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...the written permission of Intel Corporation; Intel, Pentium, Intel SpeedStep, and Celeron are trademarks of data and tells you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document is strictly forbidden. Model DCCY August 2006 P/N FJ055 Rev. disclaims any... interest in this document to refer to either potential damage to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are registered trademarks of your computer. Microsoft, Windows, and Outlook are not applicable. Dell Inc. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,...
...the written permission of Intel Corporation; Intel, Pentium, Intel SpeedStep, and Celeron are trademarks of data and tells you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document is strictly forbidden. Model DCCY August 2006 P/N FJ055 Rev. disclaims any... interest in this document to refer to either potential damage to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are registered trademarks of your computer. Microsoft, Windows, and Outlook are not applicable. Dell Inc. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,...
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... computer does not start up 39 The computer stops responding 39 A program stops responding 40 A program crashes repeatedly 40 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 40 A solid blue screen appears 40 Other software problems 41 Memory Problems 41 Mouse Problems 42 Network Problems 43 Power Problems 43 Printer...
... computer does not start up 39 The computer stops responding 39 A program stops responding 40 A program crashes repeatedly 40 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 40 A solid blue screen appears 40 Other software problems 41 Memory Problems 41 Mouse Problems 42 Network Problems 43 Power Problems 43 Printer...
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...47 The screen is blank 47 The screen is difficult to read 48 3 Troubleshooting Tools 49 Diagnostic Lights 49 Dell Diagnostics 52 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 52 Drivers 54 What Is a Driver 54 Identifying Drivers 54 Reinstalling Drivers 55 Resolving Software and Hardware ...Incompatibilities 56 Restoring Your Operating System 56 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 56 4 Removing and Installing Parts 61 Before You Begin...
...47 The screen is blank 47 The screen is difficult to read 48 3 Troubleshooting Tools 49 Diagnostic Lights 49 Dell Diagnostics 52 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 52 Drivers 54 What Is a Driver 54 Identifying Drivers 54 Reinstalling Drivers 55 Resolving Software and Hardware ...Incompatibilities 56 Restoring Your Operating System 56 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 56 4 Removing and Installing Parts 61 Before You Begin...
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What Are You Looking For? • How to set up my computer Find It Here Setup Diagram • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft® Windows® Product Key Label Service Tag and Microsoft Windows Product Key These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support. 10 Finding Information
What Are You Looking For? • How to set up my computer Find It Here Setup Diagram • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft® Windows® Product Key Label Service Tag and Microsoft Windows Product Key These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support. 10 Finding Information
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... region or business appropriate for your configuration, providing critical segment, then enter your region or business segment to personalize my desktop Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem ...to view the appropriate support site. • Community - Computer documentation, details on your selections. • How to use Windows XP • How to work with other Dell customers • Upgrades - Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS)- What Are You ...
... region or business appropriate for your configuration, providing critical segment, then enter your region or business segment to personalize my desktop Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem ...to view the appropriate support site. • Community - Computer documentation, details on your selections. • How to use Windows XP • How to work with other Dell customers • Upgrades - Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS)- What Are You ...
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... 1 After you can drag objects from one end of the S-video cable to a network device. 20 Setting Up and Using Your Computer The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in "Before You Begin" on your TV. Insert the cable until it...
... 1 After you can drag objects from one end of the S-video cable to a network device. 20 Setting Up and Using Your Computer The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in "Before You Begin" on your TV. Insert the cable until it...
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NOTE: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to the Internet enables the integrated firewall provided with Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating systems. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. 5 Return to All Programs...2 2 3 1 network adapter connector on computer 3 network cable 2 network adapter connector 4 network device Network Setup Wizard The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides a Network Setup Wizard to guide you through the process of sharing files, printers, or an Internet connection between computers in a...
NOTE: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to the Internet enables the integrated firewall provided with Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating systems. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. 5 Return to All Programs...2 2 3 1 network adapter connector on computer 3 network cable 2 network adapter connector 4 network device Network Setup Wizard The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides a Network Setup Wizard to guide you through the process of sharing files, printers, or an Internet connection between computers in a...
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...ISP: 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Double-click the MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to the Internet NOTE: ISPs and ISP offerings vary by country. Otherwise, follow the instructions on ...ISP and want to set up connection, connect a telephone line to the modem connector on your computer and to the Internet. 4 In the next window, click the appropriate option: • If you have an MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the same line simultaneously. • Cable modem connections ...
...ISP: 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Double-click the MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to the Internet NOTE: ISPs and ISP offerings vary by country. Otherwise, follow the instructions on ...ISP and want to set up connection, connect a telephone line to the modem connector on your computer and to the Internet. 4 In the next window, click the appropriate option: • If you have an MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the same line simultaneously. • Cable modem connections ...
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... Start button, then click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Screen resolution to change the setting to and may vary by 600 pixels. 5 Click the drop-down to make... an exact copy of the window. 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 800 by country. The...
... Start button, then click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. 4 In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Screen resolution to change the setting to and may vary by 600 pixels. 5 Click the drop-down to make... an exact copy of the window. 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 800 by country. The...
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... Yes Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes No No Yes Yes No Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator project. • Use...
... Yes Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes No No Yes Yes No Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator project. • Use...
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... and the hard drive after a defined period of inactivity, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Stand by NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in hibernate mode, pressing a key on the keyboard or move the mouse. To exit ...reserved area on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to automatically activate after a designated period of electricity your computer has a card in certain windows. To set standby mode to the state it was in before it . When the...
