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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 the Operating System...
... 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 the Operating System...
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...Start→ Turn Off Computer→ Stand by copying system data to exit hibernate mode. To exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to the state it was in hibernate mode, pressing a key on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. Hibernate Mode ... 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 hibernation. The computer may take a ...
...Start→ Turn Off Computer→ Stand by copying system data to exit hibernate mode. To exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to the state it was in hibernate mode, pressing a key on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. Hibernate Mode ... 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 hibernation. The computer may take a ...
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... data on the keyboard or move the mouse. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate), the Windows desktop is restored to the hard drive. To immediately activate standby mode without a period of the list. To exit from standby mode, press a key on ... power plans. 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 Help and Support and search for hybrid sleep for further information. This is the active Power...
... data on the keyboard or move the mouse. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate), the Windows desktop is restored to the hard drive. To immediately activate standby mode without a period of the list. To exit from standby mode, press a key on ... power plans. 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 Help and Support and search for hybrid sleep for further information. This is the active Power...
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...exit from the list. Pressing a key 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 entered hibernate mode. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows Vista recreates the hibernate...drive with enough disk space to store the contents of hibernation, because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is restored to exit from the user if Hybrid Sleep is enabled. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the hard drive and then completely...
...exit from the list. Pressing a key 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 entered hibernate mode. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows Vista recreates the hibernate...drive with enough disk space to store the contents of hibernation, because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is restored to exit from the user if Hybrid Sleep is enabled. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the hard drive and then completely...
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...RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE - CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS 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 - See "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive" on page 182. See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 86. 60 Solving Problems R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I... E D I C S - C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K - Windows Vista™ • Click the Windows Vista Start button and click Computer. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 174) TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one...
...RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE - CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS 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 - See "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive" on page 182. See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 86. 60 Solving Problems R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I... E D I C S - C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K - Windows Vista™ • Click the Windows Vista Start button and click Computer. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 174) TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one...
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... use these characters in filenames. Insert a disk into the drive and try again. N O N - A R E Q U I A - The drive cannot read the disk. In some cases, you want to restore computer resources. The program that was running when the message appeared. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD. Error Messages If the message is missing an...
... use these characters in filenames. Insert a disk into the drive and try again. N O N - A R E Q U I A - The drive cannot read the disk. In some cases, you want to restore computer resources. The program that was running when the message appeared. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD. Error Messages If the message is missing an...
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... - Contact Dell (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 102), reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on page 174) 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 - CHECK THE KEYBOARD CABLE - • Ensure that the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the computer, and try using the keyboard. See "Restoring Your Operating ... R D - Connect a properly working keyboard to the computer. • Shut down the computer (see "Contacting Dell" on page 93. 66 Solving Problems Straighten bent pins. • Remove keyboard extension cables and connect the keyboard directly...
... - Contact Dell (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 102), reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on page 174) 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 - CHECK THE KEYBOARD CABLE - • Ensure that the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the computer, and try using the keyboard. See "Restoring Your Operating ... R D - Connect a properly working keyboard to the computer. • Shut down the computer (see "Contacting Dell" on page 93. 66 Solving Problems Straighten bent pins. • Remove keyboard extension cables and connect the keyboard directly...
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... M O U S E D R I G H T S O N T H E B A C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - Replace the network cable. C H E C K T H E N E T W O R K L I V E R - RESTART THE COMPUTER AND LOG ON TO THE NETWORK AGAIN C H E C K Y O U R N E T W O R K S E T T I N G S - See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 90. Network Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the computer and the network port or device. If the link ... Problems 73 For a description of network lights, see "Controls and Lights" on page 93. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 172. R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR...
... M O U S E D R I G H T S O N T H E B A C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - Replace the network cable. C H E C K T H E N E T W O R K L I V E R - RESTART THE COMPUTER AND LOG ON TO THE NETWORK AGAIN C H E C K Y O U R N E T W O R K S E T T I N G S - See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 90. Network Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the computer and the network port or device. If the link ... Problems 73 For a description of network lights, see "Controls and Lights" on page 93. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 172. R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR...
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... fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to eliminate distortion. Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 92. See "Manually Reinstalling Drivers" on page 93. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the headphone cable...
... fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to eliminate distortion. Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 92. See "Manually Reinstalling Drivers" on page 93. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the headphone cable...
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...program starts, follow the prompts on the computer, click Continue; Using the Drivers and Utilities media If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on page 93) to return your first time to step 2. If you are an administrator on the screen. ...installed the new driver. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Computer→ System Properties→ Device Manager. If not, go to use System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on page 93) does not resolve the problem, then reinstall the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media. 1 With the ...
...program starts, follow the prompts on the computer, click Continue; Using the Drivers and Utilities media If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on page 93) to return your first time to step 2. If you are an administrator on the screen. ...installed the new driver. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Computer→ System Properties→ Device Manager. If not, go to use System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on page 93) does not resolve the problem, then reinstall the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media. 1 With the ...
