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Page 2: ...ws and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OS 2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell Inc NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc VESA is a registered trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association 3Com is a registered tradema...

Page 3: ...vailable in your location Before working inside the computer unplug the system to help prevent electric shock or system board damage Certain system board components continue to receive power any time the computer is connected to AC power To help avoid possible damage to the system board wait 5 seconds after turning off the system before disconnecting a device from the computer To help prevent elec...

Page 4: ...tance usually 510 to 610 millimeters 20 to 24 inches from your eyes Make sure the monitor screen is at eye level or slightly lower when you are sitting in front of the monitor Adjust the tilt of the monitor its contrast and brightness settings and the lighting around you such as overhead lights desk lamps and the curtains or blinds on nearby windows to minimize reflections and glare on the monitor...

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Page 6: ... LVFKDUJH Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer To prevent static damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer s electronic components such as the microprocessor You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis As you continue to work inside the computer periodically touch an unpainted metal surf...

Page 7: ...ix The following caution may appear throughout this document to remind you of these precautions 87 21 6HH 3URWHFWLQJ JDLQVW OHFWURVWDWLF LVFKDUJHµ LQ WKH VDIHW LQVWUXFWLRQV DW WKH IURQW RI WKLV JXLGH ...

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Page 9: ... the password features need to read the rest of Chapter 3 Users who add or remove an Industry Standard Architecture ISA expansion card should read Chapter 4 Using the ISA Configuration Utility Users who want to connect their system to a network should read Chapter 5 Using the Network Interface Controller This chapter provides information on connecting the system to a network configuring the option...

Page 10: ...roducts from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry standard practices For information about the Dell warranty for your system see Appendix F Warranties and Return Policy 2WKHU RFXPHQWV RX 0D 1HHG Besides this User s Guide the following documentation is included with your system The Getting Started sheet provides step by step instructions for setting up ...

Page 11: ...s follows 51 1 51 1 LQGLFDWHV WKH SRWHQWLDO IRU ERGLO KDUP DQG WHOOV RX KRZ WR DYRLG WKH SUREOHP 87 21 87 21 LQGLFDWHV HLWKHU SRWHQWLDO GDPDJH WR KDUGZDUH RU ORVV RI GDWD DQG WHOOV RX KRZ WR DYRLG WKH SUREOHP NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system 7 SRJUDSKLFDO RQYHQWLRQV The following list defines where appropriate and illustrates typogr...

Page 12: ...and may include one or more of the com mand s possible parameters Command lines are presented in the Courier New font Example del c myfile doc Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display It can be a system message for example or it can be text that you are instructed to type as part of a command referred to as a command line Screen text is presented in the Courier New...

Page 13: ...Software Support Utilities 2 1 Backing Up the Software Support Utilities 2 2 Software Support Utilities on Diskette 2 2 System Utilities and Services 2 2 Reinstalling the Dell System Utilities and Services for Windows NT 4 0 2 3 Removing a Service 2 3 Asset Tag Utility 2 3 Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number 2 4 Assigning and Deleting an Owner Tag 2 4 Dell AutoShutdown Service 2 4 How AutoS...

Page 14: ...ary Drive n 3 5 EIDE Devices 3 6 If You Have a Problem 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Sequence 3 7 Boot Sequence 3 7 Diskette Drive A 3 8 Hard Disk Drive C 3 8 IDE CD ROM Reader 3 8 PXE 3 8 System Memory 3 8 Reserved Memory 3 8 CPU Speed 3 9 CPU ID s 3 9 Integrated Devices 3 9 Sound 3 9 Network Interface Controller 3 9 Mouse Port 3 9 Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 3 9 Parallel Port 3 10 Parallel Port Mode 3...

Page 15: ...ing With a Setup Password Enabled 3 21 Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password 3 22 Disabling a Forgotten Password 3 22 Responding to Error Messages 3 24 KDSWHU 8VLQJ WKH 6 RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW Quick Start 4 2 About the ICU 4 2 ICU Database 4 3 When to Run the ICU 4 3 Preparing to Use the ICU 4 4 Backing Up the ICU Diskette 4 4 Starting the ICU 4 4 Accessing Help 4 5 Making Selections in th...

Page 16: ...Drives 6 2 Adjusting Volume 6 3 Adjusting Volume in Windows NT 4 0 6 3 Muting the Internal Speaker 6 3 Adjusting 3D Sound 6 4 Using Audio Utilities 6 4 Installing Audio Drivers 6 4 Audio Drivers for Windows NT 4 0 6 4 KDSWHU 8VLQJ WKH QWHJUDWHG 6 6 RQWUROOHUV SCSI Device Considerations 7 2 Installing SCSI Drivers 7 2 SCSI Drivers for Windows NT 4 0 7 3 Installing SCSI Drivers During Windows NT 4 0...

Page 17: ...10 4 Installing a Drive in a 5 25 Inch Drive Bay 10 6 Installing an EIDE Hard Disk Drive 10 11 EIDE Drive Addressing 10 11 Installing an EIDE Hard Disk Drive in the Internal Hard Disk Drive Cage 10 11 Partitioning and Logically Formatting Your EIDE Hard Disk Drive 10 16 Installing SCSI Devices 10 16 SCSI Configuration Guidelines 10 16 SCSI ID Numbers 10 17 Device Termination 10 17 SCSI Cables 10 1...

Page 18: ...ory Allocations B 17 SSHQGL 6 RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW 0HVVDJHV ICU Error Messages C 1 Configuration Manager Messages C 6 SSHQGL 0DLQWDLQLQJ WKH 6 VWHP Data Preservation D 1 Scheduling Backups D 1 Backup Devices D 1 Recovering Data D 2 Cleaning System Components D 2 Recommended Tools and Accessories D 3 Cleaning the Computer Monitor and Keyboard Exteriors D 3 Cleaning Drives D 4 Environmental Factors D...

Page 19: ...tice E 8 8ZNBHBOJB 1PMTLJFHP FOUSVN BEBË J FSUZGJLBDKJ E 8 1P PTUB F JOTUSVLDKF CF QJFD FËTUXB E 8 NOM Information Mexico Only E 9 Información para NOM 024 únicamente para México E 10 SSHQGL DUUDQWLHV DQG 5HWXUQ 3ROLF Limited Three Year Warranty U S and Canada Only F 1 Coverage During Year One F 1 Coverage During Years Two and Three F 2 General F 2 Total Satisfaction Return Policy U S and Canada O...

Page 20: ...Bracket 9 4 Figure 9 4 Installing an Expansion Card 9 5 Figure 9 5 DIMMs and DIMM Sockets 9 7 Figure 9 6 Installing a DIMM 9 10 Figure 9 7 Removing a DIMM 9 10 Figure 9 8 Slot 2 SEC Cartridge Heat Sink Assembly Removal 9 12 Figure 9 9 System Battery and Battery Socket 9 15 Figure 10 1 Drive Locations 10 2 Figure 10 2 Removing the Front Bezel 10 3 Figure 10 3 Removing the Front Panel Insert for a 5...

Page 21: ...n Keys 3 3 Table 3 2 Power Time Out Periods 3 16 Table 4 1 ICU Keys 4 6 Table 9 1 Sample Unbuffered SDRAM DIMM Configuration Options 9 7 Table 9 2 Sample Registered SDRAM DIMM Configuration Options 9 8 Table A 1 Technical Specifications A 1 Table B 1 System Board Jumper Settings B 4 Table B 2 System Board Connectors and Sockets B 5 Table B 3 Pin Assignments for the Serial Port Connectors B 9 Table...

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Page 23: ...processor s with an internal speed of 400 MHz and an external speed of 100 MHz The Intel Pentium II Xeon processor includes MMX technology designed to han dle complex multimedia and communications software This processor incorporates new instructions and data types as well as a technique called single instruction multiple data SIMD SIMD allows the processor to process multiple data elements in par...

Page 24: ...e system BIOS allows you to install a Plug and Play expansion card without setting jumpers or switches or performing other configuration tasks The ISA Configuration Utility ICU allows you to config ure an existing ISA expansion card for conflict free operation Also because the system BIOS is stored in flash memory it can be updated to support future enhancements to the Plug and Play standard NOTE ...

Page 25: ... devices such as EIDE CD ROM drives and EIDE tape drives SCSI support using two integrated SCSI channels The primary channel provides Ultra2 Wide low voltage differential LVD 80 MB second support for high performance SCSI hard disk drives and an optional RAID subsystem The secondary channel provides support for external Ultra Wide 40 MB second SCSI devices such as scanners and for internal narrow ...

Page 26: ...system For more information see Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program The ICU which allows you to configure ISA expansion cards manually After resources have been assigned to these cards the system BIOS can assign resources to PCI and Plug and Play expansion cards for a conflict free configura tion For more information see Chapter 4 Using the ISA Configuration Utility Dell Diagnostics for evalu...

Page 27: ...et thresholds and detect events for the local system or remote system in a Dell DMI client network Support for the Microsoft Systems Management Server SMS which allows you to export one or more groups to an SMS directory that the SMS admin istrator can access Automated mapping of one or more groups to a user defined directory A LAN Adapter component that lists information about the NIC for the loc...

Page 28: ...8VHUV Your system was configured by Dell to optimize the features of your computer and of the Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 operating system If you need to reinstall this operat ing system there are several supplemental items that also must be installed to return the system to its full functionality See the appropriate subsection that follows for your operating system 5HLQVWDOOLQJ LQGRZV 17 To reinstal...

Page 29: ...e the documentation for your graphics adapter Windows NT 4 0 NIC driver See Windows NT 4 0 NIC Driver in Chapter 5 Windows NT 4 0 audio drivers See Audio Drivers for Windows NT 4 0 in Chapter 6 UHDWLQJ LVN 3DUWLWLRQV IRU LQGRZV 17 After you have completed the setup procedure for the Dell installed Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 operating system you can perform the following procedure to cre ate disk par...

Page 30: ...n on the computer The power indicator light is green during normal system operation and amber when the computer is in sleep mode The hard disk drive access indicator lights up when a hard disk drive is in use Drive access indicators for diskette drives and tape drives are located on the front of the drives The reset button reboots restarts the system without your having to turn the power off and t...

Page 31: ...Then turn the computer on before turning on any external devices unless the doc umentation for the device specifies otherwise If the computer does not seem to recognize the device try turning on the device before turning on the computer 87 21 KHQ GLVFRQQHFWLQJ H WHUQDO GHYLFHV IURP WKH EDFN RI WKH FRP SXWHU ZDLW WR VHFRQGV DIWHU GLVFRQQHFWLQJ WKH FRPSXWHU IURP SRZHU EHIRUH RX GLVFRQQHFW WKH GHYLFH...

