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... any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2005 Dell Inc. Model WHL November 2005 P/N HC098 Rev. All rights reserved. Trademarks used in this document is strictly forbidden. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; A03 is subject... to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. Reproduction in this document to change without the written permission of Dell Inc. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates...
... any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2005 Dell Inc. Model WHL November 2005 P/N HC098 Rev. All rights reserved. Trademarks used in this document is strictly forbidden. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; A03 is subject... to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. Reproduction in this document to change without the written permission of Dell Inc. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates...
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... computer does not start up 45 The computer stops responding 45 A program stops responding 45 A program crashes repeatedly 45 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 46 A solid blue screen appears 46 Other software problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Mouse Problems 47 4 Contents
... computer does not start up 45 The computer stops responding 45 A program stops responding 45 A program crashes repeatedly 45 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 46 A solid blue screen appears 46 Other software problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Mouse Problems 47 4 Contents
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... read 53 If 3-D image quality is poor 54 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 55 Dell Diagnostics 58 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 58 Drivers 60 What Is a Driver 60 Identifying Drivers 60 Reinstalling Drivers 61 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 62 Creating a Restore Point 63 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier...
... read 53 If 3-D image quality is poor 54 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 55 Dell Diagnostics 58 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 58 Drivers 60 What Is a Driver 60 Identifying Drivers 60 Reinstalling Drivers 61 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 62 Creating a Restore Point 63 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier...
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Finding Information 11 What Are You Looking For? • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Service Tag and Microsoft® Windows® License These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical support.
Finding Information 11 What Are You Looking For? • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label Find It Here Service Tag and Microsoft® Windows® License These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical support.
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... instructions on my computer configuration, product specifications, and white papers • Downloads - Upgrade information for your configuration. dell.com. Computer documentation, details on the screen. 12 Finding Information DSS is necessary for correct operation of your computer,...Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, and online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button, then click Help and Support. 2 ...
... instructions on my computer configuration, product specifications, and white papers • Downloads - Upgrade information for your configuration. dell.com. Computer documentation, details on the screen. 12 Finding Information DSS is necessary for correct operation of your computer,...Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, and online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button, then click Help and Support. 2 ...
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After you ordered. What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. To reinstall your CD varies based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on your computer. NOTE: The color of your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on page 65. Finding Information 13
After you ordered. What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. To reinstall your CD varies based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on your computer. NOTE: The color of your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on page 65. Finding Information 13
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... system guides, click Device guides, and then click the guide for your graphics card). 20 Setting Up and Using Your Computer The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the primary monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings. • In clone mode, ...Two Monitors (Without an Adapter)" on the computer. To connect a TV to ensure that you properly configure and connect the TV. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Connecting Two Monitors (With the Use of an Adapter) Follow these instructions if you purchased a graphics card that has two DVI ports...
... system guides, click Device guides, and then click the guide for your graphics card). 20 Setting Up and Using Your Computer The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the primary monitor. 2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings. • In clone mode, ...Two Monitors (Without an Adapter)" on the computer. To connect a TV to ensure that you properly configure and connect the TV. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Connecting Two Monitors (With the Use of an Adapter) Follow these instructions if you purchased a graphics card that has two DVI ports...
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... MediaShield allows you to exit the RAID BIOS. and left-arrow keys to select the hard drive or drives to include in the Array Detail window and press . NOTE: Your computer supports a maximum of drives in the next step. 7 Press to clear all data from a Single Drive RAID 0 Configuration to a Dual..., use the morphing option (see "Setting Your Hard Drives to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 26). 24 Setting Up and Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com Although any data, you need to use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 4 Press to navigate to the Free Disks field. 5 Use ...
... MediaShield allows you to exit the RAID BIOS. and left-arrow keys to select the hard drive or drives to include in the Array Detail window and press . NOTE: Your computer supports a maximum of drives in the next step. 7 Press to clear all data from a Single Drive RAID 0 Configuration to a Dual..., use the morphing option (see "Setting Your Hard Drives to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 26). 24 Setting Up and Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com Although any data, you need to use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 4 Press to navigate to the Free Disks field. 5 Use ...
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... will be of the two drives used to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create Array in the NVRAID management utility window. The Create Array Wizard appears. 4 Use the drop-down box to select Striping (for RAID 0) or Mirroring (for RAID 1). 5 Click Next. 6 Click to configure the...
... will be of the two drives used to RAID-Enabled Mode" on your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click Create Array in the NVRAID management utility window. The Create Array Wizard appears. 4 Use the drop-down box to select Striping (for RAID 0) or Mirroring (for RAID 1). 5 Click Next. 6 Click to configure the...
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...Dual Drive RAID Configuration Follow this procedure if you can manually rebuild the computer's redundancy mirror to delete the RAID configuration. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you have added a new hard drive to your computer and want to...array that you will become unbootable. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select an array. 3 Click Convert Array in the NVRAID management utility window. Any other arrays and installed hard drives should be visible in the System Tasks pane. Morphing from the drop-down menu. 6 Click Next....
