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Dell™ XPS™ 630i Owner’s Manual
Model DCDR01
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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book.book Page 2 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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. © 2007–2008 Dell Inc. All
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book.book Page 3 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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 i
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book.book Page 4 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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 . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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 Configurati
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book.book Page 6 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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
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book.book Page 7 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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 . .
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book.book Page 8 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 9 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM A Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Macrovision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Contents 9
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book.book Page 10 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 10 Contents
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book.book Page 11 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 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 and Utilities Media � Drivers for my computer NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media may be optional and may not ship with your � De
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book.book Page 12 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � Warranty information Dell™ Product Information Guide � Terms and Conditions (U.S. only) � Safety instructions � Regulatory information � Ergonomics information � End User License Agreement � How to set up my computer Setup Diagram 12 Finding Information
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book.book Page 13 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here ® ® � Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License � Microsoft Windows License Label 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 conta
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book.book Page 14 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and Dell Support Website — support.dell.com tips, articles from technicians, and online NOTE: Select your region or business courses, frequently asked questions segment to view the appropriate support � Community — Online discussion with site. other Dell customers � Upgrades — Upgrade information for components, such as memory, the hard drive, and the operating syst
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book.book Page 15 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � How to find information about my Windows Welcome Center computer and its components The Windows Welcome Center � How to connect to the Internet automatically appears when you use the computer for the first time. You can � How to add user accounts for different choose to have it appear every time you people start your Tablet-PC by placing a check in � How to transfer files and settings from the Run
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book.book Page 16 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here � 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 c
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book.book Page 17 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM About Your Computer Front View of the Computer 1 2 10 3 9 4 5 6 8 7 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. About Your Computer 17
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book.book Page 18 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 3 optional optical-drive Supports an optical drive. bay 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 shut
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book.book Page 19 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM Back View of the Computer 1 2 5 3 4 About Your Computer 19
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book.book Page 20 Friday, April 25, 2008 3:58 PM 1 power supply test Used to test the power supply. switch 2 power supply Indicates power availability for power supply. diagnostic LED � 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. 3 card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI or PCI Express cards. NOTE: Some connector
