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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Dimension™ 5150C Owner's Manual front-panel door (open) front-panel door (push to open) power button power light diagnostic lights hard-drive activity ...
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Dimension™ 5150C Owner's Manual front-panel door (open) front-panel door (push to open) power button power light diagnostic lights hard-drive activity ...
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Only 110 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals 110 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals 110 FCC Notices (U.S. 5 Appendix Specifications 95 System Setup 99 Overview 99 Entering System Setup 100 System Setup Options 102 Boot Sequence 105 Clearing Forgotten Passwords 107 Clearing CMOS Settings 108 Cleaning Your Computer 108 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 108 Mouse 109 CDs and DVDs 109 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 110 FCC Class B 110 Contacting Dell 111 Index 129 Contents 7
Only 110 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals 110 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals 110 FCC Notices (U.S. 5 Appendix Specifications 95 System Setup 99 Overview 99 Entering System Setup 100 System Setup Options 102 Boot Sequence 105 Clearing Forgotten Passwords 107 Clearing CMOS Settings 108 Cleaning Your Computer 108 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 108 Mouse 109 CDs and DVDs 109 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 110 FCC Class B 110 Contacting Dell 111 Index 129 Contents 7
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..., you should also reinstall the DSS utility. If you reinstall the operating system for components, such premier.support.dell.com. DSS is necessary for your configuration. 10 Finding Information The software automatically detects your computer and operating... system and installs the updates appropriate for correct operation of your Dell computer. Online discussion with technical support • Reference - support.dell.com NOTE: Select your operating system and support for Dell™ 3.5-inch USB floppy drives, Intel® Pentium® M processors,...
..., you should also reinstall the DSS utility. If you reinstall the operating system for components, such premier.support.dell.com. DSS is necessary for your configuration. 10 Finding Information The software automatically detects your computer and operating... system and installs the updates appropriate for correct operation of your Dell computer. Online discussion with technical support • Reference - support.dell.com NOTE: Select your operating system and support for Dell™ 3.5-inch USB floppy drives, Intel® Pentium® M processors,...
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Finding Information 11 What Are You Looking For? • How to use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for devices (such as a modem) Find it Here Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Finding Information 11 What Are You Looking For? • How to use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for devices (such as a modem) Find it Here Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen.
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The Media Card Reader supports the following memory types: • xD-Picture Card • SmartMedia (SMC) • CompactFlash Type I and II (CF I/II) • MicroDrive Card • SecureDigital Card (SD) ...
The Media Card Reader supports the following memory types: • xD-Picture Card • SmartMedia (SMC) • CompactFlash Type I and II (CF I/II) • MicroDrive Card • SecureDigital Card (SD) ...
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.... The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the Help and Support Center (click the Start button, click Help and Support, click User and system guides, click Device guides, and then click the guide for your computer. For information on changing the...
.... The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the Help and Support Center (click the Start button, click Help and Support, click User and system guides, click Device guides, and then click the guide for your computer. For information on changing the...
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...-RW/DVD combo drive and you observe all copyright laws when creating CDs or DVDs. NOTE: The types of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell™ may not read DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW and DVD+R DL (dual layer) media, but cannot write to and may vary by country. You can write... down menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). 6 Click OK. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches on the Sonic support website at www.sonic.com. If you have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive...
...-RW/DVD combo drive and you observe all copyright laws when creating CDs or DVDs. NOTE: The types of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell™ may not read DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW and DVD+R DL (dual layer) media, but cannot write to and may vary by country. You can write... down menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). 6 Click OK. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches on the Sonic support website at www.sonic.com. If you have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive...
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...-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for example, do not play in regular stereos. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of formats supported by your DVD player, see the documentation provided with CD recording techniques. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 23 Media Type DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW.... • Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that have MP3 software installed. • Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats.
...-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for example, do not play in regular stereos. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of formats supported by your DVD player, see the documentation provided with CD recording techniques. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 23 Media Type DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW.... • Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that have MP3 software installed. • Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats.
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... go blank and the audio to use Intel Viiv technology is still operating as a quick on the optional Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 remote control. 26 Setting Up and Using Your Computer To resume normal computer operation, briefly press the power button,... drop-down menu and click OK. For more information on power management options: 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 In the Help and Support window, click Performance and maintenance. 3 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on the Hibernate tab. In this mode...
... go blank and the audio to use Intel Viiv technology is still operating as a quick on the optional Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 remote control. 26 Setting Up and Using Your Computer To resume normal computer operation, briefly press the power button,... drop-down menu and click OK. For more information on power management options: 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 In the Help and Support window, click Performance and maintenance. 3 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on the Hibernate tab. In this mode...
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... remove viruses. If the battery still does not work , ensure that the part is correctly installed. • If a peripheral device does not work properly, contact Dell (see page 111). If you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. E N S U R E T H A T M ...button and click My Computer. R E P L A C E T H E B A T T E R Y - This message may help technical support personnel diagnose and fix the problem(s). • If an error message occurs in a program, see page 92). Replace the battery only with your computer:...
... remove viruses. If the battery still does not work , ensure that the part is correctly installed. • If a peripheral device does not work properly, contact Dell (see page 111). If you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. E N S U R E T H A T M ...button and click My Computer. R E P L A C E T H E B A T T E R Y - This message may help technical support personnel diagnose and fix the problem(s). • If an error message occurs in a program, see page 92). Replace the battery only with your computer:...
