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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are registered trademarks and Dell Precision is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel
and Pentium are registered trademarks and Xeon and MMX are trademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and MS-DOS are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation; 3Com is a registered
trademark of 3Com Corporation.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell
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System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Dual-Processor Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Advanced Expansion Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Hard-Disk Drive Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Enhanced Dual-Interface EIDE Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
SCSI Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Audio Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Thermal Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Computer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
System Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Pin Assignments for the DC Power Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
DC Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
System Board Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
System Board Jumper Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Interrupt Request Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Direct Memory Access Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

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Initial User Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
External Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Observing the Boot Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Internal Visual Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Eliminating Resource Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Running the Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

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POST Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
System Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Fatal System Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

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Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Precautionary Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Power and Reset Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Front-Panel Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Card Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Externally Accessible Drive Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
5.25-Inch Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Internal Drive Assemblies in the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket. . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Hard-Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
System Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Microprocessor Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
DIMMs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Microprocessor Slot 2 SEC Cartridge/Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Terminator Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

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System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

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Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1-3. Internal View and Back Panel of the
Mini Tower Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Figure 1-4. Expansion-Card Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Figure 1-5. Drive Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Figure 1-6. DC Power Connector P1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Figure 1-7. DC Power Connectors P3, P4, P5, and P6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Figure 1-8. DC Power Connector P2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Figure 1-9. DC Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Figure 1-10. Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Figure 1-11. System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Figure 1-12. Location of System Board Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Figure 4-1. Computer Cover Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Figure 4-2. Front Bezel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Figure 4-3. Power and Reset Button Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Figure 4-4. 5.25-Inch Front-Panel Insert Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Figure 4-5. Card Guide Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Figure 4-6. Control Panel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Figure 4-7. Speaker Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Figure 4-8. Drive Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Figure 4-9. 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Assembly Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Figure 4-10. 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Figure 4-11. 5.25-Inch Drive Assembly Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Figure 4-12. 5.25-Inch Drive Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Figure 4-13. Removing the Hard-Disk Drive Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Figure 4-14. Hard-Disk Drive Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Figure 4-15. System Power-Supply Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Figure 4-16. Microprocessor Fan Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Figure 4-17. System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Figure 4-18. Removing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Figure 4-19. DIMM Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Figure 4-20. DIMM Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Figure 4-21. Microprocessor Slot 2 SEC Cartridge/
Heat Sink Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Figure 4-22. Terminator Card Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Figure 4-23. System Battery Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Figure 4-24. System Board Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Figure A-1. System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

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Table 1-2. System-Board Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Table 1-3. Interrupt Request Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Table 1-4. DREQ Line Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Table 1-5. Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Table 3-1. POST Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
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A prerequisite for using this manual to service Dell computer systems is a basic
knowledge of IBM®-compatible PCs and prior training in IBM-compatible PC
troubleshooting techniques. In addition to information provided in this manual
and the User’s Guide that came with the system, Dell provides the Diagnostics
and Troubleshooting Guide for troubleshooting procedures and instructions on
using the Dell diagnostics to test the computer system.

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Throughout this manual, there may be blocks of text printed in bold type or in
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as follows:

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Dell Precision™ 610 systems are high-speed, upgradable workstations

designed around Intel ® Pentium® II Xeon™ microprocessors with MMX™
technology. These Dell ® systems support the high-performance Peripheral
Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and the accelerated graphics port (AGP)
bus. Each system also has an Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) design with
one ISA slot that allows you to configure the computer system to your initial
requirements and then upgrade it as necessary.

The Pentium II Xeon microprocessor contains a built-in clock multiplier circuit,

which increases the microprocessor’s internal operating frequency to a multi-
ple of the system clock frequency. The microprocessors for Dell Precision 610
mini tower systems operate at a frequency of 400 MHz, derived from a system
clock frequency of 100 MHz.

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The system includes the following features:

‡ Dual-processor capability
‡ Advanced combination PCI expansion and ISA subsystem
‡ Plug and Play capability
‡ Enhanced dual-interface enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE)
subsystem
‡ SCSI support using two integrated SCSI channels
— The primary (Adaptec AIC-7890) channel provides Ultra2/Wide low-
voltage differential (LVD) (80-MB/sec) support for high-performance
SCSI hard-disk drives and an optional redundant arrays of independent
disks (RAID) subsystem.

— The secondary (Adaptec AIC-7880) channel provides internal Ultra/

Narrow and external Ultra/Wide (40-MB/sec) support for SCSI CD-ROM
and tape drives, optical drives, scanners, and so forth.

‡ 16-bit integrated 3D audio controller

‡ 2X AGP or PCI graphics adapter card with one AGP expansion slot
‡ Integrated 10/100-Mbps 3Com® PCI 3C905b-TX Ethernet network inter-
face controller (NIC) with Wakeup On LAN support
‡ Integrated USB controller
‡ Thermal sensors to shut down the system if it overheats
‡ Main system memory consisting of 64 MB to 512 MB of unbuffered
SDRAM DIMMs, or up to 2048 MB of registered SDRAM DIMMs
‡ Secondary cache of 512 KB of SRAM in the Slot 2 single-edge contact
(Slot 2 SEC) cartridge providing ECC capability
‡ Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)-compliant
EIDE hard-disk drives and SMART support in the system BIOS, which
warns you at system start-up if an EIDE hard-disk drive has become
unreliable
For a complete list of system features, see “Technical Specifications,” found
later in this chapter.

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 When following the procedures in this manual, assume that the location or
direction relative to the computer is as shown in Figure 1-1.

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Figure 1-2 shows the location of some of the key front-panel features.

diskette-drive
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power button

reset button

hard-disk drive power indicator

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computer cover
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 Figure 1-3 points out many of the system’s internal components and back-
panel features.

power supply

AC power receptacle

security cable slot

external
drive bays
parallel port connector

SCSI port connector

internal
serial port 1 connector
drive bays
serial port 2 connector
keyboard connector

mouse connector
microphone jack
line-out jack
line-in jack
USB connectors

NIC connector

video connector

padlock ring

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With the installation of a second processor Slot 2 SEC cartridge in the second-
ary Slot 2 SEC cartridge connector on the system board, the computer
becomes a dual-processing system. The second processor must be the same
type and frequency as the first processor. To take advantage of two proces-
sors, dual-processing systems must have multiprocessing operating systems,
such as the Microsoft ® Windows NT ® 4.0 operating system.

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The Dell Precision 610 mini tower systems offer advanced expansion sub-
systems that can support a mixture of traditional ISA expansion cards (called
legacy cards), Plug and Play ISA expansion cards, PCI expansion cards, and a
2X AGP card. The operating system or the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU),
included with the system, provides a means of avoiding resource conflicts that
might arise from such an arrangement.

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 After all legacy cards have been configured by the operating system or with
the ICU, the computer automatically assigns any required memory space, IRQ
lines, and DMA channels to any installed Plug and Play ISA expansion cards
and PCI expansion cards the next time the computer is rebooted. Chapter 4,
“Using the ISA Configuration Utility,” in the Dell Precision WorkStation 610 Mini
Tower Systems User’s Guide describes the ICU and provides instructions for
using it to configure the computer.

There are seven expansion-card connectors (see Figure 1-4) on the system
board. Expansion-card connectors PCI1 through PCI5 support 32-bit PCI
expansion cards; expansion-card connector AGP supports a 32-bit 2X AGP
expansion card; and expansion-card connector ISA1 can accommodate an 8- or
16-bit ISA expansion card.
NOTES: Connector ISA1 shares expansion-slot space with connector PCI5.
Therefore, only one card of either type can be installed in this slot.

PCI4 has a connector extension to support a PCI RAID controller (see

Figure 1-11 for the location of the PCI connectors).

expansion card expansion-card

connectors (7)

card-edge
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Dell Precision 610 mini tower systems have eight drive bays for installing the
following types of drives (see Figure 1-5):

‡ The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer consist of
one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedicated to a 3.5-inch slimline diskette drive) and
three 5.25-inch drive bays that can hold up to three half-height, 5.25-inch
devices—typically tape drives or CD-ROM drives. Alternately, 3.5-inch
devices can be installed in the 5.25-inch bays using adapters available from
Dell.
‡ The four-bay hard-disk drive cage below the externally accessible bays can
hold up to four 1-inch or up to two 1-inch and two 1.6-inch hard-disk drives
installed vertically. The maximum number of hard-disk drives must be
either two EIDE hard-disk drives or up to four SCSI hard-disk drives.
NOTE: For detailed information about installing SCSI devices, see Chapter 10,
“Installing Drives,” in the User’s Guide.

externally accessible
drive bays

four-bay hard-disk
drive cage (internal)

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The enhanced dual-interface EIDE subsystem supports two EIDE interfaces
(primary and secondary), each of which can support up to two EIDE devices.
The EIDE controller resides on the high-speed PCI bus.

