User manual DELL PRECISION 410

[. . . ] DellTM XPSTM 410 Owner's Manual Service Tag CD or DVD eject button CD or DVD activity light FlexBays (2) for optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader microphone connector headphone connector diagnostic lights hard drive activity light power button USB 2. 0 connectors (2) power connector cover release latch audio connectors USB 2. 0 connectors (4) (rear quad) USB 2. 0 connectors (2) (rear dual) network adapter card slots for PCI Express x1 (1), PCI Express x16 (1), PCI Express x4 (1), PCI (3) Model DCTA w w w. c o m Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. If you purchased a DellTM n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] If a calendar date has only one restore point, that restore point is automatically selected. If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that you prefer. The Restoration Complete screen appears after System Restore finishes collecting data, then the computer restarts. To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you can undo the restoration. Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you undo the last system restore, save and close all open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs until the system restoration is complete. 1 Click Start, point to All Programs Accessories System Tools, and then click System Restore. 2 Click Undo my last restoration, and then click Next. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System Restore is enabled: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance. Click System. Troubleshooting Tools 73 3 Click the System Restore tab. 4 Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any applications or drivers installed after you received your computer. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec is not available in all countries or on all computers. Use Dell PC Restore by Symantec only as the last method to restore your operating system. PC Restore restores your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Any programs or files added since you received your computer--including data files--are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on. During the boot process, a blue bar with www. dell. com appears at the top of the screen. 2 Immediately, upon seeing the blue bar, press <Ctrl><F11>. If you do not press <Ctrl><F11> in time, let the computer finish starting, then restart the computer again. NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with PC Restore, click Reboot in the following step. Because the computer is restored to its original operating state, the screens that appear, such as the End User License Agreement, are the same ones that appeared the first time the computer was turned on. 8 After the computer restarts, click OK. 74 Troubleshooting Tools Removing Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your computer. [. . . ] video mode -- A mode that describes how text and graphics are displayed on a monitor. Graphics-based software, such as Windows operating systems, displays in video modes that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by y vertical pixels by z colors. Character-based software, such as text editors, displays in video modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters. virus -- A program that is designed to inconvenience you or to destroy data stored on your computer. [. . . ]