Dell Dimension 2010 User manual

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Dell™ Dimension™ 2010 Service Manual
Model D05M Type D05M001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Model D05M Type D05M001
July 2009 Rev. A00
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Contents 3
Contents
1 Technical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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4Contents
5 Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6 PCI and PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Removing PCI and PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing PCI and PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring Your Computer After Removing or
Installing a PCI/PCI Express Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing a Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing a Media Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing an Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing an Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8 Power Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Removing the Power Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacing the Power Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . 45
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9 Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10 Processor Fan and
Heat Sink Assembly 51
Removing the Processor Fan and
Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing the Processor Fan and
Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
12 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
13 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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14 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
15 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Changing Boot Sequence for the
Current Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots . . . . 74
Clearing Forgotten Passwords and CMOS Settings . . 75
Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Technical Overview 7
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Technical Overview
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information,
see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Inside View of Your Computer
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8Technical Overview
System Board Components
1power supply 2optical drive
3Media Card Reader 4front bezel
5hard drive 6system board
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Technical Overview 9
112 V power connector (PWR2) 2processor socket
3processor fan connector
(CPU_FAN)
4memory module connector
(DIMM1)
5memory module connector
(DIMM2)
6main power connector (PWR1)
7SATA connector (SATA_3) 8SATA connector (SATA_1)
9media card reader connector
(F_USB2)
10 front panel USB connector
(F_USB1)
11 USB power connector
(USB_PWR1)
12 power switch module connector
(FP1)
13 front panel audio (F_AUDIO) 14 PCI card slot (PCI2)
15 battery socket (BAT) 16 PCI-Express x16 card slot
(PCI-E1_16X)
17 CMOS reset jumper
(CLR_CMOS)
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10 Technical Overview
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