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Small Form Factor Computer

Dell™ Optiplex™ 740 Systems

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. Instead, perform an operating system shutdown. See

Turning Off Your Computer

for more information.

 

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

This 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

hard drive
activity light

This light flickers when the hard drive is being accessed.

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

LAN indicator
light

This light indicates that a LAN (local area network) connection is
established.

7

power light

The power light illuminates 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

System 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

Use the microphone connector to attach a microphone.