Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto XPS Rxxx del fabbricante Dell
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v : HOFRPH Thi s guide i s intende d f or any one wh o is set ting up or starting to us e a Dell Dim ension XPS R xxx computer sy stem. B oth first-time and expe rience d compute r users s hould compl ete C hapte r 1 to pr operl y conf igur e a system for o perat ion.
vi The Get ting Started sh eet pr ovides step-b y -step i nstr ucti ons f or connec t- ing y our com puter sy stem. S tart with this docum ent. The Setup Gu ide expl ains ho w to prep are your syst em for ope ration . It al so des cribes h ow to use s of t - ware a nd hardw are.
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viii Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Moving Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Renamin g Files .
ix Figure 2 -3. Windows Ti tle Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Figure 2 -4. Taskbar and Prog ram Butt ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Figure 2 -5. Control Panel Window .
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Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-1 &+$37(5 3 UHSDULQJ< RXU&RP SXWHU6VWHP IRU8VHWKH)LUVW7LPH Af ter y ou connec t you r compu ter sy stem a ccording to th e steps on the Get ting Started sheet, y ou n eed to p repare it f or use the first time y ou start it.
1-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 2. T ype y to contin ue. The Imp ortan t T ec hnical Sup port Infor matio n windo w appe ars (see F igure 1 -1) and dis pla y s y our Expres s Service Code. T he Ex press Se r vice Code helps e xpe- dite Dell tec hnical supp ort.
Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-3 9. Find the P rodu ct K ey on the Certificate of A uthenticity on the front c ov er of the Get ting Started/Micro sof t W indo ws 9 8 docume nt, enter the P roduct K e y in the fields p ro vided , and t hen clic k Next> .
1-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 1 5. If the IntelliMou se Pr oductivi ty Tips windo w is open on th e Windo ws desk top, read the windo w ’ s co ntents. Clic k the Sho w Tips at Win dow s Start up bo x to unc hec k it, and th en clo se the wi ndo w b y cl ic king the X i n the up per -right corner .
Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-5 6HWWLQJ8S:LQGRZV 17 If you ar e on a lo cal a rea net work ( LAN), c hec k wit h your net work a dmini stra tor befo re s.
1-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 1 0. In th e Win dows N T Se tup window , Clic k Next> . If y our sy stem has a ne twork card, it is a utomatic ally dete cted and the requ ired files a re copied to y our hard -disk dri ve. G o to step 1 1 .
Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-7 20. The Set up p rogram contin ues c onfigu ration and file i nstallatio n. If y ou rec eiv e a mess age w arning you that yo ur sy s tem is r un ning l o w on re gistry quota or virt ua l mem ory , clic k OK .
1-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &RQJUDWXODWLRQV < RXUVVWHP LVVHWXSDQGUHDGWRXVH :KDW·V1H [W" Chapter 2 orients you to the Windo ws desktop. It also tells y ou ho w to c hange y our wallpape r and s creen saver , create shortc uts, a nd pos ition i cons.
Preparing Y o ur C om pu ter System for Use the Fi r st Ti m e 1-9.
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Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-1 &+$37(5 &XVWRPL]LQJ WKH :LQGRZ V ' HVNWRS Thi s c hapter des cribe s the mai n f e at ures of the Windo ws de sktop an d e xpla ins ho w to cus tomiz e the opera ting sy stem f or your us e.
2-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 0DM RU)HDW XUHV RIW KH:LQGRZV 'HV NWRS Although y our sy stem may va r y sli ghtly dep ending on its hardw a re and s of t wa re conf igurati on, the Windo ws desktop h as man y standard f ea t ures (se e Figur e 2-1).
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-3 Rec ycle Bin When y ou del ete a file from y our sy s tem , it mo v es to the Rec ycle Bin , where i t can la ter be re triev ed . T o permanentl y remo v e file s, em pty the Rec ycl e Bin as expla ined i n “Delet ing Files” in Chapter 3.
2-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de F o r more in f orma tion on th e Windo ws desktop, ref er to the Mi cro sof t docum entation that ac companie d yo ur sy stem. : RUNLQJ:LWKLQ3 URJUDP:LQGRZV Eac h program and d oc ume nt h as a title bar at the top of the w ind o w that d is pla y s the title of th e windo w .
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-5 &RQWURO3DQHO The Control P anel contains man y of th e tools us ed to c hange ho w Windo ws loo ks and works . T o ac cess the Control P anel , fo llo w th ese steps : 1 . Clic k the Star t but ton, poin t to Sett ings , a nd then clic k Co nt rol Panel (see Figur e 2-5 ).
