Dell Precision T7400 (Late 2007): Contents
Contents: Dell Precision T7400 (Late 2007)
Table of contents
- Notes, Notices, and Cautions
- Contents
- Finding Information 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
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Setting Up Your Computer Changing Between Tower and Desktop Orientations Switching From Tower to Desktop Orientation
- Switching From Desktop to Tower Orientation Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure
- • Leave 10.2 cm (4 in) minimum clearance on all vented sides of the computer to permit the airflow required for proper ventilation.
- • Do not install your computer in an enclosure that does not allow airflow.
- Transferring Information to a New Computer Microsoft Windows XP
- Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (With the Operating System Disc) PREPARE THE DESTINATION COMPUTER FOR THE FILE TRANSFER — COPY DATA FROM THE SOURCE COMPUTER —
- TRANSFER DATA TO THE DESTINATION COMPUTER — Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (Without the Operating System Disc) CREATE A WIZARD DISK — COPY DATA FROM THE SOURCE COMPUTER —
- TRANSFER DATA TO THE DESTINATION COMPUTER — Microsoft Windows Vista Power Protection Devices
- Surge Protectors Line Conditioners Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- About Your Computer Front View (Tower Orientation) 1–3 5.25-inch drive bays
- 13 network link light The network link light is on when a good connection exists
- Back View (Tower Orientation)
- Back Panel Connectors 6 link integrity light Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps
- 11 serial connectors (2)
- Cleaning Your Computer Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor Mouse (Non-Optical)
- Floppy Drive CDs and DVDs Troubleshooting Tools Power Lights
- • Eliminate interference. Some possible causes of interference are:
- Diagnostic Lights Diagnostic Light Codes During POST Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution
- Beep Codes Code Cause Code Description Suggested Remedy
- Code Description Suggested Remedy System Messages
- Hardware Troubleshooter
- 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 Disc
- Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Option Function
- Tab Function Troubleshooting
- Battery Problems Drive Problems
- Optical Drive Problems Hard Drive Problems
- E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems HECK THE MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS SECURITY SETTINGS — If you cannot RUN THE MODEM DIAGNOSTIC TOOL —
- VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS — Error Messages
- IEEE 1394 Device Problems
- Keyboard Problems Lockups and Software Problems The computer does not start up The computer stops responding A program stops responding
- A program crashes repeatedly A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system A solid blue screen appears Other software problems
- Memory Problems F YOU RECEIVE AN INSUFFICIENT MEMORY MESSAGE — IF YOU EXPERIENCE OTHER MEMORY PROBLEMS — Mouse Problems C HECK THE MOUSE CABLE —
- RESTART THE COMPUTER — HECK THE MOUSE SETTINGS — Network Problems
- Power Problems
- Printer Problems Scanner Problems
- Sound and Speaker Problems
- No sound from headphones Video and Monitor Problems The screen is blank
- The screen is difficult to read
- 3D image quality is poor Only part of the screen is readable
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing Between Tower and
Desktop Orientations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure
. . . . . 10
Transferring Information to a New Computer
. . . . 13
Power Protection Devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front View (Tower Orientation)
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Back View (Tower Orientation)
. . . . . . . . . . 20
Back Panel Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cleaning Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor
. . . . . . . . . 23
Mouse (Non-Optical)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Floppy Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CDs and DVDs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Troubleshooting Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Diagnostic Lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Beep Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
System Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hardware Troubleshooter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Dell Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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