Dell XPS 400 Support Question
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Question posted by manjjaa on October 13th, 2013
Dell Xps 400 Motherboard Does Not Control Cpu Fan
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Owner's Manual - Page 5
...the screen is difficult to read 51
3 Troubleshooting Tools 53
Diagnostic Lights 53 Dell Diagnostics 56
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 56 Drivers 57
What Is a Driver 57 Identifying Drivers ...Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 59 Restoring Your Operating System 59 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 60 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 61
4 Removing and Installing Parts 63
Before ...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... or DVD.
NOTE: The types of the window. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can also use Sonic DigitalMedia for available software patches on your computer or ... much memory and preventing DVD playback, adjust the display properties:
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click ...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. To access the Power Options Properties window:
1 Click the Start button and click Control... mode, the desktop is in standby...Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options.
To immediately activate standby mode without a period of the computer memory, Dell...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
...simultaneously. NOTE: The connector can benefit from the software manufacturer. To purchase a card, contact Dell. While many programs can accept 4-pin IEEE 1394 devices with multimedia devices because it speeds the... card that you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is ideal for Hyper-Threading and may have an optional ...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...to store data.
28
Setting Up and Using Your Computer Although several RAID configurations are available, Dell offers either a RAID level 0 configuration or a RAID level 1 configuration for RAID level ... for the data integrity requirements of digital photography and audio. The Intel® RAID controller on your computer. Data striping is not inherently better or worse than a RAID level...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
... mode and Options are installed when this mode, the computer is still operating as a quick on the optional Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 remote control.
Enabling the QRT Feature in System Setup
The QRT drivers must be installed before this feature is ordered. In this option is ordered...
Owner's Manual - Page 41
... E R S Do not use . The drive cannot read the disk. In some cases, you want to use first.
Contact Dell (see the documentation for installation instructions.
Insert a disk into the drive and try again. N O N -
The program that was...To remove and then reinstall the program:
1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. 2 Select the program ...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
...E S -
M O V E T H E M O N I G H T S - Fans, fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, and other electrical devices can cause the screen image to check for interference....TO ELIMINATE SUNLIGHT GLARE AND POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE
ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS - 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Themes. 2 Click Display and click the Settings tab. 3 Try ...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
... • Press any key on the keyboard • Press any key on the optional MCE
remote control
Another failure has occurred.
• Ensure that you removed, remove a different card, and then restart....
3 Repeat this process for resource conflicts (see page 59).
4 If the problem persists, contact Dell (see page 71).
• If there is an error message on your screen identifying a problem ...
Owner's Manual - Page 57
..., error codes, and the problem description.
A driver is a program that controls a device such as the keyboard driver, come with required drivers already installed-...Errors Help Configuration
Parameters
Function
Displays the results of specialized commands that use the device. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for the selected device. Each device has its own set of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 58
... the driver or install a new driver. Reinstalling Drivers
NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and ...icon. Identifying Drivers
If you installed the new driver.
58
Troubleshooting Tools Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click ...
Owner's Manual - Page 59
...and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system.
Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on...3 Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state
without affecting data files. To...
Owner's Manual - Page 60
...Next. Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore
The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore... to allow you prefer.
5 Click Next. If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that allows you to the Windows Classic view. The Select a Restore Point screen provides a calendar that you to return your Dell...
Owner's Manual - Page 61
...NOTICE: If you purchased the computer. To see if System Restore is enabled:
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click System. 4 Click the System Restore tab. 5 Ensure that appears, ...programs or files added since you reinstall Windows XP with www.dell.com appears at the top of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is unchecked.
Owner's Manual - Page 71
System Board Components
memory module connectors (1, 2, 3, 4) processor power connector
processor and heat sink connector
fan connector (CPU FAN)
fan cardcage connector
Serial 2 connector
battery socket (BATTERY)
memory fan connector
password jumper (PSWD)
floppy drive connector (FLOPPY)
front panel I/O connector
main power connector
IDE drive connector
SATA connectors (4) (SATA0, SATA1, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 73
... if you use four 1-GB DIMMs. Current operating systems, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP, can only use a maximum of 4 GB of address space; Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations ... computer supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory when you purchased the new modules from Dell. Removing and Installing Parts
73
Otherwise, your original memory modules from the computer during a memory...
Owner's Manual - Page 80
... over or behind the cards. If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell (see page 68). 3 If you installed a sound card:
a Enter system setup, select Integrated Audio Controller, and then change the setting to the card. See the documentation for the... want to disable the integrated network adapter: a Enter system setup, select Integrated NIC Controller, and then change the setting to Off.
Owner's Manual - Page 88
...computer.
8 Reseat the card retention mechanism in network connector:
a Enter system setup, select Integrated NIC Controller, and then change the setting to On.
NOTE: For full-length PCI-E cards, if a "... brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer you need a filler bracket, contact Dell (see page 126).
NOTICE: Ensure that you release the securing tab to the integrated connector ...
Owner's Manual - Page 98
...that came with the floppy drive for instructions on installing any software required for the fan and
cooling vents. 6 Close the computer cover.
floppy drive
shoulder screws (4)
2...wall jack and then plug it in to the computer. 7 Connect your computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics (see page 56).
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Removing and Installing Parts Installing a Floppy Drive
1 If you are installing...
Owner's Manual - Page 148
...49
specifications audio, 109 computer information, 109 connectors, 111 controls and lights, 112 drives, 111 environmental, 113 expansion bus,..., 123
transferring information to a new computer, 27
troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 56 diagnostic lights, 53 Hardware Troubleshooter, 59 Help..., 119 connectors, 66, 68
W
warranty, 9
Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 58 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, ...
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