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Dell Precision™ Workstation T3400
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 a potential for 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 w
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Contents 1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Front View (Tower Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Back View (Tower Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Front View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Back View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 Advanced F
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RAID Level 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 RAID Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 RAID Level 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 RAID Level 10 (1+0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Configuring Your Computer for RAID . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using ® the Intel RAID Option ROM Utility . . . . . . . .
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Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 69 6 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Chassis Intrusion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Smart Cards and Fingerprint Readers . . . . . . . . . 72 Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots . . . . 94 9 Clearing Passwords and CMOS Settings 95 Clearin
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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Optical drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Problems writing to an optical drive . . . . . . . . . . 114 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . .
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Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 No sound from speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 The screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 The screen is difficult to read
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Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 146 System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments . . 149 Removing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 155 Replacing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 156 Resetting the Chassis Intrusion Detector . . . . . 157
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Installing an Optional Third Hard Drive (Tower Computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Removing an Optional Fourth SATA Hard Drive (Tower Computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Installing an Optional Fourth Hard Drive (Tower Computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Removing an Optional Third Hard Drive (Desktop Computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Installing an Optional Third Hard Drive (Desktop Computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Installing an Additi
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Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Replacing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 About the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 I/O-Panel Components . . . . . .
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Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 266 Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 15 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Macrovis
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14 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 Disc Drivers for my computer NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities disc may be optional and may not ship with your Desktop System Software (DSS) computer. Documentation an
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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 Basic troubleshooting information How to run the Dell Diagnostics Tools and utilities 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 Regulatory information Ergonomics information End User License Agreement How t
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows ® ® Product Key Microsoft Windows Product Key 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
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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, online NOTE: Select your region or business courses, and frequently asked questions segment to view the appropriate support Community — Online discussion with site. other Dell customers Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as the memory, hard drive, and operating system Customer Care — Contact information, service call
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click Start→ Help and Support. How to use Windows Vista 2 Type a word or phrase that describes How to work with programs and files your problem and click the arrow icon. How to personalize my desktop 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media The operating system is already installed on
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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 20 Finding Information