Page 32: ...t any time you don t understand a procedure described in this guide or if the sys tem does not perform as expected Dell provides a number of tools to help you For more information on these help tools see the chapter titled Getting Help in your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide security cable slot padlock ring ...

Page 33: ...em only Refer to the documentation that came with your graphic adapter for more information Audio drivers See Chapter 6 Using the Integrated Audio Controller Network interface drivers See Chapter 5 Using the Network Interface Controller SCSI interface drivers See Chapter 7 Using the Integrated SCSI Controllers System utilities and services can be used to safeguard your system and to explicitly con...

Page 34: ...ach software support diskette set you receive a release txt file may be included on diskette 1 of the set If included the release txt file contains the latest updates to the information in this guide Use the editor included with your operating system to view and or print the contents of the release txt file 6 VWHP 8WLOLWLHV DQG 6HUYLFHV The following utilities and services are included on your Del...

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Page 36: ...fied asset tag number and the service tag number To delete the asset tag number without assigning a new one type asset d and press Enter VVLJQLQJ DQG HOHWLQJ DQ 2ZQHU 7DJ You can use the Asset Tag Utility to assign an owner tag that will be displayed on the Dell logo screen whenever you boot your system An owner tag can be up to 80 characters any combination of letters numbers and spaces is valid ...

Page 37: ...e service uses sensors to monitor the temperature of critical inter nal components If a sensor detects a thermal event the system first performs an orderly operating system shutdown and then turns itself off During the shutdown phase the power indicator flashes and a screen message notifies the user that the system is shutting down If the ThermalShutdown service is unable to shut down the system t...

Page 38: ...rogram folder For more information refer to the online help provided in the Program Dis kette Maker LWK WKH EDFNXS GLVNHWWH LQ GULYH FRS DXWRSRZU FRP IURP WKH GLVNHWWH WR D GLUHFWRU RI RXU FKRLFH RQ RXU KDUG GLVN GULYH If the path statement in your autoexec bat file does not already contain the directory in which you reinstalled the Auto Power On utility modify the path statement to include that d...

Page 39: ...RXU KDUG GLVN GULYH The Program Diskette Maker is available through the Dell Accessories program folder For more information refer to the online help provided in the Program Dis kette Maker 6WDUW WKH LQGRZV 17 RSHUDWLQJ V VWHP I RX DUH DOUHDG UXQQLQJ LQGRZV 17 FORVH DQ RSHQ GRFXPHQWV RU DSSOLFDWLRQ SURJUDPV QVHUW WKH 0LFURVRIW XSGDWHG 7 3 GULYHU GLVNHWWH LQ GULYH OLFN WKH 6WDUW EXWWRQ OLFN 5XQ W S...

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Page 41: ...all integrated devices in your system You can view the current settings at any time When you change a setting in many cases you must reboot the system before the change takes effect After you set up your system run the System Setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration information and optional settings For future refer ence Dell recommends that you print the System Setup s...

Page 42: ...four areas Title box The box at the top of the screen lists the system name System data The two boxes below the title box display information about your system such as the basic input output system BIOS revision number Configuration options The box under the system data boxes lists options that define the installed hard ware in your computer Fields beside the options contain settings or values you...

Page 43: ...he changes take effect immediately Exits the System Setup program at the System Setup screen if no settings in any option were changed Provides exit menu options if changes were made Highlight a menu option to select it and press Enter to activate it Save Changes and Exit option exits the System Setup program and reboots the system implementing any changes you have made Discard Changes and Exit op...

Page 44: ...sor 400 MHz Level 2 Cache 1 MB Integrated system data System Time 10 11 12 System Date Thu May 28 1998 Diskette Drive A 3 5 inch 1 44 MB Diskette Drive B Not Installed Primary Drive 0 Hard Drive Primary Drive 1 Off Secondary Drive 0 CD ROM Reader Secondary Drive 1 Off Hard Disk Drive Sequence ENTER Boot Sequence ENTER System Memory 64 MB ECC SDRAM Reserved Memory None Reserved CPU Speed 400 MHz CP...

Page 45: ...e drive installed at the top of the drive cage This drive is designated Diskette Drive A and is normally the only diskette drive in the computer The options always match the physical locations of the drives in your computer the first drive listed is the top drive in your computer The Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B options have the following settings 5 25 Inch 360 KB 5 25 Inch 1 2 MB 3 5 Inc...

Page 46: ...ry Drive 1 highlight the Primary Drive 1 option and type a In each case the option setting changes to Auto After the system reboots the System Setup program automatically sets the correct drive type number and options for each drive Before installing a new EIDE hard disk drive also check the documentation that came with the drive to verify that all jumper settings on the drive are appropriate for ...

Page 47: ...or both the Primary and Sec ondary Drive 0 and Drive 1 options However if you select the User 1 or User 2 drive type you may not obtain optimum hard disk drive performance Also the User 1 and User 2 drive types cannot be used for hard disk drives greater than 528 megabytes MB in capacity DUG LVN ULYH 6HTXHQFH Hard Disk Drive Sequence lists installed adapter cards and devices in the order they will...

Page 48: ...egrated network interface controller NIC first If a boot routine is not avail able from the network server the system tries to boot from the next device in the boot sequence list 6 VWHP 0HPRU System Memory indicates the entire amount of installed memory detected in your system except for memory on Expanded Memory Specification EMS expansion cards After adding memory check this option to confirm th...

Page 49: ... Off no sounds are emitted from any attached external speakers or from the on board speaker except for beep codes Set Sound to Off if you want to use a sound expansion card instead of the integrated audio controller or if you need the resources used by the controller 1HWZRUN QWHUIDFH RQWUROOHU Network Interface Controller determines whether the integrated NIC is set to On Off or On with PXE The de...

Page 50: ...t to alternate addresses 278h or 3BCh or to Off to disable the port NOTE Do not set Parallel Port to 278h if you have an Extended Capabilities Port ECP device connected to the port 3DUDOOHO 3RUW 0RGH Parallel Port Mode controls whether the system s built in parallel port acts as an AT compatible unidirectional or PS 2 compatible bidirectional port Set this option according to the type of periphera...

Page 51: ...ly rebooting the system is not required However even with PC Speaker set to Off sounds from the integrated audio control ler will be emitted by the on board speaker To disable the on board speaker completely follow these steps 6WDUW WKH LQGRZV 17 RSHUDWLQJ V VWHP RXEOH FOLFN WKH VSHDNHU LFRQ LQ WKH ULJKW FRUQHU RI WKH WDVN EDU URP WKH 0DVWHU 2XW SDQHO VHOHFW GYDQFHG RQWUROV IURP WKH 2SWLRQV PHQX O...

Page 52: ...the system pass word from being changed or disabled at system start up To lock the system password you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status setting to Locked When the Setup Password feature has a password assigned and Password Status is set to Locked the system password cannot be changed through the System Password option and cannot be...

Page 53: ... 102 key keyboards it does not apply to 84 key keyboards When Num Lock mode is activated the rightmost bank of keys on your keyboard pro vides the mathematical and numeric functions shown at the tops of the keys When Num Lock mode is turned off these keys provide cursor control functions according to the label on the bottom of each key 5HSRUW H ERDUG UURUV Report Keyboard Errors enables or disable...

Page 54: ... the computer is turned off however the computer must be plugged into a working electrical outlet at all times and must be shut down in the normal method expected by the operating system Thus if you disconnect the system power cable from its electrical outlet if a power failure occurs or if you shut down the system abnormally the Wakeup On LAN fea ture will not work 3RZHU 0DQDJHPHQW For certain ty...

Page 55: ... came with the monitor For most DPMS compliant monitors any subsequent activity including moving the mouse should return full power to the monitor Check your monitor documentation for information on how your monitor is designed to operate 6DYLQJ DUG LVN ULYH 3RZHU For most systems enabling Power Management at any level causes EIDE hard disk drives to switch to low power mode after about 20 minutes...

Page 56: ... off when enabled sets a timer to shut down the system approxi mately 3 minutes after the system BIOS detects a temperature that exceeds preset levels for a processor or hard disk drive This feature provides a safeguard in the event that another shutdown utility such as the Dell AutoShutdown service is not installed or fails to shut down the system after a preset temperature level is exceeded VVHW...

Page 57: ...never you use the System Setup program After a system password is assigned only those who know the password have full use of the system When the System Password option is set to Enabled the computer system prompts you for the system password just after the system boots To change an existing system password you must know the password see Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password found later ...

Page 58: ...ess each character key or Spacebar for a blank space a placeholder appears in the field The password assignment operation recognizes keys by their location on the key board without distinguishing between lowercase and uppercase characters For example if you have an M in your password the system recognizes either M or m as correct Certain key combinations are not valid If you enter one of these com...

Page 59: ...s your setup password as an alternate system password If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered the following message appears on the screen Incorrect password Enter password If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again the same message appears on the screen The third and subsequent times an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered the system displays the follo...

Page 60: ... Password option remains Enabled NOTE An existing system password can also be disabled when the system is rebooted as explained in Using Your System Password to Secure Your System found earlier in this section If you want to assign a new system password follow the procedure in Assigning a System Password found earlier in this section 8VLQJ WKH 6HWXS 3DVVZRUG HDWXUH Your Dell system is shipped to y...

Page 61: ...r the setup password A change to the Setup Password setting becomes effective immediately rebooting the system is not required 2SHUDWLQJ LWK D 6HWXS 3DVVZRUG QDEOHG If Setup Password is set to Enabled you must enter the correct setup password before you can modify the majority of the System Setup options When you start the System Setup program the System Setup screen appears with the Setup Passwor...

Page 62: ... a new setup password follow the procedure in Assigning a Setup Password found earlier in this section LVDEOLQJ D RUJRWWHQ 3DVVZRUG If you forget your system or setup password you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System Setup program until you remove the computer cover change the password jumper setting to disable the passwords and erase the existing passwords To disable a forg...

Page 63: ...H IURQW RI WKLV JXLGH 5HSODFH WKH 36 MXPSHU SOXJ 5HSODFH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU DQG WKHQ UHFRQQHFW WKH FRPSXWHU DQG SHULSKHUDOV WR WKHLU SRZHU VRXUFHV DQG WXUQ WKHP RQ Booting with the PSWD jumper installed reenables the password feature When you enter the System Setup program both password options appear as Not Enabled meaning that the password feature is enabled but that no password has been assigne...

