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Popular Dell Dimension 8400 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 1
... button
*On computers with a floppy drive. power connector voltage selection switch
serial connector keyboard connector
center/LFE connector line-out connector microphone connector
USB 2.0 connectors (6)
VGA video connector TV-OUT connector** optional sound-card connectors**
parallel connector diagnostic lights
mouse connector surround connector
line-in connector network adapter
DVI connector
PCI...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles
from technicians, and online courses • Community - Upgrade information for devices (such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - www.dell.com | support.dell.com
What Are You Looking For? • Service Tag and Express Service Code • Microsoft Windows License Label
• Latest drivers for my ...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... provide high-speed Internet access through your printer. See the documentation that provide Internet access through your existing telephone
line. Setting Up and Using Your Computer
13 To connect to the Internet, you set up connections that came with your local cable TV line. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel.
5 Install the printer driver...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
...: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in certain windows. Standby Mode
Standby mode conserves power by . To set standby mode to automatically activate after a time-out. To immediately activate standby mode without a period of inactivity, click the Start button, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Stand by turning off the display and the hard drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... time to the state it entered hibernate mode. To access the Power Options Properties window:
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 4 Define your computer with enough disk space to store the contents of the standard Windows schemes installed on your hard drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
...the problem, then use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with a [!]) on your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore to return your computer 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.
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under...
Owner's Manual - Page 56
... any applications installed after you set your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your computer.
System Restore does not monitor your data files. Creating a Restore Point
1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click System Restore. 3 Follow the instructions on the hard drive and removes any...
Owner's Manual - Page 71
... (POWER)
memory module connectors (1, 2, 3, 4) processor fan connector (CPU FAN)
password jumper (PASS)
processor and heat-sink connector
processor power connector (12V PWR) back of computer
hard-drive activity light for add-in cards (SCSI LED)
front-panel connector (FRONT PANEL)
internal speaker (SPKR)
card fan connector (PCI FAN) clear CMOS jumper (CLR CMOS) battery socket (BATTERY) PCI...
Owner's Manual - Page 110
...back panel (See "Diagnostic Lights" on page 49.)
AUX_PWR on the system board
Power
DC power supply:
Wattage
350 W
Heat dissipation
460.7 BTU/hr
Voltage (see "Power Problems" on integrated network adapter) Diagnostic lights Standby power light
push button
green light -
off (no light) - www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Controls and Lights Power control Power light
Hard-drive access light...
Owner's Manual - Page 132
...) Technical Support Customer Service (Xiamen, China) Transaction Sales (Xiamen, China) Website: support.ap.dell.com Technical Support (Dell Precision, OptiPlex, and Latitude) Technical Support (Dimension, Inspiron, and Electronics and Accessories) Technical Support (PowerApp, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and PowerVault) Customer Service (Penang, Malaysia) Transaction Sales Corporate Sales
Area Codes...
Owner's Manual - Page 141
... device, 116
C
card fan installing, 86 problems, 33
cards installing PCI, 76 installing PCI Express, 81 PCI, 76 PCI Express, 81 PCI Express card fan, 86 PCI Express slots, 64 PCI slots, 64 removing PCI, 80 removing PCI Express, 85
cards (continued) slots, 64, 75 types supported, 75
CD/DVD drive activity light, 61 eject button, 61 front-panel inserts, 94 installing, 101 problems, 34 removing, 100...
Owner's Manual - Page 142
... light, 61 eject button, 61 front-panel inserts, 94 installing, 98 removing, 97 front door hinge arms, 65 reattaching, 65 front-panel inserts, 94
H
hard drive activity light, 61 installing, 92 installing second, 93 problems, 35 removing, 91
hardware Dell Diagnostics, 52 drives, RAID configuration, 20
Hardware Troubleshooter, 58
headphone connector, 62
Help and Support Center, 10
help file Windows...
Owner's Manual - Page 143
... battery, 33 blue screen, 39 card fan, 33
Index
143 K
keyboard connector, 65 problems, 38
L
labels Microsoft Windows, 10 Service Tag, 10, 62
lights back of computer, 49 CD/DVD drive activity, 61 diagnostic, 49, 63 floppy drive activity, 61 hard drive activity, 61
M
memory 4-GB configurations, 73 DDR2 overview, 72 installation guidelines, 72 installing, 73 problems, 40 removing, 75 type supported...
Owner's Manual - Page 144
... surround, 64
speaker problems, 45 volume, 45
specifications audio, 108 computer information, 107 connectors, 109 controls and lights, 110 drives, 109 environmental, 111 expansion bus, 108 memory, 107 physical, 110 power, 110 processor, 107 technical, 107 video, 107
standby mode, 29
support contacting Dell, 123 policy, 119
support.dell.com, 10
system board, 71
System Restore, 56
system setup about...
Owner's Manual - Page 145
... 19-20, 64
U
USB booting to devices, 116 connectors, 62, 65
V
VGA connector, 64
video connector, 64 problems, 46
voltage selection switch, 63
volume adjusting, 45
W
warranty information, 9
Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 55 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 28 Hardware Troubleshooter, 58 Help and Support Center, 10 Hyper-Threading, 31 Network Setup Wizard, 29 Program Compatibility Wizard, 39...
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