Dell Dimension 2350 Bedienungsanleitung

Dell™Dimension™2350Series Technical Overview Controls and Lights Solving Problems Advanced Troubleshooting Technical Specifications System Setup Pr

Back to Contents Page Documentation Dell™Dimension™2350Series Finding Information for Your Computer Printed Documentation Online Documentat

Printed Documentation To save PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf) to your hard drive, right-click the document title, click Save Target As in

Viewing the Tell Me How Help File 1. Click the Start button on the Windows desktop, point to All Programs® Accessories, and then click Windows Explo

Back to Contents Page Adding and Replacing Parts Dell™Dimension™2350Series  Shutting Down the Computer 1. Save and close any open files and exi

8. Place the computer cover on a level surface. Looking Inside Your Computer Adding or Removing Cards 1. Shut down the computer through the St

5. Remove the computer cover. 6. Lay the computer on its side so that the system board is on the bottom of the inside of the computer. 7. Unscr

9. Secure the bracket on the end of the card with the screw you removed in step7. 10. Connect any cables required for the card as described in th

6. Lay the computer on its side so that the system board is on the bottom of the inside of the computer. 7. If necessary, remove a memory module:

5. Remove the computer cover. 6. Release and remove the front panel: a. Push the release lever to release the top tab. b. Reach inside the c

1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu. 2. Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached

Back to Contents Page Advanced Troubleshooting Dell™Dimension™2350Series Diagnostic Codes To help you troubleshoot a problem, your computer is e

8. Unpack the replacement hard drive. 9. Check the jumper setting on the back of the replacement drive. Ensure that the jumper setting on the

15. See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation. Floppy Drive 1. Shut

8. Connect the floppy-drive power cable to the back of the drive.  9. Connect the data cable to the back of the drive and to the floppy drive

13. Check all cable connections, and fold cables out of the way to provide airflow for the fan and cooling vents. 14. Replace the computer cove

10. Ensure that the jumper setting on the new drive is set for "cable select" (see the documentation that came with the drive for informa

5. Remove the computer cover. 6. Remove the front panel. 7. Remove the front-panel insert. 8. Ensure that the jumper setting on the new driv

1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu. 2. Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached

Installing the Microprocessor 1. Unpack the new microprocessor. If any of the pins on the microprocessor appears to be bent, see "Contactin

8. Lower the heat sink to the microprocessor so that the heat sink fits in the retention base. 9. For each of the replacement securing clips, fit

12. Lift the system board out from the computer. 13. Place the system board that you just removed next to the replacement system board. Visual

Beep Codes If the monitor cannot display errors or problems during POST, the computer might emit a series of beeps (a beep code) that identifies the p

5. Remove the computer cover. 6. Disconnect the AC power cable from the AC power connector on the back of the power supply. 7. Unplug the DC po

5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets, and then press the power button to ground the system board. 6.

Back to Contents Page Solving Problems Dell™Dimension™2350Series  Finding Help Information Battery Problems  Drive Problems Floppy drive probl

CD drive problems Problems writing to a CD-RW drive DVD drive problems Hard drive problems E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems NOTICE: Do no

Error Messages General Problems The computer stops responding A program stops responding Check the telephone line connection — Verify that the

A program crashes repeatedly A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system A solid blue screen appears Other software problems O

l Messages appear stating that the computer is not operating at maximum performance. l Errors occur and programs crash for no apparent reason. l Not

Power Problems Printer Problems l A flashing yellow network activity light indicates that data is actively being transferred on the network. l No

Scanner Problems Sound and Speaker Problems No sound from speakers No sound from headphones 5. Click Properties, and then select the Ports tab. Fo

Video and Monitor Problems If the screen is blank If the screen is difficult to read Back to Contents Page  3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Doubl

Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, perform the checks in "Solving Problems"

Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications Dell™Dimension™2350Series  Microprocessor System Information Expansion Bus Memory 

Ports and Connectors Externally accessible: Serial 9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible Parallel 25-hole connector (bidirectional) Video 15-hol

 Back to Contents Page  Maximum shock: Nonoperating (half-sine pulse) 105 G, 2 ms Nonoperating (faired-square wave) 32 G with a velocity change of

Back to Contents Page System Setup Program Dell™Dimension™2350Series Overview Each time you turn on or restart your computer, the computer compa

 Advanced Screen  Option Function Date Resets the time on the computer's internal calendar. Time Resets the time on the computer's int

Peripheral Configuration Submenu  IDE Configuration Submenu  Event Log Configuration Displays the Event Log Configuration submenu. Option Fun

IDE Primary Master Submenu  Diskette Configuration Submenu  IDE Primary Slave Identifies the second drive attached to the primary IDE interfac

Event Log Configuration Submenu  Security Screen  Power Screen Diskette Write Protect Protects a floppy disk from being written to when set to

 Boot Screen  Option Function ACPI Suspend Type Determines the ACPI suspend type. Options are S3 (default) and S1. Wake-Up by PCI Device Allows

Exit Screen  Clearing Forgotten Passwords If you forget your supervisor or setup password, you cannot operate your computer or change settings in t

2. If a problem is encountered during a test, a message displaying the error code and a description of the problem appear. Write down the error code

11. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets. 12. Disconnect the power cable from your computer, and then p

Back to Contents Page Technical Overview Dell™Dimension™2350Series Internal View System Board Connectors and Sockets Power Supply DC Connec

Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments DC Power Connector P1 DC Power Connectors P2, P3, P5, and P6 DC Power Connector P7 Pin Number Signa

DC Power Connector P8 Back to Contents Page  Pin Number Signal Name 18-AWG Wire 1 COM Black 2 COM Black 3 +12 VDC Yellow 4 +12 VDC Yellow

Back to Contents Page Controls and Lights Dell™Dimension™2350Series Front View Back View Front View  1 CD or DVD drive activity light The

Back View  Back to Contents Page  1 mouse connector Plug a standard mouse into the green mouse connector. Turn off the computer and any attached d

2. In the Control Panel window, under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3. In the Performance and Maintenance window, click Sys

5. Click Next. The Restoration Complete screen appears after System Restore finishes collecting data and then the computer restarts. 6. After the

Reinstalling Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are listed. The reinstallatio

5. Click Finish to complete the setup and remove the CD from the drive. Reinstalling Drivers and Software 1. Reinstall the appropriate drivers.