Page 64: ...ooting Guide for an explanation of the message and suggestions for correcting any errors However it is normal to receive an error mes sage the first time you boot the system after a memory upgrade In that case you do not need to refer to the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide instead refer to the instructions in Adding Memory in Chapter 9 of this guide If you are given an option of pressing eit...

Page 65: ... H SDQVLRQ FDUGV DQG 3 H SDQVLRQ FDUGV 7KHVH FDUGV VKRXOG EH FRQ ILJXUHG DXWRPDWLFDOO E WKH 26 NOTE The Windows NT operating system does not provide full Plug and Play sup port Therefore some Plug and Play cards such as modem sound and network cards may not work with Windows NT If your system is running a Dell installed Windows NT operating system and you want to use Plug and Play cards Dell recom...

Page 66: ...ed GG PRGLI RU UHPRYH D FDUG RU YLHZ UHVRXUFHV IRU D FDUG RU RWKHU GHYLFH Depending on what you need to accomplish with the ICU you may need to per form one or more of these tasks If you are adding a non Plug and Play ISA expansion card see Adding a Listed Card found later in this chapter for detailed instructions If the card you are adding does not have a configuration file see Adding an Unlisted...

Page 67: ...listed cards are non Plug and Play ISA expansion cards that do not have configura tion files stored in the ICU database Unlisted cards are not displayed in the list of cards provided for the various card categories The unlisted cards may be cards for which no configuration file exists or new cards that include a manufacturer supplied configuration file on diskette When you supply a configuration f...

Page 68: ...8S WKH 8 LVNHWWH µ Use the backup copy whenever you run the utility store the original diskette in a safe place DFNLQJ 8S WKH 8 LVNHWWH Before using the ICU make a backup copy of the ICU diskette by performing the fol lowing steps NOTE If you received an ISA Configuration Utility Diskette with your system you should use this procedure to create a backup of that diskette 0DNH VXUH RX KDYH D EODQN K...

Page 69: ...V LQ WKH 8 The ICU window is the main window of the utility and the starting point for making expansion card changes This window lists all non Plug and Play ISA Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards currently installed in the computer The ICU window con tains menus and a tool bar as shown in Figure 4 1 When you choose a course of action the ICU displays dialog boxes to guide you through the variou...

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Page 71: ...ou can skip the remainder of this procedure 7R VHOHFW WKH UHVRXUFHV RXUVHOI FOLFN GYDQFHG The Card Configuration dialog box see Figure 4 3 displays all resources used by the card Some cards have multiple functions each having one or more resources associated with it For example a communications card can have fax modem and scanner functions each of which may have one or more associated resources LJ...

Page 72: ...urces available For example if you are offered the Disabled option and select it all resource values are blank indicat ing that a disabled setting uses no resources LJXUH YDLODEOH 6HWWLQJV LVW R 7R FKDQJH LQGLYLGXDO UHVRXUFH YDOXHV IRU WKH FXUUHQW FRQILJXUDWLRQ VHW WLQJ VHOHFW WKH UHVRXUFH YDOXH WKDW RX ZDQW WR FKDQJH DQG FOLFN WKH 2SWLRQV EXWWRQ ORFDWHG EHORZ WKH UHVRXUFH YDOXHV VHH LJXUH For exa...

Page 73: ... IXQFWLRQ NOTE After modifying the system configuration you must turn off the system to install remove or change jumper settings on the non Plug and Play ISA expansion cards to match the settings you selected in the ICU GGLQJ DQ 8QOLVWHG DUG Unlisted cards are non Plug and Play ISA expansion cards that do not have configura tion files stored in the ICU database NOTE If you want to add a configurat...

Page 74: ...Q the button changes to Add Inter rupt When you click this button a Specify dialog box in this case Specify Interrupt appears Figure 4 7 shows the Configure Unlisted Card dialog box with the Specify Interrupt dialog box opened LJXUH 6SHFLI QWHUUXSW LDORJ R If you are providing a value for the IRQ or direct memory access DMA resource click the down arrow beneath Available Resources A smaller Specif...

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Page 76: ...ard can use ROORZ VWHSV WKURXJK LQ GGLQJ D LVWHG DUGµ IRXQG HDUOLHU LQ WKLV FKDSWHU 7KHQ FRQWLQXH ZLWK VWHS RI WKLV SURFHGXUH OLFN 2 WR FRPSOHWH WKH FDUG PRGLILFDWLRQV DQG UHWXUQ WR WKH 8 ZLQGRZ You have completed this procedure do not proceed to step 5 7R DGG PRGLI RU UHPRYH D UHVRXUFH YDOXH VHOHFW WKH ER EHQHDWK WKH UHVRXUFH WR EH DVVLJQHG DQG WKHQ FOLFN GG 0RGLI RU 5HPRYH UHVSHFWLYHO For exampl...

Page 77: ...ansion cards to match the settings you selected in the ICU 5HPRYLQJ D DUG Before you remove a non Plug and Play ISA expansion card from your computer you must use the ICU to remove the card from the system configuration NOTE When you remove a Plug and Play or PCI expansion card from your computer you do not need to run the ICU To remove a Plug and Play or PCI expansion card complete steps 2 throug...

Page 78: ...card uses a particular resource shown in the System Resource Usage dialog box select the resource in question and then click Used By Card The Card Resource Usage dialog box appears with the information To view the resources that a particular card is using select the card from the list dis played in the ICU window and then select Card Resources from the View menu or click View The Card Resource Usa...

Page 79: ...e dynamic which means that they are allocated resources at system start up Device drivers that do not support this dynamic card configuration are referred to as static device drivers To determine whether your expansion card has static device drivers check the docu mentation that came with the drivers If you are using a static device driver you need to permanently associate resources with a Plug an...

Page 80: ...nsion Card in Chapter 9 6WDUW WKH 8 See Starting the ICU found earlier in this chapter 6HOHFW RFNLQJ QDEOHG IURP WKH GYDQFHG PHQX LQ WKH 8 ZLQGRZ A check mark next to Locking Enabled signifies that the feature is active a Lock button appears on the tool bar 6HOHFW WKH 3OXJ DQG 3OD RU 3 H SDQVLRQ FDUG WKDW RX ZDQW WR ORFN RU XQORFN IURP WKH DUGV RQILJXUHG LQ 6 VWHP OLVW OLFN 0RGLI RU VHOHFW 0RGLI D...

Page 81: ...ing this feature see Wakeup On LAN in Chapter 3 NOTES The Wakeup On LAN feature functions even when the computer is turned off however the computer must be plugged into a working electrical outlet at all times and must be shut down in the normal method expected by the operating sys tem Thus if you disconnect the system power cable from the electrical outlet if a power failure occurs or if you shut...

Page 82: ...UH 1 RQQHFWRU DQG QGLFDWRUV RQQHFWLQJ WR D 1HWZRUN To connect your system to and configure it for use on an Ethernet network you must complete the following steps RQQHFW WKH QHWZRUN FDEOH WR WKH EDFN RI RXU FRPSXWHU See the following subsection Network Cable Requirements for detailed instructions 9HULI WKDW WKH 1 LV HQDEOHG LQ WKH 6 VWHP 6HWXS SURJUDP See NIC in Chapter 3 for instructions RQILJXUH...

Page 83: ...t The maximum number of workstations not counting concentrators on a net work is 1024 The maximum number of daisy chained concentrators on one network segment is four RQILJXULQJ WKH 1 This section provides instructions for configuring the computer s integrated 10 100 megabits per second Mbps 3Com NIC under Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 operating systems NOTE If you reinstall Windows NT 4 0 you must ins...

Page 84: ...OEM Option dialog box appears 6HOHFW RP DVW WKHU LQN WKHU LQN 3 XVPDVWHU 1 E IRU WKH 0ESV 1 DQG WKHQ FOLFN 2 KHQ SURPSWHG UHPRYH WKH 1 GULYHU GLVNHWWH IURP WKH GLVNHWWH GULYH DQG UHLQVHUW LW KHQ WKH 6HWXS 0HVVDJH FRQILUPV WKDW WKH RP G5021 6PDUW JHQW 3 6RIWZDUH KDV EHHQ VXFFHVVIXOO LQVWDOOHG FOLFN 2 The operating system continues copying the appropriate driver files KHQ WKH RSHUDWLQJ V VWHP KDV IL...

Page 85: ...ided by Dell are compatible with the 3C905 family of NICs If you purchased a 3Com 3C905 based NIC separately do not attempt to use the 3Com EtherDisk XL diskettes that came with the NIC Use only the 3Com EtherDisk XL version 3 01 diskettes that were provided by Dell QVWDOOLQJ RP WKHU LVN LWK DSDQHVH LQGRZV 17 If you are installing Japanese Windows NT 4 0 for the first time follow the steps in Firs...

Page 86: ...priate chapter in this guide 5HLQVWDOODWLRQ If Dell already installed the Japanese version of Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 3 and you need to reinstall 3Com EtherDisk XL version 3 01 follow these steps 8VH WKH RP WKHU LVN YHUVLRQ GLVNHWWHV WR UHLQVWDOO WKH RP E 1 GULYHUV For more information on reinstalling 3Com 3C905b NIC drivers see Windows NT 4 0 NIC Driver 5HLQVWDOO 6HUYLFH 3DFN IRU DSDQHVH LQGR...

Page 87: ...roduction of stereo sound This chapter also describes the audio application programs that Dell has installed on your hard disk drive and it tells you how to reinstall audio drivers if necessary NOTE The instructions in this chapter apply to systems using the integrated audio controller If you are using a sound card use the connection instructions in the docu mentation that came with your sound car...

Page 88: ...r 3 0LFURSKRQHV Your computer system supports most standard personal computer microphones You can purchase a microphone separately from Dell Connect the audio cable from the microphone to the microphone jack see Figure 6 1 5HFRUG 3OD EDFN HYLFHV Your computer system supports a variety of record playback devices such as cassette players CD players radios stereo systems video cassette recorders VCRs...

Page 89: ...Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program for information on changing System Setup settings GMXVWLQJ 9ROXPH Use the instructions in one of the following subsections to adjust the speaker balance and volume of an audio source that uses the integrated audio controller in your Dell computer GMXVWLQJ 9ROXPH LQ LQGRZV 17 Use the following procedure to adjust the speaker or headphone volume in the Window...

