Dell 3000 manual

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Main www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell Dimension 3000 Owners Manual Notes, Notices, and Cautions Abbreviations and Acronyms Contents 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 2 Solving Problems 4 3 Advanced Troubleshooting 4 Removing and Installing Parts 6 5 Appendix Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Finding Information 8 NOTE: Setting Up and Using Your Computer Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a USB Printer Connecting a Parallel Printer Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter Network Setup Wizard Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet Connection Copying CDs and DVDs How to Copy a CD or DVD Using Blank CDs and DVDs Helpful Tips Hyper-Threading Solving Problems Troubleshooting Tips Battery Problems Drive Problems 18 CD and DVD drive problems see page 7) Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive o access help files, see page7. Hard drive problems E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 20 Error Messages IEEE 1394 Device Problems 22 Keyboard Problems Lockups and Software Problems The computer does not start up The computer stops responding A program stops responding A program crashes repeatedly A solid blue screen appears A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system Other software problems Memory Problems Mouse Problems page7 Network Problems Power Problems Printer Problems CAUTION: 28 Scanner Problems Sound and Speaker Problems No sound from speakers 30 No sound from headphones Video and Monitor Problems If the screen is blank If the screen is difficult to read Page Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights Page = yellow = green = off ABCD Dell Diagnostics Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Page Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers Reinstalling Drivers Restoring Your Operating System Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec Page Using the Operating System CD Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Removing and Installing Parts Before You Begin Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Front and Back View of the Computer Front View Back View 48 NOTE: Removing the Computer Cover Page Inside View of Your Computer System Board Components Memory DDR Memory Overview Memory Installation Guidelines Installing Memory Cards PCI Cards Page Page Front Panel Removing the Front Panel Page Reattaching the Front Panel Drives General Installation Guidelines Connecting Drive Cables Hard Drive Removing a Hard Drive Page Installing a Hard Drive Floppy Drive Removing a Floppy Drive Installing a Floppy Drive CD/DVD Drive Removing a CD/DVD Drive Installing a CD/DVD Drive Adding a Second CD or DVD Drive Page Battery Page Replacing the Computer Cover Page Appendix Specifications NOTE: Page Page System Setup Overview Entering System Setup 82 System Setup Options System NOTE: Drives Onboard Devices Video Performance NOTE: NOTE: Security 84 Power Management NOTE: Maintenance POST Behavior Boot Sequence Clearing Forgotten Passwords Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S.Only) Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals FCC Notices (U.S. Only) Class A Class B FCC Identification Information Contacting Dell Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C D E F H I K N P R S T U V W