The primary EIDE interface (IDE1) provides support for up to two high-
performance EIDE devices. The computer’s boot drive should be connected to
the primary EIDE interface.

The secondary EIDE interface (IDE2) also provides support for up to two high-
performance EIDE devices, typically EIDE tape drives or CD-ROM drives.

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 NOTE: The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer are
normally used for diskette drives, CD-ROM drives, and/or tape drives. Hard-
disk drives should be installed in the internal hard-disk drive positions
described in “Hard-Disk Drive Options” found earlier in this chapter. For detailed
information about the data storage subsystem, see Chapter 10, “Installing Drives,”
in the User’s Guide.

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SCSI drives are supported by using two integrated SCSI channels:

‡ The primary (Adaptec AIC-7890) channel provides Ultra2/Wide LVD

(80-MB/sec) support for high-performance SCSI hard-disk drives and an
optional RAID subsystem.
NOTE: To achieve 80-MB/sec support, all of the installed SCSI devices
must support the Ultra2 specification’s 80-MB/sec transfer rate. If they do
not, the transfer rate will default to the speed of the slowest device in the
SCSI chain.

‡ The secondary (Adaptec AIC-7880) channel provides internal Ultra/Narrow

and external Ultra/Wide (40-MB/sec) support for SCSI CD-ROM and tape
drives, optical drives, scanners, and so forth.

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The system board has an onboard 16-bit Crystal CS4237B audio controller chip
and connectors on the back panel for connecting the computer to external
audio devices such as speakers/headphones and microphone. The controller
supports all sound functions contained on the Sound Blaster Pro expansion
card from Creative Laboratories, Inc.

Chapter 6, “Using the Integrated Audio Controller,” in the User’s Guide pro-
vides instructions for connecting the computer to external audio devices and
configuring the integrated audio controller to avoid resource conflicts.

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The video subsystem consists of either a high-speed, high-resolution 2X AGP
or a PCI graphics adapter card. (For more information, see the documentation
that came with the graphics adapter card.) AGP greatly improves graphics per-
formance by providing a dedicated bus for a faster interface between the video
subsystem and system memory. AGP also allows conventional memory to be
used for video-related tasks.

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Dell Precision 610 mini tower systems contain an integrated 10/100-Mbps
3Com PCI 3C905b-TX NIC (uses a 3Com 3C917 application-specific integrated
circuit [ASIC]). The NIC subsystem connects to the Ethernet network through
a single RJ45 connector on the back panel of the computer.

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 The 10/100-Mbps NIC supports a 10-Mbps direct connection to either a
Category 3 or a Category 5 Ethernet cable. When the NIC operates in the
100-Mbps mode, a Category 5 Ethernet cable must be used.

Chapter 5, “Using the Network Interface Controller,” in the User’s Guide pro-
vides instructions for connecting the computer to, and configuring it for use
on, an Ethernet network.

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USB capability simplifies connection of peripheral devices such as mice, print-
ers, and computer speakers. The USB connectors on the computer’s back
panel provide a single connection point for multiple USB-compliant devices.
USB-compliant devices can be connected and disconnected while the com-
puter is running.
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If a processor or hard-disk drive exceeds its recommended operating tempera-
ture range, a system event triggers a system management interrupt (SMI),
which alerts the BIOS. If the Dell ThermalShutdown Service is installed, the
power indicator flashes and a message appears on the monitor to alert the
user that the system will shut down in an orderly manner, preventing the loss
of data. If the service is unable to shut down the system within approximately
3 minutes, the BIOS powers down the computer. If the ThermalShutdown Ser-
vice is not installed, the computer turns off immediately.
NOTE: The BIOS powers down the computer in the event of a thermal alert
only if the Thermal Power-Off category is set to ENABLED in the System Setup
program.

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The following subsections provide service-related information about the
computer.

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The 330-W system power supply can operate from an AC power source of
115 VAC at 60 Hz or 230 VAC at 50 Hz. The system power supply provides the
DC operating voltages and currents listed in Table 1-1.
NOTE: The power supply produces DC voltages only under its loaded condi-
tion. Therefore, when you measure these voltages, the DC power connectors
must be connected to their corresponding power input connectors on the sys-
tem board or drives.
.

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+3.3 VDC +3.15 to +3.45 VDC 18.0 A
+5 VDC +4.75 to +5.25 VDC 35.0 A
+12 VDC +11.40 to +12.60 VDC 14.0 A
–12 VDC –10.80 to –13.20 VDC 0.3 A
–5 VDC –4.50 to –5.50 VDC 0.3 A
+5 VFP 2 +4.75 to +5.25 VDC 1.2 A
1 Maximum continuous DC output power should not exceed 330 W. Maximum combined
load on +5 VDC and +3.3 VDC cannot exceed 200 W.
2 VFP (volts flea power) — sometimes called “standby power.”

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The power-supply output voltages can be measured at the back (wire side) of
the connectors without disconnecting them. Figures 1-6, 1-7, and 1-8 show the
wire side of the connectors.

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 –5 VDC (white) +5 VDC (red)
–5 VDC (white) +5 VDC (red)
common (black) +5 VDC (red)
common (black) TFSC 2 (brown)

common (black) +3.3 VDC (blue/white)

PSON# 1 (gray) common (black)
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

P1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
+5 VDC (red) +3.3 VDC (blue/white)
common (black) +3.3 VDC (blue/white)
+5 VDC (red) common (black)
common (black) common (black)

PWRGOOD 3(orange) –12 VDC (blue)

+5 VFP (purple) +12 VDC (yellow)

1 Pin 13 — PSON# should measure between +4 and +5 VDC except when the
power button on the front panel is pressed, taking PSON# to its active-low state.
2 Pin 22 — Thermal fan-speed control (TFSC) is a power-supply input signal used to
control power-supply fan speed in special applications.
3 Pin 5 — PWRGOOD should measure between +4 and +5 VDC when the power
supply is operating to indicate that all power-supply output voltages are within the
ranges specified in Table 1-1.

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P3, P4, P5
1 2 3 4
+12 VDC (yellow)
1 2 3 4
+5 VDC (red) common (black)
common (black) common (black)
common (black) +5 VDC (red)
+12 VDC (yellow)

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common (black) common (black)
+5 V (red) N/C
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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common (black) +12 V (yellow)
+12 V (yellow) N/C
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Figures 1-9 and 1-10 provide the following information about DC power
distribution:

‡ Power-supply connector identification

‡ Power cable connections for diskette, tape, CD-ROM, and hard-disk drives
‡ Power distribution to sockets and connectors on the system board

P1

P4

P3
P5

P2 P6

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 keyboard system board
controller +3.0 VDC

battery
power
RTC/
management
NVRAM
logic +5 VDC
AGP
P1 +12 VDC
POWER1
PWRGOOD –12 VDC
PSON# PSON#
+5 VFP +5 VFP
system +5 VDC +5 VDC +5 VDC
power supply –5 VDC –5 VDC –5 VDC ISA1
+12 VDC +12 VDC +12 VDC
–12 VDC –12 VDC –12 VDC
+3.3 VDC +3.3 VDC

+5 VDC PCI1
+12 VDC through
–12 VDC PCI5
+3.3 VDC
internal main
hard-disk drive memory +12 VDC FAN
DIMM_A
internal
hard-disk drive DIMM_B +5 VFP
P2 +5 VDC PANEL

internal DIMM_C
FUSE +5 VDC
hard-disk drive USB
DIMM_D
FUSE
internal +5 VDC
KYBD
hard-disk drive
2.5-V 1.5-V
+5 VDC MOUSE
converter converter

P3 processor
optional SLOT2_PRI
5.25-inch drive core regulator
+1.8–2.8 VDC
optional P4 +2.5 VDC
5.25-inch drive +1.5 VDC

P5 SLOT2_SEC
optional
5.25-inch drive +1.8–2.8 VDC
P6 +2.5 VDC
3.5-inch +1.5 VDC
diskette drive

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The subsections that follow provide service-related information about the sys-
tem board and components, which are shown in Figure 1-11.

