Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
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- Checking Inside the Computer
- Safety First—For You and Your Computer
- Opening the Computer Doors
- Removing the Optional Front Bezel
- Removing and Replacing the Expansion- Card Cage
- Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
- Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage
- Inside the Chassis
- Troubleshooting a Wet Computer
- Troubleshooting a Damaged Computer
- Troubleshooting the Battery
- Troubleshooting Redundant Power Supplies
- Removing and Replacing a Power Supply
- Troubleshooting a Cooling Fan
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting the System Board
- Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive Subsystem
- Troubleshooting a SCSI Tape Drive
- Troubleshooting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- Troubleshooting a RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting an Integrated RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting a PERC 2 Card
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- Installing System Board Options
- Expansion Cards
- Installing an Expansion Card
- Removing an Expansion Card
- Adding Memory
- Memory Upgrade Kits
- DIMM Installation Guidelines
- Performing a Memory Upgrade
- Installing DIMMs
- Removing DIMMs
- Upgrading the Microprocessor or Installing a Secondary Microprocessor
- Removing a Terminator Card
- Installing a Terminator Card
- Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly
- Replacing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly
- Activating the Integrated RAID Controller
- Replacing the Battery
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- Installing Hard-Disk Drives
- Preparing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives for Installation
- SCSI Hard-Disk Drive Configuration
- Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- General Information on Cabling
- Installing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- Installing a Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller Host Adapter Card
- Installing a SCSI Backplane Daughter Card
- Configuring the Boot Device
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- Safety Instructions
- Notes, Notices, Cautions, and Warnings
- Safety Caution and Warnings
- Additional Safety Precautions
- General Precautions
- Precautions for Server and Storage Systems
- Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products
- Precautions for Products With Modems, Telecommunications, or Local Area Network Options
- Precautions for Products With Laser Devices
- When Working Inside Your Computer
- Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
- Ergonomic Computing Habits
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support.dell.com Finding Software Solutions 4-1
Because most computer systems have several application programs installed in addi-
tion to the operating system, isolating a software problem can be confusing. Software
errors can also appear to be hardware malfunctions at first.
Software problems can result from the following circumstances:
Improper installation or configuration of a program
Input errors
Device drivers that may conflict with certain application programs
Interrupt conflicts between devices
You can confirm that a computer system problem is caused by software by running
the system board
tests in the Dell Diagnostics (see Chapter 5, “Running the Dell
Diagnostics”). If all tests in the test group are completed successfully, the problem is
most likely caused by software.
This section provides some general guidelines for analyzing software problems. For
detailed troubleshooting information on a particular program, see the documentation
that accompanied the software or consult the support service for the software.
Use virus-scanning software to check newly acquired application programs and files
for viruses before you install the programs on the computer's hard-disk drive. Viruses
can quickly use all available system memory, damage and/or destroy data stored on
the hard-disk drive, and permanently affect the performance of the programs they
infect. Several commercial virus-scanning programs are available for purchase.
Before you install a program, read its documentation to learn how the program works,
what hardware it requires, and what its defaults are. A program usually includes
installation instructions in its accompanying documentation and a software installation
routine.
The software installation routine assists you in transferring the appropriate program
files to the computer's hard-disk drive. Installation instructions may provide details
about how to configure the operating system to successfully run the program. Always
read the installation instructions before running a program's installation routine.