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... Board Screws 265 Small Form Factor System Board Screws 266 Replacing the System Board: Mini Tower, Desktop, and Small Form Factor Computers 266 11 Memory DDR2 Memory Overview 267 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations 268 Removing ...Your Computer Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 275 Mouse 275 Floppy Drive 275 CDs and DVDs 276 14 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Drivers 277 What Is a Driver 277 Identifying Drivers 277 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 278 Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 278 Using the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD 278 10 Contents
... Board Screws 265 Small Form Factor System Board Screws 266 Replacing the System Board: Mini Tower, Desktop, and Small Form Factor Computers 266 11 Memory DDR2 Memory Overview 267 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations 268 Removing ...Your Computer Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 275 Mouse 275 Floppy Drive 275 CDs and DVDs 276 14 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Drivers 277 What Is a Driver 277 Identifying Drivers 277 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 278 Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 278 Using the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD 278 10 Contents
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... 297 If the screen is blank 297 If the screen is difficult to read 298 16 Microsoft® Windows® XP Features Transferring Information to a New Computer 299 User Accounts and Fast User Switching 300 Adding User Accounts 300...Dell Diagnostics 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional 313 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 314 System Lights 316 Diagnostic Lights 317 Beep Codes 319 Error Messages 321 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 325 Microsoft® Windows® XP...
... 297 If the screen is blank 297 If the screen is difficult to read 298 16 Microsoft® Windows® XP Features Transferring Information to a New Computer 299 User Accounts and Fast User Switching 300 Adding User Accounts 300...Dell Diagnostics 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . 313 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional 313 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 314 System Lights 316 Diagnostic Lights 317 Beep Codes 319 Error Messages 321 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 325 Microsoft® Windows® XP...
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... • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Dell™ Product Information Guide User's Guide Microsoft® Windows® XP Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click ...Help and Support. 2 Click User's and system guides and click User's guides. www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? • Warranty information • Terms and Conditions (U.S. Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License These labels are located on the optional Drivers...
... • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Dell™ Product Information Guide User's Guide Microsoft® Windows® XP Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click ...Help and Support. 2 Click User's and system guides and click User's guides. www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? • Warranty information • Terms and Conditions (U.S. Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License These labels are located on the optional Drivers...
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Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from Dell Support Website - Upgrade information for your Dell computer. Computer documentation, details on the screen. Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS) - DSS provides critical updates for components, such as a modem) Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the... and order status, warranty, and repair information NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for your region to use the customized...
Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from Dell Support Website - Upgrade information for your Dell computer. Computer documentation, details on the screen. Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS) - DSS provides critical updates for components, such as a modem) Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the... and order status, warranty, and repair information NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for your region to use the customized...
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for instructions. See "Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP" for the devices that came with your computer. 18 Finding Information After you ordered. NOTE: The Operating System CD is located on...with your computer. NOTE: The color of your CD varies based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your operating system...
www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for instructions. See "Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP" for the devices that came with your computer. 18 Finding Information After you ordered. NOTE: The Operating System CD is located on...with your computer. NOTE: The color of your CD varies based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your operating system...
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... mode, power is using Hyper-Threading with your computer and devices to use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher operating system because Windows XP is listed twice. Waking up from the software manufacturer. Operation then resumes where the computer left...computer cover. 4 Attach the computer stand, if used. d Remove the jumper plug from Hyper-Threading, some programs have the appropriate drivers loaded to take advantage of reduced power are restored. NOTE: All components installed in system memory to function as two logical processors, ...
... mode, power is using Hyper-Threading with your computer and devices to use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher operating system because Windows XP is listed twice. Waking up from the software manufacturer. Operation then resumes where the computer left...computer cover. 4 Attach the computer stand, if used. d Remove the jumper plug from Hyper-Threading, some programs have the appropriate drivers loaded to take advantage of reduced power are restored. NOTE: All components installed in system memory to function as two logical processors, ...
