Dell XPS G884D Manuel utilisateur

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Dell™ XPS™ 430

Quick Reference Guide

Model DC01L

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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.

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Model DC01L

July 2008 P/N G884D Rev. A00

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Contents 3

Contents

1 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Front Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure . . . . . . . 11

Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . 13

Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . 14

3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Optimizing for Greater Performance . . . . 23

Understanding Intel®SpeedStep®Technology . . . . 23

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5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

When to Use Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Starting Dell Diagnostics From Your

Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Starting Dell Diagnostics From the

Drivers and Utilities Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Troubleshooting Software and Hardware

Problems in the Microsoft Windows Vista®

Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . 37

6 Reinstalling Your Operating System . . . . 39

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the Drivers and Utilities media . . . . . . . 41

Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 43

Using Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Operating System Media . . . . . . . . 45

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7 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

8 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 50

Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 51

Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 52

Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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About Your Computer 7

About Your Computer

NOTE: For more information about the ports and connectors on your computer, see

"Specifications" on page 15.

Front View of the Computer

1cover release latch 2optical drive tray eject button (2)

3vents 4power button

5front panel connectors 63.5-inch flexbays (2)

75.25-inch drive bays (2) 8hard-drive activity light

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8About Your Computer

Back View of the Computer

1power connector 2voltage selector switch

3back panel connectors 4card slots

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About Your Computer 9

Front Panel Connectors

Back Panel Connectors

1microphone connector 2headphone connector

3USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4IEEE 1394 connector

1IEEE 1394 connector 2eSATA connector

3S/PDIF (RCA) connector 4USB 2.0 connectors (3)

5link integrity light 6network adapter connector

7network activity light 8surround sound connector

9line-in connector 10 line-out/headphone connector

11 S/PDIF (optical) connector 12 center/subwoofer LFE connector

13 side surround sound connector 14 USB 2.0 connectors (2)

12 43

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1113 1214

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10 About Your Computer

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