Dell XPS/Dimension XPS - Manual (Page 4)

4 Contents
Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turning Off Your Computer
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30
2 Optimizing Performance
Intel ® Performance Acceleration Technology . . . . . . . . . . 32
DDR Memory and Processor Front-Side Bus . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hyper-Threading
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32
Overclocking
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33
3 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Finding Help Information
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38
Battery Problems
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38
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Floppy drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Problems writing to a CD-RW drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General Problems
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45
The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A program crashes repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A program is designed for an earlier Windows
operating system
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A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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