About Your Small Desktop Computer; Front View - Dell GX280DT - GX280 Desktop Computer User Manual

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About Your Small Desktop Computer
Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX280 Systems User's Guide
Front View
Back View
Inside Your Computer
System Board Components
Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand
Front View
1 front-panel Open the door to use the front-panel connectors.
door
2 headphone Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of
connector speakers.
3 USB 2.0 Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally,
connectors (2) such as joysticks or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see
Setup" for more information about booting to a USB device).
It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices
that typically remain connected, such as printers and keyboards.
4 CD/DVD drive Press to eject a CD or DVD from the drive.
eject button
5 floppy-drive Press to eject a floppy disk from the floppy drive.
eject button
6 floppy-drive The floppy drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes
activity light data to the floppy drive. Wait until this light turns off before you remove
the floppy disk from the drive.
7 hard-drive The hard drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes
activity light data to the hard drive. The light might also be on when a device such as
your CD player is operating.
8 power button Press to turn on the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not turn off the computer by pressing
the power button for 6 seconds or longer. Instead, perform an operating
system shutdown.
NOTICE: If your operating system has ACPI enabled, when you press
the power button the computer will perform an operating system
shutdown.
9 power light The power light illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate
different states:
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No light — The computer is turned off. (S4, S5, or
mechanical OFF)
Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating
state.
Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving state.
(S1 or S3)
Blinking or solid amber — See "Power
"System
Problems."