Dell WorkStation 410 manual

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xi 3U H I D F H $ERXW7KLV*XLGH Thi s guide i s intende d for a ny one who uses the Dell P recision W orkStation 41 0 desk- top comp uter sy stems. It can be used b y both fi rst-time a nd ex perience d computer users w ho w ant to learn abo ut the f eatu res an d operatio n of the sys tems or w ho wa nt to upgra de their c omputers. T he c ha[...]

xii  Appendix A, “T ec hnical Sp ecifica tions,” a nd Appendi x B , “Ha rdwa re Configura - tion F eat ures,” are intended primarily as ref erence material fo r users intere sted in lear ni ng m ore a bou t the de tails of the sys t em . Users wh o ad d interna l op tion s ma y need to ref e r to Appendix B to c hange jumper or switc h s[...]

xiii  Docum entation is in cluded w ith an y optio ns y ou purc hase separatel y from y our sy ste m. Th is do cu men tation i nc lud es in form at ion tha t y ou need to con f ig ure and inst al l the se op tion s in your D ell co mpu ter . Inst al lati on in structio ns for th e opti ons a re i nclud ed i n th is User ’ s Guide or in the doc[...]

xiv  Filena mes and dir ect or y name s are p res ente d in l owercase b old . Exampl es: au t oex ec.ba t and c: windo ws  S yntax line s consi st of a comm and a nd al l its p ossi ble pa ram eter s. Co mmand s are dis play ed i n low ercase bold; v ariable paramete rs (those f or whic h you sub- stit ute a val ue) are displa yed in lo wer[...]

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xvi Bus-Mas tering EIDE Dri vers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Reinstal ling t he Windows NT 4.0 Bus-Ma stering EI DE Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Removin g the Windo ws NT 4.0 Bus-Master ing EIDE Dr iver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Enablin g the Windo ws 95 Bus -Masterin g EIDE Dri[...]

xvii Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 Serial P ort 1 and Seria l Port 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 Paralle l Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-[...]

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xix Removin g the Computer Co ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Replacing the Compute r Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Inside Your Compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-[...]

xx I/O Ports an d Connecto rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Serial and Parallel Port s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7 Adding a n Expansion Ca rd Containi ng Serial or P arallel P orts . . . . . . . . . B-7 Serial P ort Connectors .[...]

xxi Power Pro tection Devic es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9 Surge Prote ctors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9 Line Con ditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

xxii Figure 4 -1. ICU Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Figure 4 -2. Add Network Ca rd Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Figure 4 -3. Card Configura tion Dialog Bo x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Figure 4 -4. Conf[...]

xxiii Figure B-1 . System Board Jump ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Figure B-2 . I/O Ports an d Connecto rs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Figure B-3 . Pin Numbe rs for the Se rial Port Conne ctors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8 Figure B-4 . Pin Numbe [...]

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Intr oduct ion 1-3 USB-co mpli ant d evices. USB -comp lia nt devices c an al so be co nne ct ed a nd dis- connec ted while the sy stem is r unning.  A modula r compute r c hassis with a m inimum n umber of s crews f or easy dis- assem bly and impro ved ser vicea bility .  A high-s peed, high -resolution A GP or PCI v ideo card. (Do cumentati[...]

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Intr oduct ion 1-5 f or tec hnic al assi stance or if yo u install h ardw are or sof tware in the sy stem. T he Dell I nspector p rogram is located in the De ll A ccess ories prog ram f older . The Dell Ins pec tor p rog r am is av ail abl e in c lie nt a nd admi nis trat or versi ons . In additio n to prov iding the clien t f eat ures des cribed i[...]

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Intr oduct ion 1-9 )UR Q W 3D Q H O The comp uter’ s front panel co ntains the follo wing indic ators an d controls (see Figur e 1 -2) :  The pow er but ton pro vides c ontrol of the sy stem’ s A C inpu t pow er . The p ush- but ton switc h operates as f ollo ws: — When the c ompute r is t urne d of f , pressing th e but ton turns the c[...]

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Intr oduct ion 1- 1 1 NO TE: Antithe f t device s are of dif fe ring desi gns. B ef ore purc hasing suc h a de vice, mak e sure i t will w ork with the ca ble slot o n the compute r . The padloc k ring all ows y ou to secure the co mputer co ver to the c hassis to pre ve nt unautho rize d access t o the insi de of the c omputer . T o use the pad lo[...]

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Usin g th e Software Supp ort Ut il i ties 2- 1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH6RIWZDUH6XSSRUW 8WLOLWLHV Y our Dell sys tem come s with sof t ware s upport util ities on disket te or on yo ur com- pute r ’ s hard -dis k dr ive. These sof t wa re sup por t ut ilit i es i nclu de syst em ut i lit ie s, sy stem services, and bus-mast ering en[...]

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Usin g th e Software Supp ort Ut il i ties 2-3  The Au t o Powe r O n utility (whic h runs under the MS -DOS ® ope rati ng sys t em only) re ports what ca used the s yst em to po wer on , suc h as the po w er switc h or a call fro m the A uto P ow er On utility itsel f . This utility also ena bles y ou to create a batc h file to carry out a ser[...]

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Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH6V WHP6H WXS3 URJUDP Eac h time y ou t urn on y our computer sys tem or pres s the rese t but ton, the sy stem compare s the hardw are installed in the syste m to the ha rdwa re listed in the sy stem conf iguration inf ormation stored in n on vol atile ran dom-acc ess mem[...]

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Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-9 NO TE: T he Usr1 and Us r2 driv e types can be used f or both the P rimar y and S econd- ary Drive 0 and Driv e 1 options. Ho w ev er , if y ou select the Usr1 or Us r2 driv e type, yo u ma y not obtain op timum hard -disk driv e perform ance. Also, th e Usr1 a nd Usr2 driv e types can not be used f or hard-di[...]

3-1 0 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH When A CPI is toggled Of f , pressi ng the po wer but ton t urns th e sys tem compl etely of f . When A CPI is not ac tiva ted (Of f), IRQ 9 is av a ilable for us e by exp ansion car ds. NO TE: If y our operatin g sy stem do es not support A CPI, the co mputer w[...]

