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Dell Precision™ Workstation 360
Setup and Quick Reference
Guide
Models: DHM and WHM
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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 the “Glossary” in the User’s Guide. ____________________ Information in this doc
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Contents Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Monitor Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Completed Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Opening the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Res
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4 Contents
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Finding Information for Your Computer Dell provides the following resource and support tools. Additional resources may be shipped with your computer. What are you looking for? Find It Here A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD) Drivers for my computer My User’s Guide Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer when shipped My device documentation from Dell. You can use the CD to reinstall drivers, run the Del
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What are you looking for? Find It Here Warranty Information Dell System Information Guide Safety Information ® ® How to remove and replace parts User’s Guide Icon (Microsoft Windows 2000) Technical specifications Double-click the User’s Guides icon on your desktop. How to configure system settings How to troubleshoot and solve problems Windows XP Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click User’s and system guides and click User’s guides. E
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What are you looking for? Find It Here Service call status and support history Dell Premier Support Website — premiersupport.dell.com Top technical issues for my computer Frequently asked questions The Dell Premier Support website is customized for corporate, government, and education customers. This website may not be File downloads available in all regions. Details on my computer configuration Service contract for my computer How to use Windows XP Windows XP Help and Support C
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Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before performing any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the System Information Guide. NOTICE: If your computer has an expansion card installed (such as a network card), connect the appropriate cable to the card, not to the connector on the computer back panel. You must complete all steps to properly set up your computer. See the appropriate figures that follow the instructions. 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse. NOTICE: Do
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6 Verify that the voltage selection switch is set correctly for your location. 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 back panel and operate at only one voltage (see the regulatory label on the outside of the computer for its operating voltage). An auto-sensing voltage circuit — Computers with an auto-sensing voltage circuit do not have a voltage selecti
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Mini-Tower Setup — Without Expansion Cards keyboard mouse speakers headphones network USB 10 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Mini-Tower Setup — With Expansion Card monitor flat-panel monitor speakers network NOTE: For more information on setting up monitors with your specific graphics card, see “Monitor Connections” on page 14. Setup and Quick Reference Guide 11
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Desktop Setup — Without Expansion Cards keyboard mouse speakers headphones network USB 12 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Desktop Setup — With Expansion Cards monitor flat-panel monitor speakers network NOTE: For more information on setting up two monitors, see “Monitor Connections” on page 14. Setup and Quick Reference Guide 13
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Monitor Connections For dual monitor capable cards with a single connector Dual VGA Y Cable Adapter Dual DVI Y Cable Adapter DVI VGA VGA DVI This adapter cable can support one or two VGA This adapter cable can support one or two DVI monitors. The cable is color coded: blue for the monitors. The cable is color coded: blue for the primary monitor and black for an optional secondary primary monitor and black for an optional secondary monitor. monitor. NOTICE: The Y Cable Adapter provided wi
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For dual-monitor capable cards with 1 DVI and 1 VGA connector Single DVI/Single VGA Dual VGA With VGA Adapter DVI VGA VGA VGA Use the appropriate connector when you connect Use the VGA adapter when you want to connect to one or two monitors. to two VGA monitors. For dual-monitor capable cards with 2 DVI connectors Dual DVI Dual DVI With One VGA Adapter Dual DVI With Two VGA Adapters DVI DVI DVI VGA VGA VGA Use the DVI connectors to Use the VGA adapter to connect Use two VGA adapters t
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Completed Setup power Microsoft Windows Product Key Microsoft Windows Product Key 16 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Opening the Computer Cover CAUTION: Before performing any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the System Information Guide. 1 Shut down the computer through the Start menu. 2 Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your computer, turn them off now. NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it f
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8 Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer, such as the metal at the back of the computer, before touching anything inside your computer. While you work, periodically touch any unpainted metal surface on the computer to dissipate any static electricity that could harm internal components. 18 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Inside Your Computer Mini-Tower Computer removable media drive floppy drive hard drive power supply padlock ring optional speaker power chassis intrusion connector switch system board back-panel connectors microprocessor airflow shroud AGP and PCI expansion-card slots Setup and Quick Reference Guide 19
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Desktop Computer removable media drive floppy drive chassis intrusion switch hard drive power supply padlock ring power connector system board back-panel connectors microprocessor airflow shroud AGP and PCI expansion-card slots 20 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