2-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 6HWWLQJ8S'LVSOD3URSHUWLHV The Display Pr oper ties window cont ains co ntrol s for customi zing the wa y Wi n dows looks on y our sy s tem. F or exampl e, y ou c an c hange y our des ktop’ s wa llpa per (back- groun d) and scree n sa v er .
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-7 &KDQJLQJWKH 6FUHHQ 6DYHU Screen sa v ers are pr ograms th at pre v ent a static i mage fro m damag ing the mo nitor .
2-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de T NO TE: Depend ing on y our mon itor , y ou ma y also ha v e fields for oth er displa y controls , suc h as energ y -s a ving f e at ur es. F or more in for mat ion, ref er to th e doc umentation that came wi th your m on itor .
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-9 :H E 9 L H Z Windows 98 adds W eb en vironment f e at ures to the standard Windo ws interfa ce, suc h as the abil ity to sing le-clic k an icon , file, or f older to open it.
2-1 0 Dell Dimension XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &UHDW LQJD6KRUW FXWRQW KH:LQGRZV'HV NWRS T o create a sho rtcu t, f ollo w these s teps: 1. O p e n t h e My Com pute r windo w or Windo ws E xplor er . T o open the My Com pute r wind ow , do uble-cli c k the My Compu ter icon on th e Wi ndows des ktop.
Custo miz i n g the Windo ws D es ktop 2-1 1 8VLQJ:LQG RZV+HOS An e xtensiv e h elp sy stem i s built in to y our Mic rosof t operating sy stem. T o ac cess Help, clic k the Start button and th en click Help . T he Windows Help wi ndo w appears (see Fi gure 2-9 ).
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Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJDQG,QVWDOOLQJ6RIWZDUH Thi s c hapter pro vide s inf ormatio n about u sing Windo ws 98 a nd Windo ws NT to per- f orm basi c tasks, suc h as starting prog rams, ma nagin g files, a nd properly shut ting dow n y our com puter s y stem.
3-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de T o view the c ontents of an y dri v e or f olde r , doubl e-clic k its ic on. A s sho wn i n Figure 3- 1, f or W indo ws 98 y our h ard -di sk dri v e ha s th e driv e l et ter C as sig ne d. If y ou ha v e Windows NT , y our hard -disk dri ve i s par titioned into two logical driv es.
Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-3 The lef t side of the wind ow shows drives and folders, and the ri ght side lists the file s in the dri v e or f older s elect ed. A plus ( + ) icon to th e l ef t of a d rive or fold er ind icate s the presen ce of ad diti onal f old ers.
3-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 2. T ype the nam e of the file or f old er y ou w ant to fin d. 3. S pecif y w here you want Win dows to se ar c h b y cl icking th e arrow next to t he Look in: field .
Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-5 4. T ype the new file name and press <Ente r>. 'HOHWLQJ)LOHV T o delete a f ile , f ollow thes e steps: 1. U s e Windo ws Exp lor er or My Comput er to locate the file y ou w ant to delete . 2. Clic k the file to sele ct it.
3-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 6KXWWLQJ'RZQ< RXU&RP SXWHU T o shut do wn y our compu ter , f oll ow th ese st eps: 1 . Sav e and ex it an y ap plicat ion pr ograms a nd file s yo u ha v e open . 2. Clic k the Start but ton, a nd then clic k Shut Do wn .
Using and Insta lling S of tware 3-7 T o install or configure ne w so f tw are on y ou r comp uter , f ollo w the manuf act urer ’ s ins truc tions . If i t fails t o inst all o r run pro p erly , cont act t he software manufacture r for tec hnical support.
3-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de All of the de v ices installed b y De ll al ready ha v e the approp riat e driv e rs i nstalled. If y ou add de vi ces, suc h as a p rint er , the y ma y requi re additio nal dr ivers to w ork pro perly .
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJ&RP SXWHU+DUGZDUH Thi s c hapter pro vide s inf orma tion and tips on us ing y our c ompute r hardw are (ph y sica l parts of a com puter sy ste m). It al so in cludes g eneral instr u ctions f or adding a pr inter .
4-2 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 3. P oint the mous e cursor a t the slid ebar in the Scr een ar ea . Then click and hol d dow n the lef t mouse but ton. 4. Mov e the slideb ar to the lef t to decrease the res olution or to the right to i ncrease the resoluti on.
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-3 &KDQJLQJWKH 5 HIUHVK5 DWHLQ:LQGRZV The refresh rate is the ra te at whi c h the monitor redra ws the vi deo image on the monitor s creen . The higher the refre sh rate, the less v ideo fl ic k er ca n be s een b y the human e y e.
4-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &KDQJLQJWKH 'LVSOD 5 HVROXWLRQL Q:LQG RZV17 R ef er to th e static st ic k er s hipped on y our monito r or the monitor documentation fo r the recom mende d resoluti on.
