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 NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into 
the computer.
7Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
8Enter system setup (see page 127) and restore the settings you recorded in step 1.
9Properly dispose of the old battery. See the Product Information Guide for battery disposal 
information. 
Closing the Computer Cover
1Ensure that all cables are connected, and fold cables out of the way.
2Ensure that no tools or extra parts are left inside the computer.
3Pivot the cover down and into position.
4Press down on the cover to close it.
5Once the cover is closed, slide the release latch to the right until the latch clicks into place.
6If you are using a padlock to secure your computer, install the padlock.
 NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into 
the computer.
7Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
padlock ringcover release 
latch
security 
cable slot
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Specifications
Processor
Processor type Intel® Pe n t i u m® 4 with HT Technology and dual-core processing
NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading 
technology and/or dual-core processing.
Cache 512 KB, 1 MB, or 2 MB 
Memory
Type 533- and 667-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM
Memory connectors four
Memory capacities 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB non-ECC
Minimum memory 512 MB
Maximum memory  8 GB
NOTE: See Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations on 
page 79 to verify the amount of memory available to the operating 
system.
BIOS address F0000h
Computer Information
Chipset Intel 955X Express
DMA channels five
Interrupt levels 24
BIOS chip (NVRAM) 4 Mb
NIC integrated network interface capable of 10/100/1000 
communication.
System clock 800- or 1066-MHz data rate (depending on your processor)
Video
Ty p e P C I  E x p r e s s
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Expansion Bus
Bus type PCI 32-bit
PCI Express x1, x4, and x16
Bus speed
Bus throughput
PCI: 33 MHz
PCI Express: 2.5 Gb/s raw bandwidth (bidirectional) per lane
PCI Express:
x1 slot bidirectional speed — 500 MB/s
x4 slot bidirectional speed — 2 GB/s
x16 slot bidirectional speed — 8 GB/s
PCI
connector three
connector size 120 pins
connector data width (maximum) 32 bits
PCI Express
connector one x1
connector size 36 pins
connector data width (maximum) 1 PCI Express lane
PCI Express
connector one x4
connector size 98 pins
connector data width (maximum) 4 PCI Express lanes
PCI Express
connector one x16
connector size 164 pins
connector data width (maximum) 16 PCI Express lanes
Drives
Externally accessible: one 3.5-inch drive bays
three 5.25-inch drive bays
Available devices Serial ATA drive, floppy drive, memory devices, CD drive, CD-RW 
drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, and DVD and CD-RW combo 
drive
Internally accessible:
three bays for 1-inch high hard drives
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Connectors
External connectors:
IEEE 1394 front and back-panel 6-pin serial connectors
Video 15-pin connector
DVI 28-pin connector
Network adapter RJ45 connector
PS/2 (keyboard and mouse) two 6-pin mini-DIN
USB two front-panel, five back-panel, and one internal 
USB 2.0–compliant connectors
System board connectors:
Primary IDE drive 40-pin connector on PCI local bus
Serial ATA four 7-pin connectors
Floppy drive 34-pin connector
Fan three 5-pin connectors
PCI three 120-pin connectors
PCI Express x1 36-pin connector
PCI Express x4 98-pin connector
PCI Express x16 164-pin connector
Controls and Lights
Power control push button
Power light green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on 
state.
amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem with an installed 
device; solid amber indicates an internal power problem (see Power 
Problems on page 48).
Hard-drive access light green
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Link integrity light (on integrated 
network adapter)green light — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network 
and the computer.
orange light — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps 
network and the computer.
yellow light — A good connection exists between a 1-GB 
(or 1000-Mbps) network and the computer.
off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical 
connection to the network.
Activity light (on integrated network 
adapter)yellow blinking light when there is activity on the network. If there is 
not any network activity, the light will be off.
Diagnostic lights four lights on the front panel (See Diagnostic Lights on page 55.)
Standby power light AUXPWR on the system board
Case backlight color options: off (no light), ruby, emerald, sapphire (default), amber, 
amethyst, topaz, diamond (See Changing the Front-Panel Light 
Color on page 13.)
Power
460-W DC power supply:
Wattage 460 W
Heat dissipation 931.2 BTU/hr
Voltage (see the safety instructions 
located in the 
Product Information 
Guide
 for important voltage setting 
information)fixed-voltage power supply — 110 V at 50/60 Hz
manual selection and auto-sensing power supplies — 90 to 135 V at 
50/60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz; 100 V at 50/60 Hz for Japanese 
computers
650-W DC power supply:
Wattage 650 W
Heat dissipation 1000 BTU/hr
Voltage (see the safety instructions 
located in the 
Product Information 
Guide
 for important voltage setting 
information)fixed-voltage power supply — 110 V at 50/60 Hz
manual selection and auto-sensing power supplies — 90 to 135 V at 
50/60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz; 100 V at 50/60 Hz for Japanese 
computers
Backup battery 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell
Controls and Lights (continued)
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System Setup
Overview
Use system setup as follows: 
 To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any 
hardware in your computer
 To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password
 To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed
Physical
Height 49.1 cm (19.3 inches) 
Width  22.2 cm (8.7 inches) 
Depth 48.8 cm (19.2 inches) 
Weight 19 kg (42 lb) 
Environmental
Temperature:
Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
NOTE: At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m 
(3000 ft).
Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration:
Operating 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min
