Dell Precision M6400 (Late 2008) - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dell Support Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
System Restore . . . 36
Using Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Dell™ Operating System Media . . . . . . 39
6 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . . 44
DellConnect™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . . 45
Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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