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...44 If the screen is blank 44 If the screen is difficult to read 45 3 Troubleshooting Tools Diagnostic Lights 47 Dell Diagnostics 50 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 50 Drivers 51 What Is a Driver 51 Identifying Drivers 52 Reinstalling Drivers 52 Resolving Software and Hardware ...Incompatibilities 53 Restoring Your Operating System 53 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 54 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 55 Using the Operating System CD 57 4 Removing and Installing Parts Before You ...
...44 If the screen is blank 44 If the screen is difficult to read 45 3 Troubleshooting Tools Diagnostic Lights 47 Dell Diagnostics 50 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 50 Drivers 51 What Is a Driver 51 Identifying Drivers 52 Reinstalling Drivers 52 Resolving Software and Hardware ...Incompatibilities 53 Restoring Your Operating System 53 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 54 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 55 Using the Operating System CD 57 4 Removing and Installing Parts Before You ...
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... through the process of electricity your computer uses when it entered the mode. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode, the Windows desktop is restored to the state it was in before it is connected to a network, different options related to security and networking appear in Windows XP Home Edition...
... through the process of electricity your computer uses when it entered the mode. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode, the Windows desktop is restored to the state it was in before it is connected to a network, different options related to security and networking appear in Windows XP Home Edition...
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...Options. 4 Define your power settings 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 it entered hibernate mode. Hibernate Mode Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to you... operating state it returns to store the contents of hibernation, because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is restored to automatically activate after a time-out. When the computer exits from hibernate mode, press the power button. Setting Up and Using ...
...Options. 4 Define your power settings 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 it entered hibernate mode. Hibernate Mode Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to you... operating state it returns to store the contents of hibernation, because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is restored to automatically activate after a time-out. When the computer exits from hibernate mode, press the power button. Setting Up and Using ...
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... both drives, the maximum amount of the physical drives installed in your RAID configuration. If RAID is not configured, the message none defined will automatically restore the RAID configuration the next time the operating system loads. A replacement drive can then check the Status field to determine the current state of the...
... both drives, the maximum amount of the physical drives installed in your RAID configuration. If RAID is not configured, the message none defined will automatically restore the RAID configuration the next time the operating system loads. A replacement drive can then check the Status field to determine the current state of the...
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... the Start button and point to Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility. 2 Click the Restore RAID 1 data protection button. 3 Click the Rebuild RAID volume now button. 4 Click the Yes button to start rebuilding the RAID volume to highlight Create RAID...
... the Start button and point to Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility. 2 Click the Restore RAID 1 data protection button. 3 Click the Rebuild RAID volume now button. 4 Click the Yes button to start rebuilding the RAID volume to highlight Create RAID...
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... the right pane that you might have to restart your computer to insert media. Each of the four Media Card Reader slots are prompted to restore computer resources. d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I S K E R R O R - In some cases, you want to remove. 3 Click the Change or Remove ... Windows XP detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as a mapped drive only when it is installed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 120). Insert a disk into the drive and try again. S YS T E M D I B L E . If you attempt to...
... the right pane that you might have to restart your computer to insert media. Each of the four Media Card Reader slots are prompted to restore computer resources. d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I S K E R R O R - In some cases, you want to remove. 3 Click the Change or Remove ... Windows XP detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as a mapped drive only when it is installed. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 120). Insert a disk into the drive and try again. S YS T E M D I B L E . If you attempt to...
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... In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8... occurs on the device icon. If an exclamation point is the source of your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a ...
... In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8... occurs on the device icon. If an exclamation point is the source of your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a ...
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... Double-click the name of the device 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 problem. Use System Restore as the first solution for which you received ...system problem. • If you received an Operating System CD with your computer, you can restore your operating system in when you purchased the computer. Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Troubleshooting Tools 53 To resolve incompatibilities...
... Double-click the name of the device 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 problem. Use System Restore as the first solution for which you received ...system problem. • If you received an Operating System CD with your computer, you can restore your operating system in when you purchased the computer. Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Troubleshooting Tools 53 To resolve incompatibilities...
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..., or you can undo the restoration. 54 Troubleshooting Tools To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using System Restore. See the Windows Help and Support Center for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the Windows ...Classic view. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in an undesirable operating state. NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files or recover...
..., or you can undo the restoration. 54 Troubleshooting Tools To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using System Restore. See the Windows Help and Support Center for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the Windows ...Classic view. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in an undesirable operating state. NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files or recover...
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... you received your operating system problem. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. Use Dell PC Restore by Symantec NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on all data before using PC Restore. NOTICE: If you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk...
... you received your operating system problem. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. Use Dell PC Restore by Symantec NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on all data before using PC Restore. NOTICE: If you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk...
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..., are the same ones that you do not remove PC Restore from your computer. The computer restarts. After you have removed Dell PC Restore, you to restore your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your computer's operating system to its original operating state, the... NOTE: If the partition for Free Space. 7 Click Finish to c:\dell\utilities\DSR. 3 Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe. Removing Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from the hard drive, you cannot ever recall it, and you...
..., are the same ones that you do not remove PC Restore from your computer. The computer restarts. After you have removed Dell PC Restore, you to restore your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your computer's operating system to its original operating state, the... NOTE: If the partition for Free Space. 7 Click Finish to c:\dell\utilities\DSR. 3 Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe. Removing Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from the hard drive, you cannot ever recall it, and you...
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... Windows XP, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1 Save and close any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System CD. If the operating system...and try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on your hard drive. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed...
... Windows XP, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1 Save and close any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System CD. If the operating system...and try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on your hard drive. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed...
