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... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft®...
... 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 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 87 Configuring RAID 88 7 Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Windows Vista 99 Windows® XP 99 Shutdown States 101 Microsoft®...
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...Menu Example 227 What to do If the TV Does not Recognize a Signal 228 Evaluating Suggested Connection Configurations . . . 229 Enabling the Display View for the Computer and the TV 239 Verify the ... for the TV 239 Set up the TV as a Display Device 239 Configure the Display Views 240 Dual Independent Display Mode 241 Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays . . . .... 242 Switching the Display Image 242 Configuring Display Settings 242 Setting Display Resolution With the Windows Display Properties Menu 243 Accessing the...
...Menu Example 227 What to do If the TV Does not Recognize a Signal 228 Evaluating Suggested Connection Configurations . . . 229 Enabling the Display View for the Computer and the TV 239 Verify the ... for the TV 239 Set up the TV as a Display Device 239 Configure the Display Views 240 Dual Independent Display Mode 241 Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays . . . .... 242 Switching the Display Image 242 Configuring Display Settings 242 Setting Display Resolution With the Windows Display Properties Menu 243 Accessing the...
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Using a TV Wizard to Configure Display Settings 248 Getting Help for Video Card Control Panels . . . 249 Troubleshooting Display Settings 249 Where to Find Help 249 Resolving Common Problems 249 17 ...
Using a TV Wizard to Configure Display Settings 248 Getting Help for Video Card Control Panels . . . 249 Troubleshooting Display Settings 249 Where to Find Help 249 Resolving Common Problems 249 17 ...
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Information About Installed Hardware Device Manager Use the Device Manager to view a list of all devices installed on your computer and to learn more about how a specific device is configured. 26 Finding Information Control Panel To manage viewing features and computer functions, click Start or → Control Panel. FOR MORE INFORMATION: See Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support.
Information About Installed Hardware Device Manager Use the Device Manager to view a list of all devices installed on your computer and to learn more about how a specific device is configured. 26 Finding Information Control Panel To manage viewing features and computer functions, click Start or → Control Panel. FOR MORE INFORMATION: See Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support.
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... and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Double click Components to view a table identifying the component or device name and related setting and configuration information. Finding Information 27 Exporting System Information as a Text File 1 Click Start or → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ System Information. 2 On...
... and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Double click Components to view a table identifying the component or device name and related setting and configuration information. Finding Information 27 Exporting System Information as a Text File 1 Click Start or → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ System Information. 2 On...
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...Center • Support History & Status • System Configuration • Technical Subscriptions • Troubleshooting Search • Windows Vista Center • Windows XP Support Center • Wireless Center Customer Service • Dell Financial Services • FAQs • Invoices •...• Order Status • Ownership Transfer • International Ownership Transfer • Packing Slips • Pickup/Redelivery • Dell Dollars/Rebate Center • Report a Stolen System • Returns • Update Billing Address Warranty Information • Expired Warranty ...
...Center • Support History & Status • System Configuration • Technical Subscriptions • Troubleshooting Search • Windows Vista Center • Windows XP Support Center • Wireless Center Customer Service • Dell Financial Services • FAQs • Invoices •...• Order Status • Ownership Transfer • International Ownership Transfer • Packing Slips • Pickup/Redelivery • Dell Dollars/Rebate Center • Report a Stolen System • Returns • Update Billing Address Warranty Information • Expired Warranty ...
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...your password. • Verify information about accessing the system setup program and configuring hardware components, see "System Setup" on page 301. NOTE: Although your computer's current configuration, such as an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. ...8226; Service Contracts & Forms • Warranty Status Dell Forums • Support Forums • Discussion Forums Contact Us •...
...your password. • Verify information about accessing the system setup program and configuring hardware components, see "System Setup" on page 301. NOTE: Although your computer's current configuration, such as an interface between the computer hardware and the operating system. ...8226; Service Contracts & Forms • Warranty Status Dell Forums • Support Forums • Discussion Forums Contact Us •...
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... sensor adjusts the display brightness on external monitors or projectors. The sensor detects available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to configure multiple monitors, see "Windows Basic" in Bright or LowLight Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To...
... sensor adjusts the display brightness on external monitors or projectors. The sensor detects available environmental light and automatically increases or decreases the display backlighting to configure multiple monitors, see "Windows Basic" in Bright or LowLight Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To...
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... TVs. For more identical graphics cards can increase gaming and 3D application performance. NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire Technologies In some graphics configurations, two or more information, see www.displayport.org. DisplayPort™ - Doing so can be found on the NVIDIA and ATI... websites respectively. 56 Monitors and Displays Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for both external desktop monitors and internal display interfaces. Detailed information ...
... TVs. For more identical graphics cards can increase gaming and 3D application performance. NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire Technologies In some graphics configurations, two or more information, see www.displayport.org. DisplayPort™ - Doing so can be found on the NVIDIA and ATI... websites respectively. 56 Monitors and Displays Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with built-in the most efficient means possible for both external desktop monitors and internal display interfaces. Detailed information ...
