Dell Inspiron 545 MT User Manual

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ...

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Contents 3 Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Start Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Microsoft Windows Help and Support . . . . . . . . . 24 Windows Vista ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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4 Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Displaying the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Customizing the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Displaying Hidden Icons From the Notification Area . . . . . ....

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Contents 5 Windows ® XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Choosing the Best Display Settings . . . . . . . . 50 Setting the Display Resolution for External LCD Monitors . . . ...

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6 Contents Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Using a USB Pointing Device...

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Contents 7 Shadow Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Installing Driver...

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8 Contents Ending a Program That is not Responding . . . . 101 Ending a Process That is not Responding . . . . 103 Docking and Undocking Your Laptop Computer . . . . 104 Undocking Your Computer While it is Running— Hot Undocking . . . . . ...

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Contents 9 Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Sharing Files With Password Protection. . . . . . 115 Res...

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10 Contents Removing Applications From Your Computer . . . . . 123 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Ending an Application When it Does not Respond . . . . . . . . . ....

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Contents 11 11 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) . . . 135 Setting Power Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Windows Vista ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Windows ® XP . . . . . . . . . . ....

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12 Contents What you Need to set up a WLAN . . . . . . . . 153 Checking Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . 154 Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Setting up a new Wireless Local...

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Contents 13 13 Accessing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 What you Need to Connect to the Internet . . . . . 171 Web Browsers for Viewing Internet Sites . . . . . 172 Web A...

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14 Contents Controlling Pop-ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Controlling Unwanted Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Content Advisory/Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . 185 Bookmarking Favorite Websites . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contents 15 Avoiding E-mail Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Viewing E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Sending E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197...

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16 Contents Copying Audio and Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer . . . . . . . 210 Enabling S/PDIF D...

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Contents 17 Selecting the Correct Input Signal From the TV Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 TV Menu Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 What to do If the TV Does not Recognize a Signal . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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18 Contents 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 . ....

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Contents 19 18 Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Pro Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Enabling Remote Desktop on the Host Computer . . . . 261 Installing Remote Desktop Client Software . . . . . . . 262 Calling From a Remote Loca...

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20 Contents Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Opt...

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Contents 21 Changing Boot Sequence to a USB Device . . . . 310 Changing the BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Viewing the BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Upgrading the BIOS (Flashing the BIOS) . . . . . . 311 22 Ports ...

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22 Contents S/PDIF Port (Toslink) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Audio Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 23 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Finding Information 23 Finding Information Start Button From the Microsoft ® Windows ® operating system desktop, you can click the Start button to access resources, programs, and specialized tools for managing the way Windows appears and functi...

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24 Finding Information Microsoft Windows Help and Support This information center provides instructions, hints, and general information about Microsoft Windows and explains how to use available features. It also provides access to documentation for...

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Finding Information 25 Windows Vista ® Basic Computer Information Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ System to view your computer information. Windows ® XP User’s Guides To view the user’s guides available on your co...

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26 Finding Information Control Panel To manage viewing features and computer functions, click Start or → Control Panel. Information About Installed Hardware Device Manager Use the Device Manager to view a list of all devices installed on you...

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Finding Information 27 Windows Vista ® Click Start → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → System → Device Manager (listed under Tasks). Windows ® XP Click Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → System →...

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28 Finding Information Programs Installed on Your Computer Click Start or → All Programs to view available programs. If a program is not listed under All Programs, use the Search feature to search for a specific program: Windows Vista ® 1...

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Finding Information 29 Dell Support Website The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides a variety of information: • Technical Support: Research and find the latest solutions and help for your Dell product. • Customer Service: Explor...

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30 Finding Information • My Systems List • Security Center • Support History & Status • System Configuration • Technical Subscriptions • Troubleshooting Search • Windows Vista Center • Windows XP Support Center • Wireles...

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Finding Information 31 • Service Contracts & Forms • Warranty Status Dell Forums • Support Forums • Discussion Forums Contact Us • Customer Service • Financing Support • Sales Support • Technical Support • International Not...

