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vii :KHQ:RUNLQJ,QVLGH<RXU&RPSXWHU Before you remove the computer cover, perform the following steps in the sequence indicated. &$87,21'RQRWDWWHPSWWRVHUYLFHWKHFRPSXWHUV\VWHP\RXUVHOIH[FHSW DVH[SODLQHGLQWKLVJXLGHDQGHOVHZKHUHLQ'HOOGRFXPHQWDWLRQ$OZD\V IROORZLQVWDOODWLRQDQGVHUYLFHLQVWUXFWLRQVFO...

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ix The following caution may appear throughout this document to remind you of these precautions: &$87,216HH´3URWHFWLQJ$JDLQVW(OHFWURVWDWLF'LVFKDUJHµLQWKHVDIHW\ LQVWUXFWLRQVDWWKHIURQWRIWKLVJXLGH

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xi 3UHIDFH $ERXW7KLV*XLGH This guide is intended for anyone who uses a Dell OptiPlex GX1 or GX1p mini tower Managed PC system. It can be used by both first-time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their computers. Th...

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xii Appendix D, “Warranties and Return Policy,” describes the warranty for your Dell system and the “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy. :DUUDQW\DQG5HWXUQ3ROLF\,QIRUPDWLRQ Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to n...

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xiii 1RWDWLRQDO&RQYHQWLRQV The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document. :DUQLQJV&DXWLRQV1RWHV Throughout this guide, there may be blocks of text printed in bold t ype or in italic type. These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as f...

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xiv Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font. Example: del c:\myfile.doc Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be a system message, for exa...

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xv &RQWHQWV &KDSWHU ,QWURGXFWLRQ System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Software Features . . ....

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xvi Reserved Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 CPU Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Num Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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xvii &KDSWHU 8VLQJWKH,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 About the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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xviii Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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xix $SSHQGL[% ,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ 0HVVDJHV % ICU Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Configuration Manager Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 $SSHQGL[& 5HJXO...

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xx Figure 2-2. Sample Device List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Figure 3-1. ICU Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Figure 3-2. Add Network Card Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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xxi Figure 7-12. Inserting the Drive Bracket in the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Figure 7-13. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Figure 7-14. Internal SCSI Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Page 21 - Introduction

Introduction 1-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ Dell ® OptiPlex ® GX1 and GX1p mini tower Managed PC systems are high-speed, expandable personal computers designed around the Intel ® Pentium ® II microproces- sor. Each computer system uses a high-performance Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) d...

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Introduction 1-3 synchronous graphics r andom-access memory (SGRAM) video memory; the Dell OptiPlex GX1p comes with 8 MB of SGRAM video memor y. Maximum resolu-tions are 1600 x 1200 with 65,536 colors noninterlaced and 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768 with true-colors noninterlaced. In 80 0 x 60 0 and 640...

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Introduction 1-5 Net work device drivers for several network operating systems. These drivers are described in Chapter 4, “Using Integrated Devices.” Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, which enables the management of your computer system’s software and hardware. DMI defines the software...

Page 27 - Asset Management features of the Dell OpenManage include:

Introduction 1-7 A System Properties window that enables network administrators to view, set, or disable cert ain hardware configuration settings for the local and remote systems in a Dell DMI net work. Support for the Microsoft System Management Server (SMS), which allows the exporting of one o...

Page 29 - DVVZRUGV; security cable slot

Introduction 1-9 6HFXULW\&DEOH6OR WDQG3DGORFN5LQJ On the back of the computer are a security cable slot and padlock ring (see Figure 1-2) for attaching commercially available antitheft devices. Security cables for personal computers usually include a segment of galvanized cable with an attached ...

Page 30 - TM

1-10 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 8VLQJWKH3RZHU6ZLWFK If the system does not turn off when the power switch is pressed, the system may be hung . Press and hold the power switch until the system turns off completely (this pro-cess may take ...

Page 35 - Using the System Setup Program; You can use the System Setup program as follows:

Using the System Setup Program 2-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJWKH6\VWHP6HWXS3URJUDP Each time you turn on your computer system or press the reset button, the system compares the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-a...

Page 41 - The Reserved Memor y option has the following options:

Using the System Setup Program 2-7 card (the base memor y below the 15-MB address comes from the dual in-line mem-or y modules [DIMMs] on the system board). The Reserved Memor y option has the following options: None (the default option) 512K - 640K 15M - 16M &386SHHG CPU Speed indicates t...

