Dell D series manual

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    _________ ______ _____ Inf or mation in this do cument is subject t o c hang e without notice. © 1 998 Dell Comput er Cor por ation. Al l r ight s r eserved. Reproduction in any manner wha tsoev er without the writ ten permission of Dell C omputer Corporat ion is strictly forbidden. T ra demarks used in this text: Del l , the DELL logo, and Dell D[...]

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    v 6DIH W,QVWUXFWLRQV Use the f o llo wing sa f ety guid elines to h elp pro tect y our com puter sy s tem from p oten- tial da mage and to ens ure y our o wn per sonal sa f ety . :KHQ8VLQJ< RXU&RPS XWHU6VWHP As y ou us e y our compu ter sy stem, obser ve the f ollo wing s af ety guide lines. :$51,1* ' RQRWR [...]

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    vi  Do not pus h an y object s into the opening s of your c omputer . Doing so can cause fire or el ectric shoc k by shorting o ut interior c omponents .  Kee p yo ur co m pu te r away fr o m ra di a to rs an d he at s o ur ce s. A l s o, d o no t b lo ck coolin g ve nts. A voi d placi ng loose papers undernea th yo ur com puter , and d o not[...]

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    vii :KHQ: RUNLQJ,QVLGH < RXU&RPSXWH U B efore you remo ve the compu ter co v er , perf orm the follo wing steps in the seque nce indica ted. &$87,21'R QRWD WWHPSW WRVHU YLFHWKHF RPSXW HUVVWH PRXU VHOIH[FHSW DVH[SODL QHGLQ WKLVJ XLGHDQG HOVHZ KHUH LQ&a[...]

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    viii In addi tion, take note of these sa f ety guideline s when appro priate :  When y ou dis conne ct a ca ble, pul l on its co nnecto r or on it s strain -relief loop, not on the c able it self . Some cab les ha v e a conne ctor w ith loc king tabs; to d is- connec t this type of cable, press in the loc king tabs bef ore disc onnecting the cab[...]

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    ix 3U H I D F H $ERXW7KLV*XLGH Thi s gui de is inte nded f or an y one who uses a Dell D imension XPS D xxx co mputer sy stem. It c an be use d by both first-t ime and e x perienced c omputer us ers who w ant to mai nt ain , upgr a de, or trou bles hoot t heir compu ters . The c hapte rs an d appe ndixes are su mmari zed as follows:  Eve r[...]

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    x  Appendix E , “ W ar ra nti es a nd R e t urn P olic y ,” d escribes th e w arr a nty f o r y our De ll system an d the “ T o t al S atisfacti on” Return Policy . : DUUDQWDQG5 HWXUQ3R OLF,QIRUP DWLRQ Dell Comp uter Corpo ration (“De ll”) manu fa ctu res its hardw are prod ucts from p arts and co mponen ts that are ne [...]

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    xi 1RWDWLRQDO&R QYHQWLRQV The following su bsec tion s d escri be not at ional conventions used in this d ocume nt. : DUQLQJV &DXWLRQV DQG1RWH V Thro ughout thi s guide, there ma y be bloc ks of tex t indicat ed by symbol s in the p age margin a nd printed in bold type or in italic type. T hese bloc ks are w arnings, ca ut[...]

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    xii  Screen te xt is tex t tha t ap pea rs on th e moni tor sc ree n. It can be a me ss ag e , o r it can be te xt that y ou are instr ucted to type a s p art of a co mmand (ref erred to a s a comma nd li n e ). Screen t ext is pres ented in th e Courier Ne w f ont. Exampl e: T he f ollo wing message appears on y our sc reen: No boot device avai[...]

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    xiii &RQWHQWV &KDS WHU ,QWUR GXFWLRQ            Hardware Fe atures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    xiv Adding M emory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Memory Up grade Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Install ing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Re[...]

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    xv &KDS WHU 6RIWZDUH 6ROXWL RQV           Using Aud io Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-[...]

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    xvi &KDS WHU 5XQQLQJ WKH 'HOO 'LDJQRVW LFV        When to Us e the Dell Di agnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Before You Start Testi ng . . . [...]

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    xvii &KDS WHU *HW WLQJ+ HOS            Techni cal Assista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    xviii $S SHQGL[& % HHS& RGHVDQG6 VWHP0 HVVDJH V     & POST Bee p Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    xix Figure 3 -6. Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Figure 3 -7. Removing a 3.5 -Inch Drive Bay Pla te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Figure 3 -8. Installing a Drive in the Upper 3. 5-Inch Drive Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Figure 3 -9. Installing the Fill[...]

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    xx Table 7 -5. Video Test Gr oup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Table 7 -6. Keyboard Test Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 Table 7 -7. Diskette Drives Tes t Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Table 7 -8. IDE (ATA/A[...]