main power
CD-ROM drive audio input connector SPREAD
interface connector (CD-IN) (POWER1) jumper diskette-drive interface
parallel/SCSI port connectors connector (DISK2)
(PARALLEL/SCSI) (stacked) battery socket (BATTERY)
serial port connectors
(SERIAL 1/2) (stacked) secondary diskette-drive interface
connector (DISKETTE)
processor fan (pin-1 corner)
connector (FAN)
mouse/keyboard connectors secondary SCSI connector
(MOUSE/KYBD) (stacked) (SCSI_NARROW)
DIMM sockets
microphone jack (MIC-IN) (DIMM_A-DIMM_D)
line-out jack (LINE-OUT) primary SCSI connector front of
(SCSI_ULTRA2) computer
line-in jack (LINE-IN)
primary EIDE interface
USB connectors (USB) connector (IDE1) (pin-1 corner)
NIC connector (ENET)
control panel
primary Slot 2 SEC connector (PANEL)
cartridge connector (SLOT2_PRI)
secondary EIDE interface
secondary Slot 2 SEC connector (IDE2) (pin-1 corner)
cartridge connector (SLOT2_SEC)
modem connector (MODEM_IN)
AGP expansion-card connector (AGP)
configuration jumpers
CPU mismatch LED
power LED
PCI expansion-card
connectors (PCI1-PCI5) standby LED

ISA expansion-card connector (ISA1) Wakeup On LAN hard-disk drive access indicator
card connector (LAN) connector (AUX LED)
RAID connector (RAID)

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The four DIMM sockets on the system board can accommodate combinations
of 32-, 64-, and 128-MB DIMMs up to a total memory capacity of 512 MB
using unbuffered SDRAM or up to 2048 MB using registered SDRAM DIMMs.
A minimum of 64 MB RAM is required.
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There is no requirement that one socket be filled before the other, and empty
sockets can be left between installed DIMMs. However, Dell recommends
populating the sockets in consecutive order starting with DIMM A. DIMM
sockets do not have to contain DIMMs of the same size. DIMMs may be
installed in any order.

See “DIMMs” in Chapter 4 for information on removing and replacing DIMMs.

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Figure 1-12 shows the location of the system board jumpers, and Table 1-2
shows the system board jumper settings.

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The following table shows the settings and descriptions for the system board
jumpers in Dell Precision 610 mini tower systems.

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SPREAD Reserved (do not remove jumper plug).

RSVD4 Reserved (do not install jumper plug).

RSVD3 Reserved (do not install jumper plug).

RSVD2 Reserved (do not install jumper plug).

RSVD1 Reserved (do not install jumper plug).

450MHZ* Jumpered when the microprocessor’s

internal speed is 450 MHz.
400MHZ Jumpered when the microprocessor’s
internal speed is 400 MHz.
350MHZ* Reserved (do not install jumper plug).

TOWER System board is installed in a mini tower

chassis (do not install jumper plug).
BIOS Reserved (do not install jumper plug).

PSWD default Password features enabled.

Password features disabled.

* One set of the speed jumper pins must have a jumper plug installed; otherwise, the sys-
tem will operate at an undetermined speed.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
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The following table lists the hardware interrupt request (IRQ) assignments for
the Dell Precision 610 mini tower system.

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IRQ0 System timer

IRQ1 Keyboard controller
IRQ2 Enables IRQ8 through IRQ15
IRQ3 Serial ports
and
IRQ4
IRQ5 Available
IRQ6 Diskette drive interface
IRQ7 Parallel port
IRQ8 RTC
IRQ9 Available if ACPI is set to Off in System Setup program
IRQ10 Available
IRQ11 Available
IRQ12 Mouse controller
IRQ13 Math coprocessor
IRQ14 Primary EIDE interface (if Enabled in the System Setup program)
IRQ15 Secondary EIDE interface (if Enabled in the System Setup program)
NOTES: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in the table, see the Glossary in
the User’s Guide.
The integrated NIC, SCSI, and sound systems will be assigned an interrupt request dynami-
cally during system start-up.

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The following table lists the direct memory access (DMA) channel assign-
ments for the Dell Precision 610 mini tower system.

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DREQ0 Available
DREQ1 Available
DREQ2 Generated by super I/O controller to initiate DMA cycle for
attached diskette drive
DREQ3 Available
DREQ4 Generated by bus controller chip to activate second DMA
controller
DREQ5 Available
DREQ6 Available
DREQ7 Available
NOTE: The integrated audio controller is assigned one or two DMA channels automatically
during system start-up.

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The following table lists the technical specifications for the Dell Precision 610
mini tower system.

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Microprocessor type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intel Pentium II Xeon microprocessor

that runs at 400 MHz internally/
100 MHz externally. A slower
compatibility speed can be set through
the System Setup program.
Internal cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 KB (16-KB data cache; 16-KB
instruction cache)
L2 cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512-KB or 1-MB pipelined burst, four-
way set-associative, write-back ECC
SRAM on each Slot 2 SEC cartridge
Math coprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . internal to the microprocessor
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System chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intel Slot 2/440GX PCIset

Data bus width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 bits
Address bus width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 bits
DMA channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seven
Interrupt levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System BIOS chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mb
Audio controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-bit Plug and Play Crystal 4237B
Primary SCSI controller . . . . . . . . . . . . Adaptec 7890 Ultra2/Wide LVD
(Adaptec 2940 U2W-equivalent)
Secondary SCSI controller . . . . . . . . . . Adaptec 7880 Ultra/Wide (Adaptec
2940 UW-equivalent)
NIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Com PCI 3C905b-TX NIC (uses a
3Com 3C917 ASIC) Wakeup On
LAN-capable
I/O controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National PC 87309
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
the User’s Guide.

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Bus types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCI, ISA, and AGP
Bus speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCI: 33.3 MHz
ISA: 8.33 MHz
AGP: 133 MHz
PCI expansion-card connectors . . . . . . five (one of the PCI connectors shares
a card-slot opening with the ISA
connector)

NOTE: PCI4 is the only slot that sup-

ports an add-in RAID coprocessor card
through a 60-pin connector.
ISA expansion-card connectors . . . . . . one (the ISA connector shares a card-
slot opening with one of the PCI
connectors)
AGP expansion-card connectors . . . . . one
PCI expansion-card connector size . . . 120 pins
PCI expansion-card connector data
width (maximum). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 bits
ISA expansion-card connector size . . . 98 pins
ISA expansion-card connector data
width (maximum). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 bits
AGP expansion-card
connector size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 pins
AGP expansion-card connector data
width (maximum). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 bits
RAID extension connector size . . . . . . 60 pins
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System clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 MHz
SDRAM memory clock . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 MHz
I/O APIC clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 MHz
Diskette/communications ports . . . . . . 48 MHz
USB clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 MHz
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
the User’s Guide.

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Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-bit ECC SDRAM
DIMM sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . four
DIMM capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64- and 128-MB unbuffered, 72-bit
SDRAM; 256-MB and 512-MB regis-
tered, 72-bit SDRAM
Standard RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 MB
Maximum RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2048 MB

NOTE: The maximum amount of RAM

that can be installed using registered
512 MB DIMMs is 2048 MB. The maxi-
mum amount of RAM that can be
installed using unbuffered DIMMs is
512 MB.
BIOS address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F000:0000h–F000:FFFFh
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Externally accessible bays . . . . . . . . . . one 3.5-inch bay dedicated to a 3.5-inch
diskette drive; three 5.25-inch bays for
tape drives, CD-ROM drives, or other
5.25-inch peripherals
Internally accessible bays . . . . . . . . . . two 1.6-inch drive bays and two 1-inch
drive bays for EIDE or SCSI hard-disk
drives installed vertically
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Externally accessible:
Serial (DTE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two 9-pin connectors;
16550-compatible
Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 25-pin connector (bidirectional)
SCSI
(secondary channel). . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 68-pin Ultra/Wide SCSI connector
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 15-pin DIN connector (on graphics
adapter card)
PS/2-style keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-pin mini-DIN connector
PS/2-compatible mouse . . . . . . . . . . 6-pin mini-DIN connector
NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RJ45 connector
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
the User’s Guide.

