Dell M6500 Service Manual

Slim12.3  A
Standard10.8  A
Output voltage 19.50 VDC
Dimensions: Slim (210  W / 240W):
Height 100 mm  (3.94 inches)
Width 25.40 mm  (1.00 inch)
Depth 200 mm  (7.87 inches)
Standard  (210  W):
Height 100 mm  (3.94 inches)
Width 43  mm  (1.70 inches)
Depth 200 mm  (7.87 inches)
Temperature range: Operating 0 °C to  40  °C 
(32 °F to  104 °F)
Storage –40 °C to  65  °C 
(–40  °F to  149 °F)
Physical  
Height 38.5  mm  (1.52 inches)
Width 393.0 mm  (15.47  inches)
Depth 280.5 mm  (11.04  inches)
Weight...

Storage–15.20 m to  10,668 m (–50  to  35,000 ft)
Airborne  contaminant  level G2 or lower as defined  by ANSI/ISA -
S71.04 -1985
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Diagnostics
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
  Device  Status Lights
  Battery  Status Lights
  Battery  Charge and  Health
  Keyboard  Status Lights
  LED Error  Codes
  Dell Diagnostics
 
Device Status Lights
Turns on when  you turn  on the computer  and  blinks  when  the computer  is in a
power management mode.
Turns on when  the computer  reads  or writes  data.
Turns on steadily or blinks  to  indicate battery charge status.
Turns on when  wireless...

Turns on when  the numeric keypad is enabled.
Turns on when  the Caps  Lock  function is enabled.
Turns on when  the Scroll Lock  function is enabled.
LED Error Codes
The  following table shows  the possible LED codes that  may display  in a  no-POST  situation.Appearance DescriptionNext Step
ON -FLASH -FLASH
No  SODIMMs are installed 1
.  Install supported memory modules.
2 .  If  memory is already present,
reseat the module(s) one  at time in
each  slot.
3 .  Try known good memory from
another computer...

FLASH -FLASH -FLASH
System  board error1
.  Replace the system  board.
FLASH -FLASH -OFF
Option ROM error 1
.  Reseat the device.
2 .  Replace the device.
3 .  Replace the system  board.
OFF-ON -OFF
Storage  device error 1
.  Reseat the hard drive  and  optical
drive.
2 .  Test the computer  with just the
hard drive  and  just the optical
drive.
3 .  Replace the device that  is causing
the failure.
4 .  Replace the system  board.
FLASH -FLASH -ON
Video card  error 1
.  Replace the system  board.
Dell...

4.  When  the Dell Diagnostics  Main  Menu appears,  select the test that  you want  to  run. 
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1.  Insert the  Drivers  and  Utilities  media. 
2 .  Shut  down  and  restart  the computer. 
When  the DELL  logo  appears,  press   immediately.
If  you wait  too  long and  the Windows logo  appears,  continue to  wait  until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut
down  your  computer  and  try again.
NOTE:  The  next steps change  the boot...

4.  When  the tests  are completed, if you are running  the Dell Diagnostics from  the  Drivers  and  Utilities media,  remove the
media.
5 .  Close  the test screen to  return  to  the  Main Menu  screen. To exit  the Dell Diagnostics and  restart  the computer, close
the  Main  Menu  screen.
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System Setup
Dell  Precision™ Workstation M6500  Service Manual
  Boot Menu
  Navigation  Keystrokes
  Entering System  Setup
  System  Setup  Options
Boot Menu
The  boot menu  allows  you to  set  a  one -time boot sequence without  entering  system  setup. You  can  also  use this procedure
to  run  the diagnostics  on your
1.  Turn on (or restart) your  computer.
2 .  When  the Dell™ logo  appears,  press   immediately. The  following options appear:
Internal     hard drive...

NOTE: Making changes in the boot menu  does  not make  any changes to  the boot order  stored  in the System  Setup
program.

1.  Turn on (or restart) your  computer.
2 .  When  the Dell logo  appears,  press    immediately.
If  you are unable  to  enter System  Setup  by pressing the   key  when  the Dell Logo appears,  continue to  wait  until you
see the Windows desktop. Then restart  your  computer  and  press    when  the keyboard lights first flash.
System Setup Options
The  following tables...

Boot
SequenceThe  computer  attempts to  boot from  the sequence of devices specified in this list:
Diskette drive
USB  Storage  Device
CD/DVD/CD-RW  Drive
Internal hard drive
Cardbus NIC
Onboard NIC
This list specifies  the order  that  the BIOS searches for devices while  trying  to  find an operating  system  to
boot.
To change  the boot order, select the device to  be changed in the list then  click  the up/down arrows or use the
keyboard PgUp/PgDn keys to  change  the boot order  of the device.
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