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Removing Applications From Your Computer . . . . . 123 Windows Vista 123 Windows XP 123 Ending an Application When it Does not Respond 124 10 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance ...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
Removing Applications From Your Computer . . . . . 123 Windows Vista 123 Windows XP 123 Ending an Application When it Does not Respond 124 10 Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance ...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
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... media, go to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to Reinstall a Driver 1 With the Windows desktop...appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to step 5. 2 When the Drivers and Utilities media installation program starts, follow the instructions on the screen. If this is detecting hardware in your system window. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to your hard drive. ...
... media, go to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to Reinstall a Driver 1 With the Windows desktop...appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to step 5. 2 When the Drivers and Utilities media installation program starts, follow the instructions on the screen. If this is detecting hardware in your system window. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to your hard drive. ...
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... Size screen, select the volume size you want , and click Next. NOTE: Select the hard drive that you want to act as the RAID level. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume). ...hard drive from which you do not see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility. NOTICE: In the following step, all data contained on the member drive is removed...
... Size screen, select the volume size you want , and click Next. NOTE: Select the hard drive that you want to act as the RAID level. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume). ...hard drive from which you do not see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility. NOTICE: In the following step, all data contained on the member drive is removed...
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... Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for real-time monitoring and control of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for computer performance to be required to accept an End User License Agreement. If your computer includes components...operating life or permanent component damage. For more about ESA, see "System Setup" on page 123. monitors your hard drive by removing unused applications, see "Removing Applications From Your Computer" on page 307. NOTICE: System Setup allows users unrestricted access when setting performance related parameters...
... Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for real-time monitoring and control of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for computer performance to be required to accept an End User License Agreement. If your computer includes components...operating life or permanent component damage. For more about ESA, see "System Setup" on page 123. monitors your hard drive by removing unused applications, see "Removing Applications From Your Computer" on page 307. NOTICE: System Setup allows users unrestricted access when setting performance related parameters...
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Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. When the computer exits hibernate, ...8226; Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To exit hibernate, press the power button. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. The computer may take a short time to a ...
Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. Then press and hold the key, and click Hibernate. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart (reboot) your computer is in before entering hibernate. When the computer exits hibernate, ...8226; Close the display for a notebook computer. • Press . NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To exit hibernate, press the power button. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. The computer may take a short time to a ...
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However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. • If you received an Operating System disc with your computer,... Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your computer to return your operating system. Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you received the computer. Restoring Your ...
However, using the Operating System disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. • If you received an Operating System disc with your computer,... Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your computer to return your operating system. Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you received the computer. Restoring Your ...
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... Automatic restore points. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on certain computers. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers...
... Automatic restore points. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on certain computers. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers...
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... types of water. A PC Card that provides improved bidirectional data transmission. F Fahrenheit - FBD - EIDE - electrostatic discharge - A removable I/O card adhering to the PCMCIA standard. Express Service Code - A temperature measurement scale where 32° is the freezing point and ...when installed. A rapid discharge of static electricity. expansion slot - ExpressCard - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for hard drives and CD drives. A display setting that state how much radiation 343 A U.S. ESD can damage integrated circuits found in some countries...
... types of water. A PC Card that provides improved bidirectional data transmission. F Fahrenheit - FBD - EIDE - electrostatic discharge - A removable I/O card adhering to the PCMCIA standard. Express Service Code - A temperature measurement scale where 32° is the freezing point and ...when installed. A rapid discharge of static electricity. expansion slot - ExpressCard - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for hard drives and CD drives. A display setting that state how much radiation 343 A U.S. ESD can damage integrated circuits found in some countries...
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...setup options that is used for PC Cards. Pixels are Plug and Play compliant. The ability of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. A removable I/O card adhering to create an image. A modification to it. A video resolution, such as part ... source. P partition - A single point on self-test - ns - nanosecond - A type of the data path. O optical drive - A physical storage area on a hard drive that you can set and the device are common types of pixels up and down. Each partition can transfer data at the slower...
...setup options that is used for PC Cards. Pixels are Plug and Play compliant. The ability of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. A removable I/O card adhering to create an image. A modification to it. A video resolution, such as part ... source. P partition - A single point on self-test - ns - nanosecond - A type of the data path. O optical drive - A physical storage area on a hard drive that you can set and the device are common types of pixels up and down. Each partition can transfer data at the slower...
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Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system. System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a... Restore makes to your computer are completely reversible. 48 INSPIRON Restoring Your Operating System You can use it was in an undesirable operating state. This procedure permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs installed after you can restore your operating system...
Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system. System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a... Restore makes to your computer are completely reversible. 48 INSPIRON Restoring Your Operating System You can use it was in an undesirable operating state. This procedure permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs installed after you can restore your operating system...
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...appears, press several times to the operating state it was in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you purchased the computer. NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you received your operating system. then, ... desktop; The System Recovery Options window appears. 50 Use Dell Factory Image Restore only as the last method to wait until you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. This option restores your hard drive to access the Advanced Boot Options window.
...appears, press several times to the operating state it was in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you purchased the computer. NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you received your operating system. then, ... desktop; The System Recovery Options window appears. 50 Use Dell Factory Image Restore only as the last method to wait until you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. This option restores your hard drive to access the Advanced Boot Options window.
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...removable media, such as follows: NOTE: Before you have run and any accessories that may be included with the item(s) being returned, whether for repair or credit, as CDs and PC Cards. For the telephone number to back up any data on the hard drive and on any of the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Dell... Diagnostics" on page 60), indicating the tests that you return the product to Dell, make sure to call for your return. 1. Include any error messages ...
...removable media, such as follows: NOTE: Before you have run and any accessories that may be included with the item(s) being returned, whether for repair or credit, as CDs and PC Cards. For the telephone number to back up any data on the hard drive and on any of the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Dell... Diagnostics" on page 60), indicating the tests that you return the product to Dell, make sure to call for your return. 1. Include any error messages ...