Dell Dimension 5100 Bedienungsanleitung

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Dell™ Dimension™ 5100

Model DCSM

FlexBay for optional

floppy drive or Media

Card Reader

hard-drive activity light

microphone connector

headphone connector

CD or DVD activity light

CD or DVD eject button

diagnostic lights

USB 2.0 connectors (2)

cover latch

release

Service Tag

power button/

power activity light

power connector

USB 2.0 connectors (5)

VGA video connector (integrated)

network

adapter

sound connectors (integrated) (5)

card slots for PCI Express x16 (1),

PCI (2), PCI Express x1 (1)

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the

problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft

Windows

operating systems are not applicable.

____________________

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

Trademarksusedinthistext:Dell,theDELLlogo,Inspiron,DellPrecision,Dimension,OptiPlex,Latitude,PowerEdge,PowerVault,PowerApp,

DellNet, and PowerConnect are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft, Windows,

and Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.

Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

Model DCSM

March 2005 P/N T8144 Rev. A00

Contents 3

Contents

Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer

Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Playing CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Copying CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to Copy a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using a Media Card Reader (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting One Monitor With a VGA Connector and One Monitor

With a DVI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting Up a Home and Office Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Hibernate Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Power Options Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Hyper-Threading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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2 Solving Problems

Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CD and DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Hard drive problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Media Card Reader Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The computer does not start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

A program crashes repeatedly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

A program is designed for an earlier Microsoft®Windows®

operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Mouse Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printer Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

No sound from speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

If the screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

If the screen is difficult to read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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3 Troubleshooting Tools

Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Identifying Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Reinstalling Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using Microsoft® Windows®XP System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

4 Removing and Installing Parts

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Front View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

DDR2 Memory Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Removing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

PCI Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

PCI Express Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Drive Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing the Drive Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing the Drive-Panel Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Replacing the Drive-Panel Insert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Replacing the Drive Panel.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

IDE Drive Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Connecting Drive Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Drive Interface Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Power Cable Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Installing a Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Adding a Second Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Removing a Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Installing a Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Removing a Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Installing a Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

CD/DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Removing a CD/DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Installing a CD/DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

5 Appendix

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Entering System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Clearing CMOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . 116

Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . 117

FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

FCC Identification Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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Finding Information 9

Finding Information

NOTE: Additional documentation may be included with your computer, depending on your country.

What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

• Warranty information

• Safety instructions

• Regulatory information

• Ergonomics information

• End User License Agreement

Dell™ Product Information Guide

• How to set up my computer

Setup Diagram

10 Finding Information

www.dell.com | support.dell.com

• Service Tag and Express Service Code

• Microsoft Windows License Label

Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License

These labels are located on your computer.

• Use the Service Tag to

identify your computer

when you use

support.dell.com

contact technical

support.

• Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when

contacting technical support. The Express Service Code

is not available in all countries.

• Latest drivers for my computer

• Answers to technical service and support questions

• Online discussions with other users and technical

support

• Documentation for my computer

• Desktop System Software (DSS)— If you reinstall the

operating system for your computer, you should also

reinstall the DSS utility. DSS provides critical updates

for your operating system and support for Dell™

3.5-inch USB floppy drives, Intel

Pentium

processors, optical drives, and USB devices. DSS is

necessary for correct operation of your Dell computer.

The software automatically detects your computer and

operating system and installs the updates appropriate

for your configuration.

To download Desktop System Software:

Go to

support.dell.com

and click

Downloads

Enter your Service Tag or product model.

In the

Download Category

drop-down menu, click

All

Select the operating system and operating system

language for your computer, and click

Submit.

Under

Select a Device

, scroll to

System and

Configuration Utilities

, and click

Dell Desktop System

Software

Dell Support Website — support.dell.com

NOTE: Select your region to view the appropriate support

site.

The Dell Support website provides several online tools,

including:

• Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles

from technicians, and online courses

• Community — Online discussion with other Dell

customers

• Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such

as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system

• Customer Care — Contact information, order status,

warranty, and repair information

• Downloads — Drivers, patches, and software updates

• Reference — Computer documentation, product

specifications, and white papers

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