Dell studio XPS User Manual

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Setting Up Your Studio XPS Desktop . . . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . 10
Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . 11
Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Set Up Microsoft Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 14
Using Your Studio XPS Desktop . . . . . . . . .16
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 31
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .40
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 44
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Dell studio XPS Specifications

General

Operating System	Windows Vista or Windows 7 (depending on the specific model and release date)
Optical Drive	DVD+/-RW drive
Audio	Integrated 7.1 channel audio
Networking	Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Ports	USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire (IEEE 1394), Audio Input/Output, Ethernet, DisplayPort, HDMI (depending on the specific model)
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad
Graphics	ATI
Chipset	Intel Chipset