Dell Precision T7400 User Manual

Contents 3
Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Computer
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Changing Between Tower and Desktop
Orientations
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Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure
. . . . . 10
Transferring Information to a New Computer
. . . 13
Power Protection Devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front View (Tower Orientation)
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Back View (Tower Orientation)
. . . . . . . . . . 20
Back Panel Connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cleaning Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor
. . . . . . . . . 23
Mouse (Non-Optical)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Floppy Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CDs and DVDs
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Troubleshooting Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Diagnostic Lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Beep Codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
System Messages
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Hardware Troubleshooter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Dell Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Dell Precision T7400 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel 5400
Power Supply	1000W
Processor	Intel Xeon Dual-Core or Quad-Core
Processor Speed	Up to 3.2 GHz
Memory	Up to 64GB
Memory Type	DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMM ECC
Storage	Up to 1.5 TB SATA or 600 GB SAS
Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro or ATI FirePro
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW
Operating System	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux
Expansion Slots	2 PCI, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x8, 1 PCIe x4
Ports	2 serial, 1 parallel, 2 PS/2, audio in/out
Network	Integrated Broadcom 5754 Gigabit Ethernet