Page 90: ... ORZHU ULJKW FRUQHU RI WKH WDVNEDU OLFN WKH QDEOHG FKHFN ER LQ WKH FRQWURO SDQHO WKDW DSSHDUV 6OLGH WKH 6SDFH DQG HQWHU FRQWURO VOLGH VZLWFKHV XQWLO RX DFKLHYH WKH GHVLUHG HIIHFW 8VLQJ XGLR 8WLOLWLHV The Windows NT 4 0 operating system installed on your Dell system has its own utili ties for playing audio CDs and manipulating wav files Use Audio Input to control the input of devices from which you...

Page 91: ...OLFN GG Q WKH GG GLDORJ ER VHOHFW 8QOLVWHG RU 8SGDWHG ULYHU DQG FOLFN 2 Q WKH QVWDOO ULYHU GLDORJ ER W SH a DQG FOLFN 2 Q WKH GG 8QOLVWHG RU 8SGDWHG ULYHU GLDORJ ER VHOHFW U VWDO DUH XGLR ULYHU 17 DQG FOLFN 2 After the drivers have been installed there will be a new Audio Control program folder with two programs Audio Mixer and Audio Input ...

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Page 93: ...ntroller also supports up to 15 external SCSI devices through a 68 pin connector on the computer s back panel The chassis supports up to three SCSI removable media devices NOTES To achieve 80 MB sec data transfer rates on the primary SCSI channel you must use LVD hard disk drives and either an LVD terminator or a multimode terminator If you install a mix of LVD and non LVD hard disk drives the sys...

Page 94: ...ither SCSI hard disk drives or EIDE hard disk drives Internal hard disk drives are mounted vertically in a removable drive bracket that can contain up to four 1 inch hard disk drives or up to two 1 inch and two 1 6 inch hard disk drives NOTE Dell supports only the drives it furnishes LJXUH QWHUQDO ULYH D V For detailed information about installing drives in either the externally accessible drive b...

Page 95: ...V IURP µ W SH a DQG FOLFN RQWLQXH IWHU WKH GULYHU KDV EHHQ LQVWDOOHG UHPRYH WKH GLVNHWWH IURP GULYH DQG UHVWDUW LQGRZV 17 QVWDOOLQJ 6 6 ULYHUV XULQJ LQGRZV 17 QVWDOODWLRQ Follow these steps to install SCSI drivers during Windows NT 4 0 installation QVHUW WKH ERRWDEOH LQGRZV 17 DQG WXUQ RQ RU UHERRW WKH V VWHP 3UHVV ZKHQ WKH IROORZLQJ PHVVDJH DSSHDUV Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware con...

Page 96: ...LVNHWWH FRQWDLQLQJ WKH GDSWHF DQG GHYLFH GULY HUV DQG SUHVV QWHU You created this diskette using the Dell DiskMaker program when you made pro gram diskette sets of your Dell installed software ROORZ WKH LQVWUXFWLRQV RQ WKH VFUHHQ WR FRPSOHWH WKH LQGRZV 17 LQVWDOODWLRQ ...

Page 97: ...ards note the position of the connectors and slots so that you can reassemble the system correctly You will use the information in this section every time you install a hardware option inside your computer Read this section carefully because the information is not repeated in detail elsewhere in this guide 6DIHW LUVW RU RX DQG RXU RPSXWHU Working inside your computer is safe if you observe the fol...

Page 98: ...nts or contacts on a card and avoid touching pins on a chip In addition Dell recommends that you periodically review the safety instructions at the front of this guide 8QSDFNLQJ RXU DUGZDUH 2SWLRQ When you remove an option from its shipping carton you may find it wrapped in anti static packing material designed to protect it from electrostatic damage Do not remove the packing material until you ar...

Page 99: ...he left side cover press the release button located at the bottom left corner of the front bezel and lift the bottom of the cover allowing it to pivot up toward you see Figure 8 2 Disengage the tabs that secure the cover to the top of the chassis and lift the cover away padlock ring ...

Page 100: ...UHYHQW WKH FRYHU IURP FORVLQJ SURSHUO KHFN WR VHH WKDW QR WRROV RU H WUD SDUWV LQFOXGLQJ VFUHZV DUH OHIW LQVLGH WKH FRPSXWHU V FKDVVLV 5HSODFH WKH FRYHU Facing the left side of the computer hold the cover at a slight angle as shown in Figure 8 3 and then align the top of the cover with the top of the chassis Hook the tabs on the cover into the recessed slots on the computer chassis so that the tab...

Page 101: ...WUXVLRQ GHWHFWRU E HQWHULQJ WKH 6 VWHP 6HWXS SUR JUDP DQG VHWWLQJ KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ WR 1RW HWHFWHG See Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program for instructions NOTE If a setup password has been assigned by someone else contact your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector QVLGH RXU RPSXWHU Figure 8 4 shows a side view of your computer to help you orient your...

Page 102: ... RPSXWHU 2ULHQWDWLRQ 9LHZ Figure 8 5 shows your computer with its cover removed Refer to this illustration to locate interior features and components discussed in this guide front back external drive bays power supply internal drive bays top system board bottom ...

Page 103: ... rotate the power supply 5HPRYH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU DV LQVWUXFWHG LQ 5HPRYLQJ WKH RPSXWHU RYHUµ IRXQG HDUOLHU LQ WKLV FKDSWHU padlock ring NIC connector parallel port connector mouse connector keyboard connector security cable slot video connector microphone jack serial port 1 connector internal drive bays external drive bays power supply serial port 2 connector SCSI port connector line in jack lin...

Page 104: ...WKH SRZHU VXSSO E SUHVVLQJ WKH VHFXULQJ WDE ODEHOHG 5 6 µ WKHQ URWDWH WKH SRZHU VXSSO XSZDUG XQWLO LW ORFNV LQ RQH RI LWV H WHQGHG SRVLWLRQV The power supply bracket has detents to hold the power supply up in one of sev eral extended positions which are especially useful when the chassis is standing upright DC power cables power supply securing tab AC power cable AC power receptacle ...

Page 105: ...tall the following options Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI accelerated graphics port AGP and Industry Standard Architecture ISA expansion cards System memory Processor Slot 2 single edge contact Slot 2 SEC cartridge This chapter also includes instructions for replacing the system battery if necessary ...

Page 106: ...in 1 corner battery socket BATTERY primary EIDE interface connector IDE1 pin 1 corner NIC connector ENET configuration jumpers processor fan connector FAN line out jack LINE OUT line in jack LINE IN microphone jack MIC IN control panel connector PANEL mouse keyboard connectors MOUSE KYBD stacked main power input connector POWER1 primary Slot 2 SEC cartridge connector SLOT2_PRI DIMM sockets DIMM_A ...

Page 107: ...supports a 32 bit AGP expansion card and expansion card connector ISA1 can accommodate an 8 or 16 bit ISA expansion card NOTES Connector ISA1 shares expansion slot space with connector PCI5 Therefore only one card of either type can be installed in this slot PCI4 has a connector extension to support a PCI RAID controller see Figure 9 1 8 bit ISA expansion card 16 bit ISA expansion card 32 bit AGP ...

Page 108: ... LQVWUXFWLRQV LQ 5HPRYLQJ WKH RPSXWHU RYHUµ LQ KDSWHU 87 21 6HH 3URWHFWLQJ JDLQVW OHFWURVWDWLF LVFKDUJHµ LQ WKH VDIHW LQVWUXFWLRQV DW WKH IURQW RI WKLV JXLGH See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card making internal connections or otherwise customizing it for your system 87 21 6RPH QHWZRUN FDUGV DXWRPDWLFDOO VWDUW XS WKH V VWHP ZKHQ WKH DUH FRQ...

Page 109: ...KRXOG EH DWWDFKHG WR WKH FDUG See the documentation that came with the card for information about the card s cable connections 5HSODFH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU DQG UHFRQQHFW RXU FRPSXWHU DQG SHULSK HUDOV WR WKHLU SRZHU VRXUFHV DQG WXUQ WKHP RQ NOTE After you remove and replace the cover the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start up ALERT Cove...

Page 110: ...certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer 5HSODFH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU DQG UHFRQQHFW RXU FRPSXWHU DQG SHULSK HUDOV WR WKHLU SRZHU VRXUFHV DQG WXUQ WKHP RQ NOTE After you remove and replace the cover the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start up ALERT Cover was previously removed 7R UHVHW WKH FKD...

Page 111: ... to the top edge of the system board and working toward socket D leaving no open sockets between installed DIMMs Tables 9 1 and 9 2 list sample memory configurations 7DEOH 6DPSOH 8QEXIIHUHG 6 5 0 00 RQILJXUDWLRQ 2SWLRQV 7RWDO HVLUHG 0HPRU 00 6RFNHW 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 192 MB 64 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 384 MB 64 MB 6...

Page 112: ...iate found later in this section 5RWDWH WKH SRZHU VXSSO EDFN LQWR SRVLWLRQ PDNLQJ VXUH WKH VHFXULQJ WDE VQDSV LQWR SODFH 5HSODFH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU DQG UHFRQQHFW RXU FRPSXWHU DQG SHULSK HUDOV WR WKHLU SRZHU VRXUFHV DQG WXUQ WKHP RQ NOTE After you remove and replace the cover the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start up ALERT Cover was ...

Page 113: ...uctions NOTE If a setup password has been assigned by someone else contact your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector KHQ WKH 6 VWHP 0HPRU WRWDO LV FRUUHFW SUHVV WKH VF NH WR H LW WKH 6 VWHP 6HWXS SURJUDP 5XQ WKH HOO LDJQRVWLFV WR YHULI WKDW WKH 00V DUH RSHUDWLQJ SURSHUO See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the diag n...

Page 114: ... either the primary or secondary Pentium II Xeon processor 87 21 7KH VHFRQG 3HQWLXP HRQ SURFHVVRU PXVW EH RI WKH VDPH W SH DQG VSHHG DV WKH ILUVW SURFHVVRU Each Pentium II Xeon processor and its associated L2 level 2 cache memory are con tained in a Slot 2 SEC cartridge that is installed in a dedicated connector on the system board In systems with only one Pentium II Xeon processor a terminator ca...

Page 115: ... RX DUH DGGLQJ D VHFRQG 3HQWLXP HRQ SURFHVVRU WR D VLQJOH 3HQWLXP HRQ SURFHVVRU V VWHP UHPRYH WKH WHUPLQDWRU FDUG IURP WKH VHFRQGDU 6ORW 6 FDUWULGJH FRQQHFWRU ODEHOHG 6 27 B6 µ Unscrew and remove the four large thumbscrews and top bracket that secure the heat sink and the Dell terminator card to the system board Pull the terminator card straight out to remove it from the connector Be sure that the...

