Dell XPS 140M Owner's Manual
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Contents
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8 ContentsDrivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Using the Operating System CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10312 Adding and Replacing PartsBefore You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Removing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Installing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Optical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111About the Device Security Screw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Removing and Installing Optical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Installing a Memory Module in Connector DIMM B . . . . . . . . . . . 113Installing a Memory Module in Connector DIMM A . . . . . . . . . . . 115Modem (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Wireless Mini PCI Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Removing the Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Replacing the Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125book.book Page 8 Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1:00 PM |
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