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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 on a Network...
... 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 on a Network...
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...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 99 Windows...® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows® XP 101 Contents 7
...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 99 Windows...® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows® XP 101 Contents 7
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...and Displays 49 Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution, move...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® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties...
...and Displays 49 Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. use slide bar to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution, move...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® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties...
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... settings and make changes to the device itself. HINT: Add a shortcut to your printer on page 36. For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate... right-click the desired printer to select your Start menu. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
... settings and make changes to the device itself. HINT: Add a shortcut to your printer on page 36. For Windows Vista® 1 Click Start Faxes. →Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and For Windows® XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Navigate... right-click the desired printer to select your Start menu. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
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Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. Setting ... your computer. If you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at home. Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers.
Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a Printer. 3 Follow the instructions on your printer. Setting ... your computer. If you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at home. Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers.
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...to determine the type of card, check the order confirmation that you received when you ordered your wireless network card. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on page 154. 154 Networks ...dell.com. Verify the type of wireless network card installed in the user documentation for that is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in your computer and then search for your computer, or use the Device Manager (see "Checking Your Wireless Network Card" on page 26): Windows Vista...
...to determine the type of card, check the order confirmation that you received when you ordered your wireless network card. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on page 154. 154 Networks ...dell.com. Verify the type of wireless network card installed in the user documentation for that is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in your computer and then search for your computer, or use the Device Manager (see "Checking Your Wireless Network Card" on page 26): Windows Vista...
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... Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. If you received your computer. 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...
... Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. If you received your computer. 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...
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... by the computer. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that were installed during the assembly of the computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of the Driver" on page 79. Depending on your...
... by the computer. Then try using Windows Device Driver Rollback. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that were installed during the assembly of the computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of the Driver" on page 79. Depending on your...
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..." on the back of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings ...computer or see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. RESTART THE COMPUTER AND LOG ON TO THE NETWORK AGAIN C H E C K Y O U R N E T W O R K S E T T I G H T S O N T H E B A C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - R E I N S T A L L T H E M O U S E D R I N G - See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 280. Power Problems CAUTION:...
..." on the back of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer. Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Mouse. 2 Adjust the settings ...computer or see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. RESTART THE COMPUTER AND LOG ON TO THE NETWORK AGAIN C H E C K Y O U R N E T W O R K S E T T I G H T S O N T H E B A C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - R E I N S T A L L T H E M O U S E D R I N G - See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 280. Power Problems CAUTION:...
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... best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. ENSURE THAT THE PRINTER IS TURNED ON CHECK ... PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR INFORMATION ON REINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER. - 298 Troubleshooting • Multiple power strips connected to the same electrical outlet Printer Problems CAUTION: Before you need technical assistance for your computer. VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - C H E C K T H E P R I N T E R D O C U M E N T A T I C A L O U T L E T - Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→...
... best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. ENSURE THAT THE PRINTER IS TURNED ON CHECK ... PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR INFORMATION ON REINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER. - 298 Troubleshooting • Multiple power strips connected to the same electrical outlet Printer Problems CAUTION: Before you need technical assistance for your computer. VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - C H E C K T H E P R I N T E R D O C U M E N T A T I C A L O U T L E T - Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→...
Setup Guide
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.... --Ensure that the program is compatible with the operating system installed on your computer. --Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. --If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. 51 Windows® 7 1. Follow the instructions on the screen. If you have other software problems - • Back up ... requirements needed to check the hard drive or CDs. Click Start → Control Panel→ Programs→ Use an older program with this version of Windows and press . 3. Windows Vista® 1. In the welcome screen, click Next. 3.
.... --Ensure that the program is compatible with the operating system installed on your computer. --Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. --If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. 51 Windows® 7 1. Follow the instructions on the screen. If you have other software problems - • Back up ... requirements needed to check the hard drive or CDs. Click Start → Control Panel→ Programs→ Use an older program with this version of Windows and press . 3. Windows Vista® 1. In the welcome screen, click Next. 3.