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...Business Machines Corporation. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for energy efficiency. Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX150 System User's Guide Reader Survey We want to hear from the Dell | Support website at support.dell.com. Novell and NetWare are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE ... Installing Upgrades Computer Cover Expansion Cards System Memory AGP Graphics Card/GPA Card Microprocessor Hard Drives Diskette Drives Optical Drives Battery Technical Specifications Solving Problems Finding Solutions Dell Diagnostics Messages and Codes Software Problems BIOS Recovery Utility ...
...Business Machines Corporation. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for energy efficiency. Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX150 System User's Guide Reader Survey We want to hear from the Dell | Support website at support.dell.com. Novell and NetWare are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE ... Installing Upgrades Computer Cover Expansion Cards System Memory AGP Graphics Card/GPA Card Microprocessor Hard Drives Diskette Drives Optical Drives Battery Technical Specifications Solving Problems Finding Solutions Dell Diagnostics Messages and Codes Software Problems BIOS Recovery Utility ...
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...to the system board. Connect the audio cable from the speakers to operate properly. Default designation is used to attach a video graphics array (VGA)-compatible monitor to attach record/playback devices such as specified in a steady "on your system. Press one end... indicators: l A yellow activity indicator flashes when the system is not detecting a physical connection to attach a standard personal computer microphone. Dell recommends the use a USB keyboard or mouse, attach these guidelines: l Check the documentation that accompanied the device for our customers' networks...
...to the system board. Connect the audio cable from the speakers to operate properly. Default designation is used to attach a video graphics array (VGA)-compatible monitor to attach record/playback devices such as specified in a steady "on your system. Press one end... indicators: l A yellow activity indicator flashes when the system is not detecting a physical connection to attach a standard personal computer microphone. Dell recommends the use a USB keyboard or mouse, attach these guidelines: l Check the documentation that accompanied the device for our customers' networks...
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Serial Port Connectors Default port designations: COM1 for serial port 1 and COM2 for a secondary display if multi-monitor is supported and enabled in accelerated graphics port (AGP) and/or Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) card. Inside Your Computer The following figures show the desktop systems with a serial port, check the documentation ...
Serial Port Connectors Default port designations: COM1 for serial port 1 and COM2 for a secondary display if multi-monitor is supported and enabled in accelerated graphics port (AGP) and/or Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) card. Inside Your Computer The following figures show the desktop systems with a serial port, check the documentation ...
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... BATTERY CD-IN DIAG_LED DIMM_x DSKT FAN FRONTAUDIO FRONTPANEL IDEn KYBD_MOUSE MICROPROCESSOR MODEM MONITOR NIC_USB PAR_SER1_SER2 PCI1 and 2 POWER PSWD VRISER SPEAKER VRM Description Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro connector Line-in, line-out, and microphone jacks Auxiliary power indicator Battery socket CD-ROM drive audio cable connector Diagnostic LEDs Dual...
... BATTERY CD-IN DIAG_LED DIMM_x DSKT FAN FRONTAUDIO FRONTPANEL IDEn KYBD_MOUSE MICROPROCESSOR MODEM MONITOR NIC_USB PAR_SER1_SER2 PCI1 and 2 POWER PSWD VRISER SPEAKER VRM Description Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro connector Line-in, line-out, and microphone jacks Auxiliary power indicator Battery socket CD-ROM drive audio cable connector Diagnostic LEDs Dual...
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...can help . A problem was detected while the BIOS was See Table 2 for procedures you have failed. The monitor or the graphics card may be faulty. The LED patterns are shown as they appear on obtaining technical assistance. An integrated system board device may... Table 4 lists the codes for the back panel diagnostic LEDs, gives their probable causes, and offers suggested problem resolution(s), contact Dell Technical Assistance for further help you understand which is correctly connected, see "Safety Information." These LEDs indicate problems encountered during POST...
