Back view, Back-panel connectors – Dell OptiPlex 745 User Manual
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Back View
Back-Panel Connectors
10 3.5-inch drive
bay
Can contain an optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader.
11 5.25-inch
drive bay
Can contain an optical drive. Insert a CD or DVD (if supported) into this
drive.
1 card slots
Access connectors for any installed PCI and PCI Express cards.
2 back-panel
connectors
Plug serial, USB, and other devices into the appropriate connectors (see
3 power
connector
Insert the power cable.
4 voltage
selection
switch
Your computer is equipped with a manual voltage selection switch. To
help avoid damaging a computer with a manual voltage selection switch,
set the switch for the voltage that most closely matches the AC power
available in your location.
NOTICE:
In Japan the voltage selection switch must be set to the 115-V
position.
Also, ensure that your monitor and attached devices are electrically rated
to operate with the AC power available in your location.
5 padlock ring
Insert a padlock to lock the computer cover.
6 cover-release
latch
Allows you to open the computer cover.
1 parallel
connector
Connect a parallel device, such as a printer, to the parallel connector. If
you have a USB printer, plug it into a USB connector.
NOTE:
The integrated parallel connector is automatically disabled if the
computer detects an installed card containing a parallel connector
configured to the same address. For more information, see
System
Setup Options
.
2 link integrity
light
l
Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network
and the computer.
l
Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps
network and the computer.
l
Yellow — A good connection exists between a 1-Gbps (or 1000-
Mbps) network and the computer.
l
Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the
network.
3 network
adapter
connector
To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, 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 the back panel of your computer. A click