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... 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...
... 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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... 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... 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®...
... 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... 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®...
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What you Need to set up a WLAN 153 Checking Your Wireless Network Card 154 Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card 154 Setting up a new Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN 155 Ad Hoc Networks 158 Mobile Broadband (or Wireless ... 160 Checking Your Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . 160 Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . 160 Activating Mobile Broadband Service 160 Managing the Network With the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility 161 WiMAX 161 WPAN 162 Managing Your Network 162 Securing Your Network 162 Securing Your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN 164...
What you Need to set up a WLAN 153 Checking Your Wireless Network Card 154 Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card 154 Setting up a new Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN 155 Ad Hoc Networks 158 Mobile Broadband (or Wireless ... 160 Checking Your Mobile Broadband Card . . . . . 160 Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . 160 Activating Mobile Broadband Service 160 Managing the Network With the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility 161 WiMAX 161 WPAN 162 Managing Your Network 162 Securing Your Network 162 Securing Your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN 164...
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... Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones 211 Using a Digital Camera...
... Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the Windows Audio Driver 211 Setting up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones 211 Using a Digital Camera...
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... options such as order status and pickup for Dell products. • Warranty Information: Information relating to warranty for Dell products. • Dell Forums: Information on forums for discussion and support of Dell products. • Contact Us: Information on various options available for contacting Dell. Technical Support • Drivers and Downloads • Enterprise Resource Center • Find...
... options such as order status and pickup for Dell products. • Warranty Information: Information relating to warranty for Dell products. • Dell Forums: Information on forums for discussion and support of Dell products. • Contact Us: Information on various options available for contacting Dell. Technical Support • Drivers and Downloads • Enterprise Resource Center • Find...
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... resolution defines the clarity of the current settings so you can change any of the display settings, make a note of images on your Dell-installed operating system. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on page 246. Also, see "Adjusting Display Settings With the Vendor ...Video Card Control Panel" on the screen. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click ...
... resolution defines the clarity of the current settings so you can change any of the display settings, make a note of images on your Dell-installed operating system. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on page 246. Also, see "Adjusting Display Settings With the Vendor ...Video Card Control Panel" on the screen. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click ...
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Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Monitors and Displays 49 use slide ... to set resolution HINT: 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 Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab. Monitors and Displays 49 use slide ... to set resolution HINT: 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.
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...computer. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide for your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to install the appropriate drivers manually. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing ...device stops working after a few minutes of use. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. NOTE: Certain mice...
...computer. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide for your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to install the appropriate drivers manually. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the pointing device. • The pointing ...device stops working after a few minutes of use. Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. NOTE: Certain mice...
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...into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of keys to reinstall the driver. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265 HINT: If you still have... , and so on, for performing specific tasks • Navigation keys for the device. You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of numbers grouped together like ...
...into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of keys to reinstall the driver. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265 HINT: If you still have... , and so on, for performing specific tasks • Navigation keys for the device. You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of numbers grouped together like ...
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See your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 From the Start menu, click Control Panel to access the hardware on your computer, including a list of printers connected to your printer manufacturer's documentation for hardware-specific information. Printers-Settings and Drivers Accessing Printer Information You can find information about your printer(s) through the Start button.
See your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 71 From the Start menu, click Control Panel to access the hardware on your computer, including a list of printers connected to your printer manufacturer's documentation for hardware-specific information. Printers-Settings and Drivers Accessing Printer Information You can find information about your printer(s) through the Start button.
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... either Properties or Printing Preferences. 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 through the list of selections you want to print pictures..., use the Quality Type tab to your printer on your Start menu. HINT: Add a shortcut to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
... either Properties or Printing Preferences. 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 through the list of selections you want to print pictures..., use the Quality Type tab to your printer on your Start menu. HINT: Add a shortcut to select your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
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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 computer. EXAMPLE: You .... Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. If you want to your printer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can install both locations, you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers...
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 computer. EXAMPLE: You .... Adding a Printer Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. If you want to your printer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can install both locations, you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers...
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... your default printer, right-click on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers
... your default printer, right-click on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers
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... media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you : • Upgrade your operating system • Reinstall your operating system • Connect or...
... media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you : • Upgrade your operating system • Reinstall your operating system • Connect or...
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... for the new hardware may not be displayed. If those drivers are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Resource CD has identified these components in your system window. 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next. If you want to reinstall and follow the... instructions on the screen. HINT: The drivers that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that you installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that are used by ...
... for the new hardware may not be displayed. If those drivers are automatically displayed in the My Drivers-The Resource CD has identified these components in your system window. 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next. If you want to reinstall and follow the... instructions on the screen. HINT: The drivers that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that you installed additional hardware, the drivers for hardware that are used by ...
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... may need to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on your computer to reinstall or update the driver. Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of a Device Problem 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 If a window ...→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives A driver is the Source of the Driver If a problem occurs on the device icon. Determining Whether a Device Driver is a program that existed before you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a ...
... may need to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on your computer to reinstall or update the driver. Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of a Device Problem 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 If a window ...→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives A driver is the Source of the Driver If a problem occurs on the device icon. Determining Whether a Device Driver is a program that existed before you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a ...
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... InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish 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. The drivers used by your computer. If not, go... to your system window. HINT: The drivers for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media ...
... InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish 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. The drivers used by your computer. If not, go... to your system window. HINT: The drivers for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media ...
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... of the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. FOR DRIVES WITH SPINDLES AND/OR...
... of the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 7 Click Browse, and browse to the location to eliminate the possibility that the original media is not listed, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 280. FOR DRIVES WITH SPINDLES AND/OR...
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...shutting down with active programs will help you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. If an existing problem ...8226; "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 143. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Only the basic files and drivers necessary to start in Safe Mode if you have shut down your computer in Safe Mode, you troubleshoot the problem later.
...shutting down with active programs will help you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. NOTE: Unsaved data associated with a frozen blue screen. If an existing problem ...8226; "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance and Ensure Security)" on page 143. Shutting Down Your Computer 107 Only the basic files and drivers necessary to start in Safe Mode if you have shut down your computer in Safe Mode, you troubleshoot the problem later.
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You can also end (or close) the application by using the Add or Remove Programs utility, you may accidentally delete drivers needed by other than by using Task Manager: 1 Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. 2 On the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager ...
You can also end (or close) the application by using the Add or Remove Programs utility, you may accidentally delete drivers needed by other than by using Task Manager: 1 Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. 2 On the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager ...