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v : HOFRPH Thi s guide i s intende d f or any one wh o is set ting up or starting to us e a Dell Dim ension XPS R xxx computer sy stem. B oth first-time and expe rience d compute r users s hould compl ete C hapte r 1 to pr operl y conf igur e a system for o perat ion. The remain ing chap- ters des cribe proc edures f or using sof tw are and h ardw [...]

vi The Get ting Started sh eet pr ovides step-b y -step i nstr ucti ons f or connec t- ing y our com puter sy stem. S tart with this docum ent. The Setup Gu ide expl ains ho w to prep are your syst em for ope ration . It al so des cribes h ow to use s of t - ware a nd hardw are. ,QIRUPDWLR Q5 HVRXUFH V The R ef erenc e and T roubleshooti ng Guid[...]

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viii Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Moving Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Renamin g Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ix Figure 2 -3. Windows Ti tle Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Figure 2 -4. Taskbar and Prog ram Butt ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Figure 2 -5. Control Panel Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Figure 2 -6. Bac[...]

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Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-1 &+$37(5 3 UHSDULQJ< RXU&RP SXWHU6VWHP IRU8VHWKH)LUVW7LPH Af ter y ou connec t you r compu ter sy stem a ccording to th e steps on the Get ting Started sheet, y ou n eed to p repare it f or use the first time y ou start it. Y our Dell Dimens [...]

1-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 2. T ype y to contin ue. The Imp ortan t T ec hnical Sup port Infor matio n windo w appe ars (see F igure 1 -1) and dis pla y s y our Expres s Service Code. T he Ex press Se r vice Code helps e xpe- dite Dell tec hnical supp ort. R ecord the code and st ore it in a saf e place. NO TE: Dell’ s E[...]

Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-3 9. Find the P rodu ct K ey on the Certificate of A uthenticity on the front c ov er of the Get ting Started/Micro sof t W indo ws 9 8 docume nt, enter the P roduct K e y in the fields p ro vided , and t hen clic k Next> . 1 0. When the Start Wiz a rd win dow ap pears , click Fin [...]

1-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 1 5. If the IntelliMou se Pr oductivi ty Tips windo w is open on th e Windo ws desk top, read the windo w ’ s co ntents. Clic k the Sho w Tips at Win dow s Start up bo x to unc hec k it, and th en clo se the wi ndo w b y cl ic king the X i n the up per -right corner . 1 6. If y ou are in the U.[...]

Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-5 6HWWLQJ8S:LQGRZV 17 If you ar e on a lo cal a rea net work ( LAN), c hec k wit h your net work a dmini stra tor befo re set ting up Windo ws NT f or inform ation rele va nt to the set up proc ess, su c h as the compute r name , the admi nistrator p assw ord, and required[...]

1-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 1 0. In th e Win dows N T Se tup window , Clic k Next> . If y our sy stem has a ne twork card, it is a utomatic ally dete cted and the requ ired files a re copied to y our hard -disk dri ve. G o to step 1 1 . If y our sy stem do es not ha ve a netw ork card, go to st ep 1 4. 1 1 . When prompte[...]

Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-7 20. The Set up p rogram contin ues c onfigu ration and file i nstallatio n. If y ou rec eiv e a mess age w arning you that yo ur sy s tem is r un ning l o w on re gistry quota or virt ua l mem ory , clic k OK . Dell adj usted th e registry so that y o u should not e x ceed the memor[...]

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Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-1 &+$37(5 &XVWRPL]LQJ WKH :LQGRZ V ' HVNWRS Thi s c hapter des cribe s the mai n f e at ures of the Windo ws de sktop an d e xpla ins ho w to cus tomiz e the opera ting sy stem f or your us e. It also tells y ou ho w to g et hel p while usi ng Wi ndows. 8VLQJWKH: HOFRPHWR[...]

2-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 0DM RU)HDW XUHV RIW KH:LQGRZV 'HV NWRS  Although y our sy stem may va r y sli ghtly dep ending on its hardw a re and s of t wa re conf igurati on, the Windo ws desktop h as man y standard f ea t ures (se e Figur e 2-1). T able 2-1 descri bes th ese f eature s. T askbar The [...]

Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-3 Rec ycle Bin When y ou del ete a file from y our sy s tem , it mo v es to the Rec ycle Bin , where i t can la ter be re triev ed . T o permanentl y remo v e file s, em pty the Rec ycl e Bin as expla ined i n “Delet ing Files” in Chapter 3. Int er net Explor er C lick this ic on to l aunc h Int er net E[...]

