Dell Dimension 9150 User Manual

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Troubleshooting Tools 59

Manually Reinstalling Drivers

After copying the required driver files to your hard drive, click the

Start

button and right-click

My Computer

Click

Properties

Click the

Hardware

tab and click

Device Manager

Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver.

Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.

Click the

Driver

tab and click

Update Driver

Click

Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)

and click

Click

Browse

and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files.

When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click

Click

Finish

and restart your computer.

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly

configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.

To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter:

Click the

Start

button and click

Help and Support

Ty p e

hardware troubleshooter

in the

field and click the arrow to start the search.

Click

Hardware Troubleshooter

in the

Search Results

list.

In the

Hardware Troubleshooter

list, click

I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my

computer

, and click

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the following ways:

• Microsoft

Windows

XP System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state

without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your

operating system and preserving data files.

• Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to the operating state it was in when

you purchased the computer. Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive

and removes any applications installed after you received the computer. Use PC Restore only

if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.

• If you received an

Operating System

CD with your computer, you can use it to restore your

operating system. However, using the

Operating System

CD also deletes all data on the hard

drive. Use the CD

only

if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.

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Dell Dimension 9150 Specifications

General

RAM	Up to 4GB DDR2
Operating System	Windows XP Home or Professional
Form Factor	Tower
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed	533MHz or 667MHz
SATA Ports	4
IDE Ports	1
Power Supply	305W
Storage	Up to 500GB SATA HDD
Graphics	Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Chipset	Intel 945P
Expansion Slots	1 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
USB Ports	8
Audio	Integrated 7.1 channel
Ethernet	Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM
Ports	Serial, Parallel
Dimensions	18.5 cm
Processor	Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D