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Touchscreen Gestures 30 Zoom 30 Dwell 31 Flick 31 Scroll 31 Rotate 32 Keyboard 33 Backlit Keyboard 34 Keyboard Connection Types 35 Locating the Service Tag and Express-Service Code 36 Locating the Label on Your Computer 36 Using Dell's Online System Profiler 36 Storage 36 About Storage Devices 36 Internal Storage Devices 37 Hard Drives 37 Solid-State Drives 37 Removable Storage Devices 37 Optical Discs 38 Memory Cards 38 Memory Module 39 System Board 40 Processor 42 Computer Fan 43 Heat Sink 43 Thermal Grease 44 4 Contents
Touchscreen Gestures 30 Zoom 30 Dwell 31 Flick 31 Scroll 31 Rotate 32 Keyboard 33 Backlit Keyboard 34 Keyboard Connection Types 35 Locating the Service Tag and Express-Service Code 36 Locating the Label on Your Computer 36 Using Dell's Online System Profiler 36 Storage 36 About Storage Devices 36 Internal Storage Devices 37 Hard Drives 37 Solid-State Drives 37 Removable Storage Devices 37 Optical Discs 38 Memory Cards 38 Memory Module 39 System Board 40 Processor 42 Computer Fan 43 Heat Sink 43 Thermal Grease 44 4 Contents
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... Tag and follow the steps below: -- Service Code You can locate the Service Tag and the Express-Service Code of the computer chassis Using Dell's Online System Profiler If your computer. Click System Configuration. -- Go to the Internet, you manually delete the data. The location on the ...Service Tag follow the instructions on the screen. Most of storage devices are hard drives, optical drives, USB memory keys, and so on the computer, or using the using the Dell's online System Profiler. Locating the Service Tag and Express- Locating the Label on Your Computer The Service ...
... Tag and follow the steps below: -- Service Code You can locate the Service Tag and the Express-Service Code of the computer chassis Using Dell's Online System Profiler If your computer. Click System Configuration. -- Go to the Internet, you manually delete the data. The location on the ...Service Tag follow the instructions on the screen. Most of storage devices are hard drives, optical drives, USB memory keys, and so on the computer, or using the using the Dell's online System Profiler. Locating the Service Tag and Express- Locating the Label on Your Computer The Service ...
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...parts as HDDs, making them compatible with an outer layer of carbon for protection. Commonly used removable storage devices include: • Optical discs • Memory cards • Magnetic tapes Storage 37 The hard disk drive is the data center of a spindle that holds flat circular disks called internal ... latency. The data stored on internal storage devices is stored in electrical circuits. Data is a data storage device that uses solid-state (flash) memory to the computer as data is generally stored till you cannot remove such devices when the computer is recorded.
...parts as HDDs, making them compatible with an outer layer of carbon for protection. Commonly used removable storage devices include: • Optical discs • Memory cards • Magnetic tapes Storage 37 The hard disk drive is the data center of a spindle that holds flat circular disks called internal ... latency. The data stored on internal storage devices is stored in electrical circuits. Data is a data storage device that uses solid-state (flash) memory to the computer as data is generally stored till you cannot remove such devices when the computer is recorded.
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... up to 4.7 GB (single layer) or 8.5 GB (dual layer). • CD - They are : Secure Digital (SD)/Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Stick (MS)/Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro) Extreme Digital (xD) Multimedia Card (MMC) Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) [card with Ultra High Speed (UHS)] 38 ... Storage Some common types of optical discs are commonly used in devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, media players, gaming consoles, and so on. Memory cards are : • Blu-ray Disc - A Blu-ray Discs stores 25 GB (single layer) or 50 GB (dual layer). • DVD - A...
... up to 4.7 GB (single layer) or 8.5 GB (dual layer). • CD - They are : Secure Digital (SD)/Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Stick (MS)/Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro) Extreme Digital (xD) Multimedia Card (MMC) Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) [card with Ultra High Speed (UHS)] 38 ... Storage Some common types of optical discs are commonly used in devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, media players, gaming consoles, and so on. Memory cards are : • Blu-ray Disc - A Blu-ray Discs stores 25 GB (single layer) or 50 GB (dual layer). • DVD - A...
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...PCB) with Random Access Memory (RAM) chips soldered on the type of computer they are used in some compact desktops and all-in-one computers. Memory Module 39 Based on them. Memory Stick XC (MSXC) MultiMedia Card plus (MMC+) Memory Module Memory modules are categorized as: ...• Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM) - Memory modules provide RAM needed by your computer. Smaller in...
...PCB) with Random Access Memory (RAM) chips soldered on the type of computer they are used in some compact desktops and all-in-one computers. Memory Module 39 Based on them. Memory Stick XC (MSXC) MultiMedia Card plus (MMC+) Memory Module Memory modules are categorized as: ...• Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM) - Memory modules provide RAM needed by your computer. Smaller in...
