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... the Drivers and Utilities CD 90 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 91 Dell Support Utility 92 Accessing the Dell Support Utility 92 Clicking the Dell Support Icon 93 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 93 Drive Problems 93 CD and DVD Drive Problems 93 If You Cannot Eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW Drive Tray . . . . . 94 If You Hear...
... the Drivers and Utilities CD 90 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 91 Dell Support Utility 92 Accessing the Dell Support Utility 92 Clicking the Dell Support Icon 93 Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon 93 Drive Problems 93 CD and DVD Drive Problems 93 If You Cannot Eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW Drive Tray . . . . . 94 If You Hear...
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Connect USB devices, such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in the optical drive bay. Restricting the airflow can also connect the optional floppy drive directly to a USB connector using the optional floppy-drive cable O P T I C A L D R I V E - O P T I R V E N T - For more information...1 security cable slot 2 air vent 3 USB connectors (2) 4 optical drive 5 optical-drive-tray eject button S E C U R I V E - CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to eject a CD or DVD from overheating. Press this button to accumulate in a low-airflow environment,...
Connect USB devices, such as a DVD drive or other optical drive in the optical drive bay. Restricting the airflow can also connect the optional floppy drive directly to a USB connector using the optional floppy-drive cable O P T I C A L D R I V E - O P T I R V E N T - For more information...1 security cable slot 2 air vent 3 USB connectors (2) 4 optical drive 5 optical-drive-tray eject button S E C U R I V E - CAUTION: Do not block, push objects into, or allow dust to eject a CD or DVD from overheating. Press this button to accumulate in a low-airflow environment,...
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... list of the drive (if Dell QuickSet is installed). Wireless Networking and Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Function Enables and disables wireless networking and Bluetooth wireless technology. 40 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Battery CD or DVD Tray Displays the Dell™ QuickSet Battery ...Meter. For more information about the Battery Meter, see "Dell™ QuickSet Features" on page 49. For more information about Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter" on )....
... list of the drive (if Dell QuickSet is installed). Wireless Networking and Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Function Enables and disables wireless networking and Bluetooth wireless technology. 40 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Battery CD or DVD Tray Displays the Dell™ QuickSet Battery ...Meter. For more information about the Battery Meter, see "Dell™ QuickSet Features" on page 49. For more information about Dell QuickSet, see "Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter" on )....
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...time the battery can check the battery charge before you perform operations including, but not limited to, the following: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers..., or other computers with your Dell computer. Depending on how often the battery is used , you connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or DVD. Operating time is significantly reduced when you insert the battery into...
...time the battery can check the battery charge before you perform operations including, but not limited to, the following: • Using optical drives • Using wireless communications devices, ExpressCards, media memory cards, or USB devices • Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers..., or other computers with your Dell computer. Depending on how often the battery is used , you connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or DVD. Operating time is significantly reduced when you insert the battery into...
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.... Keep the tray closed when you are playing CDs or DVDs. 1 Press the eject button on the CD or DVD tray when you open or close it. NOTE: If you use a CD/DVD drive that shipped with another computer, you are not using the drive. NOTICE: Do not move the computer when you need to... install the drivers and software necessary to play CDs or DVDs or write data. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia 51
.... Keep the tray closed when you are playing CDs or DVDs. 1 Press the eject button on the CD or DVD tray when you open or close it. NOTE: If you use a CD/DVD drive that shipped with another computer, you are not using the drive. NOTICE: Do not move the computer when you need to... install the drivers and software necessary to play CDs or DVDs or write data. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia 51
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...When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK. • If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your computer hard drive. NOTE: The types of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell may not read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. For help, open Sonic... DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell™ computers can write...
...When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK. • If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your computer hard drive. NOTE: The types of CD or DVD drives offered by Dell may not read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. For help, open Sonic... DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell™ computers can write...
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... disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of information. CD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW Read Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes DVD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Write Yes...
... disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of information. CD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW Read Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes DVD-Writable Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL DVD-RAM Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Write Yes...
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... hinge cover, to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for assistance (see "Dell™ QuickSet Features" on page 155). 56 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia If the Computer Is Off or in Standby Mode If you made when ordering your computer, your ...computer, you are present, Windows XP Media Center Manager will need the installation software to a blank 650-MB CD. For more information about Dell QuickSet, see "Contacting Dell" on page 49. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of the blank space to finalize the recording. ...
... hinge cover, to a blank CD-R. • See the Sonic website at www.sonic.com for assistance (see "Dell™ QuickSet Features" on page 155). 56 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia If the Computer Is Off or in Standby Mode If you made when ordering your computer, your ...computer, you are present, Windows XP Media Center Manager will need the installation software to a blank 650-MB CD. For more information about Dell QuickSet, see "Contacting Dell" on page 49. The CD-RW drive needs 1-2 MB of the blank space to finalize the recording. ...
