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... 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 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... 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 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP...
... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP...
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... 126 Managing Your Computer Performance 127 Windows Vista 127 Windows® 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...
... 126 Managing Your Computer Performance 127 Windows Vista 127 Windows® 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...
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See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on your computer. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of the available options in the Task area to monitor your computer's performance and ... its pop-up text box. Microsoft Windows Desktop 45 If you to your computer's performance. Use options provided to free up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on page 125 for you are installed in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Accessing and Using...
See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on your computer. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of the available options in the Task area to monitor your computer's performance and ... its pop-up text box. Microsoft Windows Desktop 45 If you to your computer's performance. Use options provided to free up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on page 125 for you are installed in Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Accessing and Using...
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... Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on drive C (the hard drive) is available for other standard operations. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space...
... Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on drive C (the hard drive) is available for other standard operations. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space...
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... refers to electronic circuitry that is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If ...continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead...
... refers to electronic circuitry that is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is built entirely out of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If ...continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin list shadowstorage. 6 Press . Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead...
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...installation program starts, follow the instructions on the Drivers and Utilities media. See the documentation that the Drivers and Utilities media is 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. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to step 2. If this is detecting hardware in your computer. Manually ...
...installation program starts, follow the instructions on the Drivers and Utilities media. See the documentation that the Drivers and Utilities media is 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. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to step 2. If this is detecting hardware in your computer. Manually ...
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... 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 E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure... 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 C S - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until...
... 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 E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound • Ensure... 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 C S - A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVD drives. NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until...
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... Media 83 For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. Working with RAID A redundant array of bad sectors, and then click Start. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. If you are four basic...
... Media 83 For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. Working with RAID A redundant array of bad sectors, and then click Start. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. If you are four basic...
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... 0 uses the full storage capacities of the drives to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the configuration is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to create a large virtual drive. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of data sequentially ...across the physical drive(s) to store data. RAID 1 sacrifices high data-access rates for and reading the next ...
... 0 uses the full storage capacities of the drives to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the configuration is also duplicated, or mirrored, on which to create a large virtual drive. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of data sequentially ...across the physical drive(s) to store data. RAID 1 sacrifices high data-access rates for and reading the next ...
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... stripe error correction information (rotating parity array). and down -arrow keys to store data. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, 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...
... stripe error correction information (rotating parity array). and down -arrow keys to store data. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, 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...
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..., you will use either the NVIDIA (see "Using the NVIDIA Utilities" on page 88) or Intel (see the following sections for each applicable hard drive on your system, see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92) programs to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your...Your computer can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for RAID, even if you want to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. 4 Press the left -
..., you will use either the NVIDIA (see "Using the NVIDIA Utilities" on page 88) or Intel (see the following sections for each applicable hard drive on your system, see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92) programs to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your...Your computer can be done before continuing. 1 Enable RAID for RAID, even if you want to avoid unallocated space. 6 Press , press the left - NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each hard drive. Assigning Drives to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. 4 Press the left -
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...use the arrow keys to include in the Array Detail window and press . NOTE: The number of the array that you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. NOTICE: You lose all data from the Free Disks field to an array, press . The Array List window appears. ...Array window appears. Back up any data you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to move the selected drive from the selected drives. NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you want to highlight the array in the RAID array....
...use the arrow keys to include in the Array Detail window and press . NOTE: The number of the array that you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to the Array Disks field. NOTICE: You lose all data from the Free Disks field to an array, press . The Array List window appears. ...Array window appears. Back up any data you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to move the selected drive from the selected drives. NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you want to highlight the array in the RAID array....
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...have. NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1). 6 Click Next. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard ...the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield 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 keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. ...
...have. NOTICE: The following procedure deletes all data on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1). 6 Click Next. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard ...the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield 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 keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. ...
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... The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the array must be used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled ... 2 Click to select the array you want to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. from striped to delete. 3 Click Delete Array in the System Tasks pane.
... The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the array must be used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled ... 2 Click to select the array you want to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. from striped to delete. 3 Click Delete Array in the System Tasks pane.
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... 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 want to the hard drive(s) you can use your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select...by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to rebuild by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in the System Tasks pane. 6 ...
... 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 want to the hard drive(s) you can use your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select...by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to rebuild by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in the System Tasks pane. 6 ...
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...the Operating 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 volume. Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you want to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 97. and down-arrow keys to keep before continuing. If you want to select...
...the Operating 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 volume. Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you want to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 97. and down-arrow keys to keep before continuing. If you want to select...
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... 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. 5 Select a second hard drive 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 ...
... 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. 5 Select a second hard drive 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 ...
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..., 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,... a partition on page 87). 2 Click Start→ 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 are prompted to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the new RAID volume...
..., 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,... a partition on page 87). 2 Click Start→ 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 are prompted to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the new RAID volume...
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...system. 5 Use the up- NOTE: You can use your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on page 87). 2 Click Start→ All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix...: Volumes with a status of the average file 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 span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you ...
...system. 5 Use the up- NOTE: You can use your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on page 87). 2 Click Start→ All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix...: Volumes with a status of the average file 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 span the stripe array, and click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you ...