8 Contents
Using System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Creating a Restore Point
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
. . . . . 106
Undoing the Last System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . . 108
Reinstalling Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Before You Reinstall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reinstalling Windows XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reinstalling Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
8 Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adding a Mini PCI Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adding a Modem
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
9 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Standard Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Viewing the System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
System Setup Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . 139
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . 139
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
