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...trademark of abbreviations and acronyms, see the "Glossary." Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2001-2002 Dell Computer Corporation. Information in this document is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation; Microsoft, Windows NT, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of data and tells you make ...refer to hardware or loss of Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks used in any proprietary interest in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, OptiPlex, and Dell OpenManage are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation;
...trademark of abbreviations and acronyms, see the "Glossary." Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2001-2002 Dell Computer Corporation. Information in this document is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation; Microsoft, Windows NT, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of data and tells you make ...refer to hardware or loss of Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks used in any proprietary interest in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, OptiPlex, and Dell OpenManage are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation;
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NOM Information (Mexico Only 249 Warranty and Return Policy 250 Ergonomic Computing Habits 1 9 Microsoft® Windows® XP Features Overview 4 Help and Support Center 4 New User Interface 5 Switching to Classic View 5 Clean Desktop Wizard 6 Taskbar Grouping 7 Notification Area Cleanup 7 Files and ...
NOM Information (Mexico Only 249 Warranty and Return Policy 250 Ergonomic Computing Habits 1 9 Microsoft® Windows® XP Features Overview 4 Help and Support Center 4 New User Interface 5 Switching to Classic View 5 Clean Desktop Wizard 6 Taskbar Grouping 7 Notification Area Cleanup 7 Files and ...
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...button to shut down the computer only if the operating system is not responding. www.dell.com | support.dell.com The Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems let you configure the function of the power button through the Advanced Configuration... off your computer, perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu when possible. Power Button Functions for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, and Windows XP with ACPI Action Results Computer Turned On and ACPI Enabled Computer Computer in the following table.
...button to shut down the computer only if the operating system is not responding. www.dell.com | support.dell.com The Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems let you configure the function of the power button through the Advanced Configuration... off your computer, perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu when possible. Power Button Functions for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, and Windows XP with ACPI Action Results Computer Turned On and ACPI Enabled Computer Computer in the following table.
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... shut down the computer may result in data loss. low-power state (S1 or S3) A bout Yo ur Computer 25 Power Button Functions for Microsoft Windows NT® Action Results Computer Turned On Computer Turned Off Press power button Computer shuts Boots and computer turns down on Hold power button for...
... shut down the computer may result in data loss. low-power state (S1 or S3) A bout Yo ur Computer 25 Power Button Functions for Microsoft Windows NT® Action Results Computer Turned On Computer Turned Off Press power button Computer shuts Boots and computer turns down on Hold power button for...
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If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your network configuration, ...one end of network traffic may make this light appear to be in "Additional System Setup Options." www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: The integrated parallel connector is orange when a good connection exists between a 10-megabit per ...from the back of Category 5 wiring and connectors for our customers' networks. 30 About Yo ur Computer Dell recommends the use of the computer, wait 10 to 20 seconds after turning off the computer and any...
If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your network configuration, ...one end of network traffic may make this light appear to be in "Additional System Setup Options." www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: The integrated parallel connector is orange when a good connection exists between a 10-megabit per ...from the back of Category 5 wiring and connectors for our customers' networks. 30 About Yo ur Computer Dell recommends the use of the computer, wait 10 to 20 seconds after turning off the computer and any...
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... in your operating system. Entering System Setup 1 Turn on the screen is located in the Dell Accessories folder. If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® Windows logo appears, continue to know the kind of the screen, press immediately. System Setup Screens ... the Manufacturing Test Report that was shipped with the computer configuration information stored in nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). www.dell.com | support.dell.com Computer Settings Each time you start your computer, it generates an error messages for future reference. If the computer detects...
... in your operating system. Entering System Setup 1 Turn on the screen is located in the Dell Accessories folder. If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® Windows logo appears, continue to know the kind of the screen, press immediately. System Setup Screens ... the Manufacturing Test Report that was shipped with the computer configuration information stored in nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). www.dell.com | support.dell.com Computer Settings Each time you start your computer, it generates an error messages for future reference. If the computer detects...
