Dell Precision T5500- User Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – About Memory; Memory Modules
- Page 4 – Memory Population Rules; Single CPU configurations (6 DIMM slots on MB)
- Page 5 – About Your System Board; System Board Schematic
- Page 6 – Clearing CMOS Settings
- Page 7 – System Setup; POST Keystrokes
- Page 9 – Diagnostics; Dell Diagnostics; When to Use the Dell Diagnostics; Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive; Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
- Page 10 – Power Button Light Codes
- Page 11 – POST Diagnostic Light Patterns
- Page 12 – Beep Codes
- Page 14 – Adding and Replacing Parts
- Page 15 – Specifications
- Page 18 – Battery; Removing the Battery
- Page 20 – Cover; Removing the Cover
- Page 22 – Removing the Hard-drive Bezel
- Page 25 – Front Bezel; Removing the Front Bezel
- Page 28 – Front Fan Assembly; Removing the Front Fan Assembly
- Page 31 – Floppy Drive; Removing the Floppy Drive
- Page 32 – Hard Drives; Removing the Hard Drives
- Page 36 – Hard Drive Tray; Lifting the Hard Drive Tray
- Page 39 – Chassis Intrusion Switch; Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch
- Page 43 – Removing the I/O Data Cable
- Page 44 – Memory and Memory Shroud; Removing the Memory Shroud and Memory Modules
- Page 47 – Memory Card Reader; Removing the Memory Card Reader
- Page 48 – Optical Drive; Removing the Optical Drive
- Page 52 – Heat Sink and Processor; Removing the Heat Sink and Processor
- Page 56 – Removing the Optional Dual Processor Riser
- Page 65 – Power Supply; Removing the Power Supply
- Page 69 – System Board; Removing the System Board
- Page 76 – Expansion Cards; Removing an Expansion Card
- Page 79 – Working on Your Computer; Before Working Inside Your Computer; Recommended Tools; Turning Off Your Computer
- Page 80 – After Working Inside Your Computer
Dell Precision™ T5500 Service Manual
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Summary
About Memory Dell Precision™ T5500 Service Manual Memory Modules Supported Memory Configurations Memory Subsystem Memory Slots Memory Population Rules Your computer uses 1066 MHz and 1333Mhz DDR3 unbuffered or registered ECC SDRAM memory. DDR3 SDRAM, or double-d a t a-rate three synch...
Memory Population Rules Your computer requires DIMMs within a channel to be populated starting with the DIMMs farthest from the processor first. This means the DIMM slots 1, 2 and 3 must be populated before DIMM slots 4, 5 and 6. In addition, when populating a Quad-rank DIMM with a Single- or Dual-r...
About Your System Board Dell Precision™ T5500 Service Manual System Board Schematic Clearing Forgotten Passwords Clearing CMOS Settings System Board Schematic Clearing Forgotten Passwords 1. Remove the computer cover. 2. Locate the 4-pin password connector (PSWD) on the system board. 3. R...
