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... Hard drive problems 62 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 62 Error Messages 64 Keyboard Problems 66 Lockups and Software Problems 66 The computer does not start up 66 The computer stops responding 67 A program stops responding 67 A program crashes repeatedly 67 A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows®...
... Hard drive problems 62 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 62 Error Messages 64 Keyboard Problems 66 Lockups and Software Problems 66 The computer does not start up 66 The computer stops responding 67 A program stops responding 67 A program crashes repeatedly 67 A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows®...
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... 80 4 Troubleshooting Tools 81 Power Lights 81 Beep Codes 82 System Messages 84 Dell Diagnostics 86 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 87 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 87 Drivers 89 What Is a Driver 89 Identifying Drivers 90...
... 80 4 Troubleshooting Tools 81 Power Lights 81 Beep Codes 82 System Messages 84 Dell Diagnostics 86 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 86 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 87 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 87 Drivers 89 What Is a Driver 89 Identifying Drivers 90...
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What Are You Looking For? • How to use Windows Vista™ • How to work with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop Find it Here Windows Help and Support Center 1 To access Windows Help and Support: • In Windows XP, click Start and click Help and Support. • In Windows Vista™, click the Windows Vista Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem, and then click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. 14 Finding Information
What Are You Looking For? • How to use Windows Vista™ • How to work with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop Find it Here Windows Help and Support Center 1 To access Windows Help and Support: • In Windows XP, click Start and click Help and Support. • In Windows Vista™, click the Windows Vista Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem, and then click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. 14 Finding Information
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In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 25 1 2 3 1 USB connector on computer 2 USB connector on printer 3 USB printer cable 3 Turn on the ... your computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to help you install the printer driver: In Windows® XP, click Start→ Printers and Faxes→ Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. → Network→ Add a printer to 5 Install the printer driver if necessary. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities...
In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 25 1 2 3 1 USB connector on computer 2 USB connector on printer 3 USB printer cable 3 Turn on the ... your computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to help you install the printer driver: In Windows® XP, click Start→ Printers and Faxes→ Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. → Network→ Add a printer to 5 Install the printer driver if necessary. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities...
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Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties: Windows XP 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Appearance and Themes. 2 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. For more information on playing CDs or DVDs, click Help ...
Adjusting the Volume NOTE: When the speakers are using too much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties: Windows XP 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Appearance and Themes. 2 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution. For more information on playing CDs or DVDs, click Help ...
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...CDs or DVDs. The following instructions explain how to computers that you have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive. Dell Edition. NOTE: The types of a CD or DVD using Roxio Creator Plus - For help, open Roxio Creator Plus, and then click the ...question mark icon in Dell™ computers can also use Roxio Creator Plus for available software patches on your computer or backing up important data. Windows Vista 1 Start , click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Personalization. 2 Under Personalization,...
...CDs or DVDs. The following instructions explain how to computers that you have a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or CD-RW/DVD (combo) drive. Dell Edition. NOTE: The types of a CD or DVD using Roxio Creator Plus - For help, open Roxio Creator Plus, and then click the ...question mark icon in Dell™ computers can also use Roxio Creator Plus for available software patches on your computer or backing up important data. Windows Vista 1 Start , click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Personalization. 2 Under Personalization,...
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... Write Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Rewritable No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Helpful Tips • After you start Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator project, you want to burn music CDs that you can be played only on MP3 players or on computers...
... Write Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Rewritable No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Helpful Tips • After you start Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator project, you want to burn music CDs that you can be played only on MP3 players or on computers...
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...or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 3 Define your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of inactivity: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. The computer may... take a short time to automatically activate after a defined period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to the state it was in hibernate mode, pressing a key on the ...
...or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 3 Define your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of inactivity: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. The computer may... take a short time to automatically activate after a defined period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to the state it was in hibernate mode, pressing a key on the ...
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...the monitor to time-out before the monitor does, your computer may appear to be locked up. To access the Power Options Properties window: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 3 Define ... menu. If you run with no power conservation). • Minimal Power Management - Setting Up and Using Your Computer 37 The settings for starting standby mode, hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning off the hard drive. Power Schemes Tab Each standard power setting is a...
...the monitor to time-out before the monitor does, your computer may appear to be locked up. To access the Power Options Properties window: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 3 Define ... menu. If you run with no power conservation). • Minimal Power Management - Setting Up and Using Your Computer 37 The settings for starting standby mode, hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning off the hard drive. Power Schemes Tab Each standard power setting is a...
