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Dell Precision™ Workstation 690
Quick Reference Guide
Model DCD0
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. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see Glossary in your User’s Guide. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any
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Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 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: 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 (also known as Resource CD) Drivers for my computer Documentation and My computer documentation drivers are already installed on your My device documentation
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) Safety instructions Regulatory information Ergonomics information End User License Agreement How to remove and replace parts User’s Guide ® ® Specifications Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center How to configure system settings 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support How to troubleshoot and solve problems 2 Click User’s and system gui
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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, and online courses, frequently asked NOTE: Select your region or business segment to view questions the appropriate support site. Community — Online discussion with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use the customized Dell Premier support website at Upgrades — Upgrade information for compo
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your computer. To reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. See your User’s Guide for instructions. 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 operating system product key label is located on your computer.
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Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. You must complete all steps to properly set up your computer. Connect the keyboard and the mouse. 1 Connect the modem or the network cable. 2 NOTICE: Do not connect a modem cable to the network adapter. Voltage from telephone communications can damage the network adapter. NOTE: If your computer has a network card installed, connect th
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Connect the monitor. 3 Depending on your graphics card, you can connect your monitor in various ways. NOTE: You may need to use the provided adapter or cable to connect your monitor to the computer. 10 Quick Reference Guide
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For single- and dual-monitor capable cards with a single connector One VGA adapter: VGA Use the VGA adapter when you have a single-monitor graphics card and you want to connect your computer to a VGA monitor. Dual VGA Y cable adapter: Dual DVI Y cable adapter: VGA DVI DVI VGA Use the appropriate Y cable when your graphics card has a Use the appropriate Y cable when your graphics card has a single connector and you want to connect your computer single connector and you want to connect your c
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For dual-monitor capable cards with one DVI connector and one VGA connector One DVI connector and one VGA connector: Two VGA connectors with one VGA adapter: DVI VGA VGA VGA Use the appropriate connector(s) when you want Use the VGA adapter when you want to connect to connect your computer to one or two monitors. your computer to two VGA monitors. For dual-monitor capable cards with two DVI connectors Two DVI connectors: Two DVI connectors with one VGA Two DVI connectors with two VGA adapter:
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Connect the speakers. 4 NOTE: If your computer has a sound card installed, connect the speakers to the card. Connect the power cables and turn on the 5 computer and monitor. Quick Reference Guide 13
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Install additional software or devices. 6 Before you install any devices or software that did not come with your computer, read the documentation that came with the software or device or contact the vendor to verify that the software or device is compatible with your computer and operating system. You have now completed the setup for your computer. About Your Computer CAUTION: Your computer is heavy (it has an approximate minimum weight of 55 lbs) and can be difficult to maneuver. Seek assis
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Front View 1 2 3 13 4 12 5 11 6 7 10 9 8 Quick Reference Guide 15
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1-3 5.25-inch drive bays Can hold a CD/DVD drive, or a Media Card Reader, floppy drive, or SATA hard drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay carrier. NOTE: The drive carriers are only for use in the 5.25-inch drive bays. The floppy-drive/ Media Card Reader and hard-drive carriers are not interchangeable. 4 5.25-inch drive bay with Can hold a CD/DVD drive, or a Media Card Reader, floppy drive, or SATA hard special 3.5-inch drive drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay carrier. The drive-panel plate shown here i
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7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as flash memory keys, cameras, or bootable USB devices (see your User’s Guide for more information). It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain connected, such as printers and keyboards. 8 power button Press to turn on the computer. NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the power button to turn off the computer. Instead, perform an operating
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Back View 1 2 3 1 power connector Insert the power cable. The appearance of this connector may differ from what is pictured here. 2 card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI, PCI-X, or PCI Express cards. NOTE: The center five connector slots support full-length cards: one PCI, one PCI express x16, one PCI express x8 (wired as x4), and two PCI-X slots; the connector slots at the top and at the bottom support half-length cards: two PCI express x8 slots (wired as x4). 3 back panel conn
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Back Panel Connectors 1 23 4 57 6 13 12 11 10 9 8 1 parallel connector Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the parallel connector. If you have a USB printer, plug it into a USB connector. NOTE: The integrated parallel connector is automatically disabled if the computer detects an installed card containing a parallel connector configured to the same address. For more information, see your User’s Guide. 2 line-out/ headphone Use the green line-out connector to attach headphones and
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5 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. Yellow — A good connection exists between a 1000-Mbps (or 1-Gbps) network and the computer. Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network. 6 network adapter To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, connect one end connector of a network cable to either a network ja