Page 116: ...f force to fully seat the Slot 2 SEC cartridge in its connector Install a second Slot 2 SEC cartridge heat sink assembly into its con nector if desired Place the top bracket on top of the Slot 2 SEC cartridge s see Figure 9 8 Install or replace the four large thumbscrews through the top bracket holes and through the holes in the guide bracket assembly to secure the heat sink to the chassis top bra...

Page 117: ...nges the system configuration information in the System Setup program The new processor s identification code number is also displayed in the CPU ID s category in the System Setup program If you installed a second pro cessor two processor identification code numbers should be present in the CPU ID s category NOTE After you remove and replace the cover the chassis intrusion detector will cause the ...

Page 118: ...m properly to save the information Turn off and unplug your system for a few hours and then plug in and turn on your system Enter the System Setup program If the date and time are not correct in the System Setup program replace your battery You can operate your system without a battery however without a battery the sys tem configuration information maintained by the battery is erased if the system...

Page 119: ... you to work See the sections in Chapter 10 titled Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel and Installing a Drive in a 5 25 Inch Drive Bay for instructions RFDWH WKH EDWWHU DQG UHPRYH LW The battery is mounted in a socket labeled BATTERY at the upper front right corner of the system board as you face the side of the system see Figure 9 1 87 21 I RX SU WKH EDWWHU RXW RI LWV VRFNHW ZLWK D EOXQW REMHF...

Page 120: ...information on running the System Setup program Enter the correct time and date through the System Setup program s Time and Date options Also restore the correct settings for the system configuration infor mation using the copy made in step 1 and then exit the System Setup program KLOH LQ WKH 6 VWHP 6HWXS SURJUDP UHVHW WKH FKDVVLV LQWUXVLRQ GHWHFWRU E FKDQJLQJ KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ WR 1RW HWHFWHG See Ch...

Page 121: ...e from Dell The four bay hard disk drive cage below the externally accessible bays can hold up to four 1 inch or up to two 1 inch and two 1 6 inch hard disk drives installed ver tically The maximum number of hard disk drives must be either two enhanced integrated drive electronics EIDE hard disk drives or up to four small computer system interface SCSI hard disk drives The next three sections cont...

Page 122: ...wo tabs and two hooks The tab release for the bezel is at the top of the computer chassis and can be accessed only with the computer cover removed see Removing the Computer Cover in Chapter 8 With the cover removed release the bezel by pressing the tab release marked with the icon see Figure 10 2 externallyaccessible drive bays four bay hard disk drive cage internal ...

Page 123: ... DQG 5HSODFLQJ URQW 3DQHO QVHUWV Empty drive bays contain a front panel insert to protect the inside of the computer from dust particles and also to ensure proper airflow within the computer Before you install a drive in an empty drive bay you must first remove the front panel insert To remove the insert covering a 5 25 inch bay follow these steps 7XUQ RII WKH V VWHP LQFOXGLQJ DQ DWWDFKHG SHULSKHU...

Page 124: ...two ring tabs one on each end of the insert over the posts on the inside of the bay opening and firmly press both ends of the insert into place see Figure 10 3 RQQHFWLQJ ULYHV When installing a drive you connect two cables a DC power cable and an interface cable to the back of the drive Your drive s power input connector to which you con nect the DC power cable resembles the connector shown in Fig...

Page 125: ...that the cable is firmly attached to the connector on the system board Most interface connectors are keyed for correct insertion that is a notch or a missing pin on one connector matches a tab or a filled in hole on the other connector see Fig ure 10 5 Keying ensures that the pin 1 wire in the cable indicated by the colored strip along one edge of the cable goes to the pin 1 end of the connector T...

Page 126: ...stem Change any settings necessary for your configuration If you are installing an EIDE CD ROM or EIDE tape drive configure the drive for the cable select setting If you are installing a SCSI device make sure the device has termination disabled See Installing SCSI Devices found later in this chapter 5HPRYH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU DV LQVWUXFWHG LQ 5HPRYLQJ WKH RPSXWHU RYHUµ LQ KDSWHU 87 21 6HH 3URWHFWLQ...

Page 127: ...e four screws that secure the drive to the bracket see Figure 10 7 WWDFK WKH EUDFNHW WR WKH QHZ GULYH Turn the drive upside down and locate the four screw holes around its perimeter Fit the bracket over the drive and then tilt the front of the drive up so that the bracket drops down into place To ensure proper installation all screw holes should be aligned and the tabs on the front of the bracket ...

Page 128: ...WKH QHZ GULYH LQWR WKH GULYH ED XQWLO LW VQDSV VHFXUHO LQWR SODFH VHH LJXUH Make sure that both bracket tabs snap into place in the drive bay LJXUH QVHUWLQJ WKH 1HZ ULYH QWR WKH ULYH D I RX DUH LQVWDOOLQJ D GULYH WKDW KDV LWV RZQ FRQWUROOHU FDUG LQVWDOO WKH FRQWUROOHU FDUG LQ DQ H SDQVLRQ VORW See Installing an Expansion Card in Chapter 9 RQQHFW D SRZHU FDEOH WR WKH SRZHU LQSXW FRQQHFWRU RQ WKH ED...

Page 129: ...H GULYH RU 520 GULYH FRQQHFW WKH RWKHU HQG RI WKH LQWHUIDFH FDEOH WR WKH LQWHUIDFH FRQQHFWRU ODEHOHG µ RQ WKH V VWHP ERDUG VHH LJXUH For a SCSI drive connect the cable from the drive to the interface connector labeled SCSI_NARROW on the system board For a diskette drive connect the cable from the drive to the interface connector labeled DISKETTE on the system board For a drive that comes with its ...

Page 130: ...the System Setup screens to reflect the size and capacity of your new diskette drive For more information see Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program For EIDE CD ROM and tape drives set the appropriate Drive category 0 or 1 under Drives Secondary to Auto 9HULI WKDW RXU V VWHP ZRUNV FRUUHFWO See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the Dell Diagnostics and troubles...

Page 131: ...tion on setting devices to the cable select jumper position With the two EIDE interface connectors on the system board your system can sup port up to four EIDE devices EIDE hard disk drives should be connected to the EIDE interface connector labeled IDE1 EIDE tape drives and CD ROM drives should be connected to the EIDE interface connector labeled IDE2 QVWDOOLQJ DQ DUG LVN ULYH LQ WKH QWHUQDO DUG ...

Page 132: ... from the tabs on the bracket This action pulls the bracket out of the drive cage about 1 to 3 inches LJXUH 5HPRYLQJ WKH DUG LVN ULYH UDFNHW 5HPRYH WKH EUDFNHW IURP WKH GULYH FDJH 6OLGH WKH GULYH LQWR WKH FKRVHQ ED RI WKH EUDFNHW RULHQWLQJ LW VR WKDW WKH FRQQHFWRUV RQ WKH EDFN RI WKH GULYH IDFH WKH LQVLGH RI WKH FKDVVLV ZKHQ WKH EUDFNHW LV UHLQVWDOOHG VHH LJXUH OLJQ WKH IRXU VFUHZ KROHV RI WKH GUL...

Page 133: ...XUH Insert the bracket into the drive cage by sliding it in until the tabs snap into place Rotate the drive cage door up and toward the chassis until it snaps securely into place Be sure to fold down the drive cage door handle see Figure 10 10 so that the bezel can be replaced on the chassis 1 inch drive front screws 4 tabs 2 bracket ...

Page 134: ...ULYH VHH LJXUH Check all connectors to be certain that they are properly cabled and firmly seated RQQHFW RQH RI WKH GHYLFH FRQQHFWRUV RQ WKH FDEOH WR WKH SLQ LQWHUIDFH FRQQHFWRU RQ WKH EDFN RI WKH KDUG GLVN GULYH VHH LJXUH 87 21 RX PXVW PDWFK WKH FRORUHG VWULS RQ WKH FDEOH ZLWK SLQ RQ WKH GULYH V LQWHUIDFH FRQQHFWRU WR DYRLG SRVVLEOH GDPDJH WR RXU V VWHP bracket drive cage tabs 2 ...

Page 135: ...Q WKLV FKDSWHU 5HSODFH WKH FRPSXWHU FRYHU 7KHQ UHFRQQHFW RXU FRPSXWHU DQG SHULSK HUDOV WR WKHLU SRZHU VRXUFHV DQG WXUQ WKHP RQ NOTE After you remove and replace the cover the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start up ALERT Cover was previously removed QVHUW D ERRWDEOH GLVNHWWH VXFK DV WKH HOO LDJQRVWLFV LVNHWWH LQWR GULYH QWHU WKH 6 VWH...

Page 136: ... system 3DUWLWLRQLQJ DQG RJLFDOO RUPDWWLQJ RXU DUG LVN ULYH EIDE hard disk drives must be physically formatted partitioned and logically format ted before they can be used to store data Every hard disk drive from Dell is physically formatted before it is sent to you NOTE When using the Windows NT operating system with the FAT 16 file system the primary partition for each hard disk drive can be no ...

Page 137: ...tem BIOS as SCSI ID 7 The first internal SCSI hard disk drive is configured as SCSI ID 0 The drive used to boot your system should always be configured as SCSI ID 0 Secondary SCSI controller The secondary 7880 Ultra Wide SCSI controller is configured through the computer s BIOS as SCSI ID 7 A SCSI CD ROM drive is configured as SCSI ID 5 A SCSI tape drive or digital audio tape DAT drive if installe...

Page 138: ...er The connector at the end of the cable attaches to the Ultra2 Wide LVD primary SCSI controller connector labeled SCSI_ULTRA2 on the system board The other connectors on the cable are used for attaching up to four SCSI hard disk drives in the internal drive bays see Figure 10 14 The 50 pin internal Narrow SCSI cable connects SCSI devices to the 7880 Ultra Wide controller The narrow connector at t...

Page 139: ...he device for a SCSI ID number and disable termination if necessary For instructions see the documentation that came with the SCSI device as well as SCSI Configuration Guidelines found earlier in this section QVWDOO WKH 6 6 GHYLFHV DV DSSURSULDWH To install a SCSI hard disk drive complete steps 3 through 9 of Installing an EIDE Hard Disk Drive in the Internal Hard Disk Drive Cage found earlier in ...

Page 140: ...d one way only If you are installing an external SCSI device connect one end of the external SCSI cable to the SCSI bus connector on the back of the device Attach the other end of the external SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the system back panel NOTE Dell offers an external SCSI 68 pin to 50 pin adapter kit for connecting SCSI 3 devices to the SCSI 2 connector on the Precision 610 system back...

