Dell Inspiron 530 Series User manual

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Dell Precision™ WorkStation 530
SERVICE MANUAL

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 potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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7 May 2001 A00

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1Before You Begin
Safety First—For You and Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
When Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2Removing and Installing Parts
Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Opening the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Closing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Interior Service Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Removing the Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacing the Drive Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front-Panel Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing Front-Panel Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Front-Panel Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Front-Panel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing the Front-Panel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing the Front-Panel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dell Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Removing the Dell Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the Dell Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Computer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
System Memory Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Removing Memory Riser Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing Memory Riser Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Disk Drives and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Installing a CD, Zip, or Other Externally Accessible Drive . . . 57
Installing a Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
EIDE Device Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SCSI Device Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Expansion-Card Airflow Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Removing the Expansion-Card Airflow Shroud . . . . . . . . . 79
Replacing the Expansion-Card Airflow Shroud . . . . . . . . . 80
Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Expansion-Card Cooling Fan and Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Removing an Expansion-Card Cooling Fan and Guide . . . . . 89
Replacing an Expansion-Card Cooling Fan and Guide . . . . . 90
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Removing the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Replacing the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Removing the I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing the I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Removing the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Replacing the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Microprocessor Airflow Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Removing the Microprocessor Airflow Shroud . . . . . . . . . 103
Installing the Microprocessor Airflow Shroud . . . . . . . . . 104
Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Upgrading the Microprocessor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Microprocessor Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Removing the Microprocessor Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . 113
Replacing the Microprocessor Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . 114
VRM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Removing a VRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Installing a VRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Computer Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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SECTION 1
Before You Begin
Safety First—For You and Your Computer
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

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Safety First—For You and Your
Computer
Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer system
from potential damage and to ensure your own personal safety.
When Working Inside Your Computer
Before you open the computer cover, perform the following steps in the
sequence indicated.
NOTICE: Do not attempt to service the computer yourself, except as
explained in your online Dell documentation or otherwise provided to you.
Always follow installation and service instructions closely.
CAUTION: There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is
incorrectly installed. Replace the battery only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used
batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
1Turn off the computer and any peripherals.
Disconnect your computer and devices from their power sources. Also,
disconnect any telephone or network lines from the computer.
Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.
2Wear a wrist grounding strap, and clip it to an unpainted metal
surface, such as the padlock loop on the back of the chassis. If a wrist
grounding strap is not available, ground yourself by touching an
unpainted metal surface on the chassis, such as the power supply, to
discharge any static charge from your body before touching anything
inside your computer.
While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface on the
computer chassis to dissipate any static electricity that might harm
internal components. Also avoid touching components or contacts on
a card and avoid touching pins on a chip.
3Disconnect your computer and peripherals from their power sources.
Before disconnecting aperipheral device from the computer, wait 10 to
20 seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet.
Before removing a component from the system board, verify that the
standby power light on the system board has turned off. To locate this
light, see "System Board Components" or "Interior Service Label."

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Also, disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the
computer. Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.
In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate:
•When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-
relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with
locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the
locking tabs before disconnecting the cable. As you pull connectors
apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins.
Also, before you connect a cable, make sure both connectors are
correctly oriented and aligned.
•Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the
components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its
metal mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a microprocessor
chip by its edges, not by its pins.
Also see "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge." In addition, Dell
recommends that you periodically review the safety instructions in your
Setup and Quick Reference Guide.

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Protecting Against Electrostatic
Discharge
Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer. To
prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your body before you
touch any of your computer’s electronic components, such as the
microprocessor. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on
the computer chassis.
As you continue to work inside the computer, periodically touch an
unpainted metal surface to remove any static charge your body may have
accumulated.
You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD):
•When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping
carton, do not remove the component from the antistatic packing
material until you are ready to install the component in your
computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure to
discharge static electricity from your body.
•When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic
container or packaging.
•Handle all sensitive components in a static-safe area. If possible, use
antistatic floor pads and workbench pads.

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SECTION 2
Removing and
Installing Parts
Computer Cover
Interior Service Label
Inside Your Computer
System Board Components
Drive Door
Front Panel
Front-Panel Inserts
Front-Panel Button
Dell Shield
Power Supply
Computer Memory
Disk Drives and Media
Expansion-Card Airflow Shroud
Expansion Cards
Expansion-Card Cooling Fan and Guide
Control Panel
I/O Panel
Chassis Intrusion Switch

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Speaker
Microprocessor
Airflow Shroud
Microprocessor
Microprocessor
Cooling Fan
VRM
Computer Battery
System Board

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Computer Cover
• Opening the computer cover
• Closing the computer cover
Opening the Computer Cover
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First—
For You and Your Computer."
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see "System Board
Components."
1Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
2If you have installed a padlock through the padlock ring on the rear
panel, remove the padlock.
3Lay the computer on its right side.
4Open the computer cover:
aSlide the cover release latch toward the top of the computer (see
the following figure).
bRaise the back of the cover, and pivot it toward the front of the
computer.

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Opening the Computer Cover
Closing the Computer Cover
1Check all cable connections, especially those that might have come
loose during your work. Fold cables out of the way so that they do not
obstruct the computer cover.
2Ensure thatno tools or extra parts (including screws) areleft inside the
computer.
3Close the computer cover by pivoting the cover down toward the back
of the chassis and into position (see the following figure).
NOTE: As you close the cover, hold the release latch to the left, in its open
position, and then slide the release latch to the right to latch the cover to the
chassis.
padlock ring
cover release latch

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Closing the Computer Cover
4Stand the computer upright.
5If you are using a padlock to secure your computer, reinstall the
padlock.
padlock ring
cover release latch

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Interior Service Label
A service label affixed to the inside of your computer cover provides
information about working inside your computer.
Interior Service Label
interior service label

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