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v 6DIHW ,Q VWUX FWL R QV Use the following safet y guidelines to help protect your computer system from poten- tial damage and to ensure your o wn personal saf et y . :KHQ8 VLQJ< R X U &RPSXWH U6 VWHP As you use y our computer system, observe the follo wing saf et y guidelines.
vi Do not spill food or liquids on y our computer . If the computer gets w et, consult your Diagnostics and T roubleshooting Guide. Do not push any objects into the openings of y our computer . Doing so can cause fire or electric shoc k by shorting out interior components.
vi i :KH Q: RU N LQJ, QVLGH< R X U&R P SX WH U Before y ou remov e the computer cover , perform the f ollowing steps in the sequence indicated.
v iii 'LV F RQQ HFW R X U F RPSX WH UDQG SHULS K HUDOV I UR P W K HL US R ZHUV R XUF HV $OVR GLV FRQ QHF W DQ WHO HSKR QH RU W HOHF R PPX QL F D W L R Q OL QHV I UR P W KH FR PS X W HU Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shoc k.
ix The follo wing caution may appear throughout thi s document to remind you of these precautions: &$ 87,2 1 6 HH´ 3 URWH FW LQJ $JDLQ VW( OHFW URV WDW LF 'LVF KD UJHµ .
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xi 3U H I DF H $ ERX W 7 KLV *X LG H This guide is intended f or anyone who uses a Dell O ptiPlex GX1 or GX1p mini tow er Managed PC system. It can be used b y both first-time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the f eat ures and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their computers.
xi i Appendix D , “W arranties and R eturn P olicy ,” de scribes the w arranty for your Dell system and the “T otal Satisfaction” R eturn P olicy .
x iii 1RWDWLR QDO&R QY HQWLR Q V The follo wing subsections describe notational conv entions used in this document. :D U Q L Q J V &D X W L R Q V 1 R W H V Throughout this guide, there may be bloc ks of te xt printed in bold t ype or in italic type.
xi v Command lines consist of a command and may include one o r more of the com- mand’ s possible pa rameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font. Example: del c:myfile.doc Screen te xt is text that appears on the scr een of your monitor or display .
xv &RQW H QWV &K D S WHU , Q WUR GX F WLR Q System Features .
xv i Reserved Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 CPU Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Num Lock. . . . .
xv ii &K D S WHU 8V L Q J WKH , 6$ &RQ I L JX UD WL RQ 8W L OL W Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xv i ii Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Switches .
xi x $ SS H QG L[ % ,6$ &R Q ILJX UD WL RQ 8W LOLW 0 HVV D J HV % ICU Error Messages .
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 .
xx i 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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In tro duct io n 1 -1 &+$ 3 7(5 , Q WU R GX F WL RQ Dell ® OptiPlex ® GX1 and GX1p mini to wer Managed PC system s are high-speed, expandable personal computers designed around the Intel ® P entium ® II microproces- sor .
1 -2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide A secondar y cac he of 51 2 KB of st atic random-access memor y (SRAM) included within the single-edge contact (SEC) cartridge, whic h also cont ains the microprocessor .
In tro duct io n 1 -3 sync hronous graphic s r andom-access memory (SGRAM) video memory; the Dell OptiPlex GX1p comes with 8 MB of SGRAM video m emor y . Maximum resolu- tions are 1 600 x 1 200 with 65,5 36 colors noninterlaced and 1 280 x 1 024 and 1 024 x 7 68 w ith tr ue-colors noninterlaced.
1 -4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide An optional integrated, 1 0/1 0 0-megabit-per -second (Mbps) 3Com ® PCI 3C905B-TX Ethernet net work interface controller (NIC ).
In tro duct io n 1 -5 Net work device drivers f or sev eral network o perating systems. These driv ers are described in Chapter 4, “Using Integrated Devices.” Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, whic h enables the m anagement of your computer sy stem’ s sof tware and hardw are.
1 -6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide . )LJXU H ' HOO2 SHQ0 DQ DJH 3U R JUDP On systems r unning Windows 95, WIndo ws 98, and Windows NT 4.
In tro duct io n 1 -7 A System Properties windo w that enables network administrators to vie w, set, or disable cert ain hardware configuration set tings for the local and remote systems in a Dell DMI net work.
1 -8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide Download and install applications sof tware Update the operating system and applications as requir ed For additional i nformation about the Intel LCM, ref er to the documentation that accompanied the sof t w are.
In tro duct io n 1 -9 6 HF X U LW & DE OH 6 O R W DQG 3 D GO R F N 5L QJ On the bac k of the computer are a security cable slot and padloc k ring (see Figure 1 -2) for at tac hing commercially avail able antithef t devices.
1 -1 0 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide 8VLQJ WKH3RZHU 6 ZLWFK If the system does not t urn off when the po wer switc h is pressed, the sy stem may be hung .
In tro duct io n 1 - 1 1 Computer users can also help to reduce electricity usage and its side ef fects by turn- ing of f their computer systems when the y are not in use for extended p eriods of time—particularly at night and on week ends.
1- 12 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e The follo wing procedure describes how to install the update: ,.
In tro duct io n 1 - 13 Securing your computer Connecting external de vices Maint aining the sy stem Cont acting Dell The guide also contains a glossar y of commonly used terms and abbreviations. The Sy stem User’ s Guide is located in the Dell Accessories folder .
1- 14 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2- 1 &+$ 3 7(5 8VLQ J WK H6V WHP6 HWX S 3 UR JUD P Eac h time you t urn on your computer system or press the reset but ton, the system .
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U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2-3 8VLQJWKH6V WHP6HWX S3U R JUD P T able 2-1 lists th e key s you use to view or change inf ormation on the Sy stem Setup screens and to exit the program. 7 DEO H 6 V W H P 6 HW X S1D YLJDWLR Q.
2 -4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide )LJXU H 6VW HP6 HWX S6FU H HQV 6 VWHP6 HWXS 2S WLR QV The follo wing subsections explain in detail eac h of the options on the S ystem Set up screens.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2-5 7L PH Time resets the time on the computer’ s internal cloc k. Time is kept in a 24-hour f ormat ( hours : minutes : seconds ) . T o c hange the time, press the right-arrow k ey to increase the number in the highlighted field or press the lef t- arrow k ey to decrease the number .
2 -6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide “IDE2”). It is recommended that you use the secondar y EID E interface connector for EIDE CD-ROM and EIDE tape drives.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2-7 card (the base memor y belo w the 15-M B address comes from the dual in-line mem- or y modules [DIMMs] on the sy stem board).
2 -8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide '$&6QR RS D A C Snoop let s you correct video problems that may occur when certain video add-in cards are used. The def ault is Off .
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2-9 3DVVZRUG6WDWXV When Setup P assword is set to Enabled, P assword Stat us allows you to pre vent the system passw ord from being c hanged or disabled at system start-up.
2 -1 0 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide at tem pts to boot from these de vices . T o view the Dev ice Li st sc reen, press <Ct rl> a nd the r ight- arro w k ey .
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2 -1 1 NO TE: Non-Plug and Play devices appear in this list as Adapt ers w ithou t ID supp ort . When determining the order of devices to boot from, the sy s.
2- 12 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on Gui d e 6 HWXS3DVVZRUG Setup Passw ord lets y ou restrict access to your computer’ s S ystem Set up program in the same way that you restrict access to y our system with the system password fea- ture.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2 -1 3 NO TE: The po w er ma na ge me nt f e at u re mo ni to rs a cti vi ty of a mouse connected to the P ersonal Sy stem/2 (PS/2)-compatible mouse port.
2- 14 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on Gui d e :D N H X S 2 Q / $ 1 Wak eup On LAN determines whether the Wak eup O n LAN f eature is set to On or Of f . Y ou must reboot y our system before a c hange takes eff ect.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2 -1 5 NO TES: When t w o COM ports share an IRQ set ting, you can use either port as nec- essar y , but y ou ma y not b e able t o use them both at the same time . If the second port (COM3 or COM4) is also in use, the built-in port is t urned off .
2- 16 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on Gui d e W ith Auto ( the def ault option) selected, the system turns of f the built-in disket te drive controller whe n necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expan sion slot.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2- 1 7 Y our Dell sy stem is shipped to you without the sy stem password f eature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should operate y our system only with sy stem password protection.
2- 18 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on Gui d e As you press eac h c haracter ke y (or the spaceba r f or a blank space), a plac eholder appears in the field.