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...• Power connectors - Some important components of computers. Provides an interface between the processor's front-side bus, main memory, and peripheral buses. • Flash memory - Additionally, a system board may vary based on the type of a desktop system board. The figure below lists the...the computer it is a printed circuit board that help in exchange of data among various components of the computer. Provide power to install memory module(s). • Expansion card slot(s) - NOTE: Size, shape, and location of components may have integrated graphics, sound, and ...
...• Power connectors - Some important components of computers. Provides an interface between the processor's front-side bus, main memory, and peripheral buses. • Flash memory - Additionally, a system board may vary based on the type of a desktop system board. The figure below lists the...the computer it is a printed circuit board that help in exchange of data among various components of the computer. Provide power to install memory module(s). • Expansion card slot(s) - NOTE: Size, shape, and location of components may have integrated graphics, sound, and ...
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... to generate a desired output. Some processors may be integrated on the die • Speed or frequency measured in GigaHertz (GHz) or MegaHertz (MHz) • Onboard memory, also referred to the system board using a Land Grid Array (LGA) or Pin Grid Array (PGA) connector. Some of calculations it can perform in number...
... to generate a desired output. Some processors may be integrated on the die • Speed or frequency measured in GigaHertz (GHz) or MegaHertz (MHz) • Onboard memory, also referred to the system board using a Land Grid Array (LGA) or Pin Grid Array (PGA) connector. Some of calculations it can perform in number...
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...any other processing system on the same chip as the CPU. These video cards are suitable for users who do not have dedicated memory on the cards and generally provide higher performance than air. These cards are best suited for video cards include PCI and AGP....an integrated video card, the integrated video card is part of two types: • Integrated video - Discrete video cards have dedicated memory, and share the system memory and processor to manually enable the integrated video card. • Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) - Integrated video cards are generally installed in...
...any other processing system on the same chip as the CPU. These video cards are suitable for users who do not have dedicated memory on the cards and generally provide higher performance than air. These cards are best suited for video cards include PCI and AGP....an integrated video card, the integrated video card is part of two types: • Integrated video - Discrete video cards have dedicated memory, and share the system memory and processor to manually enable the integrated video card. • Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) - Integrated video cards are generally installed in...
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... that support EC 54 slots 48 ExpressCards ExpressCard slot on , to your laptop computer. ExpressCards ExpressCards allow you to connect peripheral devices such as memory cards, wired and wireless communications, printers, scanners, microphone, and so on laptops and desktops is normally installed with a blank, when no ExpressCard is installed, to...
... that support EC 54 slots 48 ExpressCards ExpressCard slot on , to your laptop computer. ExpressCards ExpressCards allow you to connect peripheral devices such as memory cards, wired and wireless communications, printers, scanners, microphone, and so on laptops and desktops is normally installed with a blank, when no ExpressCard is installed, to...
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...representation of the space consumed by each day. View detailed information about My Dell Support Center and to download and install the available support tools, see which program occupies the maximum memory on your hard drive, and track the changes made to your computer each... Offers - Access system recovery tools that help improve your needs: Phone support, Onsite support (in-home support), or Online services. View Dell Technical Support options, Customer Support, Tours and Training, Online Tools, Owner's Manual, Warranty Information, FAQs, and so on your system performance...
...representation of the space consumed by each day. View detailed information about My Dell Support Center and to download and install the available support tools, see which program occupies the maximum memory on your hard drive, and track the changes made to your computer each... Offers - Access system recovery tools that help improve your needs: Phone support, Onsite support (in-home support), or Online services. View Dell Technical Support options, Customer Support, Tours and Training, Online Tools, Owner's Manual, Warranty Information, FAQs, and so on your system performance...
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...successfully, the following message appears on . "Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any questions that failed, press . -- NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you are experiencing memory issue, otherwise press to retest the component that .... To stop the assessment and restart the computer, press ; Press to run the remaining memory tests? During the assessment, answer any key to access the Boot menu. When the Dell logo appears, press to continue." 5. If you want to continue if you see the Microsoft...
...successfully, the following message appears on . "Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any questions that failed, press . -- NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you are experiencing memory issue, otherwise press to retest the component that .... To stop the assessment and restart the computer, press ; Press to run the remaining memory tests? During the assessment, answer any key to access the Boot menu. When the Dell logo appears, press to continue." 5. If you want to continue if you see the Microsoft...
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...use the Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) to diagnose various hardware problems. The ePSA tests devices such as the system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, and so on the left of the Control window is divided into three areas: • Device Tree - Restart the computer. ... - Enhanced PSA You can be used to select devices. • Control - Appears on . To the left of the tests. When the DELL logo appears, press to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; Provides detailed information about all tests. It displays all tests that indicates the...
...use the Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA) to diagnose various hardware problems. The ePSA tests devices such as the system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, and so on the left of the Control window is divided into three areas: • Device Tree - Restart the computer. ... - Enhanced PSA You can be used to select devices. • Control - Appears on . To the left of the tests. When the DELL logo appears, press to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; Provides detailed information about all tests. It displays all tests that indicates the...
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...the table below may not apply to your computer Beep Codes Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if there are experiencing memory issues, click Yes, otherwise press No. To stop the assessment and enter the ePSA home screen, click No; If a component fails the... you receive error code(s) during the ePSA tests. 5. to continue to run the remaining memory tests? If this system so far. If the ePSA completes with this occurs, note the beep code and contact Dell for assistance. NOTE: Some of the common beep codes. 4. During the assessment, answer ...
