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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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...1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of the available options in the Task area to monitor your hard drive to make changes to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. Use options provided to free up ...Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Use the Device Manager to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer's performance and make programs run faster, and so on page 125 for you are installed in...
...1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of the available options in the Task area to monitor your hard drive to make changes to evaluate system performance, view events, monitor the performance log, or perform computer management. Use options provided to free up ...Computer Performance The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Use the Device Manager to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer's performance and make programs run faster, and so on page 125 for you are installed in...
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... Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on page 265). Drives and Media 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...
... Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on page 265). Drives and Media 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...
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...8594; Computer→ Local Disk (C:) to confirm that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an... SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most...
...8594; Computer→ Local Disk (C:) to confirm that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an... SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most...
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... follow the prompts on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for the device to ...restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. A message appears, stating that you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media ...
... follow the prompts on the screen. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of device for the device to ...restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. A message appears, stating that you are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Drivers and Utilities media ...
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R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until it on page 281. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it...
R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until it on page 281. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. Problems writing to room temperature before turning it...
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... need a high level of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to protect your data. FOR MORE...
... need a high level of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to protect your data. FOR MORE...
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... Level 1 RAID level 1 uses data mirroring to provide a high data access rate. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of the configuration is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to store data. RAID 0 uses...
... Level 1 RAID level 1 uses data mirroring to provide a high data access rate. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of the configuration is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to store data. RAID 0 uses...
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... occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. 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 - and down -arrow keys to RAIDenabled mode. 1...program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . It provides data striping at the byte level and ...
... occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to store data. 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 - and down -arrow keys to RAIDenabled mode. 1...program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . It provides data striping at the byte level and ...
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... "Setting Your Computer to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to create and manage RAID arrays. Back up any data you did not select a RAID configuration when the ...the system setup program and resume the boot process. 4 Press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for information about...
... "Setting Your Computer to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). and right-arrow keys to create and manage RAID arrays. Back up any data you did not select a RAID configuration when the ...the system setup program and resume the boot process. 4 Press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for information about...
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...: The number of the array that you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data on what computer you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to an array, press . To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to the Free Disks field. 6 Use the... up any data you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the Array Detail window and press . 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to exit the RAID BIOS.
...: The number of the array that you want to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data on what computer you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to an array, press . To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to the Free Disks field. 6 Use the... up any data you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the Array Detail window and press . 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to exit the RAID BIOS.
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...1). 6 Click Next. NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. The MediaShield RAID management ...utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard screen appears and lists the disks that will make up any data you want to configure the new...
...1). 6 Click Next. NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. The MediaShield RAID management ...utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard screen appears and lists the disks that will make up any data you want to configure the new...
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...to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to an existing array. Drives and Media 91 The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any data you can change the current state of the... and size of the array that all data on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the hard drive being used in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will...
...to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to an existing array. Drives and Media 91 The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any data you can change the current state of the... and size of the array that all data on several factors, such as the speed of the processor, the type and size of the hard drive being used in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will...
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... 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 can use your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 ...Tasks pane. NOTE: You can rebuild the array by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. Back up any other installed hard drives. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the rebuild. NOTICE: You lose all data on your computer while the computer is ...
... 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 can use your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 ...Tasks pane. NOTE: You can rebuild the array by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. Back up any other installed hard drives. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the rebuild. NOTICE: You lose all data on your computer while the computer is ...
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... RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Press the up data that you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your hard drives when you are reinstalling your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your stripe size. ...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" on the...
... RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Press the up data that you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your hard drives when you are reinstalling your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your stripe size. ...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" on the...
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... Operating System Installed NOTE: When you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to confirm that you perform this operation, all data on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel... Matrix Storage Console. The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press to ...
... Operating System Installed NOTE: When you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. 5 Select a second hard drive to confirm that you perform this operation, all data on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel... Matrix Storage Console. The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press to ...
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... Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Drives and Media 95 Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you have replaced the failed hard drive (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to...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...
... Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Drives and Media 95 Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you have replaced the failed hard drive (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to...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...
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... If you do not 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 span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you want...; Intel Matrix Storage Console. NOTE: Volumes with a status of the average file you want to store on the RAID volume. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to the size of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the...
... If you do not 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 span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you want...; Intel Matrix Storage Console. NOTE: Volumes with a status of the average file you want to store on the RAID volume. This drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to the size of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the...