Dell XPS 8500 Support Question
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Question posted by astfrank on March 5th, 2014
How To Set Up A Wifi On A Dell Xps 8500
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Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 2
... forbidden. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other than its own.
2012 - 04
Rev. Dell Inc. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 13
... files and exit all open programs. 2 Click Start and click Shut Down. After you are using a different operating system, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their electrical outlets.
4 Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 14
... program available at the back of the components inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at support.dell.com
14
Before you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself.
When disconnecting cables, keep them...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 17
3
Technical Overview
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 13.
Technical Overview
17 For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 23
...see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at least 30 cm (1 ft.) of the computer. 4 Lift the cover away from the computer and set it aside in "Before You Begin" on its side with the computer cover facing up. 2 Remove the thumbscrew that secures the...: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with the computer cover removed-at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 27
... You Begin" on page 23. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing Memory Module(s)
WARNING: The memory module(s) may become very hot during normal operation.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 28
...(s) from your computer during a memory upgrade, keep them separate from any new module(s) that you may have, even if you purchased the new module(s) from Dell. Recommended memory configuration:
Type
Slots
1600 MHz DDR3
Slots 1 and 2 or slots 1 through 4
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Memory Module(s)
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 31
... safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in an upright position. 2 Grasp and release the front bezel tabs sequentially, one at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 35
... the steps in a secure location.
See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. 7
Graphics-Card Bracket (optional)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that secure the graphics-card bracket to the chassis...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 37
... the PCI-Express x16 connector on the system board, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
See "Removing the Graphics-Card Bracket" on page 21. For additional safety...equipped with one PCI-Express x16 connector to the chassis. 2 Lift the card-retention bracket and set it aside in "Before You Begin" on page 13.
The system board of your computer and ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 43
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
PCI-Express x1 Card(s)
43 9
PCI-Express x1 Card(s)
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 44
Removing the PCI-Express x1 Card(s)
1 Remove the screw that secures the card-retention bracket. 2 Lift the card-retention bracket and set it aside in a secure location.
1 2
1 screw
2 card-retention bracket
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PCI-Express x1 Card(s)
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 49
.... If you ordered a wireless Mini-Card with your computer and follow the steps in protective antistatic packaging (see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth combo card. Wireless Mini-Card
49 Your computer supports...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 53
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 23.
2 Remove the front bezel.
Mini-Card Antennas
53 See "Removing ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 57
... the system board. 3 Lift the mSATA drive away from the system-board connector. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 77
...Drive" on the top panel.
2 Pull the top cover away from the top panel. 3 Set the top cover aside in "Before You Begin" on page 13. See "Removing the Computer... Remove the optical drive.
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites
1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 23...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 107
... 23.
Replace the battery only with your computer, read the safety information that you note the BIOS settings before removing the coin-cell battery. 23
Coin-Cell Battery
WARNING: Before working inside your computer and ... safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: A battery may explode if installed incorrectly.
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 119
.... Entering System Setup
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2 During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for your computer. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you press ...the system configuration information after you add, change, or
remove any hardware in your computer • set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of
hard drive installed, ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 127
...the list of devices. 4 Press plus (+) or minus (-) to clear the CMOS setting. 1 Remove the computer cover.
Clearing Forgotten Passwords
WARNING: Before working inside your ...of the device. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "System-Board Components" on pins 1 and 2. WARNING: The computer ...
Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 129
For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CMOS:
System Setup Utility
129 See "System-Board Components" on pins 1 and 2.
See "Computer Cover" on page 23. 2 ...2 and 3 and fix it on page 21. 3 Remove the 2-pin jumper plug from the electrical outlet to clear the CMOS setting. 1 Remove the computer cover.
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