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... Form Factor Computer 28 Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer 29 Setting Up Your Computer 29 Solving Problems 32 Dell Diagnostics 32 System Lights 35 Diagnostic Lights 36 Beep Codes 39 Running the Dell™ IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics 40 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 40 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 40...
... Form Factor Computer 28 Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer 29 Setting Up Your Computer 29 Solving Problems 32 Dell Diagnostics 32 System Lights 35 Diagnostic Lights 36 Beep Codes 39 Running the Dell™ IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics 40 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 40 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 40...
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... provides several online tools, including: • Community - Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website - Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Upgrades - What Are You Looking For? Hints and tips, articles...
... provides several online tools, including: • Community - Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website - Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Upgrades - What Are You Looking For? Hints and tips, articles...
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... or the mouse if it is turned off the computer by pressing the power button for a description of speakers. This light flickers when the hard drive is in the Windows Device Manager. The computer is in a power-saving mode. • Blinking or solid amber - To exit from ... about sleep modes and exiting from a power-saving mode, press the power button or use . 5 diagnostic lights 6 power button 7 power light 8 hard-drive activity light 9 headphone connector 10 microphone connector Use these lights to turn off . • Steady green - Press this button to help you press the...
... or the mouse if it is turned off the computer by pressing the power button for a description of speakers. This light flickers when the hard drive is in the Windows Device Manager. The computer is in a power-saving mode. • Blinking or solid amber - To exit from ... about sleep modes and exiting from a power-saving mode, press the power button or use . 5 diagnostic lights 6 power button 7 power light 8 hard-drive activity light 9 headphone connector 10 microphone connector Use these lights to turn off . • Steady green - Press this button to help you press the...
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... for any installed PCI and PCI Express cards. Insert a floppy disk into the appropriate connector. 5 power light 6 diagnostic lights 7 hard-drive activity light 8 headphone connector 9 microphone connector 10 floppy drive 11 CD/DVD drive This light turns on page 35 for a description of speakers. See "System Lights" on and blinks or remains solid to...
... for any installed PCI and PCI Express cards. Insert a floppy disk into the appropriate connector. 5 power light 6 diagnostic lights 7 hard-drive activity light 8 headphone connector 9 microphone connector 10 floppy drive 11 CD/DVD drive This light turns on page 35 for a description of speakers. See "System Lights" on and blinks or remains solid to...
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... from a power-saving mode, press the power button or use . 5 diagnostic lights 6 hard-drive activity light 7 power light 8 headphone connector 9 microphone connector 10 floppy drive 11 CD/DVD drive Use the lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on the diagnostic code. This ...light flickers when the hard drive is in the Windows Device Manager. To exit from a power-saving...
... from a power-saving mode, press the power button or use . 5 diagnostic lights 6 hard-drive activity light 7 power light 8 headphone connector 9 microphone connector 10 floppy drive 11 CD/DVD drive Use the lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on the diagnostic code. This ...light flickers when the hard drive is in the Windows Device Manager. To exit from a power-saving...
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... on when the computer reads data from or writes data to the hard drive. Rotate this knob in the module bay. 7 module bay 8 hard-drive access light 9 vents Install a D-module CD/DVD drive, second hard drive, or floppy drive in a clockwise direction to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on... - Side View 1 1 vents The vents, which are operating. To ensure proper ventilation, do not block these cooling vents. The hard-drive access light is on each side of the computer, allow air to flow through your computer. Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer - To ensure...
... on when the computer reads data from or writes data to the hard drive. Rotate this knob in the module bay. 7 module bay 8 hard-drive access light 9 vents Install a D-module CD/DVD drive, second hard drive, or floppy drive in a clockwise direction to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on... - Side View 1 1 vents The vents, which are operating. To ensure proper ventilation, do not block these cooling vents. The hard-drive access light is on each side of the computer, allow air to flow through your computer. Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer - To ensure...
