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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.
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.
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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 .
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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 SXWHU6VWHP IRU8VHWKH)LUVW7LPH 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.
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.
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> .
1-4 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 .
Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-5 6HWWLQJ8S: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 s.
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 .
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 .
1-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &RQJUDWXODWLRQV < RXUVVWHP LVVHWXSDQGUHDGWRXVH :KDW·V1H [W" Chapter 2 orients you to the Windo ws desktop. It also tells y ou ho w to c hange y our wallpape r and s creen saver , create shortc uts, a nd pos ition i cons.
Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-9.
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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.
2-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 0DM RU)HDW XUHV RIW 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).
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.
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:LWKLQ3 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 .
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-5 &RQWURO3DQHO 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 ).
2-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 6HWWLQJ8S'LVSOD3URSHUWLHV 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 .
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-7 &KDQJLQJWKH 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 .
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 .
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.
2-1 0 Dell Dimension XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &UHDW LQJD6KRUW FXWRQW 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.
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 ).
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Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJDQG,QVWDOOLQJ6RIWZDUH 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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
3-6 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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-3 &KDQJLQJWKH 5 HIUHVK5 DWHLQ:LQGRZV The refresh rate is the ra te at whi c h the monitor redra ws the vi deo image on the monitor s creen . The higher the refre sh rate, the less v ideo fl ic k er ca n be s een b y the human e y e.
4-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &KDQJLQJWKH 'LVSOD 5 HVROXWLRQL Q:LQG RZV17 R ef er to th e static st ic k er s hipped on y our monito r or the monitor documentation fo r the recom mende d resoluti on.
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 . &KDQJLQJWKH 5 HIUHVK) UHTX HQFLQ: LQGRZV17 The highe r the refresh frequency , the less video flic ker can b e seen b y the human ey e.
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 .
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.
4-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &' 520DQG'9' 520'ULYHV Y our Dell computer cam e wi th eit her a CD-R OM or D VD-ROM driv e . B oth driv e s read audio CDs and a v arie ty of other CD f orma ts.
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.
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.
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.
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F r equentl y Asked Qu estions 5-1 &+$37(5 ) UHTXHQWO$VNHG4XHVWLRQV Man y co mmon ques tions about your Dell co mputer are an swe red in th is c hapter . F or troubles hooting tip s and diag nostic too ls, ref er to the Re f eren ce and T roubleshoo ting Guide .
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F r equentl y Asked Qu estions 5-3 includ ed with the up dat e thorou ghly b ef ore m akin g a de cisio n to up grade th e BIOS or a driv er . :KHUHLV WKHID [SU RJUDPLQ :LQGRZV " Microso f t does not sup port a nativ e f ax p rogram with the Wind ows 98 op erating sy s- tem.
5-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 0 P R Q L W R U IO LF N H U V R U V K D N HV D O O W K H W LP H : KD W F D Q , GR " Man y things can ca use the mo nitor to flic ker; the y are all sim ple to f ix and do not require h ardw are replacem ent.
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.
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Inde x 1 ,QGH[ $ assist ance , 5- 4 % back ing up f iles , 3-8 back ing up progra ms , 1-5 & cauti ons , v CD-ROM drives , 4-8 Control Pa nel , 2-5 ' desktop arranging s hortcuts , 2-1 0 crea.
2 Dell Dimensio n XPS R xxx Systems Setup Gu ide + hardware CD-ROM drives , 4-8 DVD-ROM drives , 4-8 frequentl y asked question s , 5-2 keybo ard , 4-5 microph one , 4- 9 mouse , 4-5 Plug and Play devi ces , 4-10 printer , 4-9 speake rs , 4-9 video d isplay , 4-1 help obtai ning , 5-4 within Wind ow s , 2-11 , ico ns.
Inde x 3 7 tech nical ass istanc e , 5-4 turning o ff system , 3-6 9 video d isplay about , 4-1 changi ng refresh rate in Win dows 98 , 4-3 changi ng ref r esh rate in Wind ows N T , 4-5 changi ng res.
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