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    Intro duction 1- 1 &+$37(5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ Dell D imensi on ® XPS D xxx compu ter sy stems are hi gh-speed perso nal comp uters that include an Intel ® Pe n t i u m ® II mi cro pro cess or with MM X ™ tec hnolog y . T hese sys - tems co mbine hig h-perf ormance P eriphe ral Compon ent Inte rconnect ( PCI) design with ac c ele rate d g r[...]

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    1-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  Memory that can b e increased up to 384 megab ytes (MB) b y installing 1 6-, 32-, 64-, or 1 28 -MB sync hronous dynamic random-a ccess memory (SDRAM) d ual in- line m em ory module s (D IMM s) i n the th ree D IM M soc kets on th e sy s tem b oa rd.  F ull Plug an[...]

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    Intro duction 1- 3  F or sy ste ms r unning Windo ws 95 with t he USB Supple ment i nstalled, the tw o high-pe rfor mance Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) por ts pro vide a single conne ction point f or mu ltiple USB-compli ant de vice s. T hese d e vices c an be co nnected a nd discon nected w hile th e sy stem is r u nning. NO TE: If y ou at tac h [...]

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    1-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Dell off ers a variet y of expansion c ards to i ncre ase system fun ctio nalit y:  High-perf ormance video cards with up to 8 MB of video memory  1 0- and 1 0 0-megab it per s econd (Mb ps) netwo rk ca rds  Small c omputer s yste m interf ace (SCSI) host a dapt[...]

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    Intro duction 1- 5 6FKHGXOLQ J%DFNXSV Dell reco mmend s that y ou bac k up the h ard-disk dri ve a t least on ce a week , with a daily bac kup of those files tha t ha ve been c hanged. F ollo wing thes e guidel ines ensures th e los s of no m ore than a da y's w ork. As furthe r ins urance against da ta loss, ke ep dup licate c opies of th [...]

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    1-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  Nona brasi ve disket te-dri ve head-cl eanin g kit th a t cont ain s pretr eated disket tes in indi viduall y seale d pac kages  CD-ROM d r ive-clea ning k it  Smal l va cuum cl eaner with a br ush at t ac h ment &OHDQLQ JWKH &RPS XWHU  0RQL[...]

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    Intro duction 1- 7 &OHDQLQJ 'ULYHV Y ou can clean a d isk et te, CD-RO M, or di gital ve rsatil e disc re ad-only m emory (D VD- RO M) driv e usin g a comm ercial ly a va ilable c leaning kit. T hese kits con tain pre- treated disk et tes or a cleani ng disc to remo ve c ontaminants tha t accumu late during norm al oper atio n. If the k[...]

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    1-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide NO TE: Use a U PS to protec t you r compu ter only . Co nnect other de vices, suc h as a printer , to a separa te pow er s trip pro viding surg e protectio n. Th e length o f time that the ba t ter y ca n supp ly power following a n A C power loss d ecrea ses wit h addi [...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2- 1 &+$37(5 ,QVWDOOLQJ 8SJUD GHV RQ WKH 6 VWH P %RDUG This ch apter d escri bes how t o inst al l expans ion ca rds an d system memor y as well as replace the sy s tem bat tery (if nece ssar y). It also tells y o u ho w to re mo ve and rep lace the comp uter co v er and f amil [...]

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    2-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ,QVWD OODWLRQ*XLGHOLQHV K eep a stat ic-se nsitiv e compon ent in it s antis tatic pac king mater ial un til y ou a re ready to install th e compone nt in the c omputer . Just befo re unw rapping the anti static pac k- aging, disc harge static e lectricity from y o[...]

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    2-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ) LJXUH ,QVLGH WKH0 LQL7 RZHU&KDVVLV  c hassis cool i ng fan system bo ar d c hassis card -guide a ssem bly (cont ains prim ar y hard -disk dri ve) filler b rac kets driv e ca g e disket te-dr i ve inte rface cab le DC p ower cabl [...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2- 5 ) LJXUH ,QVLGH WKH'H VNWRS &KDVVL V c hassis c ool ing f a n system b oard c h assis card -gui de a ssembly (cont ains pr im ar y hard-di sk drive) filler bra c k ets drive cage disk et te-driv e inte rfac e cabl e DC power cable s power supply driv e bays bez [...]

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    2-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 6VWHP%RDU G Figure 2 -4 sho ws th e sy stem board con nectors a nd soc kets , and T able 2-1 de scribes their functio ns. ) L J X U H     6 V W H P % R D U G ) H D W X U H V  [...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2- 7 7 DEOH6VWHP %RDUG&RQQHFWRUVDQG6RFNHWV  &RQQHFW RURU  6RFN HW 'HVFUL SWLRQ 3.3 3.3-V po w er inpu t connect or A GP Acceler ated g raphi cs po r t conn e ctor (brown colo r) BAN K n DIMM soc kets BT2E1 Bat ter y soc ket CD CD-R OM driv e audi o [...]