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... for information on page 41. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I N G T O A C D / D V D - See page 48. C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R - If the stream is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. See page 108. TU R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I C S - CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - See page 51. R W D I S K - CD and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed...
... for information on page 41. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I N G T O A C D / D V D - See page 48. C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R - If the stream is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. See page 108. TU R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I C S - CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - See page 51. R W D I S K - CD and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed...
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... Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems tab. 5 Click the COM port for your Internet service provider. E N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. 32 Solving Problems With the Outlook Express e-mail program open is operating properly. If Work Offline has a checkmark next to...
... Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems tab. 5 Click the COM port for your Internet service provider. E N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. 32 Solving Problems With the Outlook Express e-mail program open is operating properly. If Work Offline has a checkmark next to...
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... in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the system. When Microsoft Windows XP detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as a...M S A N D T R Y A G A I S K E R R O R - To manually assign a drive for the Media Card Reader. 6 Click OK to insert media. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. IEEE 1394 Device Problems CAUTION: Before you attempt to access the Media Card Reader when no media is mapped to...in the Product Information Guide. Contact Dell (see page 111). NO DRIVE LETTER IS ASSIGNED -
... in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the system. When Microsoft Windows XP detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as a...M S A N D T R Y A G A I S K E R R O R - To manually assign a drive for the Media Card Reader. 6 Click OK to insert media. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. IEEE 1394 Device Problems CAUTION: Before you attempt to access the Media Card Reader when no media is mapped to...in the Product Information Guide. Contact Dell (see page 111). NO DRIVE LETTER IS ASSIGNED -
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... the memory modules (see page 66) to ensure that your computer is successfully communicating with the memory. • Ensure that you begin any of memory supported by your computer, see "Memory" on page 95. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see page 65). • Your computer...
... the memory modules (see page 66) to ensure that your computer is successfully communicating with the memory. • Ensure that you begin any of memory supported by your computer, see "Memory" on page 95. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see page 65). • Your computer...
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Displays your Service Tag. 3 If you contact Dell, technical support will ask for your hardware configuration for the selected ...other programs that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. A driver is needed. Dell ships your computer to your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Troubleshooting Tools 49 The device list ...required drivers already installed-no further installation or configuration is a program that use the device. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen. All devices require a driver program. A ...
Displays your Service Tag. 3 If you contact Dell, technical support will ask for your hardware configuration for the selected ...other programs that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. A driver is needed. Dell ships your computer to your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Troubleshooting Tools 49 The device list ...required drivers already installed-no further installation or configuration is a program that use the device. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen. All devices require a driver program. A ...
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Manually Reinstalling Drivers 1 After copying the driver files to your computer might not work correctly. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver... Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with any device, identify whether the driver is next to the device name, you may need ...
Manually Reinstalling Drivers 1 After copying the driver files to your computer might not work correctly. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver... Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with any device, identify whether the driver is next to the device name, you may need ...
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...configured, you can restore your operating system in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows XP System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without affecting data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data ...5 Double-click the name of the device for information on using the Hardware Troubleshooter: 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the arrow to which you previously extracted the driver files. 9 When the name...
...configured, you can restore your operating system in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows XP System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without affecting data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data ...5 Double-click the name of the device for information on using the Hardware Troubleshooter: 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the arrow to which you previously extracted the driver files. 9 When the name...
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... point, then that Restore my computer to an earlier time is selected and click Next. 3 Click a calendar date to which you want to restore your Dell™ computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after System Restore finishes collecting data and then the computer restarts. 6 After the computer restarts... restore point that is automatically selected. System Restore does not monitor your data files. Creating a Restore Point 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click System Restore. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
... point, then that Restore my computer to an earlier time is selected and click Next. 3 Click a calendar date to which you want to restore your Dell™ computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after System Restore finishes collecting data and then the computer restarts. 6 After the computer restarts... restore point that is automatically selected. System Restore does not monitor your data files. Creating a Restore Point 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click System Restore. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
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... audio conversion process. NOTICE: Ensure that you use the connector on the computer. Removing and Installing Parts 61 Use the pink and silver connector to support the removed cover-at least 30 cm (1 ft) of 80 Hz and below. Systems not using subwoofers can shunt the LFE information to provide extremely...
... audio conversion process. NOTICE: Ensure that you use the connector on the computer. Removing and Installing Parts 61 Use the pink and silver connector to support the removed cover-at least 30 cm (1 ft) of 80 Hz and below. Systems not using subwoofers can shunt the LFE information to provide extremely...
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...) and DDR2 533-MHz (PC2-4300) memory, the modules function at the speed of matched memory size, speed, and technology. NOTE: Buffered memory is not supported on the system board. NOTE: Always install DDR2 memory modules in pairs of the slowest module installed. • Be sure to install a single memory module... increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on this computer. See the label on the system board. Removing and Installing Parts 65 Your computer supports unbuffered, non-ECC, DDR2 memory.
...) and DDR2 533-MHz (PC2-4300) memory, the modules function at the speed of matched memory size, speed, and technology. NOTE: Buffered memory is not supported on the system board. NOTE: Always install DDR2 memory modules in pairs of the slowest module installed. • Be sure to install a single memory module... increase your computer memory by installing memory modules on this computer. See the label on the system board. Removing and Installing Parts 65 Your computer supports unbuffered, non-ECC, DDR2 memory.