Dell Inspiron 1764 User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System
Operating System
Reinstallation
If you are considering reinstalling the Microsoft
Windows operating system to correct a problem
with a newly installed driver, first try using
Windows Device Driver Rollback.
To roll back a device driver:
Click 1. Start .
Right-click 2. Computer.
Click 3. Properties→ Device Manager.
Right-click the device for which the new 4.
driver is installed, and click Properties.
Click the 5. Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver.
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
“System Restore” on page 56.
CAUTION: 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.
The following are required for reinstalling
Microsoft Windows operating systems:
Dell• Operating System disc
Dell• Drivers and Utilities disc
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities disc
contains drivers that were installed during
the assembly of the computer. Use the
Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to load any
required drivers. Depending on the region
from which you ordered your computer,
or whether you requested the disc, the
Dell Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating
System disc may not ship with your
computer.

Dell Inspiron 1764 Specifications

General

Bus type	DMI
Stepping	C2
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-400 Series
Processor socket	BGA 1288
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Arrandale
Processing Die size	81 mm²
Processor frequency	2.26 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.53 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	17
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Number of Processing Die Transistors	382 M
Motherboard chipset	-
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD-RW
Total storage capacity	500 GB
Display diagonal	17.3 \
Display resolution	1600 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1066 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
On-board graphics card	Yes
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 5450
Maximum graphics card memory	- GB
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	766 MHz
Type	PC
Power supply type	AC
Graphics card family	AMD
Audio system	SRS Premium Sound
Speaker power	2 W
Front camera resolution (numeric)	1.3 MP
Bluetooth version	2.1+EDR
Networking features	Fast Ethernet
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium
Number of battery cells	6
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Product color	Black
AC adapter power	90 W
Pointing device	Touchpad
Processor code	SLBPM
Processor ARK ID	43537
Processor package size	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28 mm
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	1.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	276 mm
Width	420 mm
Weight	2890 g
Height (rear)	33.3 mm
Height (front)	20 mm