About Your Small Form-Factor Computer - Dell GX280DT - GX280 Desktop Computer User Manual

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About Your Small Form-Factor 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 USB 2.0 Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally,
connectors (2) such as joysticks or cameras (see
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.
2 CD/DVD drive- The drive activity light is on when the computer reads data from the CD or
activity light DVD drive.
3 CD/DVD drive Press to eject a CD/DVD from the drive.
eject button
4 floppy-drive Press to eject a floppy disk from the floppy drive.
eject button
5 power button Press to turn on the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, do not use the power button to turn off
the computer. Instead, perform an operating system shutdown.
NOTE: If your operating system has ACPI enabled, when you press the
power button the computer will perform an operating system shutdown.
6 power light The power light illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate different
states:
No light — The computer is turned off. (S4, S5, or mechanical
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OFF)
Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state.
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Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving state.
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(S1 or S3)
Blinking or solid amber — See
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To exit from a power-saving state, press the power button or use the
keyboard or the mouse if it is configured as a wake device in the Windows
Device Manager. For more information about sleep states and exiting from
a power-saving state, see
See "Diagnostic
troubleshoot problems with your computer.
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 headphone Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of
connector speakers.
Back View
"System Setup" for more information on
"Power
"Power Management."
Lights" for a description of light codes that can help you
Problems."