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Dell Inspiron 531 How To Setup D: Drive
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... and/or other countries;
Model DCSLA
April 2008
Rev. and is a registered trademark owned by Dell under license; Dell Inc.
A00 is subject to avoid the problem.
Information in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, YOURS IS HERE, Inspiron, Dell TravelLite, and Strike Zone, are registered trademarks of Nvidia Corporation in trademarks and trade names other...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... 77
3 Troubleshooting Tools 79
Power Lights 79
Beep Codes 80
System Messages 82
Dell Diagnostics 84 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 84 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 84 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 85 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 85
Drivers 87 What Is a Driver 87 Identifying Drivers...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... 172 Entering System Setup 172 System Setup Options 173 Boot Sequence 175 Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot 175
Clearing Forgotten Passwords 176
Clearing CMOS Settings 177
Flashing the BIOS 178
Cleaning Your Computer 179 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 179 Mouse 179 Floppy Drive 180 CDs and DVDs 180
Dell Technical Support Policy...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... the CD or DVD drive.
5 FlexBay drive panel
Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the back USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see "System Setup Options" on page 173...
Owner's Manual - Page 56
... page 84.
56
Solving Problems See "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive" on page 179. E N S U R E T H A T T H E D R I V E I S E N A B L E D I S K -
Windows XP: Click Start and click My Computer.
TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD,... and restart the computer. See "System Setup" on page 91. Drive Problems
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
... the memory modules (see "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard
Drive" on page 113) to ensure that appears... only when the FlexBay device is successfully communicating with the memory. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Installing Memory" on page 84).
If the FlexBay device is physically installed, but it is enabled in the BIOS setup...
Owner's Manual - Page 84
... to wait until you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to test displays in the system setup program and is active. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
The Dell Diagnostics is connected to an electrical outlet that you print these procedures before you experience a problem with your computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 99
...devices specified in the system setup program.
4 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press .
5 Press ... can take it back to do not reinstall Windows unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you must also reinstall the device drivers...hard drive.
To reinstall Windows, you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer ...
Owner's Manual - Page 129
... computer cover (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on a hard surface. Installing a Second Hard Drive (Optional)
CAUTION: Before you begin any software required for drive operation.
14 Check the system setup for
your computer. 5 Remove the first hard drive (see "Removing a Hard Drive" on page 172). Instead, set it into the computer.
12 Connect your computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 130
... data cable to the system board. 9 Slide the second hard drive into the computer. 14 Connect your computer and devices to be certain that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation. 16 Check the system setup for drive configuration changes (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 172...
Owner's Manual - Page 136
See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation.
18 Enter system setup (see "System Setup" on page 172) and select the appropriate Diskette Drive option.
19 Verify that your computer and devices to release the lock. 2 Slide the FlexBay drive insert in the direction of the insert...
Owner's Manual - Page 144
... battery only with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation.
12 Enter system setup (see "System Setup" on page 172) and select the appropriate Drive option.
13 Verify that...
11 Connect your body before you touch any of your computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics (see "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 165). The battery can do so ...
Owner's Manual - Page 172
... or set the type of hard drive
installed Before you use system setup, it to display, and then press . NOTICE: Unless you are prompted, this program.
Entering System Setup
1 Turn on page 102) and...174; desktop. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that you must watch for the F2
prompt to wait until you see "Turning Off Your Computer" on (or restart) your computer. 2 When the blue DELL™...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
... receiver are on , you are designed to operate this equipment does cause harmful interference with the FCC regulations:
Product name: Model number: Company name:
Dell™ Inspiron™ 531s
DCSLA
Dell Inc. could void your Product Information Guide.
182
Appendix If necessary, consult a representative of the FCC Rules. This device complies with Part 15...
Owner's Manual - Page 185
... call for your region or to speak to place an order, visit the Dell website at www.dell.com. For the telephone number to locate and report on page 188. Product Information
If you need information about their portable and desktop computers. For the telephone number to your questions. Problems With Your Order...
Owner's Manual - Page 201
... identifies your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you call Dell for customer service or technical support.
A connector used programs, files, folders, and drives. Shortcut icons do...disconnect the network cable from the network connector during an electrical storm, from system setup. Prevent voltage spikes, such as a dampening device when a computer experiences resonating...
Owner's Manual - Page 206
... beep codes, 80 Dell, 84
documentation End User License Agreement, 11 ergonomics, 11 Finding Information, 11 online, 13 Product Information Guide, 11 regulatory, 11 safety, 11 Setup Diagram, 11 warranty, 11
Drivers manually reinstalling, 90
drivers, 87 about, 87 identifying, 87 reinstalling, 88
Drivers and Utilities media, 89
drives, 124 hard drive, 126 installing...
Owner's Manual - Page 208
...VGA, 33-34 display settings, 35 extended desktop mode, 35 hard to read, 77
motherboard. See system board
mouse problems, 68
N
network Network Setup Wizard, 50 problems, 69 setting up, 49
Network Setup Wizard, 50
P
password clearing, 176 jumper..., 23
problems battery, 55 beep codes, 80 blue screen, 64 CD drive, 57 CD-RW drive, 57 computer crashes, 62-64 computer stops responding, 6263 conflicts, 91...
Owner's Manual - Page 209
...system setup, 172 Setup Diagram, 11 software
conflicts, 91 problems, 63-65 sound problems, 74 volume, 74 speaker problems, 74 volume, 74
Index
209 drives, 56 DVD drive, 57 e-mail, 58 error messages, 60 general, 62 hard drive, 58...
R
regulatory information, 11 Removing Memory, 115 Replacing the Drive Panel
Insert, 136 ResourceCD
Dell Diagnostics, 84
S
S.M.A.R.T, 83 safety instructions, 11 SATA.
Owner's Manual - Page 210
... technical, 167 video, 167
standby mode, 39
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD, 85
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive, 84
support contacting Dell, 183, 188 policy, 180
support website, 13
system board, 107
System Restore, 92-93
system setup about, 172 entering, 172 options, 173 screens, 173
T
technical...
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