Dell XPS/Dimension XPS - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
When Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
When Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ergonomic Computing Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Battery Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1 Using Your Computer
Opening the Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring Graphics Cards
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Settings and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing the Graphics Card Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
About Serial ATA Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
About Your RAID Configuration
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RAID Level 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
RAID Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Copying CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using Easy CD Creator Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using Blank CD-R Discs or Blank CD-RW Discs . . . . . . . . . 28
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
How to Copy a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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