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    s uppo rt.d ell .c om Chec k ing Insid e t h e Comp uter 7-1 CH APT ER 7 Che cking Ins ide th e Comp uter Y o ur Dell P ow erEd ge 300 sys tem suppo rts a va ri ety of inte rnal opt ions tha t e xpan d sy ste m cap abili ties . T his fi le prepa res y ou to ins tall options i nsi de the com puter . I t de scrib es ho w to remo v e and rep lace the [...]

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    7-2 Install ation an d T roub lesh ooting G uide 4. T o v er ify t hat all po wer has been r emov ed fr om the syst em, mak e sur e that the standb y light-emi tting di ode (L ED) o n the syste m board has gone out . F or the lo cation of thi s LED , se e Figur e 8-1, in Cha pter 8 , “Inst alling S yste m Board O ptions” . 5. T o uch an unpain [...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-3 Fi gu r e 7 -1 . P adl o ck Installe d 3. R emov e the c o ver . 4. F acin g the le f t si de c o ver , press th e r elea se but ton (loca ted at the bot tom-l ef t cor- ne r of the fr ont beze l ) and lif t t he bot t o m of the co ver , al lowi ng it to pi v ot up towar d yo u ( see Fi gu [...]

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    7-4 Install ation an d T roub lesh ooting G uide Fi gure 7 -2 . Removing the Compute r Cover R eplacing the Comput er Cover Use the fo llow ing proc edure to repla ce t he co m puter c ov er : 1 . Chec k al l c able connection s, esp ecially those t hat m ight h av e com e loose during y our work . F ol d c ables out of the w ay so that the y do no[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-5 the tabs on t he cov er int o t he r ecessed slot s on the compute r c hassis so th at the tabs catc h the hooks ins i de t he slots. Piv ot the co ver dow n tow ard the bot tom of the c hassis and int o posit ion. Mak e su re the secur ing hooks at the bot t o m of the co ver cli c k i n t [...]

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    7-6 Install ation an d T roub lesh ooting G uide Ins ide Y our Compute r Figure 7 -4 shows a side vie w of y our computer to help y ou or ient y ours elf w h en instal l ing har dware op tions. Unle ss other wise spec i f ied, l oca tions or dir ectio ns rela- tiv e to the computer ar e as sho wn. Fig ure 7- 4. Co mp uter Or ien tatio n Vi ew Figur[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-7 Fig ur e 7 -5. In s ide th e C h as si s T he sys tem board hol ds t he co m p uter' s control circui try and other elect ronic comp o- ne nts. Some hard ware opt i o ns ar e i nstall ed direc t l y on the sys tem board. Dr i v e su pport i s as fol lows: • T he thre e 5.25- inc h ext[...]

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    7-8 Install ation an d T roub lesh ooting G uide to an IDE connec tor on the syst em b oard . (F or mor e i n forma tion, s ee Chapt er 9, “ Instal ling Driv es. ” ) During an i nstall a tion or t r o ubleshoo ting pr ocedure, yo u may be re quired to c hange a jumper or swi t c h set ting. F or inf ormation on th e sy st e m board j umpers , s[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-9 4. T he po w er su pply brac ket has detent s to hold the po wer suppl y up i n one of se v- eral e xtend ed p ositi ons , wh ic h are espec iall y usef ul when t he c hassis i s standing up right . R emo ving and Re plac ing t he F ron t Bez el T he bez el is secured to t he front of the c [...]

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    7-1 0 Install atio n and T roub lesh ooti ng Guid e T o repl ace the bez el, f i t the two r etai n i n g hooks on the bez el into the ir c orre sponding slots at the bot tom of the c hassi s. Then ro t ate th e top of the bez el tow a r d t he c hassis until the top tabs snap int o their cor respo nding sl ot s on t he bezel. R e movi ng and R epl[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7- 1 1 Figur e 7- 8. Remo vi ng a Fron t - Pane l I nse rt T o replac e a f r on t-pane l i nsert, w ork from insi de t h e bez el. Insert the tw o ring-tab s (one on eac h end of the inser t) o ver the post s on the insi de of t h e ba y opening, and fir mly press bo th ends of the inser t into[...]

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    7-1 2 Install atio n and T roub lesh ooti ng Guid e T roubles hooting a W et Comput er Liqui d spills, splashes, a nd ex cessiv e humidi ty can cause da m a ge to the syst em. If an e xterna l device ( suc h as a printer o r an e xterna l driv e) gets w et, contact the de vice manuf act urer f or instr uctions. If the com puter gets w et, comp l et[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-1 3 ob t a ining t ec hnica l assistance fr om Dell. F ollo w the se steps to troub leshoot a da m - ag ed comput er : 1 . T urn of f the sys tem, incl uding any at tac hed peripher als, and dis connect t he s y s- tem fr om i ts e lec tr ica l ou tl et. CAUT ION: See “Pro tecting Again st E[...]