Using th e S yste m Se t up Prog ra m 3-1 1 suppres ses all er ror mess ages relatin g to the k eyboard or to the k ey board con troller during PO ST . T his set ting does not af f ect the ope ration of th e ke yboard itself , if a k ey - boa rd is attached to th e com put e r . 6VWHP 3 DVVZRUG S ys tem P as swo rd displa ys the cur rent [...]

3-1 2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH T o provi de m ax imu m s ecurity f or you r sy stem , ope rate the s y stem with Sy stem Pa ss - wo rd Enabled , Set up P assword Enabled, an d P a ssw ord Stat us L oc ked. T hen, if y ou wa nt to let sele cted in divid uals use y our sy stem, g iv e them th e[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-1 3 compute r at tempts to bo ot from the se de vices . T o vie w the De v ice List s creen, p ress <Ctrl> and t he right-ar row ke y . &$87 ,21 2QOD WHFKQLFDOO NQRZOHGJHDEOH SHUVRQ VKRXOG FKDQJH WKHVHW WLQJVL QWKH' HYLFH/LV WVFU HHQ The De vice[...]

3-1 4 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH T o specify y our priority pref ere nces, or der the de vices u nder these op tions so that the highes t-priority control ler is at the top of De vice Control ler Pri ority and the hi ghest- priority de vice is at the top of Boot De vice P riority . Order the re[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-1 5 3 RZHU0DQDJ HPHQW F or certain types of monitors and mo st EIDE ha rd-dis k driv es , you ca n reduc e sy stem pow er consumptio n by enablin g the po we r manage ment f eature . With P ow er Man- agemen t enabled , these mo nitors and dri ves automati cally swi tc h into lo w -po we r mode du ri[...]

3-1 6 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 6DYLQJ(,' (+DUG'LV N'ULYH3RZHU F or most sy stem s, enabl ing P ow er Ma nagement at an y le vel causes EIDE har d-disk driv es to sw itc h to low -power mode af ter about 20 minu tes of sy stem i nactivity . NO TE: Not all EIDE har[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-1 7 6RXQG Sound de termines w hether the integrated audio c ontroller is On (the defau lt) or Of f . When Sound is set to Of f , no sounds are emit ted from a ny at t ac hed e xternal sp eak ers or from the on -board spea ker , e x cept f or beep codes. Set Sound to Of f if y ou w ant to use a s ound e xpansi[...]

3-18 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 3 DU DOOHO 3RUW P arallel P ort configures the sy s tem’ s built-in pa rallel po rt. Pa rallel P ort can be set to 378h, to al ternate a ddresse s 278h  or 3BCh  or to Of f to disable the port. The def ault is 378h; y ou should le av e i[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-1 9 6SHDNHU Speak er determines wh ether sy stem sounds (ot her than be ep codes ) are emit ted by the on-bo ard s peak er . A c hange take s ef f ect i mmedi ately (reb ooting the sy s tem is not required). How ever , eve n with Speak er set to Of f , sounds fro m the integrate d audio con troller will be em[...]

3-20 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH  Service T ag displa ys the s yste m’ s fiv e-c haracter s er vice tag nu mber , whic h wa s programm ed into N VRAM b y Dell duri ng the manuf act uring p rocess. R ef e r to this number d uring te c hnical assi stance or service ca lls. T he service tag nu[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-21 system boar d, the st atus shown is Disa bled By Jumper . Y ou cann ot change or enter a ne w sy stem pas sw ord if ei ther of these set tings is disp lay ed. With no syst em pass w ord assign ed and with the passw ord jumper on the sys tem board in the enab led positi on (its de faul t), the stat us sho wn f[...]

3-22 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 8VLQ J< RXU6 VWHP 3 DVVZRUG WR6H FXUH< RXU6 VWHP Whene ve r you turn on y our sy stem, pre ss the res et but ton, or rebo ot the sy stem by pressin g the <Ctrl>< Alt><Del> ke y combination , the f ollow ing prom pt a[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-23 'HOHWL QJRU&KD QJLQJDQ([L VWLQJ6VWHP 3 DVVZRUG T o delete or c hange an e x isting syst em pa ssword , perf orm the f ollowing steps:  (QWHU WKH 6VWH P6HW XSSU RJUDP DQG YHULI WKDW 3DVVZRUG 6WDW XVLVVH W WR8Q ORFNHG Enter t[...]

3-24 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH $VVLJQ LQJD6 HWXS3 DVVZRUG  A set up pas sword c an be as signed ( or c hanged) only when Set up P asswo rd is set to Not Ena bled. T o ass ign a se tup passw ord, highligh t Set up P assword and press the lef t- or right-arro w k e y . The sy stem pr[...]

Using the S yste m Set up Prog ram 3-25 'LVDEOLQJD) RUJRWWH Q3DVVZRUG If y ou f orget y our system or set up pass word, y ou cannot ope rate y our sy stem or c hange se t ting s in the S ystem Setu p progra m, respec tive ly , unti l yo u open the com- puter , c hange the pa ssw ord jumper se t ting to disab le the pa ssw ords, and[...]

3-26 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 5 HVSRQGLQJWR(UURU0HVVDJHV If an er ror message ap pears on your monitor screen w hile the s ys tem is boo ting, mak e a note of the me ss ag e. T hen, befo re ente rin g the S ystem S et up program, ref er to y our Diag nostic s and T roubleshooti[...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW The ISA Config ur at ion U tili t y (IC U) is used by the syste m to tra c k what expans ion cards a re installed and wha t resour ces are u sed. With this i nform ation, the sy stem automat ically c onfig ures Plug and Pla y expans ion cards[...]

4-2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 4XLFN6 WDU W  T o quic kly get started using this utili ty , fo llow these ste ps:  'HWHUPLQ HZKHWKHUR XQHHGWRUX QWKH,&8  See “When to R un the ICU” found later in th is c hapter f or detailed ins truc tions.[...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-3 $ERXW WKH,&8 B efore your sys tem w as shipped from Dell, a tec hnician us ed the ICU to enter the cor rect inf ormat ion f or the e xpansi on cards initiall y installed in yo ur comput er . If your system was shipp ed wit h Dell -i nst all ed so f tware, t he ICU d iskette image (fr om whic h you[...]

