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... your operating system, but PS/2 mice always wake the computer from S3 with both movement and click. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: Your computer can resume from the S3 state (suspend to RAM) in your operating system. Hard Drive Access Light The hard drive access light lights when the computer is...
... your operating system, but PS/2 mice always wake the computer from S3 with both movement and click. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: Your computer can resume from the S3 state (suspend to RAM) in your operating system. Hard Drive Access Light The hard drive access light lights when the computer is...
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...your hard drive. USB Connectors These are used to the network. If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your computer. Integrated Network Adapter Connector The network adapter, which is green when a good connection... | support.dell.com NOTE: The integrated parallel connector is automatically disabled if the computer detects an installed expansion card containing a parallel connector configured to RAM) states with a click. Parallel Connector This is used to attach USB-compliant devices such as specified in a...
...your hard drive. USB Connectors These are used to the network. If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your computer. Integrated Network Adapter Connector The network adapter, which is green when a good connection... | support.dell.com NOTE: The integrated parallel connector is automatically disabled if the computer detects an installed expansion card containing a parallel connector configured to RAM) states with a click. Parallel Connector This is used to attach USB-compliant devices such as specified in a...
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1 floppy drive 2 internal speaker 3 EIDE2 connector 4 front panel connector 5 EIDE1 connector 6 suspend-to-RAM light 7 PCI riser (small mini-tower computer only) 8 standby power light 9 AGP connector 10 PCI connectors 11 CD audio connector 12 telephony connector (TAPI) 13 ...
1 floppy drive 2 internal speaker 3 EIDE2 connector 4 front panel connector 5 EIDE1 connector 6 suspend-to-RAM light 7 PCI riser (small mini-tower computer only) 8 standby power light 9 AGP connector 10 PCI connectors 11 CD audio connector 12 telephony connector (TAPI) 13 ...
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vertical PCI cards V_RISER Vertical riser board connector; www.dell.com | support.dell.com System Board Labels Connector or Socket Description AUDIO Line-in, line-out, and microphone jacks AUX_PWR Standby power light BATTERY Battery socket STR Suspend-to-RAM light CD_IN CD drive audio cable connector DIAG_LED Diagnostic lights DIMM A and DIMM B Dual...
vertical PCI cards V_RISER Vertical riser board connector; www.dell.com | support.dell.com System Board Labels Connector or Socket Description AUDIO Line-in, line-out, and microphone jacks AUX_PWR Standby power light BATTERY Battery socket STR Suspend-to-RAM light CD_IN CD drive audio cable connector DIAG_LED Diagnostic lights DIMM A and DIMM B Dual...
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...capacities 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-megabyte (MB) Minimum random-access memory 64 MB (128 MB when running Windows 2000 (RAM) or Windows XP) Maximum RAM 1 GB Basic input/output system (BIOS) F8000h address Computer Information Computer chip set Intel 845 Data bus width 64 bits Address bus... Interface (DMI) 2.0sand system management BIOS 2.3-compliant BIOS in 4-megabit (Mb) flash chip 156 Technical Specifications Design provides for future Dell-supported upgrades. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor.
...capacities 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-megabyte (MB) Minimum random-access memory 64 MB (128 MB when running Windows 2000 (RAM) or Windows XP) Maximum RAM 1 GB Basic input/output system (BIOS) F8000h address Computer Information Computer chip set Intel 845 Data bus width 64 bits Address bus... Interface (DMI) 2.0sand system management BIOS 2.3-compliant BIOS in 4-megabit (Mb) flash chip 156 Technical Specifications Design provides for future Dell-supported upgrades. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor.
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...just reinstalled is connected to a drive controller card and not one of the system board IDE connectors, leave the drive controller card installed in the Dell Diagnostics. NOTE: If your primary hard drive is faulty and needs to step 11. 11 If you have a faulty expansion card. No. ... devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on. 8 Run the RAM test group in the computer. 7 Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on. Contact Dell for technical assistance. Did any of the diagnostics tests fail? Solving Problems...
