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System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Dual-Processor Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Advanced Expansion Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Hard-Disk Drive Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Enhanced Dual-Interface EIDE Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

SCSI Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Audio Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Thermal Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Computer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

System Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Pin Assignments for the DC Power Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

DC Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

System Board Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

System Board Jumper Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Interrupt Request Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Direct Memory Access Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

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Initial User Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

External Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Observing the Boot Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Internal Visual Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Eliminating Resource Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Running the Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Summary of Contents for Precision 610

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Page 4: ...ration Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Xeon and MMX are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3Com is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to eit...

Page 5: ...upply 1 9 Pin Assignments for the DC Power Connectors 1 9 DC Power Distribution 1 11 System Board 1 13 Main Memory 1 13 System Board Jumpers 1 14 System Board Jumper Settings 1 15 Interrupt Request Assignments 1 16 Direct Memory Access Channel Assignments 1 17 Technical Specifications 1 18 KDSWHU DVLF 7URXEOHVKRRWLQJ Initial User Contact 2 1 External Visual Inspection 2 2 Observing the Boot Routin...

Page 6: ...anel 4 9 Speaker 4 10 Drives 4 11 Externally Accessible Drive Assemblies 4 12 3 5 Inch Diskette Drive Assembly 4 12 5 25 Inch Drive Assembly 4 14 Internal Drive Assemblies in the Hard Disk Drive Bracket 4 16 Hard Disk Drive 4 17 System Power Supply 4 18 Microprocessor Fan 4 19 System Board Components 4 20 Expansion Cards 4 21 DIMMs 4 23 Microprocessor Slot 2 SEC Cartridge Heat Sink Assembly 4 24 T...

Page 7: ...gure 4 5 Card Guide Removal 4 8 Figure 4 6 Control Panel Removal 4 9 Figure 4 7 Speaker Removal 4 10 Figure 4 8 Drive Hardware 4 11 Figure 4 9 3 5 Inch Diskette Drive Assembly Removal 4 12 Figure 4 10 3 5 Inch Diskette Drive Removal 4 13 Figure 4 11 5 25 Inch Drive Assembly Removal 4 14 Figure 4 12 5 25 Inch Drive Removal 4 15 Figure 4 13 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Bracket 4 16 Figure 4 14 Hard ...

Page 8: ...1 2 System Board Jumper Settings 1 15 Table 1 3 Interrupt Request Assignments 1 16 Table 1 4 DREQ Line Assignments 1 17 Table 1 5 Technical Specifications 1 18 Table 3 1 POST Beep Codes 3 2 Table 3 2 System Error Messages Table A 1 System Setup Options ...

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Page 10: ...dures and instructions on using the Dell diagnostics to test the computer system DUQLQJV DXWLRQV DQG 1RWHV Throughout this manual there may be blocks of text printed in bold type or in italic type These blocks are warnings cautions and notes and they are used as follows 51 1 51 1 LQGLFDWHV WKH SRWHQWLDO IRU ERGLO KDUP DQG SURYLGHV LQVWUXFWLRQV IRU KRZ WR DYRLG WKH SUREOHP 87 21 87 21 LQGLFDWHV HLW...

Page 11: ...stem also has an Industry Standard Architecture ISA design with one ISA slot that allows you to configure the computer system to your initial requirements and then upgrade it as necessary The Pentium II Xeon microprocessor contains a built in clock multiplier circuit which increases the microprocessor s internal operating frequency to a multi ple of the system clock frequency The microprocessors f...

Page 12: ...OM and tape drives optical drives scanners and so forth 16 bit integrated 3D audio controller 2X AGP or PCI graphics adapter card with one AGP expansion slot Integrated 10 100 Mbps 3Com PCI 3C905b TX Ethernet network inter face controller NIC with Wakeup On LAN support Integrated USB controller Thermal sensors to shut down the system if it overheats Main system memory consisting of 64 MB to 512 MB...

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Page 14: ... the Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 operating system GYDQFHG SDQVLRQ 6XEV VWHP The Dell Precision 610 mini tower systems offer advanced expansion sub systems that can support a mixture of traditional ISA expansion cards called legacy cards Plug and Play ISA expansion cards PCI expansion cards and a 2X AGP card The operating system or the ISA Configuration Utility ICU included with the system provides a ...