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USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two USB-compliant 4-pin connectors

Audio line in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/8-inch miniature audio jack
Audio line out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/8-inch miniature audio jack
Audio microphone in . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/8-inch miniature audio jack
Internally accessible:
EIDE drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two 40-pin connectors on PCI local bus
Primary SCSI channel. . . . . . . . . . . . one 68-pin Ultra2/Wide SCSI connector
Secondary SCSI channel . . . . . . . . . one 50-pin Narrow SCSI connector
Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 26-pin connector
CD-ROM drive audio interface . . . . 4-pin connector
Wakeup On LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-pin connector
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-pin connector
Control panel connectors:
Thermal sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-pin connector
Chassis intrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-pin connector
Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-pin connector
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Video type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2X AGP or PCI graphics adapter card
(see manufacturer’s specifications)
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<Ctrl><Alt><Del>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . restarts (reboots) the system
<F2> or <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> . . . . . . . starts System Setup program (during
POST only while Dell logo screen is
displayed)
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Reset control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . push button
Power control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . push button
Power indicator/sleep
mode indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED (indicates power)
amber LED (indicates sleep mode)
Hard-disk drive access indicator . . . . . green LED
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
the User’s Guide.

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Link integrity indicator

(on NIC connector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED
Network activity indicator
(on NIC connector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yellow LED
Power indicator
(on system board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED
Standby power indicator
(on system board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green LED
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DC power supply:
Wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 W
Heat dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 BTU/hr (nominal)
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 to 135 V at 60 Hz;
180 to 265 V at 50 Hz;
Autoranging 90 to 265 V
Backup battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-V CR2032 coin cell
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Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.9 cm (18.1 inches)
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.6 cm (8.5 inches)
Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.6 cm (17.6 inches)
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.0 kg (37.0 lb) or more, depending on
options installed
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Temperature:
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)*
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration:
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz for 30 min
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz for 30 min
* At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
the User’s Guide.

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Maximum shock:
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half-sine wave form: 50 G for 2 ms
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half-sine wave form: 110 G for 2 ms
square wave form: 27 G for 15 ms
Altitude:
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –16 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)*
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –16 to 10,600 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
* At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in
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This chapter describes basic troubleshooting procedures that can help you
diagnose a computer system problem. These procedures can often reveal the
source of a problem or indicate the correct starting point for troubleshooting
the system. A brief explanation of how to load and start the Dell Diagnostics is
located at the end of the chapter. Dell recommends that you perform the fol-
lowing procedures in the order they are presented in this chapter.

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When you first contact a user who has a problem, ask the user to describe the
problem and the conditions under which it occurs. A verbal description can
often indicate the cause of a problem or indicate the appropriate troubleshoot-
ing procedure to use. After the user describes the problem, follow these
steps:

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Can the user duplicate the problem?

Yes. Proceed to step 3.

No. Proceed to the next section, “External Visual Inspection.”

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Is the problem a result of user error?

Yes. Instruct the user in the proper procedure, or direct him or her to the
appropriate user documentation for the correct procedure.

No. Proceed to the next section, “External Visual Inspection.”

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The external visual inspection consists of a quick inspection of the exterior of
the computer, the monitor, the keyboard, any peripherals, and cables. While
performing the visual inspection, make any necessary corrections. To perform
the external visual inspection, follow these steps:

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For a PS/2-compatible mouse, the keyboard and mouse interface cable

connectors are identical except for their labels. If needed, see “System
Features” in Chapter 1.

For a serial mouse, the mouse interface cable must be firmly attached to
one of the serial port connectors, and its captive screws must be secure
enough to ensure a firm connection.

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Each of the serial, parallel, and USB interface cables must be firmly
attached to an appropriate connector on the back of the computer as well
as to the interface connector on the device. The captive screws that secure
these connectors at each end of the interface cable must be secure
enough to ensure a firm connection.

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For proper settings of the monitor controls, see the documentation for the
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If one or more keys are sticking, it may be necessary to replace the

keyboard.

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Does the inspection reveal any problems?

Yes. Proceed to the appropriate procedure in Chapter 4, “Removing and

Replacing Parts.”

No. Proceed to the next section, “Observing the Boot Routine.”

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After you have performed an external visual inspection as described in the pre-
vious section, you should boot the system and, while the boot routine is
running, observe the system for any indications of problems.
NOTE: Most of the steps in this procedure require observation of system func-
tions and indications, some of which can occur simultaneously. It may be
necessary to reboot the system several times in order to complete all of these
steps.

To observe problem indications during the boot routine, follow these steps:

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Does the fan run normally?

Yes. Proceed to step 3.

No. Troubleshoot the computer’s power supply.

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Do these indicators flash on and off within approximately 10 seconds after

the boot routine starts?

Yes. Proceed to step 4.

No. Troubleshoot the system power supply. If the troubleshooting pro-

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‡ Diskette-drive and hard-disk drive access indicators

These indicators light up in response to data being transferred to or
from the drives. If either of these indicators fails to light up during the
boot routine, troubleshoot the diskette drive or hard-disk drive sub-
system, as appropriate.

‡ Beep codes
A beep code is a series of beeps that indicates an error condition. If the
system emits a beep code, see Table 3-1.

‡ System error messages

These messages can indicate problems or provide status information.
If a system error message is displayed, see Table 3-2.

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Does the Diagnostics Menu appear?

Yes. See “Running the Dell Diagnostics” found later in this chapter.

No. Proceed to step 6.

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Does the Diagnostics Menu appear?

Yes. See “Running the Dell Diagnostics” found later in this chapter.

No. Proceed to the next section, “Internal Visual Inspection.”

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A simple visual inspection of a computer’s interior hardware can often lead to

the source of a problem, such as a loose expansion card, cable connector, or
mounting screw. When you perform the visual inspection, refer to “System
Features” in Chapter 1 to locate components in the inspection procedure.

To perform the internal visual inspection, perform the following steps in the
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To ensure that the chips are fully seated in their sockets, press firmly on
the top of each chip.

To reseat the microprocessor, remove and reinstall it as described in

“Microprocessor Slot 2 SEC Cartridge/Heat Sink Assembly” in Chapter 4.

To reseat a DIMM, remove it from its socket and reinstall it as described in

“DIMMs” in Chapter 4.

If you need to reseat an expansion card, use a 1/4-inch nut driver to

remove the screw that secures the card-mounting bracket. Grasp the card
by its top corners, and carefully pull it out of its connector. Reinsert the
card in its connector, and carefully push it in until it is fully seated. Then
reinstall the card-mounting bracket’s retaining screw (see “Expansion
Cards” in Chapter 4 for more information).

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For information about these jumpers, see “System Board Jumpers” in

Chapter 1.

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Does the problem appear to be resolved?

Yes. No further steps are necessary.

No. Proceed to “Eliminating Resource Conflicts,” “Running the Dell Diag-

nostics,” and “Getting Help” found later in this chapter.

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Devices within or connected to the computer may require dedicated memory
spaces, interrupt levels, or DMA channels, all of which must be allocated dur-
ing installation of the devices. Because devices may be installed at different
times, it is possible that the same resource is assigned to two or more
devices.

Resource conflicts can result in disorderly or erratic system operation or failure

of the system to operate at all. If you suspect that resource conflicts might
exist, check the system using the Windows NT Diagnostics in the

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the resources as necessary. See “Advanced Expansion Subsystem” in
Chapter 1 for information on the Device Manager and the ICU. See “Interrupt
Request Assignments” in Chapter 1 to help identify possible conflicts. Also
review the documentation provided with any installed expansion cards and
other devices for additional interrupt information for the specific devices.

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The Dell Diagnostics (included with the system) contains tests that aid in
troubleshooting all major components of the computer system.
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To start the Dell Diagnostics, turn off the system, insert a diagnostics diskette
into drive A, and then turn on the system.

Starting the diagnostics causes the Dell logo screen to appear on the monitor
screen, followed by a message indicating that the diagnostics is loading.
Before the diagnostics loads, a program tests the portion of main memory
(RAM) required for loading the diagnostics. If a RAM error is detected, a mes-
sage appears on the screen telling you which DIMM has failed.

If no errors are found in RAM, the diagnostics loads and the Diagnostics Menu
appears. This menu lets you choose the following options or exit to the
MS-DOS® prompt:

‡ Run Quick Tests — Runs selected tests from all test groups to quickly
locate a failure or to indicate where further testing is needed to isolate a
failure
‡ Run All Tests — Runs all tests for a thorough test of the system
‡ Run Specific Tests — Tests a particular area or subsystem

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If none of the troubleshooting procedures in this chapter or the tests in the
Dell Diagnostics reveals the source of the problem or leads to the proper
troubleshooting steps for determining the source of the problem, call Dell for
technical assistance. For instructions, see the chapter titled “Getting Help” in
the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide.

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This chapter describes beep codes and system error messages that can occur
during system start-up or, in the case of some failures, during normal system
operation. The tables in this chapter list faults that can cause a beep code or
system error message to occur and the probable causes of the fault in each
case.

