Dell Inspiron 518 Support Question
Dell Inspiron 518 Support Question
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Question posted by nthbil on June 27th, 2014
Can A Bady Cpu Fan Cause My Dell Inspiron 518 To Not Turn On
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Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 82
...page 281.
Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. The drive tray cannot eject (for your CD, DVD, or BD software. A hot hard drive may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect ... disc formats, not all DVDs work in the drive or the media.
See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on . Optical Drive Problems
NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 107
... later.
See "Replacing a Battery" on page 125
• Your system administrator
• support.dell.com. HINT: If an error message is displayed when the computer stops responding, write down with active...for a laptop computer to ensure that power is off and components will reset when the power is turned back on. Also, you have shut down the message. You may be displayed after you are...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 143
... on your computer using any other computers with your laptop computer, follow these procedures, turn off .
3 Slide the battery-bay latch release(s) on disposing batteries. Damaged batteries ... not use a battery from other external cables from Dell.
Replacing a Battery
CAUTION: Using an incompatible battery may leak and cause personal injury or equipment damage. CAUTION: Misuse of the...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 275
... O R - Replace the CPU fan (see the Service Manual for your computer for more details. Possible HDD failure during HDD boot test (see "Contacting Dell" on page 337 for assistance...Dell Support website support.dell.com. C P U F A N F A I L U R E - D I S K R E A D F A I L U R E - Troubleshooting
275 The computer failed to help identify the problem.
System Messages for Desktop...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 280
THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY: OPERATING OR STORING THE SYSTEM IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS TOO HIGH, OR OBSTRUCTING THE AIR FLOW FROM THE SYSTEM FAN VENTS. STRIKE THE F3 KEY TO CLEAR THE UL COUNTER, ANY OTHER KEY TO C O ..., you are using is supported by your computer (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 337).
***PROCESSOR SSDT DATA NOT FOUND*** OPERATING SYSTEM...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 3
Contents
1 About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519 . . . . 7
Front View 7 Back View 8 Back Panel Connectors 9
2 Setting Up Your Computer 11
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure 11 ... Troubleshooting 27
Troubleshooting Tools 27 Beep Codes 27 System Messages 29 Troubleshooting Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista® Operating System 31 Dell Diagnostics 31
Contents
3
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Guide - Page 7
... the front)
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2 optical drive 4 optical-drive eject button 6 headphone connector 8 power button 10 front-panel door grip 12 optional optical-drive bay
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
7 Front View
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12
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1 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 3 optical-drive panel 5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 7 microphone connector 9 drive activity light 11 FlexBay drive 13 Service...
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Guide - Page 8
Back View
1 2 3
4
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1 power connector 3 power supply light 5 expansion card slots (4) 7 security cable slot
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2 voltage selector switch 4 back panel connectors 6 padlock rings
8
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
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Guide - Page 9
... 11 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
11 10
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2 link integrity light 4 network activity light 6 line-in connector 8 microphone 10 back L/R surround connector 12 VGA video connector
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
9
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Guide - Page 17
For more information regarding the configuration of your computer.
Specifications
NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. Processor Type L2 cache
DRAM bus width
Inspiron 518
Inspiron 519
• Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor • Intel Pentium® Dual-Core
processor
• AMD Atholon™ 64/ ...
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Guide - Page 18
...Connector Connector size Connector data width (maximum)
PCI Express Connector Connector size Connector data width (maximum)
Inspiron 518 PCI 2.3 PCI Express 1.0A SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
133 MB/s x1 slot bidirectional speed...32 bits
Two x1 36 pins 1 PCI Express lane
One x16 164 pins 16 PCI Express lane
Inspiron 519 PCI 2.3 PCI Express 2.0 SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
133 MB/s x1 slot bidirectional ...
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Guide - Page 19
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Four user-accessible DDR2 DIMM sockets 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB 667 MHz, 800 MHz Non-ECC DDR2 SDRAM 512 MB 4 GB
Inspiron 518/519 One 3.5-inch drive bay Two 5.25-inch drive bays Two 3.5-inch drive bays Two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives Two 5.25-inch SATA DVD-ROM/ ...
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Guide - Page 20
... connector for high-speed data devices such as a microphone, cassette player, CD player, or VCR. Microphone connector - Connectors External connectors
Audio
IEEE 1394
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Specifications
Inspiron 518/519
ALC888 (7.1 Channel audio)
Line-in connector to attach a record/playback device such as digital video cameras and external storage devices.
Side L/R surround connector - On...
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Guide - Page 21
....
NOTE: It is recommended that you use the front USB connectors for devices that the network cable has been securely attached. Connectors (continued) Network
USB
Inspiron 518/519
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on the back of the computer when setting up multiple network connections (such as flash memory keys or...
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Guide - Page 22
...HDA header Front panel control Internal USB Memory PCI 2.3 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Power Power 12V Processor
Processor fan Serial ATA
Inspiron 518/519 Integrated video 15-hole connector - one 940-pin connector One 4-pin connector Four 7-pin connectors
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Specifications Connect...Two 36-pin connectors One 164-pin connector One 24-pin connector One 4-pin connector • Inspiron 518 -
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Guide - Page 23
Specifications
23 Amber light - Controls and Lights Front of the computer
Power button Power light
Drive activity light
Inspiron 518/519
Push button
Blue light - Blinking blue indicates that the system board cannot start initialization. solid blue indicates power-on page 35). A solid amber light ...
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Guide - Page 24
...indicates that shipped with your computer for important voltage setting information) Coin cell battery
Inspiron 518/519
300 W 162 W NOTE: Heat dissipation is receiving power. Power DC ...24
Specifications
indicates that there is activity on integrated network adapter)
Power supply diagnostic light
Inspiron 518/519
Green light - indicates that the is no activity on the network. Off ...
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Guide - Page 25
....5 cm (17.1 inches) 13.1 kg (28.9 lb)
Environmental
Temperature range: Operating Storage
Relative humidity (maximum): Maximum vibration (using a randomvibration spectrum that simulates user environment):
Operating
Inspiron 518/519 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) 20% to 80% (noncondensing...
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Guide - Page 29
... Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or see "Contacting Dell" on page 57 for either the operating system or the program that was running when the message appeared. Replace battery. The front I L U R E - Code
Description
(repetitive
short beeps)
6
Video BIOS Test
Failure
7
CPU cache test
failure
Suggested Remedy
Contact Dell.
Replace CPU fan.
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Guide - Page 60
Worldwide Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Affairs One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 USA 512-338-4400
NOTE: For further regulatory information, see the regulatory... Product Notice
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that shipped with the FCC regulations:
• Product name: Dell™ Inspiron 518/Dell Inspiron 519
• Model number: DCMF
• Company name...
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