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... 64 Instructions for Setting Up a Device With Bluetooth Wireless Technology 66 4 About RAID Configurations 67 RAID Level 0 Configuration 67 RAID Level 1 Configuration 68 Configuring Your Hard Drives for RAID 69 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode . . . . . 69 Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility 70 Using Nvidia MediaShield 71 Creating a RAID Array... RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration 73 Rebuilding a RAID Configuration 74 5 Cleaning Your Computer 75 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 75 Mouse (Non-Optical 75 Floppy Drive 76 CDs and DVDs 76 Contents 5
... 64 Instructions for Setting Up a Device With Bluetooth Wireless Technology 66 4 About RAID Configurations 67 RAID Level 0 Configuration 67 RAID Level 1 Configuration 68 Configuring Your Hard Drives for RAID 69 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode . . . . . 69 Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility 70 Using Nvidia MediaShield 71 Creating a RAID Array... RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration 73 Rebuilding a RAID Configuration 74 5 Cleaning Your Computer 75 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 75 Mouse (Non-Optical 75 Floppy Drive 76 CDs and DVDs 76 Contents 5
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... When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 95 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 96 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 97 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 98 9 Troubleshooting 101 Battery Problems 101 Drive Problems 102 Error Messages 103 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 104 Keyboard Problems 105 Lockups and Software Problems 106 Memory...
... When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 95 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 96 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 97 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 98 9 Troubleshooting 101 Battery Problems 101 Drive Problems 102 Error Messages 103 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 104 Keyboard Problems 105 Lockups and Software Problems 106 Memory...
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... Select your computer. Online discussion with technical support • Dell Technical Update Service - Upgrade information for your computer, you reinstall the operating system for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Service call... and order status, warranty, and repair information • Service and support - Computer documentation, details on your Dell computer. Certified drivers, patches, and software...
... Select your computer. Online discussion with technical support • Dell Technical Update Service - Upgrade information for your computer, you reinstall the operating system for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Service call... and order status, warranty, and repair information • Service and support - Computer documentation, details on your Dell computer. Certified drivers, patches, and software...
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...place it is turned off the computer. 3 optional optical-drive bay 4 FlexBay drive 5 front I/O connectors 6 power button 7 front-panel LEDs (4) 8 power light 9 FlexBay drive eject button 10 optical drive panel eject button (2) Supports an optical drive. NOTICE: If your operating system has ACPI enabled, when ...light - The computer is in a normal operating state. • Blinking white light- For more information). Supports a floppy drive, a Media Card Reader, or an additional hard drive. Plug USB and other devices into a power-saving state (see "Power Management" on the computer.
...place it is turned off the computer. 3 optional optical-drive bay 4 FlexBay drive 5 front I/O connectors 6 power button 7 front-panel LEDs (4) 8 power light 9 FlexBay drive eject button 10 optical drive panel eject button (2) Supports an optical drive. NOTICE: If your operating system has ACPI enabled, when ...light - The computer is in a normal operating state. • Blinking white light- For more information). Supports a floppy drive, a Media Card Reader, or an additional hard drive. Plug USB and other devices into a power-saving state (see "Power Management" on the computer.
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...it is on battery operating time and to ensure that provides surge protection. UPS devices contain a battery that provides temporary power to the hard drive may result in prior to a separate power strip that the device is being saved to connected devices when AC power is available. ...lightning occurs in Windows XP The Microsoft Windows XP power management features can reduce power to the entire computer. See the surge protector documentation for information on and you can use standby mode or hibernate mode to reduce power to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you are...
...it is on battery operating time and to ensure that provides surge protection. UPS devices contain a battery that provides temporary power to the hard drive may result in prior to a separate power strip that the device is being saved to connected devices when AC power is available. ...lightning occurs in Windows XP The Microsoft Windows XP power management features can reduce power to the entire computer. See the surge protector documentation for information on and you can use standby mode or hibernate mode to reduce power to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you are...
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...exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is connected to a network, different options related to a reserved area on the hard drive, and then completely turning off the display and the hard drive after a defined period of inactivity: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and... off the computer. To immediately activate standby mode without a period of time, known as a time-out. NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in standby mode, it may vary according to entering hibernate mode. Hibernate Mode...
...exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is connected to a network, different options related to a reserved area on the hard drive, and then completely turning off the display and the hard drive after a defined period of inactivity: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and... off the computer. To immediately activate standby mode without a period of time, known as a time-out. NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in standby mode, it may vary according to entering hibernate mode. Hibernate Mode...
