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Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual
Technical Overview
Before You Begin
Replacing the Computer Stand
Replacing the Computer Cover
Replacing the Theater Lighting Unit
Replacing Memory Module(s)
Replacing a PCI/PCI Express Card
Replacing Drives
Model DCDO
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.
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November 2008 Rev. A00
Replacing the Heat Sink Assembly
Replacing the Processor
Replacing Fans
Replacing the Master Control Board
Replacing the System Board
Replacing the Power Supply
Replacing the Battery
System Setup
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- Page 1 Corporation in the United States 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.
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Page 2: Before You Begin
Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. - Page 3 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 telephone or network cables from the computer. 4. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. ...
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Page 4: Replacing A Pci/Pci Express Card
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. NOTE: If a graphics card is installed in each of the PCIe x16 card slots in the multi-graphics configuration, the PCIe x1 and one PCI card slot are not accessible for use. -
Page 5: Installing Graphics Cards For Multi Graphics Card
NOTE: To upgrade to or downgrade from a dual- or triple-graphics card configuration, you may need additional parts that can be ordered from Dell. This section pertains to using dual and triple PCIe graphics cards to take advantage of NVIDIA's SLI (Scalable Link Interface). For installation of other types of... - Page 6 To remove a PCIe card, see Replacing the PCI and PCI Express Cards. CAUTION: For information about upgrading your system to use NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) multi-graphics technology, see the Dell support website at support.dell.com. 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
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Page 7: Replacing The Pci And Pci Express Cards
Gently pull the securing tab (if present) and place the card in the connector. Press down firmly and ensure that the card is fully seated in the slot. CAUTION: Do not route card cables over or behind the cards. Cables routed over the cards can prevent the computer cover from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment. - Page 8 retention screw card retainer alignment guide fan bracket 6. Press the securing tab (if present) on the system board connector as you grasp the card by its top corners, and then ease the card out of the connector. NOTE: If the card is full length, press the securing tab on the end of the alignment guides on the fan bracket.
- Page 9 retention screw card retainer alignment guide fan bracket 14. Remove the filler bracket or existing card (see Replacing the PCI and PCI Express Cards) to create a card-slot opening. 15. Prepare the card for installation. See the documentation that came with the card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for your computer.
- Page 10 1 card connector (seated) 2 card connector (not seated) 3 bracket properly aligned within 4 bracket improperly aligned outside of slot slot 5 alignment bar 6 alignment guide CAUTION: Do not route card cables over or behind the cards. Cables routed over the cards can prevent the computer cover from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment.
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Page 11: Replacing The Battery
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. WARNING: A new battery can explode if it is incorrectly installed. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. -
Page 12: Replacing The Computer Cover
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. WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover. -
Page 13: Replacing The Computer Stand
Back to Contents Page Replacing the Computer Stand Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual WARNING: Your computer is heavy and can be difficult to maneuver. Seek assistance before attempting to lift, move, or tilt the computer and always lift correctly to avoid injury; avoid bending over while lifting. -
Page 14: Replacing The Air Cooled Heat Sink Assembly
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. CAUTION: Do not perform the following steps unless you are familiar with hardware removal and replacement. Performing these steps incorrectly could damage your system board. -
Page 15: Replacing The Liquid Cooling Heat Sink Assembly
Failure to install a cooling solution, either third- party or Dell provided, may result in damage to your system and render the system inoperable. - Page 16 Back to Contents Page ...
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Page 17: Replacing A Hard Drive
Replacing a Media Card Reader 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. Replacing a Hard Drive WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover. - Page 18 power cable data cable 4. Press the blue tabs on each side of the hard drive bracket toward each other and slide the drive up and out of the hard drive bay. blue tabs (2) hard drive hard drive bay ...
- Page 19 hard drive hard drive bracket 2.5" hard drive: Removal: hard drive cage hard drive hard drive bracket Replacement: hard drive hard drive bracket hard drive cage 6. Verify that the hard drive bay is empty and unobstructed. ...
- Page 20 Ensure that all connectors are properly cabled and firmly seated. 8. Connect the power cable to the hard drive. 9. Connect the hard drive data cable to the hard drive. Dell XPS 730: power cable data cable Dell XPS 730X:...
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Page 21: Replacing The Drive Panel
power cable data cable 10. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover). 11. Connect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on. See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation. Replacing the Drive Panel ... -
Page 22: Replacing A Floppy Drive (Xps 730 Only)
drive release latch drive panel drive panel tabs 7. Rotate the drive panel toward the computer until it snaps into place on the drive panel. 8. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover). Replacing a Floppy Drive (XPS 730 Only) ... - Page 23 drive release latch floppy drive 6. If no screws are attached to the new floppy drive, check the inside of the drive panel for shoulder screws. If screws are present, attach the screws to the new drive. floppy drive shoulder screws (4) ...
- Page 24 See the documentation that came with the drive for instructions on installing any software required for drive operation. 13. Enter system setup (see System Setup), and select the appropriate Diskette Drive option. Replacing an Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
- Page 25 optical drive shoulder screws (3) 8. Gently slide the drive into the drive bay until you hear a click or feel the drive securely installed. drive release latch optical drive 9. Attach the power and data cables to the optical drive. To locate the system board connector, see System Board Components.
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Page 26: Replacing A Media Card Reader
14. Enter system setup (see System Setup) and select the appropriate Drive option. Replacing a Media Card Reader 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. 2. Remove the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover). 3. - Page 27 media card reader shoulder screws (4) 7. Slide the Media Card Reader into the drive bay until it clicks into place. drive release latch media card reader 8. Attach the cable to the back of the Media Card Reader. ...
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Page 28: Replacing Fans
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. WARNING: To guard against likelihood of electric shock, laceration by moving fan blades or other unexpected injuries, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover. -
Page 29: Replacing The Hard Drive Fan
10. Replace any expansion cards that you removed (see Replacing a PCI/PCI Express Card). 11. Replace the PCI card fan shroud and captive screws on top of it. 12. Replace the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover). ... - Page 30 5. Press the release latch on the hard drive fan and slide it away from the hard drive bays and lift to remove from the computer. hard-drive fan release latch hard drive fan 6. To install the hard drive fan, slide the fan between the hard drive bays until it snaps into place. ...
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Page 31: Replacing The Master Control Board
Replacing the Master Control Board Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual 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 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. -
Page 32: Replacing Memory Module(S)
Replacing Memory Module(s) Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual 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. 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. - Page 33 7. Align the notch on the bottom of the module with the tab in the connector. cutouts (2) memory module notch CAUTION: To avoid damage to the memory module, press the module straight down into the connector while you apply equal force to each end of the module.
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Page 34: Replacing The Power Supply
Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual 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 on www.dell.com at the following location: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover. - Page 35 power supply screws (4) 9. Slide the power supply towards the front of the computer to free it from the securing tabs on the computer chassis. 10. Slide the power supply toward the hard drive bay area, so that it will clear the protruding lip of the chassis and lift the power supply from the computer. ...
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Page 36: Replacing The Processor
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. CAUTION: Do not perform the following steps unless you are familiar with hardware removal and replacement. Performing these steps incorrectly could damage your system board. -
Page 37: Installing The Processor
Installing the Processor processor cover processor socket center cover latch release lever front alignment-notch processor pin-1 indicator rear alignment notch 9. If the release lever on the socket is not fully extended, move it to that position. ... - Page 38 ...
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Page 39: Replacing The System Board
Replacing the System Board Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual 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 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. - Page 40 Replacing the Computer Cover). 16. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on. 17. Flash the system BIOS, as needed. NOTE: For information on flashing the system BIOS, see support.dell.com. Back to Contents Page ...
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Page 41: Entering System Setup
1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. When the DELL logo appears, press <F2> immediately. NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release <F2>... -
Page 42: System Setup Options-Dell Xps 730X
Exit Exit Options Provides options to Save Changes and Exit, Discard Changes and Exit, Load Optimal Defaults, and Discard Changes. System Setup Options—Dell XPS 730X System Information XPS 730X. Product Name Displays the BIOS version number and date BIOS Version information. - Page 43 Indicates the amount of usable memory. Memory Available Indicates the type of memory technology used. Memory Techonology Indicates the memory speed. Memory Speed Displays the processor type. CPU ID/ u Code ID Displays the processor speed. CPU Speed Displays the QPI Speed. Current QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) speed Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size.
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Page 44: Boot Sequence
Allows you to enable or disable the onboard network LAN1 BCM5784 Device controller. Allows you to enable or disable the network LAN1 Option ROM controllers boot option. Allows you to enable or disable the onboard network LAN2 BCM5784 Device controller. Allows you to enable or disable the network LAN2 Option ROM controllers boot option. -
Page 45: Clearing Cmos Settings
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot For example, you can use this feature to boot your computer from the CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics from the Driver and Utilities media and then from the hard drive when the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to boot your computer to a USB device such as a memory key, or CD-RW drive. - Page 46 Dell™ XPS™ 730X 7. Place the jumper on pins 1 and 2 and wait for 5 seconds. 8. Move the jumper back onto pins 2 and 3. 9. Close the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover). ...
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Page 47: Technical Overview
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. Inside View of Your Computer 1 optical drive 2 floppy drive/media card reader... -
Page 48: Dell Xps 730X
24 PCIe x16 (Generation 1) slot 3 (PCIe x16_3) 25 PCIe x1 slot (PCIe x1) 26 PCIe x16 (Generation 2) slot 1 (PCIe x16_1) 27 PCIe x1 slot (PCIe x1) 28 internal eSATA header 29 CPU power header Dell XPS 730X... -
Page 49: Master Control Board
CPU socket system board CPU fan header DIMMs 1, 3, and 5 ATX power connector (ATX_PWR) IDE connector (IDE) SATA port 4 (SATA 4) battery socket SATA ports 1-3 (SATA 1-3) internal USB header 1 (USB) 10 internal USB header 2 (USB) 11 internal USB header 3 (USB) 12 1394 header 13 PCI slot 1 (PCI SLOT 1) - Page 50 header (MB_IO_HDR) 15 rear IO LED connector 16 front CPU fan header (CONN_REAR) (FAN_CPU_FRONT) Back to Contents Page ...
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Page 51: Replacing The Theater Lighting Unit
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. WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover. - Page 52 theater lighting card theater lighting card connector 3. Disconnect the theater lighting card connector. 4. Remove the screw securing the theater lighting card to the chassis and lift the card out of the slot. 5. Replace the theater lighting card in its slot and tighten the screw. ...