User Guide

Installing The Control Panel—8 Hard Drive System........................................................................................92
Removing The Control Panel—10 Hard Drive System.....................................................................................92
Installing The Control Panel—10 Hard Drive System......................................................................................93
VGA Module............................................................................................................................................................94
Removing The VGA Module.............................................................................................................................94
Installing The VGA Module...............................................................................................................................95
System Board..........................................................................................................................................................96
Removing The System Board...........................................................................................................................96
Installing The System Board............................................................................................................................98
4 Troubleshooting Your System.................................................................................................99
Safety First—For You And Your System.................................................................................................................99
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure................................................................................................................99
Troubleshooting External Connections...................................................................................................................99
Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem..................................................................................................................99
Troubleshooting A USB Device..............................................................................................................................99
Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device....................................................................................................................100
Troubleshooting A NIC..........................................................................................................................................100
Troubleshooting A Wet System............................................................................................................................100
Troubleshooting A Damaged System...................................................................................................................101
Troubleshooting The System Battery...................................................................................................................102
Troubleshooting Power Supplies..........................................................................................................................102
Troubleshooting Cooling Problems.......................................................................................................................102
Troubleshooting Cooling Fans..............................................................................................................................103
Troubleshooting System Memory.........................................................................................................................103
Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key..................................................................................................................104
Troubleshooting An SD Card................................................................................................................................104
Troubleshooting An Optical Drive.........................................................................................................................105
Troubleshooting A Tape Backup Unit...................................................................................................................105
Troubleshooting A Hard Drive..............................................................................................................................106
Troubleshooting A Storage Controller..................................................................................................................106
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards........................................................................................................................107
Troubleshooting Processors.................................................................................................................................108
5 Using System Diagnostics.....................................................................................................109
Dell Online Diagnostics.........................................................................................................................................109
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.....................................................................................................................109
When To Use The Embedded System Diagnostics........................................................................................109
Running The Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................109
System Diagnostic Controls...........................................................................................................................110
6 Jumpers And Connectors......................................................................................................111