U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2 -1 9 If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the follo wing m essage appears on the screen: ** I ncorr ect p assw ord. ** Ente r pas sword : If an incorrect or incomplete syst em password is entered again, the same message appears on the screen.
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U si ng th e S y st em S et u p Pr og ra m 2 -2 1 If you do not enter the correct passw ord in three tries, the system lets you view , but not modify , the S ystem Set up screens—with the follow ing exceptions: Y ou can still modify the Date , Time, CPU Speed, Num Loc k , and Speak er opti ons.
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Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3 -1 &+$ 3 7(5 8 V LQJ W K H , 6 $ & RQ I L JX UD W LR Q 8 W LO LW The IS A Configuration Utilit y (ICU) is used b y the system to trac k what e xpansion cards are inst alled and what resources are used.
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Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3 -3 $ER X W WK H , &8 Before y our system w as shipped from Dell, a tec hnician used the ICU to enter the correct information f or the expansion cards initially installed in y our computer .
3 -4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide Af ter you hav e run the ICU f or your non-Plug and Pla y ISA expans ion .
Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3 -5 6 WDUWLQ J WK H , &8 Af ter you ha ve comple ted the procedures in “Preparing to Use the ICU” f ound earlier in this c hapter, insert the bac kup cop y of the ICU diskette into driv e A .
3 -6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide $ GGLQJ D /LV W HG & DUG NO TE: If y ou w ant to add a con.
Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3 -7 , I RX ZD Q W WK H, &8 WR VHO H FW WK H UH V RX U FH V IR UWK H F D UG FOL FN 2 . 2W K H U ZL VH VN L SWR V W HS T he ICU uses the def ault resources set by the card manuf acturer whene ver pos- sible.
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3 -1 0 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide If you are provi ding a value for the inter rupt request (IRQ) or direct memory access (DMA) resource, clic k the down arro w beneath A vailable R esources.
Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3- 1 1 NO TE: Af ter modifying the system configuration, y ou must turn the sy stem of f to inst all, remo ve, or c hange jumper set tings on the non-Plug and Pla y ISA e xpansion cards to matc h the set tings you selected in the ICU .
3- 12 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e 7 R DGG PRGL I R U UHPR Y HD UHVRX UF .
Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3- 1 3 Use the follow ing procedure to remove a non-Plug and Play ISA e xpansion card from your computer: 6 WD UW WKH , &8 DV .
3- 14 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e that card. Figure 3-1 1 shows resources that migh t be assigned to a net w ork adapter card.
Usi n g th e I SA C o nf ig ur a ti on Ut il i t y 3- 1 5 NO TE: The loc king f eature of the ICU is v alid only f or Plug and Play and PCI e xpansion cards.
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Us in g I nt eg ra t ed D e vi ce s 4 -1 &+$ 3 7(5 8VLQ J , QWHJ UDW HG' HYLFHV This c hapter describes the configuration sof tware pro vided with your sy stem for the following i.
4 -2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide programs for the driv ers and utilities needed by y our system. T o access the P rogram Disket te Maker , clic k the St art button and poi nt to Programs.
Us in g I nt eg ra t ed D evi ce s 4 - 3 $X G LR &R Q WU R OO H U Y our sy stem has a Cr ystal CS4236B audio controller . If your system came with a Dell- inst alled operating system, the audio dri vers for that operat ing sy stem a re installed on your hard-disk driv e.
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Us in g I nt eg ra t ed D evi ce s 4 - 5 &R Q I LJ X U LQJ W K H 1 , & This subsection pro vides instructions f or configuring or reconfiguring the computer ’ s integrated NIC under th.
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W or kin g In sid e Y ou r C omp ut er 5-1 &+$ 3 7(5 : R UNLQ J , QV L G H < R XU& R PSX WH U Y our Dell computer sy stem supports a variety of internal options that expan d system capabilities. This c hapter prepares y ou to inst all options inside the computer .
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W or kin g In sid e Y ou r C omp ut er 5-7 T o c hange a jumper set ting , pull the plug of f its pin(s) and carefully fit it do wn onto the pin(s) indicated.
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In sta lli ng S y st em B o ar d O p ti on s 6 -5 )LJXU H 5H PRY LQ JW KH)LOO HU%U DFNHW ,Q V WD OO WKH H[SDQV LRQFDUG Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-c ard connector on the riser board.
