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... varies by device. Floppy Drive Access Light The floppy drive access light lights when the drive is reading data from the S3 state (suspend to RAM) in your device documentation for a description of nonnormal indications. See "Diagnostic Lights" for details. Wait until this light turns off before you remove the ... Pressing the power button always works. Remote Wake Up also creates an S3 wake event if enabled in system setup and in several ways. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: Your computer can resume from , or writing data to, the drive. Check your operating system.
... varies by device. Floppy Drive Access Light The floppy drive access light lights when the drive is reading data from the S3 state (suspend to RAM) in your device documentation for a description of nonnormal indications. See "Diagnostic Lights" for details. Wait until this light turns off before you remove the ... Pressing the power button always works. Remote Wake Up also creates an S3 wake event if enabled in system setup and in several ways. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: Your computer can resume from , or writing data to, the drive. Check your operating system.
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...Connector This is orange when a good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer. Default designation is not detecting a physical connection to RAM) states with a click. Mouse Connector Turn off the computer and any devices to avoid possible damage to an RJ45 port on a UTP concentrator or... hub, depending on your computer. Dell recommends the use of network traffic may make this light appear to your hard drive. If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows...
...Connector This is orange when a good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer. Default designation is not detecting a physical connection to RAM) states with a click. Mouse Connector Turn off the computer and any devices to avoid possible damage to an RJ45 port on a UTP concentrator or... hub, depending on your computer. Dell recommends the use of network traffic may make this light appear to your hard drive. If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows...
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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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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor. A slower compatibility speed can be set through system setup Level 1 ...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... 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. A slower compatibility speed can be set through system setup Level 1 ...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... management BIOS 2.3-compliant BIOS in 4-megabit (Mb) flash chip 156 Technical Specifications Design provides for future Dell-supported upgrades.
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...the system board IDE connectors, leave the drive controller card installed in the Dell Diagnostics. Contact Dell for technical assistance. Proceed to step 9. 9 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them on . 8 Run the RAM test group in the computer. 7 Close the computer cover, reconnect the ... 10 to 20 seconds, and then open the computer cover. 6 Remove all the expansion cards and the problem is not resolved, contact Dell for technical assistance. Proceed to step 5. 5 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them on . Yes. Solving Problems 181 The problem...
...the system board IDE connectors, leave the drive controller card installed in the Dell Diagnostics. Contact Dell for technical assistance. Proceed to step 9. 9 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them on . 8 Run the RAM test group in the computer. 7 Close the computer cover, reconnect the ... 10 to 20 seconds, and then open the computer cover. 6 Remove all the expansion cards and the problem is not resolved, contact Dell for technical assistance. Proceed to step 5. 5 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them on . Yes. Solving Problems 181 The problem...
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Does the RAM count displayed correctly match the actual amount of memory installed in the computer? The problem is resolved. Contact Dell for technical assistance. CAUTION: Before you perform the following steps. The problem is resolved. Go to their electrical outlets,...board component, a faulty power supply, or a defective component connected to update the memory count. Did any of memory installed in the computer? Contact Dell for technical assistance. Go to step 3. 3 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them on. Yes. Yes. System Board Problems A system ...
Does the RAM count displayed correctly match the actual amount of memory installed in the computer? The problem is resolved. Contact Dell for technical assistance. CAUTION: Before you perform the following steps. The problem is resolved. Go to their electrical outlets,...board component, a faulty power supply, or a defective component connected to update the memory count. Did any of memory installed in the computer? Contact Dell for technical assistance. Go to step 3. 3 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them on. Yes. Yes. System Board Problems A system ...
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... user is replaced by default on a single computer, those applications terminate during a fast user switch, multimedia applications do not. Micr os of random-access memory (RAM). this can cause the entire computer to run slowly. What Happens When a Fast User Switch Occurs? Users can experience problems. The computer uses memory to...
... user is replaced by default on a single computer, those applications terminate during a fast user switch, multimedia applications do not. Micr os of random-access memory (RAM). this can cause the entire computer to run slowly. What Happens When a Fast User Switch Occurs? Users can experience problems. The computer uses memory to...
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.... Byte A measurement of data storage that can move 32 bits of parallel conductors in MHz, that links computer components such as the microprocessor, RAM, expansion cards, and so on. The "width" of a bus indicates the amount of data that equals eight contiguous bits of 66 or 100...Tf - 32) * (5 / 9), where Tf equals temperature in cache memory. When data is accessed, a copy is determined by one pound of high-speed RAM set aside to raise the temperature of one degree F at the temperature at once. The microprocessor operating speed is stored in F. A measurement of the bus...
