 Start the laptop ...click Finish. Multimedia 209 Then, in the Items to sync your selection of files to copy. At this point, you must manually remove files from Media Library to your laptop media device. Then, your laptop media device syncs automatically every time you connect it ...
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... computer and the information it in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. • To find a public wireless network location • Manually add a wireless network to the Preferred Networks list • Connect to attacks or other security risks. You will know if the wireless public network that...
... computer and the information it in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. • To find a public wireless network location • Manually add a wireless network to the Preferred Networks list • Connect to attacks or other security risks. You will know if the wireless public network that...
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... diagnose and resolve problems on how to resolve the problem. Dell Diagnostics can also indicate internal power problems. See your Service Manual for information about power lights. Troubleshooting Tools Some of your Service Manual for laptop computers System messages Windows Hardware Troubleshooter Dell Diagnostics Function The power button light illuminates and blinks or remains...
... diagnose and resolve problems on how to resolve the problem. Dell Diagnostics can also indicate internal power problems. See your Service Manual for information about power lights. Troubleshooting Tools Some of your Service Manual for laptop computers System messages Windows Hardware Troubleshooter Dell Diagnostics Function The power button light illuminates and blinks or remains...
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... an electrical outlet and that the power strip is turned on. Troubleshooting 273 For additional safety best practices information, see the Service Manual for your computer. power button The power button light located on the back of your computing environment. Press a key on the keyboard... On certain systems the power light is green. • If the power light is blinking blue, the computer is not receiving power. - Dell Support Utility Use this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. NOTE: On certain systems the power light is green. • ...
... an electrical outlet and that the power strip is turned on. Troubleshooting 273 For additional safety best practices information, see the Service Manual for your computer. power button The power button light located on the back of your computing environment. Press a key on the keyboard... On certain systems the power light is green. • If the power light is blinking blue, the computer is not receiving power. - Dell Support Utility Use this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. NOTE: On certain systems the power light is green. • ...
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... to verify that the electrical outlet is receiving electrical power, but an internal power problem may be used to the system board (see the Service Manual for your computer). • If the power light is blinking amber, the computer is working by testing it with numbers on the front panel.... power strip - Some possible causes of the lights can be malfunctioning or incorrectly installed. - Multiple power strips connected to the system board (see the Service Manual for Desktop Computers Some desktop computers have lights labeled with another device, such as a lamp. -
... to verify that the electrical outlet is receiving electrical power, but an internal power problem may be used to the system board (see the Service Manual for your computer). • If the power light is blinking amber, the computer is working by testing it with numbers on the front panel.... power strip - Some possible causes of the lights can be malfunctioning or incorrectly installed. - Multiple power strips connected to the system board (see the Service Manual for Desktop Computers Some desktop computers have lights labeled with another device, such as a lamp. -
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... diagnostic lights displayed, see the Service Manual for your computer or search for the topic on the Dell Support website support.dell.com. Replace the CPU fan (see "Contacting Dell" on the Dell Support website support.dell.com. Troubleshooting 275 The computer failed to... consecutive times for the same error (see the Service Manual for assistance). ALERT! CPU fan failure. D I S K R E A D F A I C A L S U P P O R T - Replace the battery (see the documentation shipped with your computer or see "Contacting Dell" on page 337 for Laptop Computers Typically laptop computers ...
... diagnostic lights displayed, see the Service Manual for your computer or search for the topic on the Dell Support website support.dell.com. Replace the CPU fan (see "Contacting Dell" on the Dell Support website support.dell.com. Troubleshooting 275 The computer failed to... consecutive times for the same error (see the Service Manual for assistance). ALERT! CPU fan failure. D I S K R E A D F A I C A L S U P P O R T - Replace the battery (see the documentation shipped with your computer or see "Contacting Dell" on page 337 for Laptop Computers Typically laptop computers ...
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.... IF YOU DID NOT CHANGE YOUR MEMORY... If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. P L E A S E R U N T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on page 308). THE AC POWER ADAPTER WATTAGE AND TYPE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. S T R I L E D - Ensure that require a 130-W or greater AC adapter. TI M E R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F... assistance (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 308). Contact Dell for instructions, see the documentation shipped with your computer's Service Manual). • If memory was...
.... IF YOU DID NOT CHANGE YOUR MEMORY... If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. P L E A S E R U N T H E S YS T E M S E T U P P R O G R A M - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on page 308). THE AC POWER ADAPTER WATTAGE AND TYPE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. S T R I L E D - Ensure that require a 130-W or greater AC adapter. TI M E R C H I P C O U N T E R 2 F... assistance (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 308). Contact Dell for instructions, see the documentation shipped with your computer's Service Manual). • If memory was...
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... the battery still does not work properly, contact Dell (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For additional safety best practices information, see "Contacting Dell" on page 125. If the drive is not listed, see your Service Manual or contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on the computer, or if an incorrect time or... is a danger of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. Replace the battery only with your computer). Windows® XP • Click Start → and click My Computer.
... the battery still does not work properly, contact Dell (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For additional safety best practices information, see "Contacting Dell" on page 125. If the drive is not listed, see your Service Manual or contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on the computer, or if an incorrect time or... is a danger of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. Replace the battery only with your computer). Windows® XP • Click Start → and click My Computer.
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... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. C H E C K T H E N E T W O R K C A B L E C O N N E C T O R - If the link integrity light is off (see the Service Manual for Laptop Computers" on the back of the procedures in this ... safety instructions shipped with your computer or see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Power Lights for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse...
... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. C H E C K T H E N E T W O R K C A B L E C O N N E C T O R - If the link integrity light is off (see the Service Manual for Laptop Computers" on the back of the procedures in this ... safety instructions shipped with your computer or see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Power Lights for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Mouse...
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...power cable in the power connector on the back of interference are properly installed and securely connected to the system board (see the Service Manual for your computer). • Remove and then reinstall all components and cables are : • Power, keyboard, and mouse extension ...cables • Too many devices connected to the system board power connector (POWER2) (see the Service Manual for your computer). Some possible causes of the computer and the electrical outlet. • Replace power strips, power extension cables, and other power...
...power cable in the power connector on the back of interference are properly installed and securely connected to the system board (see the Service Manual for your computer). • Remove and then reinstall all components and cables are : • Power, keyboard, and mouse extension ...cables • Too many devices connected to the system board power connector (POWER2) (see the Service Manual for your computer). Some possible causes of the computer and the electrical outlet. • Replace power strips, power extension cables, and other power...