Dell XPS 630i User manual

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Dell™ XPS™ 630i Owner’s Manual
Model DCDR01
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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.
____________________
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
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license;Intelisa registeredtrademarkandCoreisatrademarkofIntelCorporation;Microsoft,Windows,
Windows Vista,and Windows Vista start button logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of the
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and/or other countries.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming
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trade names other than its own.
Model DCDR01
April 2008 P/N PP521 Rev. A01
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Contents 3
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front-Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back-Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure. . . . . . . . 25
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . 28
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . 29
Microsoft®Windows®XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Connecting Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting Two Monitors With
VGA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting One Monitor With a VGA Connector
and One Monitor With a DVI Connector . . . . . . 36
Connecting a TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management Options in
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management Options in
Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Playing CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Copying CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to Copy a CD or DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Blank CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adjusting the Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting Your Computer to a TV or
Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
S-Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio. . . . . . . . . . 51
Composite Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . 53
Composite Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . . 55
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Component Video and Standard Audio. . . . . . . 57
Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . 59
Setting Up the Cyberlink (CL) Headphones. . . . . 62
Enabling the Display Settings for a TV . . . . . . . 63
Using a Media Card Reader (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 64
Instructions for Setting Up a Device With
Bluetooth Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . 66
4 About RAID Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . 67
RAID Level 0 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
RAID Level 1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Configuring Your Hard Drives for RAID . . . . . . . . . 69
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode . . . . . 69
Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility . . . . . . . 70
Using Nvidia MediaShield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating a RAID Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Deleting a RAID Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Converting From One RAID Configuration to
Another RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Rebuilding a RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Mouse (Non-Optical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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6Contents
6 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Changing Boot Sequence for the
Current Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Changing Boot Sequence for
Future Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7 Clearing Passwords and
CMOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Clearing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Clearing CMOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8 Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Contents 7
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . 95
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the
Drivers and Utilities Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
IEEE 1394 Device Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Keyboard Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . 106
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Overclocking Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
10 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 118
Using the Drivers and Utilities Media . . . . . . . 119
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8Contents
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems in the Microsoft®Windows®XP and
Windows Vista®Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . 121
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 122
Using Dell™ PC Restore and
Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using the Operating System Media. . . . . . . . 127
11 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
12 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . 136
DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 137
Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . 138
Before You Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Contents 9
A Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Macrovision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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10 Contents
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Finding Information 11
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.
Documentation and drivers are already
installed on your computer. You can use
the media to reinstall drivers (see
"Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on
page 118). To run the Dell Diagnostics,
see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 95.
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.
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12 Finding Information
• Warranty information
• Terms and Conditions (U.S. only)
• Safety instructions
• Regulatory information
• Ergonomics information
• End User License Agreement
Dell™ Product Information Guide
• How to set up my computer Setup Diagram
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
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Finding Information 13
• Service Tag and Express Service Code
• Microsoft Windows License Label
Service Tag and Microsoft
®
Windows
®
License
NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag and
Microsoft®Windows®License labels are
located on your computer.
Your computer’s Service Tag contains
both a Service Tag number and an Express
Service Code.
• Use the Service Tag to identify your
computer when you use
support.dell.com or contact support.
• Enter the Express Service Code to direct
your call when contacting support.
• Use the product key on the License
Label if you need to reinstall your
operating system.
NOTE: As an increased security measure,
the newly designed Microsoft Windows
license label incorporates a missing portion
or "hole" to discourage removal of the label.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
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14 Finding Information
• Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and
tips, articles from technicians, and online
courses, frequently asked questions
• 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,
service call and order status, warranty,
and repair information
• Service and support — Service call status
and support history, service contract,
online discussions with technical support
• Dell Technical Update Service —
Proactive e-mail notification of software
and hardware updates for your computer
• Reference — Computer documentation,
details on my computer configuration,
product specifications, and white papers
• Downloads — Certified drivers, patches,
and software updates
Dell Support Website — support.dell.com
NOTE: Select your region or business
segment to view the appropriate support
site.
• 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 processors, optical drives,
USB devices, and so on. 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:
1 Go to support.dell.com and click
Drivers and Downloads .