Page 15: ...o configure the computer There are seven expansion card connectors see Figure 1 4 on the system board Expansion card connectors PCI1 through PCI5 support 32 bit PCI expansion cards expansion card connector AGP supports a 32 bit 2X 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 PC...

Page 16: ...6 inch hard disk drives installed vertically The maximum number of hard disk drives must be either two EIDE hard disk drives or up to four SCSI hard disk drives NOTE For detailed information about installing SCSI devices see Chapter 10 Installing Drives in the User s Guide LJXUH ULYH RFDWLRQV QKDQFHG XDO QWHUIDFH 6XEV VWHP The enhanced dual interface EIDE subsystem supports two EIDE interfaces pri...

Page 17: ...XGLR RQWUROOHU The system board has an onboard 16 bit Crystal CS4237B audio controller chip and connectors on the back panel for connecting the computer to external audio devices such as speakers headphones and microphone The controller supports all sound functions contained on the Sound Blaster Pro expansion card from Creative Laboratories Inc Chapter 6 Using the Integrated Audio Controller in th...

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Page 19: ...corresponding power input connectors on the sys tem board or drives 3LQ VVLJQPHQWV IRU WKH 3RZHU RQQHFWRUV The power supply output voltages can be measured at the back wire side of the connectors without disconnecting them Figures 1 6 1 7 and 1 8 show the wire side of the connectors 7DEOH 9ROWDJH 5DQJHV 9ROWDJH 5DQJH 0D LPXP 2XWSXW XUUHQW 3 3 VDC 3 15 to 3 45 VDC 18 0 A 5 VDC 4 75 to 5 25 VDC 35 0...

Page 20: ...ll power supply output voltages are within the ranges specified in Table 1 1 LJXUH 3RZHU RQQHFWRU 3 LJXUH 3RZHU RQQHFWRUV 3 3 3 DQG 3 13 14 15 16 17 P1 common black 5 VDC red 5 VDC red TFSC 2 brown PSON 1 gray common black common black common black 5 VDC white 3 3 VDC blue white 18 5 VDC white 19 20 21 22 23 24 5 VDC red 1 2 3 4 5 12 VDC yellow 3 3 VDC blue white common black common black 5 VFP pu...

Page 21: ...r identification Power cable connections for diskette tape CD ROM and hard disk drives Power distribution to sockets and connectors on the system board LJXUH 3RZHU DEOHV 1 common black P2 12 V yellow N C N C 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 3 VDC blue white common black 12 V yellow N C 9 N C 5 V red common black N C 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 N C N C common black 5 V red P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 ...

Page 22: ...5 VDC 5 VDC 5 VDC 5 VDC PANEL USB KYBD MOUSE DIMM_A DIMM_B DIMM_C DIMM_D main memory P4 FAN P5 P6 5 VFP RTC NVRAM 3 3 VDC system board 3 5 inch diskette drive processor core regulator 1 8 2 8 VDC 2 5 VDC FUSE FUSE 2 5 V converter 1 5 V converter 1 5 VDC SLOT2_SEC 1 8 2 8 VDC 2 5 VDC optional 5 25 inch drive P2 ISA1 optional 5 25 inch drive optional 5 25 inch drive internal hard disk drive internal...

Page 23: ...PCI1 PCI5 CD ROM drive audio interface connector CD IN serial port connectors SERIAL 1 2 stacked parallel SCSI port connectors PARALLEL SCSI stacked secondary diskette drive interface connector DISKETTE pin 1 corner front of computer secondary EIDE interface connector IDE2 pin 1 corner battery socket BATTERY primary EIDE interface connector IDE1 pin 1 corner NIC connector ENET configuration jumper...

Page 24: ...ini Tower Systems Service Manual 6 VWHP RDUG XPSHUV Figure 1 12 shows the location of the system board jumpers and Table 1 2 shows the system board jumper settings LJXUH RFDWLRQ RI 6 VWHP RDUG XPSHUV jumpered unjumpered SPREAD ...

Page 25: ...mper plug 450MHZ Jumpered when the microprocessor s internal speed is 450 MHz 400MHZ Jumpered when the microprocessor 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 ...

Page 26: ...vailable IRQ6 Diskette drive interface IRQ7 Parallel port IRQ8 RTC IRQ9 Available if ACPI is set to Off in System Setup program IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ12 Mouse controller IRQ13 Math coprocessor IRQ14 Primary EIDE interface if Enabled in the System Setup program IRQ15 Secondary EIDE interface if Enabled in the System Setup program NOTES For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym us...

