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Standard Settings

The system setup program contains the standard settings for your computer.

NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program.

Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly.

See the following figure for an example of the main program screen.

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Dell™ Dimension™ 8300 Series 1
Notes, Notices, and Cautions 2
Abbreviations and Acronyms 2
Contents 3
2 Solving Problems 4
3 Advanced Troubleshooting 5
4 Adding Parts 6
5 Appendix 7
8 Contents 8
CAUTION: Safety Instructions 9
10 Safety Instructions 10
SAFETY: Battery Disposal 11
12 Safety Instructions 12
Setting Up and Using 17
Your Computer 17
Setting Up a Printer 18
Connecting a USB Printer 19
Network Setup Wizard 22
Connecting to the Internet 23
Copying CDs and DVDs 25
Hyper-Threading 26
Turning Off Your Computer 27
Solving Problems 29
Finding Solutions 30
Solving Problems 31 31
Finding Help Information 32
Battery Problems 32
Drive Problems 33
CD drive problems 34
DVD drive problems 35
Hard drive problems 35
Error Messages 37
General Problems 38
Other technical problems 40
General hardware problems 40
IEEE 1394 Device Problems 41
Keyboard Problems 42
Mouse Problems 42
Network Problems 44
Power Problems 44
Printer Problems 46
Scanner Problems 47
Sound and Speaker Problems 48
No sound from headphones 49
Video and Monitor Problems 50
52 Solving Problems 52
Advanced 53
Troubleshooting 53
Diagnostic Lights 54
= yellow 55
Dell Diagnostics 58
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 60
What Is a Driver? 61
Identifying Drivers 61
Reinstalling Drivers 62
Using Windows 63
System Restore 63
Incompatibilities 65
Reinstalling Microsoft 66
Windows 66
Windows XP Setup 67
Adding Parts 69
Front View 70
Back View 72
Reattaching the Hinge Arms 75
Reattaching the Front Door 77
Opening the Computer Cover 78
Looking Inside Your Computer 80
System Board 81
Installing and Removing Cards 82
Removing a Card 86
Adding Memory 87
Installing Memory 88
Removing an AGP Card 91
Installing an AGP Card 92
Adding a Second Hard Drive 93
Adding a Floppy Drive 96
Installing a Floppy Drive 99
Closing the Computer Cover 100
Appendix 101
Specifications 102
Standard Settings 106
Viewing Settings 107
System Setup Screens 107
Boot Sequence 107
Clearing Forgotten Passwords 109
Replacing the Battery 110
112 Appendix 112
Contacting Dell 113
Regulatory Notices 131
NOM Information (Mexico Only) 132
Limited Warranties 133
134 Appendix 134
What will Dell do? 135
How will you fix my product? 135
136 Appendix 136
Appendix 137 137
Caribbean Only) 139
Exclusions 140
Making a Claim 140
and Celeron 141
Processors Only 141
(U.S. and Canada Only) 141
142 Appendix 142
Index 143 143
144 Index 144
Index 145 145
146 Index 146

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