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... Circular Scrolling 62 Single Finger Zoom 63 Cleaning the Touch Pad 63 Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen 63 Contents 5 Windows® XP 49 Troubleshooting 50 Choosing the Best Display Settings 50 Setting the Display Resolution for External LCD Monitors 50 Setting the Display... for Multiple Monitors 51 Windows Vista 52 Windows XP 52 Using the Ambient Light Sensor in Bright or Low-Light ...
... Circular Scrolling 62 Single Finger Zoom 63 Cleaning the Touch Pad 63 Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen 63 Contents 5 Windows® XP 49 Troubleshooting 50 Choosing the Best Display Settings 50 Setting the Display Resolution for External LCD Monitors 50 Setting the Display... for Multiple Monitors 51 Windows Vista 52 Windows XP 52 Using the Ambient Light Sensor in Bright or Low-Light ...
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... Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the Operating System Media 269 Before you Begin 269 Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista . . . . 269 20 Troubleshooting 271 Troubleshooting Tools 272 Power Lights...
... Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the Operating System Media 269 Before you Begin 269 Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista . . . . 269 20 Troubleshooting 271 Troubleshooting Tools 272 Power Lights...
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...and Displays For more identical graphics cards can increase gaming and 3D application performance. Detailed information about the benefits of leading PC, graphics, and semiconductor companies, has developed an open-standards based, royaltyfree, and extensible interface, DisplayPort, suited for connectivity... high definition content applications such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for delivering flat panel display technology to enable NVIDIA SLI (...
...and Displays For more identical graphics cards can increase gaming and 3D application performance. Detailed information about the benefits of leading PC, graphics, and semiconductor companies, has developed an open-standards based, royaltyfree, and extensible interface, DisplayPort, suited for connectivity... high definition content applications such as optical disc players, mobile devices, personal video recorders, and TVs. Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for delivering flat panel display technology to enable NVIDIA SLI (...
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...: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to move the cursor or select objects on the screen: • To move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on..., position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad or use your desktop. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your finger anti-clockwise or clockwise on the touch pad. 62 Navigation...
...: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. When circular scrolling is enabled, you can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to move the cursor or select objects on the screen: • To move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on..., position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad or use your desktop. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your finger anti-clockwise or clockwise on the touch pad. 62 Navigation...
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Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. .... Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). In the Gestures tab,...or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel...
Windows® XP 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Pen and Input Devices. .... Cleaning the Touch Pad 1 Shut down and turn off your desktop. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in and out by spreading two fingers or by bringing the two fingers together). In the Gestures tab,...or the pinch zoom (zoom in the notification area of the touch pad. Using a Touch Pointer (Track Stick or Tablet PC Pen) Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel Windows Vista® 1 Click Start → Control Panel...
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... or permanent component damage. Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for real-time monitoring and control of the components. For... more about ESA, see "System Setup" on page 123. Software Based Performance Tuning NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for monitoring and "tweaking...
... or permanent component damage. Performance Tuning System Setup Based Performance Tuning For some Dell systems, the settings available under the Advanced page of System Setup provide users with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for real-time monitoring and control of the components. For... more about ESA, see "System Setup" on page 123. Software Based Performance Tuning NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for monitoring and "tweaking...
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... INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power options, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Windows® XP Configuring Your Power Settings 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. 2 In the Power Options... your computer: • Power Schemes - OR • Depending on how you set alarms for your computer to exit hibernate mode. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may take a short time to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer...
... INFORMATION: To learn more about configuring power options, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Windows® XP Configuring Your Power Settings 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. 2 In the Power Options... your computer: • Power Schemes - OR • Depending on how you set alarms for your computer to exit hibernate mode. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may take a short time to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a notebook computer...
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... power management options, you may take a short time to exit hibernate. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. To exit hibernate, press the power button. When the computer exits hibernate...
... power management options, you may take a short time to exit hibernate. NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your computer. NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may not operate correctly after the computer exits hibernate. To exit hibernate, press the power button. When the computer exits hibernate...
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...Meter icon The first time you use the AC adapter to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which is not fully charged. For more ...Batteries) You may need to purchase a new battery during the life of your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power- Using Your...
...Meter icon The first time you use the AC adapter to connect your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which is not fully charged. For more ...Batteries) You may need to purchase a new battery during the life of your battery: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, Express Cards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power- Using Your...
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...the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. Restoring Your Operating System 265 Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. Any changes that System Restore makes to the ... computer are completely reversible. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in when you received the computer.
...the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. Restoring Your Operating System 265 Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. Any changes that System Restore makes to the ... computer are completely reversible. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in when you received the computer.
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... Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. If you received your computer. Windows XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click Undo my...
... Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. If you received your computer. Windows XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click Undo my...
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...your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore 1 Turn on as a local user. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed... type administrator in when you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system software to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on. When the...
...your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore 1 Turn on as a local user. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed... type administrator in when you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system software to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on. When the...