Page 141: ... IRUPDW WKH GULYH 7KHQ LQVWDOO WKH RSHUDWLQJ V VWHP For instructions see the next subsection Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard Disk Drives and your operating system documentation 7HVW WKH 6 6 GHYLFHV Test a SCSI hard disk drive by running the SCSI diagnostics See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the Dell Diagnostics and troubleshooting any problems that may...

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Page 143: ...way set associative write back ECC SRAM on each Slot 2 SEC cartridge Math coprocessor internal to the processor 6 VWHP QIRUPDWLRQ System chip set Intel Slot 2 440GX PCIset Data bus width 64 bits Address bus width 32 bits DMA channels seven Interrupt levels 15 System BIOS chip 2 Mb Audio controller 16 bit Plug and Play Crystal 4237B Primary SCSI controller Adaptec 7890 Ultra2 Wide LVD Adaptec 2940 ...

Page 144: ...ctor shares a card slot opening with one of the PCI connectors AGP expansion card connectors one PCI expansion card connector size 120 pins PCI expansion card connector data width maximum 32 bits ISA expansion card connector size 98 pins ISA expansion card connector data width maximum 16 bits AGP expansion card connector size 124 pins AGP expansion card connector data width maximum 32 bits RAID ex...

Page 145: ...drive bays for EIDE or SCSI hard disk drives installed vertically 3RUWV DQG RQQHFWRUV Externally accessible Serial DTE two 9 pin connectors 16550 compatible Parallel one 25 pin connector bidirectional SCSI one 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI connector Video standard 15 pin DIN connector s on add in graphics adapter PS 2 style keyboard 6 pin mini DIN connector PS 2 compatible mouse 6 pin mini DIN connector ...

Page 146: ... Control panel connectors Thermal sensor 3 pin connector Chassis intrusion 2 pin connector Speaker 4 pin connector 9LGHR Video type AGP and PCI graphics adapters H RPELQDWLRQV Ctrl Alt Del restarts reboots the system F2 or Ctrl Alt Enter starts System Setup program during POST only while Dell logo screen is dis played RQWUROV DQG QGLFDWRUV Reset control push button Power control push button Power ...

Page 147: ...t 50 Hz Autoranging 90 to 265 V Backup battery 3 V CR2032 coin cell 3K VLFDO Height 45 9 cm 18 1 inches Width 21 6 cm 8 5 inches Depth 43 6 cm 17 6 inches Weight 16 0 kg 37 0 lb or more depending on options installed QYLURQPHQWDO Temperature Operating 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Relative humidity 20 to 80 noncondensing Maximum vibration Operating 0 25 G at 3 to 200 Hz for ...

Page 148: ... half sine wave form 110 G for 2 ms square wave form 27 G for 15 ms Altitude Operating 16 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 7DEOH 7HFKQLFDO 6SHFLILFDWLRQV FRQWLQXHG NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary ...

Page 149: ...figuring the circuitry on a printed circuit board When reconfiguring your system you may need to change jumper settings on your system board you may also need to change jumper and or switch settings on expansion cards or drives XPSHUV Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins The wire connects the pin...

Page 150: ...FKHV Switches control various circuits or functions in your computer system The switches you are most likely to encounter are dual in line package DIP switches which are normally packaged in groups of two or more switches in a plastic case Two common types of DIP switches are slide switches and rocker switches see the following illustration Each of these switches has two positions or settings usua...

Page 151: ...Hardware Configuration Features B 3 LJXUH 6 VWHP RDUG XPSHUV jumpered unjumpered SPREAD ...

Page 152: ...all jumper plug 400MHZ Jumpered when the processor s internal speed is 400 MHz 350MHZ Reserved do not install jumper plug TOWER System board is installed in a mini tower chassis do not install jumper plug BIOS Reserved do not install jumper plug PSWD default Password features enabled Password features disabled One set of the speed jumper pins must have a jumper plug installed otherwise the system ...

Page 153: ...connector IDEn EIDE interface connector ISA1 ISA expansion card connector KYBD MOUSE Keyboard connector and mouse connector stacked LAN Wakeup On LAN card connector LINE IN Line in jack LINE OUT Line out jack MIC IN Microphone jack MODEM IN Modem connector PANEL Control panel connector PARALLEL SCSI Parallel port connector sometimes referred to as LPT1 and SCSI connector stacked PCIn PCI expansion...

Page 154: ... SLOT2_PRI Primary Intel Pentium II Xeon processor Slot 2 SEC cartridge connector SLOT2_SEC Secondary Intel Pentium II Xeon processor Slot 2 SEC cartridge connector USB USB connectors 7DEOH 6 VWHP RDUG RQQHFWRUV DQG 6RFNHWV FRQWLQXHG RQQHFWRU RU 6RFNHW HVFULSWLRQ The connector pair ISA1 PCI5 share a single card slot opening so that only one connector of the pair can be used NOTE For the full name ...

Page 155: ...output An incorrect designation prevents the printer from printing or causes scrambled print GGLQJ DQ SDQVLRQ DUG RQWDLQLQJ 6HULDO RU 3DUDOOHO 3RUWV Your computer system has an autoconfiguration capability for the serial ports This feature lets you add an expansion card containing a serial port that has the same des ignation as one of the built in ports without having to reconfigure the card When ...

Page 156: ...uration capability through the System Setup program That is if you set the parallel port to its automatic configuration and add an expansion card containing a port configured as LPT1 IRQ7 I O address 378h the system automatically remaps the built in parallel port to its secondary address IRQ5 I O address 278h If the secondary port address is already being used the built in parallel port is turned ...

Page 157: ...and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the parallel port connector LJXUH 3LQ 1XPEHUV IRU WKH 3DUDOOHO 3RUW RQQHFWRU 7DEOH 3LQ VVLJQPHQWV IRU WKH 6HULDO 3RUW RQQHFWRUV 3LQ 6LJQDO 2 HILQLWLRQ 1 DCD I Data carrier detect 2 SIN I Serial input 3 SOUT O Serial output 4 DTR O Data terminal ready 5 GND N A Signal ground 6 DSR I Data set ready 7 RTS O Request to send 8 CTS I Clear to sen...

Page 158: ...connector and Table B 5 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface sig nals for the external SCSI connector 7DEOH 3LQ VVLJQPHQWV IRU WKH 3DUDOOHO 3RUW RQQHFWRU 3LQ 6LJQDO 2 HILQLWLRQ 1 STB I O Strobe 2 PD0 I O Printer data bit 0 3 PD1 I O Printer data bit 1 4 PD2 I O Printer data bit 2 5 PD3 I O Printer data bit 3 6 PD4 I O Printer data bit 4 7 PD5 I O Printer data bit 5 8 PD6 I O Printer...

Page 159: ... bit 12 36 D13 I O SCSI data bit 13 37 D14 I O SCSI data bit 14 38 D15 I O SCSI data bit 15 39 DPARH I O SCSI data parity high 40 D0 I O SCSI data bit 0 41 D1 I O SCSI data bit 1 42 D2 I O SCSI data bit 2 43 D3 I O SCSI data bit 3 44 D4 I O SCSI data bit 4 45 D5 I O SCSI data bit 5 46 D6 I O SCSI data bit 6 47 D7 I O SCSI data bit 7 48 DPARL I O SCSI data parity low 49 50 GND N A Signal ground 51 ...

Page 160: ...ssor by issuing IRQ12 whenever a new mouse movement is made The driver software also passes along the mouse data to the application program that is in control H ERDUG RQQHFWRU If you reconfigure your hardware you may need pin number and signal information for the keyboard connector Figure B 6 illustrates the pin numbers for the keyboard con nector and Table B 6 lists and defines the pin assignment...

Page 161: ...trates the pin numbers for the mouse connector and Table B 7 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the mouse connector 7DEOH 3LQ VVLJQPHQWV IRU WKH H ERDUG RQQHFWRU 3LQ 6LJQDO 2 HILQLWLRQ 1 KBDATA I O Keyboard data 2 NC N A No connection 3 GND N A Signal ground 4 FVcc N A Fused supply voltage 5 KBCLK I O Keyboard clock 6 NC N A No connection Shell N A N A Chassis ground 1...

Page 162: ...thernet cable which is used in 10BASE T and 100BASE TX networks The network interface controller NIC provides all the func tions normally handled by a separate network expansion card To connect your system to and configure it for use on an Ethernet network see Chapter 5 Using the Network Interface Controller LJXUH 1 RQQHFWRU 7DEOH 3LQ VVLJQPHQWV IRU WKH 0RXVH RQQHFWRU 3LQ 6LJQDO 2 HILQLWLRQ 1 MFDA...

Page 163: ... reconfigure your hardware you may need pin number and signal information for the USB connectors Figure B 9 illustrates the pin numbers for the USB connectors and Table B 8 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the USB connectors LJXUH 3LQ 1XPEHUV IRU WKH 86 RQQHFWRUV 0LFURSKRQH DFN The microphone jack see Figure B 10 can be used to attach a standard personal com puter mi...

Page 164: ...amplified so speakers with integrated amplifiers are not required Con nect the audio cable from the speakers to this jack LJXUH LQH 2XW DFN LQH Q DFN The line in jack see Figure B 12 can be used to attach record playback devices such as cassette players CD players and VCRs Connect the line out cable from any of these devices to the line in jack on the back of your computer LJXUH LQH Q DFN ...

Page 165: ...ing under MS DOS real mode operation can address only 1 megabyte MB 1024 kilobytes KB of system memory This area is 7DEOH QWHUUXSW VVLJQPHQWV 54 LQH 8VHG YDLODEOH IRQ0 System timer IRQ1 Keyboard controller IRQ2 Interrupt controller enables IRQ8 through IRQ15 IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial ports IRQ5 Available IRQ6 Diskette drive interface IRQ7 Parallel port IRQ8 RTC IRQ9 Available if ACPI is set to Off in S...

Page 166: ...ome of these addresses are dedicated to various system devices such as the system BIOS Others are available for use by expansion cards and or an expanded memory manager EMM When the processor or a program addresses a location within the upper memory area it is phys ically addressing a location within one of these devices 7DEOH RQYHQWLRQDO 0HPRU 0DS GGUHVV 5DQJH 8VH 00000h 003FFh Interrupt vector t...

Page 167: ...000 000BFFFF Video RAM 000C0000 000C7FFF Video BIOS 000C8000 000EFFFF Available 000F0000 000FFFFF System BIOS 00100000 0010FFEF High memory area 0010FFF0 7FFFFFFF Extended memory 80000000 FFFBFFFF Reserved FFFC0000 FFFFFFFF BIOS ROM NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary ...

