Notice DELL Optiplex GX280

« f Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Models DHP, DHS, DCNE, DHM, DCSM September 2004N7132 A00Rev. A00Contents3 Contents Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front and Back Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Small Form-Factor Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Small Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Small Mini-Tower Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mini-Tower Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Opening the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Small Form-Factor, Small Desktop, and Small Mini-Tower Computers . . 13 Desktop and Mini-Tower Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Small Form-factor Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Small Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Small Mini-Tower Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mini-Tower Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 System Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Running the Dell™ IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Drivers and Utilities CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354ContentsQuick Reference Guide5 Finding Information for Your Computer What Are You Looking For?Find It Here •A diagnostic program for my computer •Drivers for my computer •My computer documentation •My device documentation •Desktop System Software (DSS) Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD) Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer. You can use the CD to reinstall drivers, run the Dell Diagnostics, or access your documentation. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD is optional and may not ship with all computers. Readme files may be included on your CD to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to your computer or advanced technical-reference material for technicians or experienced users. •Operating system updates and patchesDesktop System Software (DSS) Located on the Drivers and Utilities CD and the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. •Terms and Conditions •Warranty infor... »