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Small Form Factor Computer

Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX620 User's Guide 

  

About Your Small Form Factor Computer

  

Inside Your Computer

 

About Your Small Form Factor Computer

 

Front View

1

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

" for more information about 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

power button Press to turn on the computer.

 

NOTICE:

To avoid losing data, do not turn off the computer by pressing

the power button for 6 seconds or longer. Instead, perform an operating
system shutdown.

 

NOTICE:

If your operating system has ACPI enabled, when you press

the power button the computer will perform an operating system
shutdown.

3

Dell badge

Can be rotated to match the orientation of your computer. To rotate,
place fingers around the outside of the badge, press firmly, and turn the
badge. You can also rotate the badge using the slot provided near the
bottom of the badge.

4

LAN indicator
light

Indicates that a LAN (network) connection is established.

5

diagnostic
lights

Use the lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on
the diagnostic code. For more information, see "

Diagnostic Lights

."

6

hard drive
activity light

This light flickers when the hard drive is being accessed.

7

power light

Turns on and blinks or remains solid to indicate different operating
states:

l

 

No light — The computer is turned off.

l

 

Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state.

l

 

Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving mode.

l

 

Blinking or solid amber — See "

Power Problems

."

To exit from a power-saving mode, 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 modes and
exiting from a power-saving mode, see "

Power Management

."

See "

Diagnostic Lights

" for a description of light codes that can help you

troubleshoot problems with your computer.

8

headphone
connector

Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of
speakers.

9

microphone
connector

Use the microphone connector to attach a microphone.

10 floppy drive

Insert a floppy disk into this drive.