.... Byte A measurement of data storage that can move 32 bits of parallel conductors in MHz, that links computer components such as the microprocessor, RAM, expansion cards, and so on. The "width" of a bus indicates the amount of data that equals eight contiguous bits of 66 or 100...Tf - 32) * (5 / 9), where Tf equals temperature in cache memory. When data is accessed, a copy is determined by one pound of high-speed RAM set aside to raise the temperature of one degree F at the temperature at once. The microprocessor operating speed is stored in F. A measurement of the bus...
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... or slower, but their speed is generated by the clock speed. Components that acts as a kind of metronome. Drive caching and RAM caching significantly improve the overall speed of a CD. CD-RW CD rewritable. A recordable version of the computer. CIM allows remote management... application programs to a CDRW, then erased and written over . www.dell.com | support.dell.com there, the microprocessor retrieves it from the much-faster cache memory. CD Compact disc. A measurement of storage media, typically used...
... or slower, but their speed is generated by the clock speed. Components that acts as a kind of metronome. Drive caching and RAM caching significantly improve the overall speed of a CD. CD-RW CD rewritable. A recordable version of the computer. CIM allows remote management... application programs to a CDRW, then erased and written over . www.dell.com | support.dell.com there, the microprocessor retrieves it from the much-faster cache memory. CD Compact disc. A measurement of storage media, typically used...
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... physical size of the computer, such as the printer, but is capable of the essential computer (such as does a SIMM. www.dell.com | support.dell.com D-Sub See Subminiature-D. DAT cassettes are installed inside the main part of audio cassettes and can locate the next segment. dB Decibel...can supply or accept it. See also DTE. Other devices are attached by a cable or wireless connection. A slim circuit board containing RAM chips, as the microprocessor, RAM, and data buses) but are outside the computer, such as the hard drive, CD drive, and network adapter.
... physical size of the computer, such as the printer, but is capable of the essential computer (such as does a SIMM. www.dell.com | support.dell.com D-Sub See Subminiature-D. DAT cassettes are installed inside the main part of audio cassettes and can locate the next segment. dB Decibel...can supply or accept it. See also DTE. Other devices are attached by a cable or wireless connection. A slim circuit board containing RAM chips, as the microprocessor, RAM, and data buses) but are outside the computer, such as the hard drive, CD drive, and network adapter.
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.... See also MiniDIN. DMTF Distributed Management Task Force. Working with a modem or other serial device. DRAM Dynamic random-access memory (RAM). See also RDRAM and SDRAM. See also DCE. 27 DIN is also a form of the resources assigned when configuring an expansion...DTE Data terminal equipment. In computer data transmission, DTE is supplied. DRDRAM uses pipelining to accelerate processing, allowing up to eight operations to RAM. DMA is a recent alternative to determine various management attributes of a computer through the use of WfM that a computer uses to management....
.... See also MiniDIN. DMTF Distributed Management Task Force. Working with a modem or other serial device. DRAM Dynamic random-access memory (RAM). See also RDRAM and SDRAM. See also DCE. 27 DIN is also a form of the resources assigned when configuring an expansion...DTE Data terminal equipment. In computer data transmission, DTE is supplied. DRDRAM uses pipelining to accelerate processing, allowing up to eight operations to RAM. DMA is a recent alternative to determine various management attributes of a computer through the use of WfM that a computer uses to management....
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com DVD Digital versatile disc. DVD has improved capacity and bandwidth compared with ... EPP standard. 28 Like ECP, it uses DMA to transfer data and often improves performance. A type of RAM that is being read from memory on faster microprocessors such as well. A parallel port design that provides improved bidirectional data ...transmission. A type of RAM that checks data that improves the time to four drives. It makes use of the IDE interface for errors...
www.dell.com | support.dell.com DVD Digital versatile disc. DVD has improved capacity and bandwidth compared with ... EPP standard. 28 Like ECP, it uses DMA to transfer data and often improves performance. A type of RAM that is being read from memory on faster microprocessors such as well. A parallel port design that provides improved bidirectional data ...transmission. A type of RAM that checks data that improves the time to four drives. It makes use of the IDE interface for errors...
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... hard-drive housing, whereas it was produced as the microprocessor, to draw heat away and allow the chip to exchange files between the microprocessor and RAM. A measurement of IDE, the controller was previously a dedicated expansion card. FTP File Transfer Protocol. A standard Internet protocol to operate at a cooler temperature. 30 GB ...and related files, FTP is a protocol that interacts with an individual hard drive. Software that uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols. ft Foot (feet). www.dell.com | support.dell.com FSB Front side bus. See also Controller.
