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...damaged, or otherwise illegible, contact Dell to select the appropriate configuration for your computer documentation for contact information). 3 Replace the bottom access panel. Once the initialization is complete, the computer shuts down. 8 Reconnect the network cable and the mass storage devices like hard drives or USB flash keys. 5 ... make the wrong selection, your Service Manual. 4 Disconnect the network cable, if applicable, and the mass storage devices like hard drives or USB flash keys. 9 Restart the computer. If you to obtain your configuration-mode number (see your computer.
...damaged, or otherwise illegible, contact Dell to select the appropriate configuration for your computer documentation for contact information). 3 Replace the bottom access panel. Once the initialization is complete, the computer shuts down. 8 Reconnect the network cable and the mass storage devices like hard drives or USB flash keys. 5 ... make the wrong selection, your Service Manual. 4 Disconnect the network cable, if applicable, and the mass storage devices like hard drives or USB flash keys. 9 Restart the computer. If you to obtain your configuration-mode number (see your computer.
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Processor Processor type L2 cache Front-side bus frequency Hard Drives Hard drive Second hard drive (optional) Intel® Core™2 Quad Extreme Edition processor 12 MB 1067 MHz SATA media bay System Information System chipset Data bus width DRAM bus ...
Processor Processor type L2 cache Front-side bus frequency Hard Drives Hard drive Second hard drive (optional) Intel® Core™2 Quad Extreme Edition processor 12 MB 1067 MHz SATA media bay System Information System chipset Data bus width DRAM bus ...
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also measured with hard drive in head-parked position and a 2 ms halfsine pulse for operating; Environmental (continued) Maximum vibration (using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment): Operating 0.66 GRMS Storage 1.3 GRMS Maximum shock (measured with hard drive in operating status and a 2 ms half-sine pulse for storage): Operating 143 G Storage 163 G Altitude (maximum): Operating -15.2 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Storage -15.2 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Specifications 31
also measured with hard drive in head-parked position and a 2 ms halfsine pulse for operating; Environmental (continued) Maximum vibration (using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment): Operating 0.66 GRMS Storage 1.3 GRMS Maximum shock (measured with hard drive in operating status and a 2 ms half-sine pulse for storage): Operating 143 G Storage 163 G Altitude (maximum): Operating -15.2 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Storage -15.2 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) Specifications 31
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...memory modules and, if necessary, replace them . See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. The operation requires a hard drive in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on the disk, or the disk is too large to commands from a ... does not match the memory installed in the hard drive bay. Then, shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in filenames. C D D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I V E - The hard drive failed initialization. DRIVE NOT READY - Try copying the file to ...
...memory modules and, if necessary, replace them . See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. The operation requires a hard drive in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on the disk, or the disk is too large to commands from a ... does not match the memory installed in the hard drive bay. Then, shut down the computer, remove the hard drive (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in filenames. C D D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I V E - The hard drive failed initialization. DRIVE NOT READY - Try copying the file to ...
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... mouse during the boot routine. For external keyboards, check the cable connection. H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E - Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). HA R D -DISK DRIVE FAILURE - Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. HA R D - The hard drive may be defective. Then, shut down the computer, remove the...
... mouse during the boot routine. For external keyboards, check the cable connection. H A R D - D I S K D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L U R E - Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 42). HA R D -DISK DRIVE FAILURE - Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. HA R D - The hard drive may be defective. Then, shut down the computer, remove the...
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... EXPECTING VALUE - See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. If the hard drive is your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. Dell™ MediaDirect™ cannot verify the Digital Rights ... R E - Try to run the program again. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. The computer cannot find the hard drive. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them . See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. The software you are attempting to run is installed...
... EXPECTING VALUE - See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. If the hard drive is your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. Dell™ MediaDirect™ cannot verify the Digital Rights ... R E - Try to run the program again. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. The computer cannot find the hard drive. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them . See your Service Manual at support.dell.com for more information. The software you are attempting to run is installed...
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...N D - D L L F I R E D . If a large number of sectors are trying to open . EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN - Reinstall the hard drive (see "Contacting Dell" on the system board may be malfunctioning. The program that you are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the... Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on the hard drive. If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 65). N O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D - N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T - Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell"...
