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Owner's Manual - Page 6
... 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 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 90
Restoring Your Operating System 93 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . . 94 Using Dell PC Restore and...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... the DSS utility. DSS provides critical updates for your operating system and support for Dell 3.5-inch USB floppy drives, optical drives, and USB devices. DSS is necessary for correct operation of your Dell computer. The software automatically detects your computer and operating system and installs the
1 Go to support.dell.com and click Downloads.
2 Enter your Service Tag or product model.
3 In...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
...came with the printer for setup information, including how to: • Obtain and install updated drivers. • Connect the printer to the computer. • Load paper and install the toner or ink cartridge. For technical assistance, refer to the printer owner's manual or contact the printer manufacturer.
Printer Cable
Your printer connects to your computer with either a USB cable or a parallel...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...174; XP, click Start→ Printers and Faxes→ Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard.
→ Network→ Add a printer to
5 Install the printer driver if necessary. See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 90 and the documentation that came with your printer.
Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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Owner's Manual - Page 28
...-right corner of the window.
How to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE: CD-RW/DVD combo drives cannot write to DVD media. If you have a CD-RW/DVD combo drive and you experience recording problems, check for available software patches on the Sonic support website at sonic.com.
The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can write to and...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
...Drives
Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL DVD-RAM...players or on computers that have MP3 software installed.
• Commercially available DVD players used in home theater systems may not support all available DVD formats. For a list of formats supported by your DVD player, see the documentation provided with your DVD player or contact the manufacturer.
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Setting...
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run the software. See the software documentation for information. • Ensure that the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.
BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY
USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS...
Owner's Manual - Page 86
... device that you want to test displays in the system setup program and is active. Start the Dell Diagnostics from your hard drive or from the Drivers and Utilities media.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
The Dell Diagnostics is located on a hidden diagnostic utility partition on your hard drive.
NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen image, see "Contacting Dell...
Owner's Manual - Page 89
...Drivers
What Is a Driver?
A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. All devices require a driver program.
A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes.
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed...
Owner's Manual - Page 90
...at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
Using Windows Device Driver Rollback
If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version...
Owner's Manual - Page 91
... return your computer to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver.
Using the Drivers and Utilities media
If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore ("Restoring Your Operating System" on page 93) does not resolve the problem, then reinstall the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media.
1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media...
Owner's Manual - Page 92
... to your hard drive, you may be required to update the driver manually.
Windows XP
1 Click Start and click Control Panel.
2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance→ System→ System Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager.
3 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver.
4 Right-click the device for which the driver is being reinstalled...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
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2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video).
3 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
4 Click Driver→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software.
5 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.
6 When the name of the appropriate...
Owner's Manual - Page 95
... and ensure that Turn off System Restore is
unchecked.
Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore
NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you received your computer. If possible, back up the data before using these options...
Owner's Manual - Page 98
... operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver. See "Using Microsoft Windows System Restore" on page 94.
NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer.
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Troubleshooting Tools
Owner's Manual - Page 99
... system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software.
NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that are installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so.
1 Save and...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
... is available or when replacing the system board.
1 Turn on the computer. 2 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer at the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com. 3 Click Download Now to download the file. 4 If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click Yes, I Accept
this Agreement. The File Download window appears.
5 Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK. The Save...
Owner's Manual - Page 201
...speed of the processor.
serial connector - An I/O port often used to connect devices such as a handheld digital device or digital camera to your computer.
Service Tag - A bar code label on your computer that identifies your computer when you access Dell Support at support.dell.com or when you call Dell for customer service or technical support.
setup program - A program that is used to install and...
Owner's Manual - Page 202
... of colors and resolution that a program displays depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video controller and its drivers, and the amount of video memory installed in the computer.
S-video TV-out - A connector used to attach a TV or digital audio device to the computer.
SXGA - super-extended graphics array - A video standard for video cards and controllers that supports resolutions up to...
Owner's Manual - Page 203
... regulation. Small UPS systems provide battery power for a few minutes to enable you to shut down your computer.
USB - universal serial bus - A hardware interface for a low-speed device such as a USB-compatible keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, set of speakers, printer, broadband devices (DSL and cable modems), imaging devices, or storage devices. Devices are plugged directly in to a 4-pin...