Dell XPS Rxxx Personal Computer User Manual


 
Frequently Asked Questions 5-3
included with the update thoroughly before making a decision to upgrade the BIOS or
a driver.
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Microsoft does not support a native fax program with the Windows 98 operating sys-
tem. However, some application programs, such as Microsoft Office 98 Small
Business Edition, include fax software.
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The Microsoft Network (MSN) cannot be installed on the Microsoft Windows NT
operating system.
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Your computer is set to automatically correct the date after 1/1/2000 occurs. It will
then continue to keep and update dates correctly. For more information about
Year 2000 issues, refer to the Research and Development section of the Dell Web site
(www.dell.com).
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The operating system reports drive capacity assuming that 1 MB equals
1,048,576 bytes. This calculation is technically correct.
Drive manufacturers compute the size differently. They consider 1 MB to equal
1,000,000 bytes. This difference can cause confusion! If the drive is advertised as
4.3 gigabytes (GB) (4,300,000,000 bytes), the operating system sees it as approxi-
mately 4.1 GB (4,300,000,000 / 1,048,576 / 1000 = 4.100799560547).
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Trinitron monitors use aperture grill technology, which is analogous to a vertical grat-
ing. A horizontal wire (one for smaller monitors, two for larger monitors) is strung
across the aperture grill to prevent image distortion.
The line that you are seeing is the shadow cast by the horizontal wire(s). Although the
shadow can be distracting, it is usually not very noticeable, and Trinitron monitors are
noted for their exceptional brightness and image sharpness.