4-4 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH Af ter you hav e run t he ICU f or y our non-Pl ug and Pl ay I SA e xpansion car ds and it has configu red all your Plug and Pla y and PCI e xpans ion cards, y ou can use th e utility to lock t he confi guration o f you r Plug and Pla y and PCI e xpans ion cards s[...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-5 6WDUWL QJWKH,&8 Af ter you hav e completed the procedure in “P reparing to Use the ICU ” fo und earli er in this c hapter , insert the bac kup co py of the ICU disk et te into dri ve A. T hen eith er tu rn on y our comp uter or reboo t it b y pressi ng the rese t but ton. $FFHVVLQ J+HOS Y o[...]

4-6 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH $GGLQJD/LVWHG&DUG NO TE: If y ou w ant to add a configu rati on file tha t yo u receiv e d on disk e t te with a ne w expans ion c ard , you must copy the co nf igu rati on f i le t o th e db subdirec tor y on the bac k up copy of the ICU disk et te.[...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-7  ,I RXZ DQW WKH,& 8WR VHO HFWW KHUH VRXUFH VIRU WKHFD UG FOLFN 2. 2 WKHU ZLVH VN LSWR VWHS  The ICU uses the d efaul t resources set by th e card manuf acturer when ev er pos- sible. If the ICU can not find a resource that is v [...]

4-8 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH  7 RFK DQJH WKHU HVRX UFH VHWWLQ JVF OLFN WKH GRZQ DUUR ZQH[WW RWK H&R Q ILJX UDWLRQ &KRLF HER [7KH QFOLF NWKH QHZUHVR XUFHV HWWLQJ IURPW KHOL VW RIDYDL ODEOH VHW [...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-9 NO TE: If y ou c hange one or more resou rce v a lues u sing the O ptions b ut ton and later c hange th e set ting in th e Configura tion Choic e box , the c hanges th at yo u made to the resourc e valu es are o ver writ ten by the def ault v alues for the new conf igu rati on c hoice.  &OLFN ?[...]

4-1 0 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH ) LJXUH6SH FLI,QWHUUXS W'L DORJ%R [ If y ou are pro vidi ng a v a lue f or th e IRQ or di rect mem ory access (DMA ) resou rce, clic k the do wn ar ro w benea th A vai lable Reso urces. A sma ller Spe cify lis t bo x appears ([...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-1 1  :KHQ RX KDYH ILQLV KHG VHO HFWLQ JUH VRXUF HVI RUWK HXQOL VWHG FDUG FO LFN 2.LQW KH&R QILJXUH 8QOL VWHG&DU GGL DORJER[ A mess age bo x appea rs, not ifying y ou eithe r that the card is using its def ault se t- tings or that it ca[...]

4-1 2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH NO TE: When y ou modify an unlisted card, the I CU cann ot sho w you the v alid resources for the card. T heref ore, yo u must ha ve documentation from the card manu factur er tha t desc rib es t he res our ces a nd r es our ce se t tin gs th at th e car d can u[...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-1 3 NO TE: Af ter modifying the sys tem configura tion, y ou must turn of f the system to install, rem ov e, or c hange jumper s et tings on the non-Plug and Pla y IS A e xpansion cards t o matc h the set tings yo u selected in the I CU. 5 HPRYLQJD &DUG ?[...]

4-1 4 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH ) LJXUH 6VWH P5H VRXUFH8 VDJH' LDORJ %R[ T o determine whic h card u ses a particul ar resourc e sho wn in the S ystem Reso urce Usag e dialog box, select the resou rce in qu estion an d then clic k Used B y Card. The Ca[...]

Using the IS A Configuration Utili ty 4-1 5 If y ou clic k Y es, the I CU sa ve s the u pdated sy stem configu ration inf ormation into NVRAM. If you c lic k No, yo u ex it the ICU without sa ving an y of y our configu ration c hanges. I f you clic k Canc el, nothing is sa ved and th e utility conti nues to op erate. /RF NLQJDQG 8QO RFNLQJ ?[...]

4-1 6 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH /RFNLQJDQG 8QORFNLQJ&RQILJXUDWLRQ5 HVRXUFHV Y ou can also lo c k and un loc k indivi dua l re so urc es f or a Plug and P lay or PCI expansio n card. T o do so, perf orm the f ollowing s teps:  ,IL WLV QRWD OUHD GLQ VWDOO HG[...]

Using t he N e t work Inter face Co nt rol l er 5-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH1HWZR UN,QWHUIDFH &RQWUROOHU Thi s c hapt er describes ho w to conn ect your com puter sy stem to an Ethe rnet network using th e integrate d 3Com P eripheral Compo nent Interco nnect (PCI) 3C905b -TX net- wo rk interfa ce controlle r (NIC). T he NIC pro v[...]

5-2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH The NIC connec tor on the c omputer’ s bac k panel (s ee Figure 5-1) has the fol low ing indicators :  A yellow activ it y indica tor flas hes whe n the s yste m is tr ansmi t ting or rece iving network data. (A high volu me of network traf fic ma y make this[...]

Using t he N e t work Inter face Co nt rol l er 5-3  5XQWKH1HW ZRUN,QWHU IDFH7 HVW*URXSLQ WKH'HOO 'LDJQRVWL FVWRYHU LI WKDWW KH1 ,&L VRSHU DWLQ JSU RSHUO  See the c hapter title d “Run ning t he Dell Diagnosti cs” in y our Diagno stics and T roubles hooting G uide for d[...]

5-4 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH &RQILJX ULQ JWKH1,& Thi s sect ion pro vides instr uctions f or confi guring the computer’ s integrated, 1 0/1 0 0-megabit s-per -second ( Mbps) 3Com NIC unde r the fo llo wing opera ting systems:  Microso f t W indow s NT 4.0  Microso f t[...]

Using t he N e t work Inter face Co nt rol l er 5-5  :KHQ SURP SWH GUHP RYHW KH1 ,&GU LYHU GLVNHWWH  IURPWK HGLVNHWWH GULYH DQGLQ VHUWW KH1 ,&GULY HUG LVNHWWH  :KHQ WKH6HWX S0HVV DJHFRQIL UPVWKD WWKH &RPG502 16PDUW$J HQW 3&[...]

