Dell XPS 720 User Manual

Contents 3
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front and Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front View
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front I/O Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Back View
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back I/O Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Attaching the Computer Stand
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting Monitors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting a Monitor (Without an Adapter)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting a Monitor (With an Adapter)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting a Monitor in a Dual Graphics Card Configuration
. . . . . . . 25
Connecting Two or More Monitors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting a TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing the Display Settings to Support Two or More Monitors
. . . . . 28
About Your RAID Configuration
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RAID Level 0 Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
RAID Level 1 Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
RAID Level 0+1 Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
RAID Level 5 Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring Your Hard Drives for RAID
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ROM Utility
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Using NVIDIA MediaShield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Multimedia
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Copying CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Media
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Helpful Tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using a Media Card Reader (Optional)
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Network Setup Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Dell XPS 720 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	XPS 720
Category	Desktop
Language	English