Dell E6400 User's Manual
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1. DOLL Replacing the System Board About Warnings A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Setting the AMT Manageability Mode NOTE For Dell Latitude E5400 and E5500 computers and for Dell Precision M6400 Mobile Workstations skip this section and see Programming the Service Tag on page 3 A WARNING Before you begin any of the procedures in this section read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance A WARNING If you need to remove the bottom access panel first disconnect the AC adapter and modem cables from all electrical outlets A CAUTION Follow the instructions carefully to ensure that you configure the computer for the correct management mode 1 Remove the bottom access panel see your Service Manual 2 Take note of the label that is attached to the inside of the bottom access panel label y label March 2009 You should see one of the following four configuration mode labels on the inside of the chassis gt gt gt 1 53 41 55 i Oo ai a lt a Zz Zz Sal Emal One Rg BE ag K NOTE If the original configuration mode label is missing damaged or otherwise illegible contact Dell to obtain your configuration mode number see your computer documentation for contac2. The setup utility will launch the Service Tag installer K NOTE Latitude and Dell Precision E Series Workstation computers configured with iAMT receive this message only after the iAMT initialization procedures are completed K NOTE The battery light on the computer flashes blue and amber during this error To program the Service Tag 1 Press lt F2 gt to enter the system setup program 2 Enter the correct Service Tag 3 Perform one of the following steps e If the AC Adapter is already connected exit the system setup program and reboot the computer e Ifthe AC Adapter is not connected turn the computer off connect the AC adapter and then turn the computer back on FIPS 201 Compliance K NOTE Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS 201 compliance affects Latitude E4300 E6400 E6500 M2400 M4400 and M6400 A CAUTION Perform the steps in FIPS 201 Compliance on page 4 only if you have an FED account in the Americas region and require a FIPS compliant system These steps disable the contactless smart card reader 1 Download the latest utilities from the Dell Support website at support dell com For 32 bit Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP operating systems download the CVFIPS201_Enable exe utility e For 64 bit Windows Vista or Windows XP operating systems download the CVFIPS201_Enable64 exe utility 2 Run the utility and select FIPS Compliant The system is now FIPS 201 compliant I
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4. t information 3 Replace the bottom access panel K NOTE For information on replacing the system board see Replacing the System Board in your Service Manual 4 Disconnect the network cable if applicable and the mass storage devices like hard drives or USB flash keys 5 Connect the AC adapter and turn on the computer An initialization screen is displayed The green text on the initialization screen prompts you to select the appropriate configuration for your computer A CAUTION Ensure that you use the correct configuration mode number Once you have selected a configuration you cannot change the management mode as this process is not reversible If you make the wrong selection your computer may not operate as it should 6 Enter the configuration mode number that you obtained from the label inside the bottom access panel 7 If this is the correct configuration mode number select at the prompt Once the initialization is complete the computer shuts down 8 Reconnect the network cable and the mass storage devices like hard drives or USB flash keys 9 Restart the computer Programming the Service Tag After replacing the system board for Latitude E5400 E5500 and Dell Precision M6400 Mobile Workstations you need to program the service tag if the following message is displayed on startup WARNING The Service Tag has not been programmed This system will not function properly without a Service Tag
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