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    2-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide -XPSHUV Ju mpers are small bloc ks on the sy stem bo ard with two or more p ins emergin g from them. Plastic plugs co ntaining a wire fit do wn o ver the pi ns, cr eating a c ircuit. T o c hange a jump er se tting , pul l the p lug off its pi n(s ) a nd ca refull y fi t [...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2- 9 7 DEOH &RQILJXUDWLRQ-XPSHU6HWW LQJV -XPSH U 6HWWLQJV 'HV FULSWLRQ Norma l mode In Norma l mode (j umper pl ug on pin s 1–2), sy stem set u p set tings and installe d pass w ord(s) are re tained when the sy ste m boots. In this mod e, an automa tic reco v er y[...]

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    2-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ([SDQVLRQ&DUG8SJUDGHV The sy stem bo ard acc ommodates up to six e xpans ion cards —32-bi t P eripheral Co m- ponent Inte rconnect (PCI) expa nsion car ds, 8- or 1 6-b it Industry-Standard Arc hi tect ure (IS A) e xpansion cards, a nd a 32-bi t accele ra[...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2-1 1 Mak e sure y o u hav e a slot av ail able for the type of card you are instal ling. Also c hec k the Windo ws 95 De vice Ma nager or Windows NT Diag nostic s for an av aila ble inter- r upt request (IRQ) that is s upported b y the card. T o c he c k Windo ws 95 resourc es, f ollo w thes e step s: ?[...]

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    2-1 2 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  8QVFUH ZDQG UHPRYH WKHPH WDOILOO HUEUD FNHWWKDWFR YHUVW KHFDUG  VORW RSHQ LQJIRU WKHH[S DQVLRQ VORW RXLQ WHQG WRXVH VHH )LJXUH  )LJXUH 5HPRYLQJWKH)[...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2-1 3  :KHQWKHFD UGLVILUPO VHDWHGLQ WKHFRQQHFWR U VHFXU HWKHFDUG PRXQ WLQJE UDFNHWZLWKW KHVF UHZRX UHPR YHGLQV WHS  Mak e sure th e front of the card-e dge conn ector is com pletely s eated in the ex pansion- card con nector [...]

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    Inst a lling Upgr ades on th e Sy stem Board 2-1 7  5HERRWWKH FRPSXWH U VVWHPDQG SUHVV'HO! ZKHQSURPSWHG  W R HQWHU WKH VVW HPVHWX SSURJ UDP 9 HULI WKDW WKH DPRX QWG LVSOD HGIRU 7 RW DO 0HPR URQW KH0D LQVFU HHQLV FRUU HFW 5 HSODFLQJWKH?[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3-7  5HPRYHW KHSO DVWLFL QVHU WIURP WKHG ULYH FDJH DVGHVF ULEHG HDUOLH ULQ ´5HPRYLQJ DQG5HSODF LQJD )URQW3DQHO, QVHUWµ  6OLGH WKHG ULYH LQWRLW VED DQGVH FXUHLW WRWKH GUL YHFDJH ZLWK WZR VFUHZV RQWKH OHI[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3-9 bac k of the front -panel in sert fo r reducing electroma gnetic i nterf eren ce (EMI ) emis sions. ) LJXUH 5HPRY LQJD ,QFK 'ULYH%D3 ODWH  6OLGH WKHG ULYH DVVHP EOLQWR WKH GULYH ED DQ GVHF XUHLW WRWK HGULYH  FDJHZ LWK[...]

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    3-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  ,IR XDUH LQVWDO OLQJDGU LYHLQ WKHGH VNWRSF KDVVLV LQVWDOO WKHV KRUW ILOOHU SDQHO LQFOX GHGZLW KR XUVVW HPRY HUWKH GULYH EUDFNHWWR WKH ULJKW RIWKH GULYH DVVKRZ QLQ?[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3 -1 1  5HSODFH  WKHEH]HODV GHVFU LEHG  HDUOLH U LQ´5HPRYLQJDQG5HSODFLQJWKH %H]HOµ  0DN HVXUHWKD WQRF DEOHF RQQHFWLRQV ZHUHO RRVHQHG GXULQJ WKHSURF H GXUH $UUDQ JHFD EOHVVR WKDW WKHZL OOQRW LQWH UIHUH ZLWKU H[...]

