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... Wireless Mouse . . 60 Touch Pad 62 Circular Scrolling 62 Single Finger Zoom 63 Cleaning the Touch Pad 63 Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen 63 Contents 5
... Wireless Mouse . . 60 Touch Pad 62 Circular Scrolling 62 Single Finger Zoom 63 Cleaning the Touch Pad 63 Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen 63 Contents 5
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... Windows® System Restore . . . . . 265 Starting System Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the Operating System Media 269 Before you Begin 269 Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista . ..... . 274 Diagnostic Lights for Laptop Computers 275 System Messages for Desktop Computers. . . . . 275 System Messages for Laptop Computers . . . . . 276 Windows Hardware Troubleshooter 280 Running the Dell Diagnostics 281 Contents 19
... Windows® System Restore . . . . . 265 Starting System Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the Operating System Media 269 Before you Begin 269 Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista . ..... . 274 Diagnostic Lights for Laptop Computers 275 System Messages for Desktop Computers. . . . . 275 System Messages for Laptop Computers . . . . . 276 Windows Hardware Troubleshooter 280 Running the Dell Diagnostics 281 Contents 19
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... interfaces. Other features include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with a group of leading PC, graphics, and semiconductor companies, has developed an open-standards based, royaltyfree, and extensible interface, DisplayPort, suited for systems with built-in the...
... interfaces. Other features include: •Higher resolutions such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with a group of leading PC, graphics, and semiconductor companies, has developed an open-standards based, royaltyfree, and extensible interface, DisplayPort, suited for systems with built-in the...
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To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button. • To select ... circular scrolling, choose the scroll zone width and scroll speed. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to move the cursor or select objects on the screen: • To move the cursor, lightly slide your finger or pen...
To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button. • To select ... circular scrolling, choose the scroll zone width and scroll speed. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to move the cursor or select objects on the screen: • To move the cursor, lightly slide your finger or pen...
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... any installed batteries. 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. 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). 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→ ...
... any installed batteries. 4 Moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK. 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). 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→ ...
Dell Technology Guide
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...: When using the Performance section of the components. Software Based Performance Tuning NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for monitoring and "tweaking" the performance of the NVIDIA Control Panel, you may cause system instability, reduced component ... 307. Performance - Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) 129 Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of computer's thermal, electrical, acoustic and operating characteristics. NOTICE: System Setup...
...: When using the Performance section of the components. Software Based Performance Tuning NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for monitoring and "tweaking" the performance of the NVIDIA Control Panel, you may cause system instability, reduced component ... 307. Performance - Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security) 129 Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of computer's thermal, electrical, acoustic and operating characteristics. NOTICE: System Setup...
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... the following information to the arrow icon by the Lock button. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. select preconfigured settings for a notebook computer. • Press .
... the following information to the arrow icon by the Lock button. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. select preconfigured settings for a notebook computer. • Press .
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...: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may take a short time to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery...
...: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. To manually enter hibernate: • Click Start → Turn off the computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may take a short time to the same operating state it was in hibernate mode. Your computer enters hibernate if the battery...
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...depending on preserving the battery life of your computer. The life of your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power- For... computer to adjust optimize your laptop computer. Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. To view the battery charge status, check the Power Meter icon on page 146. ...
...depending on preserving the battery life of your computer. The life of your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power- For... computer to adjust optimize your laptop computer. Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. To view the battery charge status, check the Power Meter icon on page 146. ...
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Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer are completely reversible. Use the disc only if System Restore did not resolve ... an earlier operating state (without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in an undesirable operating state.
Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer are completely reversible. Use the disc only if System Restore did not resolve ... an earlier operating state (without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in an undesirable operating state.
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... and Maintenance→ System. 2 In the left pane, click System Protection. 3 Click the System Protection tab. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. Restoring Your Operating System 267 If you received your operating... system problem. 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. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the...
... and Maintenance→ System. 2 In the left pane, click System Protection. 3 Click the System Protection tab. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. Restoring Your Operating System 267 If you received your operating... system problem. 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. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the...
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.... 8 Click Finish to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options window. 2 Select Repair Your Computer. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. The System Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next. 4 To access the recovery options... Image Restore. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. The restore process begins and may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore 1 Turn on the computer. To access the command prompt, type administrator in when you...
.... 8 Click Finish to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options window. 2 Select Repair Your Computer. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. The System Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next. 4 To access the recovery options... Image Restore. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. The restore process begins and may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore 1 Turn on the computer. To access the command prompt, type administrator in when you...
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...the test settings. 5 When the tests are complete, close the Main Menu screen. 6 Remove the Dell Drivers and Utilities media (if applicable). The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for all the components installed on the taskbar or from system setup, memory, ... Troubleshooting 285 Displays error conditions encountered, error codes, and the problem description. The software automatically identifies your Service Tag Number, PC Model Number, Express Service Code, your computer such as drivers and downloads, training, tutorials, and Knowledge Base articles. Describes ...
...the test settings. 5 When the tests are complete, close the Main Menu screen. 6 Remove the Dell Drivers and Utilities media (if applicable). The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for all the components installed on the taskbar or from system setup, memory, ... Troubleshooting 285 Displays error conditions encountered, error codes, and the problem description. The software automatically identifies your Service Tag Number, PC Model Number, Express Service Code, your computer such as drivers and downloads, training, tutorials, and Knowledge Base articles. Describes ...
