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... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP...
... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP...
Dell Technology Guide
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...6 Press . Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access ... electronic circuitry that uses solid-state memory to Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum ...
...6 Press . Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access ... electronic circuitry that uses solid-state memory to Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum ...
Dell Technology Guide
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... of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - 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 are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . and down -arrow keys to store...
... of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - 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 are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . and down -arrow keys to store...
Dell Technology Guide
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NOTICE: You lose all data on page 93. 92 Drives and Media The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your computer while ...the computer is rebuilding the array. Back up any other installed hard drives. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears...
NOTICE: You lose all data on page 93. 92 Drives and Media The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your computer while ...the computer is rebuilding the array. Back up any other installed hard drives. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears...
Dell Technology Guide
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... With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. 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 or restart your computer. 2 Press... when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and then press...
... With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. 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 or restart your computer. 2 Press... when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED, confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and then press...
Dell Technology Guide
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... problem, then use System Restore to return your hard drive. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may... new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the computer. Restoring Your Operating System 269 See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first drive detected by the computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of a Device...
... problem, then use System Restore to return your hard drive. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may... new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the computer. Restoring Your Operating System 269 See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first drive detected by the computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of a Device...
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...page 292. NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO E N A B L E T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - T I V E - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). See "Lockups and ... and correct the date or time (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 308). If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. Enter the system setup program and ensure that support multiple hard drives. N O T I M E R T I C K I C S - MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ...
...page 292. NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO E N A B L E T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - T I V E - Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281). See "Lockups and ... and correct the date or time (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 308). If the problem persists, replace the CMOS battery. Enter the system setup program and ensure that support multiple hard drives. N O T I M E R T I C K I C S - MEMORY WRITE/READ FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ...
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...Dell" on page 337). Connect the correct AC adapter. Connect the correct AC adapter to the computer or docking station. WARNING: THE SECOND BATTERY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. WARNING: THE BATTERY ATTACHED CANNOT POWER THE SYSTEM. WARNING MESSAGES HAVE BEEN DISABLED. IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE... . - System board failure may be defective. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. WARNING: DELL'S DISK MONITORING SYSTEM HAS DETECTED THAT DRIVE [0/1] ON THE [PRIMARY/SECONDARY] EIDE CONTROLLER IS OPERATING ...
...Dell" on page 337). Connect the correct AC adapter. Connect the correct AC adapter to the computer or docking station. WARNING: THE SECOND BATTERY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. WARNING: THE BATTERY ATTACHED CANNOT POWER THE SYSTEM. WARNING MESSAGES HAVE BEEN DISABLED. IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE... . - System board failure may be defective. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. WARNING: DELL'S DISK MONITORING SYSTEM HAS DETECTED THAT DRIVE [0/1] ON THE [PRIMARY/SECONDARY] EIDE CONTROLLER IS OPERATING ...
Setup Guide
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... on page 58 for assistance). com or see the Service Manual at support.dell.com. Keyboard failure - No bootable partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • If the hard drive is connected. CPU fan failure - Replace the CPU fan. No boot device available - No timer tick interrupt - CPU fan...
... on page 58 for assistance). com or see the Service Manual at support.dell.com. Keyboard failure - No bootable partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • If the hard drive is connected. CPU fan failure - Replace the CPU fan. No boot device available - No timer tick interrupt - CPU fan...
Setup Guide
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... new or additional memory, or a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part See: "System Recovery Media" on page 49 "Dell Diagnostics" on page 41 "My Dell Downloads" on page 38 support.dell.com the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer may void your...
... new or additional memory, or a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part See: "System Recovery Media" on page 49 "Dell Diagnostics" on page 41 "My Dell Downloads" on page 38 support.dell.com the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer may void your...