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    3-1 2 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ) LJXUH ,Q VWDOOLQ JD' ULYHLQ WKH/RZHU ,Q FK'ULY H%D 0LQL7 RZHU&KDVVLV 2 Q O   ,IR XDUH LQVWDO OLQJDFR QWUROOH UFDUG FRQ ILJXUH DQGLQV WDOO?[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3-1 3  0DN HVXUHWKD WQRF DEOHF RQQHFWLRQV ZHUHO RRVHQHG GXULQJ WKHSURF H GXUH $UUDQ JHFD EOHVVR WKDW WKHZL OOQRW LQWH UIHUH ZLWKU HSODFL QJWK H FRPSXWHU FRYHU   5 HSOD FHWKHF RPSXWHUF RYHUD QGWLJK WHQWKH FRYHU [...]

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    3-1 4 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ) LJXUH ,QVWDOO LQJD' ULYHLQ WKH3 ULPDU+DUG'LVN'U LYH%D  ,IQHFH VVDU F RQQHFWWKH( ,'(FDEO HWRWKH 35,,'(FRQ QHFWRUR QWKH VVWHPERDUG ?[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3-1 5   5H P R Y H WK H W Z R V F U H Z V V HF X U L Q J W K H V HF R QG D U K D U G  G L V N G U L Y H EU DF NH W  WRWKH FKDVV LVV HH)LJXU H 6 OLGH WKHEU DFN HWWRZDUG WKHEDF NRI  WKH FKDVVL VDQG OLIW LW RXW ) LJ[...]

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    3-1 6 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide . ) LJXUH 6HFRQGDU +DUG'LVN 'ULYH%U DFNHW  $OLJ Q WKH H[W HUQ DOWD EV RQ WKH EUD FN HW Z LWK WKH VORWV  LQW KH FKDV VLV DQ G VOLGHWKHEUDFNHW EDFNLQWRSODFH?[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3-1 7 3 DUWLW LRQLQJDQG/RJLFDOO)RUPDWW LQJDQ(,'(+DUG'LVN 'ULY H  EIDE ha rd-disk d riv es mus t be ph y sicall y f ormat ted, partitio ned, and logicall y f ormat - ted bef ore th ey c an be used to store data. Every hard-disk driv e purc hased from Dell is ph y sically forma[...]

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    3-1 8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 6&6,, '1XP EHUV Eac h device attac hed to a SC SI hos t adapt er card , as well as the card itsel f , must hav e a uniqu e SCSI ID n umber fr om 0 to 7 . T he SCSI host a dapter ca rd is typically config- ured as SCSI ID 7 . T he bo ot hard-di sk driv[...]

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    Installing Driv es 3-1 9  If y ou are installing a n intern al wide SCSI de vice (suc h as a wi de SCSI hard -disk drive) , you ha v e a 68-pi n inte rna l SCSI ca ble as sho wn in F igu re 3-1 4. O ne en d of this cabl e at tac hes to the SCSI hos t adapter ca rd and the two connect ors on the other end of the c able are us ed f or at ta c hing[...]

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    3-20 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide hard-dis k driv e acces s indica tor on the c omput er’ s front panel w hene v er a SCSI hard- disk d rive is ac cessed .  $WWDFK WKH6 &6,FDE OHWRH DFK6&6, GHYLF H If y ou are installing a n intern al SCSI de vi ce , firmly pr ess[...]

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    Instal li ng Dr iv es 3-21  5HFRQQH FWR XUFRP SXWHU DQGG HYLFHV WR WKHLUS RZHUVR XUFHV DQGW XUQ WKHPR Q  ,IQH FHVVDU HQ WHUWKH VV WHPVHW XSSU RJUDP DQGV HW7 S HWR 'LVDEOH G IRUWK HDSS URSULDW H,'( GULY HRSWL RQV) RU[...]

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    Basic T roubles hooting 4-1 &+$37(5 %DVLF7 URXEOHVKRRWLQJ Thi s c hapter guide s yo u through s ome initi al c hec ks and procedures th at can s olve basic compu ter prob lems. It can also direct you to the appropri ate c hapter in this guide f or det ailed tro ubles hootin g inf o rmation and pro cedure s to so lv e more compl e x pro[...]

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    4-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide installatio n inf ormat ion, des cribe ne w product enh ancemen ts or c orrectio ns tha t ha ve n ot ye t been doc umented, a nd list k now n probl ems. If y ou w ere trying to install n e w hardw are, d ouble-c hec k con figura tion set tings and a v aila ble sy stem re[...]

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    Basic T roubles hooting 4-3 T o c hec k compu ter connectio ns, f ollo w thes e steps:  7 XUQ RIIWK HFR PSXWHU WK HPRQL WRU DQG DOOD WWDFK HGGHY LFHV  9 HU LIWK DWDOO SRZHU FDEO HVDUH SURSH UOF RQQHF WHGWR WKHFR PSXWH U  WKHP RQLWRU DQGGHYL FHVDQG ?[...]

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    4-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3R Z H U If y ou are e xpe riencing pro blems wi th po w er to y our comp uter , perf orm thes e tasks:  Chec k the computer’ s pow er indic ator (see F igures 2-2 and 2-3) . When lit, th e pow er indicator v eri fies tha t the p o w er su pp ly is opera tin g. When[...]