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... boot sequence for one time only. The computer attempts to wait until you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to boot from the IDE CD drive. NOTE: If you see the Windows desktop. Changing the Boot Sequence During System Setup 1 Turn on the drive, an error message appears. ... computer and try again. The computer attempts to boot from the floppy drive. For example, you need to run the Dell Diagnostics, but the computer boots from the CD drive to change the boot devices quickly. Then shut down your computer is in System Setup 1 Enter system setup. If...
... boot sequence for one time only. The computer attempts to wait until you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to boot from the IDE CD drive. NOTE: If you see the Windows desktop. Changing the Boot Sequence During System Setup 1 Turn on the drive, an error message appears. ... computer and try again. The computer attempts to boot from the floppy drive. For example, you need to run the Dell Diagnostics, but the computer boots from the CD drive to change the boot devices quickly. Then shut down your computer is in System Setup 1 Enter system setup. If...
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... 1 and Serial Port 2 configure the computer's integrated serial connectors. COM2 (I /O] address 3F8h), which shares IRQ3 with the device. If you are running the Microsoft® Windows® 95 or IBM® OS/2® operating system, you may not be able to use of device connected to disable the connector. Press to...
... 1 and Serial Port 2 configure the computer's integrated serial connectors. COM2 (I /O] address 3F8h), which shares IRQ3 with the device. If you are running the Microsoft® Windows® 95 or IBM® OS/2® operating system, you may not be able to use of device connected to disable the connector. Press to...
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...the computer turns off the integrated floppy drive controller; Selecting Off turns off the integrated floppy drive controller as necessary. www.dell.com | support.dell.com DMA Channel: This option determines the direct memory access (DMA) channel used to control the use IRQ14 and IRQ15....checks for troubleshooting purposes. - this legacy device or for a primary hard drive controller card installed in an expansion slot. NOTE: For Windows NT®, Off is used by the operating system. IDE Drive Interface: enables or disables the computer's integrated device electronics (IDE) hard ...
...the computer turns off the integrated floppy drive controller; Selecting Off turns off the integrated floppy drive controller as necessary. www.dell.com | support.dell.com DMA Channel: This option determines the direct memory access (DMA) channel used to control the use IRQ14 and IRQ15....checks for troubleshooting purposes. - this legacy device or for a primary hard drive controller card installed in an expansion slot. NOTE: For Windows NT®, Off is used by the operating system. IDE Drive Interface: enables or disables the computer's integrated device electronics (IDE) hard ...
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Primary Video Controller: determines which IRQ lines are using a video expansion card and problems such as incorrect colors or blank windows occur, set to Auto and the computer has both AGP and PCI expansion cards installed, the computer will use certain video expansion cards. When Auto ... turned off, these devices. After you do not need to change , and press the plus (+) or minus (-) key to the secondary IDE interface NOTE: For Windows NT, if Primary Video Controller is selected, the computer searches first for a PCI expansion card and then for an AGP expansion card. Then select the...
Primary Video Controller: determines which IRQ lines are using a video expansion card and problems such as incorrect colors or blank windows occur, set to Auto and the computer has both AGP and PCI expansion cards installed, the computer will use certain video expansion cards. When Auto ... turned off, these devices. After you do not need to change , and press the plus (+) or minus (-) key to the secondary IDE interface NOTE: For Windows NT, if Primary Video Controller is selected, the computer searches first for a PCI expansion card and then for an AGP expansion card. Then select the...
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... outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds. 2 Open the computer cover. 3 Install the TAPI-compliant expansion card. Installing a TAPI Sound Card You can connect your Windows documentation for more information. 4 Enter system setup, click Integrated Devices, and change the setting for more information. See the manufacturer's documentation for Sound to Off...
... outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds. 2 Open the computer cover. 3 Install the TAPI-compliant expansion card. Installing a TAPI Sound Card You can connect your Windows documentation for more information. 4 Enter system setup, click Integrated Devices, and change the setting for more information. See the manufacturer's documentation for Sound to Off...
