Dell Vostro 260s Manuale del Proprietario

Dell Vostro 260/260s Mini-Tower Owner'sManualRegulatory Model D11MRegulatory Type D11M001

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Cover 2Removing The Cover1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the screws that secure the cover to the computer.3.

Installing The Cover1. Place the cover on the chassis.2. Slide the computer cover towards the front of the computer.3. Replace the screws that secure

Front Bezel 3Removing The Front Bezel1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Pry the front bezel-retent

Installing The Front Bezel1. Place the hooks on the notches in the computer.2. Rotate the front bezel towards the computer.3. Press the front bezel ti

Expansion Card 4Removing The Expansion Cards1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Press the release t

Installing The Expansion Card1. Place the card into it's socket and press it in till it snaps into place.2. Secure the expansion card by pushing-

Fan 5Removing The Fan1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the fan cable from the system b

Installing The Fan1. Place the fan at it's location on the computer.2. Replace the screws that secure the fan to the computer.3. Connect the fan

Memory 6Removing The Memory1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Press down on the memory-retention t

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

Installing The Memory1. Press the memory module into it's connector on the system board till itsnaps into place.2. Replace the cover.3. Follow th

Optical Drive 7Removing The Optical Drive1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the data ca

Installing The Optical Drive1. Push-in the optical drive through the front of the computer.2. Replace the screws that secure the optical drive to the

Hard Drive 8Removing The Hard Drive1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the SATA cable an

6. Remove the screws that secure the bracket to the hard drive.Installing The Hard Drive1. Replace the screws that secure the bracket to the hard driv

Wireless Local Area Network(WLAN) Card 9Removing The WLAN Card1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. R

Installing The WLAN Card1. Place the WLAN card on its connector and push it in, to secure it to theconnector.2. Lock the card-retention latch into it&

Multimedia-Card Reader 10Removing The Multimedia-Card Reader1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Rem

6. Slide the multimedia-card reader out through the front of the computer.Installing The Multimedia-Card Reader1. Slide the multimedia-card reader in

Power Supply 11Removing The Power Supply1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect all the powe

ContentsNotes, Cautions, and Warnings...21 Working on Your Computer...

6. Lift the power-supply unit and remove it from the computer.Installing The Power Supply1. Place the power-supply unit at it's location in the c

Power-Switch Cable 12Removing The Power Switch Cable1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect

Installing The Power Switch Cable1. Push the power switch/LEDs assembly into the computer till it snaps intoplace.2. Connect the power switch and hard

Input/Output Panel 13Removing The I/O Panel1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the audio

6. Remove the I/O panel from the computer.Installing The I/O Panel1. Place the I/O panel at it's location on the computer.2. Replace the screw to

Processor 14Removing The Processor1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Disconnect the heat sink and

NOTE: Place the assembly with the fan on a flat surface, facing downward and withthe thermal grease facing up.6. Press down on the release lever to mo

8. Lift the processor to remove it from it's socket and place it in an antistaticpackaging.Installing The Processor1. Align the two notches on th

NOTE: The processor is notched at one end with a triangle marking. The samemarking is also notched on the processor socket.2. Press down on the releas

Coin-Cell Battery 15Removing The Coin-Cell Battery1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Press the rel

Installing The Optical Drive...228 Hard Drive...

Installing The Coin-Cell Battery1. Place the coin-cell battery in it's socket on the system board.2. Press the coin-cell battery into the socket

System Board 16Removing The System Board1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.2. Remove the cover.3. Remove the memory.4. Re

10. Slide the system board towards the front of the computer, and thencarefully tilt it to a 45–degrees angle.42

11. Lift the system board out of the computer chassis and place it in anantistatic packaging.Installing The System Board1. Place the system board into

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Specifications 17SpecificationsNOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only thoserequired by law to ship with your comput

Video• AMD Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 (DVI,VGA, HDMI)• AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR3 (DVI,VGA, HDMI)Integrated video memory up to 1.7 GB shared video memor

Expansion BusUSB 480 MbpsCardsPCIe x16 one full-height cardPCIe x1 up to three full-height cardsDrivesVostro 260 Vostro 260SExternally accessible:5.25

Control Lights And Diagnostic Lightsamber light — solid amber light indicatessleep/stand by state of the computer;blinking amber light indicates a pro

PhysicalWidth 175.00 mm (6.89 inches)Depth 436.30 mm (17.18 inches)Weight (Minimum) 8.20 Kg (18.08 lb)Vostro 260S:Height 360.00 mm (14.17 inches)Width

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Troubleshooting 18Diagnostic Power LED CodesPower LED Light Status Possible Cause Troubleshooting StepsOff The computer is eitherturned off or is notr

Power LED Light Status Possible Cause Troubleshooting Steps+5VSB rail on the powersupply is working correctly.• Ensure the main powercable and front p

Beep Possible Cause Troubleshooting Steps7 Processor Failure Processor FailureDiagnostic Error MessagesError Messages DescriptionAUXILIARY DEVICE FAIL

Error Messages DescriptionRestart the computer. If the error appearsagain,contact Dell.THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGEFOR THE DESTINATION DRIVEThe

Error Messages Descriptionboot the computer from a optical drive.Then, shut down the computer, reinstallthe hard drive, and restart the computer. Ifth

Error Messages Descriptioncomputer, and avoid touching thekeyboard or keys during the boot routine.Run the Stuck Key test in the DellDiagnostics.LICEN

Error Messages DescriptionNOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES.EXIT SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAINYou have too many programs open. Closeall windows and open th

Error Messages DescriptionTIME-OF-DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THESYSTEM SETUP PROGRAMThe time or date stored in the systemsetup program does not match the

System Message DescriptionKeyboard failure Keyboard failure or loose cable. Ifreseating the cable does not solve theproblem, replace the keyboard.No b

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System Setup 19System Setup OverviewSystem Setup allows you to:• change the system configuration information after you add, change, orremove any hardw

Options List — Appears onthe left side of the SystemSetup window. The fieldlists features that define theconfiguration of yourcomputer, includinginsta

System Setup OptionMainSystem Information Displays the computer model number.BIOS Version Displays the BIOS revision.Build Date Displays the date the

AdvancedCPU ConfigurationHyper-threading Enable or disable processorhyper-threading.Default: EnabledLimit CPUID Value Enable or disable the LimitCPUID

CPU ConfigurationAuto Power On Enable or disable thecomputer to power onautomatically. You canfurther specify the date andtime the computer poweron.De

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Contacting Dell 20Contacting DellNOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contactinformation on your purchase invoice, pac

Working on Your Computer 1Before Working Inside Your ComputerUse the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potentialdamage an

To avoid damaging your computer, perform the following steps before you beginworking inside the computer.1. Ensure that your work surface is flat and

Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Startmenu as shown below, and then click Shut Down.• In Windows XP:Click Start → T