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Dell Precision™ Workstations 450 and 650
Setup and Quick Reference
Guide
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 the “Glossary” in the User’s Guide. ____________________ Information in this do
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Contents Finding Information and Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect the keyboard and the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connect the modem or the network cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connect the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connect the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connect the power cables and turn on the computer and monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Install additional software or de
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Finding Information and Assistance The following table lists the resources that Dell provides as 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 My device documentation You can use this CD to access documentation, reinstall drivers, or run diagnostics tools. How to set up my computer Setup a
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What Are You Looking For? Find it Here Express Service Code and Service Tag Express Service Code and Product Key ® ® Microsoft Windows License Label The labels are located on your computer. How to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD and Installation Guide After you reinstall your operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities CD to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer. 6 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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What Are You Looking For? Find it Here How to remove and replace parts User’s Guide Icon (Microsoft Windows 2000) Technical specifications How to configure system settings How to troubleshoot and solve problems Double-click the User’s Guide icon on your desktop. Windows XP Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2 Click User’s Guide. Location of connectors on the system board System Information Label or The label is located on the inside of your co
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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’s configuration Service contract for my computer Warranty information System Information Guide H
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Setting Up Your Dell Precision™ 650 Computer You must complete all steps to properly set up your computer. Connect the keyboard and the mouse or or Setup and Quick Reference Guide 9
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Connect the modem or the network cable 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 the network cable to the card. 10 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Connect the monitor Depending on your graphics card, you can connect your monitor in various ways. A B C D NOTICE: Your computer may require the use of the provided adapter or cable to connect to your monitor. Setup and Quick Reference Guide 11
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For single- and dual-monitor capable cards with a single connector VGA Adapter VGA Use the VGA adapter when you have a single monitor graphics card and you want to connect to a VGA monitor. Dual VGA Y Cable Adapter Dual DVI Y Cable Adapter DVI VGA VGA DVI Use the appropriate Y cable when your graphics card Use the appropriate Y cable when your graphics card has a single connector and you want to connect to has a single connector and you want to connect to one or two VGA monitors. one o
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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 to Use the VGA adapter when you want to connect to one or two monitors. 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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Connect the speakers NOTE: If your computer has an audio card installed, connect the speakers to the card. 14 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Connect the power cables and turn on the computer and monitor Setup and Quick Reference Guide 15
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Install additional software or devices 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. Congratulations! You have completed the setup for your computer. Your Dell Precision Workstation 650 User’s Guide contains additional information about your computer such as: Technical specificati
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To access the User’s Guide from your hard drive: If you have Windows 2000, double-click the User’s Guides icon. If you have Windows XP, click the Start button and click Help and Support. To access the User’s Guide from the CD: 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive. If you are using the Drivers and Utilities CD for the first time, the ResourceCD Installation window opens to inform you that the CD is about to begin installation. 2 Click OK to continue and then respond to the prom
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Setting Up Your Dell Precision 450 Computer You must complete all steps to properly set up your computer. Connect the keyboard and mouse or or 18 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Connect the modem or network cable NOTICE: Do not connect a modem cable to the network adapter. Voltage NOTE: If your computer from telephone communications cause damage the network adapter. has a network card installed, connect the network cable to the card. Setup and Quick Reference Guide 19
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Connect the monitor Depending on your graphics card, you can connect your monitor in various ways. A B C D NOTICE: Your computer may require the use of the provided adapter or cable to connect to your monitor. 20 Setup and Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
