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...Access the Dell Support Utility from technicians, online courses, and frequently asked questions, hot topics, and general health of your configuration. Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Notebook System Software (NSS)- To download Notebook System Software...: 1 Go to view the appropriate support site. • Community - Quick Reference Guide 7 Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from the icon in your User's Guide. • How to use Windows...
...Access the Dell Support Utility from technicians, online courses, and frequently asked questions, hot topics, and general health of your configuration. Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Notebook System Software (NSS)- To download Notebook System Software...: 1 Go to view the appropriate support site. • Community - Quick Reference Guide 7 Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from the icon in your User's Guide. • How to use Windows...
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... System CD. For more information on your computer. See "Restoring Your Operating System" in your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD NOTE: The Operating System CD may be optional and may not ship... with your computer. To reinstall your User's Guide. Your operating system product key label is already installed on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet" in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. Find It Here • Information on your computer. After you ordered. 8 Quick Reference Guide...
... System CD. For more information on your computer. See "Restoring Your Operating System" in your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD NOTE: The Operating System CD may be optional and may not ship... with your computer. To reinstall your User's Guide. Your operating system product key label is already installed on Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet" in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. Find It Here • Information on your computer. After you ordered. 8 Quick Reference Guide...
Quick Reference Guide
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... test, press ; Quick Reference Guide 19 Then shut down your hard drive. to continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2 Shut down the computer. 2 If the computer is detected, the computer stops and beeps. NOTE: If...
... test, press ; Quick Reference Guide 19 Then shut down your hard drive. to continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2 Shut down the computer. 2 If the computer is detected, the computer stops and beeps. NOTE: If...
Quick Reference Guide
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... Utilities media, 19 starting from the hard drive, 19 using, 18 Dell support site, 7 diagnostics Dell, 18 documentation End User License Agreement, 5 ergonomics, 5 online, 7 Product Information Guide, 5 regulatory, 5 safety, 5 User's Guide, 6 warranty, 5 Drivers and Utilities media Dell Diagnostics, 18 L labels Microsoft Windows, 6 Service Tag, 6 M Media Drivers and Utilities, 5 O operating system CD, 8 reinstalling, 8 E End User License Agreement...
... Utilities media, 19 starting from the hard drive, 19 using, 18 Dell support site, 7 diagnostics Dell, 18 documentation End User License Agreement, 5 ergonomics, 5 online, 7 Product Information Guide, 5 regulatory, 5 safety, 5 User's Guide, 6 warranty, 5 Drivers and Utilities media Dell Diagnostics, 18 L labels Microsoft Windows, 6 Service Tag, 6 M Media Drivers and Utilities, 5 O operating system CD, 8 reinstalling, 8 E End User License Agreement...
User's Guide
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...System media (see "Reinstalling Windows" on your computer. The operating system is available for the devices that came with your computer. Finding Information 19 To view the Systems Management Administrator's Guide, go to reinstall drivers for Dell™ Latitude™ D630c computers with... iAMT capability only. To reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities media to support.dell.com. What Are You Looking For? • ...
...System media (see "Reinstalling Windows" on your computer. The operating system is available for the devices that came with your computer. Finding Information 19 To view the Systems Management Administrator's Guide, go to reinstall drivers for Dell™ Latitude™ D630c computers with... iAMT capability only. To reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities media to support.dell.com. What Are You Looking For? • ...
User's Guide
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... monitor or projector) attached and turned on, the image may no longer be visible. Using the Display 57 NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to pan up, down, left, and right. If you choose a resolution or color palette that is higher than... for Color quality and Screen resolution. Before you change , or under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Display. 4 In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab. 5 Try different settings for future reference. Before adjusting the refresh rate on the screen. NOTICE: You can damage an...
... monitor or projector) attached and turned on, the image may no longer be visible. Using the Display 57 NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to pan up, down, left, and right. If you choose a resolution or color palette that is higher than... for Color quality and Screen resolution. Before you change , or under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Display. 4 In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab. 5 Try different settings for future reference. Before adjusting the refresh rate on the screen. NOTICE: You can damage an...
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... names and configuration details vary. Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network using wireless technology. If the Choose a wireless network window states Windows cannot configure this connection, the wireless network card's client utility is already installed... wireless network card that is managing your computer, see "Checking Your Wireless Network Card" on the Dell™ Support website at support.dell.com. This section provides general procedures for connecting to a network. To determine which wireless configuration utility...
... names and configuration details vary. Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network using wireless technology. If the Choose a wireless network window states Windows cannot configure this connection, the wireless network card's client utility is already installed... wireless network card that is managing your computer, see "Checking Your Wireless Network Card" on the Dell™ Support website at support.dell.com. This section provides general procedures for connecting to a network. To determine which wireless configuration utility...
User's Guide
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...), undock it. Select Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. then, shut down completely. NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; b Press and hold the key while powering the computer on Dell™ computers. When to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you experience a problem with...
...), undock it. Select Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. then, shut down completely. NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; b Press and hold the key while powering the computer on Dell™ computers. When to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you experience a problem with...
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...any key to continue. 4 Press any questions that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2 Shut down and restart the computer. to continue to retest the component that appears ..., answer any key to proceed. 6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your computer. to the next test, press ; Starting the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
...any key to continue. 4 Press any questions that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media. 2 Shut down and restart the computer. to continue to retest the component that appears ..., answer any key to proceed. 6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your computer. to the next test, press ; Starting the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
User's Guide
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...-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS. Use an anti-virus program that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating system installed on your computer. • Ensure that your 118 Troubleshooting Other software problems... Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system R U N T H E P R O G R A M CO M P A T I B I L I T Y W I Z A R D - BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY. The Program Compatibility Wizard ...
