Dell™ OptiPlex™ & More System Solving Problems Guide

Diagnostic Lights To help you troubleshoot a problem, your computer has four lights labeled "A," "B," "C," and "D" on the back panel. The lights can be yellow or green. When the computer starts normally, the patterns or codes on the lights change as the boot process completes. If the POST portion of system boot completes successfully, all four lights display solid green. If the computer malfunctions during the POST process, the pattern displayed...

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Dell™ OptiPlex™ System Board Components Guide

System Board 1floppy drive connector (DSKT)12CD drive audio cable connector (CD_IN) 2internal speaker (SPEAKER)13telephony connector (MODEM) 3battery socket (BATTERY)14power connector (12VPOWER) 4CD/DVD drive connector (IDE2)15second serial connector (SER2) 5hard drive connector (IDE1)16microprocessor and heat-sink connector (CPU) 6front-panel connector (FRONTPANEL)17memory module connectors (DIMM A and DIMM B) 7PCI riser (small mini-tower computer...

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Dell™ OptiPlex™ Removing & Installing the Processor Guide

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. CAUTION: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis. ...

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"Dell™ OptiPlex™ About Your Small Desktop Computer Guide

Front View 1 front-panel door Open the door to use the front-panel connectors. 2 headphone connector Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of speakers. 3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see "System Setup"...

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