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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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... not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides...
... not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides...
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... 77 Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is displayed. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations...
... 77 Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is displayed. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations...
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An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press . 7 Click Start → Computer→ ...
An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press . 7 Click Start → Computer→ ...
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...reinstall and follow the instructions on the Drivers and Utilities media. If not, go to step 2. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for which you see ...the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for additionally installed devices may not be included on the screen. ...
...reinstall and follow the instructions on the Drivers and Utilities media. If not, go to step 2. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for which you see ...the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for additionally installed devices may not be included on the screen. ...
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... and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. 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 T O N - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. 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 E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that...
... and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. 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 T O N - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. 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 E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I C S - See the help files for drives that are not slot-loading) 1 Ensure that...
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...RAID) is recommended for and attempt recovery of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Working with RAID A redundant array of all data. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. Drives and Media 83 There are an administrator on the.... For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. Perform regular backups to protect your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to check Scan for higher performance and fault tolerance. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For Windows® XP: Click Start →...
...RAID) is recommended for and attempt recovery of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Working with RAID A redundant array of all data. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. Drives and Media 83 There are an administrator on the.... For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. Perform regular backups to protect your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to check Scan for higher performance and fault tolerance. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For Windows® XP: Click Start →...
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... size of the configuration is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media This allows one of the drives to read data while the other drive is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. When data is written to provide 240...
... size of the configuration is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media This allows one of the drives to read data while the other drive is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. When data is written to provide 240...
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... tolerance. Also, because data is duplicated on the primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - and down -arrow keys..., you must set your computer to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity.
... tolerance. Also, because data is duplicated on the primary and additional drives, four 120-GB RAID level 1 drives collectively have a maximum of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - and down -arrow keys..., you must set your computer to RAIDenabled mode. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity.
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... space. 6 Press , press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be of equal size to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. This can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID... Utilities" on page 92) programs to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your hard drive(s). Assigning Drives to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on page 92. Configuring RAID Your computer ...
... space. 6 Press , press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be of equal size to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. This can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID... Utilities" on page 92) programs to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your hard drive(s). Assigning Drives to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on page 92. Configuring RAID Your computer ...
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... to an array, press . The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to select Striping. The Array Detail window appears. Drives and Media 89 NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5...: The number of the array that you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to clear all data on the selected drives in the Array Detail window and press . To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the right-arrow key to the RAID Mode...
... to an array, press . The Array List window appears. 9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to select Striping. The Array Detail window appears. Drives and Media 89 NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5...: The number of the array that you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to clear all data on the selected drives in the Array Detail window and press . To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the right-arrow key to the RAID Mode...
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... will make up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. The Clearing System Data window appears. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are available for configuration. 4 Click Next→ Custom→ Next. 5 Use the drop-down box to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID ... you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled ...
... will make up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. The Clearing System Data window appears. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are available for configuration. 4 Click Next→ Custom→ Next. 5 Use the drop-down box to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID ... you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled ...
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... array must be used , and the operating system. The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. A confirmation screen appears with any other installed hard drives. The time to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the... hard drive being used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. The MediaShield RAID management utility...
... array must be used , and the operating system. The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. A confirmation screen appears with any other installed hard drives. The time to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the... hard drive being used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the volume. The MediaShield RAID management utility...
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...upgrade/migration 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 computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the... rebuild. NOTICE: You lose all data on page 93. 92 Drives and Media The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the...
...upgrade/migration 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 computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the... rebuild. NOTICE: You lose all data on page 93. 92 Drives and Media The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the...
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...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 a RAID Level 1 Configuration" on ...your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. and down -arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press . 4 Enter a RAID...
...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 a RAID Level 1 Configuration" on ...your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. and down -arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press . 4 Enter a RAID...
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...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 perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost. 1 Set your computer to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. ... to create the volume. 7 Press to confirm that you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 7 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back...
...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 perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost. 1 Set your computer to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. ... to create the volume. 7 Press to confirm that you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 7 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back...
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... 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 ...With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED ...
... 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 ...With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is Rebuild. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Under DEGRADED ...
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Your computer boots 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: Volumes with a status of the average file you want to launch the ...to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to store on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down...
Your computer boots 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: Volumes with a status of the average file you want to launch the ...to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to store on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down...