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Dell™ XPS™ 210
Owner’s Manual
front panel door (open)
optional floppy drive or
Media Card Reader*
diagnostic lights
hard drive activity light
headphone connector
CD or DVD drive light
front panel
door (push to
microphone connector USB 2.0 connectors (2)
open)
IEEE 1394 connector
power button
power light
voltage selection switch
power connector
line-out connector
line-in connector
microphone/side-surround sound connector
center/LFE connector
rear surround sound
connector
S/PDIF connector
mode
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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. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft Windows operating systems are not applicable. ____________________ Info
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Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Front and Back View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Back I/O Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setting
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® Intel Viiv™ Technology (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ® Using Intel Viiv™ Quick Resume Technology (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 30 Enabling the QRT Feature in System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Enabling the QRT feature in the Operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Hyper-Threading and Dual-Core Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 2 Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Troubleshooting Ti
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Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 No sound from speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 The screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 The screen is difficult to read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3 Troubleshoo
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Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Connecting Drive Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Drive Interface Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Power Cable Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hard Driv
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Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . 111 Definition of "Th
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8 Contents
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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: This Owner’s Manual is available as a PDF at support.dell.com. NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer. What Are You Looking For? Find It Here A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities CD (ResourceCD) Drivers for my computer NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD may be optional and may
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to set up my computer Setup Diagram Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows Product Key ® ® Microsoft Windows Product Key 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. 10 Finding Information
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles Dell Support Website — support.dell.com from technicians, online courses, and frequently asked NOTE: Select your region or business segment to view the questions appropriate support site. Community — Online discussion with other Dell customers Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as the memory, hard drive, and operating system Customer Care — Contact information, service call an
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD NOTE: The Operating System CD may be optional and may not ship with your computer. The operating system is already installed on your computer. To reinstall your operating system see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 56. After you reinstall your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities CD (ResourceCD) to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. Your opera
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Setting Up and Using Your Computer Front and Back View of the Computer Front View NOTE: The front panel door does not close when you are using the Flash Media, IEEE 1394, USB, or headphone connectors. 12 11 10 1 2 9 3 8 7 6 4 5 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 13
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1 CD/DVD drive eject Press this button to eject a CD/DVD from the drive. button 2 CD/DVD drive-activity The drive activity light is on when the computer reads data from the CD or DVD light drive. 3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras (see "System Setup" on page 101 for more information on booting to a USB device). It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain con
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Back View 1 2 3 4 1 voltage selection switch See the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide for more information. 2 power connector Insert the power cable. 3 back panel connectors Plug IEEE 1394, USB and other devices into the appropriate connector. 4 card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI Express cards. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 15
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Back I/O Connectors 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 link integrity light Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer. Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer. Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network. 2 network adapter To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, connect one end of a connector network cable to either a network jack or your network or broadband device. Co
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8 microphone Use the pink connector to attach a personal computer microphone for voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program. On computers with a sound card, the microphone connector is on the card. 9 side surround sound Use the grey surround sound connector to attach multichannel-capable speakers. connector 10 center/LFE connector LFE (Low Frequency Effects) Audio channel found in digital surround sound audio schemes that carries only low frequency information of 80 Hz and below.
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Connecting a USB Printer NOTE: You can connect USB devices while the computer is turned on. 1 Complete the operating system setup, if you have not already done so. 2 Install the printer driver if necessary. See the documentation that came with your printer. 3 Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connectors on the computer and the printer. The USB connectors fit only one way. 1 2 3 1 USB connector on computer 2 USB printer cable 3 USB connector on printer Using a Media Card Reader (Optional)
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MultiMediaCard (MMC) Reduced size MMC Memory Stick (MS/MS Pro/Duo Pro) For information on installing a Media Card Reader, see "Installing a Media Card Reader" on page 87. 1 2 3 4 1 xD-Picture Card and 2 CompactFlash Type I and II SmartMedia (SMC) (CF I/II) and MicroDrive Card 3 Memory Stick (MS/MS Pro) 4 SecureDigital Card (SD)/ MultiMediaCard (MMC) To use the Media Card Reader: 1 Check the media or card to determine the proper orientation for insertion. NOTICE: If you encounter resista
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Connecting a TV (Optional) NOTE: To connect a TV to your computer, you must have a video card that has TV-out functionality and an S-video cable, which is available at most consumer electronics stores. An S-video cable is not included with your computer. 1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 61. 2 Connect one end of the S-video cable to the TV-OUT connector on the back of the computer. 3 Connect the other end of the S-video cable to the S-video input connector on your TV. Chan