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... Ports 317 External SATA or eSATA, users can now utilize shielded cable lengths up to 6 times faster than existing solutions (up to 2 meters outside the PC to storage. eSATA provides more performance than existing external storage solutions: USB 2.0, & 1394) and is hot pluggable. eSATA Port SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is...
... Ports 317 External SATA or eSATA, users can now utilize shielded cable lengths up to 6 times faster than existing solutions (up to 2 meters outside the PC to storage. eSATA provides more performance than existing external storage solutions: USB 2.0, & 1394) and is hot pluggable. eSATA Port SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is...
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... Multimedia Interface (HDMI) PORT is independent of digital audio. It is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. On a single cable, HDMI supports PC or TV video formats such as Blu-ray Disc players, settop boxes, personal computers, and video game consoles to 8 channels of the various digital television...
... Multimedia Interface (HDMI) PORT is independent of digital audio. It is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. On a single cable, HDMI supports PC or TV video formats such as Blu-ray Disc players, settop boxes, personal computers, and video game consoles to 8 channels of the various digital television...
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... located on a sticker on the system board in some computers) where you to use a second monitor as an extension of your Dell™ computer. Also referred to transfer data and often improves performance. fully-buffered DIMM - Similar to EPP, ECP uses direct memory... mode - A U.S. An improved version of static electricity. Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for enforcing communications-related regulations that state how much radiation 343 EIDE - extended PC Card - FBD - A DIMM with DDR2 DRAM chips and an Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) that...
... located on a sticker on the system board in some computers) where you to use a second monitor as an extension of your Dell™ computer. Also referred to transfer data and often improves performance. fully-buffered DIMM - Similar to EPP, ECP uses direct memory... mode - A U.S. An improved version of static electricity. Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for enforcing communications-related regulations that state how much radiation 343 EIDE - extended PC Card - FBD - A DIMM with DDR2 DRAM chips and an Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) that...
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... to communicate with other computers over analog telephone lines. A computer may include a network adapter on its system board, or it may contain a PC Card with an emphasis on them, and always save your files while you are working on communications such as a synonym for computer processors, buses,...measure of frequency that you frequently save your files before you shut down the computer. ms - millisecond - Access times of modems include: external, PC Card, and internal. A network adapter is functionally equivalent to physical locations at start-up. See network adapter.
... to communicate with other computers over analog telephone lines. A computer may include a network adapter on its system board, or it may contain a PC Card with an emphasis on them, and always save your files while you are working on communications such as a synonym for computer processors, buses,...measure of frequency that you frequently save your files before you shut down the computer. ms - millisecond - Access times of modems include: external, PC Card, and internal. A network adapter is functionally equivalent to physical locations at start-up. See network adapter.
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...configuration, and compatibility with existing hardware if the BIOS, operating system, and all devices are arranged in rows and columns to one billionth of PC Cards. O optical drive - ns - Example of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. Modems...network adapters are capable of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. nanosecond - PC Card - A physical storage area on a hard drive that is a local bus that establishes standards for maintaining computer configuration information such as ...
...configuration, and compatibility with existing hardware if the BIOS, operating system, and all devices are arranged in rows and columns to one billionth of PC Cards. O optical drive - ns - Example of different speeds, they will operate at speeds from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. Modems...network adapters are capable of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. nanosecond - PC Card - A physical storage area on a hard drive that is a local bus that establishes standards for maintaining computer configuration information such as ...
Setup Guide
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...contact information. The Dell Support Center home page displays your computer) Assistance from Dell (Technical Support with DellConnect™, Customer Service, Training and Tutorials, How-To Help with Dell on Call, and Online Scan with PC CheckUp) About ...Your System (System Documentation, Warranty Information, System Information, Upgrades & Accessories) For more information about Dell Support Center and available support tools, click the Services tab at support.dell.com. 41 INSPIRON Using Support Tools Dell Support Center The Dell...
...contact information. The Dell Support Center home page displays your computer) Assistance from Dell (Technical Support with DellConnect™, Customer Service, Training and Tutorials, How-To Help with Dell on Call, and Online Scan with PC CheckUp) About ...Your System (System Documentation, Warranty Information, System Information, Upgrades & Accessories) For more information about Dell Support Center and available support tools, click the Services tab at support.dell.com. 41 INSPIRON Using Support Tools Dell Support Center The Dell...
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... or corrupted data; lost removable media that may be included with the item(s) being returned, whether for repair or credit, as CDs and PC Cards. Include a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostic Checklist" on page 60), indicating the tests that belong with your confidential,...media, such as follows: NOTE: Before you have run and any error messages reported by the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the outside of the box. Dell is for your region, see "Contacting Dell" on page 60. 2. Remove any and all items being returned (power cables, software, guides...
... or corrupted data; lost removable media that may be included with the item(s) being returned, whether for repair or credit, as CDs and PC Cards. Include a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostic Checklist" on page 60), indicating the tests that belong with your confidential,...media, such as follows: NOTE: Before you have run and any error messages reported by the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the outside of the box. Dell is for your region, see "Contacting Dell" on page 60. 2. Remove any and all items being returned (power cables, software, guides...