Ubuntu® Quick Reference Guide
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Contents Overview 4 Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop 5 Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop 8 Starting an Application 8 Customizing Your Desktop 8 Personalizing the panel 8 Adding and Removing an Application Icon on Your Desktop 8 ... Messaging with Pidgin 16 Importing Digital Photographs 16 Applications in Ubuntu 17 Adding and Removing Applications . . . . 17 Adding a Printer 18 Connecting to the Internet 18 Restoring Your Ubuntu System 19 Ubuntu Reinstallation 19 Starting System...
Contents Overview 4 Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop 5 Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop 8 Starting an Application 8 Customizing Your Desktop 8 Personalizing the panel 8 Adding and Removing an Application Icon on Your Desktop 8 ... Messaging with Pidgin 16 Importing Digital Photographs 16 Applications in Ubuntu 17 Adding and Removing Applications . . . . 17 Adding a Printer 18 Connecting to the Internet 18 Restoring Your Ubuntu System 19 Ubuntu Reinstallation 19 Starting System...
Ubuntu® Quick Reference Guide
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...NOTE: Using the Ubuntu OS Recovery media deletes all data on the hard drive. Plug in the external USB optical disc drive. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. On the next start-up, the computer boots according to Boot from CD-ROM. Press any external storage device for... Ubuntu OS Recovery media. Turn On the computer. 5. NOTICE: However, using the Operating System media also deletes all data on the screen to restore your operating system. NOTE: Your computer may or may not have an optical drive. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for the ...
...NOTE: Using the Ubuntu OS Recovery media deletes all data on the hard drive. Plug in the external USB optical disc drive. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. On the next start-up, the computer boots according to Boot from CD-ROM. Press any external storage device for... Ubuntu OS Recovery media. Turn On the computer. 5. NOTICE: However, using the Operating System media also deletes all data on the screen to restore your operating system. NOTE: Your computer may or may not have an optical drive. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for the ...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide
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Contents Lockups and Software Problems. . 33 Dell Technical Update Service . . . 35 Dell Support Utility 35 Dell Diagnostics 36 Reinstalling Software 39 Drivers 39 Identifying Drivers 39 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 39 Restoring Your Operating System . . 41 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore 42 Using the Operating System Media 43 4 Finding Information 45 Getting Help 49...
Contents Lockups and Software Problems. . 33 Dell Technical Update Service . . . 35 Dell Support Utility 35 Dell Diagnostics 36 Reinstalling Software 39 Drivers 39 Identifying Drivers 39 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 39 Restoring Your Operating System . . 41 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore 42 Using the Operating System Media 43 4 Finding Information 45 Getting Help 49...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide
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...media and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. NOTE: In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts running automatically. If not, go to step 2. ... hardware, the drivers for the new hardware might not be displayed. For drivers information, see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the screen. If this is your first time to use System Restore (see the documentation that came installed in your computer to step 5. 2 When the Drivers and...
...media and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. NOTE: In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts running automatically. If not, go to step 2. ... hardware, the drivers for the new hardware might not be displayed. For drivers information, see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the screen. If this is your first time to use System Restore (see the documentation that came installed in your computer to step 5. 2 When the Drivers and...
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... a particular driver is not listed, then that driver is detecting hardware in your computer. Use System Restore as described in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your operating system. Restoring Your Operating System You can restore your operating system in the previous section: 1 Click Start→My Computer→Properties→...
... a particular driver is not listed, then that driver is detecting hardware in your computer. Use System Restore as described in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your operating system. Restoring Your Operating System You can restore your operating system in the previous section: 1 Click Start→My Computer→Properties→...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide
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...8594; System Tools→System Restore. 2 Click either Restore my computer to restore your operating system. Use the media only if System Restore did not resolve the issue, you may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. System Restore does not monitor your operating system... problem. In the event that System Restore makes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the ...
...8594; System Tools→System Restore. 2 Click either Restore my computer to restore your operating system. Use the media only if System Restore did not resolve the issue, you may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. System Restore does not monitor your operating system... problem. In the event that System Restore makes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the ...
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... click Next. See "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 42. Depending on the region from which you ordered your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Dell Operating System media may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver...
... click Next. See "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 42. Depending on the region from which you ordered your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Dell Operating System media may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver...
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networks connecting, 14 overview, 15 Notebook System Software, 46 O operating system Dell Factory Image Restore, 43 media, 43 operating system product key, 47 P phone numbers, 54 power power light conditions, 32 troubleshooting, 32 R regulatory information, 47 reinstalling drivers and utilities, 39 software, 39 S safety information, 47 security cable slot description, 10 Service Manual, 47 Service Tag, 45 setup computer, 13 quick setup, 13 software reinstalling, 39 troubleshooting, 34 updates, 35 Index 57
networks connecting, 14 overview, 15 Notebook System Software, 46 O operating system Dell Factory Image Restore, 43 media, 43 operating system product key, 47 P phone numbers, 54 power power light conditions, 32 troubleshooting, 32 R regulatory information, 47 reinstalling drivers and utilities, 39 software, 39 S safety information, 47 security cable slot description, 10 Service Manual, 47 Service Tag, 45 setup computer, 13 quick setup, 13 software reinstalling, 39 troubleshooting, 34 updates, 35 Index 57