Dell Dimension 4600- User Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – Advanced Troubleshooting; Diagnostic Lights
- Page 3 – Beep Codes
- Page 4 – System Messages
- Page 6 – Before You Begin; Getting Started; Recommended Tools
- Page 8 – Replacing the Computer Cover
- Page 9 – Removing the Computer Cover
- Page 10 – Removing and Installing Parts; PCI Cards
- Page 11 – AGP Card; Removing an AGP Card
- Page 12 – Installing an AGP Card
- Page 13 – DDR Memory Overview; Memory Installation Guidelines
- Page 14 – Front Panel
- Page 15 – Removing the Front Panel; Replacing the Front Panel
- Page 16 – Removing the Front-Panel Insert; Drives; Replacing a Hard Drive
- Page 18 – Adding or Replacing a Second Hard Drive
- Page 20 – Adding a Floppy Drive
- Page 21 – Adding a Second CD or DVD Drive
- Page 23 – Microprocessor; Removing the Microprocessor
- Page 25 – Installing the Microprocessor
- Page 26 – Fan Assembly; Removing the Fan Assembly
- Page 27 – Replacing the Fan Assembly; System Board; Removing the System Board
- Page 28 – Installing the System Board; Power Supply; Removing the Power Supply
- Page 29 – Replacing the Power Supply; Battery; Battery Overview
- Page 30 – Replacing the Battery
- Page 31 – Technical Specifications
- Page 34 – System Setup; Overview; Viewing Settings
- Page 35 – System Setup Options
- Page 37 – Boot Sequence
- Page 38 – Clearing Forgotten Passwords
- Page 40 – Technical Overview; Inside View of Your Computer
- Page 41 – Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments
Dell™ Dimension™ 4600 Series Service Manual
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Summary
Back to Contents Page Advanced Troubleshooting Dell™ Dimension™ 4600 Series Service Manual Diagnostic Lights Beep Codes System Messages Diagnostic Lights To help you troubleshoot a problem, your computer is equipped with four lights on the back panel labeled "A," "B," ...
Beep Codes Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if the monitor cannot display errors or problems. This series of beeps, called a beep code, identifies a problem. One possible beep code (code 1-3-1) consists of one beep, a burst of three beeps, and then one beep. This beep c...
System Messages 3-4-1 Screen initialization failure 3-4-2 Screen retrace failure 3-4-3 Search for video ROM failure 4-2-1 No time tick 4-2-2 Shutdown failure 4-2-3 Gate A20 failure 4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode 4-3-3 Timer-chip counter 2 failure ...
