About Your Mini Tower Computer; Front View - Dell OptiPlex 210L User Manual

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Mini Tower Computer
Dell™ OptiPlex™ 210L User's Guide
About Your Mini Tower Computer
Inside Your Computer
About Your Mini Tower Computer

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1 CD/DVD drive Insert a CD or DVD (if applicable) into this drive.
2 floppy drive Insert a floppy disk into this drive.
3 hard-drive This light flickers when the hard drive is in use.
activity light
4 USB 2.0 Use the USB connectors on the front of the computer for devices that you
connectors connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras, or for bootable USB
(2) devices (see "System
device).
It is recommended that you use the USB connectors on the back of the
computer for devices that typically remain connected, such as printers and
keyboards.
5 diagnostic Use the lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on the
lights diagnostic code. For more information, see
6 power button Press this button 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
operating states:
No light — The computer is turned off.
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Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state.
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Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving mode.
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Blinking or solid amber — See
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Setup" for more information on booting to a USB
"Diagnostic Lights."
"Power Problems."