Dell XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 5 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer
Opening the Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the Front-Panel Light Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using a Media Card Reader (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting One Monitor With a VGA Connector and One Monitor
With a DVI Connector
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Changing the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About Serial ATA Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About Your RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
RAID Level 0 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
RAID Level 1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring Your Computer for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel
®
RAID Option ROM Utility . . . . . . 21
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel
®
Application Accelerator . . . . . . 23
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playing CDs and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Playing a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Copying CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
How to Copy a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Blank CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs . . . . . . . . . . 31
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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