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... PowerDVD to launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD application. 2 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia 69 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio for DVD playback. 1 Click Start, and point to All Programs, and...PowerDVD to launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD program. 2 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. If your computer has a DVD drive. If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button. 3 Click the Settings option. 4 Click the DVD option. 5 Click the DVD Audio Setting icon. 6 Click the arrows beside the Speaker...
... PowerDVD to launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD application. 2 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia 69 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable digital audio for DVD playback. 1 Click Start, and point to All Programs, and...PowerDVD to launch the Cyberlink PowerDVD program. 2 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. If your computer has a DVD drive. If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button. 3 Click the Settings option. 4 Click the DVD option. 5 Click the DVD Audio Setting icon. 6 Click the arrows beside the Speaker...
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...start -up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that failed, press . • If failures are listed, ...the version appropriate for one of your computer and try again. NOTE: If you receive the message Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. 4 Diagnostics can be invoked one time only. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down the ...
...start -up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that failed, press . • If failures are listed, ...the version appropriate for one of your computer and try again. NOTE: If you receive the message Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. 4 Diagnostics can be invoked one time only. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down the ...
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... frequently asked questions. • Learn more information about the Dell Support Utility. • Turn the Dell Support Utility off. C LEAN T H E DRIVE O R DISK - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 89. CD and DVD Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk ...: • Check your computing environment. • View the Dell Support Utility settings. • Access the help file for the Dell Support Utility, and view Dell Support settings. If the floppy, CD, or DVD drive, is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus ...
... frequently asked questions. • Learn more information about the Dell Support Utility. • Turn the Dell Support Utility off. C LEAN T H E DRIVE O R DISK - See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 89. CD and DVD Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk ...: • Check your computing environment. • View the Dell Support Utility settings. • Access the help file for the Dell Support Utility, and view Dell Support settings. If the floppy, CD, or DVD drive, is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus ...
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... receive a steady stream of bad sectors. 7 Click Start. If You Cannot Eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW Drive Tray 1 Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly. A hot hard drive may prevent the operating system from starting. NOTE: Connect the modem to a digital telephone network. 94 Troubleshooting 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... to an analog telephone jack only. E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems CAUTION: Before you write to a CD/DVD-RW Drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS - The modem does not operate while it is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and ...
... receive a steady stream of bad sectors. 7 Click Start. If You Cannot Eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW Drive Tray 1 Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly. A hot hard drive may prevent the operating system from starting. NOTE: Connect the modem to a digital telephone network. 94 Troubleshooting 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... to an analog telephone jack only. E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems CAUTION: Before you write to a CD/DVD-RW Drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS - The modem does not operate while it is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and ...
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...FILES - Licensed music and video files have a lock icon next to access Help. NOTICE: You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you purchased a DVD drive with spyware. If you are experiencing slow computer performance, you frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you are having...your computer, this software should already be played. Turn off the Use Hardware Acceleration option. Because Dell MediaDirect provides access to media files outside the Windows XP operating system environment, access to licensed content is digital content that has Digital Rights Management (DRM)...
...FILES - Licensed music and video files have a lock icon next to access Help. NOTICE: You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you purchased a DVD drive with spyware. If you are experiencing slow computer performance, you frequently receive pop-up advertisements, or you are having...your computer, this software should already be played. Turn off the Use Hardware Acceleration option. Because Dell MediaDirect provides access to media files outside the Windows XP operating system environment, access to licensed content is digital content that has Digital Rights Management (DRM)...
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...highlight) a device by pressing the down your computer, including but not limited to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular bay HDD NOTE: Only devices that you reboot the computer for the operating system start the ... Options Certain options require that are preceded by a number are bootable. The Boot Order page displays a general list of system setup. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. NOTE: To change its order in the list. • To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and...
...highlight) a device by pressing the down your computer, including but not limited to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular bay HDD NOTE: Only devices that you reboot the computer for the operating system start the ... Options Certain options require that are preceded by a number are bootable. The Boot Order page displays a general list of system setup. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. NOTE: To change its order in the list. • To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and...
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...off your computer with a soft cloth dampened with water. Appendix 151 Do not use compressed air to clean the lens in the CD/DVD drive, and follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. Do not allow water from the electrical outlet and remove any of ...the procedures in the drive. See "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 117. 2 Disconnect any fingerprints are included with the product. • Moisten a soft, lint-...
...off your computer with a soft cloth dampened with water. Appendix 151 Do not use compressed air to clean the lens in the CD/DVD drive, and follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. Do not allow water from the electrical outlet and remove any of ...the procedures in the drive. See "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 117. 2 Disconnect any fingerprints are included with the product. • Moisten a soft, lint-...