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...; Connect or install a new device. You may contain drivers for your computer. All devices require a driver program. Ensure that use Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later when you reinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Dell ships your operating system, run the DSS utility. NOTICE: The optional Drivers and Utilities CD may need to install...
...; Connect or install a new device. You may contain drivers for your computer. All devices require a driver program. Ensure that use Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later when you reinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Dell ships your operating system, run the DSS utility. NOTICE: The optional Drivers and Utilities CD may need to install...
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... that the CD will begin the installation. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at the Welcome Dell System Owner screen. 278 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the...
... that the CD will begin the installation. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at the Welcome Dell System Owner screen. 278 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the...
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... Operating System, Device Type, and Topic. 4 Click My Drivers in the Topic drop-down menu. To view a list of your data files or recover them. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you to return your... computer, click Drivers in the Topic drop-down menu. Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State...
... Operating System, Device Type, and Topic. 4 Click My Drivers in the Topic drop-down menu. To view a list of your data files or recover them. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you to return your... computer, click Drivers in the Topic drop-down menu. Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State...
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... undo the restoration. Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP NOTICE: You must use System Restore to return your operating system. Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you installed the new device driver. 280 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Enabling System Restore If you prefer. 5 Click Next. www.dell.com | support.dell.com If a calendar date has...
... undo the restoration. Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP NOTICE: You must use System Restore to return your operating system. Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you installed the new device driver. 280 Reinstalling Drivers and the Operating System Enabling System Restore If you prefer. 5 Click Next. www.dell.com | support.dell.com If a calendar date has...
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...; Operating System CD • Dell Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that came with Windows XP, disable any key. Use the Drivers and Utilities CD to load any open files and exit any required drivers. NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for instructions. Windows XP Setup 1 When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press to...
...; Operating System CD • Dell Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that came with Windows XP, disable any key. Use the Drivers and Utilities CD to load any open files and exit any required drivers. NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for instructions. Windows XP Setup 1 When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press to...
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...18 Click Finish to complete the setup, and remove the CD. 19 Reinstall the appropriate drivers with Microsoft? www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and...this computer? NOTE: The time required to complete the setup depends on the screen. The Windows XP Setup screen appears, and the operating system begins to register with the Drivers and Utilities CD. 20 Reinstall your settings, accept the default selections. The computer automatically ...
...18 Click Finish to complete the setup, and remove the CD. 19 Reinstall the appropriate drivers with Microsoft? www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and...this computer? NOTE: The time required to complete the setup depends on the screen. The Windows XP Setup screen appears, and the operating system begins to register with the Drivers and Utilities CD. 20 Reinstall your settings, accept the default selections. The computer automatically ...
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...If the new keyboard works, the original keyboard is available on your computer or if you installed a unique image on your Drivers and Utilities CD and at support.dell.com. NOTE: If you had to reinstall your computer, and then restart the computer. • Check the cable connector... ELECTRICAL OUTLET The computer stops responding NOTICE: You might lose data if you reinstall Windows XP. Connect a properly working keyboard to perform an operating system shutdown. NOTE: You must use Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later when you are unable to the computer, and try ...
...If the new keyboard works, the original keyboard is available on your computer or if you installed a unique image on your Drivers and Utilities CD and at support.dell.com. NOTE: If you had to reinstall your computer, and then restart the computer. • Check the cable connector... ELECTRICAL OUTLET The computer stops responding NOTICE: You might lose data if you reinstall Windows XP. Connect a properly working keyboard to perform an operating system shutdown. NOTE: You must use Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later when you are unable to the computer, and try ...
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... ensure that the Print to Enter Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the procedures in the Product Information Guide. REINSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER - If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties and click the Ports tab. For a parallel printer,...the printer documentation for cable connection information. • Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with a printer, see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again. 3 Under System Management, select the Maintenance option and follow the ...
