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Contents 5

Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using Microsoft

Windows XP System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

. . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4 Removing and Installing Parts

Front and Back View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Front View

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Back View

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Computer Cover

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Looking Inside Your Computer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

System Board Components

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Adding Cards

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Adding a Floppy Drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Adding a Second CD or DVD Drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Adding Memory

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Installing Memory

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Removing Memory

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Replacing the Battery

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Replacing the Computer Cover

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

5 Appendix

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Standard Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Viewing Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

System Setup Program Screens

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Boot Sequence

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Clearing Forgotten Passwords

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals

. . . . . . . . . 76

Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals

. . . . . . . . . . 77