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Setting Up Your Dimension Desktop . . . . . .5
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . . 8
Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect the Network Cable (Optional) . . . . 10
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Set Up Microsoft Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 14
Using Your Dimension Desktop . . . . . . . . .16
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dell DataSafe Online Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Support Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .43
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Dell DataSafe Local Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 48
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