Dell Inspiron 518 Support Question
Dell Inspiron 518 Support Question
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Question posted by ckgo on December 3rd, 2013
Dell Inspiron 518 Power Surge Won't Turn On
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Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 11
... Preserving the Life of a Battery 142 Replacing a Battery 143 Checking the Battery Charge 143 Conserving Battery Power 145 Charging the Battery 145 Storing a Battery 146 US Department of Transportation (DOT) Notebook Battery Restrictions 146 Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager 146
12 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband 149
Overview 149
Local Area Networks (LAN...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 107
... If an error message is a troubleshooting option for Windows that power is off and components will be displayed. NOTE: Unsaved data associated.... The error reporting dialog box will reset when the power is turned back on.
Starting Your Computer in Safe Mode
Safe mode...help you troubleshoot the problem later.
Press and hold the power button for a laptop computer to start in Safe Mode,...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 143
...Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)
143 For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Keep the battery away from Dell...designed to a docking device, undock it clicks into place. The battery is turned off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 146
...turned on. The battery is turned off, the AC adapter charges a completely discharged battery to 80 percent in about 1 hour and to 100 percent in a Dell notebook and the notebook is switched Off.
The Dell ControlPoint icon appears on the taskbar. US Department of Transportation (DOT) Notebook Battery Restrictions
As of time. Dell™ ControlPoint Power...the Dell ControlPoint Power ...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 272
... and blinks or remains solid to indicate different power states, such as power, no power, or standby. Dell Diagnostics can also indicate internal power problems.
See your Service Manual for information about power lights.
These lights start and turn off or light in conjunction with the power lights.
Some desktop computers have diagnostic lights.
Troubleshooting Tools
Some of...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 273
... is not receiving power.
- NOTE: On certain systems the power light is green.
• If the power light is off, the computer is either turned off or is in this support utility for Desktop Computers
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the computer illuminates and blinks or remains solid to resume normal operation.
Dell Support Utility...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 3
Contents
1 About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519 . . . . 7
Front View 7 Back View 8 Back Panel Connectors 9
2 Setting Up Your Computer 11
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure 11 ... Troubleshooting 27
Troubleshooting Tools 27 Beep Codes 27 System Messages 29 Troubleshooting Hardware Problems in the Windows Vista® Operating System 31 Dell Diagnostics 31
Contents
3
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 7
...
6
7
9
1 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 3 optical-drive panel 5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 7 microphone connector 9 drive activity light 11 FlexBay drive 13 Service Tag (located on page 17.
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
NOTE: For more information about the ports and connectors on your computer, see "Specifications" on top of
the chassis towards the front)
8
2 optical...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 8
Back View
1 2 3
4
5
1 power connector 3 power supply light 5 expansion card slots (4) 7 security cable slot
7
6
2 voltage selector switch 4 back panel connectors 6 padlock rings
8
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 9
... 11 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
11 10
9
2 link integrity light 4 network activity light 6 line-in connector 8 microphone 10 back L/R surround connector 12 VGA video connector
About Your Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519
9
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 17
Specifications
NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer.
Processor Type L2 cache
DRAM bus width
Inspiron 518
Inspiron 519
• Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor • Intel Pentium® Dual-Core
processor
• AMD Atholon™ 64/ ...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 18
...Connector Connector size Connector data width (maximum)
PCI Express Connector Connector size Connector data width (maximum)
Inspiron 518 PCI 2.3 PCI Express 1.0A SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
133 MB/s x1 slot bidirectional speed...32 bits
Two x1 36 pins 1 PCI Express lane
One x16 164 pins 16 PCI Express lane
Inspiron 519 PCI 2.3 PCI Express 2.0 SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
133 MB/s x1 slot bidirectional ...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 19
...
Four user-accessible DDR2 DIMM sockets 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB 667 MHz, 800 MHz Non-ECC DDR2 SDRAM 512 MB 4 GB
Inspiron 518/519 One 3.5-inch drive bay Two 5.25-inch drive bays Two 3.5-inch drive bays Two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives Two 5.25-inch SATA DVD-ROM/ ...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 20
... a personal computer microphone for high-speed data devices such as a microphone, cassette player, CD player, or VCR. Connectors External connectors
Audio
IEEE 1394
20
Specifications
Inspiron 518/519
ALC888 (7.1 Channel audio)
Line-in connector to attach the sub-woofer. On computers with integrated amplifiers.
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 21
... for bootable USB devices.
If you use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as a separate intra-
Connectors (continued) Network
USB
Inspiron 518/519
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN on your computer. On computers with an additional network connector card, use Category 3 wiring, force the network speed...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 22
... graphics card, use the connector on the computer. one 775-pin connector • Inspiron 519 - Connect the monitor's VGA cable to the VGA connector on the card. ...connector Two 36-pin connectors One 164-pin connector One 24-pin connector One 4-pin connector • Inspiron 518 - one 940-pin connector One 4-pin connector Four 7-pin connectors
22
Specifications Connectors (continued) Video
...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 23
.... Amber light - Blinking amber indicates a problem with the system board or power supply (see "Power Problems" on state. A solid amber light when the system does not boot...
Specifications
23 solid blue indicates power-on page 35). Blue light - Controls and Lights Front of the computer
Power button Power light
Drive activity light
Inspiron 518/519
Push button
Blue light -
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 24
.../ 4A
3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell
24
Specifications
indicates that shipped with your computer for important voltage setting information) Coin cell battery
Inspiron 518/519
300 W 162 W NOTE: Heat dissipation is receiving power. Off -
Off (no light) - indicates that the is not detecting a physical connection to the network.
Controls and Lights (continued) Back of...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 25
....5 cm (17.1 inches) 13.1 kg (28.9 lb)
Environmental
Temperature range: Operating Storage
Relative humidity (maximum): Maximum vibration (using a randomvibration spectrum that simulates user environment):
Operating
Inspiron 518/519 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) 20% to 80% (noncondensing...
Quick Reference
Guide - Page 60
.... Macrovision Product Notice
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that shipped with the FCC regulations:
• Product name: Dell™ Inspiron 518/Dell Inspiron 519
• Model number: DCMF
• Company name: Dell Inc.
Use of certain U.S. Reverse engineering or disassembly is intended for home and other rights owners. The following information...
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