Dell XPS 8500 Support Question
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Question posted by boyatjsp on March 8th, 2014
How Maby Optical Drive Has Xps 8500 Specs
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Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 2
... reserved. is subject to change without the written permission of Dell Inc.
Bluetooth® is used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. and is a registered trademark owned by Dell under license. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 6
... 55 Postrequisites 55
12 mSATA Drive 57
Prerequisites 57 Removing the mSATA Drive 57 Replacing the mSATA Drive 58 Postrequisites 59
13 Hard Drive(s 61
Prerequisites 61 Removing the Primary Hard-Drive 61 Replacing the Primary Hard-Drive 62 Postrequisites 62 Prerequisites 63 Removing the Hard Drive Cage 63 Replacing the Hard Drive Cage 64 Postrequisites 65 Prerequisites...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 7
Removing the Secondary Hard-Drive 65 Replacing the Secondary Hard-Drive 66 Postrequisites 66
14 Optical Drive(s 67
Prerequisites 67 Removing the Optical Drive 67 Replacing the Optical Drive 69 Postrequisites 69 Secondary Optical-Drive 69 Prerequisites 69 Installing a Secondary Optical-Drive 70 Postrequisites 71
15 Media-Card Reader 73
Prerequisites 73 Removing the Media-Card Reader ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 19
1 media-card reader light 3 optical-drive covers (2) 5 optical-drive eject buttons (2) 7 accessory tray 9 microphone port 11 USB 2.0 port with PowerShare
2 media-card reader 4 USB 3.0 ports (2) 6 power button 8 headphone port 10 USB 2.0 port
Back View of Your Computer
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
1 power port 3 USB 2.0 ports (4) 5 VGA port 7 optical S/P DIF port 9 expansion-card slots 11 padlock rings
11...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 20
Inside View of Your Computer
9 8 7
1 2
3 4
5 6
1 front bezel 3 graphics-card bracket (optional) 5 system board 7 power supply 9 secondary optical-drive
2 primary hard-drive 4 secondary hard-drive 6 card retention clamp 8 primary optical-drive
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Technical Overview
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 57
... that shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the mSATA drive to the system board. 3 Lift the mSATA drive away from the system-board connector. Removing the mSATA Drive
1 Locate the mSATA slot (MSATA1) on page 23. mSATA Drive
57 Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover.
For additional safety best practices information...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 67
.... See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 31. 14
Optical Drive(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the optical drive to the chassis.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover.
Removing the Optical Drive
1 Disconnect the power and data cables from the optical drive. 2 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer and follow...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 68
NOTE: Repeat steps 1 to 3 to remove secondary optical-drive, if applicable.
3 4
2 1
1 power cable 3 screws (2)
2 data cable 4 optical drive
4 Set aside the optical drive in a secure location.
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Optical Drive(s) 3 Push and slide the optical drive out through the front of the computer.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 69
..." on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel.
Replacing the Optical Drive
1 Gently slide the optical drive into the optical-drive bay through the front of the computer.
2 Align the screw holes on the optical drive with the screw holes on the chassis.
3 Replace the screws that secure the optical drive to the chassis. 4 Connect the power and data cables to...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 70
... plate. 2 Pull the break-away metal plate away from the chassis.
1
1 break-away metal plate
3 Gently slide the secondary optical-drive into the optical-drive bay through the front of the computer.
4 Align the screw holes on the secondary optical-drive with the screw holes on the chassis.
5 Replace the two screws that secure the secondary...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 71
Postrequisites
1 Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 33. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 25.
2 Replace the front bezel. Optical Drive(s)
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Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 73
... practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 13.
15
Media-Card Reader
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 75
See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 21.
See "System-Board Components" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 33. 4 Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 69. 3 Replace the front bezel. Media-Card Reader
75 Postrequisites
1 Replace ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 77
... page 67. Top Cover
77 For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. 16
Top Cover
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 79
Top Cover
79
See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 33. 3 Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 69. 2 Replace the front bezel. Postrequisites
1 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on
page 25. 4 Follow the steps in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 15.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 81
See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 77. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. See "System-Board Components" on page 21.
2 ... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive.
Top I /O panel cables from the top panel.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 83
... the computer cover. Postrequisites
1 Replace the top cover.
See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 69. 3 Replace the front bezel.
See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. Top I /O panel cables to the system board connectors, F_USB3
and F_AUDIO1. See "System-Board Components" on page 21. Replacing the Top I/O Panel...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 89
See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 77.
See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. Power Button Module
89 See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. For additional safety best practices information, see...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 91
.... Postrequisites
1 Replace the top cover. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 78. 2 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 33. 4 Replace the computer cover. Power Button Module
91 See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on the top panel.
2 Connect the power button module cable to the system board connector, F_PANEL...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 126
... operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you want to run Dell Diagnostics from the optical drive. The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices.
4 On the Boot Device Menu...can use this feature to change the current boot sequence, for example, to boot from the optical drive to boot from. The previous boot sequence is in the lower-right corner of the screen, ...
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