Front Panel; Back Panel; Connecting External Devices; Figure 1-1. Front Panel - Dell Precision 410 User Manual

If you are unable to reinstall from a tape backup of the
hard-disk drive, you can reinstall Windows 95 from the
system's Windows 95 backup media (CD or diskettes)
that you received from Dell or created from the
Dell-installed software on your system. However, if you
reinstall Windows 95 in this manner, the Windows 95 bus-
mastering EIDE driver is installed but disabled. To
enable this driver, see "Enabling the Windows 95 Bus-
Mastering EIDE Driver" in Chapter 2.)
NOTE to network system administrators: If you must
download Windows 95 from a server to client systems,
make sure that you have the Windows 95 backup media
for your Dell workstation system on your server before
downloading.
F
ront Panel
Your computer's front panel contains the following indi-
cators and controls (see Figure 1-1):
•
The power button provides control of the system's
alternating current (AC) input power. The push-
button switch operates as follows:
— When the computer is turned off, pressing the
button turns the computer on.
— When the computer is turned on, pressing the
button turns the computer off. However, a low-
voltage (standby) current is maintained from the
power supply to the switch. To completely
remove all power from the system, unplug the
AC power cable from its source.
For systems running Microsoft Windows 95 or
Windows NT with the Dell AutoShutdown ser-
vice operational, pressing the power button
causes the system to perform an orderly operat-
ing system shutdown before turning off. (For
more information, see "Dell AutoShutdown
Service" in Chapter 2.)
NOTE: A Display Power Management Signaling
(DPMS) monitor does not begin warming up until
the computer to which it is attached is turned on.
Thus, some DPMS monitors may not display a video
image until several seconds after you turn on your
computer.
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The green power indicator lights up when the com-
puter is receiving power.
•
The hard-disk drive access indicator lights up when a
hard-disk drive is in use. (Drive access indicators for
diskette drives and tape drives are located on the
front of the drives.)
•
The reset button reboots (restarts) your system with-
out your having to turn the power off and then on
again. Rebooting the system in this manner reduces
stress on system components.
diskette drive
access indicator
power button
power
indicator
reset button
hard-disk drive
access indicator

Figure 1-1. Front Panel

B
ack Panel
Your computer's back panel contains various ports and
connectors for attaching external devices and includes a
security cable slot. These features are described in the
following subsections.

Connecting External Devices

You can connect various external devices, such as a
mouse and printer, to the input/output (I/O) ports and
connectors on the computer's back panel. The system
BIOS detects the presence of most external devices when