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32 Finding Information ...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 33 Microsoft Windows Desktop Overview The Microsoft ® Windows ® desktop is the display screen area that appears after the Windows operating system starts up. The components of the desktop include a background, icons, s...

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34 Microsoft Windows Desktop Taskbar Overview The Windows taskbar is usually located at the bottom of the desktop, although you can relocate it. The taskbar provides quick access to open minimized windows on the desktop, or to frequently-used progr...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 35 Displaying the Taskbar 1 Right-click on an open area of the taskbar. 2 Click Properties to open the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window. 3 On the Taskbar tab, select Keep the taskbar on top of other windows . ...

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36 Microsoft Windows Desktop For computers running Windows ® XP, continue with the next step. 4 Click the Customize button in the Notification area. 5 Select an item, then choose its behavior. 6 Click OK . Desktop Icons and Shortcuts Icons displ...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 37 Creating and Deleting Program Shortcuts on the Desktop You can create a shortcut to a program, file, or folder by using : Windows Explorer or Desktop. Using Windows Explorer: 1 Right-click the Start button, select Ex...

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38 Microsoft Windows Desktop Shortcut Menus Shortcut menus are available for many components of the Windows desktop, including files and folders. These menus provide quick access to the most common commands for an item. To access the shortcut menu...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 39 Changing the Desktop Appearance You can personalize the appearance of your desktop by changing various components. Most of these components are accessible through the Display Properties window. You can manage your compu...

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40 Microsoft Windows Desktop 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Appearance and Personalization. 2 Click Personalization . The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Review the available options and follow the instructions prov...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 41 Setting up a Screen Saver A screen saver is an animated graphic that appears after your computer is left inactive for a specified time. You can set the length of inactive time and select a personal graphic. Windows Vist...

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42 Microsoft Windows Desktop 4 Select the length of time for your computer to remain inactive before the screen saver appears. 5 Click OK . NOTE: After the screen saver activates, you may need to log-in to access your computer. Start Button (Me...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 43 The programs available on the Start menu depend on the software installed in your computer. You can use the Start menu to restart or shut down your computer. See "Shutting Down Your Computer" on page 99 . Cus...

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44 Microsoft Windows Desktop Control Panel The Control Panel contains programs and tools to help you maintain and customize your computer. Through the Control Panel, you can: • Add and monitor hardware • Add or remove programs • Change hardwar...

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Microsoft Windows Desktop 45 Accessing and Using the Control Panel Customizing Your Computer Settings 1 Click Start or → Control Panel . 2 Select a category. If you are not sure which category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor ...

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46 Microsoft Windows Desktop HINT: Typically, to access the Device Manager: Windows Vista Click Start→ Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Administrative Tools→ Computer Management. Windows XP Click Start→ Control Panel→ Performance...

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Monitors and Displays 47 Monitors and Displays Cleaning Your Computer’s Display Screen To clean the display for a desktop computer, wipe the screen with a soft cloth dampened with water. To clean the display screen for a laptop computer, wipe the...

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48 Monitors and Displays Adjusting the Resolution of Your Display The display resolution defines the clarity of images on your display. As you increase the resolution, items appear smaller on the screen. As you decrease resolution, text and images...

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Monitors and Displays 49 Windows Vista ® 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Personalize . The Personalize appearance and sounds window appears. 3 Click Display Settings . 4 In the Display Settings window under Resolution , mo...

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50 Monitors and Displays 4 Under the Screen resolution section, move the slide bar to the left or right to decrease/increase the screen resolution. 5 Click Apply to check if the selected resolution is ok, if not repeat step 4. 6 Click OK . Trou...

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Monitors and Displays 51 5 In the Display Settings window, move the Resolution slider bar to the left or right to select a screen resolution that matches the native resolution of the external LCD monitor. 6 Click OK . Windows ® XP 1 Right-cl...