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Using the System Setup Program 2-9 3DVVZRUG6WDWXV When Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up. To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and t...

Page 45 - NOTE: Non-Plug and Play devices appear in this list as

Using the System Setup Program 2-11 NOTE: Non-Plug and Play devices appear in this list as Adapters without ID support . When determining the order of devices to boot from, the system first considers the order of the devices listed under the Device Controller Priority option, then the order of devic...

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2-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 6HWXS3DVVZRUG Setup Password lets you restrict access to your computer’s System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password fea-ture. The options are: N...

Page 47 - By setting Power Management to

Using the System Setup Program 2-13 NOTE: The power management feature monitors activity of a mouse connected to the Personal System/2 (PS/2)-compatible mouse port. By setting Power Management to Maximum, Regular, or Minimum, you can set pre- defined time-out periods (see Table 2-3) for the two succ...

Page 49 - you may not be able to use them both at the same time

Using the System Setup Program 2-15 NOTES: When t wo COM ports share an IRQ setting, you can use either port as nec-essar y, but you may not be able to use them both at the same time . If the second port (COM3 or COM4) is also in use, the built-in port is turned off. If you are using the Microsoft W...

Page 50 - SHDNHU; Ser vice Tag

2-16 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide W ith Auto (the default option) selected, the system turns off the built-in diskette drive controller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. W ith Write Protect sel...

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Using the System Setup Program 2-17 Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system password protection. You can assign a system password, as described in the next subsection, “Assigning ...

Page 53 - Number of unsuccessful password a ttempts: 3

Using the System Setup Program 2-19 If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the following message appears on the screen: ** Incorrect password. ** Enter password: If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again, the same message appears on the screen. The third and subseq...

Page 54 - VLQJWKH6HWXS3DVVZRUG)HDWXUH; forget a setup password, you need to remove the computer cover to; $VVLJQLQJD6HWXS3DVVZRUG; NOTES: The setup password can be the same as the system password.

2-20 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 7RDVVLJQDQHZSDVVZRUGIROORZWKHSURFHGXUHLQ´$VVLJQLQJD6\VWHP 3DVVZRUGµIRXQGHDUOLHULQWKLVVHFWLRQ 8VLQJWKH6HWXS3DVVZRUG)HDWXUH Your Dell system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled. If s...

Page 55 - The setting changes to Not Enabled.

Using the System Setup Program 2-21 If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System Setup screens—with the following exceptions: You can still modify the Date, Time, CPU Speed, Num Lock, and Speaker options. If System Password is not ...

Page 56 - HVSRQGLQJWR(UURU0HVVDJHV; Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide instead, refer to the

2-22 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HFRQQHFW\RXUFRPSXWHUDQGSHULSKHUDOVWRWKHLUSRZHUVRXUFHVDQG WKHQWXUQWKHPRQ Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plug removed erases the existing password(s). (QWHUWKH6\VWHP6HWXSSURJUDPDQGYHULI\WKDWWKHSDV...

Page 57 - Using the ISA Configuration Utility

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJWKH,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ The ISA Configuration Utilit y (ICU) is used by the system to track what expansion cards are inst alled and what resources are used. W ith this information, the system automatically configures Plug and Play...

Page 61 - You can access online help in the ICU in four ways:

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-5 6WDUWLQJWKH,&8 After you have completed the procedures in “Preparing to Use the ICU” found earlier in this chapter, insert the backup copy of the ICU diskette into drive A. Then either turn on your system or reboot it by pressing the reset button. $FFHVVLQ...

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Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-7 ,I\RXZDQWWKH,&8WRVHOHFWWKHUHVRXUFHVIRUWKHFDUGFOLFN2.2WKHU ZLVHVNLSWRVWHS The ICU uses the default resources set by the card manufacturer whenever pos-sible. If the ICU cannot find a resource that is valid for the card and available in the system, the utili...

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Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-9 &OLFN2.LQWKH&RQILJXUDWLRQ6HWWLQJVGLDORJER[ZKHQ\RXKDYHILQ LVKHGVHOHFWLQJUHVRXUFHVIRUWKHIXQFWLRQ NOTE: After modifying the system configuration, you must turn off the system to inst all, remove, or change jumper settings on the non-Plug and Play ISA expa...

