Dell Precision 370: Frequently Asked Questions How Do I... Solution Where to Find Additional Information
Frequently Asked Questions How Do I... Solution Where to Find Additional Information: Dell Precision 370
Table of contents
- Notes, Notices, and Cautions Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Contents
- Finding Information and Assistance What Are You Looking For? Find it Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find it Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find it Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find it Here
- Setting Up Your Mini-Tower Computer Connect the keyboard and the mouse. Connect the modem or the network cable.
- Connect the monitor.
- For single- and dual-monitor capable cards with a single connector
- For dual-monitor capable cards with 1 DVI and 1 VGA connector For dual-monitor capable cards with 2 DVI connectors
- Connect the speakers. Connect the power cables and turn on the computer and monitor.
- Install additional software or devices. Congratulations! You have completed the setup for your mini-tower computer. Setting Up Your Desktop Computer Connect the keyboard and the mouse.
- Connect the modem or the network cable. Connect the monitor.
- For single- and dual-monitor capable cards with a single connector
- For dual-monitor capable cards with 1 DVI and 1 VGA connector For dual-monitor capable cards with 2 DVI connectors
- Connect the speakers. Connect the power cables and turn on the computer and monitor. Install additional software or devices.
- Locating Your User’s Guide To access the User’s Guide from your hard drive: To access your User’s Guide from the Dell Support Site:
- Opening Your Mini-Tower Computer
- Quick Reference Guide 21
- The Card Cooling Fan
- Opening Your Desktop Computer
- Caring for Your Computer
- Solving Problems Troubleshooting Tips Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Windows XP Windows 2000
- Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore Creating a Restore Point Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
- Undoing the Last System Restore Enabling System Restore
- Using Last Known Good Configuration Other Options to Help Resolve Additional Device or Software Conflicts Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
- Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD
- Before You Start Testing Beep Codes Code Cause
- Code Cause Diagnostic Lights
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Frequently Asked Questions How Do I... Solution Where to Find Additional Information
- How Do I... Solution Where to Find Additional Information
- Index
- 40 Index
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I... Solution Where to Find Additional Information
Set up my computer to use
If your computer has the required
To locate additional information
two monitors?
graphics card to support dual-
about using dual monitors, see the
monitor setup, then look in your box
graphics card documentation on the
for a Y-cable. The Y-cable has a single
Drivers and Utilities CD.
connector on one end (plug this
connector into the back panel) and
branches into two connectors (plug
these connectors into the monitor
cables). For the mini-tower
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computer, see "Connect the monitor"
on page 10 and for the desktop
computer, see "Connect the monitor"
on page 15.
Connect my monitor when the
If your graphics card has a DVI
Contact Dell for more information.
monitor cable connector doesn’t
connector but your monitor has a
seem to fit the connector on the
VGA connector, then you need to use
back of my computer?
an adapter. An adapter should be
included in the box.
Install a card fan? If you have installed a new graphics
For information on installing a card
card that runs higher than 75 W, you
fan or a card, see your User's Guide.
need to install a card cooling fan. To
order a card cooling fan, contact
Dell. Contact information is located
in your User's Guide and at
support.dell.com.
Connect my speakers? If you have a sound card installed,
See the documentation that came
connect the speakers to the
with your speakers for more
connectors on the card. For the mini-
information.
tower computer, see "Connect the
speakers" on page 13 and for the
desktop computer, see "Connect the
speakers" on page 18.
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