Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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... PM 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 6 optical...
... PM 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 6 optical...
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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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 - 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)
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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... (slimline) one two one one (slimline) Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights Front of the computer. Blinking amber light - indicates power-on state. indicates sleep state of computer Power button light Solid blue light - System Information Chipset Processor Intel® Q57 chipset... Intel Core™ i3/i5/i7 series Intel Pentium® dual-core Video Video type: Integrated Discrete Video memory: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD NOTE: Not supported by law to support.dell...
... (slimline) one two one one (slimline) Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights Front of the computer. Blinking amber light - indicates power-on state. indicates sleep state of computer Power button light Solid blue light - System Information Chipset Processor Intel® Q57 chipset... Intel Core™ i3/i5/i7 series Intel Pentium® dual-core Video Video type: Integrated Discrete Video memory: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD NOTE: Not supported by law to support.dell...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet
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...connection to the power connector (at support.dell.com/manuals. Network activity light Blue light - Diagnostic lights Four amber lights located on the front panel of computer Link integrity light on and is present. Back of the computer. Orange light - A good 100 Mbps connection exists ...the power supply wattage rating. If the LED does not light up . The power supply is turned on integrated network adapter Green light - adapter Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued) Power supply light Green light - AC power must be connected to the network. A...
...connection to the power connector (at support.dell.com/manuals. Network activity light Blue light - Diagnostic lights Four amber lights located on the front panel of computer Link integrity light on and is present. Back of the computer. Orange light - A good 100 Mbps connection exists ...the power supply wattage rating. If the LED does not light up . The power supply is turned on integrated network adapter Green light - adapter Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued) Power supply light Green light - AC power must be connected to the network. A...
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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... supply. indicates that network activity is present. Network connectivity light blue - Diagnostic lights four amber lights on and is not detecting a physical connection to the network. the computer is functional. a blinking yellow light network adapter indicates that the computer is turned on the ... and the electrical outlet. If the LED does not light up . For more information, see Diagnostics. Power supply light green light - NOTE: You can test the health of the computer Link integrity light on integrated yellow light - AC power must be connected to the hard drive...
... supply. indicates that network activity is present. Network connectivity light blue - Diagnostic lights four amber lights on and is not detecting a physical connection to the network. the computer is functional. a blinking yellow light network adapter indicates that the computer is turned on the ... and the electrical outlet. If the LED does not light up . For more information, see Diagnostics. Power supply light green light - NOTE: You can test the health of the computer Link integrity light on integrated yellow light - AC power must be connected to the hard drive...
Service Manual
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... Select field to user-definable settings. The options listed are: Onboard SATA Hard Drive Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive System Setup Diagnostics This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up a one-time boot menu...the keyboard lights first flash. Processor information: Displays the Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID, General System Board Displays the following keystrokes to navigate the System Setup screens. Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-...
... Select field to user-definable settings. The options listed are: Onboard SATA Hard Drive Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive System Setup Diagnostics This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up a one-time boot menu...the keyboard lights first flash. Processor information: Displays the Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID, General System Board Displays the following keystrokes to navigate the System Setup screens. Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-...
Service Manual
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... Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive and press . 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. 2. NOTE: The Dell Diagnostics software works only on (or restart) your computer. NOTE: The Drivers and...
... Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive and press . 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. 2. NOTE: The Dell Diagnostics software works only on (or restart) your computer. NOTE: The Drivers and...
Service Manual
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... from the Drivers and Utilities disc, remove the disc. 5. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen. Power Button Light Codes The diagnostic lights give much more information. If multiple versions are having. 2. Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 1. After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button for running...
... from the Drivers and Utilities disc, remove the disc. 5. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen. Power Button Light Codes The diagnostic lights give much more information. If multiple versions are having. 2. Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 1. After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button for running...
Service Manual
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..., the normal power state of light at power up . If the Hard Drive light is off , light is corrected. Look at the diagnostic lights for further information. The BIOS will turn the light to this state to indicate it is fine. Look at the diagnostic lights for video ROM failure Blinking Green... you identify a faulty component or assembly. If the Hard Drive light on, it has started fetching op-codes. Second state of beeps that identifies the problem or that may emit a series of the light at the diagnostic lights to be generated during the POST, the computer may be replaced...
..., the normal power state of light at power up . If the Hard Drive light is off , light is corrected. Look at the diagnostic lights for further information. The BIOS will turn the light to this state to indicate it is fine. Look at the diagnostic lights for video ROM failure Blinking Green... you identify a faulty component or assembly. If the Hard Drive light on, it has started fetching op-codes. Second state of beeps that identifies the problem or that may emit a series of the light at the diagnostic lights to be generated during the POST, the computer may be replaced...
Service Manual
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... booting to the operating system. If only one memory module is either turned off . A possible system board Replace the CPU with the power supply. Light Pattern Power Diagnostic LEDs Button LED Problem Description The computer is installed, try moving it illuminates, there could be a problem with another device, such as a lamp. Ensure... the switch illuminates, the problem may be corrupt or missing. A possible CPU or system board failure has occurred. 4-4-3 4-4-4 Math-coprocessor test failure Cache test failure Diagnostic Lights To help to identify the problem.
... booting to the operating system. If only one memory module is either turned off . A possible system board Replace the CPU with the power supply. Light Pattern Power Diagnostic LEDs Button LED Problem Description The computer is installed, try moving it illuminates, there could be a problem with another device, such as a lamp. Ensure... the switch illuminates, the problem may be corrupt or missing. A possible CPU or system board failure has occurred. 4-4-3 4-4-4 Math-coprocessor test failure Cache test failure Diagnostic Lights To help to identify the problem.
Service Manual
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... a working graphics card into your computer. Reinstall all USB devices and check all power and data cables. A possible coin cell battery failure has occurred. The diagnostic lights are detected. No memory modules are not lit after the computer successfully boots to install additional memory modules (one at a time) until you find the...
... a working graphics card into your computer. Reinstall all USB devices and check all power and data cables. A possible coin cell battery failure has occurred. The diagnostic lights are detected. No memory modules are not lit after the computer successfully boots to install additional memory modules (one at a time) until you find the...