...N D - D L L F I R E D . If a large number of sectors are trying to open . EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN - Reinstall the hard drive (see "Contacting Dell" on the system board may be malfunctioning. The program that you are defective, back up the data (if possible), and then reformat the... Dell Diagnostics (see "Contacting Dell" on the hard drive. If the problem persists, contact Dell (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 65). N O B O O T S E C T O R O N H A R D D R I N G S YS T E M N O T F O U N D - N O T I M E R T I C K I N T E R R U P T - Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell"...
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... malfunctioning. Replace the battery, or connect the computer to restore the data by entering the system setup program, then immediately exit the program (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the hard drive. otherwise, activate hibernate mode or shut down the computer. OF - If the problem persists, try again. System Messages NOTE: If the message you...
... malfunctioning. Replace the battery, or connect the computer to restore the data by entering the system setup program, then immediately exit the program (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the hard drive. otherwise, activate hibernate mode or shut down the computer. OF - If the problem persists, try again. System Messages NOTE: If the message you...
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... Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com). No bootable partition on hard drive, or the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • If the hard drive is your Service Manual at support.dell.com. Disconnect the USB device. A PARAMETER OUT OF RANGE MAY OR M A Y N O T I N D I C A T E A P O T E N T I A L H A R D D R I N T E R R U P T - CMOS CHECKSUM...
... Possible motherboard failure or RTC battery low. See your Service Manual at support.dell.com). No bootable partition on hard drive, or the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • If the hard drive is your Service Manual at support.dell.com. Disconnect the USB device. A PARAMETER OUT OF RANGE MAY OR M A Y N O T I N D I C A T E A P O T E N T I A L H A R D D R I N T E R R U P T - CMOS CHECKSUM...
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...continue to be working properly. 2 Turn on your hard drive or from the Drivers and Utilities media. Select Diagnostics from the start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on (or restart) your computer. 3 When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. On the ... diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from your hard drive, and follow the instructions on page 65. 1 Ensure that the computer is connected to start menu and press . Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen ...
...continue to be working properly. 2 Turn on your hard drive or from the Drivers and Utilities media. Select Diagnostics from the start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on (or restart) your computer. 3 When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. On the ... diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from your hard drive, and follow the instructions on page 65. 1 Ensure that the computer is connected to start menu and press . Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen ...
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... CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to support.dell.com/technicalupdate. 48 Troubleshooting To enroll for content, format, and how frequently you are unable to 10 seconds (until the computer... Use a virus-scanning program to check the hard drive, floppy disks, CDs, or DVDs • Save and close any open files or programs and shut down your computer through the Start menu Dell Technical Update Service The Dell Technical Update service provides proactive e-mail notification of...
... CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements needed to support.dell.com/technicalupdate. 48 Troubleshooting To enroll for content, format, and how frequently you are unable to 10 seconds (until the computer... Use a virus-scanning program to check the hard drive, floppy disks, CDs, or DVDs • Save and close any open files or programs and shut down your computer through the Start menu Dell Technical Update Service The Dell Technical Update service provides proactive e-mail notification of...
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...and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If you are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program. otherwise, contact your computer appears. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your hard drive as described in your operating system. A ...In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts running automatically. Manually Reinstalling Drivers After extracting the driver files to your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window ...
...and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If you are not displayed, exit the Drivers and Utilities program. otherwise, contact your computer appears. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your hard drive as described in your operating system. A ...In most cases, the Drivers and Utilities program starts running automatically. Manually Reinstalling Drivers After extracting the driver files to your media drive directory to display the media contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window ...
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...Update Driver→ Browse my computer for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer ...in an undesirable operating state. Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you to return your computer to your computer are completely reversible. 54 Reinstalling Software Using ...
...Update Driver→ Browse my computer for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer ...in an undesirable operating state. Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you to return your computer to your computer are completely reversible. 54 Reinstalling Software Using ...
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...programs or files added since you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to Windows XP. NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200... the computer. This option restore your operating system. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) only as the last method to restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you received ...
...programs or files added since you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to Windows XP. NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in when you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200... the computer. This option restore your operating system. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) only as the last method to restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in certain countries or on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you received ...