If a faulty system does not emit beep codes or display system error messages
to indicate a failure, you should run the appropriate tests in the Dell Diagnos-
tics to help isolate the source of the problem. See “Running the Dell
Diagnostics” in Chapter 2.

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If the monitor cannot display error messages during the POST, the system may
emit a series of beeps that identifies the problem or that can help you identify
a faulty component or assembly. Table 3-1 lists the beep codes that may be
generated during the POST. Most beep codes indicate an error that may pre-
vent the system from completing the boot routine until the indicated condition
is corrected. If the table does not lead to the source of the problem, run the
appropriate tests in the Dell Diagnostics to assist in troubleshooting the
problem.

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1-1-3 NVRAM write/read failure Defective system board
1-1-4 BIOS checksum failure Faulty BIOS or defective sys-
tem board
1-2-1 Programmable interval- Defective system board
timer failure

1-2-2 DMA initialization failure

1-2-3 DMA page register write/

read failure
1-3-1 Main-memory refresh verifi- Faulty or improperly seated
cation failure DIMMs or defective system
board
1-3-2 No 100-MHz DIMM No 100-MHz DIMM installed
installed or faulty or improperly seated
DIMM
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the first 64 KB of main DIMMs
memory

1-3-4 Odd/even logic failure in the

first 64 KB of main memory

1-4-1 Address line failure in the

first 64 KB of main memory

1-4-2 Parity failure in the first

64 KB of main memory

2-1-1 Bit failure in the first 64 KB

through of main memory
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3-1-1 Slave DMA-register failure Defective system board

3-1-2 Master DMA-register failure

3-1-3 Master interrupt-mask regis-

ter failure

3-1-4 Slave interrupt-mask regis-

ter failure
3-2-4 Keyboard-controller test Faulty keyboard controller
failure (defective system board)

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3-3-4 Screen initialization failure Faulty video subsystem
(defective graphics adapter
3-4-1 Screen-retrace test failure card)

3-4-2 Search for video ROM

failure
4-2-1 No timer tick Defective system board

4-2-2 Shutdown failure

4-2-3 Gate A20 failure

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tected mode
4-3-1 Memory failure above Faulty or improperly seated
address 0FFFFh DIMMs
4-3-3 Timer-chip counter 2 failure Defective system board
4-3-4 Time-of-day clock stopped Bad battery or defective sys-
tem board
4-4-1 Serial/parallel port test Faulty I/O chip (defective sys-
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Table 3-2 lists (in alphabetical order) system error messages that can appear on
the monitor screen. These messages can help you find the source of a
problem.

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Some error messages indicate fatal errors. When a fatal error occurs, the sys-
tem usually cannot be rebooted until an appropriate hardware change has
been made. The following messages indicate that a fatal error has occurred.
Their definitions and probable causes are listed in Table 3-2.

‡ Alert! Primary processor is out of rev. System halted

‡ Alert! Secondary processor is out of rev. System halted
‡ Bad error-correction code (ECC) on disk read
‡ Controller has failed
‡ Data error
‡ ECC memory error
‡ Gate A20 failure
‡ Hard disk controller failure
‡ Hard disk drive read failure
‡ Hard disk failure
‡ Keyboard clock line failure
‡ Keyboard controller failure
‡ Keyboard data line failure
‡ Keyboard stuck key failure
‡ No timer tick interrupt
‡ Shutdown failure
‡ Timer chip counter 2 failed

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Address mark BIOS found faulty disk Faulty diskette/tape drive
not found sector or could not find subsystem or hard-disk
particular disk sector. drive subsystem (defec-
tive system board), faulty
Attachment Diskette drive or hard- interface cable or
failed to disk drive controller connector.
respond cannot send data to
associated drive.
Alert! Cover Cover was previously Cover was previously
was previously removed. removed.
removed.
Alert! Hard Hard-disk drive thermal No hard-disk drive
disk drive probe has failed. thermal probe installed,
thermal probe defective thermal probe,
failure or thermal cable not con-
detected. nected to the control
panel.
Alert! One or System detected that DIMMs do not meet
more of the one or more of the Intel’s SPD 1.2 specifica-
Memory DIMMs DIMMs are not the cor- tion or 66-MHz DIMMs
are out of rev. rect revision. are installed.
Alert! Previ- System fan failed during No fan installed, defec-
ous fan the previous operating tive fan, or fan cable not
failure. session. connected.
Alert! Previ- The hard-disk drive(s) Operating environment is
ous hard-disk exceeded its recom- too hot (above 35°C). The
drive thermal mended operating system vents may be
failure. temperature during the blocked, causing the sys-
previous operating tem to overheat.
session.
Alert! Previ- The microprocessor Operating environment is
ous processor exceeded its recom- too hot (above 35°C). The
thermal mended operating system vents may be
failure. temperature during the blocked, causing the sys-
previous operating tem to overheat.
session.
Alert! Previ- System voltage Defective power supply.
ous voltage exceeded or fell below
failure. an acceptable
threshold.

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Alert! Primary System detected that Processor is a type not
processor is the primary processor is supported by Dell.
out of rev. not the correct revision.
If the system contains
more than 512 MB of
RAM, this message will
be followed by a Sys-
tem Halted message.
Alert! Proces- Processor or Faulty processor or
sor thermal system board has defective system board.
probe failure failed.
detected.
Alert! Second- System detected that Processor is a type not
ary processor the secondary proces- supported by Dell.
is out of rev. sor is not the correct
revision. If the system
contains more than
512 MB of RAM, this
message will be fol-
lowed by a System
Halted message.
Alert! Single- Single-bit ECC error Faulty or improperly
bit memory was detected during seated DIMMs or defec-
error previ- the previous operating tive system board.
ously detected session.
in XXXXh.
Alert! System System fan was not No fan installed, defec-
fan was not detected. tive fan, or fan cable not
detected. connected.
Alert! Unbuf- Mixing of unbuffered Two different types
fered and and registered SDRAM (unbuffered and regis-
registered DIMMs is not tered) of SDRAM DIMMs
SDRAM DIMMs supported. have been installed
cannot be together and may not be
mixed. compatible.
Alert! Uncor- Multibit ECC error was Faulty or improperly
rectable memory detected during the pre- seated DIMMs or defec-
error previ- vious operating session. tive system board.
ously detected
in XXXXh.
Auxiliary System detected a Faulty mouse, or faulty
Device fail- mouse failure. mouse controller or key-
ure. Verify board is attached to the
that mouse and mouse connector.
keyboard are
securely
attached to
connectors.

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Bad command or Command entered Faulty command and syn-
file name does not exist, is faulty, tax, or incorrect filename.
or is not in pathname
specified.
Bad error- Diskette drive or hard- Faulty diskette/tape drive
correction code disk drive controller subsystem or hard-disk
(ECC) on disk detected an uncorrect- drive subsystem (defec-
read able read error. tive system board).
Boot: Couldn’t A nonbootable diskette A nonbootable diskette is
find NTLDR formatted with Win- preventing the system
dows NT was detected from booting. Remove
in the diskette drive. the diskette to boot the
system from the hard-
disk drive or from a
bootable diskette.
Controller has Hard-disk drive or Faulty hard-disk drive
failed associated controller is subsystem or defective
defective. system board.
Data error System received un- Faulty diskette, diskette
recoverable data-read drive, or hard-disk drive.
error from diskette or
hard-disk drive.
Decreasing Read/write failure One or more DIMMs are
available during POST prevents faulty or improperly
memory system from using avail- seated.
able memory.
Diskette drive 0 Diskette/tape drive con- Faulty or improperly
seek failure troller could not locate inserted diskette,
specific sector or track. incorrect settings in Sys-
Diskette drive 1 tem Setup program,
seek failure loose diskette/tape drive
interface cable, or loose
power cable.
Diskette read Failure occurred while Faulty diskette, faulty or
failure system attempted to improperly connected
read diskette. diskette/tape drive inter-
face cable, or loose
power cable.
Diskette sub- System could not suc- Faulty diskette/tape drive
system reset cessfully issue reset controller (defective sys-
failed command to diskette tem board).
controller.
Diskette write Diskette write-protect Diskette is write-
protected feature was activated. protected.