5-6 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH  9 HULIW KDWWKHLQWH JUDWHG1,&LV HQDEOHGDQGF RQQHFWHGWR LWVQHWZRUN See “NIC” i n Chapter 3 f or more i nf ormation.  6WDU WWKH : LQGR ZV RSHU DWLQ JVVW HP  &OL FNWKH 6[...]

Using t he N e t work Inter face Co nt rol l er 5-7 )LJXUH  1,&3RS XS :LQGRZ  :KHQ RXDU HSU RPSWH GIRU WKHO RFDWLR QRI DGGLW LRQDO ILOHV VSHF LIWKH  F?ZLQGRZV?R SWLRQV?F DEV GLUH FWRU RQ RXU KDUGGL VNG ULYHR UWK H ?ZLQ  GLUHF[...]

5-8 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH  &RQQ HFWWKHQ HWZRUN FDEOH WRWKH EDFNR IRXU FRPSX WHU  See “N etwork Cable Re quirements” f ound earlie r in this c hapter f or detailed ins truct ions .  9 HULIW KDWWKHLQWH JUDWHG1,&LV HQDE[...]

Using t he N e t work Inter face Co nt rol l er 5-9 8VLQJW KH1',6 'UL YHU:LWK :LQGRZV T o i nst al l th e N DIS 2. 0 1 N IC driver in system s running Dell -in st alled Wi ndows 95 Ser- vice R elea se 2.1 or a Wind ow s 95 opera ting sys tem n ot installed by Dell, perf orm the f oll o wing steps: ?[...]

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Usin g th e Int egrat ed A udio Con tro ller 6-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH,QWHJUDWHG$ X GLR &RQWUROOHU Thi s c hapter desc ribes ho w to connect y our compu ter sy stem to e xternal audio devices t hat us e th e 1 6-bi t inte gra ted au dio co ntro lle r on your compu ter ’ s system boa rd. The inte gra ted C r yst al 4 237 B con[...]

6-2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 6SHDNHUV Y our comp ut er sys tem su ppo rts mo st s t and ard sp eakers tha t have int egrat ed a mplif i- ers. Y ou c an pu rc hase spea kers se par ately fro m Del l. Connect t he audio cable from the spea kers to the line-o ut jac k (see Fig ure 6-1). NO T E: [...]

Usin g th e Int egrat ed A udio Con tro ller 6-3 NO TES: T he integrated a udio contr oller allow s y ou to man ipulate m usical instr ument digital inter face (MIDI) fil es on y our computer and to hear ou tput from thos e files o n ex terna l s pe ak e rs. Ho wev er , to communi cate w ith an e xternal MIDI de vi ce, su c h as a synthes iz er or [...]

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Usin g th e Int egrat ed A udio Con tro ller 6-5 ,QVWDOOLQJ $ XGLR'ULYHUV Y our system’ s audio d r iv ers were in stalled at Dell and are operat iv e when yo u rec ei v e the sy stem—no further ins tallation or conf igurati on is nee ded. T he fo llow ing sub - section s provi de ins t r uctions on reinstallin g thes e dr iv ers [...]

6-6 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH $XGLR'ULYHUV IRU:LQGRZV1 7 T o reinstall th e audio drive rs for W indow s NT 4.0, f ollow these step s:  8VH WKH 3URJUDP 'LVN HWWH 0DN HU ORFD WHG LQ WKH 'HOO $FFHVVRULHV  IROGHU [...]

Using th e Int egr at ed SCSI Con troll ers 7-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH,QWH JUDWHG6 &6, &RQWUROOHUV This c hapt e r provid es in structio ns for in st alli ng d rivers for t he followin g smal l com - puter sy stem interfa ce (SCSI) con trollers:  Integr ated Adaptec 7890 U ltra2/Wide lo w vol tage dif fere ntial (L VD) S [...]

7-2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH 6&6,' HYLFH&RQVLG HUDWLRQV The 5.25–inc h extern ally acce ssible d rive bay s at the front of th e compute r are no r- mally used f or non-hard-dis k driv e de vi ces s uc h as CD -R OM dr iv es a nd/or tape driv es . The se can b e enhanced [...]

Using th e Int egr at ed SCSI Con troll ers 7-3 6&6,'ULYH UIRUW KH3ULPDU6 &6,& RQWUROOHU T o reinstall the S CSI driv er f or the pri mary SCSI controller u nder Window s 95, f ollo w these s teps:  8VH WKH 3URJUDP 'LVN HWWH 0DN HU ORFD WHG LQ WKH 'HOO $FFHVVRULHV [...]

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Using th e Int egr at ed SCSI Con troll ers 7-5 ,QVWDOO LQJ6&6,'U LYHUV'X ULQJ:LQG RZV17 ,QVWDOOD WLRQ F ollow thes e steps to install SCSI dri vers f or Windows N T 4.0:  ,QVH UWWKH ERRW DEOH :L QGRZV1 7&'DQGWXU QRQ RUUH ERRW WKHVV WHP  3UH [...]

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Working Inside Y ou r Com puter 8-1 &+$37(5 : RUNLQJ,QVLGH< RXU&RPSXWHU Y our Dell Pr ecisi on 4 1 0 supports a v ariety of inte rnal op tions that e xpand sy stem capa - bilities . Th is c hapter prepa res y ou to ins t all opti ons insi de the co mputer . It describe s how to r e m ove a n d r e p l a c e th e co mp u t [...]

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Working Inside Y ou r Com puter 8-3 )LJXUH 3DGORFN,QVWDOOHG  5HPRYHW KH FRYHU  F rom the front of the computer , press in the two se curing but tons (loc ated on the sides of the co ver tow a rd the bac k ). With the but tons depressed, li f t the cov er at the bac k, allo wing i t to pivo t up to ward you (s [...]

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Working Inside Y ou r Com puter 8-5  5 HVHWWK HFKDVV LVL QWUXVL RQGHWHF WRUE HQWHU LQJWKH6 VWHP 6HWXS SUR JUDPD QGVHWWL QJ&KDV VLV,QWUXV LRQWR 1RW'H WHFWHG See Chap ter 3, “Usin g the S ys tem Set up Prog ram,” f or instr uctions. NO TE: If a s etup passw ord has been ass[...]