... ensure that the Print to Enter Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the procedures in the Product Information Guide. REINSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER - If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties and click the Ports tab. For a parallel printer,...the printer documentation for cable connection information. • Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with a printer, see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again. 3 Under System Management, select the Maintenance option and follow the ...
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... computer. alert standards format - A program designed to be platform- ASF - B A T T E R Y O P E R A T I N G T I M E - Your Drivers and Utilities or Resource CD is designed to be used to operate portable computers when not connected to start your particular computer. A dedicated graphics port...a charge while powering the computer. ASF is a bootable CD. A AC - A power management specification that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electricity that allows you can use ...
... computer. alert standards format - A program designed to be platform- ASF - B A T T E R Y O P E R A T I N G T I M E - Your Drivers and Utilities or Resource CD is designed to be used to operate portable computers when not connected to start your particular computer. A dedicated graphics port...a charge while powering the computer. ASF is a bootable CD. A AC - A power management specification that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electricity that allows you can use ...
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...operating system and hardware settings, such as a combo drive, that is typically used to 8 bits. C L O C K S P E E D - COA - A Windows utility that allows you can either a reserved section of storage media, typically used for spreading data over . D E VI C E - Hardware such as a disk drive,...sometimes referred to play a CD. A chip that indicates how fast a bus can speed up operations 304 Glossary See driver. D IS K S T R I P I VE - www.dell.com | support.dell.com B US - The speed, given in MHz, that indicates how fast computer components that has no memory chips...
...operating system and hardware settings, such as a combo drive, that is typically used to 8 bits. C L O C K S P E E D - COA - A Windows utility that allows you can either a reserved section of storage media, typically used for spreading data over . D E VI C E - Hardware such as a disk drive,...sometimes referred to play a CD. A chip that indicates how fast a bus can speed up operations 304 Glossary See driver. D IS K S T R I P I VE - www.dell.com | support.dell.com B US - The speed, given in MHz, that indicates how fast computer components that has no memory chips...
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...integrated circuits containing capacitors. Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is different from DVD-RW technology.) D V D + RW D ...the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for hard drives and CD drives....DVD - The DVD player displays a window with common rules and procedures for testing...who develop management standards for digital transmission between RAM and a device to store movies. Environmental Protection... - EN ERGY STAR ® - DMA - A standard for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. A numeric code located on a ...
...integrated circuits containing capacitors. Many devices do not work properly if the correct driver is different from DVD-RW technology.) D V D + RW D ...the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for hard drives and CD drives....DVD - The DVD player displays a window with common rules and procedures for testing...who develop management standards for digital transmission between RAM and a device to store movies. Environmental Protection... - EN ERGY STAR ® - DMA - A standard for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments. A numeric code located on a ...
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... R O G R A M - An icon that provides quick access to frequently used to attach a TV or digital audio device to find it first. When you can open its drivers, and the amount of audio from entering the computer through the electrical outlet. S OF T W A R E - S T A N D B Y M O D E -... - S Y S T E M B O A R D - Battery-powered clock on your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you place a shortcut on the system board that identifies your computer. A .... SH U T DO W N - S - www.dell.com | support.dell.com rotations that serves as the motherboard. RTCRST - An ...
... R O G R A M - An icon that provides quick access to frequently used to attach a TV or digital audio device to find it first. When you can open its drivers, and the amount of audio from entering the computer through the electrical outlet. S OF T W A R E - S T A N D B Y M O D E -... - S Y S T E M B O A R D - Battery-powered clock on your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you place a shortcut on the system board that identifies your computer. A .... SH U T DO W N - S - www.dell.com | support.dell.com rotations that serves as the motherboard. RTCRST - An ...
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... no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics before you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional) 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD (optional). 2 Shut down your Drivers and Utilities CD (optional). Then shut down and restart...
... no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics before you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional) 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD (optional). 2 Shut down your Drivers and Utilities CD (optional). Then shut down and restart...