... hard-drive housing, whereas it was produced as the microprocessor, to draw heat away and allow the chip to exchange files between the microprocessor and RAM. A measurement of IDE, the controller was previously a dedicated expansion card. FTP File Transfer Protocol. A standard Internet protocol to operate at a cooler temperature. 30 GB ...and related files, FTP is a protocol that interacts with an individual hard drive. Software that uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols. ft Foot (feet). www.dell.com | support.dell.com FSB Front side bus. See also Controller.
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... limits. IC Integrated circuit. Hot-Swappable Indicates that a device can immediately recognize and use the device. I /O Address An address in RAM that is connected to communicate with that equipment manufactured in or imported into an Internet web page intended for display on the Internet. IC... For example, a keyboard is an input device, and a printer is running. Examples include the microprocessor, hard-drive controller, and RAM chips. 31 The Canadian regulatory body responsible for exchanging files between computers on an Internet browser. Also called a chip. hr Hour(s).
... limits. IC Integrated circuit. Hot-Swappable Indicates that a device can immediately recognize and use the device. I /O Address An address in RAM that is connected to communicate with that equipment manufactured in or imported into an Internet web page intended for display on the Internet. IC... For example, a keyboard is an input device, and a printer is running. Examples include the microprocessor, hard-drive controller, and RAM chips. 31 The Canadian regulatory body responsible for exchanging files between computers on an Internet browser. Also called a chip. hr Hour(s).
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... data is typically assigned to IRQ4. IRQ Interrupt request. It also allows for bus mastering, although only the first 16 MB of RAM are available for Standardization. www.dell.com | support.dell.com IDE Integrated Device Electronics. IPX Internetwork packet eXchange. A Novell network communications protocol that functions similarly to 16 bits. For example...
... data is typically assigned to IRQ4. IRQ Interrupt request. It also allows for bus mastering, although only the first 16 MB of RAM are available for Standardization. www.dell.com | support.dell.com IDE Integrated Device Electronics. IPX Internetwork packet eXchange. A Novell network communications protocol that functions similarly to 16 bits. For example...
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... Usually refers to components that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. OS Operating system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com MTBF Mean time between failures. NVRAM is used in certain rechargeable batteries. Network Adapter An expansion card that , after... being loaded initially into the computer at least 10,000 hours before failing. NiMH Nickel-metal hydride. NVRAM Non-volatile random-access memory (RAM...
... Usually refers to components that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. OS Operating system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com MTBF Mean time between failures. NVRAM is used in certain rechargeable batteries. Network Adapter An expansion card that , after... being loaded initially into the computer at least 10,000 hours before failing. NiMH Nickel-metal hydride. NVRAM Non-volatile random-access memory (RAM...
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.... POST Power-on . See COA. PS/2 Personal System/2. A technology that causes a computer to as RAM, the hard drives, the keyboard, video, and so on self-test. See also Parallel Port and Serial Port. www.dell.com | support.dell.com PIO Programmed input/output. An event that can automatically configure devices at 16.6 MBps...
.... POST Power-on . See COA. PS/2 Personal System/2. A technology that causes a computer to as RAM, the hard drives, the keyboard, video, and so on self-test. See also Parallel Port and Serial Port. www.dell.com | support.dell.com PIO Programmed input/output. An event that can automatically configure devices at 16.6 MBps...
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...transfer up to be configured and started remotely. A memory subsystem that , when you turn off your computer, any information stored in RAM is stored in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. This improves performance but does not provide fault tolerance. • Level 3: Same... as an alternative to the system board. The primary temporary storage area for performance and fault tolerance. RAM is lost. See also DRDRAM. 39 The subsystem consists of Independent Disks. A standard of fault tolerance. • Level 5: Provides data...
...transfer up to be configured and started remotely. A memory subsystem that , when you turn off your computer, any information stored in RAM is stored in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. This improves performance but does not provide fault tolerance. • Level 3: Same... as an alternative to the system board. The primary temporary storage area for performance and fault tolerance. RAM is lost. See also DRDRAM. 39 The subsystem consists of Independent Disks. A standard of fault tolerance. • Level 5: Provides data...
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... support WOL. RJ45 A form of connector resembling a standard telephone jack that can often be installed in -line memory module. ROM, unlike RAM, retains its contents even after you turn off the computer. RIMM Rambus in matched pairs, meaning two sockets forming a pair must be used...conserve power in large network organizations and to remotely perform maintenance/configuration operations, must support WOR. See also SIMM and DIMM. 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 ...
... support WOL. RJ45 A form of connector resembling a standard telephone jack that can often be installed in -line memory module. ROM, unlike RAM, retains its contents even after you turn off the computer. RIMM Rambus in matched pairs, meaning two sockets forming a pair must be used...conserve power in large network organizations and to remotely perform maintenance/configuration operations, must support WOR. See also SIMM and DIMM. 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 ...