Dell Studio XPS 9100 Support Question
Dell Studio XPS 9100 Support Question
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Question posted by deeparajat on January 15th, 2014
Dell Studio Desktop Does Not Recognize Hard Drive
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Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 45
... more about the Windows desktop,
see "Windows Basics" in or attached to your computer. Managing Your Computer Performance
The Control Panel provides tools for related information. Windows XP
1 Click Start
→...hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer's performance. See "Maintenance Tasks (Enhance Performance ...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 80
... Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If not, go to Reinstall a Driver
1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media. See the documentation that came with the device for information about the driver for that device.
6 Click the driver that the Drivers and Utilities media is your hard drive. 2 Click...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 82
..." on .
Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E -
A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T O N -
NOTE: Because of the drive, and then push firmly until it on page 281. See...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 83
..., a failure of one drive results in this section. otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action.
4 Click to protect your data.
For Windows® XP:
Click Start
→ ...that increases performance or data redundancy. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. If you are four basic RAID levels discussed in...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 89
... RAID Mode field. NOTE: The number of the array that you have.
7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in the RAID array. NOTICE: You lose all data from the Free Disks...window appears.
9 To review the details of drives supported in each disk you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to the Array Disks field. The Define a...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 129
... with ESA, Dell has preinstalled applications for monitoring and "tweaking" the performance of the components.
Software Based Performance Tuning
NVIDIA Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) is a PC protocol for computer performance to detect problems.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about ESA, see "Removing Applications From Your Computer" on your hard drive by removing...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 272
...
Tool Power lights
Diagnostic lights for desktop computers
Diagnostic lights for information about ...Dell Diagnostics
Function
The power button light illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate different power states, such as power, no power, or standby.
Use the Hardware Troubleshooter to indicate status and problems.
See your system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 282
NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
OR • After the computer has been powered down your computer and try again. Starting the Dell Diagnostics on Desktop Computers
NOTE: If your hard drive.
5 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 283
... appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; then, shut down your computer.
7 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to ...one time only.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.
2 Shut down your hard drive.
5 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select ...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 308
...desktop. System setup key functions are listed at the left. The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings for that appear as : • System configuration • Boot order • Boot (start-up) configuration • Basic device configuration settings • System security and hard drive...) your computer. 2 When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 350
... using a single controller. An I/O port often used to connect devices such as hard drives, CD drives, printers, and scanners. Setup program differs from system setup. SIM cards can be...desktop and doubleclick the icon, you delete a shortcut, the original file is used to install and configure hardware and software. ScanDisk often runs when you restart the computer after you call Dell...
Setup Guide - Page 21
... USB devices that are connected
occasionally such as external hard drives. Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
6 FlexBay panel - Provides a fast and convenient way to view and share digital photos, music, and videos stored on the lower end of the button to identify your computer when you access the Dell Support website or call technical support.
8 Optical...
Setup Guide - Page 23
Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
1
USB 2.0 connectors (3) -
NOTE: To connect to headphones. Connect
to
an...USB devices that are connected
occasionally such as memory keys, digital
cameras, and MP3 players.
2
Hard-drive activity light - A blinking white light indicates hard‑drive
activity. The light in the center of your computer.
5
Line-in or microphone connector -
...
Setup Guide - Page 28
... create your computer. Optional software applications enable you can use your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals.
Entertainment and Multimedia
You can access websites, setup an... theater equipment.
26 Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
Software Features
NOTE: For more information about the features described in this section, see the Dell Technology Guide available on your computer...
Setup Guide - Page 39
System Messages
If your computer has an issue or error, it may not be available in the following examples, see "Contacting Dell" on your hard drive or at My Dell Downloads.
From this website you identify the cause and action needed to resolve the issue. Go to register and download the software.
3. NOTE: If the...
Setup Guide - Page 43
...the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Write down your screen. Do you want to the Choose An Option window. c. If PSA is displayed: "Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Select the test...If PSA is displayed: "No problems have been found , run the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive and go to run .
5. If you want to run the ...
Setup Guide - Page 50
... the screen to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; To restore the factory image of your computer and try again.
3. Follow the instructions on your data files before using Dell DataSafe Local Backup, to return your hard drive to preserve the data files on your computer, it was in case...
Setup Guide - Page 52
...options, log on the computer.
2.
Select Repair Your Computer. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. To access the command prompt, ...Dell Factory Image Restore
1. Click the check box to confirm that you do not want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system software to complete. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop...
Setup Guide - Page 60
... your computer reinstall desktop system software for more information about the Microsoft® Windows® operating system and features
upgrade your computer with new or additional components, like a new hard drive reinstall or replace a worn or defective part
See:
"System Recovery Media" on page 48 the back of your computer "Dell Diagnostics" on page...
Setup Guide - Page 66
... a 2-ms half-sine pulse):
Operating 40 G for 2 ms with a change in velocity of 20 in/s (51 cm/s)
Non-
50 G for 26 ms with Dell Diagnostics running on the hard drive and a 2-ms half-sine pulse; for operating - measured with a change in
Operating velocity of 320 in/s (813 cm/s)
Altitude (maximum):
Operating -15.2 to...
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