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    7-1 4 Install atio n and T roub lesh ooti ng Guid e 4. Chec k the conne ction of the coi n cell bat t e r y to t h e sy st e m board. Is the bat t ery firmly i nstall ed in the bat ter y soc k et on the sy stem board? Ye s . Go t o st ep 6. No. Go t o st ep 5. 5. Re seat the bat tery in i t s soc ket. Is the pro bl e m resol ved? Ye s . Th e b at t[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-1 5 CAUT ION: See "Pro tecti ng Ag ains t E lec trosta tic Disc ha rge" in the safe ty instru ction s at the f ront of th is guide . 3. R emov e the comput er cov er . See “ Repla cing the Comp uter Cov er, ” found e arl ie r in th is c hap te r . 4. Che c k the pow er cable c on[...]

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    7-1 6 Install atio n and T roub lesh ooti ng Guid e 4. Re seat the e xpansi on cards in thei r connect ors. See “ R emovi ng an E xpansio n Ca rd ” and “ In st al li ng a n E xp an sio n C ard ” in Ch ap- ter 8 for inst ruct ions on remo ving an d repl acing expa nsion car ds. Is the pro bl e m resol ved? Ye s . Th e connec tion wa s l oo s[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7- 1 7 8. R econfigur e the card accor ding to the inst ruc tions i n the card' s docu mentation. Is the pr oblem reso lved ? Ye s . The m emor y config urati on of the car d was i ncorr ect. Y ou hav e fixe d the probl em. No. Go to st ep 9. 9. R emov e all e xpan sion car ds. Se e “ R e[...]

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    7-1 8 Install atio n and T roub lesh ooti ng Guid e T roubles hooting Syste m Memory A sy stem memory problem can be a fau lty dual in-li ne m e m or y modu l e ( DIMM) or a faul ty syst em boar d. I f a rand om-ac cess memory (RAM) err or message app ears, t he sy stem proba bly has a memor y pr oblem . When y ou t urn on or r ebo ot the s yste m [...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-1 9 7 . R eplace the supp ort p anel. Ali gn the pan el so t hat the two tabs are to t he right. F i t th e tabs into t he t wo slots on the c hassis b ac k and swing the pa nel closed. Se cure the pane l with the two thum bscrew s. 8. R eplace the comput er cov er , reconn ect the sy stem to [...]

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    7-2 0 Install ation an d T r oub lesh ooting G uide T roubleshooting the Vid eo S ubs ystem T roubl eshooting vi deo problem s inv olv es de termini ng whic h of the f ollowi ng i s t he source of the prob l em: t he moni tor , the moni tor int erf ace cabl e, the video me mor y , or the vide o logic of t he computer . Y ou can also ha ve a hi gh-r[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-21 6. R eplace the comput er cov er , reconn ect the sy stem to an electr ical outl et, and t ur n o n the s ys tem . Did the t ests r un success fully? Ye s . The vi deo e xpansi on card is fa ult y . See Chapt er 1 0, “ Get ting He lp, ” for inst ru ct i ons on ob t a ining t ec hnica l [...]

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    7-2 2 Install ation an d T r oub lesh ooting G uide 8. Enter t h e Sy stem Setu p progr am and update the s yste m infor m a t i on. See “ Using the S ys tem Setu p Pr ogram ” in t he User' s Guide for in s truct io ns. 9. Ru n the Sys te m S e t test gr oup in the Del l Diagnos tics. See Chapter 5, “ Runni ng the Dell Di agnost ics. ”[...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-23 T roubleshoo ting the Diskette Drive Subs ystem If th e monit or displ ay s a system e r r or mess age indicat i n g a disk e t te dri ve p roblem du ring e xecut ion of ei t he r the boot rou tine or the Dell Dia gnostics, t he problem ma y be ca used b y any of t he foll owing con ditions[...]

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    7-2 4 Install ation an d T r oub lesh ooting G uide 6. Chec k the dis ket te dri v e cab ling. Is the di s k et te dri ve sec urely con nected to the dis ket te- drive in terfac e cabl e conn ector? Is the di sket te- drive i nterf ace cabl e securel y con nected to th e int erf ace connec- tor (labeled “ DISKE TTE ” ) o n t he sys t em b o ar [...]

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    s uppo rt.d ell.c om Chec k ing Insid e th e Computer 7-25 15 . Ru n t h e Disk ett e Dr iv es t es t group in the Dell Diagn ostic s to det er mi ne w hethe r the d is kette dr ive s ubs yste m n ow wo rks c orre c tly . Did the t ests r un success fully? Ye s . Go t o st ep 1 6. No. Go to st ep 1 7 . 1 6. R epeat step s 1 3 thro ugh 1 5 until all[...]

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    7-2 6 Install ation an d T r oub lesh ooting G uide 9 05 grb k0 .boo k Page 26 Fri day, Sep tembe r 1, 200 0 9:30 AM[...]