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Documentation

Dell™ Dimension™ 4550 Series

  Printed Documentation

  Online Documentation

Printed Documentation

HINT: You must right-click the link for a portable document format (PDF) file and save the file to your hard drive. Attempting to open large PDF files through your browser causes your system to freeze.

To save PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf) to your hard drive, right-click the document title, click Save Target As in Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard drive.

Right-click only the following links:

Dell Dimension 4550 Start Here setup diagram (.pdf) (804 KB) — Provides instructions on how to go through initial setup of your computer.

Dell Dimension 4550 Owner's Manual (.pdf) (1.75 MB) — Provides information on adding upgrades, performing basic troubleshooting procedures, and reinstalling drivers. It also provides technical specifications.

HINT: PDF files require Adobe™ Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe World Wide Web site at www.adobe.com/acrobat/. To view a PDF file, launch Acrobat Reader. Click File� Open and select the PDF file.

Online Documentation

The Tell Me How help file is already loaded on your hard drive when you receive your computer. To open the file:

1. Click the Start button, and then click Help and Support. 
   
   
2. Click User and system guides, and then click User's guides. 
   
   
3. Click Tell Me How.

HINT: Tell Me How help files (files with an extension of .chm) require Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

The Tell Me How help file allows you to search for information in multiple ways. You can quickly link to information on the following topics:

• Hardware and software features of your computer
  
  
• The Windows® desktop, where you can change your wallpaper and screen saver, create shortcuts, and position icons
  
  
• Software access, installation, and removal
  
  
• Basic file management, such as finding, copying, deleting, and renaming files
  
  
• Tips on using your computer hardware
  
  

Downloading the Tell Me How Help File and Associated Files

1. Right-click the following link to the file: Dell Dimension 4550 System Tell Me How (.chm) (747 KB)
   
   
2. Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard drive.
   
   

Viewing the Tell Me How Help File

1. Click the Start button on the Windows desktop, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
   
   
2. Navigate to the directory in which you saved the Tell Me How help file.
   
   
3. Double-click the file (tellhow.chm).
   
   

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