Dell Precision T3400 (Late 2007) - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front View (Tower Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back View (Tower Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . 15
Back View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . 18
Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing Between Tower and
Desktop Orientations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure . . . . . 22
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . 25
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . . . . 30
Mouse (Non-Optical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hardware Troubleshooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41