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Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver 79 Using the Drivers and ...Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level ...
Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver 79 Using the Drivers and ...Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level ...
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Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is an electrical term that refers to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /Maxsize=[the maximum space... has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), ...
Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is an electrical term that refers to continue, click Continue. 5 Type the following : vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /Maxsize=[the maximum space... has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Unlike flash-based memory cards, an SSD emulates a hard disk drive, thus easily replacing it in most applications. The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), ...
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...then press . 3 Press the up - and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your... Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity array). A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data...
...then press . 3 Press the up - and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your... Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity array). A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data...
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... select Mirroring or Striping from the dropdown menu. 7 Click Next. Back up any other installed hard drives. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in a RAID 1 array fails, you can use your system, see the following sections for ...data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. ...
... select Mirroring or Striping from the dropdown menu. 7 Click Next. Back up any other installed hard drives. The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the hard drives in a RAID 1 array fails, you can use your system, see the following sections for ...data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. ...
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...level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, ... 4 Under Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is Rebuild. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ ...
...level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, ... 4 Under Disk/Volume Information, confirm that the volume status is Rebuild. NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ ...
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...and exit any required drivers. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of ...Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a problem with your computer. NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. Restoring Your Operating System 269 See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first drive detected by the computer. For conventional hard drive...
...and exit any required drivers. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver (see "Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of ...Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a problem with your computer. NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. Restoring Your Operating System 269 See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first drive detected by the computer. For conventional hard drive...
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... that support multiple hard drives. MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ VALUE EXPECTING ( V A L U E) - See "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 287. See "Drive Problems" on page 308. R E A D F A I L U R E O N S E C O N D I N T E R N A L H A R D D R I C S - TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED - PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM SETUP Troubleshooting 277 R E A D F A I L U R E O N I N T E R N A L H A R D D R I M E A N D D A T E M A Y B E W R O N G - T I V E - RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO E N A B L E T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - If the problem persists, replace the CMOS...
... that support multiple hard drives. MEMORY DOUBLE WORD LOGIC FAILURE AT (ADDRESS), READ VALUE EXPECTING ( V A L U E) - See "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 287. See "Drive Problems" on page 308. R E A D F A I L U R E O N S E C O N D I N T E R N A L H A R D D R I C S - TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK STOPPED - PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM SETUP Troubleshooting 277 R E A D F A I L U R E O N I N T E R N A L H A R D D R I M E A N D D A T E M A Y B E W R O N G - T I V E - RUN THE SETUP UTILITY TO E N A B L E T H E S E M E S S A G E S . - If the problem persists, replace the CMOS...
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... U N A B L E T O C H A R G E B A T T E R I E S U N T I L T H I S B A T T E R Y I S R E M O V E D . - Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. See "System Setup" on page 337). For computers with two batteries installed, the primary battery may be installed incorrectly, or... Y I S R E M O V E D . - BATTERY IS CRITICALLY LOW. IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE BY CALLING YOUR SUPPORT DESK OR D E L L. - Troubleshooting 279 Connect the correct AC adapter to the computer or docking station. THIS WILL ...
... U N A B L E T O C H A R G E B A T T E R I E S U N T I L T H I S B A T T E R Y I S R E M O V E D . - Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on page 307. See "System Setup" on page 337). For computers with two batteries installed, the primary battery may be installed incorrectly, or... Y I S R E M O V E D . - BATTERY IS CRITICALLY LOW. IT IS ADVISABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BACK UP YOUR DATA AND REPLACE YOUR HARD DRIVE BY CALLING YOUR SUPPORT DESK OR D E L L. - Troubleshooting 279 Connect the correct AC adapter to the computer or docking station. THIS WILL ...
Setup Guide
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Possible system board failure or RTC battery low. Replace the CPU fan (see "Contacting Dell" on page 72). Contact Dell (see the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals). CAUTION - S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard drive failure. CPU fan has failed. Hard-disk drive failure - Hard-disk drive read failure - No bootable partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists...
Possible system board failure or RTC battery low. Replace the CPU fan (see "Contacting Dell" on page 72). Contact Dell (see the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals). CAUTION - S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard drive failure. CPU fan has failed. Hard-disk drive failure - Hard-disk drive read failure - No bootable partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists...
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... new or additional components like a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part See: "System Recovery Media" on page 61 "Dell Diagnostics" on page 51 "My Dell Downloads" on page 49 support.dell.com the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer may void your...
... new or additional components like a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part See: "System Recovery Media" on page 61 "Dell Diagnostics" on page 51 "My Dell Downloads" on page 49 support.dell.com the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals NOTE: In some countries, opening and replacing parts of your computer may void your...
Service Manual
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... Technology Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Bluetooth Card Replacing the ...Bluetooth Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by Dell...the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Align the connector ... the system board. 1 Bluetooth card Replacing the Bluetooth Card 1. CAUTION: To ...step 3 to step 4 in Removing the Optical Drive. 5. For additional safety best practices information, see ...
... Technology Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Bluetooth Card Replacing the ...Bluetooth Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by Dell...the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Align the connector ... the system board. 1 Bluetooth card Replacing the Bluetooth Card 1. CAUTION: To ...step 3 to step 4 in Removing the Optical Drive. 5. For additional safety best practices information, see ...
