Dell Inspiron 530S Support Question
Dell Inspiron 530S Support Question
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Question posted by richthomas337 on August 15th, 2013
Cd Drive Not Working
So i have had this computer for like 3 or 4 years barely used to cd drive and now it won't work? I was going to clean the dust out of it thinking that was it but i don't know how to take it out
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Answer #1: Posted by prateekk007 on August 16th, 2013 1:45 AM
prateekk007
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Hi richthomas337
Please click on the link below and refer to page number 154 to know the steps for replacing optical drive:
Let me know if you require further assistance.
For easy access to drivers, manuals and product updates, please visit our Support Site .
Thanks & Regards
Prateek K
Related Dell Inspiron 530S Manual Pages
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 80
... this is detecting hardware in your first time to use the Drivers and Utilities media, go to step 5.
2 When the Drivers and Utilities media...used by your computer.
If not, go to restart the computer.
4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media.
5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to your hard drive...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 342
...not work ...use disk striping generally allow the user to the resources.
error checking and correction - Computers that retrieve data from DVD-RW technology.)
DVD+RW drive -
dynamic random-access memory - DSL - Digital Subscriber Line - dual display mode - DVD+RW -
A standard for distributed desktop...CD media and write to a DVD+RW disc, and then erased and written over . drive...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 343
.... enhanced parallel port - A rapid discharge of the IDE interface for hard drives and CD drives. ESD can damage integrated circuits found in and out of memory. expansion slot - A connector on the system board in some computers, expanding the capabilities of the computer.
Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for enforcing communications-related...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 345
...and electronic devices are often measured in . An interface for use in RAM that is integrated into the hard drive or CD drive. infrared sensor - Usually refers to communicate with that are ...or device that equals 1 cycle per second. Internet service provider - A highperformance serial bus used to connect IEEE 1394-compatible devices, such as digital cameras and DVD players, to as a...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 348
...drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. POST - ns - NVRAM - PCMCIA - Plug-and-Play - power-on a hard drive that establishes standards for maintaining computer configuration information such as logical drives... between the processor and devices such as part of memory that uses optical technology to read or write data from 250 MB/sec to...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 350
....
Battery-powered clock on your computer that identifies your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you can be used in ROM. serial attached SCSI - serial ATA - synchronous ... on the SCSI controller bus. A type of the SCSI interface (as hard drives, CD drives, printers, and scanners. An I/O port often used to connect devices to a computer, such as opposed to your computer. shortcut...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...
Contents
3 Contents
Finding Information 11
1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 15
Front View of the Computer 15 Inspiron 530s/530sa/530sb/530sc/530sd 15
Back View of the Computer 17 Inspiron 530s 17 Inspiron 530sa/530sc 19 Inspiron 530sb/530sd 21
Back Panel Connectors 22 Inspiron 530s/530sa/530sc 22 Inspiron 530sb/530sd 24
Installing Your Computer in an...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... 98 Using the Operating System CD 100
4 Removing and Installing Parts 103
Before You Begin 103 Recommended Tools 103 Turning Off Your Computer 104 Before Working Inside Your Computer 104
Removing the Computer Cover 105
Removing the Support Bracket 106
Inside View of Your Computer 108
System Board Components 109 Inspiron 530s 109 Inspiron 530sa 111 Inspiron...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
System Setup Options 186 Boot Sequence 189
Clearing Forgotten Passwords 190 Inspiron 530s 191 Inspiron 530sa 191 Inspiron 530sb 192 Inspiron 530sc 192 Inspiron 530sd 193
Clearing CMOS Settings 194
Flashing the BIOS 195
Cleaning Your Computer 196 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 196 Mouse 196 Floppy Drive (Optional 197 CDs and DVDs 197
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 197 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
... to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver. If not, go to restart the computer.
4 When you are an administrator on page 96) does not... With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media. If you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. Using the Drivers and Utilities media
If using Device Driver Rollback...
Owner's Manual - Page 177
Appendix
Specifications
Inspiron 530s/530sa/530sc
Processor Processor type
Level 2 (L2) cache
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor Intel... memory Maximum memory
DDR2 SDRAM(667/800-MHz) four 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB 512 MB 4 GB (Inspiron 530s only) 8 GB (Inspiron 530sa/530sc)
Computer Information Chipset RAID Support DMA channels Interrupt levels BIOS chip (NVRAM) NIC
G33/ICH9 RAID 1 support ...
Owner's Manual - Page 179
... Audio
one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay) one 5.25-inch drive bays two 3.5-inch drive bays two 3.5-inch Serial ATA hard drives and two 5.25-inch Serial ATA CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, or combo drive (optional) one 3.5-inch floppy drive (optional) or Media Card Reader (optional) NOTE: Floppy drive is supported only on Inspiron 530s.
15-hole connector...
Owner's Manual - Page 183
...drive or CD/HDD. adapter)
off (no light) - The computer is reading data from or writing data to the network.
Connectors (continued) Memory Power 12V Power
four 240-pin connectors one 4-pin connector one 24-pin connector
Inspiron 530s... between (on page 76). solid blue for power-on green light - Drive activity light
blue light -
A solid amber light when the system does ...
Owner's Manual - Page 188
Legacy LAN; RAID (IDE by default)
Remote Wake Up
On; S3(STR) (S3(STR) by default) NOTE: Applicable for Inspiron 530s, 530sa, and 530sc only. Disabled (CD-ROM by default)
Auto Power On
Enabled;
USB-CDROM; Off (On by default)
Boot Other Device Enabled; Disabled (Disabled by default)
188
Appendix Last (Off ...
Owner's Manual - Page 189
... there is bootable, check the device documentation.
To make sure that you can also use this feature to restart your computer to a USB device, the device must first set the floppy drive to OFF in the drive, or if the CD has no operating system is in system setup (see "System Setup" on (or...
Owner's Manual - Page 205
... circuits found in some computers) where you to as an extension of the IDE interface for assistance. extended PC Card - Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for hard drives and CD drives. error checking and correction - ESD - A rapid discharge of electricity. Examples include video, modem, and sound cards. EIDE - Also referred to...
Owner's Manual - Page 207
... mode that saves everything in memory to the hard drive is integrated into the hard drive or CD drive.
hypertext transfer protocol - hertz -
integrated device electronics - IEEE 1394 -
I /O devices. IDE - Institute of frequency measurement that allows you restart the computer, the memory information that are often used to connect IEEE 1394-compatible devices, such as...
Owner's Manual - Page 210
... used for maintaining computer configuration information such as the clock, volume control, and print status. Each partition can transfer data at the slower speed. If the PCI Express chip set . A computer may contain a PC Card with an adapter on its external power source. N
network adapter - A type of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives...
Owner's Manual - Page 212
... by the human eye.
RTC -
ScanDisk - SCSI - A high-speed interface used to connect devices to as hard drives, CD drives, printers, and scanners. Each device is accessed by a printer or displayed on ...the resolution, the sharper the image.
ROM, unlike RAM, retains its vertical frequency). Hard drive speed is generated at typical radio frequencies, in Hz, at the lower end of the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 220
...password clearing, 190 jumper, 190
PC Restore, 98
PCI cards installing, 129 removing, 133
playing CDs and DVDs, 31
power button, 16 conserving, 41 hibernate mode, 42-43, 45 managing,...screen, 71 CD drive, 65 CD-RW drive, 65 computer crashes, 70-71 computer stops responding, 70 conflicts, 95 Dell Diagnostics, 88 drives, 64 DVD drive, 65 e-mail, 66 error messages, 68 general, 70 hard drive, 66 ...
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