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Table 12. Boot Screen Options

Hard Drive Submenu

Option

Function

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen When set to

Disabled

(default), this option allows only the blue Dell logo screen to appear during POST. If set to

Enabled

, this option allows the POST diagnostics test results to be displayed on the screen during POST.

QuickBoot Mode

When set to

Enabled

, this option shortens POST by eliminating some tests. If set to

Disabled

(default), all POST

tests occur.

Restore On AC/Power Loss

Determines what state the system enters when AC power is restored after a power loss. Settings are as follows:

Last

State

(default)

–

System returns to the state it was in when power was lost.

Stay

off

–

System stays off when power is restored; you must press the power button to restore power.

Power

–

System turns on when power is restored.

On LAN

Determines how the system responds to a Wakeup On LAN event. The selections are

Power

(default) or

Stay

Off

First Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from first. Use the up- or down-arrow key to to highlight a
device, and press the plus (+) or minus (-) key to move the item up or down the list. Settings for this option are as
follows:

Removable Devices

(default)

–

Normally diskette drive A

Hard Drive

–

Hard-disk drive connected to primary EIDE channel

ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

–

CD-ROM drive

Network

Boot

–

Drive on the network server

Second Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it cannot boot from the device selected for

First

Boot

Device

. Settings for this option are the same as for

First

Boot

Device

Third Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it cannot boot from the device selected for

First Boot

Device

Second

Boot

Device

. Settings for this option are the same as for

First Boot Device

Fourth Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it cannot boot from the device selected for

First

Boot

Device

Second

Boot

Device

Third

Boot

Device

. Settings for this option are the same as for

First

Boot

Device

Hard Drive

Displays order of bootable hard-disk drives. See

Hard Drive submenu

Removable Devices

Displays a list of removable devices. See

Removable Devices submenu

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Page 1: ...n and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VESA is a registered trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Other tradema...

Page 2: ...Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance If the power indicator is on reseat the microprocessor Remove all expansion cards If the system still does not start refer to Chapter 7 Getting Help of the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance System board is receiving power but the BIOS is not executing Set the configuration ...

Page 3: ... cards and restart the system to determine if a resource conflict exists If a conflict exists resolve the conflict as described in Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities in Chapter 5 of the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide If the problem persists refer to Chapter 7 Getting Help of the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance Video control...

Page 4: ...fied The system s automatic drive type detection feature has identified the CD ROM drive No action is necessary Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but has failed the BIOS POST Ensure that the drive is installed correctly in the chassis and defined correctly in the system setup program Entering Setup The system is starting the system setup program No action is nec...

Page 5: ...s not input these default values to the system setup program There may be incorrect values or incorrect settings in the system setup program Run the system setup program and attempt to restore the incorrect setting s If the message reappears set the configuration jumper to Maintenance mode and restart the system to return all settings to their defaults Real time clock error The RTC has failed the ...

Page 6: ...ays the address nnnn of the upper limit of the UMB indicating released segments of the BIOS which may be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager No action is necessary Video BIOS shadowed The video BIOS has been successfully copied to shadow RAM No action is necessary ...

Page 7: ...ssed 4 Reset button Press this button for 1 to 4 seconds to initiate a hardware reset To avoid possible data or file structure corruption close as many open application programs and files as possible before pressing the reset button 5 Hard disk drive access indicator Lights up when a hard disk drive is being accessed 1 Voltage selection switch Selects the operating voltage for the system 2 Diagnos...

Page 8: ...Run 4 Type regsvr32 popup ocx and then press Enter 5 Click OK when the installation is complete 6 Right click the following link to the Help file Dell Dimension XPS Txxx and Txxxr Systems Help chm 949 KB 7 Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator and specify a location on your hard disk drive Viewing the Help File To view the Help file perform the f...

Page 9: ...ur computer see Your System s Drivers Installing incorrect drivers might make your computer inoperable 1 Start the computer s operating system 2 If you have not initially installed the Dell Dimension ResourceCD application program proceed to the next step If you have previously installed the application program proceed to step 6 3 Insert the Dell Dimension ResourceCD into the optical drive The Res...

