NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation. NOTE: An error message is generated only after the computer attempts to boot from every device in the boot sequence and no operating system is found. 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. 1. If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector. 2. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 3. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down your computer and try again. 4. At the Boot Device Menu, use the up- and down- arrow keys or press the appropriate number on the keyboard to highlight the device that is to be used for the current boot only, and then press . For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash Device and press . Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots 1. Enter system setup (see Entering System Setup). 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press to access the menu. 3. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices. 4. Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device. 5. Press plus (+) or minus (–) to move a selected device up or down the list. Clearing CMOS Settings 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. 2. Power down the computer and remove the power cord. 3. Power off all external peripherals. 4. Remove the computer cover (see Replacing the Computer Cover). 5. Locate the Reset CMOS jumpers on the system board (see System Board Components). 6. Remove jumper from pins 2 and 3. Dell™ XPS™ 730 NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down for an extended period of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release in even intervals until the Boot Device Menu appears. NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation. NOTE: Make a note of your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it. NOTE: This procedure does not clear or reset system and setup passwords. 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). 10. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on. Back to Contents Page Back to Contents Page Technical Overview Dell™ XPS™ 730/730X Service Manual Inside View of Your Computer System Board Components Master Control Board Inside View of Your Computer System Board Components Dell™ XPS™ 730 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 1 optical drive bays (4) 2 floppy drive/media card reader 3 hard drive bays (4) 4 processor cooling solution: liquid cooling assembly (shown) or air cooling assembly 5 card fan Dell XPS 730X 1 CPU socket 2 system board CPU fan header 3 DIMMs 0 and 1 (DIMM 0-1) 4 DIMMs 2 and 3 (DIMM 2-3) 5 ATX power connector (ATX_PWR) 6 IDE connector (IDE) 7 SATA ports 3-6 (SATA 3-6) 8 floppy header (FLOPPY) 9 BIOS debug codes (PORT 80 DECODER) 10 SATA ports 1-2 (SATA 1-2) 11 font panel connector (FRONT PNL) 12 serial port header (SERIAL PORT)- unused 13 reset CMOS jumper (RESET CMOS) 14 internal USB header 1 (USB) 15 internal USB header 2 (USB) 16 1394 header 17 battery socket 18 power button (POWER) 19 reset button (RESET) 20 front panel audio header (FP Audio) 21 PCI slot 1 (PCI SLOT 1) 22 PCIe x16 (Generation 2) slot 2 (PCIe x16_2) 23 PCI slot 2 (PCI SLOT 2) 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 Master Control Board 1 CPU socket 2 system board CPU fan header 3 DIMMs 1, 3, and 5 4 ATX power connector (ATX_PWR) 5 IDE connector (IDE) 6 SATA port 4 (SATA 4) 7 battery socket 8 SATA ports 1-3 (SATA 1-3) 9 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) 14 front panel audio header (FP Audio) 15 PCIe slot 5 (PCI_E5) 16 PCIe slot 4 (PCI_E4) 17 PCIe slot 3 (PCI_E3) 18 PCIe slot 2 (PCI_E2) 19 PCIe slot 1 (PCI_E1) 20 CPU power header 1 internal LED header (INTERNAL_LED) 2 power header (POWER) 3 front top LED header (FRONT_TOP_LED) 4 front bottom right LED...
