DELL 1110 User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System
 
To reinstall Windows, you need the following:
Dell
 Operating System
 disc
Dell
 Drivers and Utilities
 disc 
NOTE: The 
Drivers and Utilities
 disc 
contains drivers that were installed during 
the assembly of the computer. Use the 
Dell 
Drivers and Utilities
 disc to load any 
required drivers. Depending on the region 
from which you ordered your computer, or 
whether you requested the disc, the
 
Dell
 
Drivers and Utilities
 disc and 
Operating 
System
 disc may not ship with your 
computer.
Reinstalling Microsoft Windows
The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours 
to complete. After you reinstall the operating 
system, you must also reinstall the device 
drivers, virus protection program, and other 
software.
Save and close any open files and exit any 
1. 
open programs.
Insert the 
2. 
Operating System
 disc.
Click 
3. 
Exit if the Install Windows message 
appears.
Restart the computer.
4. 
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> 
5. 
immediately.
NOTE: If you wait too long and the 
operating system logo appears, continue to 
wait until you see the Microsoft
®
 Windows
®
 
desktop; then, shut down your computer 
and try again.
NOTE: The next steps change the boot 
sequence for one time only. On the next 
start-up, the computer boots according to 
the devices specified in the system setup 
program.
When the boot device list appears, highlight 
6. 
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press <Enter>.
Press any key to 
7. 
Boot from CD-ROM
Follow the instructions on the screen to 
complete the installation.