Dell Inspiron 8500 - Manual (Page 8)

8 Contents
Reinstalling Microsoft ® Windows ® XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Before You Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Reinstalling Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Reinstalling Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
8 Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding Memory
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124
Adding a Mini PCI Card
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128
Adding a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
9 Appendix
Specifications
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Standard Settings
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145
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Viewing the System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . . 149
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . 150
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Regulatory Noticesour cccess the help
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NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Limited Warranties and Return Policy
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170
Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware
Products (U.S. Only)
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"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . 174