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...may take 5 or more minutes to complete. 8 Click Finish to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. See "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on your primary hard drive. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use Microsoft... the computer. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 On the Dell Factory Restore Image welcome screen, click Next. NOTE: Depending upon...
...may take 5 or more minutes to complete. 8 Click Finish to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. See "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on your primary hard drive. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use Microsoft... the computer. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 On the Dell Factory Restore Image welcome screen, click Next. NOTE: Depending upon...
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... Contents Safety, Regulatory, Warranty, and Support Documentation This type of information may have shipped with your hard drive and at the following location: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. • Warranty information • Terms and Conditions (U.S. Microsoft® Windows® ... your operating system product key. 68 Finding Information For additional regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.dell.com at support.dell.com. only) • Safety instructions • Regulatory information • Ergonomics information • End User License ...
... Contents Safety, Regulatory, Warranty, and Support Documentation This type of information may have shipped with your hard drive and at the following location: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. • Warranty information • Terms and Conditions (U.S. Microsoft® Windows® ... your operating system product key. 68 Finding Information For additional regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.dell.com at support.dell.com. only) • Safety instructions • Regulatory information • Ergonomics information • End User License ...
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..., 42 starting from the Drivers and Utilities media, 43 starting from your hard drive, 43 Dell Factory Image Restore, 56 Dell Technology Guide, 68 DellConnect, 60 diagnostics beep codes, 34 Dell, 42 power lights, 9, 33 documentation, 67 Dell Technology Guide, 68 Service Manual, 68 drivers, 51 Drivers and Utilities media, 67 identifying, 51 reinstalling, 52 returning...
..., 42 starting from the Drivers and Utilities media, 43 starting from your hard drive, 43 Dell Factory Image Restore, 56 Dell Technology Guide, 68 DellConnect, 60 diagnostics beep codes, 34 Dell, 42 power lights, 9, 33 documentation, 67 Dell Technology Guide, 68 Service Manual, 68 drivers, 51 Drivers and Utilities media, 67 identifying, 51 reinstalling, 52 returning...
Service Manual
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.... CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Trademarks used in trademarks and trade names other countries. Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M4400 Service Manual Troubleshooting Before Working on Your Computer Base Assembly Hinge Covers Hard Drive WLAN Card WWAN Card WPAN/UWB Card Fan Heat Sinks Processor Module Memory Coin-Cell Battery Modular...
.... CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Trademarks used in trademarks and trade names other countries. Dell Precision™ Mobile Workstation M4400 Service Manual Troubleshooting Before Working on Your Computer Base Assembly Hinge Covers Hard Drive WLAN Card WWAN Card WPAN/UWB Card Fan Heat Sinks Processor Module Memory Coin-Cell Battery Modular...
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...slide the bottom of the base assembly toward the front of the computer 1/8th inch, then lift to Contents Page Base Assembly Dell Precision™ Service Manual Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly Replacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly Removing the Base Assembly Replacing ...the M2.5 x 5-mm captive screw. 3. Follow the procedure After Working on Your Computer. 2. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly). 6. Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Hard Drive). 4. Back to remove it. 1 M2.5 x 5-mm captive screw 2 rubber feet 3 bottom of the...
...slide the bottom of the base assembly toward the front of the computer 1/8th inch, then lift to Contents Page Base Assembly Dell Precision™ Service Manual Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly Replacing the Bottom of the Base Assembly Removing the Base Assembly Replacing ...the M2.5 x 5-mm captive screw. 3. Follow the procedure After Working on Your Computer. 2. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Bottom of the Base Assembly). 6. Remove the bottom of the base assembly (see Removing the Hard Drive). 4. Back to remove it. 1 M2.5 x 5-mm captive screw 2 rubber feet 3 bottom of the...
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... Replacing a WWAN Card). 18. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly). 9. Replace the modular drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive). 24. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Modular Drive). 23. Replace the card cage (see Replacing the Fan). 16. Reconnect the DC power cable to Contents Page Replace the...
... Replacing a WWAN Card). 18. Replace the bottom of the base assembly (see Replacing the Palm Rest Assembly). 9. Replace the modular drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive). 24. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Modular Drive). 23. Replace the card cage (see Replacing the Fan). 16. Reconnect the DC power cable to Contents Page Replace the...