Dell Precision 490 Support Question
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Question posted by dejmm on February 19th, 2014
How To Remove Cd Drive Dell 490
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Quick Reference Guide - Page 2
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Dell Inc.;
Information in this text: Dell, the DELL logo and Dell Precision are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Trademarks used in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are registered trademarks of Microsoft ...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 3
... Back View (Tower Orientation 21 Back Panel Connectors 22 Front View (Desktop Orientation 24 Back View (Desktop Orientation 25 Inside View 26 Inside View - Hard Drive Bay Rotated Out 27 System Board Components 28 Cable Colors 29
Locating Your User's Guide 29
Removing the Computer Cover 30
Caring for Your Computer 32
Solving Problems...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 5
...can use the CD to reinstall drivers, run the Dell Diagnostics • Error codes and diagnostic lights • How to remove and install parts...Desktop System Software (DSS)
• How to set up my computer • How to care for technicians or experienced users. Quick Reference Guide
NOTE: This document is available as Resource CD)
Documentation and drivers are already installed on your CD...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 6
... Regulatory information • Ergonomics information • End User License Agreement
Find It Here Dell™ Product Information Guide
• How to remove and replace parts • Specifications • How to configure system settings • How...also available on the Drivers and Utilities CD. What Are You Looking For?
• Warranty information • Terms and Conditions (U.S.
Quick Reference Guide - Page 7
...updates appropriate for your Dell
computer.
If you reinstall
the operating system for Dell™ 3.5-inch
USB floppy drives, optical drives, and USB devices. support.dell.com
from technicians,... Certified drivers, patches, and software updates
• Desktop System Software (DSS)- DSS is necessary for components, premier.support.dell.com. The website may not be available
such as...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 8
... based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities CD (Resource CD) to use the Operating System CD. Dell Supported Linux Sites
• Linux.dell.com
• Lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-precision
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Quick Reference Guide What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall my operating system
•...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 19
Quick Reference Guide
19 About Your Computer
Front View (Tower Orientation)
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1 upper 5.25-inch drive bay Holds a CD/DVD drive.
2 lower 5.25-inch drive bay You can use this bay for an optional CD/DVD drive.
3 FlexBay
You can use this bay for high-speed data devices such as digital video cameras and...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 20
... Reference Guide To rotate the Dell badge for tower-to turn off . • Steady green - NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the power button to -desktop conversion; NOTE: The power...or telephony program. See "Power Problems" in a power-saving state. • Blinking or solid amber -
remove the front panel, turn on when a good connection exists between a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 24
... USB connectors for more information on booting to a USB device).
remove the front panel, turn it into a power-saving state. See...CD player is operating.
7 Dell™ rotatable badge
To rotate the Dell badge for tower-to the hard drive. Front View (Desktop Orientation)
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1 upper 5.25-inch drive bay Holds a CD/DVD drive.
2 lower 5.25-inch drive...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 29
... Colors
Device SATA Hard drive Floppy drive CD/DVD drive front panel
Color blue ...cable black pull-tab orange pull-tab yellow pull-tab
Locating Your User's Guide
Your User's Guide contains additional information about your computer such as: • Technical specifications • Information for changing the orientation of your computer from a desktop...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 30
...: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from your hard drive or the Dell Support website at least 30 cm (1 ft) of your computer's electronic components.
NOTICE: Ensure that sufficient space exists to support the removed cover-at support.dell.com.
NOTICE: Ensure that you begin any of desk top space. You...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 32
...when you troubleshoot your computer: • If you added or removed a part before the problem started, review the installation procedures
and...or corrupting data, never turn off your computer when the hard drive light is on. • Schedule regular virus scans using ...Click Hardware Troubleshooter in your User's Guide,
go to support.dell.com (on another computer if necessary) to access your User...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 34
...; Reinstall all drivers, beginning with less than 200 MB of the information on your hard drive. • Reinstall your operating system using the Drivers and Utilities CD.
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Quick Reference Guide
Other Options to start appears.
2 Highlight Last Known Good Configuration, press , press , and then select your computer and press when the...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 35
... Drivers and Utilities CD" in your User's Guide If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to run.
NOTE: If you see a message stating that tell you whether tests completed successfully • Receive error messages if problems are detected
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 Turn on...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 36
...you want to identify a more serious cause. 3 Contact Dell for one beep. Before You Start Testing
CAUTION: Before you see the Windows desktop. This beep code tells you that appears and press . ... program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive and press . 4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the numbered list.
Beep Codes
Your computer might emit a...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 40
...the memory and graphics
component such as a graphics riser cards.
A possible floppy or hard drive Reseat all power and data cables and restart the computer. A possible power supply failure ...problem persists or the computer has integrated graphics, contact Dell.
If the computer starts normally, troubleshoot the last card removed from the computer for each card. Diagnostic Light Codes...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 41
... 5 Press to boot to ensure that because your computer.
• If the problem persists, contact Dell. No memory modules are detected. If the computer starts normally, reinstall an additional module.
Contact Dell for more memory modules installed, remove the modules, reinstall one memory module in memory module connector DIMM_1. 4 Restart the computer. See...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 42
...on page 32).
4 If the problem persists, contact Dell. A possible expansion card failure has occurred.
1 Determine if a conflict exists by removing a card (not a graphics card) and restarting the... the memory modules and restart the computer. • If the problem persists, contact Dell.
The computer is in a normal None. Light Pattern
Problem Description
Suggested Resolution
Memory ...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 45
...CDs operating system, 8
computer beep codes, 36 restore to previous state, 33
conflicts software and hardware incompatibilities, 32
connectors headphone, 20, 25 keyboard, 23 line-in, 23 line-out, 22 mouse, 22 network adapter, 23 parallel, 22 power, 21, 25 serial, 23 sound, 22-23 USB, 20, 23-24
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Dell...drive activity light, 19-20, 24-25
hardware beep codes, 36 conflicts, 32 Dell...
Quick Reference Guide - Page 46
...drive activity, 19-20, 24-25 link integrity, 22 network, 22-23 network activity, 23 power, 20, 25
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power button, 20, 24 connector, 21, 25 light, 20, 25
problems beep codes, 36 conflicts, 32 Dell Diagnostics, 35 diagnostic lights, 38 restore...
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