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T2310bk2.book Page 1 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM
Dell™ Dimension™ XPS
headphone connector
microphone connector
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
IEEE 1394 connector
serial connector 1
fans (2)
serial connector 2
parallel connector
diagnostic lights (4)
cover latch release
keyboard connector
mouse connector
USB 2.0
network adapter connector
connectors (6)
VGA video connector
DVI video connector
security cable slot
modem
padlock ring
PCI sound card
with IEEE 1394
card slots (4)
power connector
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T2310bk2.book Page 2 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM 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 the DellDimensionHel
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T2310bk2.book Page 3 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM Contents CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: When Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SAFETY: When Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SAFETY: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . 11 SAFETY: Ergonomic Computing Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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T2310bk2.book Page 4 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM 2 Optimizing Performance ® Intel Performance Acceleration Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 DDR Memory and Processor Front-Side Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hyper-Threading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Overclocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3 Solving Problems Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Finding
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T2310bk2.book Page 5 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM Power Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Printer Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 No sound from speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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T2310bk2.book Page 6 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM 5 Removing and Installing Parts Front and Back View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Front View (Doors Open). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Recommended Tools . . . . . . .
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T2310bk2.book Page 7 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Removing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Replacing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Drive Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Removing the Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Replacing the Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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T2310bk2.book Page 8 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM 8 Contents
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T2310bk2.book Page 9 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM CAUTION: Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your computer and working environment from potential damage. SAFETY: General Do not attempt to service the computer yourself unless you are a trained service technician. Always follow installation instruction s closely. To help prevent electric shock, plug the computer and device power cables into properly
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T2310bk2.book Page 10 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM SAFETY: When Using Your Computer As you use your computer, observe the following safe-handling guidelines. CAUTION: Do not operate your computer with any cover(s) (including computer covers, bezels, filler brackets, front-panel inserts, and so on) removed. Your computer is equipped with one of the following: – A fixed-voltage power supply — Computers with a fixed-voltage power supply do not have a voltage selection switch on the b
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T2310bk2.book Page 11 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a processor chip by its edges, not by its pins. CAUTION: There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Do not dispose of the battery along
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T2310bk2.book Page 12 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM 12 CAUTION: Safety Instructions www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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T2310bk2.book Page 13 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM Finding Information for Your Computer Dell provides the following support options to help you quickly find answers to your questions and problems: ® Dell Solution Center — Double-click the Dell Solution Center icon on your Microsoft ® Windows desktop for documentation, tools, troubleshooting information, and links to online support resources. Dell Support on the Internet — The Dell Support website (support.dell.com) provides on
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T2310bk2.book Page 14 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM What are you looking for? Find It Here How to set up my computer Setup Diagram Additional information about setting Owner’s Manual up my computer How to troubleshoot and solve problems How to remove and install parts Technical specifications How to contact Dell Tips on using Windows Dell Dimension Help File How to play CDs and DVDs 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. How to use standby mode and 2 Cli
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T2310bk2.book Page 15 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM What are you looking for? Find It Here A diagnostic program for my computer ResourceCD Drivers for my computer Documentation and drivers are already My computer documentation installed on your computer when shipped from Dell. You can use the CD to reinstall My device documentation drivers (see page 55), run the Dell Diagnostics (see page 52), or access your documentation. Readme files may be included on your CD to provid
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T2310bk2.book Page 16 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM 16 Finding Information for Your Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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T2310bk2.book Page 17 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM Using Your Computer Opening the Drive Door Connecting Two Monitors NOTE: If you are connecting two monitors that have VGA connectors, you must have the optional VGA adapter. If you are connecting two flat-panel monitors, at least one of them must have a VGA connector. If you are connecting a television, you may connect only one monitor (VGA or DVI) in addition to the television. Using Your Computer 17
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T2310bk2.book Page 18 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM If you purchased a video card that supports dual monitors, follow these instructions to connect and enable your monitors. The instructions tell you how to connect either two monitors (each with a VGA connector), one monitor with a VGA connector and one monitor with a DVI connector, or a television. 1 Save any open files, close any open programs, and then shut down your computer through the Start menu (see page 25). 2 Connect the mo
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T2310bk2.book Page 19 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM b Connect the DVI connector on the other monitor to the DVI (white) connector on the computer. NOTE: To connect a television to your computer, you must purchase an S-video cable, which is available at most consumer electronics stores. An S-video cable is not included with your computer. If one of the monitors is a television: a Connect one end of the S-video cable to the TV-OUT connector on the computer. b Connect the other end of t
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T2310bk2.book Page 20 Thursday, February 5, 2004 10:00 AM For information and instructions on adjusting your graphics card’s operating mode, settings, and functions: 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click User and system guides. 3 Locate and click the guide for your graphics card. Removing the Graphics Card Driver If you want to install a different graphics card in your computer, you must first remove the driver for the graphics card that is currently installed. To r
