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MAN US E3400 SYS GDE R0 04/00
Contents
Page
Preface
4 Replacing and Adding System Components
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Managing Your System
Cleaning Your System
Troubleshooting
Safety, Regulatory, and Notices
Specifications
Index
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Preface
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System1 Features
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Audio-out
port
CD drive
CD eject button
CD volume control
Power LED
Reset button
Right panel release button
AGP video card connector (optional)
Kensington lock slot
Keyboard port
Mouse port
Parallel port
Power Connector
RJ-45LAN connector (LAN card) connects a network cable
Serial ports
USB ports
Video port
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Front
Back
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System Setup
To start the system:
Understanding the Power-On Self-Test
Setting up the operating system
To complete the operating system setup:
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Case Access
To avoid static electricity discharge:
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Removing the side panels
To remove the right panel:
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To remove the left panel:
Replacing the side panels
To replace the left panel:
To replace the right panel:
Replacing and
Adding System
Components
Preparing to replace or add a drive
The drive cage
Releasing the drive cage
To release the drive cage:
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Reinserting the drive cage
To reinsert the drive cage:
3.5-inchdiskette or CD drives
Replacing the diskette drive
To replace a 3.5-inchdiskette drive:
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Replacing the CD drive
To replace the CD drive:
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Adding a second 5.25-inchdevice
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Hard drive
Replacing the hard drive
To replace the 3.5-inchhard drive:
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Adding an additional hard drive
To add an additional hard drive:
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To install or replace DIMMs:
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To add a PCI expansion card:
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To replace the AGP card:
To replace the battery:
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To replace the power supply:
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To remove the system board tray assembly:
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To replace the system board:
To replace the system board tray assembly:
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To remove the heat sink:
To remove the processor:
To install the new processor:
To replace the heat sink:
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Using the BIOS
Setup Utility
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Recovery mode
To recover the BIOS:
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Managing Your
System
Surge suppressors
Line conditioners
Uninterruptible power supplies
Hard drive maintenance utilities
Checking for bad sectors and other disk problems
Using a disk defragmenter to improve efficiency
Hard drive management practices
Checking hard drive space
To check hard drive space:
Backing up files
Deleting unneeded files
To delete .tmp files:
Deleting temporary Internet files
Emptying the Recycle Bin
To decrease the size of the Recycle Bin:
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Protecting against viruses
To remove a virus:
Checking system health with LANDesk
To install LANDesk Client Manager:
Creating a startup diskette
Keeping a record of system configuration
Using your System Restoration CD
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Cleaning Your
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Troubleshooting
Verifying your configuration
Troubleshooting guidelines
An audio CD produces no sound
The CD drive is not recognized by the system
Start |
Settings | Control Panel), double-click Add
New Hardware
Advanced | IDE Configuration menu, set the
IDE Controller to Both and the Secondary
The SCSI drive is not recognized by the system
The IDE drive is not recognized by the system
Memory errors were detected during system start up
A new processor is not recognized by the system
The modem is not recognized by the system
A SCSI device is not recognized by the system
The diskette drive is not recognized by the system
The diskette drive will not read, write, or format
The diskette drive LED illuminates continuously
An adapter card is not recognized by the system
The printer will not turn on
The printer is turned on but will not print
The printer prints garbled text
The system will not start up
The system is non-responsive
The keyboard does not work
The mouse does not work
The system is running but there is no display
The text on the display is dim or difficult to read
The color monitor displays everything in black and white
The displayed characters are garbled
The video is distorted
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Error Message
Solutions
exit
Command.com file
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Safety
Regulatory, and
Notices
Setting up your system
Care during use
Replacement parts and accessories
American users
FCC part 68 (applicable to products fitted with USA modems)
Canadian users
European users
Japanese users
Australia and New Zealand users
External television antenna grounding
Lightning protection
Power lines
Antenna and satellite grounding
Reference Grounding component
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Trademark acknowledgments
Specifications A
