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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

© 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. T rademarks used in this text:

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Use the follo wing sa f ety guid eline s to help pro tect y our c omputer sys tem from p otential damage and to ensure your own personal safety.

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As you use your computer system, observe the following safety guidelines.

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To help avoid damaging your computer, be sure the voltage selection switch on

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the power supply is set to match the AC power available at your location: — 115 v ol ts (V)/6 0 hertz ( H z) in mo st of No rth and South America and some Far

Eastern countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan — 230 V/50 Hz in most of Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East Also be sure your monitor and attached peripherals are electrically rated to oper-

ate with the AC power available in your lo cation. Before working inside the computer, unplug the system to help prevent electric

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shock or system board damage. Certain system board components continue to receive power any time the computer is connected to AC power.

To help avoid possible damage to the system board, wait 10 to 20 seconds after

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disconnecting the system from AC power (until the standby light-emitting diode [LED] on the syst em board go es out) b ef ore remo v ing a c omponent fro m the sy s tem board or disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer.

To help prevent electric shock, plug the computer and peripheral power cables

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into properly grounded power sources. These cables are equipped with three-prong plugs to help ensure proper grounding. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from a cable. If you must use an extension cable, use a three-wire cable with properly grounded plugs.

To help protect your computer system from sudden, transient increases and

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decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

 Be sure nothing rests on your computer system’s cables and that the cables are

not located where they can be stepped on or tripped over.

 Do not spill food or liquids on your computer. If the computer gets wet, consult

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide.

your

 Do not push any objec ts into the opening s of y our comp uter. Doing so can cause

fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components.

 Keep your computer away from radiators and heat sources. Also, do not block

cooling vents. Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer; do not place your computer in a closed-in wall unit or on a bed, sofa, or rug.

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For comfort and efficiency, observe the following ergonomic guidelines when setting up and using your computer system:

 Posi tion y our s y stem so that the monitor and ke y board are directly in front of y ou

as you work. Specia l shelves are available (from Dell and other sources) to help you correctly position your keyboard.

 Set the monitor at a c omf o rtable vie w ing dis tance (us ually 510 to 610 millimeters

[20 to 24 inches] from your eyes).

 Make sure the monitor screen is at eye level or slightly lower when you are sitting

in front of the monitor.

 Adjust the tilt of the mo nitor, its contrast a nd bri ghtness settings, and the lighting

around you (such as overhead lights, desk lamps, and the curtains or blinds on nearby windows) to minimize reflections and glare on the monitor screen.

 Use a chair that provides good lower back support.  Keep your forearms horizontal with your wrists in a neutral, comfortable position

while using the keyboard or mouse.

 Always leave space to rest your hands while using the keyboard or mous e.  Let your upper arms hang naturally at your sides.  Sit erect, with your feet resting on the floor and your thighs level.  When sitting, make sure the weight of your legs is on your feet and not on the

front of your chair seat. Adjust your chair’s height or use a footre st, if necessary, to maintain proper posture.

 Vary your work activities. Try to organize your work so that you do not have to

type for extended periods of time. When you stop typing, try to do things that use both hands.

wrists relaxed and flat

arms at desk le vel

monitor screen at or below eye level

monitor and keyboard positioned directly in front of user

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Before you remove the computer cover, perform the following steps in the sequence indicated.

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1. Touch

2. Turn off your computer and any peripherals.

an unpainted metal surface on the chassis, such as the metal around the card-slot openings at the back of the computer, before touching anything inside your computer.

While you work, pe riodically touch an unpa inted metal surface on the computer chassis to dissipate any static electricity that might harm internal components.

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3. Disconnect your computer and peripherals from their power sources. Also, disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer.

Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.

In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate:

 When you disco nnect a ca ble, pul l on it s conne ctor or on it s strain -relief loop , not

on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.

 Handle components and cards with care. Don’t touch the components or con-

tacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting br acket. Hold a component such as a microprocessor chip by its edges, not by its pins.

