Dell 4700 Back View

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Main www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell Dimension 4700 Series Notes, Notices, and Cautions Abbreviations and Acronyms Contents 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 2 Solving Problems 3 Advanced Troubleshooting 4 Removing and Installing Parts A Appendix Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Page Finding Information 10 NOTE: Setting Up and Using Your Computer Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a USB Printer Connecting a Parallel Printer Connecting Two Monitors Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors Connecting One Monitor With a VGA connector and One Monitor With a DVI Connector: Connecting a Television Changing the Display Settings 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 CD-Rs and CD-RWs Helpful Tips Hyper-Threading Page Solving Problems Troubleshooting Tips Battery Problems Drive Problems 22 CD and DVD drive problems see page9) Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive o access help files, see page 9. Hard drive problems E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 24 Error Messages IEEE 1394 Device Problems 26 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 Network Problems Power Problems Printer Problems CAUTION: 32 Scanner Problems Sound and Speaker Problems No sound from speakers 34 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 38 = yellow = green = off Dell Diagnostics Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers Reinstalling Drivers Restoring Your Operating System Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore Page Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 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 50 Back View 52 NOTE: Removing the Computer Cover Inside View of Your Computer System Board Components Memory DDR Memory Overview Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations Installing Memory Page Removing Memory Cards PCI Cards Page Page PCI Express Cards Page Page 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 Adding a Second Hard Drive Page Page 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 Page Battery Replacing the Computer Cover Page Appendix Specifications NOTE: Page Page Page System Setup Overview Entering System Setup System Setup Options System NOTE: Drives Onboard Devices 98 Video Performance NOTE: NOTE: Security Power Management NOTE: Maintenance POST Behavior Boot Sequence Clearing Forgotten Passwords Clearing CMOS Settings 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 O P R S T U V