Notice DELL Optiplex GX270

« ten permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, OptiPlex, and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; EMC is a registered trademark of EMC 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 Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. June 2003P/N 81FTKRev. A10Contents3 Contents About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Finding Information for Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 When Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 When Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Getting Started/Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Completed Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Troubleshooting Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using the Drivers and Utilities CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Starting the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Running the Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . 19 Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Limited Warranties and Return Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . 24 Limited Warranty Terms for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (Canada Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Contents “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy (Canada Only) . . . . . . . 28 Dell Software and Peripherals (Canada Only). . . . . . . . . . 28 1-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee (Latin America and the CaribbeanOnly) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Intel® Warranty Statement for Pentium® and Celeron® Processors Only (U.S. and Canada Only). . . . . . . . . . . . 31Setup and Quick Reference Guide5 About This Guide This document contains getting started/setup, solving problems, and safety, regulatory, andwarranty information about your Dell™ OptiPlex™ computer. To obtain the latest versions of the documents on your hard drive, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Regulatory model numbers appear throughout this document; their chassis type equivalents are shown below: Finding Information for Your Computer Regulatory Model Numbers and Chassis Types DHS = small desktop (SD) chassis DHP = small form-factor (SF) chassis DHM = small mini-tower (SMT) chassis What Are You Looking For?Find it Here •A diagnostic program for my computer •Drivers for my computer •My computer documentation •My device documentation Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD) Documentation and drivers are al... »