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52 Monitors and Displays NOTE: Your video card must support multiple monitors. See Windows Help and Support for information on the requirements for setting up multiple monitors. Windows Vista 1 Right-click an open area of the desktop. 2 Click Per...

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Monitors and Displays 53 Using the Ambient Light Sensor in Bright or Low- Light Environments: NOTE: Your laptop computer may not have an ambient light sensor. NOTE: The ambient light sensor adjusts the display brightness on your laptop computer...

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54 Monitors and Displays You can enable or disable the ambient light sensor feature by pressing the <Fn> and left-arrow key combination. NOTE: Do not cover the ambient light sensor with any adhesive labels. If covered, the sensor—when ena...

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Monitors and Displays 55 Cables and Connections Every monitor has at least two cable requirements, power and data. Your Dell monitor may support one or more of the following data connectors: For pin assignments of the above ports, see "Ports&qu...

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56 Monitors and Displays DisplayPort™ - Features and Benefits Dell, in collaboration with a group of leading PC, graphics, and semiconductor companies, has developed an open-standards based, royalty- free, and extensible interface, DisplayPort, su...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 57 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) You can use a mouse, a keyboard, a touch pad, and a pointing stick (track stick) to navigate and make selections from the features available on your ...

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58 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Mouse A mouse typically consists of two buttons and a scroll wheel. • Use the left and right buttons to select or click items on the screen. • Use the scroll wheel to scroll through pages or wi...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 59 Controlling the Speed of the Scroll Wheel Windows Vista ® 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Mouse . 2 On the Wheel tab in the Mouse Properties window, set the o...

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60 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 4 Blow carefully into the ball cage, or use a can of compressed air, to dislodge dust and lint. 5 If the rollers inside the ball cage are dirty, clean the rollers with a cotton swab moistened light...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 • To make your computer discoverable to Bluetooth-enabled devices, in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box on the Options tab, select the Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer check box....

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62 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Touch Pad You can use your finger for touch input (or a Tablet PC pen on some computers) to move the cursor or select objects on the screen: • To move the cursor, lightly slide your finger or pen...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 63 Single Finger Zoom NOTE: Your laptop computer may not support single finger zoom feature. To change the zoom settings, double-click the Dell Touch Pad icon in the notification area of your desktop...

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64 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 2 On the Touch Pointer tab, select or clear the Show the touch pointer when I’m interacting with items on the screen check box. 3 Click OK . Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskb...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft ® Windows ® System Restore" on page 265 Keyboard Your keyboard provides different sets of keys to perform different sets of ...

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66 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Customizing Your Keyboard You can adjust your keyboard settings to: • Change the delay before keyboard characters repeat. • Change the speed at which keyboard characters repeat. • Change the cu...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 67 1 full keyboard/touch pad brightness. 2 half keyboard/touch pad brightness. 3 no lighting. Changing the Input Language of Your Keyboard Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Cloc...

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68 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Using the Numeric Keypad on a Laptop Computer Your laptop computer may have a numeric keypad integrated into the keyboard. The keypad corresponds to the keypad of an extended keyboard. • To type ...

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Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 69 General Keyboard Shortcuts <Ctrl><Shift><Esc> Opens the Task Manager window. <Fn><F8> Displays icons representing all currently available display options (display only,...

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70 Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) <Alt><Tab> Switches between open items. <Alt><Esc> Cycles through items in the order in which they were opened. <Delete> Deletes a selected item and move it to the Rec...

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Printers—Settings and Drivers 71 Printers—Settings and Drivers Accessing Printer Information You can find information about your printer(s) through the Start button. From the Start menu, click Control Panel to access the hardware on your comp...

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72 Printers—Settings and Drivers Changing Printer Settings Your printer settings determine print quality, finishing options (such as double-sided print) and ink or toner usage, supported paper size, and so on. For Windows Vista ® 1 Click Start ...

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Printers—Settings and Drivers 73 Setting up Printers You can connect one or more printers to your computer and add one or more computers to your printer. Adding a Printer Windows Vista ® 1 Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Soun...