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...and it displays the information in the device list in the left pane of the screen. The software automatically identifies your Service Tag Number, PC Model Number, Express Service Code, your Warranty Information and provides you with options for running the test. The application also provides you to... the test and may not display the names of the test and any error conditions encountered. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for the selected device. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the test screen to return to customize the test by changing ...
...and it displays the information in the device list in the left pane of the screen. The software automatically identifies your Service Tag Number, PC Model Number, Express Service Code, your Warranty Information and provides you with options for running the test. The application also provides you to... the test and may not display the names of the test and any error conditions encountered. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for the selected device. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the test screen to return to customize the test by changing ...
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eSATA provides more performance than existing solutions (up to 2 meters outside the PC to 6 times faster than existing external storage solutions: USB 2.0, & 1394) and is hot pluggable. eSATA is commonly used for External Direct Attached Storage for transfer ...
eSATA provides more performance than existing solutions (up to 2 meters outside the PC to 6 times faster than existing external storage solutions: USB 2.0, & 1394) and is hot pluggable. eSATA is commonly used for External Direct Attached Storage for transfer ...
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... (max 50 mA) 19 Hot Plug Detect 326 Ports It is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. On a single cable, HDMI supports PC or TV video formats such as Blu-ray Disc players, settop boxes, personal computers, and video game consoles to 8 channels of the various digital television...
... (max 50 mA) 19 Hot Plug Detect 326 Ports It is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. On a single cable, HDMI supports PC or TV video formats such as Blu-ray Disc players, settop boxes, personal computers, and video game consoles to 8 channels of the various digital television...
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... U.S. Similar to EPP, ECP uses direct memory access to as dual display mode. ExpressCard - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for assistance. Federal Communications Commission - A rapid discharge of the IDE interface for hard drives and CD drives. expansion slot - A parallel..., connecting it passes in some computers) where you to use a second monitor as an extension of your Dell™ computer. enhanced parallel port - extended PC Card - fully-buffered DIMM - extended capabilities port - ExpressCards support both the PCI Express and USB 2.0 standard...
... U.S. Similar to EPP, ECP uses direct memory access to as dual display mode. ExpressCard - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for assistance. Federal Communications Commission - A rapid discharge of the IDE interface for hard drives and CD drives. expansion slot - A parallel..., connecting it passes in some computers) where you to use a second monitor as an extension of your Dell™ computer. enhanced parallel port - extended PC Card - fully-buffered DIMM - extended capabilities port - ExpressCards support both the PCI Express and USB 2.0 standard...
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... to programs and computer functions, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Your computer can contain several different forms of modems include: external, PC Card, and internal. memory module - megahertz - A Mini PCI card is a small external card that provides network capabilities. MP - A measure... of storage devices are often measured in RAM. A computer may include a network adapter on its system board, or it may contain a PC Card with an emphasis on it is temporarily stored in MHz. notification area - memory is not permanent, it . Devices and software can access....
... to programs and computer functions, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Your computer can contain several different forms of modems include: external, PC Card, and internal. memory module - megahertz - A Mini PCI card is a small external card that provides network capabilities. MP - A measure... of storage devices are often measured in RAM. A computer may include a network adapter on its system board, or it may contain a PC Card with an emphasis on it is temporarily stored in MHz. notification area - memory is not permanent, it . Devices and software can access....
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...you can set and the device are arranged in rows and columns to one billionth of pixels across by the 348 Pixels are capable of PC Cards. Plug-and-Play - Modems and network adapters are Plug and Play compliant. programmed input/output - Plug and Play provides automatic ... down. A physical storage area on a hard drive that equals one or more logical storage areas known as 800 x 600, is used for PC Cards. PC Card - PCMCIA - Diagnostics programs, loaded automatically by the number of time that is assigned to create an image. A drive that supports 32-...
...you can set and the device are arranged in rows and columns to one billionth of pixels across by the 348 Pixels are capable of PC Cards. Plug-and-Play - Modems and network adapters are Plug and Play compliant. programmed input/output - Plug and Play provides automatic ... down. A physical storage area on a hard drive that equals one or more logical storage areas known as 800 x 600, is used for PC Cards. PC Card - PCMCIA - Diagnostics programs, loaded automatically by the number of time that is assigned to create an image. A drive that supports 32-...
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... Solution Station™, and Online Scan with PC CheckUp) About Your System (System Documentation, Warranty Information, System Information, Upgrades & Accessories) For more information about Dell Support Center and available support tools, click the Services tab on support.dell.com. 36 Using Support Tools Dell Support Center The Dell Support Center helps you find the service...
... Solution Station™, and Online Scan with PC CheckUp) About Your System (System Documentation, Warranty Information, System Information, Upgrades & Accessories) For more information about Dell Support Center and available support tools, click the Services tab on support.dell.com. 36 Using Support Tools Dell Support Center The Dell Support Center helps you find the service...