Dell Studio XPS 8100 (Late 2009) User Manual
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Setting Up Your Studio XPS Desktop . . . . . .5
Lifting Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Before Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connect the Keyboard and Mouse. . . . . . . . 10
Connect the Network Cable
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Press the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Set Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 14
Using Your Studio XPS Desktop . . . . . . . . .18
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Top View Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dell DataSafe Online Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 38
Using Support Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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