Dell Dimension 4500C Manuel utilisateur

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Dell™ Dimension™ 4500C

front door

power button

hard-drive light CD or DVD drive light

USB 2.0 connectors (2)

headphone connector

breakaway hinge

IEEE 1394 connector*

breakaway hinge

PC Card connectors (2)**

* On computers with integrated IEEE 1394 connectors.

** On computers with integrated PC Card connectors.

optional video card connector

(see the setup diagram)

parallel connector

USB 2.0 connectors (4)

microphone connector

voltage selection switch (see page 11)

line-out connector

mouse connector

diagnostic lights (4)

integrated video

connector (see the

setup diagram)

power connector

keyboard connector network connector

line-in connector

serial connector

modem connectors (2)

IEEE 1394 connector

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 38.

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Contents

CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

When Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

When Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ergonomic Computing Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Battery Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1Setting Up

Connecting the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting a Parallel Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setting Up a Home and Office Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4Contents

Copying CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using Easy CD Creator Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using Blank CD-R Discs or Blank CD-RW Discs . . . . . . . . 32

Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

How to Copy a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Hyper-Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

2Solving Problems

Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Finding Help Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Problems writing to a CD-RW drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

A program crashes repeatedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system 44

A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Other technical problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

General hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

IEEE 1394 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

PC Card Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

If the screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

If the screen is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

3Advanced Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Creating a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State . . . . . . 62

Undoing the Last System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Starting the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Reinstalling Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . . 70

Reinstalling Windows®XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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4Adding Parts

Front and Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Reattaching the Front Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Opening the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Looking Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Adding PC Cards (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

PC Card Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Adding Other Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adding or Replacing a Video Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Removing a Video Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Installing a Video Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Closing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5Appendix

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Standard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Viewing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

System Setup Program Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Dell Technical Support Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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CAUTION: Safety Instructions 9

CAUTION: Safety Instructions

Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect

your computer and working environment from potential damage.

General

• Do not attempt to service the computer yourself unless you are a trained service

technician. Always follow installation instructions closely.

• To help prevent electric shock, plug the computer and device power cables into properly

grounded electrical outlets. These cables are equipped with 3-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 3-wire cable with properly grounded plugs.

• To help avoid the potential hazard of electric shock, do not use your computer during an

electrical storm.

• To help avoid the potential hazard of electric shock, do not connect or disconnect any

cables or perform maintenance or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical

storm.

• If your computer includes a modem, the cable used with the modem should be

manufactured with a minimum wire size of 26 American wire gauge (AWG) and an FCC-

compliant RJ-11 modular plug.

• Before you clean your computer, disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet.

Clean your computer with a soft cloth dampened with water. Do not use liquid or aerosol

cleaners, which may contain flammable substances.

• To help avoid possible damage to the system board, wait 5 seconds after turning off the

computer before disconnecting a device from the computer.

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• To avoid shorting out your computer when disconnecting a network cable, first unplug

the cable from the network adapter on the back of your computer, and then from the

network jack. When reconnecting a network cable to your computer, first plug the cable

into the network jack, and then into the network adapter.

• To help protect your computer from sudden, transient increases and decreases in

electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply

(UPS).

• Ensure that nothing rests on your computer’s cables and that the cables are not located

where they can be stepped on or tripped over.

• Do not push any objects into the openings of your computer. 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.

CAUTION: Safety Instructions

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