Dell Studio XPS 435 MT (Late 2008) - Manual (Page 5)

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Setting Up Your Studio XPS Desktop . . . . . .5
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Set Up Microsoft Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the Internet (Optional) . . . . . . . . 14
Using Your Studio XPS Desktop . . . . . . . . .16
Front View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back View Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dell Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 31
Using Support Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . .40
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 44
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