Dell Dimension 8300 Support Question
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Question posted by paMas on April 9th, 2014
How To Add Second Hard Drive To Dell Dimension 8300
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Answer #1: Posted by LawBasu on April 10th, 2014 9:41 AM
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To Add Second Hard Drive To Dell Dimension 8300:
watch the link given below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVaBB8X6KhQ;
thanks
Related Dell Dimension 8300 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 1
Dell™ Dimension™ 8300 Series
USB 2.0 connectors (2) headphone connector
Service Tag
power connector voltage selection switch serial connector keyboard connector center/LFE connector line-out connector microphone connector USB 2.0 connectors (6)
CD or DVD activity light CD or DVD drive eject button floppy drive eject button* floppy drive light* hard drive light power button
*On ...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
... Turning Off Your Computer 27
2 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions 30 Finding Help Information 32 Battery Problems 32 Drive Problems 33
Floppy drive problems 33 CD drive problems 34 Problems writing to a CD-RW drive 34 DVD drive problems 35 Hard drive problems 35 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 35 Error Messages 37 General Problems 38 The computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...
repair information • Downloads - www.dell.com | support.dell.com
What are located on your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on using Windows • How to clean my computer • How to use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for devices (such
as memory,
the hard drive, and the operating system •...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
... exist: • Your computer locks up, particularly while using the Dell Support website or e-mail service, call Dell for information. Only)" on page 112 for a description of the following symptoms, a device conflict may lose data. Other technical problems
G O T O T H E D E L L S U P P O R T W E B S I R U S E S - Use a virus-scanning program to check the hard drive, floppy disks, or CDs...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
...= off
Advanced Troubleshooting 55 A possible video card failure has occurred. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has occurred. If the computer starts normally, troubleshoot the last card removed from the ...see "Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities" on page 65).
4 If the problem persists, contact Dell (see page 113).
• If the computer has a video card, remove the card and...
Owner's Manual - Page 57
...hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive to the system board (see page 81).
• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see page 107) to make sure that the cables are properly connected from a device (such as the floppy drive or hard drive...your screen identifying a problem with a device (such as a floppy drive or hard drive); None.
= yellow = green = off
Advanced Troubleshooting 57 Light ...
Owner's Manual - Page 58
..." (see page 59). If you see the Windows desktop. Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive (see page 58) or from your ResourceCD (see page...Dell.
Running the Dell Diagnostics may help information that describes the tests and devices • Receive status messages that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Dell Dimension...
Owner's Manual - Page 61
...operating system. Advanced Troubleshooting 61
Each device has its driver recognizes.
NOTICE: The Dell Dimension ResourceCD may need to the Main Menu screen. 4 When the tests are completed, if you...-no further installation or configuration is the source of specialized commands that are running the Dell Diagnostics from the ResourceCD, remove the CD.
5 Close the test screen to return ...
Owner's Manual - Page 62
...Dell Dimension ResourceCD If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore (see page 63) does not resolve the problem, then reinstall the driver from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. If this is next to the device name, you install drivers obtained from the ResourceCD.
1 With the Windows desktop... 63) to return your Dell Dimension ResourceCD provide approved drivers for...
Owner's Manual - Page 66
... installation, back up all the steps in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell ResourceCD NOTE: The ResourceCD contains drivers that came with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. The reinstallation process can overwrite files and...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
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NOTE: The time required to complete the setup depends on the size of the hard drive and the speed of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to ...license agreement. 3 If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again. 5 Press the arrow keys to... 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears.
Owner's Manual - Page 71
...tag is used to use the front-panel connectors.
It is recommended that you access the Dell Support website or call technical support. You can then hear all of speakers. Open the ... you remove the floppy disk from the drive.
5 hard drive light 6 power button
(On computers with an optional floppy drive.)
4 floppy-drive light button The floppy-drive light is on when the computer reads ...
Owner's Manual - Page 80
....dell.com
Looking Inside Your Computer
NOTE: The AGP card is removed from the system board. NOTICE: Be careful when opening the computer cover to provide a better view of the inside of drives installed in the figure.
80 Adding Parts
drive cables power cables
computer cover* (page 78 and page 100)
power supply
hard drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
... you hear a click. rail tabs (2) second hard drive in upper bay first hard drive in lower bay hard drive bay
11 Connect a power cable to the back of the first hard drive.
10 Gently slide the new hard drive into the lower bay until you hear a click. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
9 Remove the first hard drive from the upper bay and install...
Owner's Manual - Page 104
...-in sleep states; www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Connectors Externally accessible:
Serial Parallel Video Network Adapter PS/2 (keyboard and mouse) USB
5.1 Audio
System board connectors: Primary IDE channel Secondary IDE channel Serial ATA drive Floppy drive Telephony (ATAPI) CD Audio (ATAPI) Fan
Controls and Lights Power control Power light
Hard-drive access light Link integrity...
Owner's Manual - Page 108
... can run the Dell Diagnostics on the ResourceCD, but you must set the computer to wait until you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to boot from the hard drive when the diagnostic tests are complete.
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer (see the Microsoft Windows desktop. NOTE: Write down...
Owner's Manual - Page 135
... in materials or workmanship. We are parts or systems that contract for details on the hard drive(s) and any other limited warranties: During the 90 days of the 90-day limited warranty...to you. Please refer to that have been returned to Dell, some of service alternatives that contract for details on the hard drive(s) and any other limited warranties, we will replace any of...
Owner's Manual - Page 138
..., please refer to that contract (mailed to obtain service. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
What will Dell do not receive the original part within 30 days after we ship... each replacement part for details on the hard drive(s) and any confidential, proprietary or personal information, removable media, such as you on the hard drive(s) and any Dell-branded hardware products returned to us . ...
Owner's Manual - Page 144
...
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 20
floppy drive adding, 96 problems, 33
front door reattaching, 75
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hard drive problems, 35
hardware conflicts, 65 Dell Diagnostics, 58 problems, 40
Hardware Troubleshooter, ..., 81
messages error, 37
Microsoft License Label, 14 modem
problems, 35
monitor blank, 50 hard to read, 50 problems, 50
motherboard. See system board
N
network problems, 44
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Operating...
Owner's Manual - Page 145
..., 19
problems battery, 32 blue screen, 39 CD drive, 34 CD-RW drive, 34 computer crashes, 38-39 computer stops responding, 38 conflicts, 65 Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 54 drives, 33 DVD drive, 35 e-mail, 35 error messages, 37 finding solutions, 30 floppy drive, 33 general, 38 hard drive, 35 hardware, 40 IEEE 1394, 41 Internet, 35...