Page 27: ...QPHQWV 5 4 LQH 8VHG YDLODEOH DREQ0 Available DREQ1 Available DREQ2 Generated by super I O controller to initiate DMA cycle for attached diskette drive DREQ3 Available DREQ4 Generated by bus controller chip to activate second DMA controller DREQ5 Available DREQ6 Available DREQ7 Available NOTE The integrated audio controller is assigned one or two DMA channels automatically during system start up ...

Page 28: ...four way set associative write back ECC SRAM on each Slot 2 SEC cartridge Math coprocessor internal to the microprocessor 6 VWHP QIRUPDWLRQ System chipset 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 Adap...

Page 29: ...n 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 extension connector size 60 pins 6 VWHP ORFNV System clock 100 MHz SDRAM memo...

Page 30: ...kette drive three 5 25 inch bays for tape drives CD ROM drives or other 5 25 inch peripherals Internally accessible bays two 1 6 inch drive bays and two 1 inch 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 secondary channel one 68 pin Ultra...

Page 31: ... pin connector Control panel connectors Thermal sensor 3 pin connector Chassis intrusion 2 pin connector Speaker 4 pin connector 9LGHR Video type 2X AGP or PCI graphics adapter card see manufacturer s specifications 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 displayed RQWUROV DQG QGLFDWRUV Reset...

Page 32: ...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 30 min Storage 0 5 G at 3 ...

Page 33: ...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 in the User s Guide ...

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Page 35: ...opriate troubleshoot ing procedure to use After the user describes the problem follow these steps VN WKH XVHU WR EDFN XS DQ GDWD RQ WKH KDUG GLVN GULYH LI WKH V VWHP V FRQGLWLRQ SHUPLWV See the operating system documentation and Appendix D Maintaining the System in the User s Guide for information about backing up data VN WKH XVHU WR WU WR GXSOLFDWH WKH SUREOHP E UHSHDWLQJ WKH RSHUDWLRQV KH RU VKH...

Page 36: ...be firmly attached to one of the serial port connectors and its captive screws must be secure enough to ensure a firm connection 9HULI WKDW DQ GHYLFHV FRQQHFWHG WR WKH VHULDO SRUWV SDUDOOHO SRUW DQG 86 FRQQHFWRUV DUH SURSHUO DWWDFKHG Each of the serial parallel and USB interface cables must be firmly attached to an appropriate connector on the back of the computer as well as to the interface conne...

Page 37: ...sly It may be necessary to reboot the system several times in order to complete all of these steps To observe problem indications during the boot routine follow these steps QVHUW WKH HOO LDJQRVWLFV LVNHWWH LQWR GULYH 7XUQ RQ DOO SHULSKHUDOV DQG WKH FRPSXWHU I WKH FRPSXWHU LV DOUHDG RQ SUHVV WKH UHVHW EXWWRQ RU WUO OW HO WR UHERRW WKH V VWHP KHFN WKH SRZHU VXSSO IDQ Does the fan run normally Yes Pr...

Page 38: ...of beeps that indicates an error condition If the system emits a beep code see Table 3 1 System error messages These messages can indicate problems or provide status information If a system error message is displayed see Table 3 2 2EVHUYH WKH PRQLWRU VFUHHQ IRU WKH LDJQRVWLFV 0HQX Does the Diagnostics Menu appear Yes See Running the Dell Diagnostics found later in this chapter No Proceed to step 6...

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Page 41: ...en turn on the system Starting the diagnostics causes the Dell logo screen to appear on the monitor screen followed by a message indicating that the diagnostics is loading Before the diagnostics loads a program tests the portion of main memory RAM required for loading the diagnostics If a RAM error is detected a mes sage appears on the screen telling you which DIMM has failed If no errors are foun...

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Page 43: ... the appropriate tests in the Dell Diagnos tics to help isolate the source of the problem See Running the Dell Diagnostics in Chapter 2 3267 HHS RGHV If the monitor cannot display error messages during the POST the system may emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem or that can help you identify a faulty component or assembly Table 3 1 lists the beep codes that may be generated during th...

