Dell XPS Gen 3 Support Question
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Question posted by ypeAlenn on August 14th, 2014
What Pci Express Version Is Dell Xps Gen 3
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Gen 3
headphone connector
microphone connector USB 2.0 connectors (2) IEEE 1394 connector
serial port parallel port
keyboard connector USB 2.0 connectors (6) VGA video connector
PCI card (4), PCI Express x1 card (1), PCI Express x16 card (1) slots
fans (2)
fans (2) diagnostic lights mouse connector cover latch release network adapter connector TV-OUT connector ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... Blank CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs 27 Helpful Tips 27
Network Setup Wizard 28
2 Optimizing Performance
Hyper-Threading 29 Overclocking 29 PCI Express Cards 30
Contents
3
Owner's Manual - Page 6
Cards 73 PCI Cards 74 PCI Express Cards 77
Drives 82 General Installation Guidelines 82 Connecting Drive Cables 83
Hard Drive 84 Removing a Hard Drive 84 Installing a Hard Drive 85 Adding a Second ...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... • Downloads -
Dell Support Website -
Online discussion with other Dell
customers • Upgrades - The Express Service Code is not available in all countries. The Dell Support website provides several online....
•Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use Windows XP • Documentation for my computer • Documentation for components, such
as a...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
Setting Up and Using Your Computer
13
Setting Up and Using Your Computer
Opening the Drive Door
Changing the Backlight Color
You can use this exclusive Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Gen 3 feature either to change the color of the backlight that illuminates the Dell name and displays around the badge on the front of your computer, or to turn off the backlight entirely.
Owner's Manual - Page 17
About Serial ATA Drives
Your Dell™ Dimension™ XPS computer supports up to ensure that you might have selected when you purchased ... unallocated (and therefore unusable) space.
The Intel RAID controller on the primary monitor.
2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the Help and Support Center (click the Start button, click Help and Support, click User and system guides...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... installed in a computer all share a common bus, but each direction simultaneously, while PCI bus bandwidth is the next generation technology for graphics cards and PCI cards. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
PCI Express Cards
PCI Express is 133 MB/s in a PCI card slot). The PCI Express x16 card slot replaces the AGP graphics card slot.
Activities such as video conferencing...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer. 9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you see the Windows desktop. Starting the Dell Diagnostics ... boot sequence for your computer (see page 52). If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for one time only.
Owner's Manual - Page 54
...
1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the ResourceCD... prompts on the device icon. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and click...Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer after you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with the previously installed version...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
... the name of your computer. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore
The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you to the hardware,... drivers for information on the screen. To access help, see the Windows desktop, reinsert the ResourceCD. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If those drivers are installing the driver....
Owner's Manual - Page 66
...a handheld device, to the computer. Turn off the computer and any installed PCI cards (four slots) and PCI Express cards (one x16 slot and one x1 slot).
19 power supply fans
For ... connector (optional). NOTE: For optimum performance, install a modem card only in connector - www.dell.com | support.dell.com
4 TV-OUT connector
Connects your monitor has a DVI connector, plug it into a sound...
Owner's Manual - Page 69
... speaker (SPKR)
card fan connector (PCI_FAN) clear CMOS jumper (CMOS) backlight connector (LED)
IEEE 1394 connector (1394)
battery socket (BATTERY)
rear fan connector (REAR FAN1)
PCI-Express x1 card connector
power connector (12V PWR)
PCI-Express x16 card connector
PCI card connectors (PCI SLOT 1, PCI SLOT 2, PCI SLOT 3, PCI SLOT 4)
Removing and Installing Parts
69
Owner's Manual - Page 74
... edge connector
card connector
74
Removing and Installing Parts www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Your Dell™ computer provides the following slots for PCI and PCI Express cards: • Four PCI card slots • One PCI Express x16 card slot • One PCI Express x1 card slot
PCI Cards
If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card...
Owner's Manual - Page 77
... the next section. PCI Express Cards
Your computer supports one PCI Express x16 card and one PCI Express x1 card. If you are removing but not replacing a PCI Express card, see "Removing a PCI Express Card" on page 74. If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, see page 123). If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell (see "Installing a PCI Card" on page 81...
Owner's Manual - Page 78
...
lever x16 card
securing slot securing tab edge connector
card connector
x1 card edge connector card connector
78
Removing and Installing Parts
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Installing a PCI Express Card 1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 61. 2 Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention...
Owner's Manual - Page 81
... cable to maintain FCC certification of the computer.
11 Install any cables connected to On. Removing a PCI Express Card
1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 61. 2 Press the lever on... the securing tab, grasp the card by its
connector. 6 If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell (see page 114), select Network Controller, and then change the setting to the card. 4 If your...
Owner's Manual - Page 110
...dell.com
Video Type Expansion Bus Bus type
Bus speed
PCI Express
PCI 2.3 PCI Express x1 and x16 PCI: 33 MHz PCI Express:
x1 slot bidirectional speed - 500 MB/s x16 slot bidirectional speed - 8 GB/s
PCI
connector
four
connector size
120 pins
connector data width (maximum) 32 bits
PCI Express
connector
one x1
connector size
36 pins
connector data width (maximum) 1 PCI Express lane
PCI...
Owner's Manual - Page 111
...mouse) USB Audio
System board connectors: Primary IDE drive Serial ATA Floppy drive Fan PCI 2.3 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Telephony (TAPI)
Controls and Lights Power control Power light
Hard-drive access ... (LFE) channel; solid amber indicates an internal power problem (see "Power Problems" on PCI local bus four 7-pin connectors 34-pin connector 5-pin connector four 120-pin connectors 36-...
Owner's Manual - Page 141
... a USB device, 118
C
cards installing PCI, 74 installing PCI Express, 78 PCI, 74 PCI Express, 77 PCI Express slots, 66 PCI slots, 66 removing PCI, 76 removing PCI Express, 81 slots, 66, 73 types supported,..., 65 opening, 67
D
Dell contacting, 123 Dell Dimension Help file, 10 Dell Solution Center, 9 support policy, 121 support site, 11
Dell Diagnostics, 50
Dell Premier Support website, 10
diagnostic...
Owner's Manual - Page 143
... 28
O
operating system CD, 12 reinstalling, 12 reinstalling Windows XP, 57
Operating System CD, 12 overclocking, 29
P
password clearing, 119 jumper, 119
PCI cards installing, 74 removing, 76
PCI Express cards installing, 78 removing, 81
performance overclocking, 29
power button,...two, 15-16 connect VGA, 15-16 display settings, 17 extended desktop mode, 17 hard to read, 44 problems, 44
motherboard.
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