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Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer. To prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic components, such as the microprocessor. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis.

As you continue to work inside the computer, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to remove any static charge your body may have accumulated.

You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):

 When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not

remove the co mpone nt from the a ntistatic packing material until y ou are re ady to install the component in your computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure to discharge static electricity from your body.

 When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container

or packaging.

 Handle all sensitive components in a static-safe area. If possible, use antistatic

floor pads and workbench pads.

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The following caution may appear throughout this document to remind you of these precautions:

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This guide is intended for anyone who uses the Dell Precision 210 desktop computer systems. It can be us ed b y both fi rst-time and e xper ience d com puter users who w a nt to learn about the f eat ures a nd operati on of the sy stem s or who w ant to u pgrade the ir computers. The chapte rs and appendixes are summarized as follows:

Everyone should read Chapter 1, “Introduction,” for an overview of the system

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features and information on where to get help if you need it. Everyone should read the first few sections of Chapter 2, “Using the Software

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Support Utilities,” to find out which utilities and drivers have been included with the system. Only users who want to use one of the utilities or drivers need to read the rest of Chapter 2.

Everyone should read the first several sections of Chapter 3, “Using the System

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Setup Program,” to familiarize themselves with this important program. Only users who want to make configuration changes to their system or who want to use the password features need to read the rest of Chapter 3.

Users who add or remov e an Indus try-Standard Arc hitect ure (ISA) e xpansio n card

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should read Chapter 4, “Using the ISA Configuration Utility.” Users who want to connect their system to a network should read Chapter 5,

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“Using the Network Interface Controller.” This chapter provides information on connecting the system to a networ k, configuring the optional network interface controller (NIC), and installing drivers for the NIC.

Users who need information on the integrated sound features of the computer

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system should read Chapter 6, “Using the Integrated Audio Controller.” Chapter 6 provide s informatio n on connectin g audio equipment to your comp uter , installing audio drivers, and reconfiguring the integrated audio controller.

Chapter 7, “Worki ng Inside Your Computer,” Chapter 8, “Installing System Bo ard

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Options,” and Chapt er 9 , “In stalli ng Dri ves,” are intended for us ers wh o want to install or remove options inside the computer, such as dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), expansion cards, or drives.

 Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,” and Appendix B, “Hardware Configura-

tion Features,” are intended primarily as reference material for users interested in learning more abou t the de tails of the system. Users who add internal options may need to refer to Appendix B to change jumper or switch settings.

 Appendix C, “ISA Configuration Utility Messages,” describes error messages

generated by the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU), possible causes, and corrective actions.

 Appendix D, “Maintaining the System,” describes preventive maintenance pro-

cedures that you should perform regularly to keep your computer system in top operating condition.

 Appendix E, “Regulatory Notices,” is for users who are interested in which regu-

latory agencies have tested and approved the Dell Precision WorkStation 410 desktop systems.

 Appendix F, “Warranties and Return Policy,” describes the warranty for your Dell

system and the “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy.

 The Glossary provides definitions of terms, acronyms, and abbreviations used in

this guide.

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Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industrystandard practices. For information about the Dell warranty for your system, see Appendix F, “Warranties and Return Policy.”

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Besides this

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computer system.

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and instructions for using the Dell Diagnostics

 Video card documentation from the card manufacturer describes the video card

and video driv ers included with the system. Refer to this documentation for information about configuring and optimizing your video subsystem.

You may also have one or more of the following documents.

NOTE : Docume ntation updates are some times inc luded with you r sys tem to desc ribe changes to your system or software. Always read these updates any other documentation because the updates often contain the latest information.

 Operating system documentation is included if you ordered your operating

system software from Dell. This documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use your operating system software.

User’s Guide

Getting Started

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide

, the following documentation is included with your system:

sheet provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your

includes troubles hoo ting pro ced ure s

to test your computer system.

consulting

before

 Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from your

system. T h is do cu men tation i nc ludes information that y o u ne ed to c onfigure and install these options in your Dell computer. Installation instructions for the options are included in this the options.

