Dell OptiPlex 330 User manual

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Dell™ OptiPlex™ 330
Quick Reference Guide
Model DCSM and DCNE

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.
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Model DCSM and DCNE
September 2007 P/N KP289 Rev. A00

Contents 3
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . 10
Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure . . . . . 13
Setting Up a Home and Office Network . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . 15
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Moving Information to a New Computer . . . . . . . . 19
Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4Contents
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mini Tower Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Clearing CMOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Quick Reference Guide 5
Finding Information
NOTE: Some features or media may be optional and may not ship with your
computer. Some features or media may not be available in certain countries.
NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
• A diagnostic program for my
computer
• Drivers for my computer
• Desktop System Software (DSS)
Drivers and Utilities Media
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media may be
optional and may not ship with your computer.
Drivers are already installed on your
computer. You can use the media to reinstall
drivers (see the online User’s Guide), to run
the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics"
on page 48).
Readme files may be included on your media
to provide last-minute updates about
technical changes to your computer or
advanced technical-reference material for
technicians or experienced users.
NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates can
be found at support.dell.com.