Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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...Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Setup and Features Information Mini Tower - Front and Back View 1 2 34 12 11 5 19 6 7 18 8 9 10 About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. 13 14 15 16 17 1 drive activity light 2 network activity light 3 Wi-Fi® activity light (optional) 4 diagnostic lights (4) 5 power button, power light... 17 expansion card slots (4) 18 power supply diagnostic button 19 power supply diagnostic light Models: Mini Tower: DCSM1F; Desktop: DCNE1F; and Small Form Factor: DCCY1F series February 2010
...Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Setup and Features Information Mini Tower - Front and Back View 1 2 34 12 11 5 19 6 7 18 8 9 10 About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. 13 14 15 16 17 1 drive activity light 2 network activity light 3 Wi-Fi® activity light (optional) 4 diagnostic lights (4) 5 power button, power light... 17 expansion card slots (4) 18 power supply diagnostic button 19 power supply diagnostic light Models: Mini Tower: DCSM1F; Desktop: DCNE1F; and Small Form Factor: DCCY1F series February 2010
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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... drive 3 optical drive eject button 4 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 5 microphone connector 6 headphone connector 7 flex bay 8 drive activity light 9 network activity light 10 Wi-Fi activity light (optional) 11 diagnostic lights (4) 12 power supply diagnostic button 13 power supply diagnostic light 14 14 padlock ring 15 security cable slot 15 16 power cable connector 17 back panel connectors 18 expansion card...
... drive 3 optical drive eject button 4 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 5 microphone connector 6 headphone connector 7 flex bay 8 drive activity light 9 network activity light 10 Wi-Fi activity light (optional) 11 diagnostic lights (4) 12 power supply diagnostic button 13 power supply diagnostic light 14 14 padlock ring 15 security cable slot 15 16 power cable connector 17 back panel connectors 18 expansion card...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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Front and Back View 1 11 10 9 8 2 76 3 5 4 18 17 12 13 14 15 16 1 power button, power light 2 optical drive 3 optical drive eject button 4 flex bay 5 headphone connector 6 microphone connector 7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 8 drive activity light 9 network activity light 10 Wi-Fi activity light (optional) 11 diagnostic lights (4) 12 power supply diagnostic button 13 power supply diagnostic light 14 padlock ring 15 security cable slot 16 power cable connector 17 back panel connectors 18 expansion card slots (2) Y991Mam1.fm Page 3 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:39 PM Small Form Factor -
Front and Back View 1 11 10 9 8 2 76 3 5 4 18 17 12 13 14 15 16 1 power button, power light 2 optical drive 3 optical drive eject button 4 flex bay 5 headphone connector 6 microphone connector 7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 8 drive activity light 9 network activity light 10 Wi-Fi activity light (optional) 11 diagnostic lights (4) 12 power supply diagnostic button 13 power supply diagnostic light 14 padlock ring 15 security cable slot 16 power cable connector 17 back panel connectors 18 expansion card slots (2) Y991Mam1.fm Page 3 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:39 PM Small Form Factor -
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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...one (slimline) one two one one (slimline) Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights Front of the specifications for your computer. Blinking amber light - For a complete and current listing of computer Power button light Solid blue light - indicates power-on state. Y991Mam1.fm Page 6...specifications are only those required by computers shipped with Intel i7 and Intel i5 quad-core processors. Blinking blue light - indicates sleep state of the computer. PCI-E x16 graphics card Upto 1759 MB (shared) NOTE: The... by law to ship with your computer, go to support.dell.com.
...one (slimline) one two one one (slimline) Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights Front of the specifications for your computer. Blinking amber light - For a complete and current listing of computer Power button light Solid blue light - indicates power-on state. Y991Mam1.fm Page 6...specifications are only those required by computers shipped with Intel i7 and Intel i5 quad-core processors. Blinking blue light - indicates sleep state of the computer. PCI-E x16 graphics card Upto 1759 MB (shared) NOTE: The... by law to ship with your computer, go to support.dell.com.
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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... network and the computer. Yellow light - Off (no light) - Y991Mam1.fm Page 7 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:39 PM Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued) Drive activity light Displays the SATA hard drive or optical drive activity. The computer is reading data from or writing data to the power connector (at support.dell.com/manuals. A good 100 Mbps...
... network and the computer. Yellow light - Off (no light) - Y991Mam1.fm Page 7 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:39 PM Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued) Drive activity light Displays the SATA hard drive or optical drive activity. The computer is reading data from or writing data to the power connector (at support.dell.com/manuals. A good 100 Mbps...
