Connecting A Vga Monitor - Dell OptiPlex SX270 User Manual

1 computer cover/hard-drive release
button
2 back-panel connectors
3 power connector
4 diagnostic lights
Back-Panel Connectors
1 parallel Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the parallel connector. If you have a USB printer, plug it into a USB connector.
connector
2 link integrity Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer.
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light Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer.
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Yellow — A good connection exists between a 1000-Mbps (1-Gbps) network and the computer.
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Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network or the Network Controller is turned off in system
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setup.
3 network Attach the UTP cable to an RJ45 jack wall plate or to an RJ45 port on a UTP concentrator or hub and press the other end of the UTP
adapter cable into the network adapter connector until the cable snaps securely into place.
Dell recommends the use of Category 5 wiring and connectors for our customers' networks.
4 network activity The yellow light flashes when the computer is transmitting or receiving network data. A high volume of network traffic may make this
light light appear to be in a steady "on" state.
5 power The connector for the power adapter.
connector
6 mouse Plug a standard mouse into the green mouse connector. Turn off the computer and any attached devices before you connect a
connector mouse to the computer. If you have a USB mouse, plug it into a USB connector.
If your computer is running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your hard drive.
7 line-out Use the green line-out connector to attach an amplified speaker set.
connector
8 line-in connector Use the blue line-in connector to attach a record/playback device such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR.
9 keyboard If you have a standard keyboard, plug it into the purple keyboard connector. If you have a USB keyboard, plug it into a USB
connector connector.
10 USB connectors Connect USB devices such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, joystick, and computer speakers into any of the USB connectors.
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11 video connector If you have a DVI-compatible monitor, plug the cable from your monitor into the white connector on the back panel.
If you have a VGA monitor, see
12 serial connector Connect a serial device, such as a handheld device, to the serial connector.

Connecting a VGA Monitor

If you have a VGA Monitor, plug the VGA-DVI adapter into the DVI connector and connect the monitor cable to the adapter as shown.
Press this button toward the cover release icon to remove the cover, or press this button toward the hard-drive
icon to release the hard drive.
The connectors for your computer.
The connector for the power adapter.
See "Diagnostic Lights" for a description of light codes that can help you troubleshoot problems with your
computer.
"Connecting a VGA Monitor."