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Desktop Computer 2 1 3 4 5 7 6 1 drives bay (CD/DVD, floppy, and hard drive) 2 power supply 3 chassis intrusion switch 4 system board 5 card slots (3) for one PCI Express x16 card and two PCI cards 6 heat sink assembly 7 front I/O panel Quick Reference Guide 27
Desktop Computer 2 1 3 4 5 7 6 1 drives bay (CD/DVD, floppy, and hard drive) 2 power supply 3 chassis intrusion switch 4 system board 5 card slots (3) for one PCI Express x16 card and two PCI cards 6 heat sink assembly 7 front I/O panel Quick Reference Guide 27
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Small Form Factor Computer 3 4 2 1 5 6 1 drive release latch 2 CD/DVD drive 3 power supply and fan 4 hard drive 5 system board 6 heat sink assembly 28 Quick Reference Guide
Small Form Factor Computer 3 4 2 1 5 6 1 drive release latch 2 CD/DVD drive 3 power supply and fan 4 hard drive 5 system board 6 heat sink assembly 28 Quick Reference Guide
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... You must complete all the steps to the connector on the back panel. Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer 1 2 3 5 4 1 heat sink assembly 2 speaker (optional) 3 memory modules (2) 4 hard drive 5 chassis intrusion switch Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before performing any of the procedures in Product Information Guide. NOTICE: If your computer has an expansion...
... You must complete all the steps to the connector on the back panel. Ultra-Small Form Factor Computer 1 2 3 5 4 1 heat sink assembly 2 speaker (optional) 3 memory modules (2) 4 hard drive 5 chassis intrusion switch Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before performing any of the procedures in Product Information Guide. NOTICE: If your computer has an expansion...
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Quick Reference Guide 33 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again... the menu that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run . Then shut down and restart the computer. Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from your computer's configuration information, and ensure that the device you want to test displays in system setup. 3 When the boot device...
Quick Reference Guide 33 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again... the menu that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run . Then shut down and restart the computer. Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from your computer's configuration information, and ensure that the device you want to test displays in system setup. 3 When the boot device...
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...integrated graphics, contact Dell. restart the computer. Quick Reference Guide 37 A possible graphics card failure has occurred. • If the computer has a graphics card, remove the card, reinstall it and restart the computer. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has Reseat ... one module, and then restart the computer. If the computer starts normally, reinstall an additional module. For information on contacting Dell, see your online User's Guide. Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution Memory modules are detected, but a memory failure has ...
...integrated graphics, contact Dell. restart the computer. Quick Reference Guide 37 A possible graphics card failure has occurred. • If the computer has a graphics card, remove the card, reinstall it and restart the computer. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has Reseat ... one module, and then restart the computer. If the computer starts normally, reinstall an additional module. For information on contacting Dell, see your online User's Guide. Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution Memory modules are detected, but a memory failure has ...
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... off to the system board from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive. • Check the computer message that appears on reinstalling memory modules, see your computer. • If the problem persists, contact Dell. For information on contacting Dell, see your computer. • If the problem persists, contact Dell. Continue until you are installing are compatible...
... off to the system board from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive. • Check the computer message that appears on reinstalling memory modules, see your computer. • If the problem persists, contact Dell. For information on contacting Dell, see your computer. • If the problem persists, contact Dell. Continue until you are installing are compatible...
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... the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on the screen. Running the Dell™ IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics The Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics is a utility that tests the hard drive to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state... configured, you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data files) if changes to troubleshoot or confirm a hard drive failure. 1 Turn on your computer (if your computer is already on, restart it). 2 When F2= Setup appears in the ...
... the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on the screen. Running the Dell™ IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics The Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics is a utility that tests the hard drive to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state... configured, you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data files) if changes to troubleshoot or confirm a hard drive failure. 1 Turn on your computer (if your computer is already on, restart it). 2 When F2= Setup appears in the ...
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... protection software installed on your hard drive. The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your primary hard drive. Use the Drivers and Utilities CD to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you reinstall...3 Click System. 4 Click the System Restore tab. 5 Ensure that were installed during assembly of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is the first drive detected by the computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is automatically disabled.
... protection software installed on your hard drive. The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your primary hard drive. Use the Drivers and Utilities CD to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you reinstall...3 Click System. 4 Click the System Restore tab. 5 Ensure that were installed during assembly of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is the first drive detected by the computer. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is automatically disabled.
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... XP Setup screen appears, and the operating system begins to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and follow the instructions on the size of the hard drive and the speed of your current Windows XP data, type r to select the repair option, and remove the CD. 4 If you want ...appears, press any open files and exit any key. Click Exit if Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Booting From the Operating System CD 1 Save and close any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System CD. Windows XP Setup 1...
... XP Setup screen appears, and the operating system begins to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and follow the instructions on the size of the hard drive and the speed of your current Windows XP data, type r to select the repair option, and remove the CD. 4 If you want ...appears, press any open files and exit any key. Click Exit if Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Booting From the Operating System CD 1 Save and close any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System CD. Windows XP Setup 1...