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... components that are interested in which regulatory agencies have tested and approved the Dell OptiPlex Gn or Gn+ low-profile systems. • Appendix D, "Warranties and Return Policy," describes the warranty for your Dell system and the "Total Satisfaction" Return Policy. It can be used by...uses a Dell OptiPlex Gn or Gn+ low-profile computer system. Preface About This Guide This guide is intended for anyone who want to install or remove options inside the computer, such as dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), expansion cards, or drives. • Appendix A, "Technical Specifications," is...
... components that are interested in which regulatory agencies have tested and approved the Dell OptiPlex Gn or Gn+ low-profile systems. • Appendix D, "Warranties and Return Policy," describes the warranty for your Dell system and the "Total Satisfaction" Return Policy. It can be used by...uses a Dell OptiPlex Gn or Gn+ low-profile computer system. Preface About This Guide This guide is intended for anyone who want to install or remove options inside the computer, such as dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), expansion cards, or drives. • Appendix A, "Technical Specifications," is...
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... better use your operating system software. • Documentation is included if you purchase separately from Dell. Be sure to read these updates before calling Dell for technical assistance. • The Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide includes troubleshooting procedures and instructions for ...drive A." Example: "Use the format command to format the diskette in your Dell computer. x These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this Reference and Installation Guide. • Technical information files...
... better use your operating system software. • Documentation is included if you purchase separately from Dell. Be sure to read these updates before calling Dell for technical assistance. • The Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide includes troubleshooting procedures and instructions for ...drive A." Example: "Use the format command to format the diskette in your Dell computer. x These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this Reference and Installation Guide. • Technical information files...
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... 7-3 Installing a Drive in the 5.25-Inch Drive Bay 7-3 Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive 7-7 Partitioning and Logically Formatting Your EIDE Hard-Disk Drive 7-9 Appendix A Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix B ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-1 ICU Error Messages B-1 Configuration Manager Messages B-5 xvi
... 7-3 Installing a Drive in the 5.25-Inch Drive Bay 7-3 Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive 7-7 Partitioning and Logically Formatting Your EIDE Hard-Disk Drive 7-9 Appendix A Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix B ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-1 ICU Error Messages B-1 Configuration Manager Messages B-5 xvi
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... Keys 2-7 Power Time-Out Periods 2-10 ICU Keys 3-4 System-Board Jumper Settings 5-7 System Board and Riser Board Connectors and Sockets 5-8 Sample DIMM Configuration Options 6-5 Technical Specifications A-1 Configuration Utility Messages B-1 Configuration Manager Messages B-5 xix
... Keys 2-7 Power Time-Out Periods 2-10 ICU Keys 3-4 System-Board Jumper Settings 5-7 System Board and Riser Board Connectors and Sockets 5-8 Sample DIMM Configuration Options 6-5 Technical Specifications A-1 Configuration Utility Messages B-1 Configuration Manager Messages B-5 xix
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...not available under the Microsoft® Windows NT ® and IBM ® OS/2® operating systems. • A cache with PCI specification 2.1. • Full Plug and Play version 1.0a capability, which warns you must have a SMART-compliant hard-disk drive in the two...The ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) allows you switch between the microprocessor's rated speed and a slower compatibility speed. Chapter 1 Introduction Dell® OptiPlex® Gn and Gn+ low-profile systems are SMART-compliant. • Full compliance with 512 KB of system memory. • System memory that runs...
...not available under the Microsoft® Windows NT ® and IBM ® OS/2® operating systems. • A cache with PCI specification 2.1. • Full Plug and Play version 1.0a capability, which warns you must have a SMART-compliant hard-disk drive in the two...The ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) allows you switch between the microprocessor's rated speed and a slower compatibility speed. Chapter 1 Introduction Dell® OptiPlex® Gn and Gn+ low-profile systems are SMART-compliant. • Full compliance with 512 KB of system memory. • System memory that runs...
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... options always match the physical locations of the diskette drive and set automatically. To choose a setting for these categories, type characters from Dell) • None • USR1 or USR2 • A specific drive-type number NOTE: Operating systems that follow (month, day-of the appropriate fields. NOTE: For all EIDE devices from the... in each drive, seven parameters can type numbers in the three fields that bypass the system BIOS may not obtain optimum hard-disk drive performance. 2-4 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide
... options always match the physical locations of the diskette drive and set automatically. To choose a setting for these categories, type characters from Dell) • None • USR1 or USR2 • A specific drive-type number NOTE: Operating systems that follow (month, day-of the appropriate fields. NOTE: For all EIDE devices from the... in each drive, seven parameters can type numbers in the three fields that bypass the system BIOS may not obtain optimum hard-disk drive performance. 2-4 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide
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... resources and resource settings that the card is allowed for more information. Reassign the resource setting for this case, Specify Interrupt) appears. You can use specific resource values. Click OK. NOTE: When you modify an unlisted card, the ICU cannot show you find another card using the procedure in this other...
