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.... NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Vostro, TravelLite, and Strike Zone are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Information in this ...document is strictly forbidden. Microsoft, Windows, Outlook, and Windows Vista are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Other trademarks and ...
.... NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Vostro, TravelLite, and Strike Zone are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Information in this ...document is strictly forbidden. Microsoft, Windows, Outlook, and Windows Vista are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Other trademarks and ...
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... 35 Standby Mode 35 Hibernate Mode 36 Power Options Properties 37 Power Management Options in Windows Vista . . . . 38 Standby Mode 39 Hibernate Mode 40 Power Plan Properties 40 Enabling SpeedStep™ Technology 41 About RAID Configurations 42 RAID Level 1 Configuration 42 ...
... 35 Standby Mode 35 Hibernate Mode 36 Power Options Properties 37 Power Management Options in Windows Vista . . . . 38 Standby Mode 39 Hibernate Mode 40 Power Plan Properties 40 Enabling SpeedStep™ Technology 41 About RAID Configurations 42 RAID Level 1 Configuration 42 ...
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... not start up 67 The computer stops responding 67 A program stops responding 67 A program crashes repeatedly 67 A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system 68 A solid blue screen appears 68 Other software problems 69 Media Card Reader Problems 70 Memory Problems 71 Mouse Problems 72 Network...
... not start up 67 The computer stops responding 67 A program stops responding 67 A program crashes repeatedly 67 A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system 68 A solid blue screen appears 68 Other software problems 69 Media Card Reader Problems 70 Memory Problems 71 Mouse Problems 72 Network...
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... Hard Drive 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 87 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 87 Drivers 89 What Is a Driver 89 Identifying Drivers 90 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 90 Restoring Your Operating System 93 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . . 94 Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 95 Using...
... Hard Drive 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 87 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 87 Drivers 89 What Is a Driver 89 Identifying Drivers 90 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 90 Restoring Your Operating System 93 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . . 94 Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 95 Using...
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What Are You Looking For? • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find it Here Service Tag and Microsoft® Windows® License These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your call when contacting... support. NOTE: As an increased security measure, the newly designed Microsoft Windows license label incorporates a missing portion or "hole" to direct your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support. • Enter the Express Service Code to discourage removal of the...
What Are You Looking For? • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find it Here Service Tag and Microsoft® Windows® License These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your call when contacting... support. NOTE: As an increased security measure, the newly designed Microsoft Windows license label incorporates a missing portion or "hole" to direct your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support. • Enter the Express Service Code to discourage removal of the...
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What Are You Looking For? • How to use Windows Vista™ • How to work with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop Find it Here Windows Help and Support Center 1 To access Windows Help and Support: • In Windows XP, click Start and click Help and Support. • In Windows Vista™, click the Windows Vista Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem, and then click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. 14 Finding Information
What Are You Looking For? • How to use Windows Vista™ • How to work with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop Find it Here Windows Help and Support Center 1 To access Windows Help and Support: • In Windows XP, click Start and click Help and Support. • In Windows Vista™, click the Windows Vista Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem, and then click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. 14 Finding Information
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... 90 and the documentation that came with your computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to help you install the printer driver: In Windows® XP, click Start→ Printers and Faxes→ Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. → Network→ Add a... printer to 5 Install the printer driver if necessary. In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 25 See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on your printer....
... 90 and the documentation that came with your computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to help you install the printer driver: In Windows® XP, click Start→ Printers and Faxes→ Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. → Network→ Add a... printer to 5 Install the printer driver if necessary. In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 25 See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on your printer....
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... Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in the Volume Control window. Adjusting the Picture If an error message notifies you do not hear the CD or DVD playing. 1 Open ...the Volume Control window. 2 Click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down... are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties: Windows XP 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Appearance and Themes. 2 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen ...
... Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in the Volume Control window. Adjusting the Picture If an error message notifies you do not hear the CD or DVD playing. 1 Open ...the Volume Control window. 2 Click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down... are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties: Windows XP 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Appearance and Themes. 2 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen ...
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... problems, check for other purposes, such as creating music CDs from audio files stored on the Sonic support website at sonic.com. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Under Resolution: click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution setting. 4 In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit...) and click OK. NOTE: The types of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell may not read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. 28 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 3 Under Screen resolution, click and drag the bar to...
... problems, check for other purposes, such as creating music CDs from audio files stored on the Sonic support website at sonic.com. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Under Resolution: click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution setting. 4 In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit...) and click OK. NOTE: The types of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell may not read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. 28 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 3 Under Screen resolution, click and drag the bar to...
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... provided with Roxio Creator Plus. • Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that you can use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW . • Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that have MP3 software installed...
... provided with Roxio Creator Plus. • Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that you can use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW . • Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that have MP3 software installed...
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... of the S-video cable to the S-video input connector on your TV. 4 Connect the VGA or DVI monitor. NOTE: The procedures to support.dell.com. When the computer exits from standby mode, it returns to the operating state it may vary according to your graphics card, go to activate.... 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in prior to the entire computer. NOTICE: If your computer uses when it was in Windows XP The Microsoft Windows XP power management features can use standby mode or hibernate mode to reduce power to entering the mode. Changing the Display Settings 1 After...
