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About Your Computer
Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX270 Systems User's Guide
Front View
1 CD-drive eject
button
Press to eject a CD from the CD drive.
2 hard-drive
activity light
The hard drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data to the hard drive. The light might also be on when a
device such as your CD player is operating.
3 front panel door
Open the door to use the front panel connectors.
4 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 on 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.
5 headphone
connector
Use the headphone connector to attach headphones and most kinds of speakers.
6 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.
7 power light
The power light illuminates and blinks or remains solid to indicate different states:
l
No light — The computer is turned off (S4, S5, or mechanical OFF)
l
Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state
l
Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving state (S1 or S3)
l
Blinking or solid amber — See "
Power Problems
"
To exit from a power-saving state, 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 states and exiting from a power-saving state, see "
Power
Management
."
See "
Diagnostic Lights
" for a description of light codes that can help you troubleshoot problems with your computer.
8 floppy-drive
activity light
The floppy drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data to the floppy drive. Wait until this light turns off before
you remove the floppy disk from the drive.
9 floppy-drive eject
button
Press to eject a floppy disk from the floppy drive.