About Your Computer Front View (Tower Orientation) upper 5.25-inch drive Supports an optical drive. lower 5.25-inch drive Supports an optical drive or an additional hard drive (SATA only). upper 3.5-inch drive Supports a floppy drive, a Media Card Reader, or an additional hard drive (SATA or SAS).
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It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain connected, such as printers and keyboards. Dell badge (rotatable) Use the plastic handle on the back of the Dell badge to rotate the badge for tower-to-desktop or desktop-to- tower conversion.
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10 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 OFF). • Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state.
Back View (Tower Orientation) power connector Insert the power cable. voltage selection See the safety instructions in the Product Information switch Guide for more information. NOTE: The voltage selection switch is available on the 375-W PSU only. back panel Plug serial, USB, and other devices into the appropriate connectors connector.
card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI or PCI Express cards. NOTE: The upper five connector slots support full-length cards; the connector slot at the bottom supports a half-length card. NOTE: Check the documentation for cards to ensure that you can accommodate them in your configuration.
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IEEE 1394 connector Use the optional IEEE 1394 connector for high-speed (optional) data devices such as digital video cameras and external storage devices. USB 2.0 connectors Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as flash memory keys or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see "System Setup"...
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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 OFF). • Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state. •...
Back View (Desktop Orientation) card slots Access connectors for any installed PCI or PCI Express cards. NOTE: Check the documentation for cards to ensure that you can accommodate them in your configuration. Some cards that require more physical space and power (such as PCI Express graphics cards) may restrict the use of other cards.
Back Panel Connectors mouse connector Plug a PS/2 mouse into the green mouse connector. Turn off the computer and any attached devices before you connect a mouse to the computer. If you have a USB mouse, plug it into a USB connector. parallel Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the parallel connector...
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network adapter To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, connector connect one end of a network cable to either a network jack or your network or broadband device. Connect the other end of the network cable to the network adapter connector on your computer.
Rear Quad USB Use the back USB connectors for devices that typically 2.0 connectors remain connected, such as printers and keyboards. NOTE: It is recommended that you use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as flash memory keys or cameras, or for bootable USB devices.
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System Information Memory speed 667/800 MHz Integrated network interface with ASF 2.0 support as defined by DMTF Capable of 10/100/1000-Mbps communication: • Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer. • Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer.
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Memory Type 667-MHz ECC and non-ECC and 800-MHz ECC DDR2 SDRAM NOTE: Ensure that you do not mix ECC and non-ECC memory. NOTE: Your computer does not support registered or buffered memory. Memory connectors four Memory capacities 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB Minimum memory 1 GB Maximum memory...
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Connectors System board connectors: Serial ATA six 7-pin connectors serial connector 12-pin connector Floppy drive 34-pin connector three 5-pin connectors three 120-pin connectors PCI Express x8 98-pin connector PCI Express x16 two 164-pin connectors FlexBay 2-port USB header uDOC 1-port USB header speaker 4-pin connector SAS activity LED...
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Audio Type internal stereo: integrated HD audio or PCI option cards Stereo conversion 24-bit analog-to-digital; 24-bit digital-to- analog Controls and Lights Power control push button Power light green light — blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state amber light —...
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Power DC power supply: Wattage 375/525 W Heat dissipation 375-W PSU: 1279 BTU/hr 525-W PSU: 1790 BTU/hr NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated based upon the power supply wattage rating. Voltage manual selection power supplies—90 to 135 V at 50/60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz Backup battery 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell Physical...
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Environmental Maximum shock: Operating bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 50.8 cm/sec (20 inches/sec) Storage 27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 508 cm/sec (200 inches/sec) Altitude: Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft) Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft) About Your Computer...