User’s Guide

or in the documentation tha t ca me wi th

 Technical information files—sometimes called “readme” files—may be installed

on your hard-di sk dri v e to pro vid e las t-minute update s abou t technical ch anges to your system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.

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The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document.

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Throughout this g uide, there may be bloc k s of te xt printed i n bold type or i n italic type. These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as follows:

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NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system.

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The following list defines (where appropriate) and illu strates typographical conventions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this document:

Interface components

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and selections, and other options that appear on the monitor screen or display. They are presented in bold.

Example: Click OK.

Keycaps

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angle brackets. Example: <Enter>

Key com bi nations

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wise indicated) to perform a single function. Example: <

are labels that appear on the keys on a keyboard. They are enclosed in

Ctrl><Alt><Enter

are window titles, button and icon names, menu names

are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless other-

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Commands

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not intended to be typed whe n referenced.

Example: “Use the format command to . . . .”

In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruction and intended to be typed.

Example: “Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A.”

presented in lowercase bold are for refe ren ce pu rpos es onl y an d are

Filenames

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Examples: aut o exec.bat and c:\win do ws

Syntax lines

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are presented in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substitute a value) are p resented in lowercase italics; constant parameters are presented in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.

Example: del [

Command lines

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mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font.

Example: del c :\myfil e.doc

Screen text

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mand (referred to as a New font.

Example: The following message appears on your screen:

No boot device available

Example: “Type md c:\programs and press <

Variables

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italics. Example: DIMM_x (where x represents the DIMM socket designation).

directory names

and

consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands

drive

path] filename

:] [

consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-

is a message or text that you are instructed to type as part of a com-

command line

are placeholders for which you substitu te a val ue. Th ey are presente d in

are presen ted in lowercase bold.

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System Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Dell OpenManage Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Fault Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Configuration Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Asset Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Security Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

PXE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Wakeup On LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Auto Power On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Important Note to Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 Users . . . . . 1-8

Reinstalling Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Reinstalling Windows 95 or Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Intel PIIX4 INF Update Installer for Windows 95 or Windows 98. . . . . . . 1-9

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Connecting External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Security Cable Slot and Padlock Ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

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Dell-Installed Software Support Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Backing Up the Software Support Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Software Support Utilities on Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

System Utilities and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Reinstalling the Dell System Utilities and Services for Windows 95

or Windows 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Reinstalling the Dell System Utilities and Services for Windows NT 4.0. . . . . 2-3

Removing a Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Asset Tag Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Assigning and Deleting an Owner Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Dell AutoShutdown Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

How the AutoShutdown Service Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

If Your Operating System Locks Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Dell ThermalShutdown Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Auto Power On Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Installing the Auto Power On Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Bus-Mastering EIDE Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Enabling the Windows 95 or Windows 98 Bus-Mastering EIDE Driver. . . . . . 2-8

Microsoft Updated ATAPI Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Reinstalling the Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Updated ATAPI Driver . . . . . . . . 2-9

Removing the Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Updated ATAPI Driver. . . . . . . . . . 2-9

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Entering the System Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Using the System Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Drives: Primary and Secondary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

EIDE Devices Other Than Hard-Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

EIDE Hard-Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

If You Have a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Reserved Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

CPU Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Num Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Chassis Intrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Thermal Power-Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Video DAC Snoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Keyboard Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

System Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Password Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Using Password Status With a System Password Enabled . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Using Password Status Without a System Password Enabled. . . . . . . . 3-11

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Diskette First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Hard Disk Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

CD-ROM First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

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Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Auto Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Saving Monitor Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Saving EIDE Hard-Disk Drive Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Wakeup On LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Parallel Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

IDE Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

System Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

Using the System Password Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

Assigning a System Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Using Your System Password to Secure Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Using the Setup Password Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Assigning a Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Operating With a Setup Password Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Disabling a Forgotten Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Responding to Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

