Contents 7
Resolving Software and Hardware
Incompatibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Restoring Your Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 93
Using Dell PC Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Using the Operating System CD . . . . . . . . . . 98
4 Removing and Installing Parts . . . . . . . 101Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Turning Off Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Before Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . 102
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Removing the Support Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . 109
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Memory Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 112
Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Removing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
PCI and PCI Express Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Removing the Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Replacing the Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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