Dell XPS ONE MTG User manual

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Dell™ XPS One™ Owner’s Manual
Model MTG

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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your computer.
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and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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or death.
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Model MTG
September 2007 P/N CU557 Rev. A00

Contents 3
Contents
1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Cable Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optional TV Input Device (For Use With Optional
TV Tuner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure . . . . . . . 23
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . 24
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . 25
Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Disc Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Media Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disc and Disc-Slot Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CD and DVD Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Copying CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows
Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting Up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones . . . . . . . 39
5 Using the Optional Wireless Keyboard
and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Media Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Re-Syncing Your Optional Wireless Mouse or
Keyboard with Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper . . . 47
7 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Computer and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Keyboard and Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E-Mail and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
IEEE 1394 Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . 56
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Touch Pad Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and
Utilities Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
10 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the Boot Sequence for the
Current Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the Boot Sequence for
Future Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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11 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 76
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems
in the Microsoft®Windows®Vista™
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 78
Using Dell™ Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . 80
Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 81
12 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 90
DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 91
Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 92
Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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14 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Finding Information 9
Finding Information
NOTE: Some features or media may be optional and may not ship with your
computer. Some features or media may not be available in certain countries.
NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
• A diagnostic program for my computer
• Drivers for my computer
• Desktop System Software (DSS)
Drivers and Utilities Media
Documentation and drivers are already
installed on your computer. You can use
the media to reinstall drivers (see
"Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on
page 76), to run the Dell Diagnostics (see
"Dell Diagnostics" on page 65).
Readme files may be included on your
media to provide last-minute updates
about technical changes to your computer
or advanced technical-reference material
for technicians or experienced users.
NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates
can be found at support.dell.com.

10 Finding Information
• Warranty information
• Terms and Conditions (U.S. only)
• Safety instructions
• Regulatory information
• Ergonomics information
• End User License Agreement
Dell™ Product Information Guide
• How to set up my computer Setup Diagram
NOTE: The appearance of your setup
diagram may vary.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here