&KDSWHU 8VLQJWKH,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\  

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

About the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

ICU Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

When to Run the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Preparing to Use the ICU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Backing Up the ICU Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Starting the ICU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Accessing Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Making Selections in the ICU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Adding a Listed Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Adding an Unlisted Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Modifying a Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Removing a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Viewing Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

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Saving the System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Exiting the ICU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Locking and Unlocking Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Locking and Unlocking All Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Locking and Unlocking Configuration Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

&KDSWHU 8VLQJWKH1HWZRUN,QWHUIDFH&RQWUROOHU  

Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Network Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Setting the Network Frame Type for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Configuring the NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Windows NT 4.0 NIC Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Windows 95 NIC Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Dell-Installed Windows 95 Service Release 2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Windows 95 Operating Systems Not Installed by Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Using the NDIS 2.01 Driver With Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Using 3Com EtherDisk XL Version 3.01 Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Windows 98 NIC Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Reinstalling the NIC Driver for a New Windows 98 Installation . . . . . . . . 5-9

Reinstalling the NIC Driver for an Existing Windows 98 Installation. . . . 5-11

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Connecting Audio Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Record/Playback Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

CD-ROM Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Adjusting Volume in Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Adjusting Volume in Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Adjusting Volume in Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Muting the Internal Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Adjusting 3D Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Using Audio Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Installing Audio Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Audio Drivers for Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Audio Drivers for Windows 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Audio Drivers for Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

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Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Safety First—For You and Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Unpacking Your Hardware Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Removing the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Rotating the Power Supply Away From the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

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Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Expansion Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Removing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Adding Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

DIMM Installation Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Installing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Removing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Microprocessor Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Adding or Replacing a Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Replacing the System Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

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Removing and Replacing Front-Panel Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Connecting Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Installing a Drive in a 5.25-Inch Drive Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

EIDE Drive Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive in the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket . . . . . . . . 9-10

Partitioning and Logically Formatting Your EIDE Hard-Disk Drive 9-14

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Jumpers and Switches—A General Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

System Board Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

I/O Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-6

Serial and Parallel Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Adding an Expansion Card Containing Serial or Parallel Ports. . . . . . . . . . B-7

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Serial Port Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Parallel Port Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Keyboard Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Mouse Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Video Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

NIC Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

USB Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Line-Out Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Interrupt Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Memory Allocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

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ICU Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1

Configuration Manager Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

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Data Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Scheduling Backups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Backup Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-1

Recovering Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Cleaning System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Recommended Tools and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Cleaning the System, Monitor, and Keyboard Exteriors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Cleaning Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-4

Environmental Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-4

Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Altitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Dust and Particles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-5

Corrosion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-6

Magnetism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

Shock and Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-7

Power Source Interruptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

Power Protection Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-9

Line Conditioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-9

Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

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FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

Class A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Class B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

IC Notice (Canada Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

CE Notice (European Union) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

VCCI Notice (Japan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

Class A ITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

Class B ITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-6

Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-6

Wymagania Polskiego Centrum BadaÒ i Certyfikacji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7

PozostaŠe instrukcje bezpieczeÒstwa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7

NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-8

Información para NOM

(únicamente para México) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-9

BCIQ Notice (Taiwan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-9

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Limited Three-Year Warranty (U.S. and Canada Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

Coverage During Year One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

Coverage During Years Two and Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2

General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2

“Total Satisfaction” Return Policy (U.S. and Canada Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3

Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Dell-Branded Hardware Products . . . . . . F-4

Previous Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4

Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5

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)LJXUHV Figure 1-1. Dell OpenManage Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Figure 1-2. Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Figure 1-3. Security Cable Slot and Padlock Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Figure 3-1. System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Figure 3-2. Sample Device List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Figure 4-1. ICU Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Figure 4-2. Add Network Card Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

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Figure 4-3. Card Configuration Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Figure 4-4. Configuration Settings Dialog Box for Assigning an IRQ Line. . . . . . 4-7

Figure 4-5. Available Settings List Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Figure 4-6. Configuration Settings Dialog Box for Assigning a DMA Channel. . . 4-8