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Instal l i ng System Board Opti ons 9-1 &+$37(5 ,QVWDOOLQJ6VWHP%RDUG2SWLRQV This c hapt er d escri bes how to i nst a ll the followin g op t ions :  P eripheral Comp onent Interc onnect (PCI), a ccelerated graphics po rt (A GP), and Industry-Standard Arc hitecture (IS A) ex pansion ca rds  S yst em memory  Mic ropr oces[...]

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Instal l i ng System Board Opti ons 9-9   3 U H V V   )!WRHQWHUWKH6 VWHP6HWXSSURJUDPD QGFKHFNWKHYDOXHI RU 6VWHP0HPRULQWKHO RZHUULJKWFRUQHURI3 DJH The sy stem should ha ve alread y c hanged the v alue of Sy stem Memory to reflect the ne wly in stalled m emor y [...]

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Instal l i ng System Board Opti ons 9-1 3  5RWDWH WKHS RZHU VXSS OE DFNLQ WRSR VLWLR QP DNLQJ VXUH WKDW WK H VHFXULQ JWDE VQD SVLQWR SODFH   5HSODFH WKH FRP SXWH UFRYH U DQ GUHF RQQH FWR XUF RPSXWH UDQ GS HULSK  HUDOV WRW KHLUS RZHU VRX UF [...]

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Installing Driv es 1 0-1 &+$37(5 ,QVWDOOLQJ'U LYHV Y our Dell computer has fi ve d rive bay s f o r inst alling the f ollo wing types of d riv es (see Figure 1 0-1):  The exte rnally a ccessible dri ve b ay s at the front of the computer consist of one 3.5-i nc h drive b ay ( dedicat ed to a 3 .5-inc h disk et te driv e) and[...]

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Installing Driv es 1 0-3 ) LJXUH  5HPRY LQJ WKH )URQW 3DQHO ,QVHUW IRUD ,QFK %D T o replace a front-pan el insert f or a 5.25-inc h bay , wor k from insid e the co v er . Insert the two ri ng-tabs (one o n eac h end of the insert) o ver the pos ts on the i nside of th e ba y opening, a[...]

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T e c h ni ca l Specifi cat i ons A-3 0HPRU Arc hitect ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-bit ECC S DRAM DIMM soc ke ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fo ur D I M M c a p a c i t i es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 - , 64-, and 1 28-MB unbuf f ered, 72-bit SDRAM; 256-MB registered, 72-bit SDRAM Standard RAM [...]

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T e c h ni ca l Specifi cat i ons A-5 &RQWUROVDQG,QGLFDWRUV FRQWLQXHG Link in tegrity indicator (on NIC con nector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED Net work activ it y indi cator (on NIC con nector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yel low LED P ow er indicator (on s ys tem board) . . . . . green LED Standby pow er[...]

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Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-1 $33(1',;% +DUGZDUH&RQILJXUDWLRQ)HDWXUHV This ap pendi x pr ovides spec ifi c infor m ati on a bout t he j ump er s on your syst em bo ar d and the in put/out put (I/O ) ports an d conn ectors on th e bac k panel of y our co mputer . It also p rovid es some basic i nf ormation o n jump ers an[...]

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Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-5 6VWH P% RDU G/D EHOV T able B-2 lists the la bels f or conn ectors and s oc k ets on your sy stem board an d give s a brief description of their f unctions. 7 DEOH%6VWHP%RDUG &RQQHFWRUVDQG6RFNHWV &RQQHFW RURU 6RFNH W 'HVFU LSWLRQ A GP A GP video car d c[...]

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Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-7 6HULDO DQ G3DUDOOH O3RUWV The two buil t-in seria l ports use 9 -pin D-s ubminiat ure connectors on the ba c k panel . The se ports s upport devi ces suc h as ex ternal mo dems, prin ters, plot ters, and mi ce that requ ire serial data transmiss ion (the tra nsmission of data one bit at a time ov er [...]

B-8 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH B efore adding a card that remaps th e COM ports, c hec k the docume nt ation that accompa nied y our sof t ware to m ake sure that the sof tware can be mappe d to the new COM po rt de sig na tio n. T o avoid au toco nfi g ura tion, you may be a bl e to r eset t h[...]

Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-9 3 DUDOOH O3 RUW&RQ QHFWR U If yo u reconf igure y our hardw are, y ou ma y need pin numbe r and signa l inf ormatio n for the para llel port con nector . Figure B- 4 illustrates the pin n umbers f or the pa rallel po rt connec tor , and T able B-4 lists an d defines the pin assignmen ts and in terf [...]

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Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-1 1 ) LJXUH%3 LQ1XP EHUVI RUWKH([ WHUQDO6&6,& RQQHFWRU  7 DEOH %  3LQ$VVL JQPHQW VIRU WKH ([WHUQ DO 6&6,& RQQHFWRU  3LQ 6 LJQDO ,2 'HILQ LWL RQ 1–1 6 GND N/A Sign al ground 1 7–18 TR MPW R N/A T er mi[...]

B-1 2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH . HERDUGDQG0 RXVH&RQQHFWRU V Y our sy stem uses a P ersonal S ystem/2 (PS/2)-style k e yboard and supports a PS/2- compati ble mouse. Cables from both de vices at tac h to 6-pin miniat ure Deutsc he Industrie Norm ( DI N) c on nectors o n the bac k[...]

Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-1 3 ) LJXUH%3 LQ1XP EHUVI RUWKH. HERDUG&RQ QHFWRU 0RXV H&R QQHF WRU If yo u reconf igure y our hardw are, y ou ma y need pin numbe r and signa l inf ormatio n for the mous e conne ctor . Figure B-7 il lustrates the pin num bers f or the mouse conn ector , an[...]

B-1 4 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH  ) LJXUH%3 LQ1XP EHUVI RUWKH0 RXVH&RQQ HFWRU 9LG HR&RQQHFWRU F or informa tion on y our video conn ector , see the ma nufac t urer’ s specificat ions that accomp ani ed your vid eo car d. 1,&&RQQH FWRU [...]

Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-1 5 86%&R QQHFWRUV Y our syste m cont ai ns t wo Univers al Seri al Bus ( USB) conn e ctor s for at t ac h ing USB - compl iant d evices. US B devices a re t yp ical ly perip hera ls su c h as keyboards , mice , printe rs, and c omputer sp eak ers. &$8 7,21 'RQRWDW WDFK D86%[...]

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Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-1 7 dev ice. T hen consult T able B-9 to configure ea c h de vice f or one of the a vaila ble IRQ or other lin es. NO TE: Int err upts f or the on-bo ard soun d, NIC, an d both SCSI c hannels are as signed dynami call y by the sy stem bas ic input /outpu t sy stem (BI O S). 0HPRU $OORFDWLR QV A microp roces[...]

B-1 8 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH T a ble B-1 0 provides a map of the conv entional mem or y area. When the micro - process or or a program address es a location within the conv entional memory range, it is physical ly add re ssin g a loca t ion in mai n mem or y , which is the onl y main memo r[...]

Hardware Co nfigur at i on Features B-1 9 7 DEOH% 8S SHU0 HPRU0D S $GGU HVV5DQ JH 8VH 00 09FC0 0–0009FFFF PS/2-mouse data are a 000A 0000 – 000BFF FF V id eo RA M 000C 0000 – 000C7F FF V id eo BI OS 000C 8000 –000E FFF F A v ai la bl e 000F 0000–000 FF FF F S y s tem BIO S 00 1 00000–00 1 0F FEF Hig h m em[...]

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Maint aini ng t he System D-1 $33(1',;' 0DLQWDLQLQJWKH6VW HP Proper us e of preventive ma int ena nce p roc edur es ca n keep t he syst em in t op op erat - ing con dition and mini miz e the need for c ostly , time-co nsuming service procedures . Thi s append ix contai ns maint enance p rocedures that y ou shou ld perf orm regul[...]

D-2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH As a last res ort, yo u can bac k up a hard-disk driv e’ s contents on disk et tes, a meth od that is both tim e-con suming a nd pro ne to h uman error . Also, bac king up a full 5 40-MB hard-dis k driv e requir es appro ximatel y 375 dis ket tes (when usi ng 1 [...]

Maint aini ng t he System D-3 5 HFRPPHQGHG 7 RR OVDQG$FFHVVRULHV Dell re commend s that y ou use the f ollo wing to ols and access ories wh en yo u clean the comp uter:  A wrist groun ding s trap — The prope r use of a w rist groun ding s trap reduces the ef f ec t of el ectr ost atic disc harge (ESD), whic h can da mag e ce rtain com[...]

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Maint aini ng t he System D-5  If the sy stem has b een e xposed to abnorma lly col d temperat ures, allo w a two- hour w arm-up period to b ring it up to normal o perating te mperat ure b efore t ur nin g it on . F a il ure to do so ma y cause damage to int erna l comp onents, pa rtic u- larly the h ard-disk dri ve.  If in termittent syste m[...]

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Maint aini ng t he System D-7 T o r ed uce th e pos sib ilit y of EMI and R F I, fol low thes e gui del ine s:  Operate the sy stem only wi th the com puter co ve r installe d.  Ensure th at all e x pansion slots are co ver ed eith er by a c ard-moun ting brac ket or by a metal filler brac ket and that all driv e ba ys h av e a driv e and/or [...]

D-8 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH Eac h Dell s ystem, w hen oper ating, is d esigned to withstand 0 .25 G (half-s ine w av e) at a sw eep of 3 to 200 hertz (Hz ) for 3 0 minutes . In storag e, the sy stem can with stand 0.5 G a t 3 to 200 Hz f or 30 mi nutes. 3 RZHU6RXUFH, QWHUUXSWL RQV Comp[...]

Maint aini ng t he System D-9 3 RZHU3 URWHF WLRQ'HY LFHV A numb er of devices a re availab le tha t pro tec t agai nst power pro ble ms, su c h as power surg es, t r ans ien ts, an d power failu re s . The followi ng su bs ec t ion s des cri be some of these de vices. 6XUJ H3 URWHFWRUV Surg e prot ec tors a re avail able i n a var ie [...]

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Regula tor y Notices E-1 $33(1',;( 5 H JXODWRU1RWLFHV ) &&1R WLFHV8 62QO  Most D ell comp uter sy stems a re class ified b y the F ederal Communic ations Com mis- sion ( FCC) as Cla ss B d i git a l devices . Howe ver , th e inc lus io n of ce rt ain opti ons c hanges the ra ting of some configura tions to [...]

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Regula tor y Notices E-3 ,&1RWLF H&DQDGD2QO Most D ell comp uter sy stems (and other De ll digital appara tus ) are cla ssified b y the Industry Canada (IC) In terf erence-Causin g Equipme nt Standard #3 ( ICES-003) as Clas s B dig ital de vices. T o de termi ne whic h classi ficati on (Cla ss A or B ) appli es to y our comp[...]

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Regula tor y Notices E-5 Once y ou ha ve d etermined your sy stem’ s V CCI classification, re ad the approp riate V CCI notice. Note th at V CCI regulations prov ide that c h anges or modific ations not ex pressly a ppro ved b y Dell Comp uter Corpor ation could void your auth ority to operate this equ ipment. &ODVV $,7( Thi s is a Cl a[...]

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Regula tor y Notices E-7  /JF OBM FZ SP[M FXBÀ OB QPK ÍXB OJ JOO ZDI Q ZOÍX OBT ZT UFNL PNQV UF SPXZ  /JF OBMF ZXQ ZDI BÀB EOZD IQS [FENJ PUÍ XEP PUX PSÍX TZT UFNV LPNQVU FSPXFHP HEZNP FUPTQP XPEPXBÀ QPBSMVCQP SBFOJFQ SEFN QPQ[...]

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Warranties an d Return P o licy F-1 $33(1',;) : DUUDQWLHVDQG5 HWXUQ3 ROLF /LPLWHG7KUHH < HDU: DUUDQW8 6DQG &DQDGD2QO  Dell Comp uter Corpor ation (“De ll”) manu fact ures its hardw are products fro m parts and co mponents that are new or equiv alent to ne w in accordan ce with i ndust[...]

