Dell Vostro 400 Support Question
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Question posted by amPlaceb on November 25th, 2013
How To: Bios Update On Dell Vostro 400
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating ... and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Vostro, TravelLite, and Strike Zone are either potential damage to hardware or...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...-Party" Software and Peripherals 185
FCC Notice (U.S. Only 185 FCC Class B 185
Contacting Dell 187
Glossary 189
Index 207
Contents
9 System Setup Options 176 Boot Sequence 178
Clearing Forgotten Passwords 180
Clearing CMOS Settings 181
Flashing the BIOS 182
Cleaning Your Computer 182 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 183 Mouse 183 Floppy Drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
What Are You Looking For?
Certified drivers,
patches, and software updates
• Desktop System Software (DSS)- and Configuration Utilities, and click
Dell Desktop System Software. NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use the customized Dell Premier Support website
• Upgrades - Service call and order status, warranty, and repair information
• ...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
...in the display settings. • In clone mode, both monitors display the same image. • In extended desktop mode, you connect the monitor(s) or TV, turn on changing the display settings for your TV.
4 Connect ...it returns to the operating state it was in standby mode, it may vary according to support.dell.com. You can reduce power to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you are not...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
...Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. To set standby mode to automatically activate after a defined period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you. To exit hibernate mode, press the power ....
Hibernate Mode
Hibernate mode conserves power by . To exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to exit hibernate mode.
Owner's Manual - Page 39
...also puts the system into standby. Setting Up and Using Your Computer
39 The top option, Dell Recommended, is the currently active plan.To display additional power plans, click the arrow at the... left it. When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate), the Windows desktop is restored to the state it was in before it entered standby mode.
Windows Vista has a ...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
... In the Select A Power Plan window, you . When the computer exits from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to the state it entered hibernate mode. Power Plan Properties
You can define standby mode settings...keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before it was in the Power Plan Properties ...
Owner's Manual - Page 42
The Intel RAID controller on the other drive. A RAID level 1 configuration sacrifices high data access rates for its data redundancy advantages. Dell offers RAID level 1 for its Vostro computers. If a third drive is written to ensure that the larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable) space. When data is present, then...
Owner's Manual - Page 71
... your computer is successfully communicating with the memory. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see if it is enabled in the BIOS setup that appears only when the FlexBay device is not running, check ..., see "Memory" on page 169. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see if
that
your computer is a FlexBay disable option in the BIOS setup. If the FlexBay device is physically installed, but it is...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
... the battery (see "Memory Installation Guidelines" on page 113), and then restart
the computer. If the problem persists, contact Dell.
6
Video BIOS Test Failure
Contact Dell.
7
CPU cache test failure
Contact Dell. Possible Contact Dell.
Verify that the memory modules that no special memory
module/memory connector placement
requirements exist (see "Installing
Memory" on page...
Owner's Manual - Page 85
...• If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is in the BIOS setup. U S B O V E R C U R R E N T E R R O R - NOTICE -... T - A PARAMETER OUT OF RANGE MAY OR MAY NOT INDICATE A POTENTIAL HARD DRIVE PROBLEM. -
See "Contacting Dell" on hard drive, no bootable floppy in floppy driver, the hard drive or floppy cable is loose, or no ...
Owner's Manual - Page 86
... wait until you see "Lockups and Software Problems" on page 66) and run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media.
4 Press any of the procedures in this section... safety instructions in Lockups and Software Problems (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
When to start the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media. It is optional and may not ship with...
Owner's Manual - Page 90
... sources, your computer might not work correctly. otherwise, contact your problem and, if necessary, update the driver. If you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue;
Windows XP
1 ...90
Troubleshooting Tools
If an exclamation point is the source of devices and check for Dell computers. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback
If a problem occurs on your Drivers and ...
Owner's Manual - Page 92
...Drivers and Utilities media is being reinstalled, then click Properties.
5 Click Driver→ Update Driver→ Install from the Drivers and Utilities media to your hard drive, you ... files are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities media program. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers
After extracting the driver files from a ...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
...received the computer. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore does not resolve your operating system ...problem. otherwise, contact your computer. If you are installing the driver.
4 Click Driver→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software.
5 Click Browse and browse to the location to...
Owner's Manual - Page 101
...the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information in the Dell™ Product Information
Guide. • A component can be replaceable by
performing ...Small flat-blade screwdriver • Small Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe • Flash BIOS executable update program on page 102. • You have performed the steps in "Turning Off Your Computer"...
Owner's Manual - Page 179
...computer to a USB device, the device must be used for the Current Boot
You can run the Dell Diagnostics on (or restart) your device is bootable, check the device documentation. • USB Flash ... When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in system setup (see the Microsoft Windows desktop. The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to be bootable.
NOTE: To boot to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
... the system board.
1 Turn on the computer. 2 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer at the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com. 3 Click Download Now to your desktop and is titled the same as the download BIOS update file.
8 Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the safety instructions located in this section...
Owner's Manual - Page 186
...and on different branch circuits. However, there is subject to correct the interference by Dell Inc. If necessary, consult a representative of the FCC Rules. These limits are encouraged... complies with the FCC regulations:
Product name: Model number: Company name:
Dell™ Vostro™ 400
DCMF
Dell Inc.
NOTICE: The FCC regulations provide that may not cause harmful interference....
Owner's Manual - Page 207
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A
audio. See sound
B
battery problems, 59 replacing, 150
beep codes, 82 BIOS, 174 boot sequence, 178
changing, 179-180 option settings, 178 booting to a ...105 crashes, 66-68 inside view, 105 stops responding, 66-67
conflicts software and hardware incompatibilities, 100
contacting Dell, 187
copying CDs general information, 28 helpful tips, 30 how to, 28
copying DVDs general information, 28 helpful...
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