Page 10: ...indows NT 4 0 perform the following steps 1 Start the Windows NT 4 0 operating system 2 Insert the Dell Dimension ResourceCD into the CD ROM drive When the Dell Dimension ResourceCD screen appears click the right arrow button 3 The first time that you use the Dell Dimension ResourceCD you are prompted to select a language Select the language of your choice and click OK 4 In the All Folders list do...

Page 11: ...es by their position on the interface cable In this configuration the drive attached to the last connector on the interface cable is the master or boot drive drive 0 and the drive attached to the middle connector on the interface cable is the slave drive drive 1 Refer to the drive s documentation for instructions on setting the Cable Select jumper position When you replace a drive refer to the jum...

Page 12: ...ressed simultaneously unless otherwise indicated to perform a single function Example Ctrl Alt Enter l Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced Example Use the format command to In contrast commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruction and intended to be typed Example Type format a to format the di...

Page 13: ... remove or replace parts in the system observe the following notice to prevent damage to the system NOTICE Make sure all other system cables are connected before connecting the computer to its electrical outlet Recommended Tools l Small flat blade screwdriver l Wide flat blade screwdriver l 1 and 2 Phillips head screwdrivers l 1 4 inch nut driver l Tweezers or long nose pliers l Wrist grounding st...

Page 14: ...latches while pushing the cover backward Move the cover back about an inch and then lift it straight up off the chassis If necessary use both hands and work one side at a time 4 Pull up the front end of the support beam until the front end snaps free from its fastener Lift the front of the beam until the hinged tabs on the back end of the beam clear their slots as shown below 1 Cover mounting thum...

Page 15: ...n the cover on the chassis approximately one inch back Slide the cover forward until it locks into place 3 Tighten the cover mounting thumbscrew on the back of the chassis Bezel To remove the bezel perform the following steps 1 With the cover removed press in the tabs along the top and side of the bezel 2 Swing the bezel away from the chassis disengage the hooks and carefully pull the bezel away f...

Page 16: ...f the chassis contains three detents that secure the drive cage to the side of the chassis The drive cage may be slightly difficult to slide forward until it detaches from these detents 3 5 Inch Front Panel Insert To remove a 3 5 inch insert perform the following steps 1 Remove the bezel 2 From the back of the bezel as shown for the mini tower chassis press the release tab to the side rotate the i...

Page 17: ...then remove the bracket as shown When you replace a drive be sure to set the jumpers on the replacement drive to match the jumpers on the drive you removed For additional information about jumper settings on enhanced integrated drive electronics EIDE drives see EIDE Subsystem 1 Tabs 2 2 Front panel insert 3 Retaining hook 1 Drive bracket mounting screw 2 Drive assembly screws 3 3 Drive bracket NOT...

Page 18: ...EIDE drives see EIDE Subsystem To insert the bottom drive back into the bay you must slide the drive over the two small grooves on the bottom of the bay 3 5 Inch Diskette Drive To remove the 3 5 inch diskette drive perform the following steps 1 Remove the bezel 2 Disconnect the power and interface cables from the back of the diskette drive 3 Press the two drive release tabs and slide the drive out...

Page 19: ...e perform the following steps 1 Remove the bezel 2 Remove the two drive assembly mounting screws 3 Lift the primary hard disk drive out of the card guide assembly 4 Disconnect the DC power and interface cables from the back of the drive To reinstall the primary hard disk drive place the drive s circuit board toward the front of the chassis When you replace a hard disk drive set the jumpers on the ...

Page 20: ...ring the drive to the bracket and rotating the drive out of the bracket When you replace a hard disk drive set the jumpers on the replacement drive to match the jumpers on the drive you removed For additional information about jumper settings on EIDE drives see EIDE Subsystem As you insert the replacement hard disk drive into the drive bracket make sure that the two bracket tabs fit into the mount...

