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... Instructions 13 When Using Your Computer 14 Ergonomic Computing Habits 15 When Removing or Installing Memory Modules 17 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge 17
1 Setting Up 19
Connecting a Printer 20 Parallel Printer 20 USB Printer 21 Installing the Printer Driver 22
Transferring Information to a New Computer (Windows® XP Only 23 Setting Up a Home and Office Network (Windows...
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... Gets Wet 48
If You Drop or Damage Your Computer 49
Resolving Other Technical Problems 50
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 50 Reinstalling the Modem or Network Adapter Driver (Optional 51 Using the Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 54
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 54 Windows XP 54 Windows Me 55 Windows 2000 56
Using System Restore 57 Creating a Restore Point...
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...the computer. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel.
4 Install the printer driver if necessary (see page22). USB Printer
1 Install the printer driver if necessary (see page22). 2 Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer
and the printer. The USB connectors fit only one way.
HINT: You can connect USB devices while the computer is turned on.
Setting Up...
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USB connector on back of computer
USB printer cable
USB connector on printer
HINT: For complete printer driver installation instructions, refer to your printer documentation.
Installing the Printer Driver
To determine whether your printer driver is installed on a computer running the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system, click the Start button, click Control...
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... Accessing Help Power Problems Start-Up Error Messages Video and Display Problems Sound and Speaker Problems Printer Problems Modem Problems Scanner Problems Touch Pad Problems External Keyboard Problems Unexpected Characters Drive Problems Network Problems Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages General Program Problems Internet Connection Problems E-Mail Problems If Your Computer Gets Wet...
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... you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD
E N S U R E TH A T WI N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S TH E D R I V E - In Windows XP, click the Start button and then click My Computer. In Windows Me and Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. If the CD drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus software to check for and remove viruses...
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... the program you want to remove, and
click the Change or Remove Program icon. See the program documentation for installation instructions. Windows Me and Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3 Select the program that you want to remove. 4 Click Add/Remove...
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... devices, such as wireless communications, DVD drives, and Zip drives, see the software CD and documentation that came with those devices. You can also access and download new drivers, system tools, and documentation from Dell's technical support page at support.dell.com. For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system user's guide...
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.... For installation instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in the following subsections, or click the Extract button, follow the extracting instructions, and read the readme file. If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver information window to display the files associated with that driver.
Reinstalling the Modem or Network Adapter Driver...
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...System. 5 Click the Hardware tab. 6 Click Device Manager. • If you are installing a modem driver, click Modem and then click the appropriate modem. • If you are installing a network adapter, click Network adapters and then click 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller. 7 Click Action, and then click Update Driver. 8 Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and...
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... appropriate modem.
• If you are installing a network adapter, click Network adapters and then click 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller.
6 Click Action, and then click Properties. 7 Click the Driver tab, click Update driver, and then click Next. 8 Verify that Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)
is selected, and then click Next. 9 Verify that CD-ROM drives is...
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Using the Windows XP Device Driver Rollback The Windows XP Device Driver Rollback can replace a device driver with the previously installed version if you install a new device driver that causes system instability. If you cannot reinstall your previous driver with the Driver Rollback process, then use System Restore (see page57) to attempt to return your...
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... a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next.
Using System Restore
Windows XP and Windows Me provide a System Restore feature that allows you to return your computer to an earlier operating state if changes to the computer's hardware or software (including new hardware or program installations), or other system settings, have left the computer in an undesirable operating...
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Manually Creating the Restore Points 1 Click Start, point to All Programs (point to Programs in Windows Me) ->Accessories ->System Tools, and then click System ... Create (click Next in Windows Me). 6 Click OK (click Close in Windows Me).
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you install a device driver, first try using Device Driver Rollback (see page54). If...
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... Setup screen appears and Windows XP begins to copy files and install the device drivers. The computer automatically restarts multiple times before it requires additional input. 8 When the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen appears, click the green arrow icon at the bottom of the screen to continue. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation. 9 When the Regional Settings...
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... hard drive. Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you reinstall your operating system unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative. NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows Me, you must disable any virus protection software installed on your computer before you reinstall Windows. 1 Turn on the computer, and enter the System Setup program as directed by a Dell technical...
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16 If the Date/Time Properties window appears, adjust the date and time properties, click Apply, and then click OK. Windows updates the system settings and restarts your computer.
17 If you created a Windows user name and password, type your password and click OK.
18 Reinstall the appropriate drivers (see page50). 19 Reenable your virus protection software.
Reinstalling Windows...
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... the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard window appears, remove the CD from the drive, and then click Finish. The computer automatically restarts. NOTICE: Make sure that you reinstall the Intel® Chip Set Update Utility driver before you reinstall any other drivers.
Enabling Hibernate Support 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 1 Double-click the Power Management...
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... to install the Windows operating system. You also need the Drivers and Utilities CD to install the drivers and utilities on the new hard drive.
9 Insert the battery into the battery bay, or connect the AC adapter to your computer and an electrical outlet.
10 Turn on the computer. As the computer boots, it will detect the additional memory and automatically update...
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... the computer during the manufacturing process (Microsoft Office, Norton Antivirus, and so on).
Dell-installed peripherals include any internal expansion cards, or Dellbranded module bay or PC Card accessories. In addition, any Dell-branded monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, microphones for telephonic modems, docking stations/port replicators, networking products, and all associated cabling are...