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... 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 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... 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 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is 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 Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is 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 Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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...; 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 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
...; 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 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
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... to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to your computer. Microsoft Windows Desktop 45
... to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to your computer. Microsoft Windows Desktop 45
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...reserves approximately 1 GB on page 265). The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard ...operations, click Start → Computer. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→...
...reserves approximately 1 GB on page 265). The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard ...operations, click Start → Computer. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→...
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... An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that is built entirely out of a flash memory, is an electrical term that...
... An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that is built entirely out of a flash memory, is an electrical term that...
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... Media If not, go to reinstall and follow the prompts on the screen. If this is detecting hardware in 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 ... the Drivers and Utilities media. 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 that device. 6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your computer. Using...
... Media If not, go to reinstall and follow the prompts on the screen. If this is detecting hardware in 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 ... the Drivers and Utilities media. 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 that device. 6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your computer. Using...
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... into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. See "Running the...
... into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. See "Running the...
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check...level of bad sectors, and then click Start. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your data. Drives and Media 83 Working with RAID A redundant array of all data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Computer. RAID ...
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check...level of bad sectors, and then click Start. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your data. Drives and Media 83 Working with RAID A redundant array of all data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Computer. RAID ...
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...size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of drives in the configuration. This allows one of the drives to read data while the other drive is equal to store data. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration.... the full storage capacities of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to provide 240 GB of the configuration is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to create a large virtual drive. RAID level 0 uses data striping to enhance data integrity...
...size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of drives in the configuration. This allows one of the drives to read data while the other drive is equal to store data. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration.... the full storage capacities of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to provide 240 GB of the configuration is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to create a large virtual drive. RAID level 0 uses data striping to enhance data integrity...
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...data. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - Also, because data is duplicated... to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity array).
...data. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - Also, because data is duplicated... to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity array).
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... computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on page 92. Configuring RAID Your computer can be configured for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92) programs to keep before or after the ...Converting From One RAID Configuration to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each hard drive. 4 Press the left - and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press ...
... computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on page 92. Configuring RAID Your computer can be configured for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92) programs to keep before or after the ...Converting From One RAID Configuration to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each hard drive. 4 Press the left - and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press ...
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...the Array Disks field. NOTE: The number of the array that you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the Array Detail window and press . The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of... drives supported in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to enter the RAID BIOS. 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to an array, press . To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow ...
...the Array Disks field. NOTE: The number of the array that you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the Array Detail window and press . The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of... drives supported in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to enter the RAID BIOS. 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to an array, press . To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow ...
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...configuration only when you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to create the RAID ..., depending on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on the selected drive. Back up any other installed hard drives. Back up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. The Free ...
...configuration only when you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to create the RAID ..., depending on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on the selected drive. Back up any other installed hard drives. Back up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. The Free ...
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...and size of a disk or array - The time to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any remaining arrays along ...One RAID Configuration to delete the RAID configuration. Back up any data. NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all drives to be no smaller than any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not boot....
...and size of a disk or array - The time to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any remaining arrays along ...One RAID Configuration to delete the RAID configuration. Back up any data. NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all drives to be no smaller than any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not boot....
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...upgrade/migration process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to include in a RAID 1 array fails, you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Using the ... in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the rebuild. Back up any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: You lose all data on your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step...
...upgrade/migration process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to include in a RAID 1 array fails, you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Using the ... in the System Tasks pane. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the rebuild. Back up any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: You lose all data on your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step...
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Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you are reinstalling your operating system. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level ... Operating System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to select RAID0 (Stripe). and down ...
Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you are reinstalling your operating system. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level ... Operating System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to select RAID0 (Stripe). and down ...
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... in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 7 Click Finish ... Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to create the RAID volume. 8 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is the maximum available ...
... in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 7 Click Finish ... Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to create the RAID volume. 8 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is the maximum available ...
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... and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window,... not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you...
... and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window,... not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you...
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...of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the up- NOTE: You can use your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to select Exit, and then press . NOTE: Volumes with a status of the average file you want... to store on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you want...
...of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the up- NOTE: You can use your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to select Exit, and then press . NOTE: Volumes with a status of the average file you want... to store on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you want...