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-5 9. Clic k the Apply but ton to c hange the set tings. 10 . C l i c k Cancel or OK to exit th e Displa y P ro per ties windo w . &KDQJLQJWKH 5 HIUHVK) UHTX HQFLQ: LQGRZV17 The highe r the refresh frequency , the less video flic ker can b e seen b y the human ey e.
4-6 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de Mini miz es all o pen wi ndo ws Maxim izes all wind ows Opens Windo ws E xplor er Opens the Run window Opens the Find : All Files window Opens the .
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-7 T o adjust k e yboa rd oper ation, su c h as the c haracter repeat rate, do uble-cli c k the Ke yboar d ic on in t he Control P anel (ref er to “Co ntrol P a nel” in Chapter 2) . 0RXVH The mous e that cam e with y our D ell com puter proba bly look s simila r to the one sho wn in Figur e 4-5.
4-8 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de &' 520DQG'9' 520'ULYHV Y our Dell computer cam e wi th eit her a CD-R OM or D VD-ROM driv e . B oth driv e s read audio CDs and a v arie ty of other CD f orma ts.
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-9 6SHDN HUV If you orde red s pea k ers with y o ur sy stem , conne ct the m as ill ustr ate d on the Get ting Started sheet that came with y our sy stem. Also ref er to the documentation that came with the sp eak ers. Subw oof er frequenci es ar e nondire ctiona l.
4-1 0 Dell Dimension XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 3. T urn o n the p r inter , and th en turn on th e co mput er syste m. 4. If the prin ter is auto matical ly detecte d b y Windo ws, f oll ow th e instr uctions that appear . If the prin ter is n ot automa tically dete cted durin g oper ating sy s tem start-up, pro- ceed to step 5.
Using Comput er Hardwar e 4-1 1 T o install a Plug an d Pla y de v ice on a sy stem ru nning Window s 98, f o llo w thes e steps : 1 . Sav e and ex it an y ap plica tion pr ograms a nd file s yo u ha v e open . 2. Shut do wn W indo ws 98 as in str ucted in “Sh ut ting Do wn Y our Computer” in Chapter 3.
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F r equentl y Asked Qu estions 5-1 &+$37(5 ) UHTXHQWO$VNHG4XHVWLRQV Man y co mmon ques tions about your Dell co mputer are an swe red in th is c hapter . F or troubles hooting tip s and diag nostic too ls, ref er to the Re f eren ce and T roubleshoo ting Guide .
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F r equentl y Asked Qu estions 5-3 includ ed with the up dat e thorou ghly b ef ore m akin g a de cisio n to up grade th e BIOS or a driv er . :KHUHLV WKHID [SU RJUDPLQ :LQGRZV " Microso f t does not sup port a nativ e f ax p rogram with the Wind ows 98 op erating sy s- tem.
5-4 Dell Dime ns ion XPS R xxx Sy stems Setup Gui de 0 P R Q L W R U IO LF N H U V R U V K D N HV D O O W K H W LP H : KD W F D Q , GR " Man y things can ca use the mo nitor to flic ker; the y are all sim ple to f ix and do not require h ardw are replacem ent.
F r equentl y Asked Qu estions 5-5 *HWWLQJ+HOS Dell pr ovi des a num ber of to ols to he lp y ou if y ou don ’t unde rstand a proce dure describ ed in this guid e or if y o ur sy stem d oes n ot perf orm as e xpect ed.
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Inde x 1 ,QGH[ $ assist ance , 5- 4 % back ing up f iles , 3-8 back ing up progra ms , 1-5 & cauti ons , v CD-ROM drives , 4-8 Control Pa nel , 2-5 ' desktop arranging s hortcuts , 2-1 0 crea.
2 Dell Dimensio n XPS R xxx Systems Setup Gu ide + hardware CD-ROM drives , 4-8 DVD-ROM drives , 4-8 frequentl y asked question s , 5-2 keybo ard , 4-5 microph one , 4- 9 mouse , 4-5 Plug and Play devi ces , 4-10 printer , 4-9 speake rs , 4-9 video d isplay , 4-1 help obtai ning , 5-4 within Wind ow s , 2-11 , ico ns.
Inde x 3 7 tech nical ass istanc e , 5-4 turning o ff system , 3-6 9 video d isplay about , 4-1 changi ng refresh rate in Win dows 98 , 4-3 changi ng ref r esh rate in Wind ows N T , 4-5 changi ng res.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Dell XPS Rxxx è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Dell XPS Rxxx - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Dell XPS Rxxx imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Dell XPS Rxxx ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Dell XPS Rxxx, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Dell XPS Rxxx.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Dell XPS Rxxx. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Dell XPS Rxxx insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
