Dell Vostro 470 (Mid 2012) User Manual

Dell Vostro 470Owner's ManualRegulatory Model: D10MRegulatory Type: D10M002

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4Removing The Expansion Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Press down on the blue retainer ta

Installing The Expansion Card1. Push the expansion card into the card slot and secure the latch.2. Install the expansion card retainer module to the c

5Removing The Optical Disk Drive1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the power cable and

Figure 9.Installing The Optical Disk Drive1. Slide the optical drive in through the front of the computer.2. Replace the screws that secure the optica

6Removing The Hard Disk Drive1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the power cable and the

5. Slide out the hard drive by lifting it in an upward direction.Figure 12.6. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the drive cage.Figure 13

3. Connect the power cable and data cable to the hard drive.4. Install the cover.5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.17

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7Removing The Memory Card Reader1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the memory card cabl

Notes, Cautions, and WarningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates

Figure 17.6. Slide the multimedia card reader out through the front of the computer.Figure 18.Installing The Memory Card Reader1. Slide the memory car

8Removing The Rear System Fan1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the fan cable from the

Installing The Rear System Fan1. Place the fan towards the center of the computer into the chassis.2. While holding the chassis fan in place, replace

9Removing The Coin-Cell Battery1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the expansion card.4. Pre

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10Removing The Heat Sink1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the heat sink fan cable from

Installing The Heat Sink1. Connect the heat sink fan cable to the system board.2. Install the screws that secure the heat sink assembly to the system

11Removing The Processor1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the heat sink assembly.4. Push t

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12Removing The Power Supply Unit1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Press the release latch and lif

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5. Disconnect the power supply cable from the back of the optical drive.Figure 27.6. Disconnect the power supply cable from the system board.Figure 28

Figure 29.8. Push the blue release tab beside the power supply and slide the power supply unit towards the front of the computer.Figure 30.9. Lift the

Figure 31.Installing The Power Supply Unit1. Install the power supply unit into the computer.2. Slide the power supply unit towards the back of the co

13Removing The System Board1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the memory modules.4. Remove

Figure 33.12. Slide the system board towards the front of the computer.Figure 34.13. Lift the system board out of the computer.34

Figure 35.Installing The System Board1. Place the system board into the computer.2. Slide the system board towards the back of the computer.3. Install

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14Removing The Front Bezel1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Lift the retention clips slightly upw

Installing The Front Bezel1. Rotate the bezel towards the computer to place the hooks on the chassis.2. Place the retention clips downwards to lock th

15Removing The WLAN Card1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the front bezel.4. Disconnect th

Installing The Power Supply Unit...

Figure 40.Installing The WLAN Card1. Route the WLAN card cable around the securing clips.2. Slide the WLAN card into its slot.3. Tighten the screws to

16Removing The Power Switch And The Hard Drive Activity LED1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remo

Figure 43.7. Press the hard drive activity LED on the sides to release it and then push in the hard drive activity LED to remove it from the front bez

6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.43

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17Removing The Front Audio Module1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the front bezel.4. Disc

6. Remove the screw that secures the front audio module to the front bezel and remove the front audio module from the computer.Figure 48.Installing Th

18Removing The Front USB Module1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the front bezel.4. Discon

4. Install the cover.5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.48

19System Setup OverviewSystem Setup allows you to:• change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your

1Working on Your ComputerBefore Working Inside Your ComputerUse the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage an

NOTE: Not all settings listed in the Options Field are changeable.Key Functions— Appears below the Options Field and lists keys and their functions wi

Option DescriptionProcessor InformationOption DescriptionProcessor Type Displays the type of processor.Processor ID Displays the processor ID.Processo

Option DescriptionIntel Virtualization Technology Enable or disable the Intel Virtualization feature.Default: EnabledCPU XD Support Enable or disable

Power ManagementWake Up by Integrated LAN/WLAN Enable or Disable the Wake Up by Integrated LAN/WLAN feature.Default: DisabledAC Recovery Allows the co

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20Diagnostic Error MessagesIf the computer has an issue or error, it may display a System Message that will help the user identify the cause and actio

Diagnostic Beep CodesThe computer may emit a series of beeps during start-up if the display cannot show errors or problems. These series of beeps, cal

System Message DescriptionHard-disk drive read failure Possible hard disk drive failure during HDD boot test.Keyboard failure Keyboard failure or loos

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21SpecificationsNOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more i

CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the c

MemoryCapacities 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 24 GB, and 32 GB.NOTE: The capacities supported by your computer may vary depending on the configuration ordered.Co

CommunicationsWireless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologyTable 16. AudioAudioType integrated 7.1 channel, High Definition Audio with S/PDIF suppo

Table 20. EnvironmentalEnvironmentalTemperature:Operating 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F)Storage –10 °C to 45 °C (–14 °F to 113 °F)Relative humidity:

22Contacting DellContacting DellNOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, pac

2Removing The Cover1. Follow the procedures in Before working Inside your computer.2. Remove the two thumbscrews securing the computer cover to the co

Figure 3.Installing The Cover1. Place the computer cover on the computer and slide it inwards from the back of the computer.2. Replace and tighten the

3Removing The Memory1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Press down on the memory retaining tabs on