Dell Inspiron 8600 - Manual (Page 8)

8 Contents
Using System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Creating a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State . . . . . 106
Undoing the Last System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
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108
Reinstalling Microsoft ® Windows ® XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Before You Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reinstalling Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reinstalling Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
8 Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adding a Mini PCI Card
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119
Adding a Modem
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122
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
9 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Standard Settings
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135
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Viewing the System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only)
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138
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . . 139
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . 139
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139