F-2 'HOO3U HFLVLRQ 'HVNWRS6 VWHPV8VHU ©V *XLGH products to y ou freight p repaid if you u se an a ddress in the continen tal U.S . or Can- ada, wh ere a ppli cab le. Sh ipm ents to oth er lo catio ns wi ll be made f reig ht c ollec t. NO T E: Befor e you ship th e prod uct (s) t o Del l, ba c k up t he d a t a[...]

Warranties an d Return P o licy F-3 MA Y ALSO HA VE O THER RIGH TS, WHICH V ARY FR OM ST A TE T O ST A TE (OR JURISDICTION) . DELL D OES NO T A CCEPT LIABILIT Y BEY OND THE REMEDIES SE T FORTH IN THIS W ARRANTY S T A TEMENT OR LIABILI TY FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMA GES, I NCLUDING WI THOU T LIMI T A TION ANY LIABILI TY FOR P RODU CTS NO [...]

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Glossary 1 *ORVVDU The following li st d ef in es or i den ti fies tec hnical terms, a bbrevi ations, and acronyms us ed in De ll ® user documen ts. NO T E: Un les s othe r wise sp ecif ie d, these de finitions may not appl y to operatin g sy stems oth er than Mic rosoft ® Windows ® 95 and Win do ws NT ® . $ Abbrevia tion for am pere(s). $&[...]

2 Dell Precisi on 41 0 Desk to p Systems Use r ’ s Guide DWWULEXW H As it relates to DMI, an at tribute is a piec e of i nformat io n rela ted to a c ompo- nent. At tributes can be c ombined to f orm groups. If an at tribute is defined a s read- writ e, it may be de fine d by a man - agemen t applica tion. DXWRH[HFEDW ILO H The autoex ec.b [...]

Glossary 3 ERRWDEOH GLVNHWWH A diskette that can bo ot your comp uter to the operati ng system in the ev ent that the compute r will not boot from the ha rd-disk drive . ESL Abbrevia tion for bits p er inch. ESV Abbrevia tion for bits p er second. %78 Abbrevia tion for British thermal unit. EXV An informa tion pathwa y between the compon ents of[...]

4 Dell Precisi on 41 0 Desk to p Systems Use r ’ s Guide FRQWURO SDQHO The part of the c omputer that conta ins in- dicat ors an d cont rols , such as th e powe r switc h, h a r d-d i sk dr ive acce ss i ndi cat or , and power ind ic ator. FRQYHQWL RQDOPHP RU The first 640 KB of RAM. Conventional memory is foun d in all computers . Unless [...]

Glossary 5 '0$ Abbrevia tion for direct m emory access. A DMA channel allow s cer tain ty pes o f data transfer b etween RAM an d a device to bypass the micro proc esso r. '0, Abbrevia tion for Deskto p Managemen t Interface . DMI enab les the m anagement of your comp uter system’s so ftware and hardware. DM I collects i nformation ab o[...]

6 Dell Precisi on 41 0 Desk to p Systems Use r ’ s Guide (,6$ Acronym for E x tended In dustry-Standa rd Architec ture, a 32-b it expansio n-bus de- sign. Th e expansi on-card c onnectors in an EISA c ompute r are al so comp atible with 8- or 16-b it ISA expa nsion c ards. To avoi d a confi gura tio n confl ict when in- stal ling an EISA e xpansi[...]

Glossary 7 )73 Abbrevia tion for file tra nsfer protocol . J Abbrevia tion for gram(s ). * Abbrevia tion for gravit ies. *% Abbrevia tion for gigab yte(s). A gigaby te equa l s 1, 024 m ega byt es or 1,073,74 1,824 byte s. JUDSKL FVFRSURFHVVRU See coproces sor . JUDSK LFV PRGH A video mode that c an be define d as x hori zonta l by y verti c [...]

8 Dell Precisi on 41 0 Desk to p Systems Use r ’ s Guide LQWHUQDOPLFURSURFH VVRUFDFKH An instru ction and da ta cache bu ilt in to the mi cro proc esso r. The In tel Pent ium micropro cessor includ es a 16-KB in ternal cache, whi ch is set up as an 8 - KB re ad- only in stru ction ca che and an 8-KB read/ write dat a cach e. ,3; Acronym for[...]

Glossary 9 /37 Q The dev ice names for th e first through third para llel prin ter ports on y our comput- er ar e LPT 1 , LP T2, an d LP T3. /9 ' Abbrevia tion for low vol tage differe ntial, the techn ology used to i mplement U ltra2/ Wide SCSI, whic h offers da ta rates of 80 MB /sec , diff ere ntia l d ata in teg rity , e x- tended SCS I ca[...]

1 0 Dell Precision 4 1 0 Desktop S ystems User’ s Guide PRGH P A devi ce tha t al lo ws yo ur c omput er to commu nica te w ith othe r co mput ers over telephon e lines. PRX VH A pointin g device that c ontrols the moveme nt of the cursor on a screen . Mouse -awar e softw are al lows you to ac- tivate c ommands by clic king a mouse butt on wh ile[...]

Glossary 1 1 3&, Abbrevia tion for Periph eral Componen t Interconn ect. A standa rd for local-b us impleme ntatio n develop ed by Inte l Corporatio n. SHULSKHUDOGH YLFH An interna l or external d evice—such as a printer, a disk dri ve, or a k eyboard— con- nected to a compu ter. 3*$ Abbrevia tion for pin gri d array, a ty pe of micro pr[...]

1 2 Dell P recision 41 0 Desktop S ystems User’ s Guide info rma tion s tor e d in RAM i s los t whe n you turn off your computer. 5$0'$& Acronym for ra ndom-acce ss memory digital -to-analo g converter. UHDGRQO ILOH A read -only fil e is one tha t you ar e prohib- ited from editing or deleting. A file can have r ead-onl y sta tus[...]

Glossary 1 3 that timi ng signa ls have be en set up correctly. In equiv alent co nfigura tions, a comput er with SDRAM w ill have fas ter mem ory per- forman ce t h an a co mpu ter wi th EDO memory. VHF Abbrevia tion for second( s). 6(& Abbrevia tion for si ngle-edge contact. Newer Intel processo rs, such as the Pen- tium II pr ocessor, use th[...]