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Drive not ready Diskette is missing from Missing, defective, un-
or is improperly inserted formatted, or improperly
in diskette drive. inserted diskette.
ECC memory Uncorrectable multibit Faulty or improperly
error ECC memory error is seated DIMMs or defec-
detected. tive system board.
Gate A20 Gate A20 of the Faulty keyboard controller
failure keyboard controller (defective system board).
malfunctioned.
General failure Operating system can- Corrupted or improperly
not execute command. installed operating
system.
Hard disk Hard-disk drive failed to Incorrect configuration
controller initialize. settings in System Setup
failure program, improperly con-
nected hard-disk drive
Hard disk drive cable, faulty hard-disk
read failure controller subsystem
(defective system board),
Hard disk or loose power cable.
failure
Invalid config- System Setup program Incorrect configuration
uration contains incorrect settings in System Setup
information - system configuration program or faulty battery.
please run settings.
SETUP program
Keyboard clock System cannot commu- Keyboard cable connec-
line failure nicate with keyboard. tor loose or improperly
connected, defective
Keyboard keyboard, or defective
failure keyboard/mouse control-
ler (defective system
Keyboard data board).
line failure

Keyboard stuck
key failure
Keyboard Keyboard/mouse con- Defective keyboard/
controller troller failed. mouse controller (defec-
failure tive system board).

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Memory address During memory test, Faulty or improperly
line failure at value read at address seated DIMMs or defec-
address, read was incorrect. tive system board.
value expecting
value

Memory data line

failure at
address, read
value expecting
value

Memory double
word logic fail-
ure at
address, read
value expecting
value

Memory odd/even
logic failure at
address, read
value expecting
value

Memory write/read
failure at
address, read
value expecting
value
Memory alloca- Software in use con- Faulty application pro-
tion error flicts with operating gram or utility.
system, application pro-
gram, or utility.
Memory tests Memory test did not POST memory test ter-
terminated by complete. minated by user pressing
keystroke <Spacebar>.
Network card is System does not detect Incorrect NIC drivers
not present in NIC. installed.
the system
No boot device System does not recog- Faulty diskette, diskette/
available nize diskette drive or tape drive subsystem,
hard-disk drive from hard-disk drive, hard-disk
which it is trying to drive subsystem, or no
boot. boot disk in drive A.

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No boot sector Incorrect configuration Incorrect configuration
on hard-disk settings in System settings in System Setup
drive Setup program, or program, or no operating
corrupted operating system on hard-disk
system. drive.
No timer tick Timer on system board Defective system board.
interrupt is malfunctioning.
Non-system disk Diskette in drive A or Faulty diskette, diskette/
or disk error hard-disk drive does not tape drive subsystem, or
have bootable operating hard-disk drive sub-
system installed on it. system (defective system
board).
Not a boot No operating system on No operating system on
diskette diskette. diskette.
Plug and Play System encountered System resource conflict.
Configuration problem in trying to
Error configure one or more
expansion cards.
Read fault MS-DOS cannot read Faulty diskette, diskette/
from diskette or hard- tape drive subsystem, or
disk drive. hard-disk drive sub-
system (defective system
board).
Requested sec- System could not find
tor not found particular sector on
disk, or requested sec-
tor is defective.
Reset failed Disk reset operation Improperly connected
failed. diskette/tape drive, hard-
disk drive interface cable,
or power cable.
Sector not MS-DOS is unable to Defective sectors on dis-
found locate sector on dis- kette or hard-disk drive.
kette or hard-disk drive.
Seek error MS-DOS is unable to Defective diskette or
locate specific track on hard-disk drive.
diskette or hard-disk
drive.
Seek operation System could not find Faulty diskette or hard-
failed particular address mark disk drive.
on disk.
Shutdown System board chip is Defective system board.
failure faulty.

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System halted System locked up System processor is not
because the processor a type supported by Dell
is not the correct and more than 512 MB of
revision. RAM is installed.
Time-of-day System battery is low. Defective battery or
clock stopped faulty chip (defective sys-
tem board).
Time-of-day not Time or Date settings in Incorrect Time or Date
set System Setup program settings, or defective sys-
are incorrect, or the sys- tem battery.
tem battery does not
work.
Timer chip Timer circuit on system Defective system board.
counter 2 board is malfunctioning.
failed
WARNING: Dell’s POST queried EIDE Unreliable or defective
Disk Monitor- drive for status. Drive drive.
ing System has detected possible error
detected that conditions.
drive [0/1] on
the [0/1] EIDE
controller is
operating out-
side of normal
specifica-
tions. It is
advisable to
immediately
back up your
data and
replace your
hard-disk drive
by calling your
support desk or
Dell Computer
Corporation.
Write fault MS-DOS cannot write Faulty diskette or hard-
to diskette or hard-disk disk drive.
drive.
Write fault on
selected drive

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This chapter provides procedures for removing the components, assemblies,

and subassemblies in the Dell Precision 610 mini tower systems.

Unless otherwise noted, each procedure assumes the following:

‡ You have performed the steps in “Precautionary Measures” found later in

this chapter.
‡ You have removed the computer cover.
‡ You can replace or reinstall a part by performing the removal procedure in
reverse order unless additional information is provided.

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Most of the procedures in this chapter require the use of one or more of the
following tools:

‡ Small flat-blade screwdriver

‡ Wide flat-blade screwdriver
‡ #1 and #2 Phillips-head screwdrivers
‡ 1/4-inch nutdriver
‡ Tweezers or long-nose pliers
Also, use a wrist grounding strap as explained in the next section, “Precaution-
ary Measures.”

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Before you perform any of the procedures in this chapter, take a few moments
to read the following warning for your personal safety and to prevent damage
to the system from ESD.
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While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface on the com-
puter chassis to dissipate any static electricity that might harm internal
components. Also avoid touching components or contacts on a card and
avoid touching pins on a chip.

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release button

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To remove the computer cover, follow these steps:

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interfere with the cover or with the proper airflow inside the computer.

When you boot the system, you will need to reset the chassis intrusion detec-
tor by entering the System Setup program and changing the Chassis Intrusion
setting to Not Detected. See Appendix A for information on the System Setup
program. If you need further information, see Chapter 3, “Using the System
Setup Program,” in the User’s Guide.
NOTES: After removing and replacing the cover, the chassis intrusion detector
will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact the network
administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

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tab release

retaining hooks (2)

padlock ring

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To remove the front bezel, follow these steps:

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front bezel

power button

reset button

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To remove the power and reset buttons, follow these steps:

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When these clips are released, the button comes free from the bezel.

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front of bezel
posts (2)

5.25-inch
front-panel insert

ring-tabs (2)

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To remove a 5.25-inch front-panel insert, follow these steps:

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To replace a 5.25-inch front-panel insert, position the two ring-tabs over the
posts on the inside of the bay opening, and then press the ring-tabs over the
posts.

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chassis
control
panel
cable

card guide tabs (3)

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To remove the card guide, follow these steps:

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NOTE: Some older PCI and other types of cards may be so long that you can-
not remove the card guide until you first remove the cards. Most newer cards
are not long enough to interfere with card guide removal.

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control panel
thermal sensor
cable
connector

control
panel cable

mounting
screw

speaker cable
connector

chassis intrusion switch

cable connector

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To remove the control panel, follow these steps:

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Note the routing of the control panel cable as you remove it from the
chassis. It is important to route the cable properly when you replace it to
prevent it from being pinched or crimped.

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Open the drive cage door, pull the control panel cable through the opening
in the front wall, and carefully remove the cable from the routing tab in the
drive cage door.

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speaker

speaker
connector

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Figure 4-8 shows an example of drive hardware that can be installed in the
Dell Precision 610 mini tower system. Refer to this figure when you perform
any of the procedures in the following subsections.

3.5-inch diskette drive housing

DC power/interface cable

DSKT2 connector

externally accessible
drive bays

hard-disk drive bracket

EIDE cable
primary EIDE connector (IDE1)

secondary EIDE connector (IDE2)

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The Dell Precision 610 mini tower system can accommodate up to four exter-
nally accessible drive assemblies: the 3.5-inch diskette drive and up to three
5.25-inch drives.

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retaining-tab
release button

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To remove the 3.5-inch diskette drive assembly, follow these steps:

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Note the routing of the DC power/interface cable through the chassis as

you remove it from the system board. It is important to route the cable
properly when you replace it to prevent it from being pinched or crimped.

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hook

drive release
lever

diskette
drive

retaining
tabs (2)

bracket

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When you replace the 3.5-inch diskette drive on the bracket, be sure that the
two retaining tabs on the left side of the bracket engage the mounting holes in
the side of the 3.5-inch diskette drive.