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...computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before the monitor does, your computer, choose a scheme from the Power schemes drop-down menu displays the following schemes: • Always On (default) - To avoid this problem, always set the hard drive to time-out...mode, hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning off the hard drive. The computer may appear to run with no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. To recover, press any key on ...
...computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before the monitor does, your computer, choose a scheme from the Power schemes drop-down menu displays the following schemes: • Always On (default) - To avoid this problem, always set the hard drive to time-out...mode, hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning off the hard drive. The computer may appear to run with no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. To recover, press any key on ...
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Sleep Mode Sleep mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the Start menu, and then click Sleep. To enter sleep mode in Windows Vista, click Start , click the ... reduce power to the operating state it . When the computer exits from a power conservation mode, it returns to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you are not using it was in before entering hibernate mode. Hibernate Mode Hibernate mode conserves power by turning off the computer. Power ...
Sleep Mode Sleep mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the Start menu, and then click Sleep. To enter sleep mode in Windows Vista, click Start , click the ... reduce power to the operating state it . When the computer exits from a power conservation mode, it returns to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you are not using it was in before entering hibernate mode. Hibernate Mode Hibernate mode conserves power by turning off the computer. Power ...
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... to and may vary by Dell may not read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK. • If you have two CD/DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your computer hard drive. The following instructions explain how... to computers that you have created automatically ejects. How to Copy a CD or DVD NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to the blank CD or DVD. For help, open Roxio Creator Plus, and then click the question mark icon in Dell™...
... to and may vary by Dell may not read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK. • If you have two CD/DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your computer hard drive. The following instructions explain how... to computers that you have created automatically ejects. How to Copy a CD or DVD NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to the blank CD or DVD. For help, open Roxio Creator Plus, and then click the question mark icon in Dell™...
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...MediaShield ROM Utility" on page 70 for and reading the next block. A RAID level 0 configuration is recommended for users that the larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable) space. RAID Level 0 Configuration NOTICE: Because a RAID level 0 configuration provides no data redundancy... a hierarchy. About RAID Configurations NOTICE: In order to use the migrating option to convert a RAID configuration without losing data, your hard drive must initially be the same size in order to ensure that desire a high level of data integrity. RAID level 0 and RAID level...
...MediaShield ROM Utility" on page 70 for and reading the next block. A RAID level 0 configuration is recommended for users that the larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable) space. RAID Level 0 Configuration NOTICE: Because a RAID level 0 configuration provides no data redundancy... a hierarchy. About RAID Configurations NOTICE: In order to use the migrating option to convert a RAID configuration without losing data, your hard drive must initially be the same size in order to ensure that desire a high level of data integrity. RAID level 0 and RAID level...
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Another advantage of a RAID level 0 configuration is that it utilizes the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID level 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to store data. RAID Level 1 ...provide 240 GB of the drives. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drive. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to enhance data integrity. For example, two 120-GB hard drives combine to the size of drives in the configuration. 68 ...
Another advantage of a RAID level 0 configuration is that it utilizes the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID level 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to store data. RAID Level 1 ...provide 240 GB of the drives. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drive. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to enhance data integrity. For example, two 120-GB hard drives combine to the size of drives in the configuration. 68 ...
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You can be configured for RAID Your computer can use one of RAID levels and their requirements, see "Installing a Hard Drive" in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. About RAID Configurations 69 The first method uses the Nvidia MediaShield ROM utility and is performed after you have installed the...
You can be configured for RAID Your computer can use one of RAID levels and their requirements, see "Installing a Hard Drive" in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. About RAID Configurations 69 The first method uses the Nvidia MediaShield ROM utility and is performed after you have installed the...
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...RAID Configurations" on page 69). 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. For information on how to install a hard drive, see "Installing a Hard Drive" in the loss of all data on page 79. 5 Press , press the left - To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow...then press . NOTE: Do not use the following procedure will result in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "System Setup Options" on your computer and try again. and right-arrow ...
...RAID Configurations" on page 69). 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. For information on how to install a hard drive, see "Installing a Hard Drive" in the loss of all data on page 79. 5 Press , press the left - To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow...then press . NOTE: Do not use the following procedure will result in the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "System Setup Options" on your computer and try again. and right-arrow ...
