Owner's Manual
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... operation of your computer, and click Submit. 5 Under Select a Device, scroll to System and Configuration Utilities, and click Dell Desktop System Software. 10 Finding Information as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Computer documentation, details on your...USB devices. 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 my computer configuration, product specifications, and white papers •...
... operation of your computer, and click Submit. 5 Under Select a Device, scroll to System and Configuration Utilities, and click Dell Desktop System Software. 10 Finding Information as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Computer documentation, details on your...USB devices. 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 my computer configuration, product specifications, and white papers •...
Owner's Manual
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...connect it to the Internet. Follow the instructions on the screen to identify and resolve modem problems. (Modem Helper is 3 m (10 ft) or more in filenames. 34 Solving Problems For help, contact your modem. 6 Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, ..., and then click Modem Helper. R U N T H E M O D E M H E L P E R D I A G N O S T I N T E R N E T - If all computers.) VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems tab. 5 Click the COM...
...connect it to the Internet. Follow the instructions on the screen to identify and resolve modem problems. (Modem Helper is 3 m (10 ft) or more in filenames. 34 Solving Problems For help, contact your modem. 6 Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, ..., and then click Modem Helper. R U N T H E M O D E M H E L P E R D I A G N O S T I N T E R N E T - If all computers.) VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems tab. 5 Click the COM...
Owner's Manual
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...pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Software usually includes installation instructions in ...an environment similar to nonWindows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - See the ...
...pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Software usually includes installation instructions in ...an environment similar to nonWindows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - See the ...
Owner's Manual
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... appears, press immediately. Tests a specific device. If you contact Dell, technical support will ask for your part. NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Write down your Service Tag. 50 Troubleshooting Tools This test typically takes 10 to select a test based on page 59) and try...
... appears, press immediately. Tests a specific device. If you contact Dell, technical support will ask for your part. NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Write down your Service Tag. 50 Troubleshooting Tools This test typically takes 10 to select a test based on page 59) and try...
Owner's Manual
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... setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you received the computer. Troubleshooting Tools 53 Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Use the ...extracted the driver files. 9 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 10 Click Finish and restart your operating system problem. Use System Restore as the first solution ... start the search. 3 Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore returns your computer to resolve a hardware conflict on the hard drive and...
... setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you received the computer. Troubleshooting Tools 53 Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Use the ...extracted the driver files. 9 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 10 Click Finish and restart your operating system problem. Use System Restore as the first solution ... start the search. 3 Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore returns your computer to resolve a hardware conflict on the hard drive and...
Owner's Manual
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... finish starting, and then restart the computer again. To use PC Restore: 1 Turn on . Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is complete. 1 Click the Start button, point to All...that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec only as the last method to complete. 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 operating system. Use PC...
... finish starting, and then restart the computer again. To use PC Restore: 1 Turn on . Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is complete. 1 Click the Start button, point to All...that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec only as the last method to complete. 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 operating system. Use PC...
Owner's Manual
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...drive activity light, 62 installing, 90 installing second, 91 problems, 33 removing, 88 hardware Dell Diagnostics, 50 Hardware Troubleshooter, 53 headphone connector, 62 Help and Support Center, 11 help file Windows Help and Support Center, 11 hibernate mode, 25, 27 Hyper-Threading, 27 I installing...Internet connection, about, 14 connection, options, 14 problems, 33 Internet connection setting up, 15 K keyboard problems, 35 L labels Microsoft Windows, 10 Service Tag, 10, 61 latch release cover, 61 lights back of computer, 47 diagnostic, 47, 62 hard drive activity, 62 M Media Card Reader ...
...drive activity light, 62 installing, 90 installing second, 91 problems, 33 removing, 88 hardware Dell Diagnostics, 50 Hardware Troubleshooter, 53 headphone connector, 62 Help and Support Center, 11 help file Windows Help and Support Center, 11 hibernate mode, 25, 27 Hyper-Threading, 27 I installing...Internet connection, about, 14 connection, options, 14 problems, 33 Internet connection setting up, 15 K keyboard problems, 35 L labels Microsoft Windows, 10 Service Tag, 10, 61 latch release cover, 61 lights back of computer, 47 diagnostic, 47, 62 hard drive activity, 62 M Media Card Reader ...
Owner's Manual
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... environmental, 112 expansion bus, 110 memory, 109 physical, 112 power, 112 processor, 109 technical, 109 video, 110 standby mode, 25 support contacting Dell, 124 policy, 123 support website, 10 system board, 68 System Restore, 53-54 system setup about, 113 entering, 113 options, 114 screens, 113 T technical support policy, 123 transferring...) sound and speakers, 43 technical support policy, 123 troubleshooting tips, 31 volume adjusting, 44 Product Information Guide, 9 Program Compatibility Wizard, 37 R regulatory information, 9 reinstalling Windows XP, 54 S safety instructions, 9 SATA.
... environmental, 112 expansion bus, 110 memory, 109 physical, 112 power, 112 processor, 109 technical, 109 video, 110 standby mode, 25 support contacting Dell, 124 policy, 123 support website, 10 system board, 68 System Restore, 53-54 system setup about, 113 entering, 113 options, 114 screens, 113 T technical support policy, 123 transferring...) sound and speakers, 43 technical support policy, 123 troubleshooting tips, 31 volume adjusting, 44 Product Information Guide, 9 Program Compatibility Wizard, 37 R regulatory information, 9 reinstalling Windows XP, 54 S safety instructions, 9 SATA.