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74 Printers—Settings and Drivers Setting the Default Printer Set the printer you use most often as the default printer.To set a specific printer as your default printer, right-click on the printer icon, and select Set as Default Printer. A checkm...

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Printers—Settings and Drivers 75 Installing a Printer Driver A driver is a program that controls a device, such as a printer, and allows it to interface with your computer. All devices require a driver program. Printer drivers are shipped on a CD...

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76 Printers—Settings and Drivers 5 When the Welcome Dell System Owner screen appears, click Next . A message appears, stating that the Drivers and Utilities program is detecting hardware in your computer. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities men...

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Drives and Media 77 Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft ® Windows Vista ® reserves approximately 1 GB on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for other standard operations. To determine h...

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78 Drives and Media 3 Click Run as administrator . 4 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue . 5 Type the following: vssadmin list shadowstorage . 6 Press < Enter > . The Command Prompt displays the amount of s...

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Drives and Media 79 Installing Drivers for Media Drives A driver is a program that controls your media drive. You may need to install drivers if you: • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your operating system. • Connect or install a n...

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80 Drives and Media Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media . If this is your first time to use the Drivers and Utilities media , go to step 2. If no...

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Drives and Media 81 5 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver tab → Update Driver → Browse my computer for driver software . 7 Click Browse , and browse to the location to which you p...

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82 Drives and Media RUN THE DELL DIAGNOSTICS — See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281. Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the driv...

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Drives and Media 83 Windows Vista ® 1 Click Start → Computer . For Windows ® XP: Click Start → My Computer . 2 Right-click Local Disk (C:) . 3 Click Properties → Tools → Check Now . NOTE: The User Account Control window may a...

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84 Drives and Media RAID level 0 uses data striping to provide a high data access rate. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to create a large virtual drive. This allows one of the...

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Drives and Media 85 If a drive failure occurs, read and write operations are directed 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 config...

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86 Drives and Media 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 a RAID level 1 mirror by striping data across two drives and mirroring that striped...

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Drives and Media 87 RAID Level 5 Configuration RAID level 5 uses data parity. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction informatio...

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88 Drives and Media 4 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On , and then press <Enter>. 5 Repeat the process, as needed, for each hard drive. NOTE: Hard drives in a RAID configuration should be of equal size to avoid una...

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Drives and Media 89 2 Restart the computer. 3 Press <Ctrl><n> when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS. The Define a New Array window appears. NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windo...

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90 Drives and Media Assigning New Drives to a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer,...

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Drives and Media 91 NOTICE: Deleting a RAID 0 volume destroys all data on the volume. Back up any data you want to keep before continuing. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not b...

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92 Drives and Media 6 Under RAID Mode Selection , select Mirroring or Striping from the drop- down menu. 7 Click Next . NOTICE: You lose all data on the drives selected in the next step. Back up any data you want to keep before continuing. ...

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Drives and Media 93 • "Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAI...

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94 Drives and Media For RAID 1 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1 (Mirror) . 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press <Enter>. The default value is the maximum available size. 6 Press <Enter> to create the v...

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Drives and Media 95 Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is lost. 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to ...

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96 Drives and Media NOTE: Volumes with a status of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system. 5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit , and then press <Enter>. Your computer boots to the operating system and begins rebuilding...

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Drives and Media 97 NOTICE: In the following step, all data contained on the member drive is removed. 11 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to make changes. NOTE: You can use your computer normally during the migration process. M...

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98 Drives and Media ...

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Shutting Down Your Computer 99 Shutting Down Your Computer Ensure that you shut down the Microsoft ® Windows ® operating system before you turn off the computer. Windows Vista ® 1 Save and close all open files and close all programs. 2 Click ...

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100 Shutting Down Your Computer 2 Click Start and then select Turn Off menu . 3 The Turn off computer dialog box appears. 4 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. NOTE: Windows operating systems start automatically when you ...