Dell Dimension 2400 Series - Page 5

Contents 5
Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Microsoft
Windows XP System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4 Removing and Installing Parts
Front and Back View of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Front View
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Back View
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the Computer Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Looking Inside Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
System Board Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding a Floppy Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding a Second CD or DVD Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Adding Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Installing Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Replacing the Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Replacing the Computer Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Standard Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Viewing Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
System Setup Program Screens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Boot Sequence
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Clearing Forgotten Passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . . . . . 76
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals
. . . . . . . . . . 77