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... Ensure that the object is incorrectly installed. The battery can do so by breaking circuit traces on page 67). CAUTION: A new battery can restore the correct settings in step 8. 2 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 59. 3 Locate the battery socket (see "... all cable connections, and fold cables out of your fingers or with the same or equivalent type recommended by running the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 82). Discard used batteries according to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you...
... Ensure that the object is incorrectly installed. The battery can do so by breaking circuit traces on page 67). CAUTION: A new battery can restore the correct settings in step 8. 2 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 59. 3 Locate the battery socket (see "... all cable connections, and fold cables out of your fingers or with the same or equivalent type recommended by running the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 82). Discard used batteries according to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you...
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... computer. 7 Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on. 8 Enter system setup (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 107) and restore the settings you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in step 1. 9 Properly dispose of the old battery. battery...
... computer. 7 Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on. 8 Enter system setup (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 107) and restore the settings you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in step 1. 9 Properly dispose of the old battery. battery...
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... that the SERR DMI message mechanism be disabled. Entries are marked R for Read and U for most components; disables the Auto Power On feature • Everyday - Restores System Setup options to a suspend state where the computer is running in both settings Maintenance SERR DMI Message (On default) Load Defaults Event Log Controls...
... that the SERR DMI message mechanism be disabled. Entries are marked R for Read and U for most components; disables the Auto Power On feature • Everyday - Restores System Setup options to a suspend state where the computer is running in both settings Maintenance SERR DMI Message (On default) Load Defaults Event Log Controls...
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... connector (see "Connectors" on page 105). 2 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 3 When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in case you are booting to restore it . 4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of devices. 4 Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device (enabled devices have a checkmark). 5 Press...
... connector (see "Connectors" on page 105). 2 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 3 When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in case you are booting to restore it . 4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of devices. 4 Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device (enabled devices have a checkmark). 5 Press...
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... this technicianassisted technical support, online technical support is provided by the standard Dell limited warranty for purchase. Dell-installed peripherals include any optional support service contract purchased with the computer. 2 All Dell-standard components included in the troubleshooting process and provides for restoration of the operating system, software programs, and hardware drivers to cover...
... this technicianassisted technical support, online technical support is provided by the standard Dell limited warranty for purchase. Dell-installed peripherals include any optional support service contract purchased with the computer. 2 All Dell-standard components included in the troubleshooting process and provides for restoration of the operating system, software programs, and hardware drivers to cover...
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...CDs, 18 playing, 16 Check Disk, 33 CMOS settings clearing, 116 computer components inside, 66 crashes, 36-37 inside view, 66 restore to previous state, 53-54 stops responding, 36-37 connectors headphone, 61 microphone, 61 USB, 62 copying CDs general information, 18 ... copying DVDs general information, 18 helpful tips, 20 how to, 18 cover removing, 65 replacing, 101 D Dell contacting, 120 Dell Diagnostics, 50 support policy, 118 support site, 10 diagnostic lights, 47 diagnostics Dell, 50 lights, 47, 62 documentation End User License Agreement, 9 ergonomics, 9 Finding Information, 9 online,...
...CDs, 18 playing, 16 Check Disk, 33 CMOS settings clearing, 116 computer components inside, 66 crashes, 36-37 inside view, 66 restore to previous state, 53-54 stops responding, 36-37 connectors headphone, 61 microphone, 61 USB, 62 copying CDs general information, 18 ... copying DVDs general information, 18 helpful tips, 20 how to, 18 cover removing, 65 replacing, 101 D Dell contacting, 120 Dell Diagnostics, 50 support policy, 118 support site, 10 diagnostic lights, 47 diagnostics Dell, 50 lights, 47, 62 documentation End User License Agreement, 9 ergonomics, 9 Finding Information, 9 online,...
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...Wizard, 24 problems, 40 setting up, 23 Network Setup Wizard, 24 O operating system reinstalling Windows XP, 54 P password clearing, 115 jumper, 115 PC Restore, 55 PCI cards installing, 73 removing, 75 PCI Express cards installing, 76 removing, 79 playing CDs and DVDs, 16 power button, 62 conserving, 24 ...13 problems battery, 31 blue screen, 37 CD drive, 32 CD-RW drive, 33 computer crashes, 36-37 computer stops responding, 36-37 problems (continued) 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,...
...Wizard, 24 problems, 40 setting up, 23 Network Setup Wizard, 24 O operating system reinstalling Windows XP, 54 P password clearing, 115 jumper, 115 PC Restore, 55 PCI cards installing, 73 removing, 75 PCI Express cards installing, 76 removing, 79 playing CDs and DVDs, 16 power button, 62 conserving, 24 ...13 problems battery, 31 blue screen, 37 CD drive, 32 CD-RW drive, 33 computer crashes, 36-37 computer stops responding, 36-37 problems (continued) 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,...
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... (continued) physical, 106 power, 106 processor, 103 technical, 103 video, 104 standby mode, 25 support contacting Dell, 120 policy, 118 support website, 10 system board, 67 System Restore, 53-54 system setup about, 107 entering, 108 options, 109 screens, 108 T technical support policy, 118 ...transferring information to a new computer, 27 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 50 diagnostic lights, 47 Hardware Troubleshooter, 53 Help and Support Center, 11 restore to previous state, 53-54 tips, 31 TV connect to computer, 21, 23 U USB booting ...
... (continued) physical, 106 power, 106 processor, 103 technical, 103 video, 104 standby mode, 25 support contacting Dell, 120 policy, 118 support website, 10 system board, 67 System Restore, 53-54 system setup about, 107 entering, 108 options, 109 screens, 108 T technical support policy, 118 ...transferring information to a new computer, 27 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 50 diagnostic lights, 47 Hardware Troubleshooter, 53 Help and Support Center, 11 restore to previous state, 53-54 tips, 31 TV connect to computer, 21, 23 U USB booting ...