...Dual Drive RAID Configuration Follow this procedure if you can manually rebuild the computer's redundancy mirror to delete the RAID configuration. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you have added a new hard drive to your computer and want to...array that you will become unbootable. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select an array. 3 Click Convert Array in the NVRAID management utility window. Any other arrays and installed hard drives should be visible in the System Tasks pane. Morphing from the drop-down menu. 6 Click Next....
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...? Do not click Next at this ? To copy data from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD. 2 On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3 Under What do you want to your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID level... 1 volume. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 27 You can move data from the Windows XP CD and click Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to rebuild. 6 Click Finish. screen, click New ...
...? Do not click Next at this ? To copy data from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD. 2 On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3 Under What do you want to your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID level... 1 volume. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 27 You can move data from the Windows XP CD and click Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to rebuild. 6 Click Finish. screen, click New ...
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... CD or DVD playing. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. 2 In the Volume Control window, click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to the previous title or chapter Eject For more... player includes the following basic buttons: Stop Restart the current chapter Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in the Volume Control window. Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you create CDs.
... CD or DVD playing. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. 2 In the Volume Control window, click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and slide it up or down to the previous title or chapter Eject For more... player includes the following basic buttons: Stop Restart the current chapter Play Fast forward Pause Fast reverse Advance a single frame while in the Volume Control window. Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you create CDs.
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...stored on the Sonic support website at www.sonic.com. For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches on your computer or backing up important data. The following instructions explain how... 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 menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). 6...
...stored on the Sonic support website at www.sonic.com. For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches on your computer or backing up important data. The following instructions explain how... 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 menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit). 6...
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... the connection method This computer connects directly to its maximum capacity; www.dell.com | support.dell.com Media Type DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Maybe Maybe Write No No Rewritable No No Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD... file to the Network Setup Wizard and follow the instructions on computers that you want to test music file projects before you are familiar with Windows XP SP1. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. For a list of the blank space to finalize the recording. • Use a blank CD-RW...
... the connection method This computer connects directly to its maximum capacity; www.dell.com | support.dell.com Media Type DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Maybe Maybe Write No No Rewritable No No Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD... file to the Network Setup Wizard and follow the instructions on computers that you want to test music file projects before you are familiar with Windows XP SP1. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. For a list of the blank space to finalize the recording. • Use a blank CD-RW...
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... exit from standby mode, it returns to the entire computer. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 33 NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in Windows XP Home Edition. Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard ..., or you are not using it. NOTICE: If your computer loses power while in standby mode, it may be different. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to the state it was in before it entered hibernate mode. NOTE: Depending on and you can use standby mode...
... exit from standby mode, it returns to the entire computer. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 33 NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in Windows XP Home Edition. Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard ..., or you are not using it. NOTICE: If your computer loses power while in standby mode, it may be different. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to the state it was in before it entered hibernate mode. NOTE: Depending on and you can use standby mode...
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...keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is called a scheme. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. Each scheme has different settings for each scheme appear in the fields below the scheme name. If... your computer is a portable computer and you use your computer, choose a scheme from batteries for traveling. • Presentation - www.dell.com | support.dell.com To exit from hibernate mode. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on your computer with no power conservation). • Minimal ...
...keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is called a scheme. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. Each scheme has different settings for each scheme appear in the fields below the scheme name. If... your computer is a portable computer and you use your computer, choose a scheme from batteries for traveling. • Presentation - www.dell.com | support.dell.com To exit from hibernate mode. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on your computer with no power conservation). • Minimal ...
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...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 your Windows password before the computer exits from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button...off hard disks, System stand by, or System hibernates field, and then select a time-out from the corresponding drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for the changed scheme. Changing the time-out for a scheme field ...
...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 your Windows password before the computer exits from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button...off hard disks, System stand by, or System hibernates field, and then select a time-out from the corresponding drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for the changed scheme. Changing the time-out for a scheme field ...
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... software to function as video conferencing and web camera functions can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one direction at support.dell.com. Activities such as two logical processors, capable of performing certain tasks simultaneously. For more information on accessing system setup...of the PCI card slots, and the cards are not interchangeable (you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is optimized to Processors. For more information on HyperThreading, search the Knowledge Base on page 131...
... software to function as video conferencing and web camera functions can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one direction at support.dell.com. Activities such as two logical processors, capable of performing certain tasks simultaneously. For more information on accessing system setup...of the PCI card slots, and the cards are not interchangeable (you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is optimized to Processors. For more information on HyperThreading, search the Knowledge Base on page 131...
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... up by clicking any boxes that the sound is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 139. 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 - R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I S K - See "Sound and Speaker ...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 different regions worldwide and different disc...
... up by clicking any boxes that the sound is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 139. 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 - R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I S K - See "Sound and Speaker ...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 different regions worldwide and different disc...
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For information on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on power management modes. The modem does not operate while it is interrupted, an error occurs. Problems writing to the CD/... information on page 12. 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. If you write to a CD/DVD-RW drive C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S -
For information on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on power management modes. The modem does not operate while it is interrupted, an error occurs. Problems writing to the CD/... information on page 12. 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. If you write to a CD/DVD-RW drive C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S -