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...the display is readable 127 Drivers 127 What is a Driver 127 Identifying Drivers 128 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 128 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista™ Operating System 130 Restoring Your Operating System 131 Using Windows Vista System Restore 132 12... Adding and Replacing Parts 135 Before You Begin 135 Recommended Tools 135 Turning Off Your Computer 135 Before Working Inside Your Computer 136 Hard Drive 138 Removing the Hard Drive 138 Replacing the Hard Drive 140 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell...
...the display is readable 127 Drivers 127 What is a Driver 127 Identifying Drivers 128 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 128 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista™ Operating System 130 Restoring Your Operating System 131 Using Windows Vista System Restore 132 12... Adding and Replacing Parts 135 Before You Begin 135 Recommended Tools 135 Turning Off Your Computer 135 Before Working Inside Your Computer 136 Hard Drive 138 Removing the Hard Drive 138 Replacing the Hard Drive 140 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell...
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...installation media varies according to the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use one of the following methods: • Microsoft Windows System Restore - What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System Media The... operating system is located on your computer. After you ordered. Dell PC Restore returns your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. 18 Finding Information Your operating system product ...
...installation media varies according to the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use one of the following methods: • Microsoft Windows System Restore - What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System Media The... operating system is located on your computer. After you ordered. Dell PC Restore returns your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities media to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. 18 Finding Information Your operating system product ...
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... computer to another: • E-mail messages • Toolbar settings • Window sizes • Internet bookmarks Use one of the following methods for setup information, including how to: • Obtain and install updated drivers. • Connect the printer to the computer. • Load paper and... install the toner or ink cartridge. See the documentation that came with the printer for transferring data: • Windows Easy Transfer wizard, an Easy Transfer Cable, ...
... computer to another: • E-mail messages • Toolbar settings • Window sizes • Internet bookmarks Use one of the following methods for setup information, including how to: • Obtain and install updated drivers. • Connect the printer to the computer. • Load paper and... install the toner or ink cartridge. See the documentation that came with the printer for transferring data: • Windows Easy Transfer wizard, an Easy Transfer Cable, ...
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... turn on page 128 and the documentation that can occur during electrical storms. Setting Up Your Computer 37 If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Click Start , and then click Network. 5 Click Add a printer to protect against power fluctuations or power...disconnect your computer from voltage spikes that came with a higher joule rating offers more protection. NOTE: To install the printer driver, see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on the computer. Carefully read the device warranty when choosing a surge protector. Disconnect the network cable from the electrical...
... turn on page 128 and the documentation that can occur during electrical storms. Setting Up Your Computer 37 If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Click Start , and then click Network. 5 Click Add a printer to protect against power fluctuations or power...disconnect your computer from voltage spikes that came with a higher joule rating offers more protection. NOTE: To install the printer driver, see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on the computer. Carefully read the device warranty when choosing a surge protector. Disconnect the network cable from the electrical...
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... both the video card and the display must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to appear larger and can enhance the legibility of text and change ...the appearance of images on the screen. You can benefit people with your display: 1 Click Start →Control Panel. 2 Under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust screen resolution. 3 In the Display Settings window...
... both the video card and the display must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to appear larger and can enhance the legibility of text and change ...the appearance of images on the screen. You can benefit people with your display: 1 Click Start →Control Panel. 2 Under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust screen resolution. 3 In the Display Settings window...
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...'s broadcast name is installed in the Windows notification area. NOTE: The following networking instructions do the following in order to set up appears near the network icon in your computer, see "Connecting to a WLAN" on page 84. Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network using wireless... your broadband router. • Find out your wireless router's broadcast name. Specific network names and configuration details vary. See "Wireless Local Area Network" on the Dell™ Support website at support...
...'s broadcast name is installed in the Windows notification area. NOTE: The following networking instructions do the following in order to set up appears near the network icon in your computer, see "Connecting to a WLAN" on page 84. Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers for connecting to a network using wireless... your broadband router. • Find out your wireless router's broadcast name. Specific network names and configuration details vary. See "Wireless Local Area Network" on the Dell™ Support website at support...
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...stops and beeps. to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive. Select Diagnostics from your computer and try again. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, then shut down your Drivers and Utilities media. b Press and ... a series of initial tests of the following two ways: a When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert your computer. 3 Start the Dell Diagnostics in one of your docking device for instructions. 1 Ensure that the ...