2-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de F o r more in f orma tion on th e Windo ws desktop, ref er to the Mi cro sof t docum entation that ac companie d yo ur sy stem. : RUNLQJ:LWKLQ3 URJUDP:LQGRZV Eac h program and d oc ume nt h as a title bar at the top of the w ind o w that d is pla y s the title of th e windo w . T he tit [...]

Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-5 &RQWURO3DQHO The Control P anel contains man y of th e tools us ed to c hange ho w Windo ws loo ks and works . T o ac cess the Control P anel , fo llo w th ese steps : 1 . Clic k the Star t but ton, poin t to Sett ings , a nd then clic k Co nt rol Panel (see Figur e 2-5 ). A wind ow cont a ini ng[...]

2-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 6HWWLQJ8S'LVSOD3URSHUWLHV The Display Pr oper ties window cont ains co ntrol s for customi zing the wa y Wi n dows looks on y our sy s tem. F or exampl e, y ou c an c hange y our des ktop’ s wa llpa per (back- groun d) and scree n sa v er . T o ac cess di spla y set tings, f ollo[...]

Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-7 &KDQJLQJWKH 6FUHHQ 6DYHU Screen sa v ers are pr ograms th at pre v ent a static i mage fro m damag ing the mo nitor . The y s tart automaticall y af ter a user -defined period of inactivity . T o c hang e yo ur sy s- tem’ s sc reen saver , cl ic k the Screen Sa ve r tab in the Displa y Pr[...]

2-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de T NO TE: Depend ing on y our mon itor , y ou ma y also ha v e fields for oth er displa y controls , suc h as energ y -s a ving f e at ur es. F or more in for mat ion, ref er to th e doc umentation that came wi th your m on itor . &KDQJLQJ'HVNWRS7KHPHV Y ou can c h ange the w ay y o[...]

Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-9 :H E  9 L H Z Windows 98 adds W eb en vironment f e at ures to the standard Windo ws interfa ce, suc h as the abil ity to sing le-clic k an icon , file, or f older to open it. T o di sable thi s W eb Vie w , rig ht-click on the desk top, point to Ac tive Deskt op , and then un c hec k View as Web P age [...]

2-1 0 Dell Dimension XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &UHDW LQJD6KRUW FXWRQW KH:LQGRZV'HV NWRS T o create a sho rtcu t, f ollo w these s teps: 1. O p e n t h e My Com pute r windo w or Windo ws E xplor er . T o open the My Com pute r wind ow , do uble-cli c k the My Compu ter icon on th e Wi ndows des ktop. T o open Wi ndo[...]

Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-1 1 8VLQJ:LQG RZV+HOS An e xtensiv e h elp sy stem i s built in to y our Mic rosof t operating sy stem. T o ac cess Help, clic k the Start button and th en click Help . T he Windows Help wi ndo w appears (see Fi gure 2-9 ). The Cont ents t ab li sts he lp topi cs b y s ubject, the Inde x tab l[...]

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Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJDQG,QVWDOOLQJ6RIWZDUH Thi s c hapter pro vide s inf ormatio n about u sing Windo ws 98 a nd Windo ws NT to per- f orm basi c tasks, suc h as starting prog rams, ma nagin g files, a nd properly shut ting dow n y our com puter s y stem. It a lso di scusse s add ing and re mo ving so[...]

3-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de T o view the c ontents of an y dri v e or f olde r , doubl e-clic k its ic on. A s sho wn i n Figure 3- 1, f or W indo ws 98 y our h ard -di sk dri v e ha s th e driv e l et ter C as sig ne d. If y ou ha v e Windows NT , y our hard -disk dri ve i s par titioned into two logical driv es. Ea c h lo[...]

Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-3 The lef t side of the wind ow shows drives and folders, and the ri ght side lists the file s in the dri v e or f older s elect ed. A plus ( + ) icon to th e l ef t of a d rive or fold er ind icate s the presen ce of ad diti onal f old ers. Clic k the plu s icon t o e xpand t he vie w one le vel. T o collap se t [...]

3-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 2. T ype the nam e of the file or f old er y ou w ant to fin d. 3. S pecif y w here you want Win dows to se ar c h b y cl icking th e arrow next to t he Look in: field . NO TE: If y ou leav e th e def ault se t ting ( C: ), W indo ws searc hes the entire hard-disk driv e (or d riv e C partiti on)[...]

Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-5 4. T ype the new file name and press <Ente r>. 'HOHWLQJ)LOHV T o delete a f ile , f ollow thes e steps: 1. U s e Windo ws Exp lor er or My Comput er to locate the file y ou w ant to delete . 2. Clic k the file to sele ct it. 3. Clic k the File menu , and t hen clic k Delete . When y ou del ete a[...]

3-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 6KXWWLQJ'RZQ< RXU&RP SXWHU T o shut do wn y our compu ter , f oll ow th ese st eps: 1 . Sav e and ex it an y ap plicat ion pr ograms a nd file s yo u ha v e open . 2. Clic k the Start but ton, a nd then clic k Shut Do wn . NO TES: When y ou shu t do wn y our com pute[...]

Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-7 T o install or configure ne w so f tw are on y ou r comp uter , f ollo w the manuf act urer ’ s ins truc tions . If i t fails t o inst all o r run pro p erly , cont act t he software manufacture r for tec hnical support. NO TE: DellWare ® products are s upported b y the item's manu fact urer . T o receiv[...]

3-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de All of the de v ices installed b y De ll al ready ha v e the approp riat e driv e rs i nstalled. If y ou add de vi ces, suc h as a p rint er , the y ma y requi re additio nal dr ivers to w ork pro perly . Contact the de vice manuf act u rer if the neces sary drivers are no t pro vided o n a di s-[...]

Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJ&RP SXWHU+DUGZDUH Thi s c hapter pro vide s inf orma tion and tips on us ing y our c ompute r hardw are (ph y sica l parts of a com puter sy ste m). It al so in cludes g eneral instr u ctions f or adding a pr inter . Man y of the c ompute r de vices you might w ant to use or c onnect c [...]

4-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 3. P oint the mous e cursor a t the slid ebar in the Scr een ar ea . Then click and hol d dow n the lef t mouse but ton. 4. Mov e the slideb ar to the lef t to decrease the res olution or to the right to i ncrease the resoluti on. NO TE: As the resolutio n increases , icons and text appear s mall[...]

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Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-5 9. Clic k the Apply but ton to c hange the set tings. 10 . C l i c k Cancel or OK to exit th e Displa y P ro per ties windo w . &KDQJLQJWKH 5 HIUHVK) UHTX HQFLQ: LQGRZV17  The highe r the refresh frequency , the less video flic ker can b e seen b y the human ey e. If th e video ima ge ap[...]

4-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de Mini miz es all o pen wi ndo ws Maxim izes all wind ows Opens Windo ws E xplor er Opens the Run window Opens the Find : All Files window Opens the Find Co mputer window (if y ou are con nected to a netw ork) Opens the System Prope rties window Win d o w s logo ke y numeric ke ypad functi on keys [...]

Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-7 T o adjust k e yboa rd oper ation, su c h as the c haracter repeat rate, do uble-cli c k the Ke yboar d ic on in t he Control P anel (ref er to “Co ntrol P a nel” in Chapter 2) . 0RXVH The mous e that cam e with y our D ell com puter proba bly look s simila r to the one sho wn in Figur e 4-5. The mous e’ s lef t [...]

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Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-9 6SHDN HUV If you orde red s pea k ers with y o ur sy stem , conne ct the m as ill ustr ate d on the Get ting Started sheet that came with y our sy stem. Also ref er to the documentation that came with the sp eak ers. Subw oof er frequenci es ar e nondire ctiona l. T he ref ore the subw o of er does not n eed to be p[...]

4-1 0 Dell Dimension XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 3. T urn o n the p r inter , and th en turn on th e co mput er syste m. 4. If the prin ter is auto matical ly detecte d b y Windo ws, f oll ow th e instr uctions that appear . If the prin ter is n ot automa tically dete cted durin g oper ating sy s tem start-up, pro- ceed to step 5. 5. D ouble -c[...]

Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-1 1 T o install a Plug an d Pla y de v ice on a sy stem ru nning Window s 98, f o llo w thes e steps : 1 . Sav e and ex it an y ap plica tion pr ograms a nd file s yo u ha v e open . 2. Shut do wn W indo ws 98 as in str ucted in “Sh ut ting Do wn Y our Computer” in Chapter 3. 3. T urn of f the computer sy st em. 4. C[...]

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F r equentl y Asked Qu estions 5-5 *HWWLQJ+HOS  Dell pr ovi des a num ber of to ols to he lp y ou if y ou don ’t unde rstand a proce dure describ ed in this guid e or if y o ur sy stem d oes n ot perf orm as e xpect ed. F or inform a- tion on th ese h elp tools , see Chap ter 8, “Ge t t ing Help ,” in t [...]

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