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...CDs. A communication pathway between the processor and devices. bus speed - A drive that you can read CDs and DVDs and write to read data from CDs. A recordable version of heat output. CD-RW drive - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you use... to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs) discs. Primary cache stored inside the processor. CD-R - CD-RW/DVD drive - controller - Hardware such as a combo drive, that indicates how fast a bus can be recorded only once onto a CD-R. CD recordable - CD rewritable - A special module ...
...CDs. A communication pathway between the processor and devices. bus speed - A drive that you can read CDs and DVDs and write to read data from CDs. A recordable version of heat output. CD-RW drive - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you use... to CD-RW (rewritable CDs) and CD-R (recordable CDs) discs. Primary cache stored inside the processor. CD-R - CD-RW/DVD drive - controller - Hardware such as a combo drive, that indicates how fast a bus can be recorded only once onto a CD-R. CD recordable - CD rewritable - A special module ...
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... to watch a movie. E ECC - DIN connector - DMTF - DVI - extended capabilities port - Distributed Management Task Force - A rewritable version of a DVD. DMA - DVD - DVD drives read DVDs and most CD media as extended display mode. A recordable version of a DVD. A rapid discharge of users. device driver - dynamic random-access memory - Software that provides a constant, high-speed Internet connection through...
... to watch a movie. E ECC - DIN connector - DMTF - DVI - extended capabilities port - Distributed Management Task Force - A rewritable version of a DVD. DMA - DVD - DVD drives read DVDs and most CD media as extended display mode. A recordable version of a DVD. A rapid discharge of users. device driver - dynamic random-access memory - Software that provides a constant, high-speed Internet connection through...
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.... modem - You typically use your computer. Typically you can contain several different forms of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. 178 Glossary Also referred to programs and computer functions, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory...such as a NIC (network interface controller). ms - A temporary data storage area inside your modem to connect to as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. A specific location where data is also referred to the Internet and exchange e-mail. MHz - megahertz ...
.... modem - You typically use your computer. Typically you can contain several different forms of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. 178 Glossary Also referred to programs and computer functions, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory...such as a NIC (network interface controller). ms - A temporary data storage area inside your modem to connect to as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. A specific location where data is also referred to the Internet and exchange e-mail. MHz - megahertz ...
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...XP, 70 display. See monitor documentation End User License Agreement, 11 ergonomics, 11 online, 13 Product Information Guide, 11 regulatory, 11 safety, 11 warranty, 11 Dolby headphones, setting up, 69 drivers about, 110 identifying, 110 reinstalling, 111 Drivers and Utilities CD, 111 drives problems, 93 See hard drive DVD drive problems, 93 DVDs... Transfer Wizard, 30 firewall Windows XP, 86 floppy drive connecting to a USB connector, 20 H hard drive description, 26 problems, 94 replacing, 119 returning to Dell, 121 hardware conflicts, 112 Dell Diagnostics, 89 Hardware Troubleshooter, 112...
...XP, 70 display. See monitor documentation End User License Agreement, 11 ergonomics, 11 online, 13 Product Information Guide, 11 regulatory, 11 safety, 11 warranty, 11 Dolby headphones, setting up, 69 drivers about, 110 identifying, 110 reinstalling, 111 Drivers and Utilities CD, 111 drives problems, 93 See hard drive DVD drive problems, 93 DVDs... Transfer Wizard, 30 firewall Windows XP, 86 floppy drive connecting to a USB connector, 20 H hard drive description, 26 problems, 94 replacing, 119 returning to Dell, 121 hardware conflicts, 112 Dell Diagnostics, 89 Hardware Troubleshooter, 112...
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... computer crashes, 101 computer does not start up, 101 computer stops responding, 101 conflicts, 112 Dell Diagnostics, 89 Dell MediaDirect, 102 drives, 93 DVD drive, 93 error messages, 96 hard drive, 94 IEEE 1394, 99 keyboard, 100 lockups, 101 network, 103 power, 105 power light conditions, ... Product Information Guide, 11 Q QuickSet, 40-41, 49, 56 R RAM. See memory regulatory information, 11 reinstalling Windows XP, 113 resolution setting, 38 ResourceCD Dell Diagnostics, 89 S S/PDIF digital audio enabling, 69 safety instructions, 11 scanner problems, 107 screen. See monitor security cable ...
... computer crashes, 101 computer does not start up, 101 computer stops responding, 101 conflicts, 112 Dell Diagnostics, 89 Dell MediaDirect, 102 drives, 93 DVD drive, 93 error messages, 96 hard drive, 94 IEEE 1394, 99 keyboard, 100 lockups, 101 network, 103 power, 105 power light conditions, ... Product Information Guide, 11 Q QuickSet, 40-41, 49, 56 R RAM. See memory regulatory information, 11 reinstalling Windows XP, 113 resolution setting, 38 ResourceCD Dell Diagnostics, 89 S S/PDIF digital audio enabling, 69 safety instructions, 11 scanner problems, 107 screen. See monitor security cable ...