Page 44: ... DIMM installed No 100 MHz DIMM installed or faulty or improperly seated DIMM 1 3 3 1 3 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 through 2 4 4 Chip or data line failure in the first 64 KB of main memory Odd even logic failure in the first 64 KB of main memory Address line failure in the first 64 KB of main memory Parity failure in the first 64 KB of main memory Bit failure in the first 64 KB of main memory Faulty or i...

Page 45: ...tdown failure Gate A20 failure Unexpected interrupt in pro tected mode Defective system board 4 3 1 Memory failure above address 0FFFFh Faulty or improperly seated DIMMs 4 3 3 Timer chip counter 2 failure Defective system board 4 3 4 Time of day clock stopped Bad battery or defective sys tem board 4 4 1 Serial parallel port test failure Faulty I O chip defective sys tem board 7DEOH 3267 HHS RGHV F...

Page 46: ... been made The following messages indicate that a fatal error has occurred Their definitions and probable causes are listed in Table 3 2 Alert Primary processor is out of rev System halted Alert Secondary processor is out of rev System halted Bad error correction code ECC on disk read Controller has failed Data error ECC memory error Gate A20 failure Hard disk controller failure Hard disk drive re...

Page 47: ...emory DIMMs are out of rev System detected that one or more of the DIMMs are not the cor rect revision DIMMs do not meet Intel s SPD 1 2 specifica tion or 66 MHz DIMMs are installed Alert Previ ous fan failure System fan failed during the previous operating session No fan installed defec tive fan or fan cable not connected Alert Previ ous hard disk drive thermal failure The hard disk drive s excee...

Page 48: ...e bit ECC error was detected during the previous operating session Faulty or improperly seated DIMMs or defec tive system board Alert System fan was not detected System fan was not detected No fan installed defec tive fan or fan cable not connected Alert Unbuf fered and registered SDRAM DIMMs cannot be mixed Mixing of unbuffered and registered SDRAM DIMMs is not supported Two different types unbuf...

Page 49: ...ad error from diskette or hard disk drive Faulty diskette diskette drive or hard disk drive Decreasing available memory Read write failure during POST prevents system from using avail able memory One or more DIMMs are faulty or improperly seated Diskette drive 0 seek failure Diskette drive 1 seek failure Diskette tape drive con troller could not locate specific sector or track Faulty or improperly...

Page 50: ...itialize Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program improperly con nected hard disk drive cable faulty hard disk controller subsystem defective system board or loose power cable Invalid config uration information please run SETUP program System Setup program contains incorrect system configuration settings Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program or faulty battery Key...

Page 51: ...m board Memory alloca tion error Software in use con flicts with operating system application pro gram or utility Faulty application pro gram or utility Memory tests terminated by keystroke Memory test did not complete POST memory test ter minated by user pressing Spacebar Network card is not present in the system System does not detect NIC Incorrect NIC drivers installed No boot device available ...

Page 52: ... one or more expansion cards System resource conflict Read fault Requested sec tor not found MS DOS cannot read from diskette or hard disk drive System could not find particular sector on disk or requested sec tor is defective Faulty diskette diskette tape drive subsystem or hard disk drive sub system defective system board Reset failed Disk reset operation failed Improperly connected diskette tap...

Page 53: ...ry Timer chip counter 2 failed Timer circuit on system board is malfunctioning Defective system board WARNING Dell s Disk Monitor ing System has detected that drive 0 1 on the 0 1 EIDE controller is operating out side of normal specifica tions It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard disk drive by calling your support desk or Dell Computer Corporation POST queried EID...

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Page 55: ...ter in this chapter You have removed the computer cover You can replace or reinstall a part by performing the removal procedure in reverse order unless additional information is provided 5HFRPPHQGHG 7RROV Most of the procedures in this chapter require the use of one or more of the following tools Small flat blade screwdriver Wide flat blade screwdriver 1 and 2 Phillips head screwdrivers 1 4 inch n...

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Page 58: ...ng the Chassis Intrusion setting to Not Detected See Appendix A for information on the System Setup program If you need further information see Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program in the User s Guide NOTES After removing and replacing 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 If a se...

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Page 64: ...XUH 6SHDNHU 5HPRYDO To remove the speaker follow these steps 5HPRYH WKH FDUG JXLGH VHH LJXUH LVFRQQHFW WKH VSHDNHU FDEOH FRQQHFWRU IURP WKH FRQWURO SDQHO VHH LJXUH LIW WKH VSHDNHU RXW RI WKH UHWDLQLQJ VORWV RQ WKH IURQW RI WKH FKDVVLV VHH LJXUH speaker connector speaker ...

