Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Hints, Notices, and Cautions
HINT: A HINT 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 Tell Me How help file. To access help files, see page 26.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
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Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board.
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Face the front of the computer. Push back the release latch at the top-back edge of the computer to release the computer cover into your left hand.
computer cover
release latch
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Lift the cover out from the curved hinge at the bottom of the computer.
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Rotating the Power Supply
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions on page 9. CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
To access components on the system board or to add parts to the computer, you must rotate the power supply out of the way:
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Shut down the computer (see page 20). Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
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Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board. Remove the computer cover (see page 60).
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Lay the computer on its side as shown in the following illustration. Rotate the power supply out of the computer while keeping the drive power cables clear.
power supply release latch
drive power cables
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When you rotate the power supply back into the computer, gently lift the and hold the drive cables out of the way. Lay the drive power cables along the top of the latch.
power supply drive power cables
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Looking Inside Your Computer
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions on page 9.
release latch and padlock ring
drive bay
drive bay I/O panel hard drive power supply
AC power receptacle
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System Board
In the illustration, the text in parentheses indicates how items are identified on the system board.
serial connector (SER) parallel connector (PAR) video connector (VID) diagnostic lights (DIAG LED) keyboard/mouse connectors (KEYBD MOUSE) USB connectors (USB 01, USB 23) microphone, line-out, line-in (AUDIO) modem connector (MODEM) CD connector (CD IN) PCI card connectors (PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4) page 73
fan connector (FAN)
microprocessor socket (MICROPROCESSOR)
DIMM sockets (DIMM_A, DIMM_B) page 78 power input connector (POWER) floppy drive interface connector (DSKT)
primary IDE channel connector (IDE 1) page 67 secondary IDE channel connector (IDE 2) page 67 control panel connector (FRONT PANEL) speaker (SPEAKER) battery socket (BATTERY) page 89 power indicator (AUX PWR) password jumper (PSWD) page 88
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Adding a 3. 5-Inch Drive
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions on page 9. CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
Your computer includes one 3. 5-inch drive. To add a second 3. 5-inch drive:
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Shut down the computer (see page 20). Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
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Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board. Remove the computer cover (see page 60).
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While facing the front of the computer, press the front-panel release tab on the top of the computer. Swing the front panel away from the computer, disengage the two retaining hooks on the front panel, and carefully pull it away from the computer.
front-panel release tab
retaining hooks
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Remove the front-panel insert. Then rotate the insert toward you, and remove it from the front panel.
insert tabs (2) release tab
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Rotate the power supply (see page 62).
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w w w. Using a screwdriver, pop out the metal plate from the left or right side of the computer.
drive bay plate
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Remove the extra rails from the front of the computer frame (see the illustration below). Install the rail marked "L" on the left side of the drive and the rail marked "R" on the right side of the drive.
front of computer
left rail right rail
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Slide the drive assembly into the drive bay.
NOTICE: Dell does not recommend routing cables over cards because the cables can restrict airflow, cause cooling problems, and interfere with removing and replacing the computer cover. If you must route cables over cards, be extremely cautious when removing and replacing the computer cover.
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If you are installing a controller card, configure and install it in a connector slot now (see page 73 for instructions). [. . . ] In either case, the refund or credit will not include any shipping and handling charges shown on your invoice. If you are an organization that bought the products under a written agreement with Dell, the agreement may contain different terms for the return of products than specified by this policy. To return products, you must contact Dell Customer Service to receive a Credit Return Authorization Number. See "Contacting Dell" on page 92 to find the appropriate contact information for obtaining customer assistance. [. . . ]