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In sta lli ng S y st em B o ar d O p ti on s 6 -7 NO TE: Inst alling filler brack ets ov er empt y card-slot openings is necessar y to maint ain F ederal Com munications Commission (FCC) certification of the sy stem. The brac kets also k eep dust and dirt out of your computer .
6 -8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide T able 6-1 lists sa mple memor y configurations and shows valid DIMM combinations and soc ket placement s for each config uration.
In sta lli ng S y st em B o ar d O p ti on s 6 -9 , QV W D OO RU UHS ODFH ', 0 0V DV QHF HVVDU W RU HDF KW KH GHVL UH GPHP RU WR W DO Follo w the instructions in “Installing a DIMM” or R emoving a DIMM,” as appro- priate, found later in this section.
6 -1 0 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er M an ag e d PC Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide , Q V WD OOL Q J D ' , 0 0 Use the follow ing procedure to i.
In sta lli ng S y st em B o ar d O p ti on s 6-1 1 $ GGLQJ 9 LGHR 0HPR U 2S WL3OH[ *; 2Q O Y ou can upgrade video memory on an OptiPlex GX1 from 4 to 8 MB b y inst alling a video-memor y upgrade module (OptiPle x GX1p systems come with 8 MB of video memor y) .
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6- 14 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e Fit the mo uth of the sh roud int o the alig nment sl ots on the s ides of the c oolin g f an.
In sta lli ng S y st em B o ar d O p ti on s 6 -1 5 or Stri ke th e F1 key to co ntinu e, F2 t o run the setu p uti lit y T o determine whether the bat tery needs replacing , reenter the time and date.
6- 16 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e The bat ter y (see Figure 6-1) is mounted in a sock et labeled “BA TTERY ,” in the front-right corner of the system board (as y ou face the front of the sy stem).
In sta lli ng S y st em B o ar d O p ti on s 6- 1 7 $ I W H U P LQ XW H V S OX J LQ W K H F R P SX WH U W X U QL W R Q D Q GH Q W H U .
6- 18 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e.
Ins tal lin g D r iv es 7- 1 &+$ 3 7(5 , QVW DO OL QJ ' U LYH V Y our Dell computer has six driv e bays for installing the following types of driv es (see Figure 7-1): The externally a ccessible drive bay s at the front of the computer consist of one 3.
7 -2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide )LJXU H ' ULYH /R FDW LRQ V 5H PRYLQJ DQG 5HS OD FLQ J WK H) URQ W%H]H O The bezel is secu red to the front of the c hassis by two tabs and t w o hooks.
Ins tal lin g D r iv es 7- 3 )LJXU H 5H PRY LQ JW KH) URQ W%H] H O While pressing the t ab release, tilt the bezel aw ay from the c hassis, disengage the t wo retaining hooks at the bot tom of th e bezel, an d carefully pull t he bezel a wa y from the c hassis.
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Ins tal lin g D r iv es 7- 7 NO TE: For easie r access inside the c hassis, you may w ant to rotate the power supply out of the wa y temporarily . T o do so, see “R ot ating the P o wer Supply A way F rom the S ystem B oard” in Chapter 5.
7 -8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C Sy st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide T o further ensur e proper positioning of the driv e in the c hassis, insert and tighten all four screw s in the order in whic h the holes are numbered (the holes are marked “1” through “4”).
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Instal ling D r iv es 7-1 1 1 -inc h (low er) drive ba y labeled “HD1”; a second drive is installed in the 1 .6-inc h ba y labeled “HD2.” (, '(' ULYH $GGUH VVLQJ All EIDE devi.
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Instal ling D r iv es 7 -1 5 ,QV HUW DERRW DEO H GL V NHWWH VX FKDV W KH ' HOO ' LDJQ RV W L FV ' LVNHW WH LQ W R GULY H$ .
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Instal ling D r iv es 7 -1 7 6& 6 , & D EOH D Q G 6 & 6 , 7 HUP LQ DW LR Q The type of cabling you receiv e with your SCSI de vice depends on the type of device you are installing .
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Instal ling D r iv es 7 -1 9 $W W DF K D 6& 6, F D EOHW RHDF K 6&6 , GHYLF H For additional i nstructions on connecting SCSI de vices, see “SCSI Cable and SCSI T ermination” found earlier in this sectio n.