Page 65: ...n 610 mini tower system Refer to this figure when you perform any of the procedures in the following subsections LJXUH ULYH DUGZDUH DC power interface cable DSKT2 connector hard disk drive bracket primary EIDE connector IDE1 secondary EIDE connector IDE2 EIDE cable 3 5 inch diskette drive housing externally accessible drive bays ...

Page 66: ... LVNHWWH ULYH VVHPEO 5HPRYDO To remove the 3 5 inch diskette drive assembly follow these steps LVFRQQHFW WKH SRZHU LQWHUIDFH FDEOH IURP WKH V VWHP ERDUG Note the routing of the DC power interface cable through the chassis as you remove it from the system board It is important to route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent it from being pinched or crimped 3UHVV WKH UHWDLQLQJ WDE UHOHDVH...

Page 67: ...QJ LW RXW IURP XQGHU WKH KRRN DQG DZD IURP WKH UHWDLQLQJ WDEV LJXUH QFK LVNHWWH ULYH 5HPRYDO When you replace the 3 5 inch diskette drive on the bracket be sure that the two retaining tabs on the left side of the bracket engage the mounting holes in the side of the 3 5 inch diskette drive hook retaining tabs 2 diskette drive drive release lever bracket ...

Page 68: ...PRYDO To remove a 5 25 inch drive assembly from one of the drive bays follow these steps LVFRQQHFW WKH SRZHU FDEOH DQG WKH LQWHUIDFH FDEOH WKH IURP WKH EDFN RI WKH GULYH 3UHVV WKH WZR EUDFNHW WDEV RQH RQ HDFK VLGH RI WKH GULYH DQG VOLGH WKH GULYH DVVHPEO IRUZDUG WR UHPRYH LW VHH LJXUH bracket tabs 2 ...

Page 69: ...VFUHZV WKDW VHFXUH WKH GULYH WR WKH EUDFNHW VHH LJXUH LJXUH QFK ULYH 5HPRYDO When you replace the 5 25 inch drive align the front of the drive flush with the bracket tabs at the front of the bracket Insert the four screws and tighten them in the order stamped on the bottom of the 5 25 inch drive bracket screws 4 bracket tabs 2 bracket ...

Page 70: ...andle of the drive cage door on the front of the chassis and pull out and down until the arms on the drive cage door see Figure 4 13 disen gage from the tabs on the bracket This action pulls the bracket out of the drive cage about 1 to 3 inches 5HPRYH WKH EUDFNHW IURP WKH GULYH FDJH When removing the bracket from the drive cage you should remove it slowly and cautiously using two hands to support ...

Page 71: ...do not fully tighten any of the screws that hold the drives in the bracket until all of the drives have been placed into the bracket This prevents the bracket from com pressing which could make it difficult to insert additional drives When you replace the hard disk drive bracket be sure that it is pushed fully into the system and snapped into position before you close the drive cage door See Figur...

Page 72: ...of the DC power cables underneath the tabs in the chas sis as you remove them from the system board and drives It is important to route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent them from being pinched or crimped DFLQJ WKH OHIW VLGH RI WKH FRPSXWHU PRYH WKH IURQW HQG RI WKH V V WHP SRZHU VXSSO WRZDUG RX DQG OLIW LW WR GLVHQJDJH WKH SRZHU VXSSO IURP WKH VORW LQ WKH FKDVVLV LIW WKH V VW...

Page 73: ... XQWLO LW ORFNV VHH LJXUH LVFRQQHFW WKH IDQ SRZHU FDEOH IURP WKH PLFURSURFHVVRU IDQ FRQ QHFWRU VHH LJXUH HQWO SXOO WKH SODVWLF ORFN DQG SXVK GRZQ RQ WKH IDQ WR GLVHQ JDJH WKH IRXU ODWFKLQJ WDEV KROGLQJ WKH IDQ WR WKH EDFN RI WKH FKDVVLV 3XOO WKH IDQ IRUZDUG WR UHPRYH LW fan power cable microprocessor fan connector latching tabs 4 microprocessor fan plastic lock ...