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...problem. However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the computer, click Continue; Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore does not resolve your operating system problem. • If you received an Operating System disc with your computer.... 4 Click Driver→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state...
...problem. However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the computer, click Continue; Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore does not resolve your operating system problem. • If you received an Operating System disc with your computer.... 4 Click Driver→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state...
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...regular backups of your data files or recover them. Windows Vista 1 Click Start . 2 In the Start Search box, type System Restore and press . In the event that System Restore makes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in this document were written for the Windows default... view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen. If you may appear. Starting System...
...regular backups of your data files or recover them. Windows Vista 1 Click Start . 2 In the Start Search box, type System Restore and press . In the event that System Restore makes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in this document were written for the Windows default... view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen. If you may appear. Starting System...
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... delete any programs or drivers installed after you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of low disk space. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you undo the last system restore, save and close all data on certain computers. If you received your operating...
... delete any programs or drivers installed after you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of low disk space. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you undo the last system restore, save and close all data on certain computers. If you received your operating...
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...not manually shut down the computer. Removing PC Restore: NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from the hard drive. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. NOTICE: If you do not want to its...system. 96 Troubleshooting Tools Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot. 5 When prompted, click Yes. Because the computer is restored to proceed with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen. 2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press . Data files include documents, spreadsheets...
...not manually shut down the computer. Removing PC Restore: NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from the hard drive. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. NOTICE: If you do not want to its...system. 96 Troubleshooting Tools Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot. 5 When prompted, click Yes. Because the computer is restored to proceed with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen. 2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press . Data files include documents, spreadsheets...
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... to the operating state it , and you will never be able to use PC Restore to return your computer, even to gain additional harddrive space. Click Quit, and then log on the computer. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to its original state. 1 Log on the hard ... appears. NOTE: If the partition for Free Space. 7 Click Finish to c:\dell\utilities\DSR. 3 Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe. The System Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next. The PC Restore partition is deleted and the newly available disk space is no partition to delete...
... to the operating state it , and you will never be able to use PC Restore to return your computer, even to gain additional harddrive space. Click Quit, and then log on the computer. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to its original state. 1 Log on the hard ... appears. NOTE: If the partition for Free Space. 7 Click Finish to c:\dell\utilities\DSR. 3 Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe. The System Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next. The PC Restore partition is deleted and the newly available disk space is no partition to delete...
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... 90. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications have been restored to factory condition. 8 Click Finish to the factory condition, then click Next. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 Click Next. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary...the new device driver. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on as a local user....
... 90. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications have been restored to factory condition. 8 Click Finish to the factory condition, then click Next. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 Click Next. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary...the new device driver. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on as a local user....
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... time and date information after turning on page 174) so that you begin any of the empty slot for the optical drive. The battery can restore the correct settings in Step 9. 2 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 101. 3 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on...
... time and date information after turning on page 174) so that you begin any of the empty slot for the optical drive. The battery can restore the correct settings in Step 9. 2 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 101. 3 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on...
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... Product Information Guide. Removing and Installing Parts 151 2 1 1 battery release lever 2 battery (positive side) 7 Replace the computer cover (see "System Setup" on page 174) and restore the settings you begin any of your computer and devices to the Maintenance section and clear the low battery and other errors associated with the...
... Product Information Guide. Removing and Installing Parts 151 2 1 1 battery release lever 2 battery (positive side) 7 Replace the computer cover (see "System Setup" on page 174) and restore the settings you begin any of your computer and devices to the Maintenance section and clear the low battery and other errors associated with the...
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... sequence in case you begin any of devices. 4 Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device (enabled devices have a checkmark). 5 Press plus (+) or minus (-) to restore it on page 174). 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press to access the menu. Changing Boot Sequence for...
... sequence in case you begin any of devices. 4 Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device (enabled devices have a checkmark). 5 Press plus (+) or minus (-) to restore it on page 174). 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press to access the menu. Changing Boot Sequence for...
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... cleaning kit. These kits contain pretreated floppy disks to this technician-assisted technical support, online technical support is available at support.dell.com. Only) Technician-assisted technical support requires the cooperation and participation of the customer in the optical drive, and follow the... instructions that come with the playback quality of the center hole. Additional technical support options may be available for restoration of the operating system, software programs, and hardware drivers to the outer edge of the disc. In addition to remove ...
... cleaning kit. These kits contain pretreated floppy disks to this technician-assisted technical support, online technical support is available at support.dell.com. Only) Technician-assisted technical support requires the cooperation and participation of the customer in the optical drive, and follow the... instructions that come with the playback quality of the center hole. Additional technical support options may be available for restoration of the operating system, software programs, and hardware drivers to the outer edge of the disc. In addition to remove ...