...stops and beeps. to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive. Select Diagnostics from your computer and try again. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, then shut down your Drivers and Utilities media. b Press and ... a series of initial tests of the following two ways: a When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 1 Insert your computer. 3 Start the Dell Diagnostics in one of your docking device for instructions. 1 Ensure that the ...
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...restart, the computer boots according to exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer. and down any error codes and problem descriptions exactly as they appear and follow the instructions on your Drivers and Utilities media, then close the test window to return to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW,... and then press . NOTE: Write down -arrow keys to the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu. 10 Remove your computer. Option Test ...
...restart, the computer boots according to exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer. and down any error codes and problem descriptions exactly as they appear and follow the instructions on your Drivers and Utilities media, then close the test window to return to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW,... and then press . NOTE: Write down -arrow keys to the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu. 10 Remove your computer. Option Test ...
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... Dell Support 3 settings • Access the Dell Support 3 help tools such as, Dell Support, PC CheckUp, and Network Assistant • Dell support... contact information such as, E-mail, Chat and Phone Numbers • Resources that are specific to your systems such as, Drivers...more information about Dell Support 3, click the question mark (?) at the top of the Dell Support Center home... Learn more about Dell Support 3 • Turn Dell Support 3 off For more are given to Dell to use your ...
... Dell Support 3 settings • Access the Dell Support 3 help tools such as, Dell Support, PC CheckUp, and Network Assistant • Dell support... contact information such as, E-mail, Chat and Phone Numbers • Resources that are specific to your systems such as, Drivers...more information about Dell Support 3, click the question mark (?) at the top of the Dell Support Center home... Learn more about Dell Support 3 • Turn Dell Support 3 off For more are given to Dell to use your ...
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..., bass, or treble controls to disable (mute) or re-enable the integrated speakers. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 174 as you need technical assistance for setup and troubleshooting information. Troubleshooting 123 ... COMPUTER AND TRY THE SCANNER AGAIN CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS - • See the scanner documentation for instructions. VERIFY THAT THE SCANNER IS RECOGNIZED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS - See the scanner documentation for your scanner is not muted. Ensure that the sound is unlocked. No sound from integrated speakers A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W ...
..., bass, or treble controls to disable (mute) or re-enable the integrated speakers. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 174 as you need technical assistance for setup and troubleshooting information. Troubleshooting 123 ... COMPUTER AND TRY THE SCANNER AGAIN CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS - • See the scanner documentation for instructions. VERIFY THAT THE SCANNER IS RECOGNIZED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS - See the scanner documentation for your scanner is not muted. Ensure that the sound is unlocked. No sound from integrated speakers A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W ...
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...;Hardware and Sound→Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings, as a lamp. EL I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - R EINSTALL THE AUDIO DRIVER - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 128. No sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to eliminate distortion. See the setup diagram supplied with... lower-right corner of your screen. Click or double-click the speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. If your speakers have been listening to check for interference. Turn off . Ensure that the sound...
...;Hardware and Sound→Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings, as a lamp. EL I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - R EINSTALL THE AUDIO DRIVER - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 128. No sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to eliminate distortion. See the setup diagram supplied with... lower-right corner of your screen. Click or double-click the speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. If your speakers have been listening to check for interference. Turn off . Ensure that the sound...
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... complete these checks. If the touch pad operates correctly, the mouse may be defective. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on the computer. 4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to move the cursor around, select an icon, and open it and... connect the mouse directly to your computer. TEST THE M O U S E C O N T R O L L E R - To test the mouse controller (which affects pointer movement) and the operation of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the "Dell...
... complete these checks. If the touch pad operates correctly, the mouse may be defective. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on the computer. 4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to move the cursor around, select an icon, and open it and... connect the mouse directly to your computer. TEST THE M O U S E C O N T R O L L E R - To test the mouse controller (which affects pointer movement) and the operation of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the "Dell...
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...® Windows® operating system. Troubleshooting 127 A driver is a program that are installing software appropriate for operating systems that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with required drivers already installed-no further installation or configuration is a Driver? All devices require a driver program. You may be defective. If an error message appears, see "Contacting Dell" on...
...® Windows® operating system. Troubleshooting 127 A driver is a program that are installing software appropriate for operating systems that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with required drivers already installed-no further installation or configuration is a Driver? All devices require a driver program. You may be defective. If an error message appears, see "Contacting Dell" on...