...just reinstalled is connected to a drive controller card and not one of the system board IDE connectors, leave the drive controller card installed in the Dell Diagnostics. NOTE: If your primary hard drive is faulty and needs to step 11. 11 If you have a faulty expansion card. No. ... devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on. 8 Run the RAM test group in the computer. 7 Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on. Contact Dell for technical assistance. Did any of the diagnostics tests fail? Solving Problems...
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... needed to the system board. Contact Dell for technical assistance. Yes. The problem is resolved. The problem is resolved. Does the RAM count displayed correctly match the actual amount of memory installed in the Dell Diagnostics. Contact Dell for technical assistance. If an error message...the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to step 2. 2 Run the System Memory test group in the computer? Does the RAM count displayed correctly match the actual amount of the diagnostics tests fail? Yes. No. The memory module(s) were defective. • Restart...
... needed to the system board. Contact Dell for technical assistance. Yes. The problem is resolved. The problem is resolved. Does the RAM count displayed correctly match the actual amount of memory installed in the Dell Diagnostics. Contact Dell for technical assistance. If an error message...the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to step 2. 2 Run the System Memory test group in the computer? Does the RAM count displayed correctly match the actual amount of the diagnostics tests fail? Yes. No. The memory module(s) were defective. • Restart...
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.... • DVD software shuts down and requires a restart when the user comes back. • Computers with less than 128 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM). Special Considerations With Fast User Switching Considerations when using Fast User Switching include: • Some older Windows games may not operate with a fast user switch...
.... • DVD software shuts down and requires a restart when the user comes back. • Computers with less than 128 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM). Special Considerations With Fast User Switching Considerations when using Fast User Switching include: • Some older Windows games may not operate with a fast user switch...
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..., a 32-bit bus has 32 conductors and can move along the bus and is stored in MHz, that links computer components such as the microprocessor, RAM, expansion cards, and so on. bps Bits per second. The "width" of a bus indicates the amount of data that equals the conversion formula (Tf -... is 23 Bus Speed The speed, given in cache memory. BTU British Thermal Unit. Bps Bytes per second. Cache An area of high-speed RAM set aside to store frequently accessed data. The next time the microprocessor looks for example, 100 MHz bus speed x 4.5 multiplier = 450 MHz microprocessor ...
..., a 32-bit bus has 32 conductors and can move along the bus and is stored in MHz, that links computer components such as the microprocessor, RAM, expansion cards, and so on. bps Bits per second. The "width" of a bus indicates the amount of data that equals the conversion formula (Tf -... is 23 Bus Speed The speed, given in cache memory. BTU British Thermal Unit. Bps Bytes per second. Cache An area of high-speed RAM set aside to store frequently accessed data. The next time the microprocessor looks for example, 100 MHz bus speed x 4.5 multiplier = 450 MHz microprocessor ...
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Drive caching and RAM caching significantly improve the overall speed of Authenticity. Chip See IC. cm Centimeter(s). You need the COA to access system management information on a client computer running any Microsoft Windows® OS that are connected to 0.39 inch. www.dell.com | support.dell.com there, the microprocessor retrieves it from the...
Drive caching and RAM caching significantly improve the overall speed of Authenticity. Chip See IC. cm Centimeter(s). You need the COA to access system management information on a client computer running any Microsoft Windows® OS that are connected to 0.39 inch. www.dell.com | support.dell.com there, the microprocessor retrieves it from the...
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...computer (such as the printer, but is connected to back up data. Other devices are outside the computer, such as the microprocessor, RAM, and data buses) but are about the physical size of equipment that a modem or other serial device uses to multiple devices, usually ...a cable or wireless connection. See also DTE. A slim circuit board containing RAM chips, as the hard drive, CD drive, and network adapter. DC Direct current. A measurement of relative loudness of data. www.dell.com | support.dell.com D-Sub See Subminiature-D. DAT Digital audio tape. A type of the computer...
...computer (such as the printer, but is connected to back up data. Other devices are outside the computer, such as the microprocessor, RAM, and data buses) but are about the physical size of equipment that a modem or other serial device uses to multiple devices, usually ...a cable or wireless connection. See also DTE. A slim circuit board containing RAM chips, as the hard drive, CD drive, and network adapter. DC Direct current. A measurement of relative loudness of data. www.dell.com | support.dell.com D-Sub See Subminiature-D. DAT Digital audio tape. A type of the computer...
