Contents 7
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the
Drivers and Utilities Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
What is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 95
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft Windows® XP and
Windows Vista® Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . 97
Restoring Your Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore. . . 98
Using Dell PC Restore and Dell Factory
Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using the Operating System CD . . . . . . . . . . 103
4 Removing and Installing Parts . . . . . . . 105Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Before Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . 106
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Inside View of Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Inspiron 530. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Inspiron 530a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Inspiron 530b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Inspiron 530c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Inspiron 530d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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