Dell Vostro 420 User Manual

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Dell™ Vostro™ 420/220/220s Setup and Features Information

Vostro 420 Front and Back View

1 optical drive 2 drive bay front panel (open)

3 optional optical-drive bays (2) 4 media card reader (optional)

5 power button, power light 6 drive-activity light

7 microphone connector 8 headphone connector

9 IEEE 1394 connector (optional) 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)

January 2009

Models: DCSCLF, DCSCMF, DCSCSF

11 expansion card slots (7) 12 back-panel connectors

13 power-supply light 14 voltage selector switch

15 power cord connector 16 power-supply vent

17 security cable/padlock rings

Vostro 220 Front and Back View

1 optical drive 2 drive bay front panel (open)

3 optional optical-drive bay 4 media card reader (optional)

5 power button, power light 6 drive-activity light

7 microphone connector 8 headphone connector

9 IEEE 1394 connector (optional) 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)

11 expansion card slots (8) 12 back-panel connectors

13 power-supply light 14 voltage selector switch

15 power cord connector 16 power-supply vent

17 security cable/padlock rings

Vostro 220s Front and Back View

3 4

1 optical drive 2 power button, power light

3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4 headphone connector

5 microphone connector 6 drive-activity light

7 media card reader (optional) 8 power supply vents

9 voltage selector switch 10 power supply light

11 expansion card slots (4) 12 back-panel connectors

13 security cable/padlock rings 14 power connector

Back Panel Connectors

Vost ro 4 20

4562

Vostro 220/220s

45612

13 12 10

1 PS/2 mouse connector 2 VGA connector

3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4 link integrity light

5 network adapter connector 6 network-activity light

7 line-in connector 8 line-out connector

9 microphone connector 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)

11 eSATA connector 12 serial connector (9-pin)

13 PS/2 keyboard connector

Quick Setup

WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information

that shipped with your computer. For additional best practices information see www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them.

Connect the monitor using one of the following cables:

The white DVI cable

The VGA cable to a DVI adapter

The blue VGA cable

Connect a USB device, such as a keyboard or mouse.

Connect the modem.

Connect the network cable.

Connect the power cable(s).

Press the power buttons on the monitor and the computer.

Specifications

NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer.

For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com.

Video

Type:

Integrated

Discrete

Drives

Externally accessible:

5.25-inch Optical Disk Drives

media card reader (optional)

Internally accessible:

3.5-inch SATA drive bays

NOTE: Internal and external drive bays accommodate standard 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch bay devices

including HDD and short bay devices.

Available devices 3.5-inch SATA hard drives (80 GB to 1 TB optional)

Intel® GMA X4500HD

supports dual independent displays

NOTE: Support for discrete graphics option via PCIe x16

graphics card slot.

NOTE: Supports Blu-Ray™ 1.1 playback and Dynamic Video

Memory Technology (DVMT).

Vostro 420 — three

Vostro 220 —

Vostro 220s —

Vostro 420/220/220s — one

Vostro 420 — up to four

Vostro 220/220s — up to two

SATA DVD, SATA CD-RW/DVD Combo,

SATA DVD+/-RW, SATA BD Combo (DVD RW+ BD ROM), and SATA Blu-ray R/W

3.5-inch USB media card reader with optional Bluetooth

external USB floppy disk drive

two

one

Controls and Lights

Front of the computer:

Power button

Power light

push button

blue light — Blinking blue in sleep state; solid blue for power-on state

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a power problem sensed by the power supply unit. Solid amber when the computer does not start indicates the system board cannot start initialization.

off — System is in hibernate, soft-off, or mechanical-off

Drive activity light

blue light — A blinking blue light indicates the computer is reading data from or writing data to the SATA hard drive or CD/DVD.

Rear of the computer:

Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter)

green light — A good connection exists between the network and the computer.

off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network.

Network activity light (on

yellow blinking light

integrated network adapter)

Power

DC power supply:

Voltage (see the safety information that shipped with your computer for important voltage setting information)

Vostro 420 — 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 8A/4A

Vostro 220 — 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 7A/4A

Vostro 220s — 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 6A/3A

Coin-cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Physical

Height Vostro 420 — 41.4 cm (16.3 inches)

Vostro 220 — 35.44 cm (13.95 inches)

Vostro 220s — 35.4 cm (13.9 inches)

Width Vostro 420 — 18.3 cm (7.20 inches)

Vostro 220 — 16.94 cm (6.67 inches)

Vostro 220s — 10 cm (3.9 inches)

Physical (continued)

Depth Vostro 420 — 48.2 cm (19.0 inches)

Vostro 220 — 42.67 cm (16.8 inches)

Vostro 220s — 41.5 cm (16.3 inches)

Weight Vostro 420 — 11 kg – 13.8 kg (24 lb – 30.4 lb)

Vostro 220 — 9.8 kg – 10.5 kg (22 lb – 23.1 lb)

Vostro 220s — 7.98 kg – 8.9 kg (17.6 lb – 20 lb)

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating

Storage

10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)

–40° to 65° C (–40° to 149° F)

Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)

Altitude:

Operating

Storage

–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

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