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Dell Precision™ T5400 User’s Guide
Model DCTA
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever
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Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Front View of the Computer (Tower Orientation) . . . . 19 Back View of the Computer (Tower Orientation) . . . . 21 Back Panel Connectors (Tower Orientation) . . . 22 Front View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Back View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Inside View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Inside View – Hard Drive
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Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation . . . . . 47 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 About RAID Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 RAID Level 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 RAID Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 RAID Level 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Configuring Your Computer for RAID . . . . . . . . 53 Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . 53 C
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Resetting the Chassis Intrusion Detector . . . . . 76 Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 About Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Using a Primary (or System) Password . . . . . . 79 Using an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 82 Disabling a Forgotten Password and Setting a New Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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7 Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . 101 Clearing CMOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 8 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . . . . 105 Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Diagnostic Light Codes Before POST . . . . . . . 121 Diagnostic Light Codes During POST . . . . . . . 123 Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . 136 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and
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Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 152 Removing the Computer Cover and Front Panel . . . . 153 Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Removing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Rotating the Hard Drive Carrier Out of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Replacing the Front Panel and Computer Cover . . . . 158 Rotating the
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Addressing Memory With 4-GB or Greater Configurations (32-bit Operating Systems Only) . . 188 Removing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Expansion Card Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Removing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Tow
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Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 292 Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 A Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 10 Contents
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1 Finding Information NOTE: Some features or media may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some features or media may not be available in certain countries. NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer. Finding Information 11
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities Disc • Drivers for my computer Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer. You can use • Desktop System Software (DSS) the Drivers and Utilities disc to reinstall drivers (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 142), or to run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 136). Readme files may be included on your Drivers and Utilities disc to provide
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to set up my computer Quick Reference Guide • How to care for my computer NOTE: This document may be optional and may not ship with your computer. • Basic troubleshooting information • How to run the Dell Diagnostics • How to set up a printer • How to open my computer NOTE: This document is available as a PDF at support.dell.com. • Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide •Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) •Safety instructions • Regulato
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here ® ® • Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License • Microsoft Windows License Label These labels are located on your computer. • Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact support. • Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting support. NOTE: As an increased security measure, the newly designed Microsoft Windows license label incorporates a missing p
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website — support.dell.com tips, articles from technicians, and NOTE: Select your region or business online courses, frequently asked segment to view the appropriate support questions site. • Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers • Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care — Contact information, service
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to use Microsoft Windows Vista™ Windows Help and Support 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button • How to work with programs and files , and then click Help and Support. • How to personalize my desktop 2 In Search Help, type a word or phrase that describes your problem, and then press or click the magnifying glass. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. • How to reinstall my operating system
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here • How to use Linux Dell Supported Linux Sites • E-mail discussions with users of Dell • Linux.dell.com Precision™ products and the Linux • Lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux- operating system precision • Additional information regarding Linux and my Dell Precision computer Finding Information 17
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18 Finding Information
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2 About Your Computer Front View of the Computer (Tower Orientation) 1 2 12 3 11 4 10 9 5 6 8 7 1 upper 5.25-inch drive Use this bay for an optical drive. bay 2 lower 5.25-inch drive Use this bay for an optional optical drive. bay 3 FlexBay Use this bay for an optional third hard drive (SATA or SAS), a floppy drive, or a Media Card Reader. 4 hard-drive activity The hard drive light is on when the computer reads data light from or writes data to the hard drive. The light might also be on when
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5 IEEE 1394 connector Use the optional IEEE 1394 connector for high-speed (optional) data devices such as digital video cameras and external storage devices. 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as flash memory keys or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see "System Setup" on page 89 for more information on booting to a USB device). It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain co
