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...potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you make better use of Dell Inc. book.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:18 PM
Notes, Notices...names or their products. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerApp, and Dell OpenManage are not applicable. Other trademarks and trade names ...
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...Back View 10 Mini Tower Computer - Back-Panel Connectors 11 Desktop Computer - Front View 17 Small Form Factor Computer - Back View 14 Desktop Computer - Back-Panel Connectors 15 Small Form Factor Computer -...Keyboard and Mouse 45 Set Up Your Monitor 45 Power Connections 46
Solving Problems 46 Dell Diagnostics 46 System Lights 49
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3 Front View 8 Mini Tower Computer - ...
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..."Dell Diagnostics" on your CD to provide lastminute updates about technical changes to your computer or advanced technical reference material for my computer • My computer documentation • My device documentation • Desktop...optional and may not ship with your computer. Dell™ OptiPlex™ User's Guide
Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help...
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Guide - Page 6
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... to reinstall drivers for the devices that describes your operating system, use the optional Drivers and Utilities CD (ResourceCD) to personalize my desktop
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Guide - Page 7
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... and repair information
• Service and support - DSS automatically detects your To download Desktop System Software:
computer and operating system and installs the updates 1 Go to support.dell.com, select your region or
appropriate for
drives, and USB devices.
support.dell.com
NOTE: Select your Service Tag. Quick Reference Guide
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Guide - Page 13
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You can be rotated to turn on page 25 for more information. To rotate... for devices that you press the power button the computer will perform an operating system shutdown.
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1 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you press the power button the computer will perform an operating system shutdown.
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17 For more information about booting to match the orientation of your online User's Guide...
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Guide - Page 25
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... press the
power button to ground the system board. 4 If applicable, remove the computer stand (for instructions, see the documentation that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by its edges or by your operating system, turn them evenly aligned to help protect your computer from the electrical outlet before...
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... in your computer User's Guide. When to help from Dell, write a detailed description of the error, beep codes, or diagnostics light patterns, record your online User's Guide.
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Dell Diagnostics
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...Windows desktop.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics...and ensure that the device you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. NOTE: If you see "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD" on (or restart) your ...
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Guide - Page 48
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... encountered. book.book Page 48 Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:18 PM
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1 After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button for your computer is encountered during a test, a message appears with an error code and a description of the problem.
This test typically takes an hour or...
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Guide - Page 49
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... Blinks green several A configuration error exists. For information on contacting Dell, see your online User's
Guide.
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For information on contacting Dell, see your online User's ..."Diagnostic Lights" on page 50). If the computer does not boot, contact Dell for technical assistance. Power Light
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Power is on...
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... information on contacting Dell, see your online User's Guide.
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51 A possible USB failure has occurred. A possible floppy or hard drive failure has Reseat all modules without error.
• If available, install properly working memory of the same type into your online User's Guide. Continue until you have identified a faulty...
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... contact Dell. This beep code tells you that appears on contacting Dell, see your online User's Guide. Continue until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error.
... system board from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive.
• Check the computer message that the computer encountered a memory problem.
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... your computer beeps during start-up: 1 Write down the beep code. 2 See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 46 to identify a more serious cause. 3 Contact Dell for video ROM failure No timer tick Shutdown failure
Serial or parallel port test failure Failure to decompress code to shadowed memory Math-coprocessor test ...
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... driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver. Quick Reference Guide
55 Enabling System Restore If you set your Dell computer to the Windows Classic view or are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then...
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... XP System Restore" on your computer before you installed the new device driver (see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again.
5 Press the arrow keys to select CD... installed on page 54). Click Exit if the Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL logo appears. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that...
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data, type r to select the repair option, and remove the CD. 4 If you want to provide further information
regarding your network configuration, enter your selections. message appears,
click Skip. 15 When the Ready to copy files and install the devices. The computer automatically restarts multiple times. Windows XP installs the operating...
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... download the driver to the prompts offered by the installation program. 4 Click Next at the Welcome Dell System Owner screen. Drivers for Your Computer
To display a list of the Microsoft Office or Microsoft...while you are running Windows.
1 Turn on the computer and allow it to boot to the Windows desktop. 2 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD drive. book.book Page 58 Wednesday, ...
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