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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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.... Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to your computer. Use options provided to free up text box. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→...
.... Managing Your Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. If you to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to your computer. Use options provided to free up text box. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→...
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... 77 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, click Start →... operations. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista®...
... 77 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, click Start →... operations. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista®...
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... storage area. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Solid-state is an electrical term that...
... storage area. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Solid-state is an electrical term that...
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... 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 Video). 80 Drives and Media The drivers used by your system window. If this is...computer are installing the driver (for which you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. See the documentation that came with the device for information about the driver for additionally installed devices may...
... 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 Video). 80 Drives and Media The drivers used by your system window. If this is...computer are installing the driver (for which you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. See the documentation that came with the device for information about the driver for additionally installed devices may...
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.... 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. 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 C S - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops.
.... 2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD drives. 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 C S - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops.
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...levels, see support.dell.com. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this ...your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to check Scan for higher performance and fault tolerance. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of data integrity. • RAID level 0+1 is recommended for ...
...levels, see support.dell.com. For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this ...your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to check Scan for higher performance and fault tolerance. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of data integrity. • RAID level 0+1 is recommended for ...
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...RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to provide 240 GB of both drives. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of drives in the configuration. When data is written to store data. RAID Level 1 RAID level ...stripes, of the drives to read data while the other drive is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to the primary drive, the data is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. ...
...RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to provide 240 GB of both drives. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of drives in the configuration. When data is written to store data. RAID Level 1 RAID level ...stripes, of the drives to read data while the other drive is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to the primary drive, the data is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. ...
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... (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . and down -arrow keys to store data. and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. Drives and Media 87 RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three...GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. It...
... (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . and down -arrow keys to store data. and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. Drives and Media 87 RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three...GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. It...
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...see "Using the NVIDIA Utilities" on page 88) or Intel (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92. Depending on your hard drive(s). This can be of equal size to highlight RAID On, and then press . 5 Repeat the process, as needed, for information about using the ...select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. and right-arrow keys to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each hard drive. Back up any data you want to keep before or after the operating system is installed.
...see "Using the NVIDIA Utilities" on page 88) or Intel (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92. Depending on your hard drive(s). This can be of equal size to highlight RAID On, and then press . 5 Repeat the process, as needed, for information about using the ...select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. and right-arrow keys to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each hard drive. Back up any data you want to keep before or after the operating system is installed.
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...number of the array that you want to highlight the array in the Array Detail window and press . Back up - Drives and Media 89 To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to ...11 Press to an array, press . Repeat these steps for each RAID array varies, depending on the selected drives in the RAID array. The Array Detail window appears. The Clear disk data prompt appears. NOTICE: You lose ... the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the...
...number of the array that you want to highlight the array in the Array Detail window and press . Back up - Drives and Media 89 To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to ...11 Press to an array, press . Repeat these steps for each RAID array varies, depending on the selected drives in the RAID array. The Array Detail window appears. The Clear disk data prompt appears. NOTICE: You lose ... the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in each disk you have. 7 After assigning the...
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...to create a RAID configuration only when 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 have. NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on ...page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). Back up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are available for configuration. 4 Click Next→ Custom→ Next. 5 Use the drop...
...to create a RAID configuration only when 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 have. NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on ...page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). Back up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are available for configuration. 4 Click Next→ Custom→ Next. 5 Use the drop...
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...the current state of a disk or array - NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. without losing any other installed hard drives. The time to keep before continuing. Converting From One RAID ...Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the array must be no smaller ...
...the current state of a disk or array - NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. without losing any other installed hard drives. The time to keep before continuing. Converting From One RAID ...Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the array must be no smaller ...
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...dropdown menu. 7 Click Next. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to include in the next step. The MediaShield RAID management utility window ...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 system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0...
...dropdown menu. 7 Click Next. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to include in the next step. The MediaShield RAID management utility window ...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 system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0...
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...and press . Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. 1 Set your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure only if you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.... 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 a RAID Level 1 Configuration...
...and press . Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. 1 Set your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure only if you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.... 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 a RAID Level 1 Configuration...
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...Computer to include in the Selected window. The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 265). Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an ...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 include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating...
...Computer to include in the Selected window. The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 265). Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an ...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 include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating...
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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 ... Storage Console. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the new RAID volume. Drives and Media 95 Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you are ...
... 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 ... Storage Console. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the new RAID volume. Drives and Media 95 Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you are ...
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...volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to the operating system and begins rebuilding the RAID volume automatically. Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration 1 Set your...the data or operating system files that you want to store 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 the size of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the up- and down box, and...
...volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to the operating system and begins rebuilding the RAID volume automatically. Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration 1 Set your...the data or operating system files that you want to store 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 the size of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the up- and down box, and...