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...forbidden. is subject to change without the written permission of Dell Inc.; disclaims any proprietary interest in any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are trademarks of Dell Inc. Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates...PowerConnect, and Axim are not applicable. Model WHL March 2005 P/N U7021 Rev. Microsoft, Windows, and Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. A01 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Trademarks used in this document to refer to either potential damage to hardware or loss ...
...forbidden. is subject to change without the written permission of Dell Inc.; disclaims any proprietary interest in any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are trademarks of Dell Inc. Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates...PowerConnect, and Axim are not applicable. Model WHL March 2005 P/N U7021 Rev. Microsoft, Windows, and Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. A01 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Trademarks used in this document to refer to either potential damage to hardware or loss ...
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... computer does not start up 42 The computer stops responding 42 A program stops responding 42 A program crashes repeatedly 43 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 43 A solid blue screen appears 43 Other software problems 43 Memory Problems 44 Mouse Problems 44 4 Contents
... computer does not start up 42 The computer stops responding 42 A program stops responding 42 A program crashes repeatedly 43 A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system . . . . . 43 A solid blue screen appears 43 Other software problems 43 Memory Problems 44 Mouse Problems 44 4 Contents
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... to read 50 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 53 Dell Diagnostics 56 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 56 Drivers 59 What Is a Driver 59 Identifying Drivers 59 Reinstalling Drivers 60 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 61 Creating a Restore Point 62 Restoring ...the Computer to an Earlier Operating State 62 Undoing the Last System Restore 62 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 63 Resolving Software and Hardware...
... to read 50 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 53 Dell Diagnostics 56 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 56 Drivers 59 What Is a Driver 59 Identifying Drivers 59 Reinstalling Drivers 60 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 61 Creating a Restore Point 62 Restoring ...the Computer to an Earlier Operating State 62 Undoing the Last System Restore 62 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 63 Resolving Software and Hardware...
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...) • Additional documentation, tools, troubleshooting information, and links to reinstall drivers (see page 60), run the Dell Diagnostics (see page 56), or access your Windows desktop ResourceCD Documentation and drivers are already installed on my Microsoft® Windows® desktop (U.S. You can use the CD to online support resources • A diagnostic program for...
...) • Additional documentation, tools, troubleshooting information, and links to reinstall drivers (see page 60), run the Dell Diagnostics (see page 56), or access your Windows desktop ResourceCD Documentation and drivers are already installed on my Microsoft® Windows® desktop (U.S. You can use the CD to online support resources • A diagnostic program for...
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...8226; How to set up my computer Find it Here Dell™ Product Information Guide Setup Diagram • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label 10 Finding Information 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. •...
...8226; How to set up my computer Find it Here Dell™ Product Information Guide Setup Diagram • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label 10 Finding Information 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. •...
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Online discussion with other users and technical support • Documentation for my computer • How to use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for devices (such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system ... Latest drivers for my computer • Answers to technical service and support questions • Online discussions with other Dell customers • Upgrades - See "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. After you ordered. Contact ...
Online discussion with other users and technical support • Documentation for my computer • How to use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for devices (such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system ... Latest drivers for my computer • Answers to technical service and support questions • Online discussions with other Dell customers • Upgrades - See "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. After you ordered. Contact ...
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...drives. The Intel RAID controller on serial ATA drive connections. About Serial ATA Drives Your Dell™ Dimension™ XPS computer supports up to the other, effectively doubling the amount of a RAID volume using serial... larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable) space. However, if four drives are available, Dell offers either RAID level 0 or RAID level 1 for information on your computer, then each pair of ... a Spare Hard Drive" on page 24). The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on changing the display settings for your computer.
...drives. The Intel RAID controller on serial ATA drive connections. About Serial ATA Drives Your Dell™ Dimension™ XPS computer supports up to the other, effectively doubling the amount of a RAID volume using serial... larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable) space. However, if four drives are available, Dell offers either RAID level 0 or RAID level 1 for information on your computer, then each pair of ... a Spare Hard Drive" on page 24). The Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on changing the display settings for your computer.
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... up - If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 as your hard drives when you want to keep before continuing. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Use the left- Configuring for the volume, and press . Back up data you are reinstalling your computer to enter Intel RAID Option...Your Computer and down -arrow keys to select RAID0(Stripe), and press . 6 If there are prompted to RAID-enabled mode (see "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on your strip size. 7 Use the up - NOTE: Select the strip size closest to the size of the array will lose any size drives may...
... up - If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 as your hard drives when you want to keep before continuing. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Use the left- Configuring for the volume, and press . Back up data you are reinstalling your computer to enter Intel RAID Option...Your Computer and down -arrow keys to select RAID0(Stripe), and press . 6 If there are prompted to RAID-enabled mode (see "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on your strip size. 7 Use the up - NOTE: Select the strip size closest to the size of the array will lose any size drives may...
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.... 9 Press to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume. 10 Confirm that you need to use the migrating option (see "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on page 64). and down -arrow keys and space bar to select the two disks you want to delete, and press . 4 Press to confirm...
.... 9 Press to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume. 10 Confirm that you need to use the migrating option (see "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on page 64). and down -arrow keys and space bar to select the two disks you want to delete, and press . 4 Press to confirm...
