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Question posted by CpWimp on October 15th, 2013
Dell Inspiron 518 Won't Start
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Dell Technology Guide - Page 19
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... Host Computer . . . . 261 Installing Remote Desktop Client Software 262 Calling From a Remote Location 262
19 Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . 265
Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . . . 265 Starting System Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267
Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267
Windows...
Dell Technology Guide - Page 23
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... Information
Start Button
From the Microsoft® Windows® operating system desktop, you can click the Start button...Start button
From the Start button menu, you can access: • Microsoft Windows Help and Support • Control Panel • Information About Installed Hardware • Device Manager • Programs Installed on Your Computer • Wireless Networking • Dell...
Dell Technology Guide - Page 286
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... Your System - Click to provide your computer problems or order status.
• Alerts - Click to view alerts from the Start menu, go to access: • Dell Support Center. • Dell Support Center Alerts. • Dell Support Center User Settings. • Learn more about your feedback for your computer.
• Drivers & Downloads -
icon on the...
Dell Technology Guide - Page 334
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...on your order. A recorded message prompts you need information about their laptop and desktop computers.
For information on the telephone number to call for your region or to... to select the subjects that correspond to the questions most frequently asked by Dell customers about additional products available from Dell, or if you would like to obtain a Return Material Authorization Number, ...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 2
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... DELL logo, DellConnect, Inspiron, and YOURS IS HERE are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Intel, Celeron, Core, and Pentium are trademarks of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium; Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, and Windows Vista start button are trademarks of Intel Corporation;
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Guide - Page 3
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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
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Guide - Page 7
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...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
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Front View
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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
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Back View
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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
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About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
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Guide - Page 9
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... 11 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
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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
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Guide - Page 17
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... view information about your computer, click Start→Help and Support and select the option to 4 MB for AMD Phenom processors
Not applicable
64 bits per channel
Computer Information System chipset RAID support Data bus width DRAM bus width Processor address bus width Flash EPROM
Inspiron 518 Intel G33 and ICH9 RAID 1 (mirroring...
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Guide - Page 18
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...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
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... a personal computer microphone for high-speed data devices such as a microphone, cassette player, CD player, or VCR.
Connectors External connectors
Audio
IEEE 1394
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Specifications
Inspiron 518/519
ALC888 (7.1 Channel audio)
Line-in connector to attach multichannelcapable speakers. Side L/R surround connector - One 6-pin serial connector on the card.
Back L/R speakers connector...
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Guide - Page 21
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Connectors (continued) Network
USB
Inspiron 518/519
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on the back of a network cable to either a network connector or your network or broadband device.
NOTE: It ...
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Guide - Page 22
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...-pin connector One 24-pin connector One 4-pin connector • Inspiron 518 - one 940-pin connector One 4-pin connector Four 7-pin connectors
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Specifications one 775-pin connector • Inspiron 519 -
Connect the monitor's VGA cable to the VGA connector ... x1 PCI Express x16 Power Power 12V Processor
Processor fan Serial ATA
Inspiron 518/519 Integrated video 15-hole connector -
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Guide - Page 23
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...;
Blinking blue indicates that the system board cannot start initialization. Blue light - Specifications
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solid blue indicates power-on page 35). This could be an issue with the system board. Controls and Lights Front of the computer
Power button Power light
Drive activity light
Inspiron 518/519
Push button
Blue light - Blinking amber...
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Guide - Page 24
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... power supply is not working. Off (no light) - Yellow blinking light - 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 activity on the network.
Power DC power supply: Wattage Maximum heat dissipation
Voltage (see the safety instructions that...
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Guide - Page 25
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....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 53
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..., contact Dell for your region, see "Contacting Dell" on ...go to support.dell.com, or...Dell Support e-mail addresses mobile_support@us.dell.com
support@us.dell.com
la-techsupport@dell.com (Latin America and Caribbean countries only)
apsupport@dell.com (Asian/Pacific countries only)
• Dell Marketing and Sales e-mail addresses apmarketing@dell.com (Asian/Pacific countries only)
sales_canada@dell...
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Guide - Page 60
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... certain U.S. Macrovision Product Notice
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• Model number: DCMF
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