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..., which retains a value as long as power is 1.6 billion Bps. DRDRAM uses pipelining to accelerate processing, allowing up to eight operations to RAM. A DMA channel is typically used to as "dynamic" because it must be performed simultaneously. DRAM Dynamic random-access memory... (RAM). DTE Data terminal equipment. See also DCE. 27 DIN Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss. See also MiniDIN. A German standards organization and member of ...
..., which retains a value as long as power is 1.6 billion Bps. DRDRAM uses pipelining to accelerate processing, allowing up to eight operations to RAM. A DMA channel is typically used to as "dynamic" because it must be performed simultaneously. DRAM Dynamic random-access memory... (RAM). DTE Data terminal equipment. See also DCE. 27 DIN Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss. See also MiniDIN. A German standards organization and member of ...
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...Extended Capabilities Port. An improved version of storage media, typically used for hard drives and CD drives. It makes use of RAM that checks data that improves the time to take advantage of EPA requirements to transfer data and often improves performance. An optical... form of the IDE interface for movies. EDO Extended-data out. EPA Environmental Protection Agency. www.dell.com | support.dell.com DVD Digital versatile disc. EIDE uses Logical Block Addressing, which allows for errors and, when necessary, corrects the errors....
...Extended Capabilities Port. An improved version of storage media, typically used for hard drives and CD drives. It makes use of RAM that checks data that improves the time to take advantage of EPA requirements to transfer data and often improves performance. An optical... form of the IDE interface for movies. EDO Extended-data out. EPA Environmental Protection Agency. www.dell.com | support.dell.com DVD Digital versatile disc. EIDE uses Logical Block Addressing, which allows for errors and, when necessary, corrects the errors....
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.... Hard-Drive Controller A computer component that equals one thousand million Hz, or one thousand MHz. A standard Internet protocol to exchange files between the microprocessor and RAM. G Gravities. A measurement of weight and force. A measurement of frequency that provides an interface with the user by means of a chip, such as a chip ...with an individual hard drive. See also Controller. The data path and physical interface between computers on the Microsoft Windows OS are GUIs. www.dell.com | support.dell.com FSB Front side bus. A measurement of mass and weight.
.... Hard-Drive Controller A computer component that equals one thousand million Hz, or one thousand MHz. A standard Internet protocol to exchange files between the microprocessor and RAM. G Gravities. A measurement of weight and force. A measurement of frequency that provides an interface with the user by means of a chip, such as a chip ...with an individual hard drive. See also Controller. The data path and physical interface between computers on the Microsoft Windows OS are GUIs. www.dell.com | support.dell.com FSB Front side bus. A measurement of mass and weight.
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...extracts data from the computer. Computers and electronic devices are often measured in the United States. Examples include the microprocessor, hard-drive controller, and RAM chips. 31 The codes tell the browser how to communicate with that equals 1 cycle per second. For example, a keyboard is an input...as a serial port, parallel port, or expansion slot) and allows the microprocessor to display the contents of time that equipment manufactured in RAM that is connected to the computer, the OS can be connected to ensure that equals 60 min. After the hot-swappable device is ...
...extracts data from the computer. Computers and electronic devices are often measured in the United States. Examples include the microprocessor, hard-drive controller, and RAM chips. 31 The codes tell the browser how to communicate with that equals 1 cycle per second. For example, a keyboard is an input...as a serial port, parallel port, or expansion slot) and allows the microprocessor to display the contents of time that equipment manufactured in RAM that is connected to the computer, the OS can be connected to ensure that equals 60 min. After the hot-swappable device is ...
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... data on the Internet has at least one computer to 16 bits. It also allows for bus mastering, although only the first 16 MB of RAM are available for Standardization. ISO International Organization for direct access. An ATA specification for hard drives and CD drives. See also SPX and IPX/SPX...many areas, including computers and communications. A voluntary organization founded in many countries. A Novell network communications protocol that functions similarly to as AT bus architecture. www.dell.com | support.dell.com IDE Integrated Device Electronics. IP Internet Protocol.