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    Basic T roubles hooting 4-5 0RQLWR U Thi s sect ion lis ts som e basic c hec ks you c an do f or mo st monitor s. Chec k the d ocu- mentation tha t came w ith the mon itor fo r fa ult indic ations a nd trouble shooting procedu res spec ific to y our mon itor . If y ou pu rc has ed the moni tor from Dell, y ou can also fi nd troubles hooting i nform[...]

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    4-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  V erify the po wer sou rce b y plu gging in a n appli ance that y ou kn ow w o rks.  Plug t he moni tor direc tly in to an el ectr ical o utle t, bypass ing any power pr otect ion devices.  If the po w er in dic at or is no t lit, c hec k f or a ba d po w e r c[...]

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    Basic T roubles hooting 4-7  R eseat all s peak er conne ctions a nd mak e sure they are insert ed fully . V eri fy that the audi o jac ks are not be nt or brok en.  T ur n up t he volume by clicking th e yellow spea ke r ic on in t he W i ndows 9 5 or Wi ndows NT t ask b ar and adjust ing t h e volume s et ting .  Plug t he speak ers into[...]

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    4-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  R un the Disk et te Driv es T est Gr oup as des cribed in Chapter 7 , “Running th e Dell Diagno stics. ”  R ef er to “Disk et te Driv e” in Chapter 6 f or further trouble shooti ng inf ormati on. If y ou ha v e CD-R OM or D VD-ROM dri v e problem s, perf o[...]

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    5-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  )URP WKH2SW LRQVP HQXF OLFN$GYDQ FHG& RQWUROV   & OL FN W K H $ G Y D Q F H GE XW WR Q W R G L V S O D W K H$ G Y D Q F H G & R Q WU R OV I R U 9RO X P H  &RQWURO ZLQGRZ VHH?[...]

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    Sof twar e Sol ut i ons 5-3 ) LJXUH6DPS OH9 ROXPH&RQWURO:LQGRZ: LWK'( QKDQFHG 3 URSHUWL HV$GGHG < DPDKD6  < ;* : DYH 7 DEOH6RI WZDUH:LQGRZV 2QO Y amaha S-YX G50 w a ve-table s of t ware is incl uded on De ll Dimensi on XPS D xxx sys- tems r unn[...]

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    5-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide $XGLR'ULYHUV Y our system’ s audio d r iv ers w ere in stal led at De ll and are op era t iv e whe n y ou rec ei v e the sy stem—n o further ins tallation or c onfigurati on is needed. If you ev er ne ed to reinstall these driv ers fo r system s with integ ra[...]

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    Sof twar e Sol ut i ons 5-5 $ XGLR' ULYHUV IRU: LQGRZ V17  T o reinstall th e audio drive rs f or the Microsof t Windo ws NT 4.0 operati ng sy stem, f ollo w thes e step s:  6WDU WWKH :L QGRZV1 7RSH UDWLQ JVVWH P  ,IR XKDYHQ RWDO UHDGG RQHVR PDNHDGLVNHWWH[...]

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    5-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide %XV0DVWHULQJ (,' ('ULYH UV The bus-m astering enhan ced integ rated de vic e electron ics (EID E) driv ers provi de a per formance improvemen t by of f-loa d ing c ert ain fu ncti on s fro m the mic ropro cessor duri ng mul tith reade d oper atio[...]

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    Get ting Help 8-1 1 Finland * (Helsink i) T ec hnical Su pport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .682 1 093 Customer Se r vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 5566 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    8-1 2 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Italy * (Milan) S witc hboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577821 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57503530 Jap a n ([...]

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    Get ting Help 8-1 3 Lux embour g * NO TE: Customers in Luxe mbour g may call Belg ium for sales, cus t omer , and tec hnical assist an ce as well as th e SalesFax ser vi ce, an d they call the Neth erla nds for th e T ec hF ax and T ec h Connect BBS ser vi ces. Customer T ec hnical Support (Br us sels, B elgium ). . . . . . . . . . . . toll free: 0[...]

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    8-1 4 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Nether lands * (Amsterdam) Cus tomer T ec hnical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5818 838 Direct Sale s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toll free: 0800-0663 Direct Sale sFa x . [...]

