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Dell Xps 8300 How To Install Second Dvd Drive
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
Dell™ Dimension™ 8300 Series
USB 2.0 connectors (2) headphone connector
Service Tag
power connector voltage selection switch serial connector keyboard connector center/LFE connector line-out connector microphone connector USB 2.0 connectors (6)
CD or DVD activity light CD or DVD drive eject button floppy drive eject button* floppy drive light* hard drive light power button
*On ...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
... Turning Off Your Computer 27
2 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions 30 Finding Help Information 32 Battery Problems 32 Drive Problems 33
Floppy drive problems 33 CD drive problems 34 Problems writing to a CD-RW drive 34 DVD drive problems 35 Hard drive problems 35 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 35 Error Messages 37 General Problems 38 The computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... the potential for its operating voltage).
- A fixed-voltage power supply -
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SAFETY: When Using Your Computer
As you open the computer cover, perform the... following steps in the sequence indicated. An auto-sensing voltage circuit - Always follow installation and...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
... planning to copy. 3 Click Exact Copy. 4 To copy the CD or DVD: • If you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that came with your computer. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 25 ..., insert a blank CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive and click OK. • If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive and you experience recording problems, check...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...that you use the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system because Windows XP is an Intel® technology that can be ...650-MB blank CD. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs
Your CD-RW drive can also use blank CD... in most home or car stereos.
• You cannot create audio DVDs with Sonic RecordNow. • Music MP3 files can enhance overall computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
....
Verify that you insert the telephone line connector into the modem. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I O N - Click the Start button and click My Computer. Solving Problems 35 If the DVD drive is connected to scan for and remove viruses. E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
NOTE: Connect the modem to the jack on cleaning your antivirus software...
Owner's Manual - Page 57
...is attempting to boot from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive to the system board (see page 81).
• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see page 113).
• ...properly connected from a device (such as a floppy drive or hard drive); None.
= yellow = green = off
Advanced Troubleshooting 57
The computer is correct for the devices installed on your computer. Light Pattern
A B C D...
Owner's Manual - Page 58
...Dell Diagnostics from the Dell Dimension ResourceCD (see page 58) or from your Dell™ computer only. Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 Shut down your computer, perform the checks in error messages. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Dell Diagnostics
When to Use the Dell...shut down (see the Windows desktop. Running the Dell Diagnostics may help information that ...
Owner's Manual - Page 71
... is used to use the front-panel connectors.
1 CD or DVD drive activity light
The drive activity light is on when the computer reads data from the CD or DVD drive.
2 CD or DVD eject button Press to eject your CD from the CD or DVD drive.
3 floppy-drive eject button Press to eject a floppy disk from the floppy...
Owner's Manual - Page 88
...memory when you use four 1-GB DIMMs. Current operating systems, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP, can only use a maximum of 4 GB of memory modules in connectors DIMM3 and DIMM4 NOTICE: ... and then unplug it from Dell is less than 4 GB. NOTE: Memory purchased from the network wall jack.
88 Adding Parts www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Memory Installation Guidelines
matched pair of memory ...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
... 8 Attach the rails to the hard drive using the two screws attached to the drive, do not set the drive on page 9. NOTICE: Do not install any telephone or telecommunication lines from the ...against electrical shock, always unplug your computer, turn them off when you have removed the green drive rails from their electrical outlets, and then press the power button to the card's video ...
Owner's Manual - Page 96
... electrical outlet before opening the cover. 5 Open the computer cover (see page 27). 2 Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off now. www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Adding a Floppy Drive
CAUTION: Before you shut down the computer through the Start menu (see page 78).
96 Adding Parts
Owner's Manual - Page 103
... 32 bits 8x/4x/2x modes at 1.5 V
four 120 pins 32 bits
Drives Externally accessible Available devices
Internally accessible
two 3.5-inch bays two 5.25-inch bays
ATA-66 or ATA-100 Ultra DMA hard drive, serial ATA drive, CD drive, Zip drive, DVD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, and DVD+RW drive
two bays for 1-inch-high hard...
Owner's Manual - Page 143
...current boot, 108 future boots, 108
C
cards connectors, 81 installing, 82 removing, 82
CD drive problems, 34
CD-RW drive problems, 34
CDs copying, 25
Check Disk, 35
computer ...closing, 100 opening, 78
D
Dell contacting, 113
Dell Diagnostics, 58
Dell support policy, 112
Dell Support Website about , 61 identifying, 61
drives problems, 33
DVD drive problems, 35
DVDs copying, 25
Index 143 Index
A...
Owner's Manual - Page 145
..., 48
Program Compatibility Wizard, 39
R
reinstalling Windows XP, 66
ResourceCD, 62 Dell Diagnostics, 58
S
safety instructions, 9 scanner
problems,...drive, 34 CD-RW drive, 34 computer crashes, 38-39 computer stops responding, 38 conflicts, 65 Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 54 drives, 33 DVD drive, 35 e-mail, 35 error messages, 37 finding solutions, 30 floppy drive, 33 general, 38 hard drive...
Setup Guide - Page 7
Setting Up Your XPS Desktop
This section provides information about setting up your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
5 WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your Dell XPS 8300 desktop.
Setup Guide - Page 21
Can contain an additional optical drive.
5 FlexBay slot - Using Your XPS Desktop
8 Optical drive eject buttons (2) - CAUTION: To avoid loss of the button to eject the disc tray.
9
Hard drive activity light - Plays or records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs (optional).
4 Optical drive bay (optional) - Can support an optional Dell FlexBay compatible device such as a
mouse, keyboard, printer...
Setup Guide - Page 42
... or RTC battery low. Hard-disk drive failure - Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 61) for assistance. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 61) for assistance. Alert! See the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals) or Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 61) for assistance.
Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 61) for assistance. Possible...
Setup Guide - Page 47
...when operating system failure prevents the use of the following options:
CAUTION: Using Dell Factory Image Restore or the Operating System disc to reinstall only the operating system ... using any of System Restore and DataSafe Local Backup
when installing the Dell factory-installed software on a newly installed hard drive
Dell Factory Image Restore Operating System disc
to restore your computer...
Setup Guide - Page 66
... drivers for a Flexdock or Media Card Reader
64 Computer Model
Dell XPS 8300
Processor
Type
Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
System Chipset
Type
Intel H67
Drives
Internally accessible
Externally accessible
two 3.5-inch bays for SATA hard drives
two 5.25-inch bays for trayload SATA DVD+/-RW/ Blu-ray Disc combo (optional)/ Blu-ray Disc rewritable...