... resources and resource settings that the card is allowed for more information. Reassign the resource setting for this case, Specify Interrupt) appears. You can use specific resource values. Click OK. NOTE: When you modify an unlisted card, the ICU cannot show you find another card using the procedure in this other...
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... instructions. 6. Insert the NIC driver diskette 3 into drive A, type a:\, and then click OK. Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell Accessories program group) to access the Select Network Adapter window. 7. Start the Windows NT operating system, and log in Chapter 2 for the ...Network Settings dialog box. 9. See your Windows NT documentation. 5. If you are prompted, enter information about your specific network. Using Integrated Devices 4-3 See your specific network. Verify that the NIC is enabled in the Network Settings Change window to the back of the NIC ...
... instructions. 6. Insert the NIC driver diskette 3 into drive A, type a:\, and then click OK. Use the Program Diskette Maker (in the Dell Accessories program group) to access the Select Network Adapter window. 7. Start the Windows NT operating system, and log in Chapter 2 for the ...Network Settings dialog box. 9. See your Windows NT documentation. 5. If you are prompted, enter information about your specific network. Using Integrated Devices 4-3 See your specific network. Verify that the NIC is enabled in the Network Settings Change window to the back of the NIC ...
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.... 4-4 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-ProfileSystems Reference and Installation Guide Windows 95 NIC Driver The Windows 95 operating system automatically detects and installs the NIC driver. Instructions for the el90x.386 driver, type a:\wfw311 and click OK to load the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)... 3 driver. To determine your operating system version, click the Start button, point to access the Windows Setup screen. 7. The system version is Dell-installed Windows 95 Service Release 2. NOTE: The instructions...
.... 4-4 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-ProfileSystems Reference and Installation Guide Windows 95 NIC Driver The Windows 95 operating system automatically detects and installs the NIC driver. Instructions for the el90x.386 driver, type a:\wfw311 and click OK to load the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)... 3 driver. To determine your operating system version, click the Start button, point to access the Windows Setup screen. 7. The system version is Dell-installed Windows 95 Service Release 2. NOTE: The instructions...
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... the two EIDE interface connectors on the system board, your upgrade kit for the first drive, do not have the specifications for information on the interface cable. Press the mechanism toward the front panel to four EIDE devices. When two EIDE devices... opening . Refer to the EIDE interface connector labeled "IDE2.") Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for the 3.5-Inch Bay 7-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide Figure 7-2. To replace the front-panel insert for the necessary reconfiguration information. (See the ...
... the two EIDE interface connectors on the system board, your upgrade kit for the first drive, do not have the specifications for information on the interface cable. Press the mechanism toward the front panel to four EIDE devices. When two EIDE devices... opening . Refer to the EIDE interface connector labeled "IDE2.") Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for the 3.5-Inch Bay 7-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide Figure 7-2. To replace the front-panel insert for the necessary reconfiguration information. (See the ...
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... (16-KB data cache; 16-KB instruction cache) Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor System Information System chip set through the System Setup program. Technical Specifications A-1 Technical Specifications Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel Pentium microprocessor with MMX technology that runs at 166 MHz internally/ 66 MHz externally, at 200 MHz internally/ 66 MHz externally...
... (16-KB data cache; 16-KB instruction cache) Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor System Information System chip set through the System Setup program. Technical Specifications A-1 Technical Specifications Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel Pentium microprocessor with MMX technology that runs at 166 MHz internally/ 66 MHz externally, at 200 MHz internally/ 66 MHz externally...
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Technical Specifications (continued) Expansion Bus Bus types PCI (version 2.1) and ISA Bus speed: PCI 33 MHz ISA 8.33 MHz PCI expansion-card connectors two (one shares a card-... 16 MB NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. A-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide Table A-1.
Technical Specifications (continued) Expansion Bus Bus types PCI (version 2.1) and ISA Bus speed: PCI 33 MHz ISA 8.33 MHz PCI expansion-card connectors two (one shares a card-... 16 MB NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. A-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide Table A-1.
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... (DTE two 9-pin connectors; 16550C-compatible Parallel one 25-hole connector (bidirectional) Video one 5.25-inch bay for diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drive; Technical Specifications (continued) Memory (continued) Maximum RAM 256 MB Cache memory 512-KB L2 cache BIOS address F0000h Drives Externally accessible bays one 15-hole connector PS... connector NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. Technical Specifications A-3 Table A-1.
... (DTE two 9-pin connectors; 16550C-compatible Parallel one 25-hole connector (bidirectional) Video one 5.25-inch bay for diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drive; Technical Specifications (continued) Memory (continued) Maximum RAM 256 MB Cache memory 512-KB L2 cache BIOS address F0000h Drives Externally accessible bays one 15-hole connector PS... connector NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. Technical Specifications A-3 Table A-1.
