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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 . :KHQ8VLQJ< RXU&RPS XWHU6VWHP As y ou us e y our compu ter sy stem, obser ve the f ollo wing s af ety guide lines.
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.
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.
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 .
ix 3U H I D F H $ERXW7KLV*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 .
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 .
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 DQG1RWH 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.
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.
xiii &RQWHQWV &KDS WHU ,QWUR GXFWLRQ Hardware Fe atures .
xiv Adding M emory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Memory Up grade Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Install ing a DIMM .
xv &KDS WHU 6RIWZDUH 6ROXWL RQV Using Aud io Utilities .
xvi &KDS WHU 5XQQLQJ WKH 'HOO 'LDJQRVW LFV When to Us e the Dell Di agnostics . . . . . .
xvii &KDS WHU *HW WLQJ+ HOS Techni cal Assista nce .
xviii $S SHQGL[& % HHS& RGHVDQG6 VWHP0 HVVDJH V & POST Bee p Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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.
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2-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ([SDQVLRQ&DUG8SJUDGHV The sy stem bo ard acc ommodates up to six e xpans ion cards —32-bi t P eripheral .
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.
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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 .
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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 .
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Basic T roubles hooting 4-1 &+$37(5 %DVLF7 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.
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.
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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) .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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7-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide %HIRUH< RX6WDUW7 HVWLQJ T o prepare to r un the De ll Diagnos tics, ma ke a wo rking cop y of the Dell Dia gnosti cs Disket te on a bla nk disk et te.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-3 &FOLQJ WKH 7 HVWVWR&DW FK,QWH UPLWWHQW )DLOXUH V T o more thorou ghly c hec k your c omputer or to catc h fai lures tha t occur o nly occas ion- ally , s elect R un Sp ecific T ests from the Diagno stics Me nu and us e the O ptions m enu to customiz e the testing.
7-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ) LJXUH 'HOO 'L DJQRVW LFV0 DLQ6FUHH Q +RZW R8VH WKH0HQ XV T o select a m enu op tion, pr ess th e k e y tha t cor res ponds to the capitali zed let ter in the option.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-5 5X Q R un displ ay s fiv e opti ons: One, Se lected , All, K e y-Hel p, and Quit Menu. If you select One, a ll the sub tests with in the hig hlighted test group a re r un. If y ou c hoose Selected , only the selecte d test group s or th e subtests tha t y ou sel ected within the test grou ps are run.
7-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide lis t. When you c hoose S elect , five o ption s are d ispl ay ed: All , One, C lea r All, Key-Hel p, and Quit Menu . T o select all the subtes ts, press <Enter> w hen All is high lighted in the Selec t menu.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-7 7 HVW /LPLWV NO TE: The Dell D iagnostics sets def ault limits on all te sts. Change th ese d efaul ts if yo u wa nt to limi t or e xpand the amount of te sting done.
7-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Ho w y o u c hange a val ue f or the li mit s of a tes t grou p or su btes t dep end s on the type of pa ram eter as so cia t ed wi th i t. D if f erent k e y s are us ed to c hange v alu es f or dif f erent ty pes of para met ers.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-9 5$07 HVW*U RXS T a ble 7 -3 lists the tests in the RAM T est Group . If the com puter has any of the follo w- ing sy mptoms, r un the RAM T est Group : A .
7-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide An e xpansio n card y ou pre viou sly access ed can no longer be access ed. P arity errors o r page f ault fail ures occur . R ecord th e ref eren ced address on a cop y of the Dia gnostics Chec klist (pro vided in Chapter 8, “ Get ting Help”).
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-1 1 9LGHR7 HVW*URXS The V ideo T est Group v erifies the proper ope ration of th e video c ontroller a nd the video co ntrol cir cuitr y . The gro up also tes ts all the vide o memory and c hec ks the color f eat ur es of a co lor mo nitor .
