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For information on using the Media Card Reader, see "Diagnostic Lights" on page 49. The light might also be on booting to attach headphones and most kinds of this button indicates power state. NOTICE: Ensure that there is a minimum of ...printers and keyboards. 5 FlexBay drive 6 microphone connector 7 headphone connector 8 diagnostic lights (4) 9 hard-drive activity light 10 power button, power light 11 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 12 vents Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. Press the power button to ensure that you connect occasionally, such...
For information on using the Media Card Reader, see "Diagnostic Lights" on page 49. The light might also be on booting to attach headphones and most kinds of this button indicates power state. NOTICE: Ensure that there is a minimum of ...printers and keyboards. 5 FlexBay drive 6 microphone connector 7 headphone connector 8 diagnostic lights (4) 9 hard-drive activity light 10 power button, power light 11 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 12 vents Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. Press the power button to ensure that you connect occasionally, such...
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... button Power light Diagnostic lights Standby power light Hard-drive activity light 15-hole connector RJ-45 connector two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors six connectors for poweron state. Blinking green in sleep state; When the computer is a solid amber light, this indicates a... problem with the power supply inside the computer. Appendix 109 amber light - If the system cannot boot and there is reading data from or writing data to the hard drive. four lights on the front panel (see "Power Problems" on the ...
... button Power light Diagnostic lights Standby power light Hard-drive activity light 15-hole connector RJ-45 connector two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors six connectors for poweron state. Blinking green in sleep state; When the computer is a solid amber light, this indicates a... problem with the power supply inside the computer. Appendix 109 amber light - If the system cannot boot and there is reading data from or writing data to the hard drive. four lights on the front panel (see "Power Problems" on the ...
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... Channel Mode, and a description of each PCI slot. NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the system. Lists the order that the BIOS will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as ... the internal floppy drive. • Off - System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on the computer or in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in this setting. enables the...
... Channel Mode, and a description of each PCI slot. NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the system. Lists the order that the BIOS will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as ... the internal floppy drive. • Off - System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on the computer or in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in this setting. enables the...
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...field configures the operating mode of the computer. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on every boot. Onboard enables the integrated video controller. No RAID support • RAID On - When the On w/ PXE or the On... • RAID Off - Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the computer. Auto enables the add-in the boot sequence list. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device. Appendix 113 Onboard Devices Integrated NIC (On default) Integrated Audio...
...field configures the operating mode of the computer. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on every boot. Onboard enables the integrated video controller. No RAID support • RAID On - When the On w/ PXE or the On... • RAID Off - Enables or disables the indicated group of USB ports on the computer. Auto enables the add-in the boot sequence list. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot from a USB device. Appendix 113 Onboard Devices Integrated NIC (On default) Integrated Audio...
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...the computer, the computer generates an error message. • Onboard CD-ROM Drive - Boot Sequence This feature allows you to press to continue or press to a USB port and restart the computer before selecting the option from the CD drive. If integrated NIC... if there is not connected, the computer generates an error message. • USB-Device, USB-Floppy, USB-CDROM - The computer attempts to change the boot sequence for devices. Numlock Key (On default) POST Hotkeys (Setup & Boot Menu default) Keyboard Errors (Report default) Determines the functionality of your keyboard. ...
...the computer, the computer generates an error message. • Onboard CD-ROM Drive - Boot Sequence This feature allows you to press to continue or press to a USB port and restart the computer before selecting the option from the CD drive. If integrated NIC... if there is not connected, the computer generates an error message. • USB-Device, USB-Floppy, USB-CDROM - The computer attempts to change the boot sequence for devices. Numlock Key (On default) POST Hotkeys (Setup & Boot Menu default) Keyboard Errors (Report default) Determines the functionality of your keyboard. ...
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and down-arrow keys to highlight the appropriate Boot Sequence option. 4 Press the U or D keys to move the option up - NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. NOTE: If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to access the menu. If you wait too long and... the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must be bootable. NOTE: To boot to continue. Appendix 117 To ensure that a device is bootable, check the device documentation. To make sure your...
and down-arrow keys to highlight the appropriate Boot Sequence option. 4 Press the U or D keys to move the option up - NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. NOTE: If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to access the menu. If you wait too long and... the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must be bootable. NOTE: To boot to continue. Appendix 117 To ensure that a device is bootable, check the device documentation. To make sure your...
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Index A audio. See sound B battery problems, 33 replacing, 104 BIOS, 111 boot sequence about, 115 changing, 117 option settings, 116 booting to a USB device, 117 C cards installing PCI, 71 installing PCI Express, 76 PCI, 70 PCI Express, 76 removing PCI, 75 removing PCI Express, 80 slots, 70... components inside, 64 crashes, 38-39 inside view, 64 restore to previous state, 55-56 stops responding, 38 connectors headphone, 12 microphone, 12 USB, 12 contacting Dell, 122 copying CDs general information, 20 helpful tips, 21 how to, 20 copying DVDs general information, 20 helpful tips, 21 how to, 20 ...
Index A audio. See sound B battery problems, 33 replacing, 104 BIOS, 111 boot sequence about, 115 changing, 117 option settings, 116 booting to a USB device, 117 C cards installing PCI, 71 installing PCI Express, 76 PCI, 70 PCI Express, 76 removing PCI, 75 removing PCI Express, 80 slots, 70... components inside, 64 crashes, 38-39 inside view, 64 restore to previous state, 55-56 stops responding, 38 connectors headphone, 12 microphone, 12 USB, 12 contacting Dell, 122 copying CDs general information, 20 helpful tips, 21 how to, 20 copying DVDs general information, 20 helpful tips, 21 how to, 20 ...
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... expansion bus, 108 memory, 107 specifications (continued) physical, 110 power, 110 processor, 107 technical, 107 video, 107 standby mode, 26 support contacting Dell, 122 policy, 120 support website, 10 system board, 65 System Restore, 55-56 system setup about, 111 entering, 111 options, 112 T technical ... 49 Hardware Troubleshooter, 55 Help and Support Center, 10 restore to previous state, 55-56 tips, 33 TV connect to computer, 23-24 U USB booting to devices, 117 connectors, 12 V vents, 12 front panel, 12 volume adjusting, 46 W warranty information, 9 Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 54...
... expansion bus, 108 memory, 107 specifications (continued) physical, 110 power, 110 processor, 107 technical, 107 video, 107 standby mode, 26 support contacting Dell, 122 policy, 120 support website, 10 system board, 65 System Restore, 55-56 system setup about, 111 entering, 111 options, 112 T technical ... 49 Hardware Troubleshooter, 55 Help and Support Center, 10 restore to previous state, 55-56 tips, 33 TV connect to computer, 23-24 U USB booting to devices, 117 connectors, 12 V vents, 12 front panel, 12 volume adjusting, 46 W warranty information, 9 Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 54...