Dell Inspiron 1525 User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System
Click 6. Dell Factory Image Restore. The Dell
Factory Image Restore welcome screen
appears.
NOTE: Depending upon your configuration,
you may need to select Dell Factory Tools,
then Dell Factory Image Restore.
Click 7. Next. The Confirm Data Deletion
screen appears.
NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with
Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.
Click the checkbox to confirm that you want 8.
to continue reformatting the hard drive and
restoring the system software to the factory
condition, then click Next.
The restore process begins and may take
five or more minutes to complete. A message
appears when the operating system and
factory-installed applications have been
restored to factory condition.
Click 9. Finish to reboot the system.
Operating System Reinstallation
Before you Begin
If you are considering reinstalling the Windows
operating system to correct a problem with a
newly installed driver, first try using Windows
Device Driver Rollback. If Device Driver Rollback
does not resolve the problem, then use System
Restore to return your operating system to the
operating state it was in before you installed
the new device driver. See “Using Microsoft
Windows System Restore” on page 38.
NOTICE: Before performing the installation,
back up all data files on your primary
hard drive. For conventional hard drive
configurations, the primary hard drive is the
first drive detected by the computer.
To reinstall Windows, you need the following
items:
Dell Operating System • media
Dell Drivers and Utilities • media

Dell Inspiron 1525 Specifications

General

Processor cache	0.512 MB
Processor family	Intel® Celeron® M
Processor frequency	1.73 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	533 MHz
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD±RW
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	160 GB
Display diagonal	15.4 \
Display resolution	1280 x 800 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Internal memory	2 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 1 GB
Type	PC
Modem speed	56.6 Kbit/s
Infrared data port	No
Wireless technology	802.11b/g
Bundled software	Microsoft Works 9.0 - Danish
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Home Premium
Number of battery cells	6
TV-out type	S-Video
Headphone outputs	2
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
AC adapter power	65 W
Pointing device	Touchpad
Discrete graphics card model	Intel® GMA X3100

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	256 mm
Width	357 mm
Weight	2700 g
Height (rear)	37 mm
Height (front)	25 mm