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Dell Technology Guide - Page 282
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... the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Press any key to continue."
4 Press any questions that appear. • If failures are detected, write down the error code(s) and see "Contacting Dell" on page 337.
1 Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run .
6 Continue...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 1
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...: DCSCLF, DCSCMF, DCSCSF
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
For more
information about your computer. Dell™ Vostro™ 420/220/220s Setup and Quick Reference Guide
This guide provides a features overview, specifications, and quick setup, software, and troubleshooting information for your operating system, devices, and technologies, see the Dell Technology Guide at support.dell.com.
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 3
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Transferring Information to a New Computer 17 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 17 Microsoft Windows® XP 18
3 About Your Computer 21
Vostro 420 Front View 21
Vostro 420 Back View 22
Vostro 420 Back Panel Connectors 23
Vostro 220 Front View 24
Vostro 220 Back View 25
Vostro 220 Back Panel Connectors 26
Vostro 220s Front View 27
Contents
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Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 4
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Vostro 220s Back View 28
Vostro 220s Back Panel Connectors 29
4 Specifications 31
5 Troubleshooting 39
Tools 39 Power Lights 39 Beep Codes 39 Error Messages 41 System Messages 46 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems 47 Dell Diagnostics 48
Troubleshooting Tips 50 Power Problems 50 Memory Problems 51 Lockups and Software Problems 52 Dell Technical Update Service 54...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 20
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... Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next.
4 On the Which computer is this procedure, search support.dell.com for transferring your old computer message appears, do you chose for document #154781 (What Are ...prefer.
6 On the What do not click Next.
7 Go to transfer and click Next. NOTE: Access to transfer? Follow the instructions on the screen. To transfer data to the new computer:
1 On ...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 24
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Vostro 220 Front View
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1 optical drive 3 optional optical-drive bay 5 IEEE 1394 connector (optional) 7 microphone connector 9 drive-activity light
2 drive bay front panel (open) 4 USB 2.0 connectors (4) 6 headphone connector 8 power button, power light 10 media card reader (optional)
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About Your Computer
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 25
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Vostro 220 Back View
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1 power cord connector 3 security cable/padlock rings 5 back-panel connectors 7 voltage selector switch
2 power-supply vent 4 expansion card slots 6 power-supply light
About Your Computer
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Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 26
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Vostro 220 Back Panel Connectors
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1 PS/2 mouse connector 3 link integrity light 5 network-activity light 7 line-out connector 9 USB 2.0 connectors (4) 11 PS/2 keyboard connector
2 VGA connector 4 network adapter connector 6 line-in connector 8 microphone connector 10 serial connector
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About Your Computer
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 27
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Vostro 220s Front View
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1 media card reader (optional) 3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 5 microphone connector 7 optical drive
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2 power button, power light 4 headphone connector 6 drive-activity light
About Your Computer
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Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 28
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Vostro 220s Back View
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1 security cable/padlock rings 3 power connector 5 power supply light 7 back-panel connectors
2 voltage selector switch 4 power supply vents 6 expansion card slots
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About Your Computer
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 29
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Vostro 220s Back Panel Connectors
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1 PS/2 mouse connector 3 link integrity light 5 network-activity light 7 line-out connector 9 USB 2.0 connectors (4) 11 PS/2 keyboard connector
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2 VGA connector 4 network adapter connector 6 line-in connector 8 microphone connector 10 serial connector
About Your Computer
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Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 31
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.../1000 Mbps communication
Memory Type Memory connectors
Memory modules supported
DDR2 800 MHz SDRAM (DDR2 667 MHz capable) Vostro 420: four Vostro 220/220s: two 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB
Specifications
31 Processor Processor types:
Vostro 420: Vostro 220, 220s: Level 2 (L2) cache Front side bus
Intel® Core™2 Quad, Core™2 Duo processors Intel Core™...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 34
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... reader (optional)
Vostro 220:
two 5.25-inch Optical Disk Drives one media card reader (optional)
Vostro 220s:
one 5.25-inch Optical Disk Drive one media card reader (optional)
Internally accessible
Vostro 420: one to...8226; 3.5-inch SATA hard drives (80 GB to four 3.5-inch SATA drive bays
Vostro 220/220s: one 3.5-inch USB media card reader with Bluetooth®
• external USB floppy...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 37
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... for 250 W power supply, 853 BTU/hr NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated by using the power supply wattage rating. Power
DC power supply:
Wattage
Vostro 420: 350 W
Vostro 220: 300 W
Vostro 220s: 250 W
Maximum heat dissipation for 350 W power supply, 1194 BTU/hr
(MHD)
for 300 W power supply, 1023 BTU/hr
for important voltage setting...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 1
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About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Dell™ Vostro™ 420/220/220s Setup and Features Information
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Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 2
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... (7) 13 power-supply light 15 power cord connector 17 security cable/padlock rings
12 back-panel connectors 14 voltage selector switch 16 power-supply vent
Vostro 220 Front and Back View
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Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 3
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Vostro 220s Front and Back View
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1 optical drive 3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 5 microphone connector 7 media card reader (optional) 9 voltage selector switch 11 expansion card slots (4) 13 security ...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 4
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Back Panel Connectors
Vostro 420
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Vostro 220/220s
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Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 7
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...card reader with your computer, go to support.dell.com. Drives
Externally accessible: 5.25-inch Optical Disk Drives
media card reader (optional)
Vostro 420 - For a complete and current listing...external USB floppy disk drive two Vostro 220s - one
Internally accessible:
3.5-inch SATA drive bays
Vostro 420 -
three Vostro 220 - NOTE: Supports Blu-Ray™ 1.1 playback and Dynamic...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 8
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... Hz, 6A/3A
Coin-cell battery
3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell
Physical Height
Width
Vostro 420 - 41.4 cm (16.3 inches) Vostro 220 - 35.44 cm (13.95 inches) Vostro 220s - 35.4 cm (13.9 inches) Vostro 420 - 18.3 cm (7.20 inches) Vostro 220 - 16.94 cm (6.67 inches) Vostro 220s - 10 cm (3.9 inches) System is reading data from or writing data to...
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