7- 20 De l l Op ti P le x GX 1 an d GX1 p M i ni T owe r M a na ged PC Sys te m s R e fer en ce a nd I n st a lla ti on G ui d e 5 H SO D F H W KH F R P S XW HU F R Y H U 7.
T e c h nica l Sp e cific a t io n s A- 1 $3 3(1 ', ; $ 7 HFKQL FDO6S H FL I LFDWLR QV 7 DEO H $ 7 H FK QL F DO6 SH F LI LF DW LR QV 0 LF URS U RFHV VRU Microprocessor t ype .
A -2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide ( [ SD QV L RQ %X V Bus t ypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCI and ISA Bus speed . . . . . . . . . .
T e c h nica l Sp e cific a t io n s A- 3 'ULYH V Externally accessible bay s . . . . . . . . . . . . three 5.25-inc h bays f or disket te, tape, or CD-ROM drives; one 3.5-inc h ba y for a dis- ket te drive Internally accessible bay s . . . . . .
A -4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide 9L G HR Video type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A TI 3D Rage P ro A GP 2X controller Video memor y. . . .
T e c h nica l Sp e cific a t io n s A- 5 3K VLFDO Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.4 c m (1 7 .5 inc hes) W idth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 cm (8.1 inc hes) Depth . . . . . . . . . . . .
A -6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide.
IS A C onfi g ura tion U t ility M e s sag e s B - 1 $3 3(1 ', ; % ,6 $ &RQ IL JX UD WLR Q 8WLO LW 0H VV DJ HV The IS A Configuration Utilit y (ICU) and its Co nfiguration Manager are capable of iden- tifying problems and alerting you to them.
B -2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide 7 DE OH% & RQ ILJX UDWLR Q8W LO LW 0 H VVD JH.
IS A C onfi g ura tion U t ility M e s sag e s B -3 Th is d evice is un conf igura ble be caus e of a re sour ce co nflic t wi th c ard ca rd_n ame . The co n- fl icti ng re sourc e is res ource _name .
B -4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide Th e IC U det ects a re sour ce co nflic t be twee n thi s car d an d co nfli cting _card . Th e co nflic ting re sour ce wa s: re sour ce .
IS A C onfi g ura tion U t ility M e s sag e s B -5 Th e co nfigu ratio n (. cfg) file used by th e IC U for this ca rd is now i nval id or doe s n ot e xist. Do yo u w ish to load th e fi le? No con figur ation (. cfg) fil e ex ists fo r th e c ard being mo difi ed.
B -6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide &R QILJXU DWLR Q0DQDJHU 0 HV V DJHV The Configuration Manager f or the ICU identifies p roblems f ollowing system boot and generates messages if necessar y .
IS A C onfi g ura tion U t ility M e s sag e s B -7 ER ROR: Fail ed NV S wr ite. Er ror= Inter nal E rror Co de . An at tempt to write to NVRAM failed.
B -8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide WA RNIN G: Co uld n ot c on- fi gure Plug and Play Card Na me . WA RNIN G: Co uld n ot c on- fi gure PCI devic e, ID = Dev iceID .
IS A C onfi g ura tion U t ility M e s sag e s B -9 WA RNIN G: Co uld n ot c on- fi gure Plug and Play Card Na me . WA RNIN G: Co uld n ot c on- fi gure PCI devic e, ID = Dev iceID . Fa iled to c onfig ure Num- be r of Tota l Cou nt P lug an d Pl ay IS A dev ices.
B -1 0 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide.
R egula to r y No tic es C- 1 $3 3(1 ', ; & 5H JX OD W RU 1 RW LF H V Electromagnetic Interf erence (EMI) is any signal or emission, radiat ed in free space or conducted along pow er or.
C -2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide Information T ec hnolog y Equipment (ITE), including peripherals , expansi.
R egula tor y No tic es C-3 &OD V V $ This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class A dig- it al de vice pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interf erence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
C -4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide A statement in the form of “IC Class A ICES-3” or “IC Class B ICES-3” wi ll be located on one of these labels .
