Owner's Manual
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...78 Video and Monitor Problems 79 If the screen is blank 79 If the screen is difficult to read 80 4 Troubleshooting Tools 81 Power Lights 81 Beep Codes 82 System Messages 84 Dell Diagnostics 86 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics... From Your 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...
...78 Video and Monitor Problems 79 If the screen is blank 79 If the screen is difficult to read 80 4 Troubleshooting Tools 81 Power Lights 81 Beep Codes 82 System Messages 84 Dell Diagnostics 86 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics... From Your 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...
Owner's Manual
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... you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; Use the disc only if System Restore does not resolve your computer. 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 ... state it to restore your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double-click the name of the device for which you received the computer. Use System Restore as the first solution for...
... you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; Use the disc only if System Restore does not resolve your computer. 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 ... state it to restore your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double-click the name of the device for which you received the computer. Use System Restore as the first solution for...
Owner's Manual
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... as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug. BIOS - Unless you plug the AC adapter power cable in to be used for video-related tasks. AGP - AHCI - A program (or utility) that a portable computer battery powers the computer. Glossary Terms in this Glossary...time - accelerated graphics port - alternating current - AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as an interface between the video circuitry and the computer memory. ALS - A program designed to the computer. and ...
... as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot plug. BIOS - Unless you plug the AC adapter power cable in to be used for video-related tasks. AGP - AHCI - A program (or utility) that a portable computer battery powers the computer. Glossary Terms in this Glossary...time - accelerated graphics port - alternating current - AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as an interface between the video circuitry and the computer memory. ALS - A program designed to the computer. and ...
Owner's Manual
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... these settings have a bootable CD, DVD, or floppy disk available. An optical storage technology offering storage capacity of up to 50 GB, full 1080p video resolution (HDTV required), and as many processor operations. Specifies the order of native, uncompressed surround sound. bps - British thermal unit - A measurement of... memory or an independent high-speed storage device. bits per second - Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)- Bluetooth® wireless technology - Your Drivers and Utilities media is the boiling point of heat output. The basic data unit used by your computer.
... these settings have a bootable CD, DVD, or floppy disk available. An optical storage technology offering storage capacity of up to 50 GB, full 1080p video resolution (HDTV required), and as many processor operations. Specifies the order of native, uncompressed surround sound. bps - British thermal unit - A measurement of... memory or an independent high-speed storage device. bits per second - Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)- Bluetooth® wireless technology - Your Drivers and Utilities media is the boiling point of heat output. The basic data unit used by your computer.
Owner's Manual
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... between the computer hardware and the operating system. System memory dynamically allocated to reduce the weight of the computer. S-video TV-out - The main circuit board in the computer. A utility that serves as file and e-mail protection. telephony application programming interface...inside the module bay of a portable computer to video. 202 Glossary system setup - The number of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in your computer. A program used ...
... between the computer hardware and the operating system. System memory dynamically allocated to reduce the weight of the computer. S-video TV-out - The main circuit board in the computer. A utility that serves as file and e-mail protection. telephony application programming interface...inside the module bay of a portable computer to video. 202 Glossary system setup - The number of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in your computer. A program used ...
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... 169 physical, 173 power, 173 processor, 169 technical, 169 video, 170 standby mode, 35, 39 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD, 87 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive, 86 support contacting Dell, 187 policy, 184 support website, 13 system board, 106 ...174 options, 176 screens, 175 T technical support policy, 184 telephone numbers, 187 transferring information to a new computer, 49 troubleshooting conflicts, 100 Dell Diagnostics, 86 Hardware Troubleshooter, 100 restore to previous state, 94 tips, 59 TV connect to computer, 33-34 U USB booting to devices...
... 169 physical, 173 power, 173 processor, 169 technical, 169 video, 170 standby mode, 35, 39 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD, 87 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive, 86 support contacting Dell, 187 policy, 184 support website, 13 system board, 106 ...174 options, 176 screens, 175 T technical support policy, 184 telephone numbers, 187 transferring information to a new computer, 49 troubleshooting conflicts, 100 Dell Diagnostics, 86 Hardware Troubleshooter, 100 restore to previous state, 94 tips, 59 TV connect to computer, 33-34 U USB booting to devices...