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... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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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 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
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... not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Accessing and Using the Control Panel FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about the Windows desktop...
... not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Accessing and Using the Control Panel FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about the Windows desktop...
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...Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on drive C (the hard drive) is available for other standard operations. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start...The free space on page 265). To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard ...
...Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on drive C (the hard drive) is available for other standard operations. A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start...The free space on page 265). To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard ...
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...allow for this storage area. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Solid-state is... to electronic circuitry that is built entirely out of a flash memory, is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. The Command Prompt displays the amount of space used by Shadow Storage 1 Click...
...allow for this storage area. Solid-State Drive (SSD) A solid-state drive (SSD) is often called a RAM-drive. 78 Drives and Media An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. Solid-state is... to electronic circuitry that is built entirely out of a flash memory, is a data storage device that less drive space has been allocated to Shadow Storage. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. The Command Prompt displays the amount of space used by Shadow Storage 1 Click...
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... Utilities media. The drivers used by your computer are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for that device. 6 Click the driver that the Drivers... for the device to step 2. If not, go to your system window. If this is detecting hardware in your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of...the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.
... Utilities media. The drivers used by your computer are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for that device. 6 Click the driver that the Drivers... for the device to step 2. If not, go to your system window. If this is detecting hardware in your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of...the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.
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... is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I C S - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until the tray is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and...
... is normal and may prevent the operating system from starting. RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I C S - R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N - Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until the tray is shut down. 2 Straighten a paper clip and...
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If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of all data. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. Drives and Media 83 For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→...; RAID level 5 is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. otherwise, contact your data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of bad sectors, and then click Start. Therefore, a failure of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for and attempt recovery of...
If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in the loss of all data. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. Drives and Media 83 For Windows® XP: Click Start → My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:). 3 Click Properties→ Tools→...; RAID level 5 is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. otherwise, contact your data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of bad sectors, and then click Start. Therefore, a failure of independent disks (RAID) is recommended for and attempt recovery of...
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... configuration is equal to create a large virtual drive. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of both drives. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of hard drive space on which to read data while the...
... configuration is equal to create a large virtual drive. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to provide 240 GB of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of both drives. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of hard drive space on which to read data while the...
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... have a maximum of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to RAIDenabled mode. ...see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. Drives and Media 87 This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error...
... have a maximum of 360-GB on page 308). 2 Press the up - and down -arrow keys to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to RAIDenabled mode. ...see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to the other surviving drives. Drives and Media 87 This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error...
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... following procedure deletes all data on your system, see the following sections for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 87). 88 Drives and Media and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to avoid...to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each hard drive. This can be of equal size to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Using the ...
... following procedure deletes all data on your system, see the following sections for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 87). 88 Drives and Media and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to avoid...to Another RAID Configuration" on page 91. • "Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only)" on your hard drive(s). NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be configured for each hard drive. This can be of equal size to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Using the ...
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... Array Disks field. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to move the selected drive from the selected drives. Drives and Media 89 The Array Detail window appears. To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow... 8 Press to clear all data on the selected drives in each disk you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the RAID array. The Define a ... - Back up any data you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to enter the RAID BIOS. 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to an array, press .
... Array Disks field. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to move the selected drive from the selected drives. Drives and Media 89 The Array Detail window appears. To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow... 8 Press to clear all data on the selected drives in each disk you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the RAID array. The Define a ... - Back up any data you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to enter the RAID BIOS. 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press when prompted to an array, press .
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...window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create...Free Disk Selection window appears. Deleting a RAID Array Deleting a RAID 1 volume splits the volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard screen appears and lists the disks that are listed as free disks...
...window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAIDEnabled Mode" on what computer you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create...Free Disk Selection window appears. Deleting a RAID Array Deleting a RAID 1 volume splits the volume into two non-RAID hard drives with any data you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array. The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard screen appears and lists the disks that are listed as free disks...
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...Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to be used , and the operating system. Drives and Media 91 Back up any data. from striped to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to delete the... RAID configuration. Also, you can change the current state of the hard drive being used in the array must be no smaller than any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all drives to be used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your...
...Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to be used , and the operating system. Drives and Media 91 Back up any data. from striped to mirrored, for deletion. 5 Click Finish to delete the... RAID configuration. Also, you can change the current state of the hard drive being used in the array must be no smaller than any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all drives to be used in the RAID configuration are RAIDenabled (see "Setting Your...
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... a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on the drives selected in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. NOTICE: You...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 include in the array. 9 Click Finish. Back up any other installed hard drives. 6 Under RAID Mode Selection, select Mirroring or ...
... a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on the drives selected in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array. NOTICE: You...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 include in the array. 9 Click Finish. Back up any other installed hard drives. 6 Under RAID Mode Selection, select Mirroring or ...
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... page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" on ...your hard drives when you want to keep before continuing. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. 1 ...
... page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" on ...your hard drives when you want to keep before continuing. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. 1 ...
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... Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click ...(Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in the Selected window. For RAID 1 Press the up - The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. The default value is displayed on page ...
... Wizard, and then click Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID level 0 volume, follow the above step after selecting the third hard drive. 6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click ...(Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in the Selected window. For RAID 1 Press the up - The selected hard drives appear in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. The default value is displayed on page ...
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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, ...System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on or restart your computer). 1 Turn ...
...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, ...System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on or restart your computer). 1 Turn ...
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... press . NOTE: If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as the RAID level. 7 Select the appropriate stripe size from which you have not yet set... the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to store on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down box, and ...
... press . NOTE: If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as the RAID level. 7 Select the appropriate stripe size from which you have not yet set... the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to store on the Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default. 6 From the drop-down box, and ...