Dell Inspiron 660s User manual

Dell Inspiron 660s

Owner’s Manual

Computer model: Inspiron 660s

Regulatory model: D06S

Regulatory type: D06S001

book.book Page 1 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

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. 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

book.book Page 2 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Replacing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5 Fan Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Removing the Fan Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Replacing the Fan Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

book.book Page 3 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

4Contents

6 Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

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

7 PCI-Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the PCI-Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Replacing the PCI-Express Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Configuring Your Computer After Removing or

Installing the PCI-Express Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

8 Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Removing the Mini-Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Replacing the Mini-Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

9 Front Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Replacing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

10 Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Removing the Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing the Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

book.book Page 4 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

Contents 5

11 Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Replacing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

12 Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

13 Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Replacing the Front I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

14 Power-Button Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing the Power-Button Module . . . . . . . . . . 51

Replacing the Power-Button Module . . . . . . . . . . 52

15 Power-Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing the Power-Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Replacing the Power-Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . 56

book.book Page 5 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

6Contents

16 Processor Fan and

Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Removing the Processor Fan and

Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Replacing the Processor Fan and

Heat-Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

17 Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Replacing the Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

18 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

19 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 72

book.book Page 6 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

Contents 7

20 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Entering System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Clearing CMOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

21 Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

22 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

book.book Page 7 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

8Contents

book.book Page 8 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

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 for about 5 seconds, 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.

book.book Page 9 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

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

• Phillips screwdriver

• Plastic scribe

• Flash BIOS executable update program available at

support.dell.com

book.book Page 10 Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:38 PM

Other manuals for Inspiron 660s

Table of contents

Other Dell Desktop manuals

Dell

Dell Precision 3460 Small Form Factor User manual

Dell

Dell Precision 3650 Tower User manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex 5250 User manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex 7080 Tower User manual

Dell

Dell Wyse 5012 User manual

Dell

Dell Wyse 5050 User manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex 7010 User manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex FX160 User manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex 330 User manual

Dell

Dell Dimension 9100 User manual

Dell

Dell Inspiron 20 User manual

Dell

Dell Vostro 400 User manual

Dell

Dell Inspiron 24-3464 Operation and maintenance manual

Dell

Dell Inspiron 3655 User manual

Dell

Dell Precision T3500 Quick start guide

Dell

Dell OptiPlex GX620 User manual

Dell

Dell XPS 8900 User manual

Dell

Dell Inspiron 27-7790 Operation and maintenance manual

Dell

Dell Dimension 0T2148A00 Manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex Small Form Factor 7010 User manual

Dell

Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro Operation and maintenance manual

Dell

Dell GX620 - 3.6GHz Desktop 1GB RAM 80GB Windows XP... User manual

Dell

Dell Dimension 4700 Series User manual

Dell

Dell Vostro 220 - Vostro 220 Slim Desktop... User manual

Popular Desktop manuals by other brands

HP m9060n - Pavilion - Elite Quick setup

Asus

Asus E210 Series user guide

TotalFlow

TotalFlow uFLO user manual

HP Presario SV7000 - Desktop PC manual

HP ProDesk 400 G5 Maintenance and service guide

Logitech

Logitech MK320 quick start guide

Sony

Sony Vaio Series operating instructions

Sony

Sony VGC-LT32E - Vaio All-in-one Desktop Computer quick start

Alto

Alto MD 250 instruction manual

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Manual

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkStation D20 Manual

Arbor Technology

Arbor Technology FPC-7800 Series user manual

Sony

Sony VAIO VGX-TP1 Series user guide

Asus

Asus Eee Box B204 user manual

HP Z1 specification

Everex

Everex eXplora user manual

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkCentre M75e user guide

Compaq

Compaq iPAQ Internet Device user guide