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    Get ting Help 8-1 5 Southeast Asian/ P aci fic Countr ies (ex cluding A ustralia, Br unei, China, Hong K ong, Japan, K orea , Macau, Mala y sia, Ne w Zeala nd, Singapore, T a iw a n, and Tha iland—ref er to individual listings f or these countries) Customer T ec hnical Support, Cus tomer Service, and Sale s (P enang, Mala ys ia) . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    8-1 6 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide U. K. * (Brac knell) Custom er T ec hnical Support (Dell Dimen sion sy stems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 344 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 1 1 1 Customer Ca re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 344 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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  • Page 138

    A-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ([SDQVLRQ%XV FRQWLQ XHG A GP expans ion-card connec tors . . . . . . . . one A GP expans ion-card connecto r siz e . . . . . 1 20 pi ns A GP expans ion-card connecto r data width (m aximum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 bits PCI e xpansio n-card co[...]

  • Page 139

    Sy stem Spec ifications A-3 0HPRU FRQWLQXHG V oltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 V Data bus width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 bits BI OS a dd re ss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F0000h 'ULYHV Extern ally access ible: Mini to w er c hassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two 5.25- i[...]

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  • Page 141

    Sy stem Spec ifications A-5 (QYLURQPHQW DO T emperat ure: Operati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ° to 35 ° C 3 (50 ° to 95 ° F) Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –40 ° to 6 5 ° C (–40 ° to 1 49 ° F) R elativ e humi dity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% to 80% (nonco ndensing ) Maximu m vibra[...]

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    A-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide[...]

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    System Setup Pr ogram B-1 $33(1',;% 6VWHP6HWXS3 URJUDP Thi s app endix de scribes the sy stem set up pr ogram, w hic h you c an use to configure yo ur compute r sy stem as w ell as enable and di sable y our sy stem’ s passwo rd f eat ures. Eac h time yo u t urn on y our co mputer sys tem or pres s the rese t but ton, the sy stem co[...]

  • Page 144

    B-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide (QWHULQJWKH6VWHP 6HWXS 3 URJUDP Enter t he sys tem set up p rogram as fo llow s:  7 XUQRQRUU HERRWRXUVVWHP  :KHQ SURPSWHG ZLWK WKHP HVVDJH  Press <DEL> to enter SETUP  SUHVV 'HO ![...]

  • Page 145

    System Setup Pr ogram B-3 6VWHP6HWXS6FUHHQVDQG2 SWLRQV The system se tup screen s are o rgani zed as follows:  At the to p is a menu bar f or acces sing the m ain progr am screens.  The bo x on the le f t si de of eac h screen l is ts options th at d efi ne the installed har d- wa re in y our sy stem. Fields beside th e optio ns [...]

  • Page 146

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  • Page 147

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  • Page 148

    B-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3 ULPDU, '(0DVWHU6XEPHQX )LJXUH % 3 ULPDU,'(0DVWHU6XEPHQX 7 DEOH% 'LVNHWWH2SWLRQV6XEPHQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Disk et te A Identifies th e boot dis ket te driv e in the computer . The def[...]

  • Page 149

    System Setup Pr ogram B-7 $GYDQFHG6FUHHQ )LJXUH% $ GY DQFHG6FUHHQ0 HQX Multi -secto r T r ansf ers D etermi nes the number of sectors per block during multipl e- sector transf ers. If T ype is set to User , se t Multi-sec tor T ransfers to 2, 4, 8, or 1 6 sectors per block or disable the feat ure. LBA Mo de Control Set[...]

  • Page 150

    B-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 7 DEOH%$GYDQFHG6FUHHQ0HQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Plug & Play O/S Determi nes whe ther the sys tem i s configured to s upport Pl ug and Pla y de vic es from the operating sy stem or fr om the s ys - tem BIOS . L ea ve this option se t to N[...]

  • Page 151

    System Setup Pr ogram B-9 5HVRXUFH&R QILJXUDW LRQ6XEP HQX )LJXUH % 5 HVRXUFH&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEPHQX 7 DEOH%5HVRXUFH&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEP HQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Memory Reser vatio n Displ a y s the M emo ry Reservatio n sub men u, whe r e y ou can set the f ollo wi ng options: xxxx [...]

  • Page 152

    B-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3 HULSKHUDO &RQILJXUDW LRQ6XE PHQX )LJXUH % 3 HULSKHUDO&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEPHQX 7 DEOH%3HULSKHUDO&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEP HQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Serial P ort Configures the seria l port. Set th is option t[...]

  • Page 153

    System Setup Pr ogram B-1 1 P arallel P ort Configures the parallel port. Set this option to A uto (def ault), Enabled , or Disabled. Depen ding on the port set ting, y ou can set the f ollo wi ng additiona l options : Mode I f port is set to Auto or Enab l ed, availab le mode s are O utpu t Only , Bi- Directiona l, ECP , and E PP . NO TE: Re f er [...]

  • Page 154

    B-1 2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide . HERDUG &RQILJXUD WLRQ6XEP HQX )LJXUH% . HERDUG&RQILJXUDWLRQ6X EPHQX 7 DEOH%. HERDUG&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEPHQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Numlo c k Selects the po w er -on state f or Num L oc k. Set tings[...]