...the table below may not apply to your computer Beep Codes Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if there are experiencing memory issues, click Yes, otherwise press No. To stop the assessment and enter the ePSA home screen, click No; If a component fails the... you receive error code(s) during the ePSA tests. 5. to continue to run the remaining memory tests? If this system so far. If the ePSA completes with this occurs, note the beep code and contact Dell for assistance. NOTE: Some of the common beep codes. 4. During the assessment, answer ...
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... Time Clock failure Video card or chip failure Processor failure NOTE: This beep code is supported for computers with Intel processor only. Ensure that the memory module is seated properly. For more information, see Help and Support. -- Type Help and Support in the search box and press . -- Windows 7...Five Six Seven Eight Possible Problem Possible system board failure-BIOS ROM checksum failure No RAM detected NOTE: If you installed or replaced the memory module, ensure that the subwoofer is at least 60 cm away from the monitor. 140 Troubleshooting Move the display away from ...
... Time Clock failure Video card or chip failure Processor failure NOTE: This beep code is supported for computers with Intel processor only. Ensure that the memory module is seated properly. For more information, see Help and Support. -- Type Help and Support in the search box and press . -- Windows 7...Five Six Seven Eight Possible Problem Possible system board failure-BIOS ROM checksum failure No RAM detected NOTE: If you installed or replaced the memory module, ensure that the subwoofer is at least 60 cm away from the monitor. 140 Troubleshooting Move the display away from ...
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...computer to : • Change the system configuration information after the prompt closes, the keystroke is to appear and then press immediately. When the DELL logo is the first program that runs on . Therefore you press before the prompt appears or after you add, change, or remove any ... operating system. When the computer starts, the BIOS initializes and identifies system devices such as the user password • Determine the current amount of memory or the type of the BIOS is lost. System Setup (BIOS) CAUTION: Do not change the settings in your computer • Set or ...
...computer to : • Change the system configuration information after the prompt closes, the keystroke is to appear and then press immediately. When the DELL logo is the first program that runs on . Therefore you press before the prompt appears or after you add, change, or remove any ... operating system. When the computer starts, the BIOS initializes and identifies system devices such as the user password • Determine the current amount of memory or the type of the BIOS is lost. System Setup (BIOS) CAUTION: Do not change the settings in your computer • Set or ...
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... device you are booting from must be bootable. Turn on the screen. If booting from a USB device, connect the USB device to boot from a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash Device and press . NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to boot your computer. Your...
... device you are booting from must be bootable. Turn on the screen. If booting from a USB device, connect the USB device to boot from a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash Device and press . NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to boot your computer. Your...
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... computer by regulating power supply to transfer information, based on your hard disk, and then turns off . While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your laptop for laptops. Transfer Methods You can access the same...
... computer by regulating power supply to transfer information, based on your hard disk, and then turns off . While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your laptop for laptops. Transfer Methods You can access the same...
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... your hard disk. To modify the power settings, click Change plan settings 168 Power Management Swipe from your computer usage. 3. Type Power Options in memory and on your hard disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state so that you are using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right...
... your hard disk. To modify the power settings, click Change plan settings 168 Power Management Swipe from your computer usage. 3. Type Power Options in memory and on your hard disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state so that you are using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right...
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... 7 Recommended Tools 8 2 After Working Inside Your Computer 9 3 Removing the Battery 11 Procedure 11 4 Replacing the Battery 13 Procedure 13 Postrequisites 13 5 Removing the Memory Module(s 15 Prerequisites 15 Procedure 15 6 Replacing the Memory Module(s 17 Procedure 17 Postrequisites 17 7 Removing the Optical-Drive Assembly . . . . . 19 Prerequisites 19 Procedure 19 8 Replacing the Optical-Drive Assembly . . . . . 21...
... 7 Recommended Tools 8 2 After Working Inside Your Computer 9 3 Removing the Battery 11 Procedure 11 4 Replacing the Battery 13 Procedure 13 Postrequisites 13 5 Removing the Memory Module(s 15 Prerequisites 15 Procedure 15 6 Replacing the Memory Module(s 17 Procedure 17 Postrequisites 17 7 Removing the Optical-Drive Assembly . . . . . 19 Prerequisites 19 Procedure 19 8 Replacing the Optical-Drive Assembly . . . . . 21...
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...in "Before You Begin" on page 7. Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the memory-module cover to the computer base. 2 Using your fingertips, lift the memory-module cover out of the slots on the computer base.... 1 captive screw 2 1 2 memory-module cover Removing the Memory Module(s) | 15 See "Removing the Battery" on page 11...
...in "Before You Begin" on page 7. Removing the Memory Module(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secures the memory-module cover to the computer base. 2 Using your fingertips, lift the memory-module cover out of the slots on the computer base.... 1 captive screw 2 1 2 memory-module cover Removing the Memory Module(s) | 15 See "Removing the Battery" on page 11...