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Using PC Cards, Setting Up a Home and Office Network, Solving Problems - drivers

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7 Using PC Cards PC Card Types 39 PC Card Blanks 39 Extended PC Cards 39 Removing a PC Card or Blank 39 Installing a PC Card 41 8 Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter 43 Network Setup Wizard 44 Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network 44 Determining Your Network Type 44 Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft® Windows® XP. . . . . 45 9 Solving Problems Dell Diagnostics 47 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 47 Starting the Dell Diagnostics 47 Drivers 49 What Is a Driver 49 Identifying Drivers 49 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 50 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 51 Restoring Your Operating System 51 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 51 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 52 Drive Problems 54 CD and DVD drive problems 55 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray . . . . . 55 If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound 56 Hard drive problems 56 Contents 5

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Contents
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Using PC Cards
PC Card Types
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39
PC Card Blanks
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39
Extended PC Cards
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39
Removing a PC Card or Blank
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39
Installing a PC Card
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41
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Setting Up a Home and Office Network
Connecting to a Network Adapter
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43
Network Setup Wizard
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44
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
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44
Determining Your Network Type
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44
Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
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45
9
Solving Problems
Dell Diagnostics
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47
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
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47
Starting the Dell Diagnostics
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47
Drivers
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49
What Is a Driver?
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49
Identifying Drivers
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49
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
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50
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
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51
Restoring Your Operating System
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51
Using Microsoft
Windows XP System Restore
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51
Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec
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52
Drive Problems
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54
CD and DVD drive problems
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55
If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray
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55
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
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56
Hard drive problems
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56