D

Date and Time screen, system setup program, B-13

DC power cables, 2-4

Dell Diagnostics, 3-9

Dell Dimension ResourceCD, 3-9,4-2

diagnosing problems, 3-1,6-1

Diagnostics Checklist, 6-5

diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics

DIMMs

capacities supported, 1-1installing, 2-17 performance, 2-17 removing, 2-18 reseating, 5-5

Disk Drives screen, system setup program, B-7

diskette drives troubleshooting, 3-8

drivers audio, 4-3

chip set update utility, 4-3installed on your system, 4-3other, 4-3

reinstalling, 4-2

reinstalling from Dell Dimension ResourceCD, 4-3

security, 4-3video, 4-3

drives bays, A-3 cables, 2-4 troubleshooting, 3-8 types supported, 1-2

dual in-line memory modules. See DIMMs

E

electrostatic discharge. See ESD

error messages

invalid configuration information, B-1list, C-2

ESD, viii

expansion cards about, 2-12 connectors, 2-12 installing, 2-13 removing, 2-16troubleshooting, 5-1

F

filler brackets, 2-14, 2-16

fixing problems, 3-1, 6-1

G

getting help, 6-1

grounding procedure, 2-1

H

hard-disk drives

EIDE support on system board, 1-2 troubleshooting, 3-9

hardware options. See upgrade options

help tools, 6-2

I

IDE support, 1-2

installing

expansion cards, 2-13 memory, 2-17

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