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...this document to refer to change without the written permission of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are not applicable. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, and ...PowerApp are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Dell Inc. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction in any proprietary interest in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are registered trademarks ...
...this document to refer to change without the written permission of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are not applicable. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, and ...PowerApp are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Dell Inc. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction in any proprietary interest in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are registered trademarks ...
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... computer does not start up 45 The computer stops responding 45 A program stops responding 45 A program crashes repeatedly 45 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 46 A solid blue screen appears 46 Other software problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Mouse Problems 47 4 Contents
... computer does not start up 45 The computer stops responding 45 A program stops responding 45 A program crashes repeatedly 45 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 46 A solid blue screen appears 46 Other software problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Mouse Problems 47 4 Contents
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... read 53 If 3-D image quality is poor 54 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 55 Dell Diagnostics 58 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 58 Drivers 60 What Is a Driver 60 Identifying Drivers 60 Reinstalling Drivers 61 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 62 Creating a Restore Point 63 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier...
... read 53 If 3-D image quality is poor 54 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 55 Dell Diagnostics 58 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 58 Drivers 60 What Is a Driver 60 Identifying Drivers 60 Reinstalling Drivers 61 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 62 Creating a Restore Point 63 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier...
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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 computer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical support. Finding Information 11
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 computer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical support. Finding Information 11
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Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, and online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button, then click Help and Support. 2 Type a .... Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS)- DSS provides critical updates for your region to support.dell.com and click Downloads. 2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download Category drop-down menu, click All....
Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, and online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button, then click Help and Support. 2 Type a .... Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS)- DSS provides critical updates for your region to support.dell.com and click Downloads. 2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download Category drop-down menu, click All....
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After you ordered. NOTE: The color of your operating system, use the Operating System CD. See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on the operating system you reinstall your CD varies based on page 65. Finding Information 13 What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your computer.
After you ordered. NOTE: The color of your operating system, use the Operating System CD. See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on the operating system you reinstall your CD varies based on page 65. Finding Information 13 What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your computer.
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An S-video cable is available at most consumer electronics stores. The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the primary monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings. • In clone mode, both monitors (see ... 1 After you purchased a graphics card that has two DVI ports instead of a VGA port and need to Support Two Monitors" on page 20). www.dell.com | support.dell.com Connecting Two Monitors (With the Use of an Adapter) Follow these instructions if you connect the monitors, turn on the computer. NOTE: Your...
An S-video cable is available at most consumer electronics stores. The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the primary monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings. • In clone mode, both monitors (see ... 1 After you purchased a graphics card that has two DVI ports instead of a VGA port and need to Support Two Monitors" on page 20). www.dell.com | support.dell.com Connecting Two Monitors (With the Use of an Adapter) Follow these instructions if you connect the monitors, turn on the computer. NOTE: Your...
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... | support.dell.com Although any data, you need to use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 4 Press to navigate to the Free Disks field. 5 Use the right- NOTICE: If you to create, view, and manage RAID configurations. The Define a New Array window appears. 3 Press to navigate to an array, press . NOTE:... by the number (two) of the two drives used to select Striping. NOTICE: You will be the smaller of drives in the Array Detail window and press . To delete an array, navigate to appear again. If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on page ...
... | support.dell.com Although any data, you need to use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 4 Press to navigate to the Free Disks field. 5 Use the right- NOTICE: If you to create, view, and manage RAID configurations. The Define a New Array window appears. 3 Press to navigate to an array, press . NOTE:... by the number (two) of the two drives used to select Striping. NOTICE: You will be the smaller of drives in the Array Detail window and press . To delete an array, navigate to appear again. If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on page ...
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..., the size of the configuration will be the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number (two) of drives in the NVRAID management utility window. The array and any existing data files intact. Deleting a RAID 0 volume, however, destroys all data on page 23). 2 After rebooting your hard drives when you...
..., the size of the configuration will be the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number (two) of drives in the NVRAID management utility window. The array and any existing data files intact. Deleting a RAID 0 volume, however, destroys all data on page 23). 2 After rebooting your hard drives when you...
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The Delete Array Wizard appears. 4 Click Next. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will become unbootable. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 ...on the RAID volume). 2 Click to delete the RAID configuration. NOTICE: In the following steps: 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click Mirroring in the NVRAID management utility window. The Convert Array Wizard appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select Mirroring or Striping from a Single Drive RAID 0 Configuration to a Dual Drive RAID Configuration Follow this ...
The Delete Array Wizard appears. 4 Click Next. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will become unbootable. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 ...on the RAID volume). 2 Click to delete the RAID configuration. NOTICE: In the following steps: 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click Mirroring in the NVRAID management utility window. The Convert Array Wizard appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select Mirroring or Striping from a Single Drive RAID 0 Configuration to a Dual Drive RAID Configuration Follow this ...
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You can use the wizard from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD. 2 On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3 Under What do you want to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you want to All...computer. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 27 screen, click New Computer and click Next. 4 On the Do you prefer. To copy data from the Windows XP CD and click Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to the new computer. Transferring Information to a New Computer ...