... of the S-video cable to the S-video input connector on your TV. 4 Connect the VGA or DVI monitor. NOTE: The procedures to support.dell.com. When the computer exits from standby mode, it returns to the operating state it may vary according to your graphics card, go to activate.... 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in prior to the entire computer. NOTICE: If your computer uses when it was in Windows XP The Microsoft Windows XP power management features can use standby mode or hibernate mode to reduce power to entering the mode. Changing the Display Settings 1 After...
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...a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 3 Define your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to automatically activate after a defined period of inactivity: 1 Click Start→ ...8594; Turn Off Computer→ Stand by copying system data to exit hibernate mode. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. 36 Setting Up and Using Your Computer Because the keyboard and mouse do not function in prior...
...a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 3 Define your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to automatically activate after a defined period of inactivity: 1 Click Start→ ...8594; Turn Off Computer→ Stand by copying system data to exit hibernate mode. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. 36 Setting Up and Using Your Computer Because the keyboard and mouse do not function in prior...
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... Each scheme has different settings for each scheme appear in the Power Options Properties window. NOTICE: If you want your computer to use for extended periods of the standard Windows schemes installed on the keyboard or click the mouse. To avoid this problem, ... Max Battery - If your computer to run without interruption (using no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - To access the Power Options Properties window: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options...
... Each scheme has different settings for each scheme appear in the Power Options Properties window. NOTICE: If you want your computer to use for extended periods of the standard Windows schemes installed on the keyboard or click the mouse. To avoid this problem, ... Max Battery - If your computer to run without interruption (using no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - To access the Power Options Properties window: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options...
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... more information on power management options: 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ Performance and maintenance. 2 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on and you want to use the hibernate settings as defined on the Power Schemes tab, click the Enable hibernation check box... on the Hibernate tab. Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to: • Place the power options icon in Windows Vista The Windows Vista™ power management features are not using it. If you are designed to reduce the amount of electricity your computer uses ...
... more information on power management options: 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ Performance and maintenance. 2 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on and you want to use the hibernate settings as defined on the Power Schemes tab, click the Enable hibernation check box... on the Hibernate tab. Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to: • Place the power options icon in Windows Vista The Windows Vista™ power management features are not using it. If you are designed to reduce the amount of electricity your computer uses ...
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...into a file and also puts the system into standby. Windows Vista has a new feature called Hybrid Sleep mode - Windows Vista has three main default power management modes: • Balanced • Power Saver • High Performance Dell has added a fourth, Dell-Recommended mode that sets power management to the most typical...operating state it was in before it may lose data. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate), the Windows desktop is restored to the state it was in before it to the hard drive. If you left it. Hybrid Sleep provides fast wake...
...into a file and also puts the system into standby. Windows Vista has a new feature called Hybrid Sleep mode - Windows Vista has three main default power management modes: • Balanced • Power Saver • High Performance Dell has added a fourth, Dell-Recommended mode that sets power management to the most typical...operating state it was in before it may lose data. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate), the Windows desktop is restored to the state it was in before it to the hard drive. If you left it. Hybrid Sleep provides fast wake...
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... enabled. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before it was in before shipping the computer to the main Select a Power Plan window. 2 In the Select A Power Plan...
... enabled. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before it was in before shipping the computer to the main Select a Power Plan window. 2 In the Select A Power Plan...
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... settings beyond the basic settings. If you to still be saved. Performance is disabled in the High Performance power plan. Windows Vista automatically sets Intel Speedstep technologies in the Power Options, Advanced Settings dialog box. Enabling SpeedStep™ Technology SpeedStep technology controls...can choose the settings you want and create a custom power plan here). • Choose when to set many different settings in the Dell Recommended, Balanced, and Power Saver power plans. To change settings such as: • Require a password on wakeup. • Choose...
... settings beyond the basic settings. If you to still be saved. Performance is disabled in the High Performance power plan. Windows Vista automatically sets Intel Speedstep technologies in the Power Options, Advanced Settings dialog box. Enabling SpeedStep™ Technology SpeedStep technology controls...can choose the settings you want and create a custom power plan here). • Choose when to set many different settings in the Dell Recommended, Balanced, and Power Saver power plans. To change settings such as: • Require a password on wakeup. • Choose...
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In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to highlight Delete RAID Volume, and press . 3 Use the ... NOTE: When you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 43). 2 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to a RAID 1 Volume" on it, and you need...
In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to highlight Delete RAID Volume, and press . 3 Use the ... NOTE: When you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 43). 2 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to a RAID 1 Volume" on it, and you need...
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... to move the highlighted RAID volume into two non-RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. 1 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel® Storage... Utility. In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to launch the Intel® Storage Utility...
... to move the highlighted RAID volume into two non-RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. 1 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel® Storage... Utility. In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to launch the Intel® Storage Utility...
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... Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive to select the member drive that you will be created with a RAID 1 array. In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click ... to a RAID 1 Volume 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 43). 2 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled...
... Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive to select the member drive that you will be created with a RAID 1 array. In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click ... to a RAID 1 Volume 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 43). 2 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled...