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... read 71 If only part of the display is readable 72 Drivers 72 What Is a Driver 72 Identifying Drivers 72 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 73 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 75 Restoring Your Operating System 75 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 76 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 77 Using the Operating System CD 79...
... read 71 If only part of the display is readable 72 Drivers 72 What Is a Driver 72 Identifying Drivers 72 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 73 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 75 Restoring Your Operating System 75 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 76 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 77 Using the Operating System CD 79...
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... Computer documentation, details on the screen. 10 Finding Information Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Notebook System Software (NSS)- NSS is necessary for components, such premier.support.dell.com. Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from technicians, and online... courses, frequently asked questions Dell Support Website - Online discussion with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP • How to personalize my desktop Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start...
... Computer documentation, details on the screen. 10 Finding Information Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Notebook System Software (NSS)- NSS is necessary for components, such premier.support.dell.com. Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from technicians, and online... courses, frequently asked questions Dell Support Website - Online discussion with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP • How to personalize my desktop Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start...
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... with a higher joule rating offers more protection. NOTICE: Not all surge protectors offer network adapter protection. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Install the printer driver if necessary. Compare joule ratings to determine the relative effectiveness of damage. See the surge protector documentation for information on the computer...
... with a higher joule rating offers more protection. NOTICE: Not all surge protectors offer network adapter protection. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Install the printer driver if necessary. Compare joule ratings to determine the relative effectiveness of damage. See the surge protector documentation for information on the computer...
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...Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in the user's guide for which your computer is not configured, is available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and may not be located on your ... that broadcast to the Network Setup Wizard and follow the instructions included in order to connect to connect several computers. For additional assistance with Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. 5 Return to one another. The user's guide...
...Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP Your wireless network card requires specific software and drivers in the user's guide for which your computer is not configured, is available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and may not be located on your ... that broadcast to the Network Setup Wizard and follow the instructions included in order to connect to connect several computers. For additional assistance with Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations. 5 Return to one another. The user's guide...
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.... Solving Problems 55 Start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD). Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is connected to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down...again. b Press and hold the key while powering the system on Dell computers. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD may not ship with your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell. NOTICE: The Dell Diagnostics works only on . NOTE: If your docking device for technical...
.... Solving Problems 55 Start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD). Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive The Dell Diagnostics is connected to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down...again. b Press and hold the key while powering the system on Dell computers. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD may not ship with your computer cannot display a screen image, contact Dell. NOTICE: The Dell Diagnostics works only on . NOTE: If your docking device for technical...
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... The next steps change the boot sequence for the option you see the Windows desktop. If multiple versions are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and contact Dell. Option Express Test Function Performs a quick test of devices. This test ...you want. to retest the component that appears and press . 5 Type 1 to start the Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down your computer and try again. If you receive the message...
... The next steps change the boot sequence for the option you see the Windows desktop. If multiple versions are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and contact Dell. Option Express Test Function Performs a quick test of devices. This test ...you want. to retest the component that appears and press . 5 Type 1 to start the Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down your computer and try again. If you receive the message...
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...securely connected to the scanner and the computer. VERIFY THAT THE SCANNER IS RECOGNIZED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other ...E R - See the printer documentation for instructions. UNLOCK THE SCANNER - Ensure that the Print to eliminate distortion. R E I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I N T E R DRIVER - VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click View installed printers or fax printers. If...
...securely connected to the scanner and the computer. VERIFY THAT THE SCANNER IS RECOGNIZED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other ...E R - See the printer documentation for instructions. UNLOCK THE SCANNER - Ensure that the Print to eliminate distortion. R E I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I N T E R DRIVER - VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS - 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click View installed printers or fax printers. If...
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... the electrical outlet is securely inserted into the headphone connector. ELIMINATE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE - Turn off . See "Dell Diagnostics." Shut down or off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to the computer. 70 Solving...speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. Sound from the speakers is ... with the speakers. A D J U S T T H E V O L U M E U S I C S - Press to the computer's front-panel headphone connector. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities." No sound from headphones C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I...
... the electrical outlet is securely inserted into the headphone connector. ELIMINATE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE - Turn off . See "Dell Diagnostics." Shut down or off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to the computer. 70 Solving...speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. Sound from the speakers is ... with the speakers. A D J U S T T H E V O L U M E U S I C S - Press to the computer's front-panel headphone connector. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities." No sound from headphones C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I...
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...E N T D I R E C T I V E R - Video and Display Problems CAUTION: Before you are using the AC adapter, and turn on the computer. 4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to the display. If you attach an external monitor to read A D J U S T T H E BRIGHTNESS - CHECK THE AC ADAPTER - If your ...R N A L S U B W O O F E R A W A Y F R O M T H E C O M P U T E R O R M O N I C A L O U T L E T - See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities." CHECK THE BATTERY - ADJUST THE POWER PROPERTIES - Connect the computer to an electrical outlet using a battery to verify that the light is blank...
...E N T D I R E C T I V E R - Video and Display Problems CAUTION: Before you are using the AC adapter, and turn on the computer. 4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to the display. If you attach an external monitor to read A D J U S T T H E BRIGHTNESS - CHECK THE AC ADAPTER - If your ...R N A L S U B W O O F E R A W A Y F R O M T H E C O M P U T E R O R M O N I C A L O U T L E T - See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities." CHECK THE BATTERY - ADJUST THE POWER PROPERTIES - Connect the computer to an electrical outlet using a battery to verify that the light is blank...
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... your problem and, if necessary, update the driver. 72 Solving Problems All devices require a driver program. SEE "ERROR MESSAGES" - Drivers What Is a Driver? ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS - 1 Click the Start button ...and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click the area you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. See "Contacting Dell...
... your problem and, if necessary, update the driver. 72 Solving Problems All devices require a driver program. SEE "ERROR MESSAGES" - Drivers What Is a Driver? ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS - 1 Click the Start button ...and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click the area you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. See "Contacting Dell...
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... Drivers and Utilities CD provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on the device icon. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com or your computer to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows...
... Drivers and Utilities CD provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on the device icon. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com or your computer to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows...
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..., select the appropriate categories from the Drivers and Utilities CD. 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. Click OK, and follow the instructions on the driver information window to continue. 3 From the Language... drop-down menus. Manually Reinstalling Drivers NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you to complete the installation. A...
..., select the appropriate categories from the Drivers and Utilities CD. 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. Click OK, and follow the instructions on the driver information window to continue. 3 From the Language... drop-down menus. Manually Reinstalling Drivers NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you to complete the installation. A...
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Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive. However, using the Operating System CD also deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Restoring Your Operating System You can restore your operating system in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP...Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or Infrared devices). 5 Double-click the name of the device for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to restore your ...
Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive. However, using the Operating System CD also deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Restoring Your Operating System You can restore your operating system in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP...Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or Infrared devices). 5 Double-click the name of the device for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to restore your ...
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...76 Solving Problems If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that restore point is unsuccessful, then use Device Driver Rollback (see "Windows Help and Support Center." NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files or recover them. The Select a Restore Point screen provides ...Next. 3 Click a calendar date to which you want to restore your Dell™ computer to resolve the problem. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in this document were written for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your computer. ...
...76 Solving Problems If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that restore point is unsuccessful, then use Device Driver Rollback (see "Windows Help and Support Center." NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files or recover them. The Select a Restore Point screen provides ...Next. 3 Click a calendar date to which you want to restore your Dell™ computer to resolve the problem. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in this document were written for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your computer. ...
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... last system restore, save and close all open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any applications or drivers installed after you received your computer. PC Restore restores your hard drive to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then click ...restoration and click Next. Solving Problems 77 If possible, back up the data before using PC Restore. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is unchecked. To see if System Restore is enabled: ...
... last system restore, save and close all open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any applications or drivers installed after you received your computer. PC Restore restores your hard drive to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then click ...restoration and click Next. Solving Problems 77 If possible, back up the data before using PC Restore. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is unchecked. To see if System Restore is enabled: ...
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... in the order in before you reinstall Windows XP. Reinstalling Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform all the steps in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that came with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. After you reinstall the operating system...
... in the order in before you reinstall Windows XP. Reinstalling Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform all the steps in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that came with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. After you reinstall the operating system...
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A power management specification that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electrical power allocated to each other devices with your ... holds a charge while powering the computer. The standard unit for measuring data transmission speed. antivirus software - ASF - and operating system-independent. battery - boot sequence - Your Drivers and Utilities or Resource CD is able to start your computer. Glossary 127 A copy of time (minutes or hours) that you can use to be...
A power management specification that enables Microsoft® Windows® operating systems to put a computer in standby or hibernate mode to conserve the amount of electrical power allocated to each other devices with your ... holds a charge while powering the computer. The standard unit for measuring data transmission speed. antivirus software - ASF - and operating system-independent. battery - boot sequence - Your Drivers and Utilities or Resource CD is able to start your computer. Glossary 127 A copy of time (minutes or hours) that you can use to be...
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... to fill unused RIMM slots. You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you to play music CDs. A Windows utility that doubles the data burst cycle, improving system performance. byte - The speed, given in -line memory module - continuity...a CD. D DDR SDRAM - device - L2 cache - CD-R - A special module that facilitates temporary imports into the processor architecture. device driver - A communication pathway between the processor and devices. The basic data unit used to CD-R discs only once. The software used by your computer....
... to fill unused RIMM slots. You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you to play music CDs. A Windows utility that doubles the data burst cycle, improving system performance. byte - The speed, given in -line memory module - continuity...a CD. D DDR SDRAM - device - L2 cache - CD-R - A special module that facilitates temporary imports into the processor architecture. device driver - A communication pathway between the processor and devices. The basic data unit used to CD-R discs only once. The software used by your computer....
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...installs in and out of data transfer between a computer and a digital video display. A circuit board that provides bidirectional data transmission. docking device - driver - DVD drive - ESD - it passes in an expansion slot on to the domain to gain access to watch DVD movies. domain - Memory.... A drive that you to use disk striping generally allow the user to DVD+RW (rewritable DVDs) discs. The DVD player displays a window with common rules and procedures for hard drives and CD drives. A standard for testing the accuracy of memory that can be erased or written...
...installs in and out of data transfer between a computer and a digital video display. A circuit board that provides bidirectional data transmission. docking device - driver - DVD drive - ESD - it passes in an expansion slot on to the domain to gain access to watch DVD movies. domain - Memory.... A drive that you to use disk striping generally allow the user to DVD+RW (rewritable DVDs) discs. The DVD player displays a window with common rules and procedures for hard drives and CD drives. A standard for testing the accuracy of memory that can be erased or written...
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...be protected by surge protectors. Glossary 135 Typical SVGA resolutions are plugged directly in to 1600 x 1200. A utility that contain only text; Enables Windows programs to an unacceptable voltage level. U UMA - universal serial bus - UTP - unshielded twisted pair - S-video TV-out - for video cards... there is turned on the computer, do not change fonts, and so on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of cable used to a multi-port hub that a program displays depends on ). A video standard for a limited ...
...be protected by surge protectors. Glossary 135 Typical SVGA resolutions are plugged directly in to 1600 x 1200. A utility that contain only text; Enables Windows programs to an unacceptable voltage level. U UMA - universal serial bus - UTP - unshielded twisted pair - S-video TV-out - for video cards... there is turned on the computer, do not change fonts, and so on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of cable used to a multi-port hub that a program displays depends on ). A video standard for a limited ...