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Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 4 in Replacing the Hard Drive. 9. Back to the computer. Replace the memory module(s) (see Replacing the Battery). 3. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 6. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Module Cover). 7. CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Follow the...
Follow the instructions from step 4 to step 4 in Replacing the Hard Drive. 9. Back to the computer. Replace the memory module(s) (see Replacing the Battery). 3. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 6. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Module Cover). 7. CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Follow the...
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Damage due to step 4 in Removing the Hard Drive. 4. Remove the battery (see Removing the Keyboard). 8. Follow the instructions from step 3 to servicing that shipped with your computer. Disconnect the camera cable ... the keyboard (see Removing the Battery). 3. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Memory Module(s)). 7. CAUTION: To help prevent damage to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Camera Replacing the Camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by...
Damage due to step 4 in Removing the Hard Drive. 4. Remove the battery (see Removing the Keyboard). 8. Follow the instructions from step 3 to servicing that shipped with your computer. Disconnect the camera cable ... the keyboard (see Removing the Battery). 3. Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Memory Module(s)). 7. CAUTION: To help prevent damage to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Camera Replacing the Camera WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that is not authorized by...
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... step 4 in damage to the connector on the camera module. 4. Failure to do so may result in Replacing the Optical Drive. 11. Follow the instructions in Replacing the Hard Drive. 12. Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 9. Replacing the Camera 1. Connect the camera cable to the computer. Follow the instructions from step 3 to Contents Page...
... step 4 in damage to the connector on the camera module. 4. Failure to do so may result in Replacing the Optical Drive. 11. Follow the instructions in Replacing the Hard Drive. 12. Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 9. Replacing the Camera 1. Connect the camera cable to the computer. Follow the instructions from step 3 to Contents Page...
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... to the computer. Make a note of the display bezel. 5. Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 8. Place the display assembly in Replacing the Hard Drive. 11. Follow the instructions from step 3 to step 4 in damage to the computer base. 3. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Keyboard). 7. Using your fingertips, carefully pry up the inside...
... to the computer. Make a note of the display bezel. 5. Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 8. Place the display assembly in Replacing the Hard Drive. 11. Follow the instructions from step 3 to step 4 in damage to the computer base. 3. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Keyboard). 7. Using your fingertips, carefully pry up the inside...
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... the system board, remove the main battery (see Turning Off Your Computer) before working inside the computer. Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Hard Drive Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer). 3. For additional safety best practices information...
... the system board, remove the main battery (see Turning Off Your Computer) before working inside the computer. Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Hard Drive Replacing the Hard Drive WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer). 3. For additional safety best practices information...
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... the computer. 7. Save the original packaging for your computer, as needed . Slide the hard-drive assembly into the hard-drive compartment until it is fully seated. 5. Replace the battery (see the Dell Technology Guide. Install the operating system for storing or shipping the hard drive. 3. Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide. 8. Failure to do so may result...
... the computer. 7. Save the original packaging for your computer, as needed . Slide the hard-drive assembly into the hard-drive compartment until it is fully seated. 5. Replace the battery (see the Dell Technology Guide. Install the operating system for storing or shipping the hard drive. 3. Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide. 8. Failure to do so may result...
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... as a connector on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to the computer base. 8. Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Keyboard Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer). Damage due to servicing that shipped with your computer. Remove the battery (see... instructions in Before You Begin. 2. Slide a plastic scribe between the keyboard and palm rest and pry and lift the keyboard to step 5 in Removing the Hard Drive. 4.
... as a connector on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to the computer base. 8. Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Keyboard Replacing the Keyboard WARNING: Before working inside your computer). Damage due to servicing that shipped with your computer. Remove the battery (see... instructions in Before You Begin. 2. Slide a plastic scribe between the keyboard and palm rest and pry and lift the keyboard to step 5 in Removing the Hard Drive. 4.
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Follow the instructions from step 4 to Contents Page CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to step 4 in Replacing the Hard Drive. 11. Back to step 5 in Replacing the Optical Drive. 10. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 8. 7. Follow the instructions from step 3 to the computer. Replace the memory module(s) (see Replacing the Battery). Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Module Cover). 9.
Follow the instructions from step 4 to Contents Page CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may result in damage to step 4 in Replacing the Hard Drive. 11. Back to step 5 in Replacing the Optical Drive. 10. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Memory Module(s)). 8. 7. Follow the instructions from step 3 to the computer. Replace the memory module(s) (see Replacing the Battery). Replace the module cover (see Replacing the Module Cover). 9.
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...cable. For additional safety best practices information, see Removing the Battery). 3. Follow the instructions in Removing the Hard Drive. 4. Follow the instructions from sources other than Dell. As you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable ...the Memory Module(s)). 7. NOTE: Depending on your warranty. Back to Contents Page Wireless Mini-Card Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Mini-Card Replacing the Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with...
...cable. For additional safety best practices information, see Removing the Battery). 3. Follow the instructions in Removing the Hard Drive. 4. Follow the instructions from sources other than Dell. As you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable ...the Memory Module(s)). 7. NOTE: Depending on your warranty. Back to Contents Page Wireless Mini-Card Dell™ Inspiron™ N4020/N4030 Service Manual Removing the Mini-Card Replacing the Mini-Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with...