... and the hard drive after a defined period of inactivity, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Stand by NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in hibernate mode, pressing a key on the keyboard or move the mouse. To exit ...reserved area on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to automatically activate after a designated period of electricity your computer has a card in certain windows. To set standby mode to the state it was in before it . When the...
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... To recover, press any key on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. If your computer is called a scheme. NOTICE: If you run your computer from the displayed list. Power ...hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to run with little power conservation. • Portable/Laptop - If you ...
... To recover, press any key on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. If your computer is called a scheme. NOTICE: If you run your computer from the displayed list. Power ...hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to run with little power conservation. • Portable/Laptop - If you ...
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... Click the Start button, then 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 optional Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 remote control. 30 Setting Up and Using Your Computer Intel Viiv technology... for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for systems that are ordered with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 and dual core processors. Hibernate Tab The Hibernate tab allows you want to an active state after ...
... Click the Start button, then 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 optional Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 remote control. 30 Setting Up and Using Your Computer Intel Viiv technology... for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for systems that are ordered with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 and dual core processors. Hibernate Tab The Hibernate tab allows you want to an active state after ...
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.... 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 4 Click the Away tab. 5 Ensure that you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), or later, operating system because Windows XP is optimized to take advantage of performing certain tasks simultaneously. These drivers are installed when this feature is recommended that the...
.... 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 4 Click the Away tab. 5 Ensure that you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), or later, operating system because Windows XP is optimized to take advantage of performing certain tasks simultaneously. These drivers are installed when this feature is recommended that the...
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To determine if your computer is listed twice. You can enable or disable Hyper-Threading through system setup. If Hyper-Threading is enabled, the processor is using Hyper-Threading technology: 1 Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 2 Click Hardware, then click Device Manager. 3 In the Device Manager window, click the plus (+) sign next to Processors. For more information on accessing system setup, see "Entering System Setup" on page 102. 32 Setting Up and Using Your Computer
To determine if your computer is listed twice. You can enable or disable Hyper-Threading through system setup. If Hyper-Threading is enabled, the processor is using Hyper-Threading technology: 1 Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 2 Click Hardware, then click Device Manager. 3 In the Device Manager window, click the plus (+) sign next to Processors. For more information on accessing system setup, see "Entering System Setup" on page 102. 32 Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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... it up. • Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any of your antivirus software to eliminate the possibility that are checked. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 46. 34 Solving Problems 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 - NOTE: This system ...W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to check for and remove viruses. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in all...
... it up. • Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any of your antivirus software to eliminate the possibility that are checked. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 46. 34 Solving Problems 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 - NOTE: This system ...W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to check for and remove viruses. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in all...
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...-RW. Solving Problems 35 The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in Windows Help and Support Center for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. 7 Click Start. Try closing all programs before you write to an analog telephone jack...
...-RW. Solving Problems 35 The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in Windows Help and Support Center for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. 7 Click Start. Try closing all programs before you write to an analog telephone jack...
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... telephone line from the modem and connect it and connect to All Programs, and then click Modem Helper. VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS - 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems ...modem directly to a telephone. USE A DIFFERENT TELEPHONE LINE - • Verify that the telephone line is connected to verify that is communicating with Windows. With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK - CONNECT THE MODEM DIRECTLY TO THE TELEPHONE WALL JACK -...
... telephone line from the modem and connect it and connect to All Programs, and then click Modem Helper. VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS - 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the Modems ...modem directly to a telephone. USE A DIFFERENT TELEPHONE LINE - • Verify that the telephone line is connected to verify that is communicating with Windows. With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK - CONNECT THE MODEM DIRECTLY TO THE TELEPHONE WALL JACK -...
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... the program that was running when the message appeared. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. Close all windows and open is not listed, see "Contacting Dell" on page 112). Contact Dell (see the documentation for installation instructions. The drive cannot read the disk. N O N - N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . A R E Q U I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I S K E R R O R - S YS T E M D I B L E . If so, run the program that...
... the program that was running when the message appeared. NOTE: This system supports an optional USB floppy drive. Close all windows and open is not listed, see "Contacting Dell" on page 112). Contact Dell (see the documentation for installation instructions. The drive cannot read the disk. N O N - N O T E N O U G H M E M O R Y O R R E S O U R C E S . A R E Q U I L E W A S N O T F O U N D - d r i v e l e t t e r : \ I S N O T A C C E S S I S K E R R O R - S YS T E M D I B L E . If so, run the program that...
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...located in the Product Information Guide. Contact the manufacturer of the IEEE 1394 device. 38 Solving Problems Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 112). I F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I C E - D E L L I E E E 1 3 9 4 D E V I T H A N O N - When Microsoft Windows XP detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as a mapped drive only ... Card Reader appears as the next logical drive after the physical drives is mapped to a network drive, Windows XP does not automatically assign a drive letter to confirm your IEEE 1394 device is listed...
...located in the Product Information Guide. Contact the manufacturer of the IEEE 1394 device. 38 Solving Problems Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 112). I F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I C E - D E L L I E E E 1 3 9 4 D E V I T H A N O N - When Microsoft Windows XP detects the Media Card Reader, the device is automatically assigned a drive letter as a mapped drive only ... Card Reader appears as the next logical drive after the physical drives is mapped to a network drive, Windows XP does not automatically assign a drive letter to confirm your IEEE 1394 device is listed...