7-1 2 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide All of the tests, ex cept the V ideo Memo r y T est an d the V ideo Ha rdwa re T est, are interac tiv e. In the i nteract ive tests, exa mine eac h disp lay ed im age.T ype y if an image is co rrect or t ype n if it is not.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-1 3 If the res ponse when y ou pr ess a m ouse but ton is di f f erent from the usual or anticip ated resp onse, the but ton contact ma y be dam aged. A mouse but ton does not w ork at all. The cursor does no t respond o n the screen in ac cordance with the m ov ements yo u mak e with th e mouse.
7-1 4 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide an unus ually l arge amou nt (ov er 5 percent of the p ossible total), should no t be regarded as a ca use f or tes ting the hard-dis k driv e.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-1 5 6HULDO,QI UDUHG3 RUWV7 HVW* URXS The Serial/In frared P orts T est Group c hec ks the co mputer’ s interf ace wi th a de vice connec ted to the c omputer thro ugh the serial port. It does not test the de vice itsel f .
7-1 6 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide If an e xterna l loopb ac k connecto r (a spec ial Del l manuf a ct uring d e vice) is no t at t ac hed to a serial port, the Ex ternal T ransmissi on T est will f ail for tha t port and th e results of this test shou ld theref ore be ignored.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-1 7 If yo ur sof tw are and the Dell Diagn ostics do no t recogniz e that y ou ha ve a parallel port , you shoul d c hec k Parallel P o rt in t he system se tup prog r am, an d if ne ces- sar y , r un the appropria te test in th e P arall el P orts T est Group.
7-1 8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide ex c ept f or the A udio T est, require a CD with d ata trac k s. T he A u dio T est requ ires a CD with audio tra c ks.
Runnin g the Dell Diagnost ic s 7-1 9 Sof t ware conf igur atio n erro r If a pr oblem oc curs whi le the sy s tem is op erating in a netw ork, th e network conne c- tion sho uld be in spect ed. If the c onnection is good, r un the Ne t work Inte rfa ce T est Group to indica te whether the NIC is functioni ng.
7-20 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 7 DEOH $XGLR7 HVW*URXS 7 HVW 'H VFULSWLRQ Sof t wa re R eset Chec ks for th e presenc e of an a ctiv e audio con trol- ler in y our sys tem.
Get ting Help 8-1 &+$37(5 *HWWLQJ+HOS Thi s c hapter descr ibes the tool s Dell p ro vides to hel p y ou when y ou ha v e a problem with you r compu ter . It also tells y ou when and ho w to c all De ll fo r tec hnica l or cu s- tomer as sistance.
8-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide +HOS7 RROV Dell p ro vides a num ber of t ools to assist you. T hese tool s are described in the foll ow - ing sec tions . NOTE: S om e of t he fo ll ow in g t o ol s ar e n o t al ways avai la bl e i n a l l l oc a ti on s ou t si de th e contine ntal U.
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8-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 7 HFKQLFDO6XSSRUW6HUYLFH Dell’ s industry-lea ding hard war e tec hnical sup port se r vice is av aila ble 24 hours a day , se v en da ys a w eek, to an sw er y our qu estions a bout De ll hardw ar e.
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Get ting Help 8-7 'HOO&RQW DFW1XPE HUV When y ou n eed to co ntact Dell, u se the tele phone numbers a nd codes pro vided in T a bles 8-2 and 8- 3. T a ble 8-2 pro vides the v arious c odes requ ired to ma ke l ong- distance a nd inte rnational calls.
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8-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide Canada (North Y ork , Ontario) NO TE: Customers in Cana da call the U.S .A. for acce ss to T ec h Connect BBS . A utomated Or der -St at us S y stem . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 .
Sy stem Spec ifications A-1 $33(1',;$ 6VWHP6SHFLILFD WLRQV 7 DEOH$ 7 HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV 0LFURSURF HVVRU Micropro cessor type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intel P entium II m icrop rocessor tha t r uns at 233 , 266, 300, or 33 3 MHz inte rnally and 66 MHz e xternally .
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) .
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 .
A-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide &RQWUROVDQG,QGLFDWRUV R eset control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . push but ton P ow er control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . push but ton P ow er indicator .