2 Click Select Model .
3 Select your product model and click
Confirm , or enter a service tag and click
Go .
4 Click System Utilities .
5 Click Desktop System Software under
Dell - Utility , and click Download Now .
6 Click Run to run the driver, or Save to
save the driver to your computer.
NOTE: The support.dell.com user interface
may vary depending on your selections.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
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Finding Information 15
• How to find information about my
computer and its components
• How to connect to the Internet
• How to add user accounts for different
people
• How to transfer files and settings from
another computer
Windows Welcome Center
The Windows Welcome Center
automatically appears when you use the
computer for the first time. You can
choose to have it appear every time you
start your Tablet-PC by placing a check in
the Run at startup checkbox. Another
method of accessing the Welcome Center
is to click the Windows Vista Start button
™, and then click Welcome Center.
• How to use Microsoft Windows XP or
Windows Vista
®
• How to work with programs and files
• How to personalize my desktop
Windows Help and Support
Microsoft Windows XP:
1 Click the Start button and click Help
and Support
.
2 Either select one of the topics listed, or
type a word or phrase that describes your
problem into the
Search box, click the
arrow icon, and then click the topic that
describes your problem.
3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button
, and then click
Help and Support .
2 In Search Help , type a word or phrase that
describes your problem, and then press
<Enter> or click the magnifying glass.
3 Click the topic that describes your
problem.
4 Follow the instructions on the screen.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
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16 Finding Information
• How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media
The operating system is already installed
on your computer. To reinstall your
operating system, use the Operating
System media. See "Restoring Your
Operating System" on page 122 in your
User’s Guide or Owner’s Manual.
After you reinstall your operating system,
use the Drivers and Utilities media to
reinstall drivers for the devices that came
with your computer.
Your operating system product key label is
located on your computer.
NOTE: The color of your CD varies based
on the operating system you ordered.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
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About Your Computer 17
About Your Computer
Front View of the Computer
1 front-panel LEDs (3) Multi-colored lights provide illumination for the front of
the computer.
2 optical-drive panel This panel covers the optical drive. Use the optical
drive to play a CD/DVD.
1
2
5
10 3
4
9
6
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18 About Your Computer
3 optional optical-drive
bay
Supports an optical drive.
4 FlexBay drive Supports a floppy drive, a Media Card Reader, or an
additional hard drive.
5 front I/O connectors Plug USB and other devices into the appropriate
connectors (see "Front-Panel Connectors" on page 20).
6 power button Press to turn on the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the
power button to turn off the computer. Instead,
perform an operating system shutdown.
NOTICE: If your operating system has ACPI
enabled, when you press the power button the
computer will perform an operating system
shutdown.
NOTE: The power button can also be used to wake the
system or to place it into a power-saving state (see
"Power Management" on page 38 for more information).
7 front-panel LEDs (4) Multi-colored lights provide illumination for the front of
the computer.
8 power light The power light illuminates or remains solid to
indicate different states:
• No light — The computer is turned off.
• White light— The computer is in a normal
operating state.
• Blinking white light— The computer is in a
power-saving state.
To exit from a power-saving state, press the power
button or use the keyboard or mouse if it is configured
as a wake device in the Windows Device Manager. For
more information about sleep states and exiting from a
power-saving state, see "Power Management" on
page 38.
9 FlexBay drive eject
button
Press here to open or close the floppy/media card
reader panel.
10 optical drive panel
eject button (2)
Press here to open/close the optical drive.
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About Your Computer 19
Back View of the Computer
5
4
3
2
1
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20 About Your Computer
Front-Panel Connectors
1power supply test
switch
Used to test the power supply.
2power supply
diagnostic LED
Indicates power availability for power supply.
• Green light — Indicates power availability for power supply.
• No light — Indicates no power available for the power
supply or the power supply is not working. For more
information, see "Power Lights" on page 89.
3card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI or PCI Express cards.
NOTE: Some connector slots support full-length cards.
4 back I/O
connectors
Plug USB and other devices into the appropriate
connectors (see "Back-Panel Connectors" on page 21).
5 power connector Insert the power cable. The appearance of this connector
may differ from what is pictured.
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