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    Products Services Support About Dell | How to Bu y You are here: De ll Eme rging M arkets – EME A > Sup port Home Page Back to Contents P age Append ix Dell™ XP S™ 7 20 Own er's M anu al Specifications System Setup Clearing Forgotten Passwords Clearing CMOS Set tings Cleaning Your Computer FCC Notices (U.S. Only) Contacting Dell Speci[...]

  • Page 2

    Type HDA 7.1 channel Expansion Bus Bus type PCI Express x1 and x16 PCI 32-bit PCI (SLOT3, SL OT5, SLOT6) Connector three Connector size 124 pins Connector data wid th (maximum) 32 bits Bus speed 3 3 MHz PCI Express (SLO T1) NOTE: If a graphi cs card is instal led in each of the PCI Ex press x16 card slo ts in the dual-graphic s configuration, the P[...]

  • Page 3

    Controls and Lights Power control push button Power light green light — Bli nking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state . amber light — Blinkin g amber indicat es a problem with an installed device ; solid amber indicat es an internal pow er problem. Hard-drive access light green Network activity l ight (front panel) solid green [...]

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    System Set up Overview Use system setup as follows:  To change the system config uration informat ion after you add , change, or re move any hardwa re in your computer  To set or change a user-selectabl e option such as the user pa ssword  To read the cu rrent amount of memory or set the type of har d drive installed Before you use s ystem[...]

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    NOTE: Depending o n your compu ter and installe d devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as list ed. System System Info Lists system infor mation, such as the computer name, the BIOS versio n number and dat e, the system servi ce tag, express ser vice code and asset tag, and other system-speci fic inform[...]

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     On — The integrat ed NIC is enabled.  On w/PXE — The integrated NIC is on (with PXE enabled). NOTE: PXE is requir ed only if you are booting to an op erating system locat ed on another comput er. If a boot rou tine is not available fr om the remo te system, the compu ter attempt s to boot from the next dev ice listed in the bo ot sequenc[...]

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    For systems with Intel Extreme processors, the fo llowing fields are adjustable throug h the BIOS:  Processor Clo ck Speed: Adjusts the multiplier of the processor. For processors that cannot be overclocked, this f ield reports the current settings an d cannot be changed.  Performance Appli cation Support: Enables so ftware applications to di[...]

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    Protection technolo gy is disa bled.  On — Execute Disab le Memory Protection technolo gy is enabled. Power Manage ment AC Recovery ( Off default) Specifies how the co mputer will beh ave when AC power i s restored after an AC power loss.  Off — The syst em stays off afte r AC power is rest ored.  On — The system powers on after AC p[...]

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    Boot Sequence This feature allow s you to change the boot sequen ce for the bootab le devices i nstalled on your computer. Option Settings  Diskette Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the floppy drive. If the floppy di sk in the drive is n ot bootable, if no f loppy disk is in th e drive, o r if there is no fl oppy drive inst alled in [...]

  • Page 10

    desktop, then shut down your co mputer and tr y again. 4. At the Boot Dev ice Menu , use t he up- and down-arrow ke ys or press the appropriate number on the keybo ard to highlight the d evice that is to be used for the curr ent boot only , and then pr ess <Enter> . For example, if y ou are booting to a USB memo ry key, highlight USB Flash De[...]

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    10. Locate the 2 -pin password jumper on the sy stem board (see System Board Com ponents ), and then reinstall the jumper plug to e nable the passwo rd feature. 11. Replace th e computer co ver (see Replacing th e Computer Co ver ). 12. Connect your c omputer and devices to ele ctrical outlets, and then turn them on. Clearing CM OS Settin gs 1. Fol[...]

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    3. Blow carefully int o the ball cage to dislodg e dust and lint. 4. If the rollers in side the ball cag e are dirty, clean the rollers w ith a cotton swab moistened li ghtly with isopro pyl alcohol. 5. Recenter the rolle rs in their channels if they are misaligned. Ensure that fluff from the swa b is not left on the rollers. 6. Replace the ball a [...]

  • Page 13

    FCC Identification I nformation The following info rmation is provi ded on the d evice or devices covered in this d ocument in com pliance with FCC regulations:  Product name: Dell ™ XPS™ 720  Model number: DCDO Company name: Dell Inc. One Dell Way Round Rock, Texa s 78682 USA 512-338-4400 Contacting D ell You can contact Dell through the[...]