Storage 0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min
Maximum shock:
Operating bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec 
(50.8 cm/sec)
Storage 27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec 
(508 cm/sec)
Altitude:
Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
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Before you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down the system setup screen 
information for future reference.
 NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain 
changes can make your computer work incorrectly. 
Entering System Setup
1Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2When the blue DELL™ logo appears, press  immediately. 
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the 
Microsoft
® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer (see page 69) and try again.
System Setup Screens
The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for your 
computer. Information on the screen is divided into three areas: the options list, the active 
options field, and key functions.
Options List — This 
field appears on the left 
side of the system setup 
window. The field is a 
scrollable list containing 
features that define the 
configuration of your 
computer, including 
installed hardware, 
power conservation, and 
security features.
Scroll up and down the 
list with the up- and 
down-arrow keys. As an 
option is highlighted, 
the Option Field 
displays more 
information about that 
option and the option’s 
current and available 
settings.Option Field — This field contains information about 
each option. In this field you can view your current settings 
and make changes to your settings.
Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight an option. 
Press  to make that selection active.
Key Functions — This field appears below the Option 
Field and lists keys and their functions within the active 
system setup field.
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System Setup Options
 NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not 
appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
System
System InfoLists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version 
number and date, system tags, and other system-specific information.
CPU InfoIdentifies whether the computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading and 
lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache.
Memory InfoIndicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual 
or single), and type of memory installed.
PCI InfoIndicates the expansion card type by slot location.
Date/TimeDisplays current date and time settings.
Boot SequenceThe computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in 
this list.
NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears 
in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB 
device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.
Drives
Diskette DriveIdentifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the DSKT connector on 
the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Drives 0 
through 5Identifies the drives attached to the SATA or PRI IDE connectors on the 
system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives.
SATA OperationIdentifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You can set 
the SATA controller to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, or 
RAID On.
Smart Reporting
Determines whether hard-drive errors for internal drives are reported during 
system startup. 
Off does not report errors. On reports errors.
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Off disables the controller. 
On enables the controller.
NOTE: PXE and RPL is required only if you are booting to an operating system 
on another system; not if you are booting to an operating system on a hard 
drive in this system.
USB Controller(Default On) Enables or disables the internal USB controller. Off disables 
the controller. On enables the controller. No Boot enables the controller but 
disables the ability to boot from a USB device.
1394 ControllerEnables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller.
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PS/2 Mouse PortEnables or disables the onboard PS/2-compatible mouse controller.
Video
Primary VideoThis setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video 
controllers are present on the computer.
Performance
Front LED ColorThis setting allows you to change the front-panel back lighting to the 
following colors: off, ruby, emerald, amber, sapphire, amethyst, topaz, and 
diamond.
Hyper-ThreadingIf your computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears 
in the Options List.
HDD Acoustic Mode
Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics 
mode setting.

Quiet (default) — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.

Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive 
manufacturer.

Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but 
its performance is not affected.
NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
SecurityThis section displays available system security options.
DEP (Execute 
Disable)
Opt-In (default) — DEP is enabled by default on computers with 
NX-capable processors. Only Windows system binaries are covered by DEP 
with this option. Applications may enable DEP protection through creating 
an application compatibility shim and installing that shim with the 
application.

Opt-Out — DEP is enabled for all processes. Users can manually create 
exceptions for specific applications in System Properties, or IT Pros and 
ISVs can use the Application Compatibility Toolkit to opt-out.

Always On — Full DEP coverage with no exceptions.

Always Off — No user-mode DEP coverage. Drivers and the Widows core 
kernel binaries are covered by DEP, but no other binaries are included in the 
set of covered applications.
Admin PasswordThis option provides restricted access to the computers system setup 
program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted with the 
System Password option.
System PasswordDisplays the current status of the systems password security feature and 
allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
Password ChangesThis option locks the system password field with the setup password. When 
the field is locked, you can no longer disable password security by pressing 
 when the computer starts.
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