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... 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 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75...
... 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 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75...
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... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP...
... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP...
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... Running Windows Vista 116 Transferring Files Between Computers Running Windows XP 117 Backing up Files 117 Windows Vista 117 Windows XP 118 Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured 118 Running Backup With Hidden Drives 119 Restoring Files 119 Windows Vista 119 Windows XP 119 9 Managing Applications (Programs) . . . 121 Installing Applications on Your...
... Running Windows Vista 116 Transferring Files Between Computers Running Windows XP 117 Backing up Files 117 Windows Vista 117 Windows XP 118 Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured 118 Running Backup With Hidden Drives 119 Restoring Files 119 Windows Vista 119 Windows XP 119 9 Managing Applications (Programs) . . . 121 Installing Applications on Your...
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... 125 Cleaning Your Computer 126 Before You Start 126 Cleaning the Computer 126 Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media 126 Managing Your Computer Performance 127 Windows Vista 127 Windows® 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...
... 125 Cleaning Your Computer 126 Before You Start 126 Cleaning the Computer 126 Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media 126 Managing Your Computer Performance 127 Windows Vista 127 Windows® 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...
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Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and ... Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working ...
Dell Support Center 285 Solving Problems 287 Battery Problems 287 Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and ... Problems 299 Sound and Speaker Problems 299 Touch Pad or Mouse Problems for Laptop Computers 301 Video and Monitor Problems 302 Power Lights 304 Dell Technical Update Service 305 21 System Setup 307 Viewing System Settings With the System Setup Program 307 Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working ...
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... 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 to enhance the performance of the available options in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help... and Support. Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of your computer. Accessing and Using the Control Panel FOR ...
... 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 to enhance the performance of the available options in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help... and Support. Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of your computer. Accessing and Using the Control Panel FOR ...
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By consolidating the internal and external signaling methods, DisplayPort enables the introduction of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps vs. 9.6 Gbps) ...include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. DisplayPort™ - Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for both external desktop monitors and internal display interfaces. Doing so can be configured to...
By consolidating the internal and external signaling methods, DisplayPort enables the introduction of "direct drive" digital monitors, resulting in or external speakers, microphone, and camera. •Better performance than dual link DVI (10.6 Gbps vs. 9.6 Gbps) ...include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. DisplayPort™ - Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for both external desktop monitors and internal display interfaces. Doing so can be configured to...
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... drivers are shipped on the screen. Installing a Printer Driver printer drivers CD inkjet printer laser printer A driver is your first time to use your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and...
... drivers are shipped on the screen. Installing a Printer Driver printer drivers CD inkjet printer laser printer A driver is your first time to use your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and...
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... how much space is available for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on the hard drive for standard operations, click Start → Computer. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. To determine the amount...
... how much space is available for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on the hard drive for standard operations, click Start → Computer. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. To determine the amount...
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... to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press . 7 Click ...Start → Computer→ Local Disk (C:) to confirm that is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to electronic circuitry that less...
... to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press . 7 Click ...Start → Computer→ Local Disk (C:) to confirm that is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to electronic circuitry that less...
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... Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives A driver is next to the device name, you may need to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on your computer after you... logged in this section. If an exclamation point is a program that existed before you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your media drive. Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of a Device Problem 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 If...
... Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives A driver is next to the device name, you may need to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on your computer after you... logged in this section. If an exclamation point is a program that existed before you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your media drive. Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of a Device Problem 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 If...
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Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device 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 are automatically displayed in the .... A message appears, stating that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. HINT: The drivers for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to step 2. See the documentation that came with the device...
Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device 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 are automatically displayed in the .... A message appears, stating that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. HINT: The drivers for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to step 2. See the documentation that came with the device...
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... of the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for Dell computers. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the driver→ OK→ Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your computer. If the...appears, click the name of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you install drivers obtained from other ...
... of the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for Dell computers. Drive Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the driver→ OK→ Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your computer. If the...appears, click the name of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you install drivers obtained from other ...
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R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program. •... clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Try allowing the computer to return to a media...
R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that the disc is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program. •... clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Try allowing the computer to return to a media...
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...bad sectors, and then click Start. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). Drives and Media 83 Perform regular backups to protect your administrator to continue the desired action... to check Scan for and attempt recovery of all data. otherwise, contact your data. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→...
...bad sectors, and then click Start. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). Drives and Media 83 Perform regular backups to protect your administrator to continue the desired action... to check Scan for and attempt recovery of all data. otherwise, contact your data. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→...
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... data is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to the primary drive, the data is written to store data. 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 searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to create a large virtual drive. RAID 1 sacrifices high data-access rates for and reading the next block. RAID level...
... data is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to the primary drive, the data is written to store data. 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 searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to create a large virtual drive. RAID 1 sacrifices high data-access rates for and reading the next block. RAID level...
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NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive. Drives and Media 85 A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive. If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the smallest drive in the configuration.
NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive. Drives and Media 85 A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive. If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the smallest drive in the configuration.
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... 1 mirror by striping data across two drives and mirroring that striped data on which to the other surviving drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. 86 Drives and Media A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data... from the surviving drives. RAID Level 0+1 Configuration A RAID 0+1 array...
... 1 mirror by striping data across two drives and mirroring that striped data on which to the other surviving drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. 86 Drives and Media A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data... from the surviving drives. RAID Level 0+1 Configuration A RAID 0+1 array...
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... (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Also, because data is duplicated on the primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up ... and parity information across three or more drives. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations...
... (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Also, because data is duplicated on the primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up ... and parity information across three or more drives. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations...
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... a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Configuring RAID Your computer can be configured for each applicable hard drive on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to create and manage RAID arrays. This can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for ...Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for information about using the NVIDIA utilities. • "Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 88. • "Assigning New Drives to a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed" on page 90. • "Deleting a ...
... a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Configuring RAID Your computer can be configured for each applicable hard drive on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to create and manage RAID arrays. This can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for ...Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for information about using the NVIDIA utilities. • "Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 88. • "Assigning New Drives to a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed" on page 90. • "Deleting a ...