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Dell™ Dimension™ E520 Service Tag Owner's Manual cover latch release CD or DVD eject button CD or DVD activity light FlexBay for optional floppy drive or Media Card Reader microphone connector headphone connector diagnostic lights hard-drive activity light power button/ power activity light USB 2.0 connectors (2) power connector network adapter Model DCSM sound connectors (integrated) (6) optional VGA video connector (integrated) USB 2.0 connectors (6) PCI Express graphics card card slots for PCI Express x16 (1), PCI (2), PCI Express x1 (1) www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Dell™ Dimension™ E520 Service Tag Owner's Manual cover latch release CD or DVD eject button CD or DVD activity light FlexBay for optional floppy drive or Media Card Reader microphone connector headphone connector diagnostic lights hard-drive activity light power button/ power activity light USB 2.0 connectors (2) power connector network adapter Model DCSM sound connectors (integrated) (6) optional VGA video connector (integrated) USB 2.0 connectors (6) PCI Express graphics card card slots for PCI Express x16 (1), PCI (2), PCI Express x1 (1) www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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...28 Troubleshooting RAID 29 Recovering From a Multiple Hard Drive Failure Using the Intel® RAID Option ROM Utility 29 Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 29 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 30 Dell™ DataSafe (Optional 30 2 Solving ...Problems 31 Troubleshooting Tips 31 Battery Problems 31 Drive Problems 32 CD and DVD drive problems 32 Hard drive problems 33 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 33 Error ...
...28 Troubleshooting RAID 29 Recovering From a Multiple Hard Drive Failure Using the Intel® RAID Option ROM Utility 29 Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 29 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode 30 Dell™ DataSafe (Optional 30 2 Solving ...Problems 31 Troubleshooting Tips 31 Battery Problems 31 Drive Problems 32 CD and DVD drive problems 32 Hard drive problems 33 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 33 Error ...
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... Express Cards 77 Drive Panel 82 Removing the Drive Panel 83 Removing the Drive-Panel Insert 84 Replacing the Drive-Panel Insert 84 Replacing the Drive Panel 85 Drives 86 Connecting Drive Cables 87 Drive Interface Connectors 87 Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Cables 88 Hard Drive 88 Removing a Hard Drive 88 Installing a Hard Drive 90 Adding a Second Hard Drive 91 Floppy Drive 93 Removing a Floppy Drive 93 Installing a Floppy...
... Express Cards 77 Drive Panel 82 Removing the Drive Panel 83 Removing the Drive-Panel Insert 84 Replacing the Drive-Panel Insert 84 Replacing the Drive Panel 85 Drives 86 Connecting Drive Cables 87 Drive Interface Connectors 87 Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Cables 88 Hard Drive 88 Removing a Hard Drive 88 Installing a Hard Drive 90 Adding a Second Hard Drive 91 Floppy Drive 93 Removing a Floppy Drive 93 Installing a Floppy...
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...are located on my computer configuration, product specifications, and white papers • Downloads - as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with...support. • Solutions - DSS provides critical updates for correct operation of your region to System and Configuration Utilities, and click Dell Desktop System Software. 10 Finding Information Service call and order status, warranty, and repair information • Service and support - ...
...are located on my computer configuration, product specifications, and white papers • Downloads - as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, online discussions with...support. • Solutions - DSS provides critical updates for correct operation of your region to System and Configuration Utilities, and click Dell Desktop System Software. 10 Finding Information Service call and order status, warranty, and repair information • Service and support - ...
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.... When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK. • If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that have inserted your computer hard drive. This section applies only to that CD-R again (see the... Sonic documentation for available software patches on CDs. 18 Setting Up and Using Your Computer For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell™...
.... When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive and click OK. • If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that have inserted your computer hard drive. This section applies only to that CD-R again (see the... Sonic documentation for available software patches on CDs. 18 Setting Up and Using Your Computer For help, open Sonic DigitalMedia and then click the question mark icon in Dell™...
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... click Network Setup Wizard. 2 On the welcome screen, click Next. 3 Click Checklist for creating a network. You can reduce power to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you can reduce the amount of sharing files, printers, or an Internet connection between computers in before it entered the mode. 24 Setting Up...
... click Network Setup Wizard. 2 On the welcome screen, click Next. 3 Click Checklist for creating a network. You can reduce power to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you can reduce the amount of sharing files, printers, or an Internet connection between computers in before it entered the mode. 24 Setting Up...
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... Home Edition. To exit from standby mode, press a key on the hard drive and then completely turning off the display and the hard drive after a defined period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you.... Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by . NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security ...