Figure 4-7. Specify Interrupt Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Figure 4-8. Specify Interrupt List Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Figure 4-9. Specify I/O Port Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Figure 4-10. System Resource Usage Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Figure 4-11. Card Resource Usage Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Figure 5-1. NIC Connector and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Figure 5-2. NIC Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Figure 6-1. Audio Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Figure 7-1. Padlock Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Figure 7-2. Removing the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Figure 7-3. Replacing the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Figure 7-4. Computer Orientation View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Figure 7-5. Inside the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Figure 7-6. Rotating the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Figure 8-1. System Board Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Figure 8-2. Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Figure 8-3. Removing the Filler Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Figure 8-4. Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Figure 8-5. DIMMs and DIMM Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Figure 8-6. Installing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Figure 8-7. Removing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Figure 8-8. SEC Cartridge/Heat Sink Assembly Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Figure 8-9. System Battery and Battery Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Figure 9-1. Drive Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Figure 9-2. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for a 5.25-Inch Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Figure 9-3. DC Power Cable Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Figure 9-4. Drive Interface Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

Figure 9-5. Removing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Figure 9-6. Attaching the Drive Bracket to the New Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Figure 9-7. Inserting the New Drive Into the Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Figure 9-8. Attaching EIDE Drive Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

Figure 9-9. Removing the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Figure 9-10. Inserting a 1-Inch Hard-Disk Drive Into the Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Figure 9-11. Inserting the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket Into the Chassis . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Figure 9-12. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Figure B-1. System Board Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Figure B-2. I/O Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Figure B-3. Pin Numbers for the Serial Port Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Figure B-4. Pin Numbers for the Parallel Port Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

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Figure B-5. Pin Numbers for the Keyboard Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Figure B-6. Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Figure B-7. NIC Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

Figure B-8. Pin Numbers for the USB Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Figure B-9. Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Figure B-10. Line-Out Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Figure B-11. Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

Figure E-1. VCCI Class A ITE Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

Figure E-2. VCCI Class B ITE Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-6

7DEOHV Table 2-1. Asset Tag Command-Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Table 3-1. System-Setup Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Table 3-2. Power Time-Out Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Table 4-1. ICU Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Table 8-1. Sample Unbuffered SDRAM DIMM Configuration Options . . . . . . . 8-7

Table A-1. Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Table B-1. System-Board Jumper Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Table B-2. System Board Connectors and Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Table B-3. Pin Assignments for the Serial Port Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Table B-4. Pin Assignments for the Parallel Port Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

Table B-5. Pin Assignments for the Keyboard Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Table B-6. Pin Assignments for the Mouse Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Table B-7. Pin Assignments for the USB Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Table B-8. Interrupt Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15

Table B-9. Conventional Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

Table B-10. Upper Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17

Table C-1. Configuration Utility Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Table C-2. Configuration Manager Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

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Dell Precision™ 210 systems are high-speed, upgradable workstations designed around Intel performance Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and the accelerated graphics port (A GP) bus. Each system also has an Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) design with one ISA slot that allows you to configure the computer system to your initial requirements and the n upgrade it as necessary.

This chapter describes the major hardware and software features of the system and provides information you will need to reinstall the operating system, if necessary. It also provides information about the indicators and controls on the computer’s front panel and discusses connecting external devices to the computer.

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An Intel Pentium II microprocessor. The following microprocessor options are

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available: — Single or dual Intel Pentium II microprocessor(s) with an internal speed of

350 megahertz (MHz) and an external speed of 100 MHz — Single or dual Intel Pentium II microprocessor(s) with an internal speed of

400 MHz and an external speed of 100 MHz — Single or dual Intel Pentium II microprocessor(s) with an internal speed of

450 MHz and an external speed of 100 MHz

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The Intel Pentium II microprocessor includes MMX dle complex multimedia and commu nications software. This microprocessor incorporates new instructions and data types as well as a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD). SIMD allows the microprocessor to process multiple data elements in parallel, thereby improving system performance when you are running application programs written to take advantage of MMX technology.

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The Intel P e ntium II mic roprocesso r has a 16-kilobyte (KB) internal data cac he an d a 16-KB internal inst ruct ion cache, an internal math coprocessor, and other advanced internal logic.