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...Configuration to Another RAID Configuration" on page 67. NOTE: To delete an array, use the following procedure will lose all data on your hard drive(s). Hard drives of any data you want to keep before continuing. Creating a RAID Array NOTICE: The following procedure to migrate an existing RAID configuration (...to include in the RAID array. For an explanation of two drives per RAID 1 array and four drives per RAID 0 array. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. and down-arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the RAID array and then use the arrow ...
...Configuration to Another RAID Configuration" on page 67. NOTE: To delete an array, use the following procedure will lose all data on your hard drive(s). Hard drives of any data you want to keep before continuing. Creating a RAID Array NOTICE: The following procedure to migrate an existing RAID configuration (...to include in the RAID array. For an explanation of two drives per RAID 1 array and four drives per RAID 0 array. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. and down-arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the RAID array and then use the arrow ...
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...Deleting a RAID Array NOTE: While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it also splits the RAID 1 volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any existing data files intact. The Free Disk Selection window appears. NOTICE: The Clear System Data option deletes all data on the ... RAID Configurations The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. Deleting a RAID 0 volume, however, destroys all data on page 69). 2 After rebooting your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create ...
...Deleting a RAID Array NOTE: While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it also splits the RAID 1 volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any existing data files intact. The Free Disk Selection window appears. NOTICE: The Clear System Data option deletes all data on the ... RAID Configurations The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. Deleting a RAID 0 volume, however, destroys all data on page 69). 2 After rebooting your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create ...
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...a RAID configuration without losing any remaining arrays along with the name and size of a disk or array without losing data, your hard drive must initially be used in the System Tasks pane. A confirmation screen appears with any of the original configuration. If needed, additional... RAID Configurations 73 however, the capacity of the resulting array must be no smaller than the size of the drives in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the RAID configuration are RAID-enabled (see "Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility" on page 69). 1 Launch ...
...a RAID configuration without losing any remaining arrays along with the name and size of a disk or array without losing data, your hard drive must initially be used in the System Tasks pane. A confirmation screen appears with any of the original configuration. If needed, additional... RAID Configurations 73 however, the capacity of the resulting array must be no smaller than the size of the drives in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the RAID configuration are RAID-enabled (see "Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility" on page 69). 1 Launch ...
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...your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step. 7 Under Free Disk Selection, select the hard drive(s) you want to include in a RAID array fails, you can only be performed on RAID 1 configuration. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to... NOTE: You can use any other installed hard drives. NOTE: Rebuilding an array can rebuild the array by clicking the checkbox beside it takes to a replacement drive. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data...
...your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step. 7 Under Free Disk Selection, select the hard drive(s) you want to include in a RAID array fails, you can only be performed on RAID 1 configuration. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to... NOTE: You can use any other installed hard drives. NOTE: Rebuilding an array can rebuild the array by clicking the checkbox beside it takes to a replacement drive. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data...
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... key functions. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release in your computer. 2 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. System Setup Screens The System Setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for extended periods of hard drive installed. Information on (or restart) your computer. • To set or change a user-selectable...
... key functions. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release in your computer. 2 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. System Setup Screens The System Setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for extended periods of hard drive installed. Information on (or restart) your computer. • To set or change a user-selectable...
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... to the computer. IDE/SATA Enables or disables a user to define or change any values related Configuration to IDE or SATA devices such as hard drives, optical drives, and so on your system. Configuration Overvoltage This option enables you to enable or disable the integrated devices and ports on connected to enter the...
... to the computer. IDE/SATA Enables or disables a user to define or change any values related Configuration to IDE or SATA devices such as hard drives, optical drives, and so on your system. Configuration Overvoltage This option enables you to enable or disable the integrated devices and ports on connected to enter the...
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Only the bootable devices that are connected to the computer are Priority dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected. 1st Boot Device through the LAN. Boot Other Device This option enables you to set an alarm to boot from a power loss. • On - ...-Up By Ring This option turns on the computer when an incoming call is S3. The items displayed are listed as a memory key. Hard Disk Boot Sets the hard drive boot priority. The default is detected on the computer automatically. The computer turns on the computer when a user tries to Exit Saving Changes...
Only the bootable devices that are connected to the computer are Priority dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected. 1st Boot Device through the LAN. Boot Other Device This option enables you to set an alarm to boot from a power loss. • On - ...-Up By Ring This option turns on the computer when an incoming call is S3. The items displayed are listed as a memory key. Hard Disk Boot Sets the hard drive boot priority. The default is detected on the computer automatically. The computer turns on the computer when a user tries to Exit Saving Changes...