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... Vista™ power management features are designed to reduce the amount of electricity your computer. Additional Information For more information on power management options: 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ Performance and maintenance. 2 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on your computer uses when it is on...
... Vista™ power management features are designed to reduce the amount of electricity your computer. Additional Information For more information on power management options: 1 Click Start→ Help and Support→ Performance and maintenance. 2 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on your computer uses when it is on...
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... search for hybrid sleep for further information. Windows Vista sets Standby as the default off " state for the majority of inactivity: 1 Click Start → Control Panel → System and Maintenance. 2 Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options. NOTICE: If your data safe by ... plans. Windows Vista has three main default power management modes: • Balanced • Power Saver • High Performance Dell has added a fourth, Dell-Recommended mode that sets power management to the hard drive. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate...
... search for hybrid sleep for further information. Windows Vista sets Standby as the default off " state for the majority of inactivity: 1 Click Start → Control Panel → System and Maintenance. 2 Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options. NOTICE: If your data safe by ... plans. Windows Vista has three main default power management modes: • Balanced • Power Saver • High Performance Dell has added a fourth, Dell-Recommended mode that sets power management to the hard drive. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate...
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...Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before it was in before shipping the computer to the main Select a Power Plan window. ... mode settings, hibernate mode settings (if available), and other power settings in hibernate mode. To access the Power Plan Properties window: 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ System and Maintenance→ Power Options. To exit from hibernate mode, press the power ...
...Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before it was in before shipping the computer to the main Select a Power Plan window. ... mode settings, hibernate mode settings (if available), and other power settings in hibernate mode. To access the Power Plan Properties window: 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ System and Maintenance→ Power Options. To exit from hibernate mode, press the power ...
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... Power Options window, click Change Plan Settings to change the default settings for a plan: 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance. 2 Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options. Performance is disabled in the Dell Recommended, Balanced, and Power Saver power plans. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 41 If you...
... Power Options window, click Change Plan Settings to change the default settings for a plan: 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance. 2 Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options. Performance is disabled in the Dell Recommended, Balanced, and Power Saver power plans. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 41 If you...
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...; Option ROM utility, and is duplicated on page 174). 2 Press the left- Both methods require that you set your computer to RAID-enabled mode before starting any of the configuration is performed after you have installed the operating system and the Intel Storage Utility. and down-arrow keys to highlight Save...
...; Option ROM utility, and is duplicated on page 174). 2 Press the left- Both methods require that you set your computer to RAID-enabled mode before starting any of the configuration is performed after you have installed the operating system and the Intel Storage Utility. and down-arrow keys to highlight Save...
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...-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have some space left on page 43). 2 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click... Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 45 Creating a RAID 1 Volume NOTE: When ...
...-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have some space left on page 43). 2 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click... Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 45 Creating a RAID 1 Volume NOTE: When ...
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... into two non-RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. 1 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click... Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager. 2 Right-click the Volume icon of the RAID volume you want to ...
... into two non-RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. 1 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click... Start → Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager. 2 Right-click the Volume icon of the RAID volume you want to ...
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... hard drive will not be recognized by the operating system, but you will lose all data contained on the member drive. 10 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on the first Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default... Specify Volume Size screen, select the volume size you want to maintain on page 43). 2 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click...
... hard drive will not be recognized by the operating system, but you will lose all data contained on the member drive. 10 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on the first Migration Wizard screen. 5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default... Specify Volume Size screen, select the volume size you want to maintain on page 43). 2 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel®Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click...
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...which you want to a new hard drive by performing the following steps: 1 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. To Mark a Drive as a Spare Hard Drive: 1 ...Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager. 2 Right...
...which you want to a new hard drive by performing the following steps: 1 Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. To Mark a Drive as a Spare Hard Drive: 1 ...Launch the Intel Storage Utility: • In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. • In Windows Vista, click Start → Programs→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager. 2 Right...
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... do you want to your old or source computer. To prepare a new computer for the file transfer: 1 Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click...
... do you want to your old or source computer. To prepare a new computer for the file transfer: 1 Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click...
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... a backup image file to removable media. To copy data from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the wizard disk. 2 Click Start→ Run. To transfer data to the new computer: 1 On the Now go to your new computer with Windows XP and perform the following steps...: 1 Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears,...
... a backup image file to removable media. To copy data from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the wizard disk. 2 Click Start→ Run. To transfer data to the new computer: 1 On the Now go to your new computer with Windows XP and perform the following steps...: 1 Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears,...