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 A secondary cache of 512 KB of static random-access memory (SRAM) inte-

grated in the single-edge contact (SEC) cartridge. The secondary cache also provides error checking and correction (ECC) capability.

 Dual-processo r ca pabil ity. The syste m allo ws the i nstallatio n of a s econd SEC ca r-

tridge (operating at the same frequency as the installed microprocessor), which can be purchased as a kit from Dell. Dual processing improves performance under operating systems that support multiprocessing, such as Microsoft dows NT support dual processing.

4.0. Microsoft Windows® 95 and Microsof t Windows 98 do not

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 A 16-bit , inte gra t ed P lug and Play Crystal CS4237B audio controller that is Sou nd

Blaster Pro-co mpatib le and tha t supp orts the Micro soft Windows Sound Sys tem. See Chapter 6, “Using the Integrated Audio Controller,” for details.

 System memory that can be increased incrementally up to 512 megabytes (MB)

using unbuf f ered sync hronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs).

The memory subsy stem als o pro vides E CC capabi lity , which corrects all s ingle-bi t memory errors and detects all multibit errors. See “Adding Memory” in Chapter 8 for details on installing additional memory.

 Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support, which

warns yo u at sy stem start-up if t he hard-di sk driv e ha s becom e unrelia ble. To take advantage of this technology, you must have a SMART-compliant hard-disk drive in the computer . All enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard-disk drives shipped with Dell Precision 210 systems are SMART-compliant.

 The system’s basic input/output system (BIOS), which resides in flash memory

and can be upgraded remotely or by diskette if required.

 Plug and Play capability, which greatly simplifies the installation of expansion

cards. Plug and Play support included in the system BIOS allows you to install a Plug and Play expansion card without setting jumpers or switches or performing other configuratio n tasks . The ISA Configuration U til ity (ICU) a ll ows you to configure an existing ISA expansion card for conflict-free operation. Also, because the system BIOS is stored in flash memory, it can be updated to support future enhancements to the Plug and Play standard.

NOTE: The Windows NT operating system does not provide ISA Plug and Play support. Therefore, some ISA Plug and Play cards (such as modem, sound, and network cards) may not work with your Windows NT operating system unless you configure them manually.

 Wakeup On LAN capability, which, when enabled in the System Setup program,

allows the system to be started up from a server man age me nt c ons ol e. Wakeup On LAN capability also allo ws re mote com put er setup, BIOS upgrades, software downloading and installation, file updates, and asset tracking after hours and on weekends when local area network (LAN) traffic is at a minimum.

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 Universal Serial Bus (USB) capability, which simplifies connection of peripheral

devices such as mice, printers, and computer speakers. The USB connectors on the computer’s back panel provide a single connection point for multiple USB-compliant devices. USB-compliant devices can also be connected and disconnected while the system is running.

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 A modular computer chassis with a minimum number of screws for easy dis-

assembly and improved serviceability.

 A high-speed, high-resolution AGP video card. (Documentation from the video

card manufacturer is included with the system.) AGP greatly improves graphics performance by providing a dedicated bus for a faster interface between the video subsystem and system memory. AGP also allows conventional memory to be used for video-related tasks.

The system board includes the following integrated features:

 Three 32-bit PCI expansion slots, including one that is a shared PCI (32-bit)/ISA

(16-bit) expansion slot.

 One AGP expansion slot.  A diskette drive interface, which supports a 3.5-inch diskette drive.  Two ATA-33 channels that support up to four EIDE devices. The primar y and

secondary channels utilize the PCI bus to provide faster data throughput. The primary channel su pports u p to two e xtre mely h igh-capa city EIDE driv es , the sec ondary channel supports up to two devices such as EIDE CD-ROM drives.

 Two high-performance serial ports and one bidirectional parallel port for connect-

ing external devices.

 A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse

port.

 An integrated 10/100-megabit-per-second (Mbps) 3Com

net network interface controller (NIC) with Wakeup On LAN support. The NIC is configured using software described in Chapter 5, “Using the Network Interface Controller.”