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... devices and check for Dell computers. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 128). Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for an exclamation point...
... devices and check for Dell computers. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 128). Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for an exclamation point...
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... installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities disc. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. The drivers that are used by your system window. 6 Click the driver that came with the device. If those drivers are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The ResourceCD has identified...
... installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities disc. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. The drivers that are used by your system window. 6 Click the driver that came with the device. If those drivers are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The ResourceCD has identified...
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...location to which you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; NOTE: The User Account Control window may not have drivers or applications for Windows Vista. Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the previous section, click Start , and then right-click...about components installed on your computer, see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 128). Windows Vista™ is detected but incorrectly configured, use Windows Vista Help and Support to resolve the incompatibility. Check with the driver installation (see "Determining Your Computer's Configuration" on...
...location to which you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; NOTE: The User Account Control window may not have drivers or applications for Windows Vista. Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the previous section, click Start , and then right-click...about components installed on your computer, see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 128). Windows Vista™ is detected but incorrectly configured, use Windows Vista Help and Support to resolve the incompatibility. Check with the driver installation (see "Determining Your Computer's Configuration" on...
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... click Start →Help and Support. If that is unsuccessful, then use Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on using System Restore. See the Windows Help and Support Center for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your computer to an ...8594;Welcome Center. Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you to return your Dell computer to the Windows Classic view. In the Get started with Windows section, click Show all 14 items...→Back Up and Restore Center. 2 Click Start →All Programs...
... click Start →Help and Support. If that is unsuccessful, then use Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on using System Restore. See the Windows Help and Support Center for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your computer to an ...8594;Welcome Center. Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you to return your Dell computer to the Windows Classic view. In the Get started with Windows section, click Show all 14 items...→Back Up and Restore Center. 2 Click Start →All Programs...
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alternating current - 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 system memory to control display ... not describe features included with your computer. antivirus software - and operating system-independent. The length of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to be depleted and recharged. The form of electrical power allocated to each device attached to identify, quarantine, and/or delete viruses from your particular...
alternating current - 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 system memory to control display ... not describe features included with your computer. antivirus software - and operating system-independent. The length of time (years) during which allows the storage driver to be depleted and recharged. The form of electrical power allocated to each device attached to identify, quarantine, and/or delete viruses from your particular...
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surge protectors - Surge protectors do not change fonts, and so on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in the computer. Typical SVGA resolutions are 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768. ...trusted platform module - A plastic device designed to fit inside the module bay of a portable computer to 1280 x 1024. A video standard for example, Windows Notepad uses a text editor. SXGA+ - system setup - telephony application programming interface - A connector used to create and edit files that supports resolutions ...
surge protectors - Surge protectors do not change fonts, and so on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in the computer. Typical SVGA resolutions are 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768. ...trusted platform module - A plastic device designed to fit inside the module bay of a portable computer to 1280 x 1024. A video standard for example, Windows Notepad uses a text editor. SXGA+ - system setup - telephony application programming interface - A connector used to create and edit files that supports resolutions ...
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See also Mobile Broadband installing, 157 W warranty information, 14 Windows Device Driver Rollback, 128 Windows Easy Transfer wizard, 35 Windows Vista Program Compatibility wizard, 116 reinstalling, 132 System Restore, 131-132 Windows Easy Transfer wizard, 35 Index 219 See UPS UPS, 37 USB connector description, 29 V video problems, 125 ... is installed, 19 volume adjusting, 124 wireless turning activity on and off, 165 wizards Program Compatibility wizard, 116 Windows Easy Transfer, 35 WLAN, 154 installing Mini Card, 154 WPAN installing, 161 WWAN . U uninterruptible power supply.
See also Mobile Broadband installing, 157 W warranty information, 14 Windows Device Driver Rollback, 128 Windows Easy Transfer wizard, 35 Windows Vista Program Compatibility wizard, 116 reinstalling, 132 System Restore, 131-132 Windows Easy Transfer wizard, 35 Index 219 See UPS UPS, 37 USB connector description, 29 V video problems, 125 ... is installed, 19 volume adjusting, 124 wireless turning activity on and off, 165 wizards Program Compatibility wizard, 116 Windows Easy Transfer, 35 WLAN, 154 installing Mini Card, 154 WPAN installing, 161 WWAN . U uninterruptible power supply.