Adding devices and software, Problems with additional devices and software – Dell Precision 340 User Manual

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To access the

User’s Guide from your hard drive:

1

Depending on your operating system, double-click the User’s Guides
icon or click Start button and select Help and Support.

NOTE: You can also

access the User’s Guide
from the Dell Precision
ResourceCD or
support.dell.com. See
"Finding Information and
Assistance" on page 5.

2

Click Removing and Installing Parts.

3

Select Print from the File menu to print the procedure before you
begin working.

To print the entire

User’s Guide from Internet Explorer, select Print all

linked documents in the Print window.

Adding Devices and Software

Before you install any devices or software that did not ship with your
computer, read the documentation that came with the software or device or
contact the vendor to verify that the software or device is compatible with
your computer and operating system.

Problems With Additional Devices and Software

If you have installed additional software or devices and are experiencing
problems with your computer, use the following procedures to solve the
problem:

Remove or uninstall the device or software.

See the documentation that came with the device or software for
information on removing and uninstalling.

Set your computer to Last Known Good Configuration.

For Windows NT

®

, press the spacebar when the message

Press the

spacebar NOW to invoke Hardware Profile/Configuration

Recovery Menu

appears during system startup. In the Hardware

Profile/Configuration Recovery Menu, press <L> to switch to the
last known good setting, and then select your operating system.
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, restart your computer and press
<F8> when the message

Please select the operating system

to start

appears. Highlight Last Known Good Setting, press

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