The following software is included with your Dell computer system:

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 Utilities that safeguard the system and enhance the operation of its hardware

features; for example, the AutoShutdown service lets you perform an orderly shutdown with a sing le touch of the pow er but to n. F or mo re inf ormation on these utilities, see Chapter 2, “Using the Software Support Utilities.”

 Video drivers for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 95, or

Microsoft Windows 98 operating system. To change the resolution, check the documentation that came with your monitor

to determine the resolutions and refresh rates supported by the monitor. Then

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 The System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing the system configu-

ration information. For more information on this program, see Chapter 3, “Using the System Setup Program.”

 Enhanced security f ea tu res a v ai lable throu gh the S y s tem Set u p progra m (a se tu p

password, a system password, a system password lock option , a write-protect option for diskette drives, an d au toma tic dis pl ay of the system’s service tag number). In addition, a customer-definable asset tag number can be assigned via a software support utility and viewed on the System Setup screens. A built-in chassis intrusion detector is also available. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Using the Software Support Utilities,” and Chapter 3, “Usin g th e System Setup Program.”

 Advanced power management options that can reduce the energy con sumption

of the system. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Using the System Setup Program.”

 The ICU, which allows you to configur e ISA expansion cards manually. After

resources have been assigned to these cards, the system BIOS can assign resources to PCI and Plug and Play expansion cards for a conflict-free configuration. For more information, see Chapter 4, “Using the ISA Configuration Utility.”

 Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer’s components and devices. For

information on using the diagnostics, see the chapter titled “Running the Dell Diagnostics” in the

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide

 Network device drivers for severa l n etw ork op era t ing s ystems. These driv ers are

described in Chapter 5, “Using the Network Interface Controller.”

 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support for managing the computer sys-

tem. DMI defines the software, interfaces, and data files that enable the system to determine and report information about system components.

If the system has a Dell-installed Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows NT operating system, DMI is already installed on the system’s hard-disk drive. To learn more abou t DM I, dou ble-cl ick the Dell DMI Help icon in the Dell DMI folder under the Start button.

 The Dell OpenMana ge

view your computer’s current hardware configuration and operating system version. The Dell O penManage prov ides inf ormati on y ou may need if y ou c all Dell for technical assistance or if you install hardware or software in your system. The Dell OpenManage program is located in the Dell Accessories folder. For more information on the De ll O pen Ma na ge pro gra m, se e the next section, “Dell OpenManage Program.”

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 Alerts to warn y ou about e v ents ge nerate d b y SMAR T driv es on a loca l or re mote

system and about thermal errors

 An event log that stores events in a text file and reports information about the

event under the following options: System Name, Component Name, Date and Time, Event Type, Event Severity, Event Class, and Event System

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Configuration Management features of the Dell OpenManage include:

 Wakeup On LAN support, which allows network administrators to remotely turn

on Managed PC systems with Wakeup On LAN capability in a Dell DMI network.

 A System Properties window that enables network administrators to view, set,

or disable c ertain hardware configuration settings for the loca l and remote systems in a Dell DMI network.

 Support for the Microsoft System Management Server (SMS), which allows the

exporting of one o r more groups to an SMS directory that the SMS admin is trator can access.

 A Monitor compon ent fo r sy stems r unning Windows 95 and h avin g a disp lay data

channel (DDC)-compliant video subsystem and monitor.

 Automated inventory control of one or more groups for the remote systems in a

Dell DMI network. Network administrators can automate inventory to occur every day, week, or mon th a t a certain hour , on the hour; or you can enable inventory as needed. The Dell OpenManage creates a text file for the group(s) and saves it to a user-defined directory.

 Support for the application program used to create user-definable attributes

(UDAs).

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Asset Management features of the Dell OpenManage include:

 Support that enables network admin istrators to remote ly vie w, enter , and modify

an asset tag for a remote system in a Dell DMI network

 Automated and manual mapping of one or more groups to a user-defined