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DIM_book.book Page 1 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM
Dell™ Dimension™ 9200
Owner’s Manual
Service Tag
cover release latch
CD or DVD eject button
CD or DVD activity light
FlexBays (2) for optional
floppy drive or optional
Media Card Reader
microphone connector
headphone connector
diagnostic lights
hard drive activity light
power button
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
power connector
audio connectors
USB 2.0 connectors (4) (rear quad)
USB 2.0 connectors (2) (rear dual)
network adapter
card slots for
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DIM_book.book Page 2 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 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. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft Windows opera
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DIM_book.book Page 3 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Front View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Back View of the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting Monitors. .
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DIM_book.book Page 4 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Copying CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 How to Copy a CD or DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Blank CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using a Media Card Reader (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 IEEE 1394 (Optional) . . . . . . .
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DIM_book.book Page 5 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 3 Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Battery Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Drive Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 CD and DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hard drive problems . . .
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DIM_book.book Page 6 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 4 Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Diagnostic Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 What Is a Driver? . .
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DIM_book.book Page 7 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 General Installation Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Installing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Adding a Second Hard Drive .
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DIM_book.book Page 8 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 8 Contents
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DIM_book.book Page 9 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 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: This Owner’s Manual is available as a PDF at support.dell.com. 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 CD (ResourceCD) Drivers for my computer N
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DIM_book.book Page 10 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows Product Key ® ® Microsoft Windows Product Key Label These labels are located on your computer. 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. Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and tips, arti
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DIM_book.book Page 11 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center How to work with programs and files 1 Click Start→ Help and Support. How to personalize my desktop 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem, then click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. How to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD NOTE: The Opera
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DIM_book.book Page 12 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 12 Finding Information
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DIM_book.book Page 13 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Setting Up and Using Your Computer Front View of the Computer 1 12 2 11 3 10 9 8 4 7 6 5 Setting Up and Using Your Computer 13
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DIM_book.book Page 14 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 1 cover release latch Use this latch to remove the cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 78). 2 CD or DVD activity The CD or DVD drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes light data to the CD or DVD drive. 3 CD or DVD eject Press the CD or DVD eject button to eject a disc from the CD or DVD drive. button 4 FlexBay drives (2) Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader. For inform
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DIM_book.book Page 15 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Back View of the Computer 1 4 2 3 1 power connector Insert the power cable. 2 back I/O connectors Plug USB, network, S/PDIF, and audio devices into the appropriate connectors (see "Back Panel Connectors" on page 16). 3 card slots (6) Access connectors for any installed PCI or PCI Express cards. 4 power selection switch Manually select AC input power: 115 volts or 230 volts Setting Up and Using Your Computer 15
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DIM_book.book Page 16 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Back Panel Connectors 125 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 11 10 1 link integrity light Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer. Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer. Yellow — A good connection exists between a 1000-Mbps (1-Gbps) network and the computer. Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network. 2 network adapter NOTICE: Do not plug a
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DIM_book.book Page 17 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM 5 USB 2.0 connectors (4) Use the back, rear-quad USB connectors for devices that typically remain (rear quad) connected, such as printers and keyboards. NOTE: It is recommended that you use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as joysticks, cameras, or bootable USB devices. 6 surround sound Use the (black) surround sound connector to attach multichannel-capable connector speakers. On computers with
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DIM_book.book Page 18 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM If you purchased a graphics card that supports dual monitors, follow these instructions to connect and enable your monitors. The instructions tell you how to connect two monitors with VGA connectors, one monitor with a VGA connector and one monitor with a DVI connector, or a television. Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors 1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 77. 2 Connect one of the monitors to the (blue) VGA c
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DIM_book.book Page 19 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM Connecting a Television (TV) NOTE: See the documentation that came with your TV to ensure that you properly configure and connect the TV. NOTE: To connect a TV to your computer, an S-video cable is required. If you do not have an S-video cable, you may purchase one at most consumer electronics stores. An S-video cable is not included with your computer. 1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 77. 2 Connect one end of the
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DIM_book.book Page 20 Monday, October 15, 2007 11:04 AM For dual-monitor capable cards with two DVI connectors Two DVI connectors: Two DVI connectors with a DVI-to- Two DVI connectors with two DVI- VGA adapter: to-VGA adapters: DVI DVI DVI VGA VGA VGA Use two DVI-to-VGA adapters to Use the DVI connectors to connect Use the DVI-to-VGA adapter to connect two VGA monitors to the your computer to one or two DVI connect a VGA monitor to one of the DVI connectors on your computer. monitors. DVI