Page 74: ...ace 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 DIMM_D secondary Slot 2 SEC cartridge connector SLOT2_...

Page 75: ...on card 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 4 17 for the location of the PCI connectors LJXUH 5HPRYLQJ DQ SDQVLRQ DUG Follow this general procedure to remove an expansion card I QHFHVVDU GLVFRQQHFW DQ FDEOHV FRQQHFWHG WR WKH FDUG 8QVFUHZ WKH PRXQWLQJ EUDFNHW VH...

Page 76: ...G UHFRQQHFW RXU FRPSXWHU DQG SHULSKHUDOV WR WKHLU SRZHU VRXUFHV DQG WXUQ WKHP RQ NOTE After you remove and replace the cover the chassis intrusion detec tor will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start up ALERT Cover was previously removed 7R UHVHW WKH FKDVVLV LQWUXVLRQ GHWHFWRU HQWHU WKH 6 VWHP 6HWXS SURJUDP DQG UHVHW KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ WR 1RW HWHFWHG See Chapter 3 Using...

Page 77: ...XWZDUG RQ WKH 00 VRFNHW VHFXULQJ FOLSV VHH LJXUH XQWLO WKH 00 LV UHOHDVHG IURP LWV VRFNHW LIW WKH 00 DZD IURP WKH VRFNHW LJXUH 00 QVWDOODWLRQ To replace a DIMM press the DIMM fully into the socket see step 1 of Figure 4 20 while closing the securing clips to lock the DIMM into the socket see step 2 of Figure 4 20 securing clips 2 DIMM securing clips 2 1 2 DIMM ...

Page 78: ...HP EO FDQ JHW H WUHPHO KRW H VXUH WKDW WKH DVVHPEO KDV KDG VXIILFLHQW WLPH WR FRRO EHIRUH RX WRXFK LW 8QVFUHZ DQG UHPRYH WKH IRXU ODUJH WKXPEVFUHZV DQG WRS EUDFNHW WKDW VHFXUH WKH KHDW VLQN WR WKH V VWHP ERDUG UDVS WKH 6ORW 6 FDUWULGJH DVVHPEO ILUPO DQG SXOO LW DZD IURP WKH JXLGH EUDFNHW DVVHPEO VHH LJXUH You must use up to 15 pounds of force to disengage the Slot 2 SEC cartridge from its connecto...

Page 79: ...lots must be populated with either a Pentium II Xeon processor or a Dell terminator card If a slot is not occupied or if a non Dell ter minator card is installed the system will not power on If necessary change the processor speed jumper setting see Figure 4 17 to locate system board jumpers The processor speed jumper should be set for the installed processor s rated internal speed For example for...

Page 80: ...EC cartridge connector labeled SLOT2_SEC 8QVFUHZ DQG UHPRYH WKH IRXU ODUJH WKXPEVFUHZV DQG WRS EUDFNHW WKDW VHFXUH WKH KHDW VLQN DQG WKH HOO WHUPLQDWRU FDUG WR WKH V V WHP ERDUG 3XOO WKH WHUPLQDWRU FDUG VWUDLJKW RXW WR UHPRYH LW IURP WKH FRQQHFWRU NOTE Be sure that the power requirements for both processors match Otherwise the CPU mismatch LED will light up and the system will not power on termina...

Page 81: ...tem battery out of its socket with your fingers or with a blunt nonconducting object such as a plastic screwdriver When you replace the system battery orient the new battery with the facing up Insert the battery into its socket and snap it into place 51 1 7KHUH LV D GDQJHU RI WKH QHZ EDWWHU H SORGLQJ LI LW LV LQFRUUHFWO LQVWDOOHG 5HSODFH WKH EDWWHU RQO ZLWK WKH VDPH RU HTXLYDOHQW W SH UHFRPPHQGHG ...

Page 82: ...WKH IURQW RI WKH FKDVVLV XQWLO LW VWRSV DUHIXOO OLIW WKH V VWHP ERDUG RXW RI WKH FKDVVLV EH VXUH WR OLIW HYHQO DQG QRW WZLVW WKH V VWHP ERDUG If you are replacing a system board remove the DIMMs the primary micro processor SEC cartridge heat sink assembly and the terminator card or secondary microprocessor assembly and install them on the replacement board When you reinstall the system board befor...

