Contents 7
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the
Drivers and Utilities Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
What is a Driver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Identifying Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
. . . . . . . . . . 95
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft Windows
®
XP
and
Windows Vista
®
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
System Restore . . . 98
Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory
Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using the Operating System CD
. . . . . . . . . . 103
4 Removing and Installing Parts . . . . . . . 105
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Recommended Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Turning Off Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Before Working Inside Your Computer
. . . . . . . 106
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Inside View of Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
System Board Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Inspiron 530
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Inspiron 530a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Inspiron 530b
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Inspiron 530c
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Inspiron 530d
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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