Page 21: ...bles from all the drives 4 Remove the two power supply mounting screws from the back of the chassis 5 Lift the power supply out of the chassis Chassis Cooling Fan Assembly To remove the chassis cooling fan assembly perform the following steps 1 Disconnect the chassis cooling fan cable from the J7M1 connector on the system board 2 While you push the fan assembly upward press the two release buttons...

Page 22: ... drive 4 Remove the secondary hard disk drive if one is present 5 Disconnect the control panel cable from the J8H1 connector on the system board 6 Press the four mounting tabs that secure the card guide assembly to the front panel and press on the tab at the back of the card guide assembly 7 Lift the card guide assembly including the control panel cable out of the chassis Control Panel Board 1 Car...

Page 23: ...expansion card 2 Remove the retaining screw from the card mounting bracket 3 Grasp the expansion card by its corners and carefully pull it out of its expansion card connector DIMMs To remove a dual in line memory module DIMM press down and out on the securing clips at each end of the socket The DIMM should pop up allowing you to lift it out of the socket 1 Control panel board 2 Mounting tab 3 Card...

Page 24: ...break the module If you have inserted the DIMM correctly the securing tabs at each end of the socket snap into the cutouts at each end of the DIMM SECC2 Package and Heat Sink Assembly 1 Cutout 2 Securing tabs 2 3 Crossbars in central groove of socket 2 NOTE Your system only supports 100 megahertz MHz DIMMs To support error checking and correction ECC all installed DIMMs must be ECC capable Note th...

Page 25: ... 7 Getting Help in the Dell Dimension XPS Txxx and Txxxr Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on obtaining technical assistance Battery To remove the 3 volt V CR2032 coin cell battery perform the following steps 1 If possible enter the system setup program and print by pressing the Print Screen key or copy the system configuration information from the system setup screens 2...

Page 26: ...em board 5 Remove the SECC2 package and heat sink assembly 6 Using a 2 Phillips head screwdriver loosen the four captive nuts securing the guide bracket assembly for the SECC2 package to the system board 7 Remove the assembly from the four threaded posts as shown in the following figure 8 Remove the system board mounting screw from the back of the computer as shown in the following figure 1 3 5 in...

Page 27: ...board into position in the chassis and reseat it on the three plastic standoffs Replace the system board mounting screw After you install the replacement system board replace the expansion cards that you removed from the old system board When you reconnect the cables to a system board with integrated sound connect the CD ROM drive audio cable to the connector nearest the back edge of the system bo...

Page 28: ...Press F10 to exit the system setup program and save any changes you made 5 Turn off the system remove the computer cover and support beam and replace the jumper plug on pins 1 and 2 of configuration jumper J8A1 to select Normal mode 6 Replace the cover and support beam and boot the system 7 Reenter the system setup program and reset the system configuration information Back to Contents Page ...

Page 29: ...d Dimension XPS Txxxr 256 KB Advanced Transfer Cache that resides in the processor s core The L2 cache runs at the processor s internal clock speed Microprocessor mounting SECC2 package connected to the system board contains microprocessor and cache circuitry Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor System Information System chip set Intel 440BX AGPset Data bus width 64 bits Address bus width 3...

Page 30: ...cessible bays five total two 5 25 inch bays for diskette tape or CD ROM drives three 3 5 inch bays for diskette or tape drives Internally accessible bays two bays for 1 inch high EIDE or SCSI hard disk drives Desktop chassis available only in certain locations Externally accessible bays four total two 5 25 inch for diskette tape or CD ROM drives two 3 5 inch bays for diskette or tape drives Intern...

Page 31: ... switch selectable on back panel 90 to 135 V at 60 Hz 180 to 265 V at 50 Hz 100 V at 50 to 60 Hz for Japanese systems Heat dissipation 778 BTU fully loaded system without monitor Battery 3 V CR2032 coin cell Physical Mini tower chassis Height 43 69 cm 17 2 inches Width with base 20 32 cm 8 inches Depth 44 45 cm 17 5 inches Weight 11 3 to 13 6 kg 25 0 to 30 0 lb Desktop chassis Height 16 00 cm 6 3 ...

