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Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from your
sy ste m. Th is do cumentation i nc lud es information that yo u ne ed to c on f ig ure and
install these opt ions in your D ell computer. Installation instructi ons for the
options are included in this
User’s Guide
or in the d oc um entation tha t ca me wi th
the options.
Technical information files—sometimes called “readme” files—may be installed
on y our hard-di sk dri v e to pro vid e las t-minute update s abou t technical changes to
your system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced
users or technicians.
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The following subsections des c ribe notati onal conventions used in this document.
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Thro ughou t this gui de, there ma y be blocks of tex t printed in bold o r italic type. Thes e
blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer system.
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The following list defines (where a ppropriate) and illustrates typ ograph ical conven-
tions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this document:
Keycaps
, the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are enclosed in
angle brackets.
Example: <Enter>
K ey combinations
are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless other-
wise indicated) to perform a single function.
Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>
Commands
presented in lowerc as e bo ld are for refe rence purposes only and are
not intended to be typed when referen c ed.
Example: “Use the format command to . . . .”
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruc-
tion and intended to be typed.
Example: “Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A.”