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Dell Precision™ WorkStations System Information Guide
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Systeminformationsvejledning til Dell Precision™ WorkStations
Dell Precision™ WorkStations Gids systeeminformatie
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Systeminformasjon for Dell Precision™ Workstations
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, and cautions, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system. 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 potentially hazardous situa
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™ Dell Precision WorkStations System Information Guide This document contains help, safety, and year 2000 Statement of Compliance information about your Dell Precision WorkStation. It also describes Dell online documentation and tells you how to access it. Dell™ Online Documentation You can access Dell online documentation by double-clicking the Dell Documents ® ® icon located on your Microsoft Windows desktop. Double-clicking the icon starts your Dell Document Viewer, from which you can v
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You may also have one or more of the following printed documents: Operating system documentation, which is included if you ordered your operat- ing system software form Dell. Documentation included with any options you purchase separately from your system. This documentation includes information that you need to configure and install these options in your Dell computer. Getting Help Dell provides a number of tools to help you if your system does not perform as expected. For the latest tr
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Vary your work activities. Try to organize your work so that you do not have to type for extended periods of time. When you stop typing, try to do things that use both hands. monitor screen at or below eye level wrists relaxed and flat monitor and keyboard positioned directly in front of user arms at desk level feet flat on the floor Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer. To prevent static damage, discharge static
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The following notice may appear throughout your Dell documentation to remind you of these precautions: NOTICE: See “Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge” in your System Information Guide. Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Dell-Branded Hardware Products Dell-branded hardware products shipped on or after January 1, 1997, are eligible to carry the “NSTL Hardware Tested Year 2000 Compliant” logo by virtue of formal test- ing with, and successful completion of, the National Software Tes
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Software Dell specifically excludes all non-Dell-developed software from this compliance statement. All software run on Dell-branded hardware products should be independently verified by customers to be year 2000-compliant. The factory-installed software on your system is the current version provided by the software manufacturer and is validated by Dell for installation. Dell recommends that you check each software manufacturer’s year 2000 Web site for updates to their products. Links to a
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Dell Precision WorkStations Safety and Regulatory Information This chapter contains information about safety precautions to observe when using your Dell Precision WorkStation and regulatory notices. Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer system from potential damage and to ensure your own personal safety. When Using Your Computer System As you use your computer system, observe the following safety guidelines. CAUTION: Do not operate your computer
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To avoid possible damage to the system board, wait 10 to 30 seconds after disconnecting the computer from AC power before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component. To help prevent electric shock, plug the computer and peripheral power cables into properly grounded power sources. These cables are equipped with three-prong plugs to help ensure proper grounding. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from a cable. If you must use an extension cable, use a three-w
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In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are dis- connecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bend- ing any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, make sure that both connectors are co
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Dell computer systems are designed, tested, and classified for their intended electromagnetic environment. These electromagnetic environment classifications generally refer to the following harmonized definitions: Class A is typically for business or industrial environments. Class B is typically for residential environments. Information Technology Equipment (ITE), including peripherals, expansion cards, printers, input/output (I/O) devices, monitors, and so on, that are integrated into or
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Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio co
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located on one of these labels. Note that Industry Canada regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell Computer Corporation could void your authority to operate this equipment. This Class B (or Class A, if so indicated on the registration label) digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B (ou Classe A, si ainsi indiqué sur l’étiquette d’enregistration) respecte tou
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EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) This device belongs to Class B devices as described in EN 55022, unless it is spe- cifically stated that it is a Class A device on the specification label. The following applies to devices in Class A of EN 55022 (radius of protection up to 30 meters). The user of the device is obliged to take all steps necessary to remove sources of interference to telecommunication or other devices. ! " #
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Class B ITE This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) for information technology equipment. If this equipment is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. Figure 2-2. VCCI Class B ITE Regulatory Mark MOC Notice (South Korea Only) To determine which classification (Class A or B) applies to your computer sys
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EMI ( A ) Figure 2-3. MOC Class A Regulatory Mark Class B Device Please note that this device has been approved for nonbusiness purposes and may be used in any environment, including residential areas. EMI ( B ) Figure 2-4. MOC Class B Regulatory Mark Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice 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
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