how do i back up my dell 5100?
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if youre using windows.. there is a system application called BACK UP, go to START---PROGRAMS---ACCESORIES---    sYSttTEM TOOLs
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dell has an assistancethru the net. try to visit wwww.dell.com
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No.  The software on the recovery disc is OEM licensed.  Putting it on a different computer is a violation of that license.\n\nI liked the suggestion you obtain a replacement recovery disc from Dell.  Seems like the easiest safest thing.
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Send them via email to someone who has a burner.  It will be time consuming . . .  You could get an Iomega Zip drive, they are laying around everywhere in offices these days, as nobody uses them much anymore.  (100 and 250 Meg drives)\nYeehaw!  A 1999 trick for 2006.
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support.dell.com that is where u can find it
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Just take out the floppy drive. Its your best bet!
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You can work without restarting ...\nBut after 10-15 days you will face issues related to perfomance as the components of computer get heated up due continuos use...
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I would recommend Vision Backup from http://www.vwsolutions.com.  They even have an open file plug-in that allows you to backup files while they are in use.
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You are going to need a new case (commenly refered to as a shell) for that machine... repairing the power socket is tricky. its best to swap out the parts into a new shell. sniff around on e-bay or if the machine is under warrenty contact dell and have them send you a new shell and put the HD memory and drive in yourself...
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Backup all your information, format the HD and reinstal OS. Probably the easiest way.
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open start menu then programs then accessories then system tools then u will find the backup tool there. back up the part that you want into a safe place on your harddisk or u can burn it into a cd or dvd. or you can a program that makes an image of your hard disk like norton ghost so all u need in case of crash is restore the fresh copy that you have
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You can contact the DELL company to find out . It shouldnt be hard to do that ...
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According to the Dell web site, it uses SATA drives.  If you have an IDE connector in there, you should able to connect it to that.  If it's already connected, you'll need to get an IDE cable that supports two drives and then make sure both drives have their jumpers properly configured.  If you aren't interested in all of that, just buy a USB hard drive enclosure and put your old drive into that.
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http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/index.htm\n\nInstructions at the above link in pdf format
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STOP!!!!! Don't do anything else on that computer.\n\nFirst you need to decide if there is information on that computer you want to save? If no then go ahead and put the CD that came with your Dell in and it will walk you through setting up your computer again.\n\nIf you do want to save the information on your computer then anything else you do on that computer right now could permanently erase your data. You're lucky because in this case deleting doesn't necessarily mean your data is gone.\n\nSince it's a dell, I recommend you call them and tell them your harddrive crashed. They will send you a new harddrive as part of your support aggreement with them. If you don't have an agreement, I'll describe that below.\n\nWhen the new drive comes, Dell will ask you to send back the old one. Before you do this, install the new one using the instructions they give you and then install the windows software using the CDs that came with your computer. \n\nGood so far, I hope so. Now you need to go on the internet and buy a file restoring program. I've used the one from www.recovermyfiles.com but there are a lot of them out there. Install that software. A lot of those programs let you download a trial version. The trial version will first tell you if it can help you, and then if you want to use it you have to buy it.\n\nOkay, now for the first hard part. You need to hook your old harddrive up to your computer as a second harddrive or a slave. There are a lot of resources on the web that will give you step by step instructions on how to do this. Hopefully your hardware isn't too old, because that can complicate things sometimes.\n\nNow you ready. Start up your computer, it should find the second harddrive. If it asks you if it can format that drive tell it no. Start up the file recovery program and tell it to scan that drive. Depending on how bit the drive is it may take many hours. After the scan it will tell you what it can recover. Recover whatever is important to you, and then send the old drive back to Dell. If you don't have a dell support contract go to the store and buy a new harddrive. Now you have two.\n\nThere are a lot of different ways to do this, but this will give you an overview. Depending on how savvy you are you can search around for free ways to do this but they require a lot of work. \n\nGood luck.\nbrian
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use crucial.com\n\nyour ram is 2.5v
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you cant unless you have a backup program utility