Page 83: ...d To enter the System Setup program follow these steps 7XUQ RQ RU UHERRW WKH V VWHP 3UHVV ZKHQ WKH SURPSW DSSHDUV LQ WKH XSSHU ULJKW FRUQHU RI WKH HOO ORJR VFUHHQ If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory let the system complete the load operation then shut down the system and try again NOTE To ensure an orderly system shutdown consult the documentation that accompan...

Page 84: ...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 CPU ID s 652 652 Integrated Devices ENTER System Se...

Page 85: ... eters directly To do so highlight the appropri ate Drive option Drive 0 or Drive 1 press Enter and then type u to display User1 Press Tab to highlight each of the parameter fields in succession and enter the appropriate number for each field NOTE For EIDE devices such as EIDE CD ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are using the built in EIDE controller set the appropriate Drive option to Auto Dr...

Page 86: ...is set to Off On or On Integrated NIC You must reboot your sys tem before a change takes effect Power Management With the Power Management option enabled DPMS monitors and most EIDE drives automatically switch into low power mode during periods of system inactivity 87 21 HIRUH HQDEOLQJ WKLV IHDWXUH FKHFN WKH PRQLWRU GRFXPHQWDWLRQ WR PDNH VXUH WKDW WKH V VWHP KDV D 306 FRPSOLDQW PRQLWRU 2WKHUZLVH W...

Page 87: ...tdown utility such as the Dell AutoShutdown service is not installed or fails to shut the system down after an overtemper ature condition Asset Tag Displays the customer programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned 7DEOH 6 VWHP 6HWXS 2SWLRQV FRQWLQXHG 2SWLRQ XQFWLRQ ...

Page 88: ...A 6 Dell Precision 610 Mini Tower Systems Service Manual ...

Page 89: ...panel features 1 3 computer continued internal view 1 4 orientation 1 3 technical specifications 1 18 configuration jumpers location 1 13 4 20 connectors AGP 1 13 4 20 location on system board 1 13 4 20 control panel removal 4 9 cover removal 4 3 Ctrl Alt Del key combination 1 21 Ctrl Alt Enter key combination 1 21 DC power cables illustrated 1 11 connectors 1 9 distribution 1 12 voltage ranges 1 ...

Page 90: ...l 4 7 hard disk drive access indicator 1 3 hard disk drives about 1 6 bracket removal 4 16 connectors 1 13 4 20 locations 1 6 removal 4 17 heat sink removal 4 24 help getting 2 7 I O ports and connectors illustrated 1 4 location on system board 1 13 4 20 IDE1 connector 1 13 4 20 IDE2 connector 1 13 4 20 indicators 1 3 initialization error messages 3 4 IRQ lines assignments table 1 16 ISA expansion...

Page 91: ...wer button location 1 3 removal 4 6 power distribution diagram 1 12 power indicator 1 3 power input connectors 1 13 4 20 power supply about 1 9 cable configuration 1 11 DC voltage ranges 1 9 illustrated 1 11 removal 4 18 precautions 4 2 processor jumper settings for speed 4 25 PSWD jumper 1 15 5 removing and replacing parts mini tower chassis 4 1 reset button location 1 3 removal 4 6 resource conf...

Page 92: ...enter A 1 options A 3 screens A 2 7 tape drives interface connector 1 13 4 20 removal 4 14 technical specifications 1 18 terminator card removal 4 26 thermal protection 1 8 tools recommended 4 1 troubleshooting boot routine observing 2 3 external visual inspection 2 2 initial procedures 2 1 initial user contact 2 1 internal visual inspection 2 5 8 upgrade options drives 1 6 USB about 1 8 connector...

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Page 95: ...as CONTACT Donna Moore Sue Farr 512 728 3439 512 728 3932 EMAIL ADDRESS Donna_Moore dell com Sue_Farr dell com VENDOR Hart Graphics DATE 6 05 98 COMPUTER SOURCE Dell PC APPLICATION SOFTWARE FrameMaker Version 5 5 2 POSTSCRIPT FILES Yes POSTCRIPT DRIVER USED Linotronic 330 COLOR SEPARATED FILES No COMPRESSED TESTED Yes PAGE SIZE 8 5 x 11 inches PAGE ORIENTATION Portrait LINE SCREEN 133 lpi TRANSPOR...

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