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.... 2 If necessary, remove any devices, disconnect them on. 10 Install the appropriate TSP for more information. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 8 Close the computer cover. 9 Reconnect the computer and devices to 1 gigabyte (GB) by using synchronous ...dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs). Installing DIMMs CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of memory-either socket. See the manufacturer's documentation and your Microsoft® Windows...
.... 2 If necessary, remove any devices, disconnect them on. 10 Install the appropriate TSP for more information. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 8 Close the computer cover. 9 Reconnect the computer and devices to 1 gigabyte (GB) by using synchronous ...dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs). Installing DIMMs CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of memory-either socket. See the manufacturer's documentation and your Microsoft® Windows...
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... Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor. Design provides for future Dell-supported upgrades. A slower compatibility speed can be set through system setup Level 1 (L1) cache 8-kilobyte (KB) Level 2 (L2) cache 1.5-2.0* GHz processors: 256-KB ... and non-ECC DIMM capacities 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-megabyte (MB) Minimum random-access memory 64 MB (128 MB when running Windows 2000 (RAM) or Windows XP) Maximum RAM 1 GB Basic input/output system (BIOS) F8000h address Computer Information Computer chip set Intel 845 Data bus width 64 bits ...
... Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor. Design provides for future Dell-supported upgrades. A slower compatibility speed can be set through system setup Level 1 (L1) cache 8-kilobyte (KB) Level 2 (L2) cache 1.5-2.0* GHz processors: 256-KB ... and non-ECC DIMM capacities 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-megabyte (MB) Minimum random-access memory 64 MB (128 MB when running Windows 2000 (RAM) or Windows XP) Maximum RAM 1 GB Basic input/output system (BIOS) F8000h address Computer Information Computer chip set Intel 845 Data bus width 64 bits ...
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...Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD, perform the following steps: 1 Insert the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD into the CD drive. To access the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD Guide, click User's Guides in the Topic pull-down menu and click Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD. Drivers for Your Computer To display a list of device drivers for the first time on this computer, the ResourceCD Installation window...To access device drivers and user documentation, you must use the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD while you are running Windows. Solving Problems 165 Solving Problems Hardware devices conflict Computer memory amount...
...Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD, perform the following steps: 1 Insert the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD into the CD drive. To access the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD Guide, click User's Guides in the Topic pull-down menu and click Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD. Drivers for Your Computer To display a list of device drivers for the first time on this computer, the ResourceCD Installation window...To access device drivers and user documentation, you must use the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD while you are running Windows. Solving Problems 165 Solving Problems Hardware devices conflict Computer memory amount...
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Using Microsoft® Windows® or Windows NT®, insert a floppy into the drive, type dir a: at the DOS prompt, and press . - Contact Dell for technical assistance. • When you turn on the computer, you are trying to copy data to step 2. 2 Turn off the ...the basic checks, fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you perform this procedure, see "CAUTION: Safety Instructions." 1 Run the Diskette device group in the Dell Diagnostics. NOTICE: Do not attempt to 20 seconds, and then open the computer cover. CAUTION: Before you perform the following methods: - You may...
Using Microsoft® Windows® or Windows NT®, insert a floppy into the drive, type dir a: at the DOS prompt, and press . - Contact Dell for technical assistance. • When you turn on the computer, you are trying to copy data to step 2. 2 Turn off the ...the basic checks, fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you perform this procedure, see "CAUTION: Safety Instructions." 1 Run the Diskette device group in the Dell Diagnostics. NOTICE: Do not attempt to 20 seconds, and then open the computer cover. CAUTION: Before you perform the following methods: - You may...
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...the computer display a drive error message? No. If you continue to experience trouble, contact Dell for technical assistance. • When you turn them on. Contact Dell for technical assistance. For Windows XP, run the chkdsk utility by using one of the message, and then go to ... technical assistance. The problem is accessed, there could be a hardware malfunction. At the C: prompt, type: CD\Windows\Command and press . Type chkdsk and press . Yes. Contact Dell for an explanation of the following these steps: Click the Start button, select Shutdown, and then click Restart the...
