Dell Inspiron 530s (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 7)

Contents
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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From
the Drivers and Utilities Media
. . . . . . . . . . . 89
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
What is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 92
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft Windows
®
XP and
Windows Vista
®
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
System
Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using Dell PC Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using the Operating System CD . . . . . . . . . . 100
4 Removing and Installing Parts . . . . . . . 103
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 104
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Removing the Support Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Inspiron 530s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Inspiron 530sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Inspiron 530sb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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