R egula tor y No tic es C-5 (1 &RPS OLDQFH &]HFK5 HSXE OLF 2Q O 9 &&,1RWLF H -DSD Q2QO Most Dell computer systems are classified b y the V oluntar y Control Council f or Inter- ference (V CCI) as Class B information tec hnology equipment (I TE).
C -6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide )LJXU H & 9 &&,&ODV V$,7( 5H.
R egula tor y No tic es C-7 & ODV V$'HYLFH Please note that this device has been appro ved for business purposes with regard to electromagnetic interf erence. If you find that this de vice is not suit able f or your use, you may e xc hange it f or a nonbusiness device .
C -8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Min i T o wer Man ag e d P C S y st ems R ef e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide 3 R OLV K&H QWHUIRU7 HV WLQJDQ G&HUWLILFDWLRQ 1RWLFH The equipment should dra w power from a soc ket with an at tac hed protection circuit (a three-prong soc ket).
R egula tor y No tic es C-9 4ZTUFNLPNQVUFSPXZQPXJOJFO[OBKEPXBÀTJÄ[EBMBPEHS[FKOJLÍXJySÍEF DJFQB1POBEUPOJFOBMFZCMPLPXBÀPUXPSÍX.
C -1 0 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide , Q I RU PDF Ly Q SDU D 120 ~Q LF DP HQ WH SDU D 0p[.
Wa rr an ty , R e tu rn P o li c y , a nd Y e a r 2000 S tate men t of C om p li a nce D - 1 $3 3(1 ', ; ' :D UU D Q W 5HW XU Q 3R OL F DQ G < H D U .
D -2 D ell Opt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o wer M an ag e d P C S y st ems Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide Authorization Number . Y ou must ship the products bac k to Dell in their original o r equivalent pac kaging , prepay shipping c harges, and insure the shipment or accept the risk of loss or damage during shipment.
Wa rr an ty , R e tu rn P o li c y , a nd Y e a r 2000 S tate men t of C om p li a nce D - 3 DELL ’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDW ARE IS LIMITED T O REP AIR AND REPLA CEMENT AS SE T FORTH IN THIS W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT .
D -4 D ell Opt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o wer M an ag e d P C S y st ems Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide damage during shipment. Y ou ma y return sof tware f or refund or credit only if the sealed pac kage cont aining the disk et te(s) or CD(s) is unopened.
Wa rr an ty , R e tu rn P o li c y , a nd Y e a r 2000 S tate men t of C om p li a nce D - 5 6RIW Z DUH Dell specifically ex cludes all non-Dell-develop ed softwa re from this compliance st ate- ment. All sof t w are run on Dell-branded hardw are products should be independently verified by cus tomers to be year 200 0-compliant.
D -6 D ell Opt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o wer M an ag e d P C S y st ems Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n G u ide.
In dex 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 serial ports, 2-14 % basic input/output system.
2 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide EIDE interface, 6-2 expansion-card, 6-4 hard-disk drive LED, 6-4 header, 7-5.
In dex 3 ( ECC, 1-2 EDO, 1-2 EIDE hard-disk drives addressing, 7-11 disabling the built-in interface, 2-15 formatting, 7-15 installing, 7-10 interface connectors, 6-2 partitioning, 7-15 electrostatic discharge. See ESD enhanced integrated drive electronics.
4 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide ICU configuration files, 3-3 key functions, 3-5 listed cards, 3-6, 3-11, 3-1.
In dex 5 screens, 2-2 ICU, B-1 invalid configuration information, 2-1, 6-9 prompt to enter the System Setup program, 2-1 responding to error messages, 2-22 microphone jack, 4-3, 5-8, 6-2 microprocesso.
6 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide button, 1-10 cables for drives, 7-4 power input connectors, 6-2 Power Manage.
In dex 7 features, 1-2, 6-2 system configuration information, 2-1 system data options, 2-16 System Memory option, 2-16 system password about, 2-16, 2-20 assigning, 2-17 changing or deleting an existin.
8 D ell O pt iPl ex G X 1 a nd G X 1p Mi n i T o w er Man ag e d P C S y st em s Ref e re nc e an d Ins tal lat io n Gu ide warranty information, xii, D-1 Windows 95 DirectX and video drivers, 4-1 network driver, 4-7 reinstalling, 1-11 Windows 98 NIC driver, 4-7 Windows for Workgroups NIC driver, 4-8 Windows NT 3.
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