Technical Guidebook
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DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW Front and Back View FRONT VIEW 1 Drive activity light 4 Network activity light 2 2 Wi-Fi activity light 3 Network activity light 1 5 DVD drive bay 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 7 External power button connector 8 Diagnostic Lights (4) 9 Power button, power light BACK VIEW 10 Power supply diagnostic button 11 Power supply diagnostic light 12 Cover release latch 13 Padlock ring 14 Security cable slot 15 Power cable connector 16 Back panel connectors 17 Expansion card slots (4) OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook Page 3
DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW Front and Back View FRONT VIEW 1 Drive activity light 4 Network activity light 2 2 Wi-Fi activity light 3 Network activity light 1 5 DVD drive bay 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 7 External power button connector 8 Diagnostic Lights (4) 9 Power button, power light BACK VIEW 10 Power supply diagnostic button 11 Power supply diagnostic light 12 Cover release latch 13 Padlock ring 14 Security cable slot 15 Power cable connector 16 Back panel connectors 17 Expansion card slots (4) OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook Page 3
Technical Guidebook
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Small Form Factor (SFF) Computer View Front and Back View FRONT VIEW 1 Drive activity light 2 Wi-Fi activity light 4 Network activity light 2 5 DVD drive bay 7 External power button connector 8 Diagnostic Lights (4) 3 Network activity light 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 9 Power button, power light 1 BACK VIEW 10 Power supply diagnostic button 13 Padlock ring 11 Power supply diagnostic light 14 Security cable slot 12 Cover release latch 15 Power cable connector OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook 16 Back panel connectors 17 Expansion card slots (2) Page 6
Small Form Factor (SFF) Computer View Front and Back View FRONT VIEW 1 Drive activity light 2 Wi-Fi activity light 4 Network activity light 2 5 DVD drive bay 7 External power button connector 8 Diagnostic Lights (4) 3 Network activity light 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 9 Power button, power light 1 BACK VIEW 10 Power supply diagnostic button 13 Padlock ring 11 Power supply diagnostic light 14 Security cable slot 12 Cover release latch 15 Power cable connector OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook 16 Back panel connectors 17 Expansion card slots (2) Page 6
Service Manual
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... connection exists between the network and the computer. NOTE: You can test the health of the power system by pressing the test button. off (no light) - indicates a problem with the system board or power supply. Diagnostic lights four amber lights on integrated yellow light - When the system's power supply voltage is present.
... connection exists between the network and the computer. NOTE: You can test the health of the power system by pressing the test button. off (no light) - indicates a problem with the system board or power supply. Diagnostic lights four amber lights on integrated yellow light - When the system's power supply voltage is present.
Service Manual
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...in the exact same order. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this menu. Diagnostics and Enter Setup options are also included in this key, press when the keyboard lights first flash. This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular...computer. Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-Desktop Boot Menu Navigation Keystrokes Entering System Setup System Setup Menu Options Boot Menu Press or when the Dell™ logo appears to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. The options listed are:...
...in the exact same order. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this menu. Diagnostics and Enter Setup options are also included in this key, press when the keyboard lights first flash. This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular...computer. Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-Desktop Boot Menu Navigation Keystrokes Entering System Setup System Setup Menu Options Boot Menu Press or when the Dell™ logo appears to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. The options listed are:...
Service Manual
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... media. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. Turn on Dell computers. Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-Desktop Dell Diagnostics Power Button Light Codes Beep Codes Diagnostic Lights Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell Diagnostics It is optional and may not ship with your computer. Enter system setup (see the Microsoft...
... media. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. Turn on Dell computers. Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-Desktop Dell Diagnostics Power Button Light Codes Beep Codes Diagnostic Lights Dell Diagnostics When to Use the Dell Diagnostics It is optional and may not ship with your computer. Enter system setup (see the Microsoft...
Service Manual
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... the test screen to return to increase the possibility of the Tree problem you are running the test. Power Light State Off Description Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 1. If you to 20 minutes and requires no interaction on the symptom of tracing the problem quickly. The...5. When the tests are completed, if you are shown in your computer. 7. The power light states are having. 2. If multiple versions are also supported in following table for running the Dell Diagnostics from system setup, memory, and various internal tests, and it displays the information in the device...
... the test screen to return to increase the possibility of the Tree problem you are running the test. Power Light State Off Description Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 1. If you to 20 minutes and requires no interaction on the symptom of tracing the problem quickly. The...5. When the tests are completed, if you are shown in your computer. 7. The power light states are having. 2. If multiple versions are also supported in following table for running the Dell Diagnostics from system setup, memory, and various internal tests, and it displays the information in the device...
Service Manual
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...failure 3-4-1 Screen initialization failure 3-4-2 Screen retrace failure 3-4-3 Search for further information. Second state of a functioning machine. Look at the diagnostic lights for video ROM failure The following table lists the beep codes that can help you identify a faulty component or assembly. Indicates system ...low power state, either S1 or S3. Blinking Green System is in S0 state, the normal power state of the light at the diagnostic lights for further information. Most beep codes indicate a fatal error that the power supply is not yet active. Look at...
...failure 3-4-1 Screen initialization failure 3-4-2 Screen retrace failure 3-4-3 Search for further information. Second state of a functioning machine. Look at the diagnostic lights for video ROM failure The following table lists the beep codes that can help you identify a faulty component or assembly. Indicates system ...low power state, either S1 or S3. Blinking Green System is in S0 state, the normal power state of the light at the diagnostic lights for further information. Most beep codes indicate a fatal error that the power supply is not yet active. Look at...
Service Manual
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...supply. If the computer still fails to the operating system. 4-4-3 4-4-4 Math-coprocessor test failure Cache test failure Diagnostic Lights To help to verify that the computer turns on properly. If the computer malfunctions, the sequence of the computer and the ...electrical outlet. Light Pattern Power Diagnostic LEDs Button LED Problem Description The computer is installed, try moving it illuminates, there could be a problem with your computer has four lights labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4 on . Bypass power strips,...
...supply. If the computer still fails to the operating system. 4-4-3 4-4-4 Math-coprocessor test failure Cache test failure Diagnostic Lights To help to verify that the computer turns on properly. If the computer malfunctions, the sequence of the computer and the ...electrical outlet. Light Pattern Power Diagnostic LEDs Button LED Problem Description The computer is installed, try moving it illuminates, there could be a problem with your computer has four lights labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4 on . Bypass power strips,...