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Page 169: ...ectly as well as informing you of resource conflicts that prevent the configuration of various cards in your com puter If you receive a message from the ICU see Table C 1 for suggestions on resolving any problems indicated by the message 7DEOH RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW 0HVVDJHV 0HVVDJH 3UREDEOH DXVH RUUHFWLYH FWLRQ Out of memory Memory allocation failed Either of these messages can appear if the system ...

Page 170: ... The Configuration Manager or the ICU cannot configure at least one Plug and Play expansion card because of resource conflicts with one or more cards You must reconfigure the conflicting card s To find the conflicting card per form the following steps 6HOHFW WKH 3OXJ DQG 3OD H SDQVLRQ FDUG PDUNHG ZLWK config err DQG WKHQ FOLFN 0RGLI The Card Configuration dialog box displays the functions assigned...

Page 171: ...ve You must reboot your system for these settings to take effect The loaded card is not a category card Press OK to proceed The category you have chosen is not the correct category under which to add this card Select OK The ICU automatically opens the correct category s dialog box Continue the procedure for adding the card as described in Adding a Listed Card or Adding an Unlisted Card in Chapter ...

Page 172: ...or instructions If conflicting_card is not the system board or riser board remove it from the computer See Removing a Card in Chapter 4 for instructions Remove all expansion cards from the ICU and then add them back one at a time beginning with the new card and resolving resource conflicts as they arise See Removing a Card and Adding a Listed Card or Adding an Unlisted Card in Chapter 4 for instru...

Page 173: ...diskette Use the fol lowing procedure QVHUW WKH RULJLQDO 6 RQILJX UDWLRQ 8WLOLW LVNHWWH LQWR GULYH KDQJH WR WKH GE VXEGLUHFWRU RQ WKH GLVNHWWH GULYH 8VH D WH W HGLWRU WR VHDUFK WKH LFX QG ILOH IRU WKH FDUG RI WKH FDUG RX ZDQW WR DGG RU PRGLI The name of the configuration file is part of this card ID For example if the card ID is ICU0200 the con figuration file is icu0200 cfg RS WKH FRQILJXUDWLRQ I...

Page 174: ... settings different from factory default Reconfigure the card to the settings in the next display see the card s manual before install ing it This message can appear in two situations You added an ISA expansion card selected OK and the ICU had to use resource values differ ent from the card s defaults to avoid conflicts You added an ISA expansion card selected Advanced and chose resource values di...

Page 175: ...been successfully configured The Configuration Man ager has successfully configured the given number of cards If this message does not match the number of Plug and Play ISA expansion cards installed in your computer reinstall any Plug and Play expansion cards not listed and reboot the system ERROR Insufficient CM Memory There is not enough memory available to the Configuration Manager for it to ru...

Page 176: ...e CSN Card Select Number A Plug and Play expansion card could not be activated Use the following procedure LW WKH 8 DQG WXUQ RII RXU V VWHP 5HPRYH WKH 3OXJ DQG 3OD H SDQ VLRQ FDUG WKDW FRXOG QRW EH DFWLYDWHG Follow steps 2 through 5 of Removing an Expansion Card in Chapter 9 and then return to this procedure 5HLQVWDOO WKH 3OXJ DQG 3OD H SDQ VLRQ FDUG Follow steps 4 through 8 of Installing an Expan...

Page 177: ...age 6WDUW WKH 8 Any Plug and Play or PCI expansion cards that could not be configured should be marked config err in the list of cards in the ICU window 6HOHFW WKH 6 VWHP 5HVRXUFHV RSWLRQ IURP WKH 9LHZ PHQX The System Resource Usage dialog box displays all resources currently used by the system 6HOHFW RQH RI WKH UHVRXUFHV XVHG E RXU 3OXJ DQG 3OD RU 3 H SDQVLRQ FDUG DQG FOLFN WKH 8VHG DUG EXWWRQ Th...

Page 178: ...UGV EDFN LQWR WKH 8 UHVROYLQJ DQ UHVRXUFH FRQIOLFWV DV WKH DULVH See Adding a Listed Card in Chapter 4 for instructions If your Plug and Play or PCI expansion card is not automatically configured when you reboot the system with all other cards removed you should contact the manufacturer of the card or see the chapter titled Getting Help in your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide WARNING Boot De...

Page 179: ...ly used systems require more frequent backups than systems in which files are seldom changed Dell recommends that you back up the hard disk drive at least once a week with a daily backup of those files known to have been changed Following these guidelines ensures the loss of no more than a day s work in the event of a hard disk drive failure or if you inadvertently delete one or more important fil...

Page 180: ...s written to the sectors containing these files With software such as the Norton Utilities Mace Utilities or PC Tools Deluxe the data stored in these areas can often be restored meaning that you can recover most if not all of the data Unlike formatting a hard disk drive formatting a diskette completely erases all the data on the diskette unless you use the diskette formatting program included in t...

Page 181: ...lution is applied evenly over the entire diskette drive head surface and they prevent contamination of the heads by exposure to for eign substances A small vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment Use the vacuum cleaner to remove dust and dirt from the exterior of the computer and keyboard OHDQLQJ WKH RPSXWHU 0RQLWRU DQG H ERDUG WHULRUV A conventional monitor or keyboard cover minimizes the accumula...

Page 182: ...n you perform a low level format operation on a hard disk drive it is important to ensure that the drive s surrounding temperature is at or near the temperature at which the drive will be operated Failure to do so can result in relocation of the tracks on the disk platters To minimize the negative effects of temperature on system performance follow these guidelines Ensure that the system is operat...

Page 183: ...lly humid location a dehumidifier can be used to maintain the humidity within an acceptable range OWLWXGH Operating a system at high altitude low pressure reduces the efficiency of forced and convection cooling and can result in electrical problems related to arcing and corona effects This condition can also cause sealed components with internal pres sure such as electrolytic capacitors to fail or...

Page 184: ...llowing guidelines When working inside the computer wear a wrist grounding strap If a wrist grounding strap is unavailable touch an unpainted metal surface on the chassis periodically to neutralize any static charge If at all possible stand on a concrete floor while working inside the computer Use an antistatic floor mat when working inside the computer If it is necessary to work in a carpeted are...

Page 185: ...e If interference occurs rotate the computer or the TV set 90 degrees 0DJQHWLVP Because they store data magnetically diskettes and hard disk drives are extremely susceptible to the effects of magnetism Diskettes should never be stored near mag netic sources such as the following Monitors TV sets Printers Telephones with real bells Fluorescent lights 6KRFN DQG 9LEUDWLRQ Excessive shock can damage t...

Page 186: ...system on a dedicated power circuit rather than having it share a cir cuit with other heavy electrical equipment In general do not allow the system to share a circuit with any of the following Kitchen appliances Copier machines Air conditioners Vacuum cleaners Space heaters Power tools Teletype machines Adding machines Laser printers Facsimile machines Any other motorized equipment Besides these a...

Page 187: ...rownouts Because of this added protection line conditioners cost more than surge protectors up to several hundred dollars However these devices cannot protect against a complete loss of power 8QLQWHUUXSWLEOH 3RZHU 6XSSOLHV Uninterruptible power supply UPS systems offer the most complete protection against variations in power because they use battery power to keep the system run ning when AC power ...

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Page 189: ...ur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference with radio communications services which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver Move the computer away from the receiver Plug the comp...

Page 190: ...r the inclusion of certain options can change the rating of some configurations to Class A To determine which classification applies to your computer system examine all FCC registration labels located on the bottom or back panel of your computer on card mounting brackets and on the cards themselves If any one of the labels carries a Class A rating your entire system is con sidered to be a Class A ...

Page 191: ...u are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help The following informat...

Page 192: ...dential commercial and light industry EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment NOTE EN 55022 emissions requirements provide for two classifications Class A is for typical commercial areas Class B is for typical domestic areas This Dell device is classified for use in a typical Class B domestic environment A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the preceding directives and stan d...

Page 193: ... notice ODVV 7 This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI for information technology equipment If this equipment is used in a domestic environment radio disturbance may arise When such trouble occurs the user may be required to take corrective actions LJXUH 9 ODVV 7 5HJXODWRU 0DUN This device belongs to Class B devices as described in EN ...

Page 194: ...D 2QO To determine which classification Class A or B applies to your computer system or other Dell digital device examine the South Korean Ministry of Communications MOC registration labels located on your computer or other Dell digital device The MOC label may be located separately from the other regulatory marking applied to your product The English text EMI A for Class A products or EMI B for C...

Page 195: ...U 0DUN 3ROLVK HQWHU IRU 7HVWLQJ DQG HUWLILFDWLRQ 1RWLFH The equipment should draw power from a socket with an attached protection circuit a three prong socket All equipment that works together computer monitor printer and so on should have the same power supply source The phasing conductor of the room s electrical installation should have a reserve short circuit protection device in the form of a ...

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Page 197: ...ds NOM Exporter Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 Importer Dell Computer de México S A de C V Rio Lerma No 302 4 Piso Col Cuauhtemoc 16500 México D F Ship to Dell Computer de México S A de C V al Cuidado de Kuehne Nagel de México S de R I Avenida Soles No 55 Col Peñon de los Baños 15520 México D F Supply voltage 115 230 VAC Frequency 60 50 Hz Current consumption 6 0 3 0 A ...

Page 198: ...s de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM Exportador Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 Importador Dell Computer de México S A de C V Rio Lerma No 302 4 Piso Col Cuauhtemoc 16500 México D F Embarcar a Dell Computer de México S A de C V al Cuidado de Kuehne Nagel de México S de R I Avenida Soles No 55 Col Peñon de los Baños 15520 México D F Tensión alimentación 115 230 VAC Frecuenc...

Page 199: ...system is shipped from Dell accessories or parts added to a Dell system through Dell s system integration department accessories or parts that are not installed in the Dell factory or DellWare products Monitors key boards and mice that are Dell branded or that are included on Dell s standard price list are covered under this warranty all other monitors keyboards and mice including those sold throu...

Page 200: ...ontinental U S or Canada where applicable Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect Dell will include a prepaid shipping container with each replacement part for your use in returning the replaced part to Dell Replacement parts are new or reconditioned Dell may provide replacement parts made by various manufacturers when supplying parts to you The warranty term for a replacement pa...

Page 201: ...8 6 DQG DQDGD 2QO If you are an end user customer who bought products directly from a Dell company you may return them to Dell up to 30 days from the date of invoice for a refund of the product purchase price if already paid This refund will not include any shipping and handling charges shown on your invoice If you are an organization who bought the products from Dell under a written agreement wit...

