Dell OptiPlex XE2 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: D07S Regulatory Type: D07S001
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc.
Contents 1 Working on your computer........................................................................................................5 Safety instructions....................................................................................................................................................5 Before working inside your computer...................................................................................................................... 5 Turning off your computer.....................
Installing the Input/Output (I/O) Panel.................................................................................................................... 25 Removing the power supply................................................................................................................................... 25 Installing the power supply.....................................................................................................................................
Working on your computer 1 Safety instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
5. Press and hold the power button while the computer is unplugged to ground the system board. 6. Remove the cover. 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.
4. Turn on your computer. 5. If required, verify that the computer works correctly by running Dell Diagnostics.
Removing and installing components 2 This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended tools The procedures in this document require the following tools: • Small flat blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe System overview The figure below displays the inside view of the Small Form Factor after the base cover has been removed. The call outs show the names and the layout of the components inside the computer.
1. memory module 2. speaker 3. front bezel 4. system fan Removing the cover 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Pull up the cover-release latch at the side of the computer. 3. Lift the cover upward to a 45–degree angle and remove it from the computer.
Installing the cover 1. Place the cover on the chassis. 2. Press down on the cover till it clicks into place. 3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the front bezel 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Pry the front bezel retention clips away from the chassis. 4. Rotate the bezel away from the computer to release the hooks on the opposite edge of the bezel from the chassis.
Installing the front bezel 1. Insert the hooks along the bottom edge of the front bezel into the slots on the chassis front. 2. Push the bezel toward the computer to engage the front bezel retention clips until they click into place. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the expansion card 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover.
4. Ease the card up from its connector and remove it from the computer. 5. Rotate the release tab on the card-retention latch upward.
6. Pull the release lever away from the expansion card until you release the securing tab from the dent in the card. Then, ease the card up and out of its connector and remove it from the computer.
Installing the expansion card 1. Insert the expansion card into it's connector on the system board and press down until it is securely in place. NOTE: If your computer has a powered expansion connect the power cable to the card. 2. Rotate the release tab on the card-retention latch downward. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2.
Installing the WLAN Card 1. Place the WLAN card on the connector and press down. 2. Press the latch to secure the WLAN card. 3. Place the antenna puck on the connector and tighten the screws that secure it to the computer. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the optical drive 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the data and power cables from the back of the optical drive.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 to remove the second optical drive (if available). Installing the optical drive 1. Insert the optical drive into the bracket. 2. Slide the optical drive to insert it into the drive cage. 3. Connect the data and power cables to the optical drive. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the drive cage 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the: a. cover b. front bezel c.
4. Slide the blue drive-cage handle toward unlock position and lift the hard drive cage from the computer. Installing the drive cage 1. Place the drive cage on the edge of the computer to allow access to the cable connectors on the hard drive. 2. Connect the data and power cables to the back of the hard drive. 3. Flip over the drive cage and insert it into the chassis. The drive cage tabs are secured by the slots in the chassis. 4. Slide the drive-cage handle toward the locked position. 5.
Removing the hard drive 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the: a. cover b. optical drive c. drive cage 3. Press the retention clips inwards and slide the hard-drive bracket out from the drive cage. 4. Flex the hard-drive bracket and remove the hard drive from the bracket. 5. Remove the screws that secure the mini hard drive to the hard-drive bracket and remove the hard drive from its bracket. NOTE: Perform step 5 only if you have a mini hard drive.
4. Install the: a. drive cage b. optical drive c. cover 5. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the speaker 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the: a. cover b. optical drive c. drive cage 3. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board and release it from the securing tab inside the chassis. Press the speaker-securing tab, and slide the speaker towards the right of the computer to release it. Installing the Speaker 1.
Removing the intrusion switch 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Press the clip inwards to release and gently pull the intrusion cable from system board. 4. Slide the intrusion switch toward the front of the chassis and remove it from the computer. Installing the intrusion switch 1. Insert the intrusion-switch into the chassis rear and slide it outward to secure it. 2. Connect the intrusion-switch cable to the system board. 3. Install the: a.
• If memory modules with different speeds are installed, they operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory modules. Removing the memory 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Press down on the memory retaining tabs on each side of the memory modules, and lift the memory modules out of the connectors on the system board. Installing the memory 1. Align the notch on the memory-card with the tab in the system-board connector. 2.