Page 67 - locking a card. You should lock a card

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-11 NOTE: After modifying the system configuration, you must turn the system off to inst all, remove, or change jumper settings on the non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards to match the settings you selected in the ICU. 0RGLI\LQJD&DUG Modifying a card allows ...

Page 69 - The ICU requests verification that you want to remove the card.; LHZLQJ5HVRXUFHV; The ICU displays all resources currently used by your system.

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-13 Use the following procedure to remove a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card from your computer: 6WDUWWKH,&8DVGHVFULEHGLQ´6WDUWLQJWKH,&8µIRXQGHDUOLHULQWKLV FKDSWHU 6HOHFWWKHFDUGIURPWKHFXUUHQWV\VWHPFRQILJXUDWLRQOLVWLQWKH,&8 ZLQGRZ 6HOHFW5HPRYH&...

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Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-15 NOTE: The locking feature of the ICU is valid only for Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards. /RFNLQJDQG8QORFNLQJ$OO5HVRXUFHV To lock or unlock all the resources and configurations for a Plug and Play or PCI expan-sion card, perform the following steps: ,ILWL...

Page 73 - Using Integrated Devices; Video controller

Using Integrated Devices 4-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJ,QWHJUDWHG'HYLFHV This chapter describes the configuration software provided with your system for the following integrated devices: Video controller Audio controller Optional net work interface controller (NIC) See the corresponding section i...

Page 75 - System User ’s Guide.; m icrophone jack

Using Integrated Devices 4-3 $XGLR&RQWUROOHU Your system has a Cr ystal CS4236B audio controller. If your system came with a Dell-inst alled operating system, the audio drivers for that operating system are installed on your hard-disk drive. For information on reinst alling audio drivers, reconf...

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4-4 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 1HWZRUN&DEOH5HTXLUHPHQWV Your computer’s NIC connector (an RJ45 connector located on the back panel) is designed for attaching an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable. Press one end of the UTP c...

Page 77 - Microsoft W indows NT

Using Integrated Devices 4-5 &RQILJXULQJWKH1,& This subsection provides instructions for configuring or reconfiguring the computer ’s integrated NIC under the following operating systems: Microsoft W indows NT Microsoft W indows 95 or W indows 98 Microsoft W indows for Workgroups ™ M...

Page 79 - The Select OEM Option dialog box appears.

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Page 81 - GULYHU; If the Install Driver dialog box appears and prompts you for the

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Page 83 - Working Inside Your Computer; Read this section carefully, because the information is not

Working Inside Your Computer 5-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 :RUNLQJ,QVLGH<RXU&RPSXWHU Your Dell computer system supports a variety of internal options that expand system capabilities. This chapter prepares you to inst all options inside the computer. It describes how to remove and replace the computer...

Page 84 - Use the following procedure to remove the computer cover:

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Page 86 - release button

5-4 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH&RPSXWHU&RYHU 5HSODFLQJWKH&RPSXWHU&RYHU Use the following procedure to replace the computer cover: &KHFNDOOFDEOHFRQQHFWLRQVHVSHFLDOO\WKRVHWKDWPLJKWKDYHFRPH ORRVHGXULQJ\R...

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Working Inside Your Computer 5-7 To change a jumper setting , pull the plug off its pin(s) and carefully fit it down onto the pin(s) indicated. &$87,210DNHVXUH\RXUV\VWHPLVWXUQHGRIIEHIRUH\RXFKDQJHDMXPSHU VHWWLQJ2WKHUZLVHGDPDJHWR\RXUV\VWHPRUXQSUHGLFWDEOHUHVXOWVP D\ RFFXU A jumper is referred to as...

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5-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HPRYLQJDQG5HSODFLQJWKH([SDQVLRQ &DUG&DJH Your Dell computer has a removable expansion-card cage, which greatly simplifies many installation procedures by allowing you to remove the riser board and...

Page 95 - Use the following procedure to replace the expansion-card cage:; tabs

Working Inside Your Computer 5-13 )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH([SDQVLRQ&DUG&DJH 6OLGHWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUGFDJHRXWRIWKHFKDVVLV /LIWWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUGFDJHXSDQGDZD\IURPWKHFKDVVLV 5HSODFLQJWKH([SDQVLRQ&DUG&DJH Use the following procedure to replace the expansion-card cage: :LWKWKHVHFXULQJOHYHULQLWVH[WHQGH...