  • Page 14

    International Ac cess Code: 0011 Country Code: 61 City Code: 2 Technical Support Technical Support fo r XPS computers only toll-free: 1300 790 877 Home and Home Of fice toll-free: 1300 -655-533 Medium and Large Business toll-free: 1800 -633-559 Small Business, Educa tion, Local Government toll-free: 1800 -060-889 Customer Service toll-free: 1300 -6[...]

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    Canada (North York, Ontario) International Ac cess Code: 011 Warranty Suppo rt) Customer Service Home/Home Office toll-free: 1-800 -847-4096 Small Business toll-free: 1-800 -906-3355 Medium/Large Busi ness, Gover nment, Education toll -free: 1-800- 387-5757 Hardware Warranty Phone Support XPS Computers Onl y toll-free: 1-866 -398-8977 Computers for[...]

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    Sales 0800-012-0231 Czech Republic (Prague) International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 420 Online Support support.euro.dell .com czech_dell@dell.co m Technical Supp ort 22537 2727 Customer Service 22537 2707 Fax 22537 2714 Technical Fax 22537 2728 Switchboard 22537 2711 Denmark (Copenhagen) International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 45 Online S[...]

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    Sales 01 55 9 4 71 00 Fax 01 55 94 71 01 Germany (Frankfu rt) International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 49 City Code: 69 Online Support support.euro.dell .com tech_support_ce ntral_europe@ dell.com Technical Supp ort for XPS com puters only 069 9792 7222 Technical Supp ort 069 9792-7200 Home/Small Busine ss Customer Service 0 180-5-224400 Global[...]

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    XPS Support O nly E-mail Indiaxps_ AP@dell.com Phone Numbers 080-25068066 or toll-free: 1 -800-425-2066 Customer Service Home and Small Business India_care_HSB@del l.com toll-free: 1800 -4254051 Large Corporate Accoun ts India_care_REL@d ell.com toll-free: 1800 -4252067 Sales Large Corporate Accoun ts 1600 33 8044 Home and Small Business 1 600 33 8[...]

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    Japan (Kawasaki) International Ac cess Code: 001 Country Code: 81 City Code: 44 Technical Supp ort outside of Japan – Dell Precision, OptiPle x, and Latitude 81 -44-556-3894 Technical Supp ort – Dell PowerApp , Dell PowerEdge, Del l PowerConnec t, and Dell PowerVault toll-free: 0120 -198-498 Technical Supp ort outside of Japan – PowerApp, Pow[...]

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    Mexico International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 52 Sales or 001-800-888-3355 Customer Service 001-877-384-8979 or 001-877-269-3383 Main 50-81-8800 or 001-800-888-3355 or 001-866-851-1754 Montserrat Online Support la-techsupport @dell.com Technical Supp ort, Customer Se rvice, Sales toll-free: 1-866 -278-6822 Netherlands Anti lles Online Support[...]

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    International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 351 Customer Service 800 300 413 Sales 800 300 410 or 800 300 411 or 800 300 412 or 21 422 07 10 Fax 21 424 01 12 Puerto Rico Online Support www.dell.com/pr la-techsupport @dell.com Technical Supp ort toll-free: 1-866 -390-4695 or 1-866-851-1760 Customer Service and Sales 1-877-537-3355 St. Kitts and Ne [...]

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    City Code: 91 Corporate Technical Supp ort 902 100 130 Customer Service 902 115 236 Switchboard 91 722 92 00 Fax 91 722 95 83 Sweden (Upplands Vasby) International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 46 City Code: 8 Online Support support.euro.dell .com Technical Supp ort for XPS com puters only 77 1 34 03 40 Technical Support 08 590 05 199 Relational C[...]

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    U.K. (Bracknell ) International Ac cess Code: 00 Country Code: 44 City Code: 1344 Customer Service Home and Small Business 0870 906 0010 Corporate 01344 373 185 Preferred Accou nts (500–5000 employees) 0870 906 0010 Global Accounts 01344 373 186 Central Government 01344 373 193 Local Governmen t & Education 01344 373 199 Health 01344 373 194 [...]

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    Large Text sn WEB6 Back to Contents P age Sales 0800-100-4752 You are he re: De ll Eme rging M arkets – EME A > Sup port Home Page Copyright 1999 -2007 Dell In c. Terms and Co nditio ns | Priva cy Prac tices | Cont act a Re seller | Top Page 24 of 24 Documentation 6.07.2007 http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/720H2C/en/OM /appen[...]