Dell XPS /Dimension Gen 2 Manuals

Dell™ Dimension™ XPS Service Manual Before You Begin Opening the Computer Cover Technical Overview Technical Specifications Advanced Troubleshooting System Setup Removing and Installing Parts Closing the Computer Cover  Notes, Notices, and Cautions  Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Dell Dimension Help file. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2003–2004 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Dimension are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. January 2004     Rev. A02 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.

Set Up Your Computer First CAUTION: Before you set up and operate your Dell™ computer, read and follow the safety instructions in your Owner's Manual. w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m PS/2 USB Continued 3 1 Connect a keyboard and a mouse 2 Connect one monitor If your monitor has a DVI connector, plug it into the DVI connector on the computer. If your monitor has a VGA connector, plug it into the VGA connector on the computer. 3 If you have a modem Connect a telephone cable to either of the modem connectors (not all modems have two connectors). Do not connect the telephone cable to the network connector. 4 If you have a network device Connect a network cable to the network connector. 5 Connect the computer and monitor to electrical outlets 6 Turn on the computer and monitor 4 2 1 5 0U2265A00 U2265am0.qxd 9/24/2003 4:50 PM Page 1

w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP NOTE: If you reinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system on your Dell™ Dimension™ computer, you must follow these instructions. These instructions replace the instructions listed in the Dell Dimension XPS Owner’s Manual. To avoid critical setup issues when you reinstall the Microsoft Windows XP operating system on your computer, you must also reinstall the device drivers located on the ResourceCD that was shipped with your computer. NOTICE: Before you reinstall the device drivers and the Windows XP operating system, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. To reinstall the drivers, you need the following items: • One blank floppy disk • Dell ResourceCD • Dell Operating System CD Creating a Device Driver Floppy Disk 1 Save and close any open files and exit any open programs. 2 Insert the ResourceCD. 3 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. If the operating system logo appears, wait until you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again. 5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select IDE CD drive from the menu or enter the associated menu option number. 6 After the system boots using the ResourceCD, select the number associated with the Create a SATA RAID driver diskette menu option. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to create the floppy disk. 8 After you create the floppy disk, exit to DOS. 9 Remove the ResourceCD. 10 Remove the floppy disk. Label it Intel SATA Drivers. 11 Restart your computer. February 2004 0Y4342A00