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Page 203: ...of adapter cards include network cards sound cards and SCSI adapters Abbreviation for Autodesk Device Interface 3 Abbreviation for accelerated graphics port AGP is a dedicated graphics port that provides a faster interface between the video subsystem and system memory than a PCI graphics device and allows conventional memory to be used for video related tasks The improved inter face enables AGP to...

Page 204: ...t EDXG UDWH A measurement of data transmission speed For example modems are de signed to transmit data at one or more specified baud rate s through the COM serial port of a computer 6 Abbreviation for bulletin board service A computer system that serves as a central location for accessing data or relaying messagesbymodem Forexample Dell s TechConnect BBS contains the latest ver sion of software su...

Page 205: ...connector 520 Abbreviation for compact disc read only memory CD ROM drives use optical technology to read data from CDs CDs are read only storage devices you cannot write new data to a CD with standard CD ROM drives FP Abbreviation for centimeter s 026 Acronym for complementary metal oxide semiconductor In computers CMOS memory chips are often used for NVRAM storage 20Q The device names for the fi...

Page 206: ...ur Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about using the Dell Diagnostics HOO 2SHQ0DQDJH OLHQW GPLQLVWUDWRU OLHQW A DMI browser that allows you to view your computer system s current hard ware configuration and operating system version If your system includes Dell installed software you can select this program from the Dell Accessories pro gram folder GHYLFH GULYHU A program t...

Page 207: ...use DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge indefinitely your com puter continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the computer GULYH W SH QXPEHU Your computer can recognize a number of specific hard disk drives Each is assigned a drive type number that is stored in NVRAM The hard disk drive s specified in your computer s System Setup pro gram must match the actual drive s installed in the compu...

Page 208: ...plication programs that can use or re quire expanded memory H SDQVLRQ EXV Your computercontains an expansionbus thatallowstheprocessortocommunicate with controllers for peripheral devices such as a network card or an internal modem H SDQVLRQ FDUG FRQQHFWRU A connector on the computer s system board or riser board for plugging in an ex pansion card H WHQGHG PHPRU RAMabove1MB Mostsoftwarethatcan use...

Page 209: ...ove 1 MB A memory manager that conforms to the XMS can make the HMA a direct extension of conventional memory See also upper memory area and XMM KRVW DGDSWHU A host adapter implements communica tion between the computer s bus and the controller for a peripheral device Hard disk drive controller subsystems include integrated host adapter circuitry To add a SCSI expansion bus to your system you must...

Page 210: ...connects the pins and creates a circuit Jumpers provide a simple and reversible method of changing the circuitry in a printed circuit board Abbreviation for kilo indicating 1 000 Abbreviation for kilobyte s 1 024 bytes VHF Abbreviation for kilobyte s per second ELW V Abbreviation for kilobit s 1 024 bits ELW V VHF Abbreviation for kilobit s per second NH FRPELQDWLRQ A command requiring you to pres...

Page 211: ... of mem ory refers to a computer with 16 MB of RAM PHPRU DGGUHVV A specific location usually expressed as a hexadecimal number in the computer s RAM PHPRU PDQDJHU A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory such as extended or expanded memory PHPRU PRGXOH A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board 0 Abbreviation for meg...

Page 212: ...e Windows NT operating system 195 0 Abbreviation for nonvolatile random access memory Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer NVRAM is used for maintain ing the date time and system configuration information RQOLQH DFFHVV VHUYLFH A service that typically provides access to the Internet e mail bulletin boards chat rooms and file libraries CompuServe is an example of a...

Page 213: ...or CPU is a synonym for processor 3URJUDP LVNHWWH 0DNHU The Program Diskette Maker allows you tocreateprogramdiskettesets ormaster copies of software that Dell installed on your computer system It is essential that you create these diskette sets as soon as possible You may need a set of master diskettesif you ever experience problems with your hard disk drive and need to re install your Dell insta...

Page 214: ... video image on the monitor screen More precisely the refresh rate is the frequen cy measured in Hz at which the screen s horizontallinesarerecharged sometimes also referred to as its vertical frequency The higher the refresh rate the less video flicker can be seen by the human eye The higher refresh rates are also noninterlaced 5 Abbreviation for radio frequency interference 5 Abbreviation for re...

Page 215: ...ich then displays an error message on the screen To take advantage of this technol ogy you must have a SMART compliant hard disk drive and the proper support in the system BIOS 6103 Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is an industry standard interface that allows a network manager to remotely monitor and manage workstations 65 0 Abbreviation for static random access memory Bec...

Page 216: ...he system ini file records which video mouse and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may change options in the system ini file On other occasions you may need to change or add options to the system inifile manually with a text editor such as Notepad WHUPLQDWLRQ Some devices such as the last device at each end of a SCSI cable must be termi n...

Page 217: ... unshielded twisted pair 9 Abbreviation for volt s 9 Abbreviation for volt s alternating current 9 AbbreviationforVoluntaryControlCouncil for Interference 9 5 Abbreviation for video cassette recorder 9 Abbreviation for volt s direct current 9 6 Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association 9 Abbreviationforvideographicsarray VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater re...

Page 218: ...verticalpixelsbyzcolors YLGHR UHVROXWLRQ Video resolution 800 x 600 for exam ple is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down To display a program at a specific graphics resolution you must install the appropriate video drivers and your moni tor must support the resolution YLUWXDO PHPRU A method for increasing addressable RAM by using the hard disk drive For ex a...

Page 219: ... MS DOS and that provides ad vanced operating system performance improved ease of use enhanced work group functionality and simplified file management and browsing LQGRZV 17 High performanceserverandworkstation operating system software developed by Microsoft that is intended for technical engineering and financial applications ZULWH SURWHFWHG Read only files are said to be write protected Youcan ...

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Page 221: ...cation B 6 drivers 6 4 utilities 6 4 Auto Power On option 3 13 Auto Power On utility 2 5 autoconfiguration serial ports 3 10 B 7 AutoShutdown service 2 4 backup devices D 1 basic input output system See BIOS battery replacing 9 14 socket location 9 2 bezel removing and replacing 10 2 BIOS revision number 3 2 BIOS jumper B 4 board See expansion cards system board Boot Sequence option 3 7 booting th...

Page 222: ...rive access indicator 9 2 header 10 5 keyboard 8 7 B 9 B 12 microphone 8 7 mouse 8 7 9 2 B 13 NIC 8 7 9 2 parallel port 8 7 9 2 B 9 PCI expansion card 9 2 power input 9 2 processor fan 9 2 connectors continued processor SEC cartridge 9 2 RAID upgrade 9 2 SCSI 9 2 serial ports 8 7 9 2 B 6 B 7 B 8 USB 8 7 B 15 video 8 7 9 2 B 14 Wakeup On LAN 9 2 control panel connector 9 2 controls on front panel 1...

Page 223: ... drives SCSI devices tape drives cables 10 4 connecting to power 10 4 formatting 10 16 10 21 drives continued front bezel 10 2 front panel inserts 10 3 installing 10 6 location in chassis 10 2 partitioning 10 16 10 21 SCSI termination 10 17 types supported A 3 drive type numbers 3 6 dual in line memory modules See DIMMs ECC 1 2 9 6 EIDE hard disk drives addressing 10 11 disabling the built in inte...

Page 224: ...cator 1 8 cleaning D 4 data recovery D 1 EIDE interface connectors 9 2 SCSI 7 2 hardware options See upgrade options header connector 10 5 help for ISA Configuration Utility 4 5 getting 1 10 tools 1 10 high level formatting 10 16 10 21 ID numbers 10 17 IDE CD ROM Reader option 3 8 IDE Drive Interface option 3 10 indicators front panel 1 7 NIC 5 2 power LED 9 2 standby LED 9 2 inserts front panel 1...

Page 225: ... installing 9 4 removing 9 6 jacks line in jack 6 1 B 16 line out jack 6 1 B 16 location on back panel 8 7 B 6 microphone jack 6 1 B 15 jumpers about 8 7 B 1 BIOS jumper B 4 jumpers continued location B 3 PSWD jumper 3 22 B 4 settings table B 4 speed jumpers 9 13 B 4 key combinations Ctrl Alt Del A 4 Ctrl Alt Enter A 4 ISA Configuration Utility 4 5 System Setup program 3 3 keyboard cleaning D 3 ke...

Page 226: ...ers Windows NT 4 0 5 3 Network Interface Controller option 3 9 NIC cable requirements 5 2 configuring 5 3 connecting to a network 5 2 connector 5 2 8 7 B 14 NIC continued indicators 5 2 Windows NT 4 0 driver 5 3 notational conventions xii notes xii 2 on board speaker muting 6 3 3 padlock 1 9 8 2 parallel port compatibility 3 10 IRQ line B 7 parallel port connector about B 7 B 10 location 8 7 9 2 B...

Page 227: ...nd spikes D 8 time out periods 3 16 power button 1 7 power indicator 1 8 power LED 9 2 Power Management option 3 14 power source interruptions preventing D 8 power supply input connectors 9 2 rotating away from the system board 8 7 Primary Drive n and Secondary Drive n options 3 5 problem solving 1 10 processor fan connector 9 2 installing and removing 9 10 jumper settings for speed 9 13 B 4 SEC c...

Page 228: ... B 8 B 11 serial ports autoconfiguration 3 10 configuring B 7 disabling and enabling 3 10 IRQ lines B 7 B 17 service 1 10 Service Tag option 3 17 setup password about 3 12 3 20 assigning 3 21 changing or deleting an existing password 3 22 disabling a forgotten password 3 22 using 3 21 Setup Password option 3 12 small computer system interface See SCSI Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technol...

Page 229: ...rd option 3 12 System Security option 3 12 System Setup program BIOS version 3 2 copying or printing screen information 3 1 entering 3 1 error messages 3 24 key functions 3 2 System Setup program continued navigation keys 3 3 options 3 4 screen 3 4 setup password feature 3 20 system configuration information 3 1 system password feature 3 17 using the program 3 2 System Time option 3 5 system utili...

Page 230: ... 15 location 8 7 9 2 pin assignments B 15 pin numbers B 15 9 VESA and power management 3 14 video connector 8 7 B 14 Video DAC Snoop option 3 11 Video Electronics Standards Association See VESA volume adjusting 6 3 Wakeup On LAN about 1 2 connector 9 2 Wakeup on LAN option 3 14 warnings xii 8 1 warranty information xi F 1 Windows NT 4 0 audio drivers 6 4 NIC driver 5 3 SCSI drivers 7 3 ...

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