Page 32: ...to 3048 m 50 to 10 000 ft Storage 16 to 10 600 m 50 to 35 000 ft At 35 C 95 F the maximum operating altitude is 914 m 3000 ft Regulatory Notices FCC U S only Class B IC Notice Canada only Class B CE Notice Class B VCCI Notice Japan only Class B NOM O24 Information Mexico only IRQ Line System Resource IRQ Line System Resource IRQ0 System timer IRQ8 RTC IRQ1 Keyboard buffer IRQ9 Available2 IRQ2 Enab...

Page 33: ...CI modem PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 TV Tuner Expansion Card Slot Expansion Card AGP Port AGP video PCI Slot 1 NIC PCI Slot 2 Audio PCI Slot 3 SCSI PCI Slot 4 PCI modem PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 SwapBox DREQ Line Used By Available DREQ0 Default audio DMA channel assignment DREQ1 Default audio DMA channel assignment DREQ2 Generated by I O controller to enable DMA cycle for attached diskette drive DREQ3 Paral...

Page 34: ...lists options that define the installed hardware in the system Fields beside the options contain settings or values You can change those that are enclosed in brackets Values that are not enclosed in brackets contain status information reported by the system l The box on the right side of each screen displays help information for the option with a currently highlighted field l The bottom area lists...

Page 35: ...f the banks an option appears that allows you to enable or disable the ECC functionality If the option is not present then some or all of the installed memory is non ECC ECC Configuration Appears on the screen only if the system detects an all ECC memory configuration Leave this option set to ECC default for optimum performance To disable ECC select Non ECC L2 Cache ECC Support When Auto default i...

Page 36: ...a No default retains the current Plug and Play settings If set to Yes configuration data reverts to default values the next time the system boots This option automatically reverts back to the No setting Numlock Selects the power on state for Num Lock The Auto default option turns on Num Lock for 101 key keyboards only The On option turns Num Lock on Off turns this feature off Peripheral Configurat...

Page 37: ...t Set to Disable default if legacy USB support is not desired Enable allows support for legacy USB Option Function IDE Controller Configures the integrated primary and secondary EIDE controllers and detects the types of drives attached to them If set to Primary Secondary or Both the designated controller s are enabled and the types of drives attached are displayed If set to either Primary or Secon...

Page 38: ... set to User set Multi Sector Transfers to 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors or 16 Sectors or disable the feature LBA Mode Control Determines LBA mode control Set to Enable default unless directed to change it by a Dell technical support representative Transfer Mode Selects method of moving data to and from the EIDE drive Options include Standard and the PIO modes 1 2 3 and 4 which can improve the per...

Page 39: ...ss the write protect tab is in place Option Function Event Log Capacity Displays information about the event log Event Log Validity Displays Invalid if an error was detected in the event log View DMI event log Permits viewing of the DMI Event Log Press Enter to view the DMI Event Log To return to the DMI Event Logging submenu click Continue in the Event Log window Clear all DMI event logs Clears t...

Page 40: ...fault Primary Video Adapter Supports the Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows 2000 multiple monitor feature Select AGP default to specify the AGP video card as the primary video adapter Select PCI to specify a PCI video card as the primary video adapter Option Function xxxx xxxx Reserves the specified UMB for example C800 CBFF for use by legacy ISA devices Settings are Available default and Reserved I...

Page 41: ...tion set to Off if the operating system has power management controls Hard Drive When set to Enabled default Hard Drive allows most EIDE hard disk drives to automatically switch into low power mode after a specified period of system inactivity called a time out The time out period is set with the Inactivity Timer option When Hard Drive is set to Disabled hard disk drives do not switch into low pow...

