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Service Manual - Slim Tower - Page 1
Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower
Working on Your Computer Removing and Replacing Parts Specifications Diagnostics System Setup System Board Diagram
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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System Setup
Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower
Boot Menu Navigation Keystrokes Entering System Setup System Setup Menu Options
Boot Menu
Press when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the system.
The options listed are:
Internal HDD CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Onboard NIC BIOS Setup Diagnostics...
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... by BIOS (read-only) l Month - Choose the month l Date - Choose the date, which you can change using the keyboard. l Year - Set the year.
SATA
The computer only supports two hard drives, however the system setup can support up to four SATA hard drives. When you enter System Setup it detects the presence of SATA devices. Pressing displays the SATA 0 - 3 sub-menus. These sub-menus displays the...
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...; Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower
Dell Diagnostics Power Button Light Codes Beep Codes
Dell Diagnostics
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
It is recommended that you print these procedures before you begin. NOTE: The Dell Diagnostics software works only on Dell computers. NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media is optional and may not ship with your computer.
Enter system setup (see...
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... or incorrectly installed.
Blinking Amber
Indicates the computer is receiving electrical power but a device such as a memory module or graphics card might be malfunctioning or incorrectly installed.
Solid Amber Indicates the computer is facing the power issue or an internal device is malfunctioning.
Beep Codes
If the monitor cannot display error messages during the POST, the computer may emit...
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... Bracket
Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Chassis Support Bracket
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... Contents Page
Fan
Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Fan
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... Battery
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Removing the Coin-cell Battery
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... Page
Cover
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Removing the Cover
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Expansion Card(s)
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Removing an Expansion Card
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...Front Bezel
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Removing the Front Bezel
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... and SD Card Reader
NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front bezel. 4. Remove the chassis support bracket. 5. Remove the hard drive. 6. Remove the optical drive. 7. Remove the power button and card reader light cables...
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Hard Drive
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Removing the Hard Drive
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... Processor
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Removing the Heat Sink and Processor
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Module
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Removing a Memory Module
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Optical Drive
Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Optical Drive
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...Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Power Button and Card Reader Light
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... at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Power Supply
NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the chassis support bracket. 4. Disconnect all the power cables from the system board and the drives. 5. Remove the...
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...Rubber Foot
Dell™ Vostro™ 230s Service Manual-Slim Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Removing the Rubber Foot
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... Off Your Computer).
CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.
3. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 4. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 5. Press and hold the power button while the system is unplugged to ground the system board. 6. Remove the...