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bracket tabs (2)

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To remove a 5.25-inch drive assembly from one of the drive bays, follow these
steps:

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bracket
bracket tabs (2)

screws (4)

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When you replace the 5.25-inch drive, align the front of the drive flush with the
bracket tabs at the front of the bracket. Insert the four screws, and tighten
them in the order stamped on the bottom of the 5.25-inch drive bracket.

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tabs on bracket (2)

drive cage door

drive cage

arms on drive
cage door (2)

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To remove the hard-disk drive bracket, follow these steps:

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If any hard-disk drives are already installed in the bracket, disconnect the
DC power cable and interface cable from each drive.

Grasp the handle of the drive cage door on the front of the chassis, and pull
out and down until the arms on the drive cage door (see Figure 4-13) disen-
gage from the tabs on the bracket. This action pulls the bracket out of the
drive cage about 1 to 3 inches.

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When removing the bracket from the drive cage, you should remove it
slowly and cautiously, using two hands to support the weight of the
bracket. The bracket can be quite heavy, especially if it is populated with
drives.

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bracket

screws (4)

1.6-inch drive (front)

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If you are replacing more than one hard-disk drive in the bracket, do not fully
tighten any of the screws that hold the drives in the bracket until all of the
drives have been placed into the bracket. This prevents the bracket from com-
pressing, which could make it difficult to insert additional drives.

When you replace the hard-disk drive bracket, be sure that it is pushed fully
into the system and snapped into position before you close the drive cage door
(See Figure 4-13).

When you are ready to replace the front bezel, be sure to fold the drive cage
door handle down to avoid interference with the front bezel.

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power supply DC power

cables

slot

power-supply
detent link

securing tab

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Press the securing tab to release the power supply.

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Note the routing of the DC power cables underneath the tabs in the chas-
sis as you remove them from the system board and drives. It is important
to route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent them
from being pinched or crimped.

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When you reinstall the power supply, place the power-supply detent link over
the pin on the power supply as you position the power supply in the chassis
opening.

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microprocessor
fan connector

fan power
cable

microprocessor fan
plastic lock

latching tabs (4)

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To remove the microprocessor fan, follow these steps:

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The subsections that follow contain procedures for removing system board
components, which are shown in Figure 4-17.

main power
SPREAD
CD-ROM drive audio input connector
jumper
interface connector (CD-IN) (POWER1) diskette-drive interface
parallel/SCSI port connectors connector (DISK2)
(PARALLEL/SCSI) (stacked) battery socket (BATTERY)
serial port connectors
(SERIAL 1/2) (stacked) secondary diskette-drive interface
connector (DISKETTE)
processor fan (pin-1 corner)
connector (FAN)
mouse/keyboard connectors secondary SCSI connector
(MOUSE/KYBD) (stacked) (SCSI_NARROW)
DIMM sockets
microphone jack (MIC-IN) (DIMM_A-DIMM_D)
line-out jack (LINE-OUT) primary SCSI connector front of
(SCSI_ULTRA2) computer
line-in jack (LINE-IN)
primary EIDE interface
USB connectors (USB) connector (IDE1) (pin-1 corner)
NIC connector (ENET)
control panel
primary Slot 2 SEC connector (PANEL)
cartridge connector (SLOT2_PRI)
secondary EIDE interface
secondary Slot 2 SEC connector (IDE2) (pin-1 corner)
cartridge connector (SLOT2_SEC)
modem connector (MODEM_IN)
AGP expansion-card connector (AGP)
configuration jumpers
CPU mismatch LED
power LED
PCI expansion-card
connectors (PCI1-PCI5) standby LED

ISA expansion-card connector (ISA1) Wakeup On LAN hard-disk drive access indicator
card connector (LAN) connector (AUX LED)
RAID connector (RAID)

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There are seven expansion-card connectors on the system board (see
Figure 4-18). Expansion-card connectors PCI1 through PCI5 support 32-bit PCI
expansion cards; expansion-card connector AGP supports a 32-bit AGP expan-
sion card; and expansion-card connector ISA1 can accommodate an 8- or 16-bit
ISA expansion card.
NOTES: Connector ISA1 shares expansion-card slot space with connector
PCI5. Therefore, only one card of either type can be installed in this slot.

PCI4 has a connector extension to support a PCI RAID controller (see

Figure 4-17 for the location of the PCI connectors).

expansion-card
connectors (7)
mounting bracket

screw

card-edge
expansion card connector

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NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary

to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the
system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.

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NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detec-
tor will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system
start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

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See Chapter 3, “Using the System Setup Program,” in the User’s Guide for
instructions.
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact
that person for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

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Figure 4-20) while closing the securing clips to lock the DIMM into the socket
(see step 2 of Figure 4-20).

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holes (4)

heat sink

Slot 2 SEC
cartridge

guide bracket
assembly

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You must use up to 15 pounds of force to disengage the Slot 2 SEC

cartridge from its connector.

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into its connector until it is firmly seated. You must use up to 25 pounds of
force to fully seat the cartridge in its connector. Place the top bracket on top of
the cartridge. Install the four large thumbscrews through the top bracket holes
and through the holes in the guide bracket assembly to secure the heat sink to
the system board.
NOTE: Both processor slots must be populated with either a Pentium II Xeon
processor or a Dell terminator card. If a slot is not occupied, or if a non-Dell ter-
minator card is installed, the system will not power on.

If necessary, change the processor speed jumper setting (see Figure 4-17 to
locate system board jumpers).

The processor speed jumper should be set for the installed processor’s rated
internal speed. For example, for a 400-MHz Intel Pentium II Xeon processor, a
jumper plug should be installed on the pins labeled “400MHZ.” (See Chapter 1,
“System Board Jumpers,” for more information on the jumpers.) The processor
speed jumper setting must not exceed the slowest internal speed of either
processor.

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top bracket

terminator card

SLOT 2_SEC connector

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If you are adding a second Pentium II Xeon processor to a single-Pentium II

Xeon processor system, remove the terminator card from the secondary Slot 2
SEC cartridge connector (labeled “SLOT2_SEC”).

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Otherwise, the CPU mismatch LED will light up and the system will not
power on.

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BATTERY socket

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Carefully pry the system battery out of its socket with your fingers or with
a blunt, nonconducting object, such as a plastic screwdriver.

When you replace the system battery, orient the new battery with the “+”
facing up. Insert the battery into its socket and snap it into place.

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slots (7) system board

tabs (7)

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If you are replacing a system board, remove the DIMMs, the primary micro-
processor SEC cartridge/heat sink assembly, and the terminator card or
secondary microprocessor assembly, and install them on the replacement
board.

When you reinstall the system board, before you slide the system board back
to lock it in position, push down near each slot to engage the grounding clip
onto its corresponding tab. Push evenly on both sides of the system board as
you slide it into position (do not twist the system board).

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This appendix describes the System Setup program for the Dell Precision 610,
which is used to change the system configuration information stored in
NVRAM on the system board.

To enter the System Setup program, follow these steps:

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If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory, let
the system complete the load operation; then shut down the system and try
again.

NOTE: To ensure an orderly system shutdown, consult the documentation that

accompanied the operating system.

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configuration options system data
title box
Dell Computer Corporation (www.dell.com)-Precision WorkStation 610 MT
Intel(R) Pentium(R) II Xeon(TM) Processor: 400 MHz BIOS Version: A00
Level 2 Cache: 1 MB Integrated Service Tag: A1234

System Time ....................................... 10:11:12

System Date ....................................... Thu May 28, 1998

Diskette Drive A: ................................. 3.5 inch, 1.44 MB

Diskette Drive B: ................................. Not Installed

Primary Drive 0 ................................... Hard Drive

Primary Drive 1 ................................... Off
Secondary Drive 0 ................................. CD-ROM Reader
Secondary Drive 1 ................................. Off

Hard-Disk Drive Sequence .......................... <ENTER>

Boot Sequence ..................................... <ENTER>

System Memory ..................................... 64 MB ECC SDRAM

Reserved Memory ................................... None Reserved
CPU Speed ......................................... 400 MHz
CPU ID(s) ......................................... 652,652

Integrated Devices ................................ <ENTER>

System Security ................................... <ENTER>

Keyboard NumLock .................................. On

Report Keyboard Errors ............................ Report

Auto Power On ..................................... Disabled

Wakeup On LAN ..................................... Off
Power Management .................................. Disabled
ACPI .............................................. Off
Thermal Power-off ................................. Enabled

