Dell Dimension Lxxxc manual

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    1RWHV1RWLFHVDQG&DXWLRQV Throughout this guide, bloc ks of text ma y be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These bloc ks are notes, notices, and cautions, and they are used as f ollows: NO TE: A NO TE indicates import ant information that helps y ou make bet ter use of your computer system. 127,&[...]

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    2 D ell Dimension Sy stems Setup Guid e 2. T urn on your sy stem as instructed in the Get tin g St arted sheet that accompanied your sy stem. The Dell Softwar e License window appears. 3. R ead th e sof t ware license agreement that came with your sy stem and then press any k ey to continue. The Important T ec hnical Support Inf ormation window app[...]

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    Dell Dimension Sy stems Setup Guide 3 1 3. If the D ate/Time Pr operties window shows the correct time and date for y our area, clic k Close . Other wise, enter the correct time and date, clic k Apply , and then clic k OK . Windows 98 Second Edition is now set up and the Windows desktop appears on the screen. 1 4. If the IntelliMouse Productivity T[...]

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    4 D ell Dimension Sy stems Setup Guid e Initial setup of Windows NT takes about 1 5 minutes. The set up process is customized according to whic h computer components you hav e. T o configure Windows NT for your sy stem, perform the follo wing steps: 1 . T urn o n your system as instr ucted in the Ge t ting Started sheet that accompanied your sy ste[...]

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    Dell Dimension Sy stems Setup Guide 5 8. If y ou do not have a network interf ac e controller (NIC) inst alled in your system, proceed to step 9. If you do ha ve a NIC inst alled, the Windo ws NT Wor kstation Setup wind ow appears. Dell recommends that you clic k Do not connect this com puter to a netwo rk at this time , and then clic k Next> an[...]

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    Dell Dimension Sy stems Setup Guide 7 9. Select the printer manuf a cturer and model from the list provided. If y our printer i s not listed and the printer drivers are on a disk et te or CD , clic k Have Disk... and insert the disket te into drive A or the CD into the CD-R OM or DVD-R OM driv e. 1 0. Pro vide the printer name (up to 31 c haracters[...]

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    8 D ell Dimension Sy stems Setup Guid e Y ou may also double-clic k the Dell Documentation icon on the W indows desktop, clic k Syst em Infor mation , and then clic k Dell Dimension Syst ems Help . 5HIHUHQFHDQG7 URXEOHVKRRWLQJ*XLGH Yo u r R ef erence and T roubleshooting Guid e pro vides information o n adding upgrades like memory , perf o[...]