Dell XPS 430 Quick Reference Guide - Page 4

Troubleshooting, Reinstalling Your Operating System, Safety Instructions, Solving Problems, Drivers - beep codes

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5 Troubleshooting 25 Safety Instructions 25 Troubleshooting Tools 25 Beep Codes 25 System Messages 28 Dell Diagnostics 31 When to Use Dell Diagnostics 31 Starting Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 31 Starting Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 32 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 33 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System 34 Solving Problems 35 Power Problems 35 Memory Problems 36 Lockups and Software Problems 37 6 Reinstalling Your Operating System . . . . 39 Drivers 39 What Is a Driver 39 Identifying Drivers 40 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 40 Using the Drivers and Utilities media 41 Restoring Your Operating System 42 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 43 Using Dell Factory Image Restore 44 Using the Operating System Media 45 4 Contents

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Contents
5
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Safety Instructions
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25
Troubleshooting Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Beep Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
System Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Dell Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
When to Use Dell Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . .
31
Starting Dell Diagnostics From Your
Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Starting Dell Diagnostics From the
Drivers and Utilities
Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Solving Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Power Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Memory Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Lockups and Software Problems
. . . . . . . . . .
37
6
Reinstalling Your Operating System
. . . .
39
Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
What Is a Driver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Identifying Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
. . . . . . . . . .
40
Using the
Drivers and Utilities
media
. . . . . . .
41
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Using Microsoft
Windows
System Restore
. . . .
43
Using Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . .
44
Using the
Operating System
Media
. . . . . . . .
45