  • Page 155

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  • Page 156

    B-1 4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide '0, (YHQW/RJJLQJ 6XEP HQX )LJXU H%'0,(YHQW/RJJ LQJ6XEPHQX 7 DEOH%'0,(YHQW/RJ JLQJ6XEPHQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Event lo g capac it y Disp lays in formati on about the event log . Eve[...]

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    System Setup Pr ogram B-1 5 6HFXULW6FUHHQ )LJXUH% 6HFXULW6FUHHQ0HQ X 7 DEOH% 6HFXULW6FUHHQ0HQ X2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Syst em Pa s s w or d Is Indicate s whethe r a sy stem p assw ord has been assign ed. Set up P a ssw ord Is Indicates whe ther a setu p pas swo rd has be en assi g[...]

  • Page 158

    B-1 6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3 RZHU 6FUHHQ )LJXUH% 3RZHU6FUHHQ0 HQX 7 DEOH% 3RZHU6FU HHQ0HQX2S WLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Po w e r Manage ment Enabl es or dis ables o ther options on the P ow er sc reen. Inactiv ity Timer Determi nes th e[...]

  • Page 159

    System Setup Pr ogram B -1 7 %RRW6FU HHQ )LJXUH% %RRW6FUHHQ0HQ X VE SA Vi d eo P owe r Down NO TES: F or the Windows 95 operati ng sy stem , use the Di s- pla y icon in th e Control P ane l to sa ve monitor p ow er rather than this option. This op t ion is av ai labl e only if th e i nst all ed vi deo ca rd sup - po[...]

  • Page 160

    B-1 8 Dell Dimension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 7 DEOH % %RRW6FUHHQ0HQX2 SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ R estore On A C Po we r L o s s Determines w hat state the sy stem enters when A C pow er is restor ed af ter a pow er lo ss. Se t ting s are:  Last State — S yste m ret urns to the sta[...]

  • Page 161

    System Setup Pr ogram B-1 9 +DUG'UL YH6XEPHQX )LJXUH % +DUG'ULYH6XEP HQX Hard Dri ve Display s order of bootable ha rd-disk d riv es. R ef er to “Hard Driv e Subme nu” f oun d nex t in thi s append ix. Removable Devices Displa y s a list of remo v able de vice s. Re f er to “R emova ble De vices S ub[...]

  • Page 162

    B-20 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 5 HPRYDEOH'H YLFHV6XEPHQ X )LJXUH % 5 HPRYDEOH'HYLFHV6XEPH QX 7 DEOH%5HPRYDEO H'HYLFHV6XEPHQX2SWLRQ 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Legacy Flop py Drives T he op erat ing syste m assi gns dr ive letters to [...]

  • Page 163

    System Setup Pr ogram B -21 ([L W6FU HHQ  )LJXUH%  ([LW6FUHHQ0HQX 7 DEOH% ([LW6FUH HQ0HQX2SWLRQ V 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Exit Sa vi ng Changes Sa ves any c hanges you have made, exit s the syst em setup program, and restarts the sy stem. Exit Discard ing Changes D iscards any c h anges y ou [...]

  • Page 164

    B-22 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 'LVDEOLQJD) RUJRWWHQ3DVVZRUG If y ou f orget y our sy st em or set up pa ssw ord, y ou wil l be unab le to opera te yo ur sy s- tem or c hange set tings in the sy stem set up program , respe ctiv ely , until y ou dis able the e xist ing passw ord(s) . D[...]

  • Page 165

    System Setup Pr ogram B -23 &OHDULQJ195$0 T o clear N VRAM f or all de vic es an d restart the sy s tem, f ollo w thes e steps :  (QWHU WKH VVWHP VHWXSS URJUDP DVGHVF ULEHG DWWKH EHJLQQ LQJRIW KLV DSSHQ GL[  3UHVV WKHULJ KW DUURZ N HWR PRYHW RWKH$G YDQFHG P[...]

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    B-24 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide[...]

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    Beep Code s and Sy stem M essages C-1 $33(1',;& %HHS&RGHVDQG6VWHP0HVVDJHV Y our application s, the operat ing sy s tem , a nd the co mputer its elf ca n p ro vid e y o u with error a nd stat us inf ormatio n in the f orm of beep codes that sou nd through the com- puter’ s speak er or mes sages t hat ap pear on the mon[...]

  • Page 168

    C-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 6VWHP0HVVDJHV The first c olumn in T able C-2 li sts (in al phabet ical ord er) sy stem message s that may appear on the sc reen durin g the b oot routine or during n ormal sy stem operat ion. T he second column i n the table lists pro bable ca uses of t he mes sages[...]