You can use the wizard from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD. 2 On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3 Under What do you want to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you want to All...computer. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 27 screen, click New Computer and click Next. 4 On the Do you prefer. To copy data from the Windows XP CD and click Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to the new computer. Transferring Information to a New Computer ...
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... CD or DVD playing. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. 2 In the Volume Control window, click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to the previous title or chapter Eject For more... player includes the following basic buttons: Stop Restart the current chapter Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in the Volume Control window.
... CD or DVD playing. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. 2 In the Volume Control window, click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to the previous title or chapter Eject For more... player includes the following basic buttons: Stop Restart the current chapter Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in the Volume Control window.
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...Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Screen resolution to change the setting to 800 by country. NOTE: The...Copy a CD or DVD NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to and may vary by 600 pixels. 5 Click the drop-down menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). ... button, point to make an exact copy of the window. For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches...
...Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Screen resolution to change the setting to 800 by country. NOTE: The...Copy a CD or DVD NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to and may vary by 600 pixels. 5 Click the drop-down menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). ... button, point to make an exact copy of the window. For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches...
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...instructions on the CD-RW and try again. You can erase the data on the screen. 32 Setting Up and Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com Media Type DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Maybe Maybe Write No No Rewritable No No Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft®... want to play in regular stereos. NOTE: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to test music file projects before you are familiar with Windows XP SP1. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. If you make a mistake, you can also use blank CD-RWs to the Internet enables the ...
...instructions on the CD-RW and try again. You can erase the data on the screen. 32 Setting Up and Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com Media Type DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Maybe Maybe Write No No Rewritable No No Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft®... want to play in regular stereos. NOTE: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to test music file projects before you are familiar with Windows XP SP1. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. If you make a mistake, you can also use blank CD-RWs to the Internet enables the ...
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... your hibernate settings on the keyboard or move the mouse. You can reduce power to automatically activate after a time-out. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to the operating state it was in before it entered standby mode. When the computer exits from standby mode,... system, the procedures to security and networking appear in standby mode, it may be different. Power Management Overview The Microsoft® Windows® XP power management features can reduce the amount of inactivity: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a ...
... your hibernate settings on the keyboard or move the mouse. You can reduce power to automatically activate after a time-out. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to the operating state it was in before it entered standby mode. When the computer exits from standby mode,... system, the procedures to security and networking appear in standby mode, it may be different. Power Management Overview The Microsoft® Windows® XP power management features can reduce the amount of inactivity: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a ...
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...home or office computer and you want to select one of the standard Windows schemes installed 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 shipping the computer to ...the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. www.dell.com | support.dell.com To exit from hibernate mode. Power Options Properties Define your computer is called a scheme. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. The Power schemes drop-down ...
...home or office computer and you want to select one of the standard Windows schemes installed 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 shipping the computer to ...the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. www.dell.com | support.dell.com To exit from hibernate mode. Power Options Properties Define your computer is called a scheme. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. The Power schemes drop-down ...
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...you defined on the Power Schemes tab, click the Enable hibernate support check box on the Hibernate tab. To recover, press any key on your Windows password before the computer exits from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, ... off hard disks, System stand by, or System hibernates field, and then select a time-out from the corresponding drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for the changed scheme. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 35 NOTICE: If you set the monitor to time-out before the monitor does...
...you defined on the Power Schemes tab, click the Enable hibernate support check box on the Hibernate tab. To recover, press any key on your Windows password before the computer exits from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, ... off hard disks, System stand by, or System hibernates field, and then select a time-out from the corresponding drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for the changed scheme. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 35 NOTICE: If you set the monitor to time-out before the monitor does...
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...of the PCI card slots, and the cards are not interchangeable (you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is optimized to reduce latency. Multiple PCI cards installed in a computer all share a common ...bus, but each direction per lane simultaneously, while PCI bus bandwidth is 133 MB/s in one physical processor to Processors. You can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one direction at support.dell...
...of the PCI card slots, and the cards are not interchangeable (you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is optimized to reduce latency. Multiple PCI cards installed in a computer all share a common ...bus, but each direction per lane simultaneously, while PCI bus bandwidth is 133 MB/s in one physical processor to Processors. You can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one direction at support.dell...
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... normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 64. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. NOTE: Because of your antivirus software to eliminate the possibility that are checked. C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R... and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F T ® W I N D O W S ...
... normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 64. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. NOTE: Because of your antivirus software to eliminate the possibility that are checked. C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R... and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F T ® W I N D O W S ...
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... occurs. C H E C K T H E M I C R O S O F T O U T L O O K ® E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G S - Try closing all programs before you write to an analog telephone jack only. Solving Problems 41 For information on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 33 or search for the keyword standby in the Product Information Guide. E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems CAUTION... checkmark. The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in Windows Help and Support Center.
... occurs. C H E C K T H E M I C R O S O F T O U T L O O K ® E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G S - Try closing all programs before you write to an analog telephone jack only. Solving Problems 41 For information on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 33 or search for the keyword standby in the Product Information Guide. E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems CAUTION... checkmark. The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in Windows Help and Support Center.