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... 66 Changing the Input Language of Your 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...
... 66 Changing the Input Language of Your 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...
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...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 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows® XP 101...
...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 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft® Windows Vista 101 Windows® XP 101...
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... and 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 With...
... and 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 With...
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... of the current settings so you can change any of the display settings, make a note of images on your Dell-installed operating system. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays Before you change back... screen. As you decrease resolution, text and images appear larger. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on page 246. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed.
... of the current settings so you can change any of the display settings, make a note of images on your Dell-installed operating system. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about display resolution, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 48 Monitors and Displays Before you change back... screen. As you decrease resolution, text and images appear larger. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on page 246. NOTE: Use only the Dell recommended video drivers, which are designed to them if needed.
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...ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution, move the slide bar to the left... resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. Monitors and Displays 49 Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab.
...ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK. Windows® XP 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Properties. The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings. 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution, move the slide bar to the left... resolution, both the video card and the display must support the resolution, and the necessary video drivers must be installed. Monitors and Displays 49 Windows Vista® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize. The Display Properties window appears. 3 Select the Setting tab.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the ... mice may need to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more information. You then need to reactivate a USB pointing device if any of use. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide...
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Troubleshooting a USB Pointing Device You may not be performed if you click a button on the ... mice may need to reactivate the USB pointing device. 64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Using a USB Pointing Device (Mouse) Your computer usually auto-detects and installs the drivers for more information. You then need to reactivate a USB pointing device if any of use. Also, see the pointing device's manufacturer's guide...
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... tasks • Navigation keys for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on most laptop computers is the Source of a Device Problem" on page 265 HINT: If ...you still have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for the device. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 79...
... tasks • Navigation keys for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys • Numeric keypad of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on most laptop computers is the Source of a Device Problem" on page 265 HINT: If ...you still have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for the device. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 79...
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... usage, supported paper size, and so on page 36. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on . 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...Use the tabs in this window to your printer on your Start menu. EXAMPLE: If you have will determine the type of available printers, and right-click the desired printer to the device itself. HINT: Add a shortcut to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
... usage, supported paper size, and so on page 36. Also, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts" on . 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...Use the tabs in this window to your printer on your Start menu. EXAMPLE: If you have will determine the type of available printers, and right-click the desired printer to the device itself. HINT: Add a shortcut to view your photo paper type. 72 Printers-Settings and Drivers
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...to your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can install both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. If you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at home. Adding a Printer Windows Vista®...; 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ ...
...to your computer. Printers-Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can install both the printers on the Add Printer Wizard screen. If you can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to print at home. Adding a Printer Windows Vista®...; 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers. For Windows XP Click Start → Control Panel→ ...
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... printer is also called a network printer. For instructions on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers Once your computer is connected to a network, you can use most often as the default printer.To set a specific printer as your printer to... default. Setting the Default Printer Set the printer you use it as if it were attached to your printer on a Network A shared printer is one computer.
... printer is also called a network printer. For instructions on installing a network service, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. 74 Printers-Settings and Drivers Once your computer is connected to a network, you can use most often as the default printer.To set a specific printer as your printer to... default. Setting the Default Printer Set the printer you use it as if it were attached to your printer on a Network A shared printer is one computer.
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... 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...Drivers 75 NOTE: In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts automatically. Installing a Printer Driver printer drivers CD inkjet printer laser printer A driver is your first time to use your Drivers and Utilities media, continue to install or reinstall printer drivers if you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers...
... 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...Drivers 75 NOTE: In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts automatically. Installing a Printer Driver printer drivers CD inkjet printer laser printer A driver is your first time to use your Drivers and Utilities media, continue to install or reinstall printer drivers if you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers...
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... used by your computer. For device driver information, see the documentation that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that came installed in your system window. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities menu displays drivers only for hardware that you installed additional hardware, the drivers for the new hardware may not be displayed. 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner...
... used by your computer. For device driver information, see the documentation that came with the device. 6 Click the driver that came installed in your system window. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities menu displays drivers only for hardware that you installed additional hardware, the drivers for the new hardware may not be displayed. 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner...
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... return your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. Determining Whether a Device Driver is a program that existed before you installed the new driver. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Windows Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives...
... return your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. Determining Whether a Device Driver is a program that existed before you installed the new driver. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Windows Device Driver Rollback. 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives...
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... Utilities Media to 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. If not, go to step 2. See the documentation that came...
... Utilities Media to 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. If not, go to step 2. See the documentation that came...
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... device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for Dell computers. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). If...
... device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for Dell computers. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc® (BD) to which you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. See "Windows Hardware Troubleshooter" on page 337). If...
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...See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is turned back on. Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode if you have shut down any error messages that power is off and ...Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to start in a limited state. Also, you troubleshoot the problem later. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. You may want to ensure...
...See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125 • Your system administrator • support.dell.com. The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is turned back on. Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode if you have shut down any error messages that power is off and ...Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to start in a limited state. Also, you troubleshoot the problem later. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to identify which Windows mode you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. You may want to ensure...
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... program does not completely remove it from your computer. By deleting a program from your computer any way other programs. Ending an Application When it Does not Respond Applications tab program not responding End Task button If an application stops responding, Windows tries to find the problem and fix it ...than by using the Add or Remove Programs utility, you may accidentally delete drivers needed by using Task Manager: 1 Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. 2 On the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager screen, click the application that is not responding, and then ...
... program does not completely remove it from your computer. By deleting a program from your computer any way other programs. Ending an Application When it Does not Respond Applications tab program not responding End Task button If an application stops responding, Windows tries to find the problem and fix it ...than by using the Add or Remove Programs utility, you may accidentally delete drivers needed by using Task Manager: 1 Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. 2 On the Applications tab of the Windows Task Manager screen, click the application that is not responding, and then ...
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...of the NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to monitor, track and log performance characteristics of a change available BIOS settings via a Windows user interface. Changes to tailor and customize their system's performance. This information can be saved to track the system's performance ...ESA-compatible devices such as evaluate the effectiveness of compatible components inside your computer. Selecting a component in the Device Settings sections are used to a file for the system and installed drivers. The data can manually tune these options to these settings or choosing ...
...of the NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to monitor, track and log performance characteristics of a change available BIOS settings via a Windows user interface. Changes to tailor and customize their system's performance. This information can be saved to track the system's performance ...ESA-compatible devices such as evaluate the effectiveness of compatible components inside your computer. Selecting a component in the Device Settings sections are used to a file for the system and installed drivers. The data can manually tune these options to these settings or choosing ...
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... Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. • A wireless network card, an integrated wireless adapter, or a wireless USB adapter for each computer that you ordered your computer,... type of wireless network card that is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in your wireless network card. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters. FOR MORE INFORMATION...
... Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your computer, see "Device Manager" on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. • A wireless network card, an integrated wireless adapter, or a wireless USB adapter for each computer that you ordered your computer,... type of wireless network card that is removed or corrupted, follow the instructions in your wireless network card. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters. FOR MORE INFORMATION...
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... website at support.dell.com and your computer might not work correctly. If this is your first time to use System Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the computer, click Continue; Returning to the operating state that existed before you install drivers obtained from your Drivers and Utilities media. 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert your...
... website at support.dell.com and your computer might not work correctly. If this is your first time to use System Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on the computer, click Continue; Returning to the operating state that existed before you install drivers obtained from your Drivers and Utilities media. 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert your...