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Table A-1. Technical Specifications (continued) Video Video type S3 Trio64V2 controller Video memory 2 MB Maximum resolutions 1280 x 1024 pixels with 256 colors noninterlaced 1024 x 768 pixels with 65,536 colors noninterlaced Key Combinations
Table A-1. Technical Specifications (continued) Video Video type S3 Trio64V2 controller Video memory 2 MB Maximum resolutions 1280 x 1024 pixels with 256 colors noninterlaced 1024 x 768 pixels with 65,536 colors noninterlaced Key Combinations
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...-G faired square wave with a velocity change of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. Technical Specifications A-5 Technical Specifications (continued) Physical Height 10.9 cm (4.3 inches) Width 40.89 cm (16.1 inches) Depth 43.69 cm (17.2 inches) Weight 10.89 kg (24.0 lb...
...-G faired square wave with a velocity change of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. Technical Specifications A-5 Technical Specifications (continued) Physical Height 10.9 cm (4.3 inches) Width 40.89 cm (16.1 inches) Depth 43.69 cm (17.2 inches) Weight 10.89 kg (24.0 lb...
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... equipment Part 2: Electrostatic discharge requirements." - "Electromagnetic compatibility for two classifications-Class A and Class B. In a domestic environment this Dell system meets or exceeds the following warning applies to your system's VCCI classification, read the appropriate VCCI notice. Severity level 2. ...B devices as Class B information technology equipment (ITE). "Safety of Conformity" in EN 55022, unless it is specifically stated that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) as described in accordance...
... equipment Part 2: Electrostatic discharge requirements." - "Electromagnetic compatibility for two classifications-Class A and Class B. In a domestic environment this Dell system meets or exceeds the following warning applies to your system's VCCI classification, read the appropriate VCCI notice. Severity level 2. ...B devices as Class B information technology equipment (ITE). "Safety of Conformity" in EN 55022, unless it is specifically stated that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) as described in accordance...
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... "Contacting Dell" in materials and workmanship. Damage due to shipping the products to you is three years beginning on the date of loss or damage during the initial one -year period beginning on the hard-disk drive(s) and any removable media, such as specifically noted);... accessories or parts that are new or equivalent to find the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance. all parts removed from Dell; Dell will repair or replace products covered under this warranty; The warranty term is covered under this warranty. Batteries for lost data or...
... "Contacting Dell" in materials and workmanship. Damage due to shipping the products to you is three years beginning on the date of loss or damage during the initial one -year period beginning on the hard-disk drive(s) and any removable media, such as specifically noted);... accessories or parts that are new or equivalent to find the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance. all parts removed from Dell; Dell will repair or replace products covered under this warranty; The warranty term is covered under this warranty. Batteries for lost data or...
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...where applicable. THESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR JURISDICTION). If Dell elects to exchange a system or component, the exchange will be in accordance with Dell. and Canada Only) If you ...replaced part to advise or remind you must call Dell Customer D-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide If you will ship parts (freight prepaid) if you use in advance to other procedures. DELL'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS ...
...where applicable. THESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR JURISDICTION). If Dell elects to exchange a system or component, the exchange will be in accordance with Dell. and Canada Only) If you ...replaced part to advise or remind you must call Dell Customer D-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide If you will ship parts (freight prepaid) if you use in advance to other procedures. DELL'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS ...
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...-edge connector, 7-3 cautions, x COM port designations, 2-11 computer boot devices, 2-7 features, 1-1 illustrated, 5-5 precautions for working inside, 5-1 removing and replacing cover, 5-2 securing, 1-5 system board features, 1-2, 6-1 technical specifications, A-1 top-down view, 5-4 Configuration Manager, B-5 connectors card-edge, 7-3 control panel, 6-1 diskette/tape drive interface, 6-1 EIDE interface, 6-1 expansion-card, 6-2 Index 1
...-edge connector, 7-3 cautions, x COM port designations, 2-11 computer boot devices, 2-7 features, 1-1 illustrated, 5-5 precautions for working inside, 5-1 removing and replacing cover, 5-2 securing, 1-5 system board features, 1-2, 6-1 technical specifications, A-1 top-down view, 5-4 Configuration Manager, B-5 connectors card-edge, 7-3 control panel, 6-1 diskette/tape drive interface, 6-1 EIDE interface, 6-1 expansion-card, 6-2 Index 1
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... (continued) socket release lever, 6-7 speeds, 2-6 types supported, A-1 monitor power management, 2-9 Mouse category, 2-10 mouse connector, 4-2, 6-1 MS-DOS network driver, 4-6 N NDIS 2 network driver, 4-6 Network Driver Interface Specification.
... (continued) socket release lever, 6-7 speeds, 2-6 types supported, A-1 monitor power management, 2-9 Mouse category, 2-10 mouse connector, 4-2, 6-1 MS-DOS network driver, 4-6 N NDIS 2 network driver, 4-6 Network Driver Interface Specification.