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5-14 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5RWDWLQJWKH3RZHU6XSSO\$ZD\)URPWKH 6\VWHP%RDUG To access some components on the system board, you may have to rotate the system power supply out of the way. Use the following procedure to rotate the power s...

Page 97 - Installing System Board Options; This chapter describes how to inst all the following options:

Installing System Board Options 6-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 ,QVWDOOLQJ6\VWHP%RDUG2SWLRQV This chapter describes how to inst all the following options: Industr y-Standard Architecture (ISA) and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards System memor y Video memor y (OptiPlex GX1 only) ...

Page 98 - system board jumpers; front of computer

6-2 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide )LJXUH6\VWHP%RDUG)HDWXUHV ([SDQVLRQ&DUGV Expansion cards are installed on the computer ’s riser board (see Figure 6-3). The riser board plugs into the RISER connector on the system board (see Figure 6-1...

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Page 101 - :KHQWKHFDUGLVILUPO\VHDWHGLQWKHFRQQHFWRUDQGWKHFDUGPRXQWLQJ; filler bracket

Installing System Board Options 6-5 )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH)LOOHU%UDFNHW ,QVWDOOWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUG Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector on the riser board. Gently rock the card into the connector until the card is fully seated (see Figure 6-5). )LJXUH,QVWDOOLQJDQ([SDQVLRQ&...

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Page 104 - HUIRUPLQJD0HPRU\8SJUDGH; Follow this procedure to perform a memory upgrade:

6-8 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide Table 6-1 lists sample memor y configurations and shows valid DIMM combinations and socket placements for each configuration. . 3HUIRUPLQJD0HPRU\8SJUDGH Follow this procedure to perform a memory upgrade: &a...

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Installing System Board Options 6-9 ,QVWDOORUUHSODFH',00VDVQHFHVVDU\WRUHDFKWKHGHVLUHGPHPRU\ WRWDO Follow the instructions in “Installing a DIMM” or Removing a DIMM,” as appro-priate, found later in this section. 5RWDWHWKHSRZHUVXSSO\EDFNLQWRWKHFRPSXWHUFKDVVLV 5HSODFHWKHFRPSXWHUFRYHUUHFRQQHFW\RXUFRPSX...

Page 107 - To upgrade the video memor y, perform the following steps:; notch

Installing System Board Options 6-11 $GGLQJ9LGHR0HPRU\2SWL3OH[*; 2QO\ You can upgrade video memory on an OptiPlex GX1 from 4 to 8 MB by inst alling a video-memor y upgrade module (OptiPlex GX1p systems come with 8 MB of video memor y). Upgrading the video memory increases video performance and allow...

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6-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HSODFHWKHFRPSXWHUFRYHUUHFRQQHFW\RXUFRPSXWHUDQGSHULSKHUDOV WRWKHLUSRZHUVRXUFHVDQGWXUQWKHPRQ NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to ...

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Installing System Board Options 6-15 or Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility To determine whether the battery needs replacing , reenter the time and date through the System Setup program (not through the MS-DOS time and date commands) and exit the program properly to save the i...

Page 112 - battery

6-16 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide The batter y (see Figure 6-1) is mounted in a socket labeled “BATTERY,” in the front-right corner of the system board (as you face the front of the system). Pr y the battery out of its socket with your fin...

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Page 115 - Installing Drives; NOTE: In all of the following procedures,; left; and; right; refer to your left and right as; front

Installing Drives 7-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 ,QVWDOOLQJ'ULYHV Your Dell computer has six drive bays for installing the following types of drives (see Figure 7-1): The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer consist of one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedicated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive)...

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Installing Drives 7-3 )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH)URQW%H]HO While pressing the t ab release, tilt the bezel away from the chassis, disengage the t wo retaining hooks at the bottom of the bezel, and carefully pull the bezel away from the chassis. To replace the bezel, fit the two ret aining hooks on the bezel ...

Page 118 - DC power cable

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Page 120 - A CD-ROM or tape drive that uses its own controller card

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Installing Drives 7-7 NOTE: For easier access inside the chassis, you may want to rotate the power supply out of the way temporarily. To do so, see “Rot ating the Power Supply Away From the System Board” in Chapter 5. )LJXUH5HPRYLQJD'ULYH If a drive is already installed in the bay and you are replac...