... Home Edition. To exit from standby mode, press a key on the hard drive and then completely turning off the display and the hard drive after a defined period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you.... Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by . NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security ...
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...hibernates field, and then select a time-out from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button to time-out before the hard drive. Each scheme has different settings for a scheme, click the drop-down menu. If you set the monitor to time-out before the monitor ... scheme from the Power schemes drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for extended periods of time. To avoid this problem, always set the hard drive (hard disk) to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, or turn off the computer. To program these functions, click an option from batteries for...
...hibernates field, and then select a time-out from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button to time-out before the hard drive. Each scheme has different settings for a scheme, click the drop-down menu. If you set the monitor to time-out before the monitor ... scheme from the Power schemes drop-down menu in the Windows taskbar for extended periods of time. To avoid this problem, always set the hard drive (hard disk) to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, or turn off the computer. To program these functions, click an option from batteries for...
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...the computer industry for Hyper-Threading and may require an update from Hyper-Threading, some programs have selected when you purchased your Dell computer with RAID, your computer has been configured with your computer. The Intel RAID controller on page 113. Setting Up and...® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is using Hyper-Threading with two hard drives that can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one physical processor to function as two logical processors, capable of performing certain tasks simultaneously...
...the computer industry for Hyper-Threading and may require an update from Hyper-Threading, some programs have selected when you purchased your Dell computer with RAID, your computer has been configured with your computer. The Intel RAID controller on page 113. Setting Up and...® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later operating system because Windows XP is using Hyper-Threading with two hard drives that can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one physical processor to function as two logical processors, capable of performing certain tasks simultaneously...
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...for RAID level 1 segment 1 segment 2 segment 3 segment 4 segment 5 segment 6 hard drive 1 segment 1 duplicated segment 2 duplicated segment 3 duplicated segment 4 duplicated segment 5 duplicated segment 6 duplicated hard drive 2 If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to determine the current state of ...the physical drives installed in your RAID configuration. Verifying That RAID Is Working Your computer displays information pertaining to your hard drives has failed. Your RAID configuration is then duplicated...
...for RAID level 1 segment 1 segment 2 segment 3 segment 4 segment 5 segment 6 hard drive 1 segment 1 duplicated segment 2 duplicated segment 3 duplicated segment 4 duplicated segment 5 duplicated segment 6 duplicated hard drive 2 If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to determine the current state of ...the physical drives installed in your RAID configuration. Verifying That RAID Is Working Your computer displays information pertaining to your hard drives has failed. Your RAID configuration is then duplicated...
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...Utility NOTE: The following steps can be performed only after the operating system and the Intel Matrix Storage Console have been replaced (see "Hard Drive" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 10 Use the up - One method uses the Intel RAID Option ROM utility ...and is displayed on page 88). Although hard drives of any data lost during the hard drive failure. and down -arrow keys to launch the Intel Storage Utility. 2 Click the Restore RAID 1 data protection button. Troubleshooting...
...Utility NOTE: The following steps can be performed only after the operating system and the Intel Matrix Storage Console have been replaced (see "Hard Drive" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 10 Use the up - One method uses the Intel RAID Option ROM utility ...and is displayed on page 88). Although hard drives of any data lost during the hard drive failure. and down -arrow keys to launch the Intel Storage Utility. 2 Click the Restore RAID 1 data protection button. Troubleshooting...
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...SATA Operation, and press . 4 Press the left - and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and press to the new hard drive. Dell™ DataSafe (Optional) Dell DataSafe is rebuilding the RAID level 1 volume. and right-arrow keys to RAID-Enabled Mode 1 Enter system setup (see "System ...protect your valuable data such as data loss from system crashes, hard drive failures, software corruption, viruses, and other accidents. With Dell DataSafe, you will have a selected area on page 114. 5 Press the left - Not only does Dell DataSafe help you the power to a healthy state after a ...
...SATA Operation, and press . 4 Press the left - and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and press to the new hard drive. Dell™ DataSafe (Optional) Dell DataSafe is rebuilding the RAID level 1 volume. and right-arrow keys to RAID-Enabled Mode 1 Enter system setup (see "System ...protect your valuable data such as data loss from system crashes, hard drive failures, software corruption, viruses, and other accidents. With Dell DataSafe, you will have a selected area on page 114. 5 Press the left - Not only does Dell DataSafe help you the power to a healthy state after a ...
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... A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G S - Hard drive problems RUN CHECK DISK - 1 Click the Start button and click My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk C:. 3 Click Properties. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking...O U T L O O K ® E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G T O A C D / D V D - NOTE: Connect the modem to a CD/DVD-RW drive C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S - Search for and attempt recovery of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in Windows Help. Solving Problems 33 Problems writing to an...
