Dell 9200 owner manual

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Dell™ Dimension™ 9200

Owner’s Manual

FlexBays (2) for optional

floppy drive or optional

Media Card Reader

hard drive activity light

power button

microphone connector

headphone connector

CD or DVD activity light

CD or DVD eject button

diagnostic lights

USB 2.0 connectors (2)

cover release latch

Service Tag

power connector

USB 2.0 connectors (4) (rear quad)

network adapter

audio connectors

card slots for PCI Express x1 (1),

PCI Express x16 (1), PCI Express x4 (1),

PCI (3)

USB 2.0 connectors (2) (rear dual)

Model DCTA

Contents

Main www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell Dimension 9200 Owners Manual Notes, Notices, and Cautions Contents 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4 2 Optimizing Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3 Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 6 4 Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 5 Removing and Installing Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 6 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Page Finding Information NOTE: 10 NOTE: NOTE: Page Setting Up and Using Your Computer Front View of the Computer 14 NOTE: Back View of the Computer 16 Back Panel Connectors NOTE: Connecting Monitors NOTE: Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors Connecting One Monitor With a VGA connector and One Monitor With a DVI Connector Connecting a Television (TV) Changing the Display Settings Setting Up a Printer Printer Cable Connecting a USB Printer Connecting to the Internet Setting Up Your Internet Connection Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter Network Setup Wizard Transferring Information to a New Computer Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System CD Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating System CD Playing CDs and DVDs Playing a CD or DVD Adjusting the Volume Adjusting the Picture Copying CDs and DVDs How to Copy a CD or DVD Using Blank CDs and DVDs Helpful Tips Using a Media Card Reader (Optional) IEEE 1394 (Optional) Power Management Overview Standby Mode Hibernate Mode Power Options Properties Cleaning Your Computer Cleaning the Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor Cleaning the Mouse Cleaning the Floppy Drive Cleaning CDs and DVDs Page Optimizing Performance Hyper-Threading About Your RAID Configuration RAID Level 0 Configuration RAID Level 1 Configuration Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel RAID Option ROM Utility Using the Intel Application Accelerator Page Page Page Dell DataSafe (Optional) Intel Viiv Technology (Optional) Using Intel Viiv Quick Resume Technology (QRT) Enabling the QRT Feature in System Setup Enabling the QRT Feature in the Operating system Page Page Solving Problems Troubleshooting Tips Battery Problems Drive Problems 50 CD and DVD drive problems Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive Hard drive problems E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 52 Error Messages Media Card Reader Problems NOTE: 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 60 Scanner Problems Sound and Speaker Problems No sound from speakers 62 No sound from headphones Video and Monitor Problems The screen is blank The screen is difficult to read Page Troubleshooting Tools Diagnostic Lights 66 Page Dell Diagnostics Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers Reinstalling Drivers Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Restoring Your Operating System Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore Page Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec Page Page Removing and Installing Parts Before You Begin Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Computer Cover Page Inside View of Your Computer System Board Components Memory Memory Overview Installing Memory Page Removing Memory Cards PCI Cards Page Page Page Page PCI Express Cards Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Drive Panels Removing the Drive Panel Removing the Drive-Panel Insert Replacing the Drive-Panel Insert Replacing the Drive Panel Drives General Installation Guidelines Hard Drive Removing a Hard Drive Installing a Hard Drive Page Adding a Second Hard Drive Floppy Drive Removing a Floppy Drive Page Installing a Floppy Drive Media Card Reader Removing a Media Card Reader Page Installing a Media Card Reader CD/DVD Drive Removing a CD/DVD Drive Installing a CD/DVD Drive Page Battery Replacing the Battery Replacing the Computer Cover Page Appendix Specifications Page Page Page System Setup Overview Entering System Setup Page System Setup Options NOTE: 128 NOTE: 130 Boot Sequence NOTE: Page 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 Notice (U.S. Only) FCC Class B Contacting Dell 136 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 150 NOTE: Page Page Page 154 Printers, and Projectors Page Page Glossary A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W X Z Index A B C D F H I K L R S T U V W