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... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver... 79 Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver... 79 Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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...; 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
...; 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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... Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on to your computer. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer's performance. Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Use the ...manage devices that are not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to manage and improve your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one ...
... Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on to your computer. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer's performance. Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Use the ...manage devices that are not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to manage and improve your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one ...
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... operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for other standard operations. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. To determine how ...; System Restore" on the hard drive for standard operations, click Start → Computer. Drives and Media 77 Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on page 265). Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. To determine the...
... operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for other standard operations. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. To determine how ...; System Restore" on the hard drive for standard operations, click Start → Computer. Drives and Media 77 Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on page 265). Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. To determine the...
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...) is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list...
...) is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list...
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...and Utilities Media 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. The drivers used by your system window. A message appears, stating that you are automatically displayed in the...reinstall and follow the prompts on the Drivers and Utilities media. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for example, Audio or...
...and Utilities Media 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. The drivers used by your system window. A message appears, stating that you are automatically displayed in the...reinstall and follow the prompts on the Drivers and Utilities media. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for the device to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for example, Audio or...
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... not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. 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 - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. 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 - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N - The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD...
... not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. 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 - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is inserted properly. 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 - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N - The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD...
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. otherwise, contact your data. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools...
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. otherwise, contact your data. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools...
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... striping to enhance data integrity. This allows one of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of the drives to read data while the other drive is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of data sequentially across the...
... striping to enhance data integrity. This allows one of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of the drives to read data while the other drive is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of data sequentially across the...
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... to store data. and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Drives and Media 87 and down -arrow keys to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID...
... to store data. and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Drives and Media 87 and down -arrow keys to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID...
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... highlight Save/Exit, and then press to highlight RAID On, and then press . 5 Repeat the process, as needed, for each hard drive. Depending on your hard drive(s). Back up any data you did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on ... system setup program and resume the boot process. 4 Press the left - This can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your system, see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92) programs to keep before or after the operating system is...
... highlight Save/Exit, and then press to highlight RAID On, and then press . 5 Repeat the process, as needed, for each hard drive. Depending on your hard drive(s). Back up any data you did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on ... system setup program and resume the boot process. 4 Press the left - This can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your system, see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92) programs to keep before or after the operating system is...
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... the RAID array. NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to include in the Array Detail window and press . To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to exit... the Free Disks field to clear all data on what computer you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to an array, press . The Array Detail window appears. Back up any data you set up - 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to move the...
... the RAID array. NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to include in the Array Detail window and press . To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to exit... the Free Disks field to clear all data on what computer you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to an array, press . The Array Detail window appears. Back up any data you set up - 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to move the...
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... Data option deletes all data on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). Back up any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any existing data intact. 90 Drives and Media The Clearing System Data window appears. The Free Disk Selection .... NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the drives that are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer ...
... Data option deletes all data on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). Back up any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any existing data intact. 90 Drives and Media The Clearing System Data window appears. The Free Disk Selection .... NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the drives that are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer ...
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... Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all drives to be no smaller than any other installed hard drives. A confirmation screen appears with any of the hard drive being used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode...before continuing. from striped to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to be used in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to delete the RAID configuration. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will ...
... Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all drives to be no smaller than any other installed hard drives. A confirmation screen appears with any of the hard drive being used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode...before continuing. from striped to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to be used in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to delete the RAID configuration. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will ...
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...utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 93. 92 Drives and Media Back up any other installed hard drives. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the rebuild. NOTE: You can rebuild the array ... process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step. The...
...utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 93. 92 Drives and Media Back up any other installed hard drives. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the rebuild. NOTE: You can rebuild the array ... process along with any data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the next step. The...
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... keep before continuing. Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you are prompted to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Press when you do not know the average file size, choose... System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to highlight Create RAID Volume, and...
... keep before continuing. Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you are prompted to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Press when you do not know the average file size, choose... System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to highlight Create RAID Volume, and...
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... click Back to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to make changes. 94 Drives and Media Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in the Selected window. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press to create the volume. 7 Press...menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 9 Press the up - For RAID 1 Press the up ...
... click Back to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to make changes. 94 Drives and Media Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in the Selected window. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press to create the volume. 7 Press...menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 9 Press the up - For RAID 1 Press the up ...
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...RAID level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the...(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume...
...RAID level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the...(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to make changes. 10 Follow the Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume...
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... the Volume Size you want to select Exit, and then press . NOTE: You can use your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down box, and then click Next. NOTE: If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as... set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to the operating system and begins rebuilding the RAID volume automatically. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or ...
... the Volume Size you want to select Exit, and then press . NOTE: You can use your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down box, and then click Next. NOTE: If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as... set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to the operating system and begins rebuilding the RAID volume automatically. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or ...