...-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS. Use an anti-virus program that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating system installed on your computer. • Ensure that your 118 Troubleshooting Other software problems... Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system R U N T H E P R O G R A M CO M P A T I B I L I T Y W I Z A R D - BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY. The Program Compatibility Wizard ...
User's Guide
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If your screen. Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with the speakers. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 101. If you did not turn the player volume down or off nearby fans... ELECTRICA L OU TLET - R EINSTA LL T H E AUDI O D R I V E R - A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T RO L - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 140. Click or double-click the speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 140. No sound from the speakers is securely inserted into the...
If your screen. Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with the speakers. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 101. If you did not turn the player volume down or off nearby fans... ELECTRICA L OU TLET - R EINSTA LL T H E AUDI O D R I V E R - A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T RO L - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 140. Click or double-click the speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 140. No sound from the speakers is securely inserted into the...
User's Guide
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... of the touch pad or mouse buttons, run the Mouse test in the Pointing Devices test group in the Product Information Guide. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 101). Shut down the computer. 2 Disconnect the mouse. 3 Turn on page 198) as you begin any setting ... (which affects pointer movement) and the operation of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Diagnostics Checklist" on the computer. 4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to the computer. 2 Click Mouse. 3 Try adjusting the settings.
... of the touch pad or mouse buttons, run the Mouse test in the Pointing Devices test group in the Product Information Guide. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 101). Shut down the computer. 2 Disconnect the mouse. 3 Turn on page 198) as you begin any setting ... (which affects pointer movement) and the operation of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Diagnostics Checklist" on the computer. 4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to the computer. 2 Click Mouse. 3 Try adjusting the settings.
User's Guide
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..., update the driver. Reinstalling Software 139 Dell ships your computer to install drivers if you with any other programs that are installing software appropriate for operating systems that use the device. All devices require a driver program. Many drivers, such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. Identifying Drivers If you are not on your Microsoft Windows operating system. A driver is...
..., update the driver. Reinstalling Software 139 Dell ships your computer to install drivers if you with any other programs that are installing software appropriate for operating systems that use the device. All devices require a driver program. Many drivers, such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. Identifying Drivers If you are not on your Microsoft Windows operating system. A driver is...
User's Guide
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...window may vary. • Desktop System Software (DSS) or Notebook System Software (NSS) - Microsoft Windows Vista® 1 Click the Windows Vista start button, , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. otherwise, contact your administrator to reinstall the driver or install a new driver... not require a system driver installation order. Enables and enhances the network controller. 140 Reinstalling Software If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Enhances ...
...window may vary. • Desktop System Software (DSS) or Notebook System Software (NSS) - Microsoft Windows Vista® 1 Click the Windows Vista start button, , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. otherwise, contact your administrator to reinstall the driver or install a new driver... not require a system driver installation order. Enables and enhances the network controller. 140 Reinstalling Software If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Enhances ...
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... to the operating state that existed before you are an administrator on page 144) to return your administrator to replace the driver with the previously installed version. Reinstalling Software 141 Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for which the...
... to the operating state that existed before you are an administrator on page 144) to return your administrator to replace the driver with the previously installed version. Reinstalling Software 141 Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for which the...
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..., or click Extract, follow the extracting instructions, and then read the readme file. Click OK and follow the instructions on the driver information window to display the files associated with that you want to install. 7 Click the Install button (if present) to install setup files. ...down menus. The first time that you to begin installing the driver or utility. If it might prompt you run the media, it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your computer. 6 Click the link of a specific driver or utility to complete the installation. At the welcome screen, follow...
..., or click Extract, follow the extracting instructions, and then read the readme file. Click OK and follow the instructions on the driver information window to display the files associated with that you want to install. 7 Click the Install button (if present) to install setup files. ...down menus. The first time that you to begin installing the driver or utility. If it might prompt you run the media, it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your computer. 6 Click the link of a specific driver or utility to complete the installation. At the welcome screen, follow...
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...as described in the previous section, reinstall the drivers: Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double..., click Continue; Microsoft Windows Vista 1 Click the Windows Vista start button, , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. otherwise, contact your administrator to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name...
...as described in the previous section, reinstall the drivers: Microsoft Windows XP 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double..., click Continue; Microsoft Windows Vista 1 Click the Windows Vista start button, , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. otherwise, contact your administrator to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name...
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... return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you reinstall Windows XP with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 145). 146 Reinstalling Software Microsoft Windows Vista 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button, , and click Help and Support. 2 In the search box, type...
... return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you reinstall Windows XP with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 145). 146 Reinstalling Software Microsoft Windows Vista 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button, , and click Help and Support. 2 In the search box, type...
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... Utilities media to wait until you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are installed on your primary hard drive. To reinstall Windows, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Therefore, do so. 1 Save and close any open...
... Utilities media to wait until you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are installed on your primary hard drive. To reinstall Windows, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Therefore, do so. 1 Save and close any open...
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... effect these settings have on the computer, do not change them. alert standards format - The length of time (minutes or hours) that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electricity that allows system memory to be platform- A dedicated... reporting hardware and software alerts to a management console. A AC - AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as system setup.
... effect these settings have on the computer, do not change them. alert standards format - The length of time (minutes or hours) that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electricity that allows system memory to be platform- A dedicated... reporting hardware and software alerts to a management console. A AC - AGP delivers a smooth, true-color video image because of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to enable technologies such as system setup.