1 4 Dell P recision 41 0 Desktop S ystems User’ s Guide VVWHP ERDUG As the ma in circuit boa rd, the system boar d usua lly c ont ains most of your c om- puter’s i ntegral comp onents, such a s the followi ng:  Micro proce ssor  RAM  Controlle rs for standard pe ripheral dev ices, suc h as the k ey board  V arious R OM c hips Fr[...]

Glossary 1 5 program an d leave the TSR program resi- dent in m emory for late r use. TSR p rogr ams c an so met ime s ca us e memory co nflicts. When troubleshoo ting, rule out th e poss ibi lity o f such a con flict by rebooti ng your compute r without start- ing any TS R programs . 8/ Abbrevia tion for Underwr iters Laboratorie s. 80% Abbrevia t[...]

1 6 Dell P recision 41 0 Desktop S ystems User’ s Guide oper at ing sy ste ms in a va riety o f vi de o mode s. On some Dell computers , a video a dapter is integr ate d into the system board. Also avail able are many vi deo adap ter cards that plug i nto an expa nsio n- card connec tor. Video a dapters oft en include m emory separate fro m RAM o[...]

Glossary 1 7 ZLQLQL ILOH A start-up f ile for the Wi ndows operat ing system . When you start W indows, it c on- sults the win.ini file to de termine a var iety of opt ions for the Window s ope rating en- vironme nt. Among ot her things , the win.ini file reco rds what prin ter(s) and fonts are install ed for Windo ws. The win.ini fil e als o[...]

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Inde x 1 ,QGH[ $ AC, 8-1 adding . See install ing; upgrade options Advanc ed Configura tion and Power Interface op tion, 3-9 AGP, 1-3 alternat ing current. See AC asset t ag number assi gn ing , 2-4 viewin g, 3-20 Asset Ta g setting, 3-20 Asset Ta g utility , 2-4 assi st anc e, te chni ca l, 1 -11 audio connec tors, location, B- 6 driv ers, 6-5 uti[...]

2D HOO 3U HFLV LRQ 'HVN WRS 6VW HPV8 VHU©V *XLG H card. See expans ion cards card-ed ge connec tor, 10-4 cauti ons , xii i CD-ROM driv es, 6-2 CD-ROM First s etting, 3-12 Chass is In tr u sion opt ion , 3-1 0 chassi s. See compute r cleani ng access ori e s, D-3 driv e s, D -4 internal comp onents, D-2 soluti ons, [...]

Inde x 3 diag nosti cs syste m, 1-4 DIMMs about, 9 -6 capaciti es su ppo rted, 1-2 conf iguring, 9- 7 ins ta lli ng, 9-9 registere d, 1-2, 9-7 removin g, 9-10 socket s, 9-2 unbuffere d, 1-2, 9-7 direct c urrent See DC Diskette Drive A and Dis kette Drive B opti ons, 3 -6 dis ket te dr ives access indi cat or, 1 -9 cleani ng, D-4 connec ting, 10-3 i[...]

4D HOO 3U HFLV LRQ 'HVN WRS 6VW HPV8 VHU©V *XLG H expans ion cards about, 9 -2 conf iguring, 4- 1 connec tors, 9-3 ins ta lli ng, 9-4 removin g, 9-6 reso urces, viewing , 4-13 with disk ette drive con trol ler, 3-18 with ha rd-disk dr ive contr oller, 3-18 with por ts, 3-17, B-1 0 expans ion slot s about, 9 -3 exte[...]

Inde x 5 ins talli ng DIMMs, 9-6, 9- 9 driv es, 10-4 expans ion cards, 9-4 process or, 9-10 SCSI de vices, 10-1 5 syste m boa rd op tions , 9- 1 inte grat ed au di o co ntro lle r about, 6 -1 adjus tin g vol ume , 6-3 connec ting audi o device s, 6-1 using a udio util ities, 6-4 inte gra ted SCSI con trol ler SCSI de vice conside rations , 7-2 Inte[...]

6D HOO 3U HFLV LRQ 'HVN WRS 6VW HPV8 VHU©V *XLG H keys ISA Configu ration Utili ty, 4-5 System Setup progra m, 3-1, 3-4 , 3-26 / line co nditioners preve nt ing po wer sourc e in terr upt ions , D-9 line-in jack, 6- 1, B-16 line- out jac k, 6- 1 logical fo rmatting, 1 0-15, 10-20 low-level formatting, 10 -20 LPT po[...]

Inde x 7 3 pad lo ck , 1- 10, 8-2 Paralle l Mode op tion, 3-18 paralle l port compa tib il it y, 3-1 8 IRQ line, B-7 paralle l port connec tor about, B-7 , B-10 loc a t ion , 9 - 2, B- 6 pin as signments, B- 10 pin nu mbe rs, B - 9 Paralle l Port optio n, 3-18 partition ing EIDE hard-d isk driv es, 10-15 SCSI hard- disk driv es, 10-20 Password Stat[...]

8D HOO 3U HFLV LRQ 'HVN WRS 6VW HPV8 VHU©V *XLG H recovering da ta, D-2 redunda nt array of inexpensiv e disks See RAID registere d SDRAM, 9-6 regul atory n otice s, E-1 Reserved Me mory option, 3 -9 reset button, 1-9 return polic y, F-3 ribbon c ables, 10-4 6 safety instruc tio ns for preve nting ESD, viii general[...]

Inde x 9 speake rs connec ting, 6-2 specifi cations, A-1 speed j umpers setting, 9-12, B-4 stan dby LED, 9- 2 start-up, 3-12 support, 1-1 1 surge pro tector preve nt ing po wer sourc e in terr upt ions , D-9 switc hes about, B-2 synchr onous dyna mic rando m-access memory. See SDRAM syste m. See computer syste m boar d feat ures , 1- 3, 9-2 jumpers[...]

10 D HOO 3U HFLV LRQ 'HVN WRS 6VW HPV8 VHU©V *XLG H 8 unbuffere d SDRAM, 9-6 uninterru ptib le pow er sup ply . See UPS upgrade option s DIMMs, 9-6 driv es, 10-1 expans ion cards, 9-4 micropro cessor, 9-10 upper me mory addr ess map, B-19 UPS, D-9 USB connectors about, B-1 5 loc a t ion , 9 - 2 pin as signments, B-[...]