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Mini Tower Computer

Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX620
User's Guide

About Your Mini Tower Computer
Inside Your Computer

About Your Mini Tower Computer

Front View

1 CD/DVD

drive

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Insert a CD or DVD (if applicable) into this drive.

2 floppy drive Insert a floppy disk into this drive.

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3 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.

4 LAN

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

indicator light

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 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 modes:

8 hard-drive

activity light

9 headphone

connector

10 microphone

connector

Back View

No light — The computer is turned off.
Steady green — The computer is in a normal operating state.
Blinking green — The computer is in a power-saving mode.
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.

This light will flicker when the hard drive is being accessed.

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

Use the microphone connector to attach a microphone.

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1 cover release

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This latch allows you to open the computer cover.

latch
2 padlock ring Insert a padlock to lock the computer cover.
3 voltage

Your computer is equipped with a manual voltage selection switch.
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: The voltage selection switch must be set to the 115-V
position even though the AC power available in Japan is 100 V.

Also, ensure that your monitor and attached devices are electrically

rated to operate with the AC power available in your location.

4 power

Insert the power cable.
connector

5 back-panel

Plug serial, USB, and other devices into the appropriate connector.
connectors

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