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Installing Drives 7-11 1-inch (lower) drive bay labeled “HD1”; a second drive is installed in the 1.6-inch bay labeled “HD2.” (,'('ULYH$GGUHVVLQJ All EIDE devices should be configured for the Cable Select jumper position, which assigns master and slave st atus to devices by their position on the int...

Page 126 - sliding tab

7-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HPRYHWKHGULYHEUDFNHWIURPWKHFKDVVLV If a hard-disk drive is already installed in the drive bracket, disconnect the DC power cable and EIDE cable from the drive. Remove the screw securing the hard-disk driv...

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Page 128 - EIDE cable

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Page 130 - no; devices be attached to the cable in order by ID number.

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Page 137 - Externally accessible:

Technical Specifications A-3 'ULYHV Externally accessible bays . . . . . . . . . . . . three 5.25-inch bays for diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drives; one 3.5-inch bay for a dis-kette drive Internally accessible bays . . . . . . . . . . . . t wo 3.5-inch bays: one for a 1-inch-high hard-disk drive and on...

Page 139 - options inst alled

Technical Specifications A-5 3K\VLFDO Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.4 cm (17.5 inches) W idth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 cm (8.1 inches) Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.7 cm (17.2 inches) Weight . . ...

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ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; % ,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ 0HVVDJHV The ISA Configuration Utilit y (ICU) and its Configuration Manager are capable of iden-tifying problems and alerting you to them. Both utilities can alert you to problems with card configuration as well as ...

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ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-3 This device is unconfigurable because of a resource conflict with card card_name. The con-flicting resource is resource_name. To fix, reconfigure the conflicting card. The selected card is un -configurable because one of its resources is already being used by a...

Page 145 - ISA Configuration Utility Diskette that

ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-5 The configuration (.cfg) file used by the ICU for this card is now invalid or does not exist. Do you wish to load the file? No configuration (.cfg) file exists for the card being modified. Do you want to load one? This message appears when you try to add a list...

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B-6 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide &RQILJXUDWLRQ0DQDJHU0HVVDJHV The Configuration Manager for the ICU identifies problems following system boot and generates messages if necessar y. These messages alert you to any unsuccessful attempts t...

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ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-7 ERROR: Failed NVS write. Error= Internal Error Code. An attempt to write to NVRAM failed. Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify the integrit y of your system NVRAM. See Chapter 4, “Running the Dell Diagnostics,” in your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for in...

Page 149 - Plug and Play Card

ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-9 WARNING: Could not con-figure Plug and Play Card Name. WARNING: Could not con-figure PCI device, ID= DeviceID. Failed to configure Num- ber of Total Count Plug and Play ISA devices. Use your system’s configura-tion utility to resolve conflicts. Press any key to...

Page 151 - Regulator y Notices; Reorient the receiving antenna.

Regulator y Notices C-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; & 5HJXODWRU\1RWLFHV Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is any signal or emission, radiated in free space or conducted along power or signal leads, that endangers the functioning of a radio navi-gation or other safet y service or seriously degrades, obstruc...

Page 153 - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance D-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; ' :DUUDQW\5HWXUQ3ROLF\DQG<HDU 6WDWHPHQWRI&RPSOLDQFH /LPLWHG7KUHH<HDU:DUUDQW\86DQG &DQDGD2QO\ Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new o...

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D-4 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide damage during shipment. You may return software for refund or credit only if the sealed package cont aining the diskette(s) or CD(s) is unopened. Returned products must be in as-new condition, and all of th...

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Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance D-5 6RIWZDUH Dell specifically excludes all non-Dell-developed software from this compliance st ate-ment. All soft ware run on Dell-branded hardware products should be independently verified by customers to be year 200 0-compliant. $GGLW...

Page 167 - Index

Index 1 ,QGH[ $ AC power receptacle, 5-8 accelerated graphics port. See AGP ACPI option, 2-8 AGP, 1-3 alternating current. See AC Asset Tag option, 2-16 assistance, technical, 1-13 audio controller, 4-3 audio line-in jack, 4-3 audio line-out jack, 4-3 Auto Power On option, 2-12 autoconfiguration ser...