Dell Inspiron 660 User manual

Dell Inspiron 660

Owner’s Manual

Computer model: Inspiron 660

Regulatory model: D11M

Regulatory type: D11M002

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if

instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal

injury, or death.

____________________

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.

is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Inspiron™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.;

Microsoft®, Windows®, and the Windows start button logo are either trademarks or registered

trademarks of Microsoft corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Bluetooth®is a

registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license; Intel® and

Intel SpeedStep®are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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 Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and

trade names other than its own.

2012 - 04 Rev. A00

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Contents 3

Contents

1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . . . . . 9

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 After Working Inside Your Computer . . . 11

3 Technical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4 Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5 Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Replacing the Memory Module(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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6 Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Replacing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

7 Card Retention Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Removing the Card Retention Bracket . . . . . . . . . 29

Replacing the Card Retention Bracket . . . . . . . . . 31

8 PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Removing PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Replacing PCI Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Configuring Your Computer After Removing or

Installing the PCI Express Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

9 Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Replacing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

10 Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Removing the Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Replacing the Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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11 Optical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the Optical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Replacing the Optical Drives(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

12 Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Replacing the Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

13 Power Button Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Removing the Power Button Module . . . . . . . . . . 61

Replacing the Power Button Module . . . . . . . . . . 63

14 Chassis Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Removing the Chassis Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Replacing the Chassis Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

15 Processor Fan and

Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Removing the Processor Fan and

Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Replacing the Processor Fan and

Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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16 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Replacing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

17 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

18 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

19 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 88

20 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Clearing CMOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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21 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

22 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Before You Begin 9

Before You Begin

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open

programs before you turn off your computer.

Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.

Click

Start

and click

Shut Down

Microsoft Windows shuts down and then the computer turns off.

NOTE: If you are using a different operating system, see the documentation of

your operating system for shut-down instructions.

Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their

electrical outlets.

Disconnect all telephone cables, network cables, and attached devices

from your computer.

Press and hold the power button, while the computer is unplugged, to

ground the system board.

Safety Instructions

Use the following safety guidelines to protect your computer from potential

damage and ensure your personal safety.

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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or

panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels,

and screws before connecting to the power source.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the computer, ensure that the work surface is flat

and clean.

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the components and cards, handle them by their

edges and avoid touching pins and contacts.

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10 Before You Begin

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the

computer cover and access any of the components inside the computer. See the

safety instructions for complete information about safety precautions, working

inside your computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by

touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the

computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to

dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.

CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab,

not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or

thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When

disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector

pins. When connecting cables, ensure that the connectors and ports are correctly

oriented and aligned.

CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your

computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:

• Small flat-blade screwdriver

• Small Phillips screwdriver

• Plastic scribe

• Flash BIOS executable update program available at

support.dell.com

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