... A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G S - Hard drive problems RUN CHECK DISK - 1 Click the Start button and click My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk C:. 3 Click Properties. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking...O U T L O O K ® E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G T O A C D / D V D - NOTE: Connect the modem to a CD/DVD-RW drive C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S - Search for and attempt recovery of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in Windows Help. Solving Problems 33 Problems writing to an...
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... its documentation or on a floppy disk or CD. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS Solving Problems 37 A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Software usually includes installation instructions in an environment similar to nonWindows XP operating system...
... its documentation or on a floppy disk or CD. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - BACK UP YOUR FILES IMMEDIATELY USE A VIRUS-SCANNING PROGRAM TO CHECK THE HARD DRIVE, FLOPPY DISKS, OR CDS Solving Problems 37 A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Software usually includes installation instructions in an environment similar to nonWindows XP operating system...
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... • If you know works and restart the computer. • If the problem persists or the computer has integrated graphics, contact Dell (see "Installing Memory" on page 124). Continue until you are installing are compatible with your computer (see "Installing Memory" on page ... you have two or more memory modules installed, remove the modules, reinstall one module (see "Contacting Dell" on page 70), and then restart the computer. Reinstall all USB devices, check cable connections, and then restart the computer. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has occurred.
... • If you know works and restart the computer. • If the problem persists or the computer has integrated graphics, contact Dell (see "Installing Memory" on page 124). Continue until you are installing are compatible with your computer (see "Installing Memory" on page ... you have two or more memory modules installed, remove the modules, reinstall one module (see "Contacting Dell" on page 70), and then restart the computer. Reinstall all USB devices, check cable connections, and then restart the computer. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has occurred.
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...POST. All four lights flash when None. Troubleshooting Tools 49 If the computer starts normally, troubleshoot the last card removed from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive (see "Drives" on page 86). • If there is an error message on your computer (see "System Setup" on page 113). ...• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 124). computer is correct for each card. check system setup to ensure ...
...POST. All four lights flash when None. Troubleshooting Tools 49 If the computer starts normally, troubleshoot the last card removed from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive (see "Drives" on page 86). • If there is an error message on your computer (see "System Setup" on page 113). ...• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 124). computer is correct for each card. check system setup to ensure ...
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...CD only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. • If you received an Operating System CD with your hard drive to the operating state it to resolve the incompatibility. Use System Restore as the first solution for which you previously extracted the driver...System Restore returns your operating system problem. Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer to resolve a hardware conflict on the hard drive and removes any applications installed after you...
...CD only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. • If you received an Operating System CD with your hard drive to the operating state it to resolve the incompatibility. Use System Restore as the first solution for which you previously extracted the driver...System Restore returns your operating system problem. Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on my computer, and click Next. Use PC Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer to resolve a hardware conflict on the hard drive and removes any applications installed after you...
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NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec is not available in all countries or on the hard drive and removes any files or programs until the system restoration is...use PC Restore: 1 Turn on . If you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Troubleshooting Tools 55 If possible, back up all data on all open files and exit any open programs. Do... not alter, open, or delete any applications or drivers installed after you received your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you do not press in the following step. 3 On ...
NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec is not available in all countries or on the hard drive and removes any files or programs until the system restoration is...use PC Restore: 1 Turn on . If you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Troubleshooting Tools 55 If possible, back up all data on all open files and exit any open programs. Do... not alter, open, or delete any applications or drivers installed after you received your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you do not press in the following step. 3 On ...
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... computer. After you have removed Dell PC Restore, you must log on the hard drive. 5 Click Yes when a confirmation message appears. there is restored to its original state. The computer restarts. Because the computer is no partition to delete. 4 Click OK to c:\dell\utilities\DSR. 3 Double-click ... is deleted and the newly available disk space is added to the free space allocation on as administrator. Removing Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your computer, even to use it , and you do not log...
... computer. After you have removed Dell PC Restore, you must log on the hard drive. 5 Click Yes when a confirmation message appears. there is restored to its original state. The computer restarts. Because the computer is no partition to delete. 4 Click OK to c:\dell\utilities\DSR. 3 Double-click ... is deleted and the newly available disk space is added to the free space allocation on as administrator. Removing Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your computer, even to use it , and you do not log...
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...System Restore" on page 54). NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. Use the ResourceCD to the operating state it was in before you installed the ...on the screen to complete. Click Exit if the Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your system. To reinstall ...
...System Restore" on page 54). NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. Use the ResourceCD to the operating state it was in before you installed the ...on the screen to complete. Click Exit if the Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your system. To reinstall ...