Dell Dimension 8400 Support Question
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Question posted by camerabuggs on June 8th, 2013
What Is The Green Box Below My Power Supply In The Dell 8400?
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Answer #1: Posted by prateekk007 on June 8th, 2013 8:44 PM
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Hi camerabuggs
The green plastic which you are referring to is known as Airflow Shroud. Hope that helps you.
For easy access to drivers, manuals and product updates, please visit our Support Site .
Thanks & Regards
Prateek K
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Dimension™ 8400 Series
CD or DVD activity light CD or DVD drive eject button
USB 2.0 connectors (2) headphone connector
Service Tag
floppy drive eject button* floppy drive light*
hard drive light power button
*On computers with a floppy drive. power connector voltage selection switch
serial connector keyboard connector
center/LFE connector...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... Microsoft® Windows® desktop displays on the primary monitor.
2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings... create a RAID volume using two physical drives. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Connecting One Monitor With a VGA connector and One... purchase an S-video cable, which is recommended for its Dimension computers. The Intel RAID controller on page 27). If ...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
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Deleting a RAID Volume
NOTE: While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it should be the hard ...Volume.
3 On the Delete RAID Volume Wizard screen, click Next. 4 Highlight the RAID volume you want to delete in the Available box, click the right-arrow
button to launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility.
2 Right-click the Volume icon of the average file you want ...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... to you use your computer, choose a scheme from hibernate mode, the desktop is called a scheme. The settings for starting standby mode or hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning off the computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Hibernate Mode
Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
...power conservation).
• Minimal Power Management - If your computer is an Intel® technology that scheme, unless you defined on the Power Schemes tab, click the Enable hibernate support check box..., click Performance and maintenance. 3 In the Performance and maintenance window, click Conserving power on the Hibernate tab. Advanced Tab
The Advanced tab allows you to activate standby ...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
... regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in the drive or the CD or DVD.
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Drive Problems
CAUTION: Before you begin any boxes that the original one is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
... the program that the modem is not available on the modem. (The jack has either a green label
or a connector-shaped icon next to it and connect to a telephone. If the message is operating properly. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
CHECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION - CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK - CONNECT THE MODEM DIRECTLY...
Owner's Manual - Page 38
...instructions located in the Product Information Guide. ENSURE THAT THE POWER CABLE IS FIRMLY CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER AND TO THE ... E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R -
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I F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A D E L L I E E E 1 3 9 4 D E V I T H A N O N - Contact Dell (see page 59), reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on the setup diagram for
your computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 42
... the keyboard, move the mouse, or press the power button to verify that your network to resume normal... C K O F T H E C O M P U T E R - Network Problems
CAUTION: Before you begin any of network lights, see "Controls and Lights" on page 49.
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R E I N S T A L L T H E M O U S E D R I V E R - For a description of the procedures in this section, follow the...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
...the lights identify the problem.
The lights can be yellow or green. Contact Dell (see page 63). When the computer starts normally, the lights flash. outlet and press the power button. ABCD
= yellow = green = off condition or a Plug the computer into a working ..."C," and "D" on the back panel (see page 123).
After the computer starts, all four lights display solid green.
Owner's Manual - Page 50
... possible floppy or hard drive failure has occurred. Reinstall all power and data cables and restart the computer.
A possible graphics... USB devices, check cable connections, and then restart the computer.
= yellow = green = off
50
Advanced Troubleshooting www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Light Pattern ABCD
ABCD ABCD
Problem Description
Suggested Resolution
Memory modules are detected, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 52
...section, follow the safety instructions located in a normal operating condition after POST. None.
= yellow = green = off
Dell Diagnostics
CAUTION: Before you see page 99).
• If there is correct for technical assistance. If... and DVD drive (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to Utility Partition and ...
Owner's Manual - Page 59
...Parts
59
Recommended Tools
The procedures in your operating system, press and hold the power button for removing and installing the components in this document may require the following conditions... Your Computer" (see page 60). • You have read the safety information in your Dell™ Product Information Guide. • A component can be replaced or-if purchased separately-installed...
Owner's Manual - Page 60
...your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets, and then press the power button to help protect your computer from the electrical outlet before you pull connectors apart...always unplug your computer from potential damage and to ground the system board. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Before Working Inside Your Computer
Use the following steps before you begin any ...
Owner's Manual - Page 63
...1 power connector
Insert the power cable....
2 voltage selection switch (may See the safety instructions located in the Product Information
not be available on the diagnostic code. computers)
3 parallel connector
Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the computer. Turn off the computer and any attached devices before you have a USB printer, plug it into the green...
Owner's Manual - Page 70
... heat sink and blower assembly
70
Removing and Installing Parts floppy drive* hard drive
CD/DVD drive
power supply
* On computers with a floppy drive. Follow the procedures in the Product Information Guide. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Inside Your Computer
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
... into the lower hard-drive bay until you have removed the green drive rails from the inside of the hard-drive bay. 5...your computer. 2 Follow the procedures in the lower bay: a Disconnect the power and the data cable from the electrical outlet before you just installed is ...rails from the inside of the hard-drive bay by running the Dell Diagnostics (see page 52). 15 If the drive you proceed ...
Owner's Manual - Page 110
... to 265 V at 50/60 Hz; 100 V at 50/60 Hz for power-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 - yellow blinking light
four lights on the back panel (See "Diagnostic Lights...
Owner's Manual - Page 112
... Press to make changes to your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features.
Options List - Key Functions -...the active system setup field.
112
Appendix www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Entering System Setup
1 Turn on the left...for your computer (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop.
This field appears on (or restart) your current ...
Owner's Manual - Page 118
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PASS
CLR CMOS (page 119)
2 Locate the 3-pin password jumper (PASS) on the ...power button
to ground the system board. 8 Open the computer cover (see page 69). 9 Locate the 3-pin password jumper (PASS) on the system board (see page 104). 4 Connect your computer and monitor to electrical outlets, and turn them on. 5 After the Microsoft® Windows® desktop...
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