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Video and Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
If the display is blank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
If the display is difficult to read
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
If only part of the display is readable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
What Is a Driver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Identifying Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using Microsoft
Windows XP System Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
10 Adding and Replacing Parts
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Recommended Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Turning Off Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Before Working Inside Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
11 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using the System Setup Program
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Viewing the System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Commonly Used Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . . . . . . 89
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . . . . . . . . 90