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Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
What is a Driver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Identifying Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
. . . . . . . . . . 89
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems
in the Microsoft Windows
®
XP and
Windows Vista™ Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . 91
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
System Restore . . . 92
Click the System Restore tab and ensure that
Turn off System Restore is unchecked.
. . . . . . . 94
Using Dell PC Restore and
Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the Operating System CD
. . . . . . . . . . 97
4 Removing and Installing Parts . . . . . . . . 99
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recommended Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Turning Off Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Before Working Inside Your Computer
. . . . . . . 100
Removing the Computer Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
System Board Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments
. . . . . 106
Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Memory Installation Guidelines
. . . . . . . . . . 110
Installing Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Removing Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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