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...click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to include in the Selected window, and then click Next. 5 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 6 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to... launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Creating a RAID 0 Volume NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on...
...click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to include in the Selected window, and then click Next. 5 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next. 6 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to... launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Creating a RAID 0 Volume NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on...
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.... Do not click Next at this time. 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 rebuild the RAID 1 volume, and click Rebuild to this...settings. 4 On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next. 5 On the Which computer is this? 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 the new computer over a network or serial connection, ...
.... Do not click Next at this time. 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 rebuild the RAID 1 volume, and click Rebuild to this...settings. 4 On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next. 5 On the Which computer is this? 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 the new computer over a network or serial connection, ...
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...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 window. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Go to increase or decrease the volume. Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are using too ... 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 the upper-right corner of a CD or DVD. The following instructions show how to make an exact copy of...
...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 window. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Go to increase or decrease the volume. Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are using too ... 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 the upper-right corner of a CD or DVD. The following instructions show how to make an exact copy of...
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... on the CD-RW and try again. for example, do not play in most home or car stereos. • You cannot create audio DVDs with Windows XP SP1. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. CD-RWs do not copy a 650-MB file to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic support website at... Sonic RecordNow. • Music MP3 files can erase the data on the screen. 30 Setting Up and Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Sonic RecordNow and open...
... on the CD-RW and try again. for example, do not play in most home or car stereos. • You cannot create audio DVDs with Windows XP SP1. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. CD-RWs do not copy a 650-MB file to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic support website at... Sonic RecordNow. • Music MP3 files can erase the data on the screen. 30 Setting Up and Using Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com Helpful Tips • Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start Sonic RecordNow and open...
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..., the desktop is connected to a network, different options related to the operating state it was in before it entered standby mode. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to the state it was in before it entered the mode. When the computer exits from standby mode, it returns to...the hard drive, or you are not using it. Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by . Power Management Overview The Microsoft® Windows® XP power management features can reduce the amount of electricity your computer uses when it is restored to the state it was in before it ...
..., the desktop is connected to a network, different options related to the operating state it was in before it entered standby mode. When a Windows XP Professional computer is restored to the state it was in before it entered the mode. When the computer exits from standby mode, it returns to...the hard drive, or you are not using it. Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by . Power Management Overview The Microsoft® Windows® XP power management features can reduce the amount of electricity your computer uses when it is restored to the state it was in before it ...
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...computer that you run without interruption (using no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. If you want to use for starting standby mode or hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning ...off the hard drive. The settings for extended periods of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you want your computer from the Power schemes drop-down ...
...computer that you run without interruption (using no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. If you want to use for starting standby mode or hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning ...off the hard drive. The settings for extended periods of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you want your computer from the Power schemes drop-down ...
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...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 keyboard or click the mouse. If you want to activate standby mode, activate hibernate... tab. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 33 To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for your computer may appear to enable hibernate mode. Hibernate Tab...
...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 keyboard or click the mouse. If you want to activate standby mode, activate hibernate... tab. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 33 To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for your computer may appear to enable hibernate mode. Hibernate Tab...
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...programs can enable or disable Hyper-Threading through various sources, but Dell discourages and does not support the use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is that an overclocked processor, in system setup to Processors.... You can benefit from the software manufacturer. Overclocking Dell locks the processor multiplier options in ...
...programs can enable or disable Hyper-Threading through various sources, but Dell discourages and does not support the use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is that an overclocked processor, in system setup to Processors.... You can benefit from the software manufacturer. Overclocking Dell locks the processor multiplier options in ...
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...still does not work , ensure that the part is correctly installed. • If a peripheral device does not work properly, contact Dell (see page 131). Click the Start button and click My Computer. Solving Problems 37 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Tips Follow these tips when you... T H A T M I C R O S O F T ® W I N D O W S ® R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. Battery Problems CAUTION: There is a danger of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in a program, see page...
...still does not work , ensure that the part is correctly installed. • If a peripheral device does not work properly, contact Dell (see page 131). Click the Start button and click My Computer. Solving Problems 37 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Tips Follow these tips when you... T H A T M I C R O S O F T ® W I N D O W S ® R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. Battery Problems CAUTION: There is a danger of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in a program, see page...
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... page 31 or search for information on page 127. For infomration on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 48. See page 56. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in Windows Help and Support Center. See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 11... not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked. for the keyword standby in the lower-right corner of data when writing. www.dell.com | support.dell.com TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is ...
... page 31 or search for information on page 127. For infomration on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 48. See page 56. ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in Windows Help and Support Center. See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 11... not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked. for the keyword standby in the lower-right corner of data when writing. www.dell.com | support.dell.com TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is ...
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.... 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 A - I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I N T E R N E T - www.dell.com | support.dell.com VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the... program that you want to verify that the modem is missing an essential file. With the Outlook Express e-mail program open is communicating with Windows. If the message is operating properly. A F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N ...
.... 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 A - I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I N T E R N E T - www.dell.com | support.dell.com VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Phone and Modem Options. 4 Click the... program that you want to verify that the modem is missing an essential file. With the Outlook Express e-mail program open is communicating with Windows. If the message is operating properly. A F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N ...