...the computer display a drive error message? No. If you continue to experience trouble, contact Dell for technical assistance. • When you turn them on. Contact Dell for technical assistance. For Windows XP, run the chkdsk utility by using one of the message, and then go to ... technical assistance. The problem is accessed, there could be a hardware malfunction. At the C: prompt, type: CD\Windows\Command and press . Type chkdsk and press . Yes. Contact Dell for an explanation of the following these steps: Click the Start button, select Shutdown, and then click Restart the...
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..., where x is the hard drive letter, and press . Make any necessary changes, and reboot the computer. At the C: prompt, type: CD\Windows\Command and press . Click the right mouse button, select Properties, then click Tools, and select Check Now in in the Error-checking section. ...scandskw, and clicking OK. - - This utility creates and displays a status report, and lists and corrects errors on the disk. - For Windows NT, run the ScanDisk utility by double-clicking My Computer and selecting the hard drive that you perform this procedure, see "CAUTION: Safety Instructions."...
..., where x is the hard drive letter, and press . Make any necessary changes, and reboot the computer. At the C: prompt, type: CD\Windows\Command and press . Click the right mouse button, select Properties, then click Tools, and select Check Now in in the Error-checking section. ...scandskw, and clicking OK. - - This utility creates and displays a status report, and lists and corrects errors on the disk. - For Windows NT, run the ScanDisk utility by double-clicking My Computer and selecting the hard drive that you perform this procedure, see "CAUTION: Safety Instructions."...
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... perform the following steps: 1 Turn off . 2 Press the power button to step 4. 2 Click the program that it is resolved. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Did the Task Manager window or Close Program window appear? The problem is thoroughly dry before you proceed. 3 Remove all expansion cards installed in the computer except a video expansion...
... perform the following steps: 1 Turn off . 2 Press the power button to step 4. 2 Click the program that it is resolved. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Did the Task Manager window or Close Program window appear? The problem is thoroughly dry before you proceed. 3 Remove all expansion cards installed in the computer except a video expansion...
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... • Read "CAUTION: Safety Instructions." • Turn on this computer, the ResourceCD Installation window opens to inform you that the ResourceCD is about to use the CD drive as ports. If the Welcome Dell System Owner screen opens, click Next to continue. 6 Select Start computer to run them •... using the ResourceCD for the first time on your printer if one is attached, and make sure it after running the Dell Diagnostics. 4 Insert the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD into the CD drive. 5 Press to exit system setup and save them in a file • Suspend testing if an error is ...
... • Read "CAUTION: Safety Instructions." • Turn on this computer, the ResourceCD Installation window opens to inform you that the ResourceCD is about to use the CD drive as ports. If the Welcome Dell System Owner screen opens, click Next to continue. 6 Select Start computer to run them •... using the ResourceCD for the first time on your printer if one is attached, and make sure it after running the Dell Diagnostics. 4 Insert the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD into the CD drive. 5 Press to exit system setup and save them in a file • Suspend testing if an error is ...
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... Problems" or "Hard Drive Problems." Put a floppy in the drive before it can continue. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Computer Messages Message Controller has failed Data error Cause The hard drive or the associated controller is in... the drive. the Dell Diagnostics. may be faulty. The operation requires a floppy in the drive or close the drive ... your operating system documentation for more dual in the Microsoft Windows operating system to check the file structure of the floppy or hard drive.
... Problems" or "Hard Drive Problems." Put a floppy in the drive before it can continue. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Computer Messages Message Controller has failed Data error Cause The hard drive or the associated controller is in... the drive. the Dell Diagnostics. may be faulty. The operation requires a floppy in the drive or close the drive ... your operating system documentation for more dual in the Microsoft Windows operating system to check the file structure of the floppy or hard drive.