4. Pry and remove the system fan away from the grommets securing it to the front of the computer. Then, press the grommets inward along the slots and pass through the chassis. Installing the system fan 1. Place the system-fan in the chassis. 2. Pass the grommets through the chassis and slide outward along the groove to secure it in place. 3. Connect the system-fan cable to the system board. 4. Install: a. b. c. d. 5.
Removing the power switch 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the: a. b. c. d. cover front bezel optical drive drive cage 3. Disconnect the power-switch cable from the system board. 4. Press the clips on both side of the power switch to release it from the chassis and remove the power switch along with its cable from the computer. Installing the power switch 1. Slide the power switch in through the front of the computer. 2.
3. Install the: a. b. c. d. 4. drive cage optical drive front bezel cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the: a. b. c. d. cover optical drive drive cage front bezel 3. Disconnect the I/O panel or FlyWire cable and the audio cable from the system board. 4. Remove the screw that secures the I/O panel to the chassis.
Installing the Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1. Insert the I/O panel into the slot on the chassis front. 2. Slide the I/O panel to secure it to the chassis. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the I/O panel to the chassis. 4. Connect the I/O panel or FlyWire cable and audio cable to the system board. 5. Thread the I/O panel or FlyWire cable into the fan-shelter clip. 6. Install the: a. b. c. d. 7. drive cage optical drive front bezell cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
5. Remove the screws that secure the power supply to the back of the computer. 6. Push in on the blue release tab and slide the power supply towards the front of the computer. 7.
Installing the power supply 1. Place the power supply in the chassis and slide towards the back of the computer to secure it. 2. Tighten the screws securing the power supply to the back of the computer. 3. Connect the 4-pin and 8–pin power cables to the system board. 4. Thread the power cables into the chassis clips. 5. Install the: a. b. c. d. 6. drive cage optical drive front bezel cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the coin cell battery 1.
Installing the coin cell battery 1. Place the coin cell battery into its slot on the system board. 2. Press the coin cell battery downward until the release latch springs back into place and secures it. 3. Install the: a. drive cage b. front bezel c. cover 4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the heat sink assembly 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover 3.
Installing the heat sink assembly 1. Place the heat-sink assembly into the chassis. 2. Tighten the captive screws to secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board. 3. Connect the fan cable to the system board. 4. Place the fan shroud on the fan and push to click in place. 5. Install the cover 6. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing the processor 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3.
Installing the processor 1. Insert the processor into the processor socket. Ensure the processor is properly seated. 2. Gently lower the processor cover. 3. Press the release lever down and then move it inward to secure it with the retention hook. 4. Install the heat sink assembly. 5. Install the cover. 6. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. System board components The following image displays the system board layout. 1. power connector 2. processor socket 3.
Removing the system board 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. cover front bezel optical drive drive cage memory heat sink assembly expansion card(s) power supply 3. Disconnect all the cables connected to the system board, and move the cables away from the chassis. 4. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis. 5. Turn the hex screw counter clockwise and remove from the system board. 6.
g. front bezel h. cover 5. 32 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
System Setup 3 System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS level options.
Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. Enter Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop‐down list, if applicable. Tab Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. Esc Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen.
Table 2. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network card. You can set the integrated NIC to: • • • • Disabled Enabled Enabled w/PXE Enabled w/ImageServer NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear. Serial Port Allows you to define the serial port settings.
Option Description For Mini-Tower, Desktop, Small Form Factor the options are: • • • • Enable Boot Support Enable Rear Dual USB Ports Enable Rear Quad USB Ports Enable Front USB Ports For Ultra Small Form Factor, the options are: • • • • Enable Boot Support Enable Rear Dual USB 2.0 Ports Enable Rear Dual USB 3.0 Ports Enable Front USB Ports NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings.
Option Description • • • • Password Bypass Admin Password Min Admin Password Max System Password Min System Password Max Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. • • Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This option is disabled by default. Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots).
Table 4. Secure Boot Option Description Secure Boot Enable Allows you to enable or disable Secure Boot feature • • Expert key Management Disable Enable Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default. The options are: • • • • PK KEK db dbx If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear.
Table 6. Power Management Option Description AC Recovery Specifies how the computer will respond when AC power is applied after an AC power loss. You can set the AC Recovery to: • • • Auto On Time Power Off (default) Power On Last Power State This option sets the time of the day when you would like the system to turn on automatically. Time is kept in standard 12-hour format (hour:minutes:seconds). The startup time can be changed by typing the values in the time and A.M./P.M. fields.
Option Description • Block Sleep (S3 state) - This option is disabled by default. Table 7. POST Behavior Option Description Numlock LED Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the system boots. This option is enabled by default. Keyboard Errors Specifies whether keyboard related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by default.
Option Description • DNS (enabled by default) NOTE: This field is only relevant when the Integrated NIC control in the System Configuration group is set to Enabled with ImageServer. ImageServer IP Specifies the primary static IP address of the ImageServer with which the client software communicates. The default IP address is 255.255.255.255.
Updating the BIOS It is recommended to update your BIOS (System Setup), on replacing the system board or if an update is available. For laptops, ensure that your computer battery is fully charged and connected to a power outlet 1. Restart the computer. 2. Go to Dell.com/support. 3. Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. NOTE: To locate the Service Tag, click Where is my Service Tag? NOTE: If you cannot find your Service Tag, click Detect My Product.
System and setup password You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer. Password type Description System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system. Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer. CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password Status is Locked. To enter the System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot. 1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press Enter. The System Security screen is displayed.
Diagnostics 4 If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
Troubleshooting your computer 5 You can troubleshoot your computer using indicators like diagnostic lights, beep codes, and error messages during the operation of the computer. Power LED diagnostics The power button LED located on the front of the chassis also functions as a bicolored diagnostic LED. The diagnostic LED is only active and visible during the POST process. Once the operating system starts to load, it is no longer visible.
Amber LED state Description 3,7 some other failure with messages on screen Beep code The computer can emit a series of beeps during start-up if the display does not show errors or problems. These series of beeps, called beep codes, identify various problems. The delay between each beep is 300 ms, the delay between each set of beeps is 3 sec, and the beep sound lasts 300 ms. After each beep and each set of beeps, the BIOS should detect if the user presses the power button.
Error message Description Decreasing available memory One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated. Re-install the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Diskette drive 0 seek failure A cable may be loose or the computer configuration information may not match the hardware configuration. Diskette read failure The floppy disk may be defective or a cable may be loose. If the drive access light turns on, try a different disk.
Error message Description Memory double word A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules and, if logic failure at necessary, replace them. address, read value expecting value Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read value expecting value A memory module may be faulty or improperly seated.
Error message Description Time-of-day not setplease run the System Setup program The time or date stored in System Setup does not match the computer clock. Timer chip counter 2 failed A chip on the system board may be malfunctioning. Unexpected interrupt The keyboard controller may be malfunctioning or a memory module may be loose.
6 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (Start icon) → Help and Support, and then select the option to view information about your computer. Table 14. Processor Feature Processor type Total cache Specification • • • • Intel Core i3 series Intel Core i5 series Intel Core i7 series Intel Pentium Dual Core series Up to 8 MB cache depending on processor type Table 15.
Table 18. Network Feature Specification Integrated Intel 1217LM Ethernet capable of 10/100/1000 Mb/s communication Table 19. System information Feature Specification System chipset Intel 8 Series Express chipset DMA channels two 8237 DMA controllers with seven independently programmable channels Interrupt levels Integrated I/O APIC capability with 24 interrupts BIOS chip (NVRAM) 12 MB Table 20. Expansion bus Feature Specification Bus type PCIe gen2, gen3 (x16), USB 2.0, and USB 3.
Feature Small Form Factor Internally Accessible: Specification one slim optical drive bay 3.5-inch SATA drive bays 2.5-inch SATA drive bays Mini Tower two two Small Form Factor one two Table 23.
Feature Specification Off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network. Network activity light on integrated network adapter Yellow light — A blinking yellow light indicates that network activity is present. Power supply diagnostic light Green light — The power supply is turned on and is functional. The power cable must be connected to the power connector (at the back of the computer) and the electrical outlet. Table 25.
Feature Non-Operating Specification 1.37 GRMS Maximum shock: Operating 40 G Non-Operating 105 G Altitude: Operating –15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft) Non-Operating –15.20 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft) Airborne contaminant level G1 or lower as defined by ANSI/ISA-S71.
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