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 .
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System Setup Pr ogram B-1 $33(1',;% 6VWHP6HWXS3 URJUDP Thi s app endix de scribes the sy stem set up pr ogram, w hic h you c an use to configure yo ur compute r sy stem as w ell as enable and di sable y our sy stem’ s passwo rd f eat ures.
B-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide (QWHULQJWKH6VWHP 6HWXS 3 URJUDP Enter t he sys tem set up p rogram as fo llow s: 7 XUQRQRU.
System Setup Pr ogram B-3 6VWHP6HWXS6FUHHQVDQG2 SWLRQV The system se tup screen s are o rgani zed as follows: At the to p is a menu bar f or acces sing the m ain progr am screens. The bo x on the le f t si de of eac h screen l is ts options th at d efi ne the installed har d- wa re in y our sy stem.
B-4 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 0DLQ6 FUHH Q )LJXUH% 0DLQ6FUHHQ0 HQX 7 DEOH% 0DLQ6FUHHQ 0HQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ P rocesso r T ype Displa y s the type o f microproc essor in stalled.
System Setup Pr ogram B-5 'LVN HWWH2 SWLRQV 6XEPH QX )LJXUH% 'LVNHWWH2SWL RQV6XEPHQX P rimary IDE Maste r Identi fies the fi rst drive at t ac hed to the primary EIDE inter- f ace, usual ly the boo t hard-dis k driv e.
B-6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3 ULPDU, '(0DVWHU6XEPHQX )LJXUH % 3 ULPDU,'(0DVWHU6XEPHQX 7 DEOH% 'LVNHWWH2SWLRQV6XEPHQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Disk et te A Identifies th e boot dis ket te driv e in the computer .
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B-8 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 7 DEOH%$GYDQFHG6FUHHQ0HQX2SWLRQV 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 .
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B-1 0 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3 HULSKHUDO &RQILJXUDW LRQ6XE PHQX )LJXUH % 3 HULSKHUDO&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEPHQX 7 DEOH%3HULSKHUDO&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEP HQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Serial P ort Configures the seria l port.
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 .
B-1 2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide . HERDUG &RQILJXUD WLRQ6XEP HQX )LJXUH% . HERDUG&RQILJXUDWLRQ6X EPHQX 7 DEOH%. HERDUG&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEPHQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Numlo c k Selects the po w er -on state f or Num L oc k.
System Setup Pr ogram B-1 3 9LGHR& RQILJXUDWLR Q6XEPHQ X )LJXUH % 9LGHR&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEP HQX 7 DEOH%9LGHR&RQILJXUDWLRQ6XEPHQX2SWLR Q 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Pa l e tt e Snoopin g Allo ws an IS A e xpans io n ca rd to c hec k a PCI e x pan si on c ard f or an updated graphics palet te.
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 LQJ6XEPHQX 7 DEOH%'0,(YHQW/RJ JLQJ6XEPHQX2SWLRQV 2SWLRQ ) XQFWL RQ Event lo g capac it y Disp lays in formati on about the event log .
System Setup Pr ogram B-1 5 6HFXULW6FUHHQ )LJXUH% 6HFXULW6FUHHQ0HQ X 7 DEOH% 6HFXULW6FUHHQ0HQ X2SWLRQV 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.
B-1 6 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 3 RZHU 6FUHHQ )LJXUH% 3RZHU6FUHHQ0 HQX 7 DEOH% 3RZHU6FU HHQ0HQX2S 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.
System Setup Pr ogram B -1 7 %RRW6FU HHQ )LJXUH% %RRW6FUHHQ0HQ 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.
B-1 8 Dell Dimension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 7 DEOH % %RRW6FUHHQ0HQX2 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.
System Setup Pr ogram B-1 9 +DUG'UL YH6XEPHQX )LJXUH % +DUG'ULYH6XEP 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.
B-20 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 5 HPRYDEOH'H YLFHV6XEPHQ X )LJXUH % 5 HPRYDEOH'HYLFHV6XEPH QX 7 DEOH%.
