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Dell™Dimension™8300Series Before You Begin Turning Off Your Computer Opening the Computer Cover Technical Overview Technical Specifications Adva

Removing a PCI Card  1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu. 2. Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your

Installing an AGP Card 1. To add or replace the card, press the card lever toward the PCI connector and gently press the card into the AGP connect

Back to Contents Page Closing the Computer Cover Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual 1. Ensure that all cables are connected, and fold cab

Back to Contents Page Opening the Computer Cover Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual  1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu.

Back to Contents Page Drives Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Replacing the Hard Drive Adding a Second Hard Drive Adding or Replaci

2. Press in on the tabs on each side of the drive and slide the drive up and out.  Installing a Hard Drive 1. Unpack the replacement hard drive

5. Connect the power and hard-drive cables to the drive.  6. Check all connectors to be certain that they are properly cabled and firmly seated

c. Gently slide the first hard drive into the lower bay until you hear or feel a click. d. Reconnect the power and hard-drive cables to the back

 2. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets. 3. Disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from

 1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu.  2. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets. 3. Di

Back to Contents Page Advanced Troubleshooting Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Diagnostic Lights Beep Codes System Messages Diagn

Installing a CD/DVD Drive 1. If you are installing a new drive, unpack the drive and prepare it for installation. Check the documentation that ac

Back to Contents Page Front Panel Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Removing the Front Panel Removing the Front-Panel Insert Removing

4. From outside the computer, pull the insert away from the computer's front panel. 5. Remove the insert from the insert frame by pressing

Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual DDR Memory Overview Installing Memory You can increase your computer

1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu. 2. Ensure that your computer and attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached

11. Close the computer cover.  12. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on. 13. Click the Start butto

Back to Contents Page Microprocessor Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Removing the Microprocessor Installing the Microprocessor Remo

b. Pull the release lever out until the heat sink is released. c. Lift the heat sink away from the microprocessor.     11. Remove th

Installing the Microprocessor   1. Unpack the new microprocessor.  2. If the release lever on the socket is not fully extended, move it to that

c. When the heat sink is secured, pivot the retention module clip back until the tab snaps into place to secure the heat sink. 7. Lower the a

Beep Codes Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if the monitor cannot display errors or problems. This series of beeps, called

Back to Contents Page Removing and Installing Parts Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Back to Contents Page  Cards Memory Front Pan

Back to Contents Page Power Supply Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Removing the Power Supply Replacing the Power Supply Removing th

2. On the small mini-tower computer, replace the two screws that secure the power supply to the back of the computer frame. 3. Reconnect the DC po

Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual       Microprocessor Memory Compute

     connector data width (maximum) 32 bits bus protocols 8x/4x/2x modes at 1.5 V PCI  connectors four connector size 120 pins connect

 Back to Contents Page  Environmental Temperature:  Operating 10º to 35ºC (50º to 95ºF) NOTE: At 35ºC (95ºF), the maximum operating altitude is

Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Removing the System Board Replacing the System Board Removing th

1. Transfer components from the existing system board to the replacement system board: a. Remove the memory modules and install them on the replac

Back to Contents Page System Setup Program Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Overview Entering the System Setup Program Hyper-Thread

l Title — The box at the top of all screens that lists the computer name. l Computer data — Two boxes below the title box that display your compute

 Back to Contents Page  Message Possible Cause Corrective Action 8042 Gate-A20 error The keyboard controller failed its test. If you receive this me

The following table shows Integrated Devices (Legacy Select Options) option information.  The following table shows Power Management option informa

 Hyper-Threading Hyper-Threading is an Intel®technology that can enhance overall computer performance by allowing one physical microprocessor to f

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Back to Contents Page Technical Overview Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Looking Inside Your Computer Power Supply DC Power Connec

 Power Supply The 250-W power supply can operate from an AC power source of 115 VAC at 60 Hz or 230 VAC at 50 Hz. The power supply provides the DC

DC Power Connector P1   DC Power Connector P2  Pin Number Signal name 18-AWG Wire 1 +3.3 VDC Orange 2 +3.3 VDC Orange 3 COM Black 4 +5 VDC Re

  DC Power Connectors P3, P5, P6, P8, and P9   DC Power Connector P7   IDE Interface Cable Connections for Dell-Installed Drives  Place

  Back to Contents Page  Card Connector Card Description AGP connector Video PCI1 connector Network adapter, wireless network adapter, or swap box

Back to Contents Page Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Notes, Notices, and Cautions Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes, Notices, and Ca

Back to Contents Page Turning Off Your Computer Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual  1. Save and close any open files, exit any open prog

Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual  A coin-cell battery maintains computer configuration, date, and time i

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Back to Contents Page Before You Begin Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual Getting Started Recommended Tools Shutting Down Your Compu

Back to Contents Page Cards Dell™Dimension™8300SeriesServiceManual PCI Cards AGP Cards PCI Cards   YourDell™computerprovidesslotsf

10. Prepare the card for installation. See the documentation that came with the card for information on configuring the card, making internal conn