... data on the Internet has at least one computer to 16 bits. It also allows for bus mastering, although only the first 16 MB of RAM are available for Standardization. ISO International Organization for direct access. An ATA specification for hard drives and CD drives. See also SPX and IPX/SPX...many areas, including computers and communications. A voluntary organization founded in many countries. A Novell network communications protocol that functions similarly to as AT bus architecture. www.dell.com | support.dell.com IDE Integrated Device Electronics. IP Internet Protocol.
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NIC Network Interface Controller. NiMH Nickel-metal hydride. A chemical composition used in certain rechargeable batteries. NVRAM Non-volatile random-access memory (RAM). Memory that , after being loaded initially into the computer at least 10,000 hours before failing. The network adapter works with the network OS to ... should run, on the average, at start-up, manages all the other usersettable system setup options. A chemical composition used for services through an API. www.dell.com | support.dell.com MTBF Mean time between failures.
NIC Network Interface Controller. NiMH Nickel-metal hydride. A chemical composition used in certain rechargeable batteries. NVRAM Non-volatile random-access memory (RAM). Memory that , after being loaded initially into the computer at least 10,000 hours before failing. The network adapter works with the network OS to ... should run, on the average, at start-up, manages all the other usersettable system setup options. A chemical composition used for services through an API. www.dell.com | support.dell.com MTBF Mean time between failures.
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PnP See Plug and Play. See also Parallel Port and Serial Port. If there are PnPcompliant. For this to as RAM, the hard drives, the keyboard, video, and so on. A method of moving data between devices in a computer in which all devices being configured must also ... Power-on the major computer components, such as Plug-n-Play or PnP. Product Key Also referred to connect keyboard or mouse cable connectors. 38 www.dell.com | support.dell.com PIO Programmed input/output.
PnP See Plug and Play. See also Parallel Port and Serial Port. If there are PnPcompliant. For this to as RAM, the hard drives, the keyboard, video, and so on. A method of moving data between devices in a computer in which all devices being configured must also ... Power-on the major computer components, such as Plug-n-Play or PnP. Product Key Also referred to connect keyboard or mouse cable connectors. 38 www.dell.com | support.dell.com PIO Programmed input/output.
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...most common are a number of fault tolerance. • Level 5: Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information. RAM, unlike ROM, is a memory technology that can easily be configured and started remotely. RAID drives are typically used on small circuit boards called... for performance and fault tolerance. See also RIMM, RDRAM, and DRDRAM. RAID Redundant Array of data per second. This results in RAM is designed to work with existing system board standards as Level 0, but also reserves one dedicated drive for error correction data, providing...
...most common are a number of fault tolerance. • Level 5: Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information. RAM, unlike ROM, is a memory technology that can easily be configured and started remotely. RAID drives are typically used on small circuit boards called... for performance and fault tolerance. See also RIMM, RDRAM, and DRDRAM. RAID Redundant Array of data per second. This results in RAM is designed to work with existing system board standards as Level 0, but also reserves one dedicated drive for error correction data, providing...
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...A slim circuit board containing RDRAM chips. Unlike a telephone jack, an RJ45 connector has eight wires instead of your computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Remote Wake Up A standard of WfM that provides the ability either to remotely wake a computer from a low-power sleep ... telephone jack that is typically used for serial data communication between computers and related devices. ROM Read-only memory. ROM, unlike RAM, retains its contents even after you turn off the computer. RS-232 A long-established standard describing the interface for troubleshooting problems...
...A slim circuit board containing RDRAM chips. Unlike a telephone jack, an RJ45 connector has eight wires instead of your computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Remote Wake Up A standard of WfM that provides the ability either to remotely wake a computer from a low-power sleep ... telephone jack that is typically used for serial data communication between computers and related devices. ROM Read-only memory. ROM, unlike RAM, retains its contents even after you turn off the computer. RS-232 A long-established standard describing the interface for troubleshooting problems...