  • Page 169

    Beep Code s and Sy stem M essages C-3 nnnn Shadow RAM Passed nnnn KB of shadow RAM has be en succ ess- fully tes ted. No act i on is necess ar y . nnnn System RAM Passed nnnn KB of system RAM has been suc ces s f ull y tested. No act i on is necess ar y . CD ROM drive Identified T he sy s tem ’ s automatic drive- ty pe det ecti on fea- t ure has [...]

  • Page 170

    C-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Fixed Disk n Failure Fixed Disk Controller Failure The hard-di sk driv e spe c- ified by n is not w orkin g or is not configured cor rectly . Ensure that the dri v e is installed cor rectl y in t he c hassis and defined cor rectly in the sy stem set up p rogram. If the p[...]

  • Page 171

    Beep Code s and Sy stem M essages C-5 Keyboard error The k eybo ard is no t work ing cor rectly . Y ou may hav e to replace th e ke y - board or system boa rd. Refer to Chapter 8, “Get ting Help,” f or instructi ons on obt ai nin g technical assis ta nce. Keyboard error nn The BIOS has de tected a stuc k key rep resen ted by scan co de nn . Mak[...]

  • Page 172

    C-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Press <Del> to enter SETUP Opti onal mess age di s- pla y ed during PO S T . If de sired, pres s <Del> to enter the s ys tem se tu p progr am. Previous boot incomplete - Default configura- tion used Af ter an unsucc essfu l boot, POS T loads de faul t values [...]

  • Page 173

    Beep Code s and Sy stem M essages C-7 System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP The CMOS c loc k bat tery indicator s hows the bat- ter y is d ead. Replace t h e batter y , an d run the sy stem setu p prog ram to re con- figure th e sy stem. System BIOS shadowed T he sy stem BIOS h as been cop ied to shado w RAM. No act i on is necess ar y . S[...]

  • Page 174

    C-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide UMB upper limit seg- ment address: nnnn Displa y s the a ddress nnnn of the up per lim it of the UM B , indic ating released segments o f the B I OS which may be recl aimed by a vir tual memory manager . No act i on is necess ar y . Video BIOS shadowed T he vi deo BIOS h[...]

  • Page 175

    Regula tor y Notices D-1 $33(1',;' 5 HJXODWRU1RWLFHV )&&1R WLFHV8 62QO  Most D ell comp uter sy stem s are c lassified b y the F ederal Commun ications Commis- sion ( FCC) as Class B digi ta l devices . Howe ver , th e inclu sion o f cer ta in opti ons c h anges the ra ting of so me config urations to [...]

  • Page 176

    D-2 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide &ODVV % Thi s equ ipment gen erates, us es, and can ra diate rad io frequen cy en ergy and, if not installed a nd us ed in accord ance with the m anuf act urer’ s instr uctio n manual , ma y cause interf erence with rad io and te le vision r ecepti on. T his eq [...]

  • Page 177

    Regula tor y Notices D-3 ,&1RWLFH&DQDGD 2QO Most D ell comp uter sy stems (a nd other D ell dig it al apparat us) a re classifi ed by the Industry Canada (IC) In terf er ence-Caus ing Equi pment Standard # 3 (ICES-003) as Clas s B dig ital de vices. T o de termi ne whic h clas sific ation ( Class A or B) ap plies to y our co[...]

  • Page 178

    D-4 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide  IEC 80 1 -4 — “E lectromag netic co mpatibili ty for indu strial-pro cess meas urement and co ntrol equip ment P a rt 4: Electrical f ast transient/ burst requi rements .” — Seve ri t y l evel 2.  EN60950:1 992 + Amd.1:1 993 + Amd.2:1 993 — “Safety of [...]

  • Page 179

    Regula tor y Notices D-5 120, QIRU PDWLR Q0H[LFR 2QO  The f ollo wing i nf ormation i s pro vided on the de vi ce(s) de scribe d in this documen t in compli ance with the re quirements of the of fici al Me xica n standards (NOM 02 4): Exporter: Dell Computer Corpor ation One De ll W a y Ro und R oc k, TX 78682 Importer: [...]

  • Page 180

    D-6 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide , QIRUPDFLyQSDUD1 20~QLFDPHQWH SDUD0 p[L FR La inf orma ción si guient e se propo rciona en el di sposit ivo o en los disposi tiv os desc ri- tos en e ste docum ento, e n cumpli miento con los requis itos de la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NO[...]

  • Page 181

    Warranties an d Return P olicy E- 1 $33(1',;( : DUUDQWLHVDQG5 H WXUQ3 R OLF /LPLWHG7KUHH < HDU: DUUDQW8 6DQG &DQDGD2QO  Dell Comp uter Corpo ration (“De ll”) manu fa ctu res its hardw are prod ucts from p arts and co mponen ts that are ne w or equ iva lent to n ew i n accord ance with [...]

  • Page 182

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