User manual DELL DIMENSION 2300

[. . . ] DellTM DimensionTM 2300 service tag CD or DVD headphone connector CD or DVD volume control dial floppy drive light power light power button CD or DVD drive activity light CD or DVD eject button floppy drive eject button hard-drive activity light USB 2. 0 connectors (2) headphone connector power connector voltage selection switch keyboard connector parallel connector video connector line-out connector line-in connector microphone connector USB 2. 0 connectors (4) serial connector mouse connector PCI card slots w w w. c o m Hints, Notices, and Cautions HINT: A HINT indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Tell Me How help file. [. . . ] Ensure that Restore my computer to an earlier time is selected, and then click Next. Click a calendar date to which you want to restore your computer. The Select a Restore Point screen provides a calendar that allows you to see and select restore points. All calendar dates with available restore points appear in bold. 54 Advanced Troubleshooting 4 Select a restore point, and then click Next. If a calendar date has only one restore point, then that restore point is automatically selected. If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that you prefer. 5 Click Next. The Restoration Complete screen appears after System Restore finishes collecting data, and then the computer automatically restarts. 6 After the computer restarts, click OK. To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you can undo the restoration. Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before undoing the last system restore, save and close all open files and close all open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs until the system restoration is complete. 1 2 3 Click the Start button, point to All Programs Accessories System Tools, and then click System Restore. Select Undo my last restoration and click Next. The System Restore screen appears, and then the computer automatically restarts. 4 After the computer restarts, click OK. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System Restore is enabled: 1 2 3 4 5 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. Make sure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. Advanced Troubleshooting 55 w w w. c o m Drivers What Is a Driver? A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. A driver acts like a translator between the device and the programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes. Many drivers such as the keyboard driver come with your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. You may need to install drivers if: · · · You upgrade your operating system. You connect or install a new device. If you experience a problem with any device, perform the steps in the following sections to identify whether the driver is the source of your problem and to update the driver, if necessary. Identifying Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance. In the Performance and Maintenance window, click System. [. . . ] SOME STATES (OR JURISDICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE PRECEDING EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. These provisions apply to Dell's three-year limited warranty only. For provisions of any service contract covering your system, see your invoice or the separate service contract that you will receive. If Dell elects to exchange a system or component, the exchange will be made in accordance with Dell's Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange. [. . . ]