System Setup Pr ogram B -21 ([L W6FU HHQ )LJXUH% ([LW6FUHHQ0HQX 7 DEOH% ([LW6FUH HQ0HQX2SWLRQ 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.
B-22 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 'LVDEOLQJD) RUJRWWHQ3DVVZRUG 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) .
System Setup Pr ogram B -23 &OHDULQJ195$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 VHWXSS URJUDP DVGHVF.
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Beep Code s and Sy stem M essages C-1 $33(1',;& %HHS&RGHVDQG6VWHP0HVVDJHV 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 wi.
C-2 Dell Dimensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide 6VWHP0HVVDJHV 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
Regula tor y Notices D-1 $33(1',;' 5 HJXODWRU1RWLFHV )&&1R WLFHV8 62QO 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 .
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.
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.
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 .
Regula tor y Notices D-5 120, QIRU PDWLR Q0H[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.
D-6 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide , QIRUPDFLyQSDUD1 20~QLFDPHQWH SDUD0 p[L FR La inf orma ción si guient e se propo rcion.
Warranties an d Return P olicy E- 1 $33(1',;( : DUUDQWLHVDQG5 H WXUQ3 R OLF /LPLWHG7KUHH < HDU: DUUDQW8 6DQG &DQDGD2QO Dell Comp uter Corpo ra.
E-2 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide replace ment produ cts to y ou freig ht prepa id if y ou use an addre ss in the co ntinen tal U .S. or Canada , where ap plicabl e. Shipme nts to ot her locat ions will b e made fre ight colle ct.
Warranties an d Return P olicy E- 3 MA Y ALSO HA VE O THER RIGH TS, WHICH V AR Y FR OM S T A TE T O S T A TE (OR JURISDICTION) . DELL D OES NO T A CCEPT LIABILIT Y BEY OND THE REMEDIES S ET F ORTH I N.
E-4 Dell D imension XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide.
Inde x 1 ,QGH [ 1XPEHUV 3D enh ance d audio, 5 -1 $ accelera ted grap hics po rt. See AGP Advanc ed screen , syst em setup program, B-7 AGP connector, 2-6 assist ance technic al, 8- 1 telephon e numbe.
2 Dell D imensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide chassi s. See compute r cleani ng access orie s, 1-5 driv es, 1-7 system ex terior, 1-6 tools, 1 -5 clearing NV RAM, B-23 .
Inde x 3 drive s (con ti nued) bays, 2-4, A-3 cabl e s, 2-3 connec tin g to power, 3-5 drive cage , 2-4 formatting , 3-17, 3-2 1 front-pan el inserts, 3- 4 inst alling, 3 -6, 3-13, 3-18 locatio n, 2-4.
4 Dell D imensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide help t ools (continue d) TechConnec t BBS, 8-3 TechFa x servic e, 8-3 host adap ter car d SCSI, 3-17 , IDE (ATA/ ATAPI) Dev ices Tes t Group, 7-13 inserts.
Inde x 5 1 Netw ork I nte r fac e Test Grou p, 7- 18 notation al co nventions , xi note s, xi NVRAM clearin g, B-23 2 operat ing syst ems sup ported, 1-3 3 parallel p ort connec tor, 2-6 Paralle l Por.
6 Dell D imensio n XPS D xxx Systems Ref erence a nd T roubles hootin g Guide SCSI de vice s (contin ued) inte rface ca bles , 3-18 part itio nin g SCS I har d-di sk dr ive s, 3- 21 term inat ion, 3 -.
Inde x 7 troubles hooting about, 1 -3 basic pro blems, 4-1 beep co des, C-1 boot routine, 4-4 check ing conne ctions , 4-2 Diagnos tics Checkl ist, 8-6 driv es, 4-7, 6- 6 env ir onme ntal f acto rs, 4.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Dell D series è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Dell D series - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Dell D series imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Dell D series ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Dell D series, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Dell D series.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Dell D series. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Dell D series insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.