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... a button on the bottom of the mouse. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 Check the documentation for the mouse for more about adding and configuring devices, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on the Options tab, select the...
... a button on the bottom of the mouse. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 Check the documentation for the mouse for more about adding and configuring devices, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on the Options tab, select the...
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... pad. 62 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Circular Scrolling NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button...
... pad. 62 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Circular Scrolling NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support the circular scrolling feature. To configure the circular scrolling, double-click the Dell Touch pad icon in the notification area of the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button...
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...multiple hard drives. otherwise, contact your data. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). Perform regular backups to protect your ...® 1 Click Start → Computer. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. There are an administrator on the RAID configuration. • RAID level 0 is recommended for higher performance (faster throughput). • RAID level 1 is recommended for users who need a high...
...multiple hard drives. otherwise, contact your data. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). Perform regular backups to protect your ...® 1 Click Start → Computer. Therefore, a failure of one drive results in this section. There are an administrator on the RAID configuration. • RAID level 0 is recommended for higher performance (faster throughput). • RAID level 1 is recommended for users who need a high...
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... 0 uses data striping to enhance data integrity. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. When data is written to provide 240 GB of both drives. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to the primary drive, the data... is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media This allows one of drives in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the drives to read data while the...
... 0 uses data striping to enhance data integrity. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. When data is written to provide 240 GB of both drives. For example, two 120GB hard drives combine to the primary drive, the data... is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media This allows one of drives in the configuration. NOTE: In a RAID 0 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of the drives to read data while the...
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NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the smallest drive in the configuration. Drives and Media 85 If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive.
NOTE: In a RAID 1 configuration, the size of the smallest drive in the configuration. Drives and Media 85 If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed to the size of the configuration is equal to the remaining drive. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the remaining drive.
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... that striped data on which to the other surviving drives. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. RAID Level 0+1 Configuration A RAID 0+1 array combines the high data access rate of a RAID level 0 array and the data protection (redundancy) of two drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent...
... that striped data on which to the other surviving drives. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. RAID Level 0+1 Configuration A RAID 0+1 array combines the high data access rate of a RAID level 0 array and the data protection (redundancy) of two drives. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent...
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RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed ... the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to store data. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to the other surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - It provides...
RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed ... the system setup program (see "Entering the System Setup Program" on which to store data. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode Before creating a RAID configuration, you must set your computer to the other surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to highlight Drives, and then press . 3 Press the up - It provides...
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... for each applicable hard drive on your system, see the following procedure deletes all data on your computer, you did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on your ...RAID Array With the Operating System Installed" on page 90. • "Deleting a RAID Array" on page 90. • "Converting From One RAID Configuration to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92. Depending on page 92) programs to keep before or after the operating system is installed. 4 Press the ...
... for each applicable hard drive on your system, see the following procedure deletes all data on your computer, you did not select a RAID configuration when the computer was purchased. Using the NVIDIA Utilities If installed on your computer (see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on your ...RAID Array With the Operating System Installed" on page 90. • "Deleting a RAID Array" on page 90. • "Converting From One RAID Configuration to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92. Depending on page 92) programs to keep before or after the operating system is installed. 4 Press the ...
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... Disks field. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to exit the RAID BIOS. To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select the array and press . 10 Press to return to the previous screen. 11 Press to the Free Disks field.... 6 Use the up- Drives and Media 89 To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to enter the RAID BIOS. Back up , use the arrow keys to clear all data on what computer you want to...
... Disks field. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring. 5 Press to navigate to exit the RAID BIOS. To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select the array and press . 10 Press to return to the previous screen. 11 Press to the Free Disks field.... 6 Use the up- Drives and Media 89 To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to enter the RAID BIOS. Back up , use the arrow keys to clear all data on what computer you want to...
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... an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. NOTICE: The Clear System Data option deletes all data on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). The MediaShield RAID management utility window.... Back up any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any existing data intact. 90 Drives and Media The Clearing System Data window appears...
... an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to keep before continuing. 8 Click Next→ Finish to create the RAID configuration. NOTICE: The Clear System Data option deletes all data on page 87). 2 After restarting your hard drive(s). The MediaShield RAID management utility window.... Back up any data you want to keep before continuing. 1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to configure the new drive(s) into two non-RAID hard drives with any existing data intact. 90 Drives and Media The Clearing System Data window appears...
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...Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click to select the array you want to delete the RAID configuration. The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. A confirmation screen appears with any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: Additional hard ...the hard drive being used in the System Tasks pane. Converting From One RAID Configuration to delete. 3 Click Delete Array in the current configuration. 1 Ensure that you want to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert an array depends on the volume. The...
...Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87). 2 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 3 Click to select the array you want to delete the RAID configuration. The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. A confirmation screen appears with any other installed hard drives. NOTICE: Additional hard ...the hard drive being used in the System Tasks pane. Converting From One RAID Configuration to delete. 3 Click Delete Array in the current configuration. 1 Ensure that you want to Another RAID Configuration You can add hard drives to convert an array depends on the volume. The...