Asset Tag ......................................... ASSET TAG

to select SPACE,+,- to change ESC to exit F1=Help

key functions

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Time Resets time on computer’s internal clock.
Date Resets date on computer’s internal calendar.
Diskette Drive A Identifies type of diskette drives installed.
Diskette Drive B Option settings always match physical loca-
tions of drives in computer. Tape drives are not
reflected in these options.
Primary Drive n Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and IDE2
Secondary Drive n connectors on system board. Each EIDE con-
nector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and
Drive 1).
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides
an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use
this feature, highlight the appropriate Drive
option, press <Enter>, and then type a (for
automatic).
If none of the supported drive types matches
the parameters of the new drive, enter param-
eters directly. To do so, highlight the appropri-
ate Drive option (Drive 0 or Drive 1), press
<Enter>, and then type u to display User1.
Press <Tab> to highlight each of the parameter
fields in succession, and enter the appropriate
number for each field.
NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE
CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are
using the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate Drive option to Auto.
Drive Sequence Lists installed adapter cards and devices in the
order they will be initialized.
Boot Sequence Lists the order of the devices from which the
system attempts to boot.
System Memory Indicates the entire amount of installed mem-
ory detected in your system.
Reserved Memory Designates a region of system board memory
that can be supplied by an expansion card.
This feature should not be enabled unless an
expansion card that requires special address-
ing is installed.
CPU Speed Indicates processor speed at which system
boots—the processor’s rated speed or a
slower compatibility speed, which disables
cache.

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CPU ID(s) CPU ID(s) provides the manufacturer’s identifi-
cation code for the installed processor(s).
Integrated Devices Configures the devices integrated into the sys-
tem board.
System Security Displays the current status of your system’s
password security feature and allows you to
assign and verify a new password.
Keyboard NumLock Determines whether the system boots with
the keyboard’s Num Lock mode activated.
Report Keyboard Errors Enables or disables reporting of keyboard
errors during POST.
Auto Power On Allows you to set the day and time you want
the system to power on automatically. The
time uses the 24-hour format.
Wakeup On LAN Wakeup On LAN determines whether the
Wakeup On LAN feature is set to Off, On, or
On (Integrated NIC). You must reboot your sys-
tem before a change takes effect.
Power With the Power Management option
Management enabled, DPMS monitors and most EIDE
drives automatically switch into low-power
mode during periods of system inactivity.
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NOTE: Not all EIDE hard-disk drives support

this feature. Enabling this feature for a drive
that does not support it may cause the EIDE
drive to become inoperable until the system is
restarted and the Power Management option
is disabled.
ACPI ACPI controls the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface. When ACPI is toggled Off,
pressing the power button turns the system
completely off. When ACPI is not activated
(Off), IRQ 9 is available for use by expansion
cards.

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Thermal Power-off This feature provides a safeguard in the event
that another shutdown utility, such as the Dell
AutoShutdown service, is not installed or fails
to shut the system down after an overtemper-
ature condition.
Asset Tag Displays the customer-programmable asset
tag number for the system if an asset tag
number has been assigned.

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1XPEHUV computer (continued)

internal view, 1-4
3.5-inch diskette drive assembly orientation, 1-3
removal, 4-12 technical specifications, 1-18
5.25-inch drive assembly removal, configuration jumpers, location, 1-13,
4-14 4-20
connectors
AGP, 1-13, 4-20
$ location on system board, 1-13,
4-20
advanced expansion subsystem, 1-4
control panel removal, 4-9
audio controller, 1-7
cover removal, 4-3
<Ctrl><Alt><Del> key combination,
1-21
% <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> key
back-panel features, 1-4 combination, 1-21
battery
removal, 4-27
socket, 1-13, 4-20 '
beep codes, 3-1 DC power
BIOS jumper, 1-15 cables, illustrated, 1-11
boot routine, observing when connectors, 1-9
troubleshooting, 2-3 distribution, 1-12
voltage ranges, 1-9
Dell Diagnostics, 2-7
& DIMMs
about, 1-13
cables installation, 4-23
DC power, 1-11 location on system board, 1-13,
CD-ROM connector, 1-13, 4-20 4-20
removal, 4-23
CD-ROM drive removal, 4-14
diskette drive removal, 4-13
computer
cover removal, 4-3 diskette drives
front panel features, 1-3 interface connector, 1-13, 4-20
DMA channel assignments, 1-17

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drive hardware locations, 4-11
I/O ports and connectors
drives illustrated, 1-4
location in chassis, 1-6 location on system board, 1-13,
types supported, 1-20 4-20
dual-processing capability, 1-4 IDE1 connector, 1-13, 4-20
IDE2 connector, 1-13, 4-20

( indicators, 1-3
initialization, error messages, 3-4
EIDE connectors, 1-13, 4-20
IRQ lines
EIDE subsystem, 1-6, 1-7 assignments table, 1-16
eject button removal, 4-6 ISA expansion cards
error messages, list of, 3-4 about, 1-5
connectors, located, 1-13, 4-20
expansion cards
about, 1-4
connectors, located, 1-13, 4-20
removal, 4-21 -
expansion subsystem, 1-4 jumpers
external visual inspection, 2-2 BIOS jumper, 1-15
location, 1-14
PSWD jumper, 1-15
settings (table), 1-15
) speed jumpers, 1-15, 4-25
fan connector, 1-13, 4-20
fatal error messages, 3-4
front bezel removal, 4-5
.
front panel, 1-3 key combination, to enter System
Setup program, A-1
front-panel insert removal, 4-7
key combinations
<Ctrl><Alt><Del>, 1-21
<Ctrl><Alt><Enter>, 1-21
+ keyboard connector
hard-disk drive access indicator, 1-3 location, 1-13, 4-20
hard-disk drives
about, 1-6
bracket removal, 4-16 /
connectors, 1-13, 4-20
locations, 1-6 line-in jack, 1-13, 4-20
removal, 4-17 line-out jack, 1-13, 4-20
heat sink removal, 4-24
help, getting, 2-7

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about, 1-9
memory, main, 1-13 cable configuration, 1-11
messages, error, 3-4 DC voltage ranges, 1-9
illustrated, 1-11
microphone jack, 1-13, 4-20 removal, 4-18
microprocessor precautions, 4-2
dual-processor capability, 1-4
jumper settings for speed, 1-15 processor
removal, 4-24 jumper settings for speed, 4-25
socket, 1-13, 4-20 PSWD jumper, 1-15
microprocessor fan
removal, 4-19
mouse connector 5
location, 1-13, 4-20
removing and replacing parts
mini tower chassis, 4-1
reset button
1 location, 1-3
NIC removal, 4-6
about, 1-7 resource conflicts
location, 1-13, 4-20 eliminating, 2-6

3 6
PANEL connector, 1-13, 4-20 SCSI support, 1-7
parallel port connector SEC cartridge
location, 1-13, 4-20 removal, 4-24
parts removal and replacement, 4-1 service-related information, 1-9
PCI expansion cards SMART
about, 1-5 capability, 1-2
connectors, located, 1-13, 4-20 sockets
PCI video card, 1-7 battery, 1-13, 4-20
Plug and Play expansion cards, 1-4 DIMM, 1-13, 4-20, 4-23

POST beep codes, 3-1, 3-2 speaker removal, 4-10

power button specifications, 1-18

location, 1-3 specifications, technical, 1-18
removal, 4-6 speed jumpers
power distribution diagram, 1-12 setting, 1-15, 4-25
power indicator, 1-3 subsystems
power input connectors, 1-13, 4-20 dual-interface EIDE, 1-6, 1-7
main memory, 1-13

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system board troubleshooting
component removal, 4-20 boot routine, observing, 2-3
illustrated, 1-13 external visual inspection, 2-2
removal, 4-28 initial procedures, 2-1
system board jumpers initial user contact, 2-1
illustrated, 1-14 internal visual inspection, 2-5
settings, 1-15
system error messages, list of, 3-4
system features, 1-2
8
system power supply upgrade options
about, 1-9 drives, 1-6
removal, 4-18 USB
System Setup program about, 1-8
about, A-1 connectors, location, 1-13, 4-20
key combination to enter, A-1 user contact, initial, 2-1
options, A-3
screens, A-2

9
7 video subsystem, 1-7
visual inspection
tape drives
external, 2-2
interface connector, 1-13, 4-20
internal, 2-5
removal, 4-14
technical specifications, 1-18
terminator card removal, 4-26 :
thermal protection, 1-8
Wakeup On LAN card connector,
1-13, 4-20

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CONTACT: Donna Moore 512-728-3439

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EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

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VENDOR: Hart Graphics

DATE: 6/05/98

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