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... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
... Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 64 Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse 64 Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device 64 Keyboard 65 Customizing Your ...
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... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
... Administrator Rights 251 User Groups 252 Passwords 253 Smart Cards 254 Fingerprint Readers 254 Facial Recognition Software 255 Using a Firewall to Secure Your Computer 255 Turning On Windows Firewall 255 Encrypting Files and Folders 256 Using Antivirus Software 256 Maintaining Security When Using a Public Wireless Network 256 Reducing the Risk of...
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... (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Cleaning a Non-Optical Mouse If your mouse counterclockwise, and then remove the ball. 3 Wipe the ball with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of your screen cursor (mouse pointer) skips or moves abnormally, clean the mouse. NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the...
... (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Cleaning a Non-Optical Mouse If your mouse counterclockwise, and then remove the ball. 3 Wipe the ball with a mild cleaning solution. 2 Turn the retainer ring on the underside of your screen cursor (mouse pointer) skips or moves abnormally, clean the mouse. NOTICE: Disconnect the mouse from the...
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... that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth adapter to your computer, if one is not left on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it clicks into place. Check the manufacturer...
... that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth adapter to your computer, if one is not left on the rollers. 7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise until it . 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can find (or discover) it clicks into place. Check the manufacturer...
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... devices, in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the Options tab, select the Allow Bluetooth devices to connect check box. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the bottom of the mouse.
... devices, in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the Options tab, select the Allow Bluetooth devices to connect check box. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the bottom of the mouse.
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.... 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Pen and...XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may...
.... 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Pen and...XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may...
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... stops working after a few minutes of use. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. You then need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the taskbar. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and... on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. NOTE: Certain mice may need to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer.
... stops working after a few minutes of use. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more information. You then need to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on or off, tap the Touch Pointer icon on the taskbar. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and... on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. NOTE: Certain mice may need to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your computer.
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Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I C S - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration ...is inserted properly. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a...
Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I C S - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration ...is inserted properly. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by a...
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... Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard. 4 Click...
... Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see the appropriate "Drives" section for your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard. 4 Click...
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Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer.
Windows® XP 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click Start button. and move the mouse pointer to the arrow next to the lock 3 Click Shut Down. Windows Vista® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft® Windows® operating system before you turn off the computer.
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NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you turn on the computer. 100 Shutting Down Your Computer HINT: If your computer properly in Windows, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about turning off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu. 3 The Turn off your computer is not operating properly, restarting Windows often solves the problem.
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... shuts down when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your hard disk. Hibernation is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off the power to your desktop is restored exactly as you don't plan to save power but first saves everything in which the display and... all open documents and programs, and allows the computer to add memory or you left it . This action shuts down only when you must turn off the computer power. Use hibernation to save your computer. Use shut down Windows so that your computer uses less power. Shutdown States Microsoft...
... shuts down when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your hard disk. Hibernation is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off the power to your desktop is restored exactly as you don't plan to save power but first saves everything in which the display and... all open documents and programs, and allows the computer to add memory or you left it . This action shuts down only when you must turn off the computer power. Use hibernation to save your computer. Use shut down Windows so that your computer uses less power. Shutdown States Microsoft...
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... computer may not recover normal operation for several minutes. 3) Hot undocking is not successful, you may be undocked. 3 Remove the computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may...
... computer may not recover normal operation for several minutes. 3) Hot undocking is not successful, you may be undocked. 3 Remove the computer from a battery, the computer turns off when you undock it, and you lose unsaved data. 2) Never undock the computer without first preparing it Fails to Shut Down Normally You may...
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... you will lose unsaved data. Click Cancel to return to Windows. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support.
... you will lose unsaved data. Click Cancel to return to Windows. If any of the programs that are preventing shutdown have data that you must turn off your computer, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support.
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... and basic device drivers as possible causes. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is turned back on. This will reset when the power is a troubleshooting option for at least 8 seconds. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 ...• Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down any error messages that may want to run Windows are...
... and basic device drivers as possible causes. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start your computer in Safe Mode Safe mode is turned back on. This will reset when the power is a troubleshooting option for at least 8 seconds. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 ...• Your system administrator • support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down any error messages that may want to run Windows are...
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...7 Click Done. Sharing Files With Password Protection. If your computer is part of a workgroup, you have a user account and password on your folder is turned on, the person you to the Windows Help and Support screen. This action takes you are sharing them with must have the option of a shared... that you want to share and drag it to Shared Documents in order to access the files and folders you change the name of turning password protection on or off. Then click on the sharing and security link on the Shared Documents Properties window. If password protection is ...
...7 Click Done. Sharing Files With Password Protection. If your computer is part of a workgroup, you have a user account and password on your folder is turned on, the person you to the Windows Help and Support screen. This action takes you are sharing them with must have the option of a shared... that you want to share and drag it to Shared Documents in order to access the files and folders you change the name of turning password protection on or off. Then click on the sharing and security link on the Shared Documents Properties window. If password protection is ...
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Use this document as skipping, with water. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Do not allow water to manage ...and improve its performance. Never touch the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with the compressed-air product. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid...
Use this document as skipping, with water. Cleaning Your Computer Before You Start Read the safety instructions available in the Dell™ safety information that come with your computer. For a laptop computer, remove any batteries. Do not allow water to manage ...and improve its performance. Never touch the lens in an optical drive, and follow the instructions that shipped with the compressed-air product. Turn off and unplug the computer from the electrical outlet. Cleaning Optical Drives and Optical Drive Media NOTICE: Always use aerosol cleaners, flammable liquid...
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... power by copying system data to quickly resume full operation when you may also use . OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. To wake your computer, depending on how you want to use one of the following methods to put your computer to sleep...
... power by copying system data to quickly resume full operation when you may also use . OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. To wake your computer, depending on how you want to use one of the following methods to put your computer to sleep...
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... options: • Press the power button. OR • Depending on how you may lose data. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off computer→ Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display...
... options: • Press the power button. OR • Depending on how you may lose data. To enter standby: • Click Start→ Turn off computer→ Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of the following methods: • Press the power button. • Close the display...
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... cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. To exit hibernate, press the...
... cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. OR • Depending on the hard drive and then completely turning off computer. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery charge level becomes critically low. To exit hibernate, press the...