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... of Your Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers...
... of Your Keyboard 67 Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer 68 General Keyboard Shortcuts 69 5 Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 Accessing Printer Information 71 Changing Printer Settings 72 For Windows Vista 72 For Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers...
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... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista...
... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista...
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Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. use slide bar to check ... to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed.
Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. use slide bar to check ... to set resolution HINT: To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed.
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..., and right-click the desired printer to change the settings. 3 Select either Properties or Printing Preferences. HINT: Add a shortcut to your printer on . For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers... and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. EXAMPLE: If you can make changes to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
..., and right-click the desired printer to change the settings. 3 Select either Properties or Printing Preferences. HINT: Add a shortcut to your printer on . For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers... and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. EXAMPLE: If you can make changes to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
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...; Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you use at work and...
...; Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. EXAMPLE: You have a laptop computer that you use at work and...
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... in your computer, see "Device Manager" on page 26): Windows Vista 1 Click Start , right-click Computer and select Properties. 2 Under Tasks click Device Manager. 3 Click Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your ...page 154. 154 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Verify the type of card, check the order confirmation that name on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device ...
... in your computer, see "Device Manager" on page 26): Windows Vista 1 Click Start , right-click Computer and select Properties. 2 Under Tasks click Device Manager. 3 Click Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your ...page 154. 154 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Verify the type of card, check the order confirmation that name on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device ...
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...Protection. 3 Click the System Protection tab. Restoring Your Operating System 267 Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system.... 2 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next. 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 installed after you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of...
...Protection. 3 Click the System Protection tab. Restoring Your Operating System 267 Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system.... 2 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next. 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 installed after you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of...
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...After you reinstall the operating system, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a problem with your ...Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your computer. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to complete. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that were installed during the...
...After you reinstall the operating system, you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a problem with your ...Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your computer. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to complete. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that were installed during the...
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... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Power Lights for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings as needed . See "Installing Drivers for Media Drives" on page 273 or "Diagnostic Lights for Desktop...
... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Power Lights for Laptop 296 Troubleshooting Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings as needed . See "Installing Drivers for Media Drives" on page 273 or "Diagnostic Lights for Desktop...
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...port(s): setting is listed, right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties and click Ports. 4 Adjust the settings, as a lamp. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. 2 If the printer is USB. SEE THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION ...THE PRINTER DRIVER - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ View installed printers or fax printers. 2 If the printer is LPT1 (Printer Port). For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/...
...port(s): setting is listed, right-click the printer icon. 3 Click Properties and click Ports. 4 Adjust the settings, as a lamp. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. 2 If the printer is USB. SEE THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION ...THE PRINTER DRIVER - Windows XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ View installed printers or fax printers. 2 If the printer is LPT1 (Printer Port). For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/...
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R E S E A T THE MEMORY M O D U L E S - See Dell Technology Guide for Windows Vista. Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Search Help field at the top of the window. Windows Vista is detected but the display remains blank, reinstall the memory modules. OR Type hardware troubleshooter in your hardware ... is either not detected during the operating system setup or is a new operating system, so many older devices may not have drivers or applications for power management settings. NOTE: If you do not find the answer in the items categorized in Troubleshooting, you can...
R E S E A T THE MEMORY M O D U L E S - See Dell Technology Guide for Windows Vista. Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Search Help field at the top of the window. Windows Vista is detected but the display remains blank, reinstall the memory modules. OR Type hardware troubleshooter in your hardware ... is either not detected during the operating system setup or is a new operating system, so many older devices may not have drivers or applications for power management settings. NOTE: If you do not find the answer in the items categorized in Troubleshooting, you can...