Dell Dimension 2010 Setup Guide - Page 5

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 Contents Setting Up Your Dimension Desktop 5 Before Setting Up Your Computer 5 Connect the Display 6 Connect the Keyboard and Mouse 8 Connect the Power Cable 9 Connect the Network Cable (Optional 10 Press the Power Button 12 Set Up Microsoft Windows 13 Connect to the Internet (Optional 14 Using Your Dimension Desktop 16 Front View Features 16 Back View Features 20 Back Panel Connectors 22 Software Features 24 Dell DataSafe Online Backup 28 Dell Dock 29 Solving Problems 30 Beep Codes 30 Network Problems 31 Power Problems 31 Memory Problems 33 Lockups and Software Problems 34 Using Support Tools 36 Dell Support Center 36 System Messages 37 Hardware Troubleshooter 39 Dell Diagnostics 39 Restoring Your Operating System 43 System Restore 44 Dell DataSafe Local Backup 45 Dell Factory Image Restore 46 Operating System Reinstallation 48 3

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Setting Up Your Dimension Desktop
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Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . . 8
Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect the Network Cable (Optional)
. . . . 10
Press the Power Button
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Set Up Microsoft Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 14
Using Your Dimension Desktop
. . . . . . . . .16
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dell DataSafe Online Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dell Dock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Beep Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hardware Troubleshooter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Restoring Your Operating System
. . . . . . .43
System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Dell DataSafe Local Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dell Factory Image Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Operating System Reinstallation
. . . . . . . . . 48
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