Page 42: ...m first Use the up or down arrow key to to highlight a device and press the plus or minus key to move the item up or down the list Settings for this option are as follows l Removable Devices default Normally diskette drive A l Hard Drive Hard disk drive connected to primary EIDE channel l ATAPI CD ROM Drive CD ROM drive l Network Boot Drive on the network server Second Boot Device Determines which...

Page 43: ...nus key to move the item up or down the list If no operating system is found on the boot device the system attempts to boot from each successive device until an operating system is found Bootable Add In Card Same as proceeding item Option Function Legacy Floppy Drives The operating system assigns drive letters to removable devices in the order listed on the Removable Devices submenu To change the ...

Page 44: ...VRAM To clear NVRAM for all devices and restart the system perform the following steps 1 Enter the system setup program 2 Press the right arrow key to move to the Advanced menu 3 Press the down arrow key to highlight Reset Configuration Data Then press the plus key to change the setting to Yes refer to Advanced Screen Menu Options table 4 Press F10 to exit the program and restart the system Option...

Page 45: ...Back to Contents Page ...

Page 46: ...ower Cables DC Power Connector Pin Assignments Internal View of Desktop Internal View of Mini Tower 1 Power supply 2 DC power cables 3 Diskette drive interface cable 4 Secondary hard disk drive bracket 5 Drive cage 6 Drive bays typical 7 Power indicator 8 Power button 9 Hard disk drive access indicator 10 Reset button 11 Bezel 12 Card guide assembly contains primary hard disk drive 13 Chassis 14 F...

Page 47: ...d disk drive bracket 5 Drive cage 6 Drive bays typical 7 Power indicator 8 Power button 9 Hard disk drive access indicator 10 Reset button 11 Bezel 12 Card guide assembly contains primary hard disk drive 13 Chassis 14 Filler brackets 15 System board 16 Chassis cooling fan 17 Support beam on some models ...

Page 48: ...l port connector 4 MIDI game port connector 5 Video connector 6 Microphone jack 7 Line in jack 8 Line out jack 9 Diagnostic code indicators 4 10 Serial port connector 11 USB connectors 2 12 Keyboard connector 13 Mouse connector 14 AC power receptacle Present only on systems with integrated sound ...

Page 49: ...5 PCI expansion card connectors natural color PCIn 16 Auxiliary line in audio connector for systems with integrated audio natural color AUX IN 17 Wakeup On LAN connector J1E1 18 Modem audio cable connector for using integrated audio system as a speaker phone green color TELEPH 19 CD ROM drive audio cable connector for systems with integrated audio black color CD IN 20 MIDI game port connector for ...

Page 50: ...ed at any given time NOTE The red dot in the jumper denotes pin 1 Jumper Setting Jumper Description Pins 1 2 jumpered Normal mode In Normal mode system setup settings and installed passwords are retained when the system starts up In this mode an automatic recovery is attempted if the BIOS detects that any of its main blocks are corrupted Pins 2 3 jumpered Maintenance mode Starting the system with ...

Page 51: ...roduces DC voltages only under its loaded condition The DC power cable connectors must be connected to their corresponding power input connectors on the system board or drives in order to measure these voltages Voltage Range Maximum Output Current Notes 3 3 VDC 3 14 to 3 47 VDC 14 00 A The combined load on the 3 3 VDC and 5 VDC outputs cannot exceed 140 W 5 VDC 4 90 to 5 25 VDC 22 00 A The combine...

Page 52: ... connected 20 5 VDC red 1 Pin 5 PWRGOOD is a status signal generated by the power supply to notify the system that the DC operating voltages are within the ranges required for proper system operation 2 Pin 11 PSON is activated by pressing and releasing the power button while the power supply is in standby state Activating PSON connects the power supply s PSON input to ground thereby switching the ...

Page 53: ...Figure 4 DC Power Connector P7 Back to Contents Page 1 Common black 2 Common black 3 Common black 4 3 3 VDC orange 5 3 3 VDC orange 6 3 3 VDC orange ...

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