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How To Format A New Blank Hard Drive On Dell Computer Dimension E510

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Owner's Manual Service Tag cover latch release CD or DVD eject button CD or DVD activity light FlexBay for optional floppy drive or Media Card Reader microphone connector headphone connector diagnostic lights hard-drive activity light power button/ power activity light USB 2.0 connectors (2) power connector sound connectors (integrated) (5) VGA video ...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

...technicians, and online courses, frequently asked questions Dell Support Website - Upgrade information for components, such at premier.support.dell.com. as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers...

Owner's Manual - Page 18

... window. The computer reads your computer hard drive. Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you observe all copyright laws when creating CDs or DVDs. For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia...

Owner's Manual - Page 25

... Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. Setting Up and...activate standby mode without a period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before it may take...desktop is in before shipping the computer to automatically activate after a time-out.

Owner's Manual - Page 26

...As and enter a new name for your Windows password before the monitor does, your computer to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, or turn off the hard drive. The settings for ...computer and you want to enable hibernate mode. To avoid this problem, always set the hard drive (hard disk) to time-out before the computer exits from the corresponding drop-down menu displays ...

Owner's Manual - Page 27

...can only create a RAID level configuration using Hyper-Threading with two hard drives that the larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable) space. For more...Dell computer with RAID, your computer has been configured with your computer. The drives should be the same size to take advantage of uses, Dell offers RAID level 1 on the Dell Support website at support.dell...

Owner's Manual - Page 29

...your computer while the computer is performed before you begin. and down -arrow keys to the new hard drive. NOTE: You can be of equal size when using the supplied media. In a RAID ...create the volume. 8 Press to confirm that the correct volume configuration is performed after the failed hard drive has been replaced (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 30). 2 ...

Owner's Manual - Page 38

... YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS SAVE AND CLOSE ANY OPEN FILES OR PROGRAMS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER THROUGH THE START MENU Memory Problems CAUTION: Before you are not using to see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 50). 38 Solving Problems IF YOU...

Owner's Manual - Page 48

... Memory Overview" on page 68). • If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 120). 48 Troubleshooting Tools Light Pattern Problem Description A possible graphics... "Contacting Dell" on page 69), and then restart the computer. Reinstall all power and data cables and restart the computer. Memory modules are detected. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has...

Owner's Manual - Page 49

... hard drive); check system setup (see "System Setup" on page 107) to make sure the boot sequence is correct for resource conflicts (see "Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities" on page 53). 4 If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on your computer. • If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 72...

Owner's Manual - Page 53

... for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system. Resolving ...To resolve incompatibilities using the Operating System CD also deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any applications installed after you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve ...

Owner's Manual - Page 55

...resolve your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital ...Dell PC Restore by Symantec is automatically disabled. Use Dell PC Restore by Symantec NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all computers. The restore process takes approximately 6-10 minutes to restore your hard drive...

Owner's Manual - Page 56

... to its original operating state, the screens that appear, such as the End User License Agreement, are the same ones that you to gain additional hard-drive space. Dell PC Restore enables you do not log on as a local administrator, a message appears stating that the additional disk space is added to the free...

Owner's Manual - Page 57

... Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Reinstalling Windows XP The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly ...new device driver (see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on your hard drive...

Owner's Manual - Page 86

... your computer. Snap the bracket onto the new drive. 86 Removing and Installing Parts serial ATA data cable power cable 3 Press in on the blue tabs on each side of the drive and slide the drive up and out of the computer. tabs (2) hard drive Installing a Hard Drive 1 Unpack the replacement hard drive, and prepare it for installation. 2 Check the...

Owner's Manual - Page 141

...33 monitor blank, 44 clone mode, 23 connect DVI, 21-22 connect TV, 21, 23 connect two, 21-22 connect VGA, 21-22 display settings, 23 extended desktop mode, 23 hard to ...Dell Diagnostics, 50 diagnostic lights, 47 drives, 32 DVD drive, 32 e-mail, 33 error messages, 34 general, 36 hard drive, 33 Internet, 33 keyboard, 36 Media Card Reader, 35 memory, 38 modem, 33 monitor is blank, 44 monitor is hard...

Service Manual - Page 4

... button 4 CD or DVD The drive light is on when the computer reads data from the CD or DVD drive. Back to Contents Page Technical Overview Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual Front View of the ...personal computer microphone for activity light 5 FlexBay Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. Tag 3 CD or DVD Press to eject a disk from the CD or ...

Service Manual - Page 18

... the system board. See the label on the module to Contents Page Removing and Installing Parts Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual Memory Cards Drive Panel Front Panel Drives Hard Drive Floppy Drive Media Card Reader (Optional) CD/DVD Drive Heat Sink Assembly Processor Fan Assembly Front I/O Panel System Board Power Supply Memory You can increase...

Service Manual - Page 60

... Shut down your (optional) Drivers and Utilities CD. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1. When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to test ...to Contents Page Troubleshooting Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual Dell Diagnostics System Lights Diagnostic Lights Beep Codes Dell Diagnostics CAUTION: Before you begin .

Service Manual - Page 65

...Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual Overview ...see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, then shut down the system setup ...DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. Certain changes can make your computer To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive...