Contents 1 Working on your computer..........................5 Safety instructions................................5 Turning off your computer — Windows 10........................5 Before working inside your computer..........................5 After working inside your computer..........................6 2 Technology and components..........................7 Processors...................................7 DDR4....................................7 DDR4 Details................................. 7 Memory Errors................................8 USB features..................................8 USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)......................
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System board................................... 58 Removing system board............................58 Installing the system board............................62 4 Troubleshooting............................66 Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment — ePSA diagnostics................66 Running the ePSA Diagnostics..........................66 Diagnostics..................................66 Diagnostic error messages..............................68 System error messages..............................71 5 Getting help..............................73 Contacting Dell................................. 73 Contents...
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
Turn off your computer. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. Press and hold the power button while the computer is unplugged to ground the system board.
Technology and components This chapter details the technology and components available in the system. Topics: • Processors • DDR4 • USB features • HDMI 2.0 Processors OptiPlex 5060 systems are shipped with Intel 8th generation-Coffee Lake chipset and core processor technology. NOTE: The clock speed and performance varies depending on the workload and other variables.
Figure 1. Notch difference Increased thickness DDR4 modules are slightly thicker than DDR3, to accommodate more signal layers. Figure 2. Thickness difference Curved edge DDR4 modules feature a curved edge to help with insertion and alleviate stress on the PCB during memory installation. Figure 3.
Table 1. USB evolution Type Data Transfer Rate Category Introduction Year USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 5 Gbps Super Speed 2010 USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed 2000 USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps Super Speed 2013 USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB) For years, the USB 2.0 has been firmly entrenched as the de facto interface standard in the PC world with about 6 billion devices sold, and yet the need for more speed grows by ever faster computing hardware and ever greater bandwidth demands.
With today's ever increasing demands placed on data transfers with high-definition video content, terabyte storage devices, high megapixel count digital cameras etc., USB 2.0 may not be fast enough. Furthermore, no USB 2.0 connection could ever come close to the 480Mbps theoretical maximum throughput, making data transfer at around 320Mbps (40MB/s) —...
Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would have USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, perhaps not on its immediate release, but in a subsequent Service Pack or update. It is not out of the question to think that following a successful release of USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 support in Windows 7, SuperSpeed support would trickle down to Vista.
Removing and installing components Recommended tools The procedures in this document require the following tools: • Small flat blade screwdriver • Phillips # 1 screwdriver • Small plastic scribe Screw size list Small Form Factor Motherboard Layout Small form factor board components Removing and installing components...
Installing the side cover Place the cover on the computer, slide it to align it with the chassis and tighten the captive screws to secure the cover to the computer [1]. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer Expansion card Removing expansion card Follow the procedure in...
Installing the expansion card Insert the expansion card into the connector on the system board [1]. Press the expansion card until it clicks into place [2]. Close the expansion card latch and press it until it clicks into place [3]. Removing and installing components...
Install the Side cover. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Coin cell battery Removing coin cell battery Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the Side cover. To remove the coin cell battery: Using a plastic scribe press the release latch until the coin cell battery pops out [1]. b Remove the coin cell battery from the system [2].
Installing the coin cell battery Place the coin cell battery in its slot on the system board [1]. Press the battery into the connector until it locks into place [2,3]. Removing and installing components...
Install the Side cover. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Hard drive assembly Removing the hard drive assembly Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the Side cover. To remove the hard drive: Disconnect the hard drive data cable and power cable from the connectors on the hard drive [1, 2]. b Push the release tab and lift the hard drive assembly from the system [3].
Installing the hard drive assembly Insert the hard drive assembly into the slot on the system [1]. Connect the power cable and hard drive cable to the connector on the hard drive [2,3]. Removing and installing components...
Install the Side cover. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Front Bezel Removing front bezel Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the Side cover. To remove the front bezel: Pry the retention tabs to release the front bezel from the system. b Remove the front bezel from the system.
Installing front bezel Align the bezel and insert the retention tabs on the bezel into the slots on the system. Press the bezel until the tabs clicks into place. Removing and installing components...
Install the Side cover. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Optical drive Removing the optical drive Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel To remove the optical drive: Disconnect the hard drive data cable and power cable from the connectors on the hard drive [1, 2]. Removing and installing components...
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b Slide the release tab to unlock the hard drive and optical module [1]. Lift the hard drive and optical module [2]. Removing and installing components...
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d Disconnect the optical drive data cable and optical drive power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1, 2] and lower the hard drive and optical module until it is seated. Removing and installing components...
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Push the release latch on the optical drive [1] and pull the optical drive out from the system [3]. Removing and installing components...
Installing the optical drive Slide the optical drive into its slot in the system [1]. Slide the release tab to unlock the hard drive and optical drive module [2]. Removing and installing components...
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Lift the hard drive and optical module [1], connect the optical drive data cable and power cable to the connectors on the optical drive [2, 3]. Removing and installing components...
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Connect the hard drive data cable and hard drive power cable to the connectors on the hard drive [1,2]. Removing and installing components...
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Slide the release tab to lock the module [2]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Hard drive and optical drive module Removing the hard drive and optical drive module Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel HDD assembly...
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b Slide the release tab to unlock the hard drive and optical module [1]. Lift the hard drive and optical module [2] Removing and installing components...
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To remove the hard drive and optical drive module: Disconnect the optical drive data cable and optical drive power cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1, 2]. b Slide and lift the hard drive and optical drive module from the system [3]. Removing and installing components...
Installing the hard drive and optical drive module Insert the tabs on the hard drive and optical drive module into the slot on the system at 30 degree angle [1]. Connect the optical drive data cable and power cable to the connectors on the optical drive [2, 3]. Removing and installing components...
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Lower the hard drive and optical drive module so that it is placed in its slot [1]. Slide the release tab to lock the module [2]. Removing and installing components...
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Route the hard drive data and power cables through the HDD-ODD release tab [1]. Route the optical drive data cable and power cable through the retention clips [2]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Memory module Removing memory module Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel HDD assembly Hard drive and optical drive module To remove the memory module: Pry open the retention tabs from both sides to lift the memory module from the connector [1].
Installing the memory module Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module connector. Insert the memory module into the memory module socket [1]. Press the memory module until the memory module retention tabs click into place [2]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Heatsink fan Removing heat sink fan Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel HDD assembly...
Installing the heat sink fan Align the heat sink fan onto the heat sink [1]. Replace the 3 screws to secure the heat sink fan to the heat sink [2]. Connect the heat sink fan cable to the connector on the system board [3]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Heatsink Removing heat sink Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel HDD assembly Hard drive and optical drive module...
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b Loosen the 4 captive screws that secure the heat sink [1] and lift it away from the system [2]. NOTE: Loosen the screws in a sequential order (1,2,3,4) as mentioned on the system board. Removing and installing components...
Installing heat sink Align the heat sink onto the processor [1]. Tighten the 4 captive screws to secure the heat sink assembly to the system board [2]. NOTE: Tighten the screws in a sequential order (1,2,3,4) as mentioned on the system board. Removing and installing components...
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Place the heat sink cover onto the heat sink. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Heat sink fan Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Intrusion switch Removing intrusion switch Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel...
Installing the intrusion switch Insert the intrusion switch into the slot on the chassis [1]. Connect the intrusion switch cable to the system board [2]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Heat sink Heat sink fan Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Power switch Removing power switch Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
Installing the power switch Slide the power switch module into the slot on the chassis until it clicks into place [1, 2]. Connect the power switch cable to the connector on the system board [3]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Processor Removing processor Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel HDD assembly Hard drive and optical drive module Heat sink fan...
b Lift the lever upward and lift the processor shield [2]. Lift the processor out of the socket [3]. Installing the processor Place the processor on the socket such that the slots on the processor align with the socket keys [1]. Close the processor shield by sliding it under the retention screw [2].
Install the: Heat sink Heat sink fan Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. M.2 PCIe SSD Removing the M.2 PCIe SSD NOTE: The instructions are applicable to M.2 SATA SSD also. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
HDD assembly Hard drive and optical drive module To remove the M.2 PCIe SSD: Remove the single (M2x3.5) screw that secures the M.2 PCIe SSD to the system board [1]. b Lift and pull out the PCIe SSD from its connector on the system board [2]. Remove the SSD thermal pad [3].
Install the: Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Power supply unit Removing power supply unit or PSU Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
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Heat sink To release the PSU: Disconnect the CPU power cable from the system board [1]. b Unroute the power cables from the retention clips on the chassis [2]. To remove the PSU: Remove the 3 screws that secure the PSU to the system [1]. b Disconnect the system power cable from the connector on the system board [2].
Installing the power supply unit or PSU Insert the PSU in the chassis and slide it towards the back of the system to secure it [1, 2]. Route the system power cable through the retention clips [3]. Connect the power cable to the connector on the system board [4]. Replace the screws to secure the PSU to the rear chassis of the system [5].
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Route the CPU power cable through the retention clips [1]. Connect the CPU power cable to the connector on the system board [2]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Heat sink Heat sink fan Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Speaker Removing speaker Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. Remove the: Side cover Front bezel...
b Press the release tab [2] and pull the speaker out from the system [3]. Installing the speaker Insert the speaker into the slot on the system chassis and press it until it clicks into place [1, 2]. Connect the speaker cable to the connector on the system board [3]. Removing and installing components...
Install the: Heat sink Heat sink fan HDD assembly Hard drive and optical drive module Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. System board Removing system board Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
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M.2 PCIe SSD To remove the I/O panel: Remove the screw that secures the I/O panel [1]. b Rotate the I/O panel and remove it from the system [2]. Disconnect the hard drive data cable [3], optical drive data cable [4] and power cable [5] from the connectors on the system board.
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To remove the screws from the system board: Remove the 5 screws that secure the system board to the chassis [1]. b Remove the standoff single (#6-32) screw [2] and single (M3x5) screw that secures the system board to the system [3]. Removing and installing components...
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To remove the system board: Lift and slide the system board away from the system [1, 2]. Removing and installing components...
Installing the system board Hold the system board by its edges, and align it towards the back of the system. Lower the system board into the system chassis until the connectors at the back of the system board align with the slots on the chassis, and the screw holes on the system board align with the standoffs on the system chassis [1,2].
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Replace the single (#6-32) screw, single (M3x5) screw and 5 screws that secure the system board to the system [1, 2, 3]. Removing and installing components...
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Route all the cables through the routing clips [1]. Align the cables with the pins on connectors on the system board and connect the following cables to the system board: Power switch [2] b CPU power [3] Intrusion switch [4] Connect the power cable, optical drive data cable and hard drive data cable [1, 2, 3].
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Install the: M.2 PCIe SSD Memory module Processor Heat sink Heat sink fan Hard drive and optical drive module HDD assembly Front bezel Side cover Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Removing and installing components...
The items detected are listed and will be tested If there are any issues, error codes are displayed. Note the error code and validation number and contact Dell. To run a diagnostic test on a specific device Press Esc and click Yes to stop the diagnostic test.
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However, if the computer fails the POST, the computer emits a series of LED codes during the start-up. The system LED is integrated on the Power button. The following table shows different light patterns and what they indicate. Table 2. Power LED summary Amber LED state White LED state System state...
One or more memory modules may be faulty or improperly seated. Reinstall the memory modules or, if necessary, replace them. DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION The hard drive failed initialization. Run the hard drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. DRIVE NOT READY The operation requires a hard drive in the bay before it can continue.
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Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. If the problem persists, try another drive. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in Dell Diagnostics. HARD-DISK DRIVE FAILURE The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
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KEYBOARD STUCK KEY FAILURE For external keyboards or keypads, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during the boot routine. Run the Stuck Key test in Dell Diagnostics. LICENSED CONTENT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN...
The reserve battery that supports the system configuration settings may require recharging. Connect your computer to an electrical outlet to charge the battery. If the problem persists, Contact Dell. TIME-OF-DAY NOT SET-PLEASE RUN THE SYSTEM SETUP The time or date stored in the system setup program does not PROGRAM match the system clock.
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System message Description out of range may or may not indicate a potential hard drive problem Troubleshooting...
Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Go to Dell.com/support.