...can help . A problem was detected while the BIOS was See Table 2 for procedures you have failed. The monitor or the graphics card may be faulty. The LED patterns are shown as they appear on obtaining technical assistance. An integrated system board device may... Table 4 lists the codes for the back panel diagnostic LEDs, gives their probable causes, and offers suggested problem resolution(s), contact Dell Technical Assistance for further help you understand which is correctly connected, see "Safety Information." These LEDs indicate problems encountered during POST...
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... by serial port 1 Available Used by the diskette controller Used by the parallel port Used by the real-time clock (RTC) Used by the video graphics array (VGA) interface (optional) Available Available Used by the mouse port Used by the math coprocessor (if applicable) Used by the primary integrated drive electronics...
... by serial port 1 Available Used by the diskette controller Used by the parallel port Used by the real-time clock (RTC) Used by the video graphics array (VGA) interface (optional) Available Available Used by the mouse port Used by the math coprocessor (if applicable) Used by the primary integrated drive electronics...
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...) 64 to 22.9 cm or 9 inches] for small form-factor and small desktop systems; Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX150 System User's Guide Processor Memory System Information Graphics (Optional) and Video Audio Expansion Bus Drives Ports Key Combinations Controls and Indicators Power Physical Environmental Processor Microprocessor type Internal cache...
...) 64 to 22.9 cm or 9 inches] for small form-factor and small desktop systems; Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX150 System User's Guide Processor Memory System Information Graphics (Optional) and Video Audio Expansion Bus Drives Ports Key Combinations Controls and Indicators Power Physical Environmental Processor Microprocessor type Internal cache...
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... bay for a 1-inch-high enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard drive two bays for 1-inch-high enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard drives Display cache Graphics memory Video resolutions (display supports some or all of these resolutions) optional 4-MB, 133-MHz SDRAM Dynamically allocated from system memory 640 x 480 pixels; 85...
... bay for a 1-inch-high enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard drive two bays for 1-inch-high enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard drives Display cache Graphics memory Video resolutions (display supports some or all of these resolutions) optional 4-MB, 133-MHz SDRAM Dynamically allocated from system memory 640 x 480 pixels; 85...
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... the network environment specified by the managed boot agent (MBA) rather than from one 25-hole connector (bidirectional) on the back I/O panel 15-hole video graphics array (VGA) connector on the back I/O panel RJ45 connector on the back I/O panel 6-pin mini-Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) on the back I/O panel 6-pin mini...
... the network environment specified by the managed boot agent (MBA) rather than from one 25-hole connector (bidirectional) on the back I/O panel 15-hole video graphics array (VGA) connector on the back I/O panel RJ45 connector on the back I/O panel 6-pin mini-Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) on the back I/O panel 6-pin mini...
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... before you perform this procedure, see "Safety Information." Doing so may cause the system to Contents Page Installing Upgrades: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX150 System User's Guide Computer Cover Expansion Cards System Memory AGP Graphics Card/GPA (AIMM) Card Microprocessor VRM Hard Drives Diskette Drives Optical Drives Front-Panel Inserts (Small Desktop and Mini...
... before you perform this procedure, see "Safety Information." Doing so may cause the system to Contents Page Installing Upgrades: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX150 System User's Guide Computer Cover Expansion Cards System Memory AGP Graphics Card/GPA (AIMM) Card Microprocessor VRM Hard Drives Diskette Drives Optical Drives Front-Panel Inserts (Small Desktop and Mini...
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...connector 2 Expansion card 3 Hinged lever 4 Retention arm 5 Expansion-card connector 5. Turn off . The small form-factor system provides one 32-bit accelerated graphics port (AGP) card (low-profile in the small form-factor system). Open the computer cover. 4. If you perform this light, see "Safety Information..., disconnect any cables connected to the card. The small mini-tower system provides four expansion slots for a 4megabyte (MB) graphics performance accelerator (GPA, formerly called an AIMM). 32-Bit Low Profile Expansion Card 32-Bit Expansion Card NOTE: To meet PC99 requirements,...
...connector 2 Expansion card 3 Hinged lever 4 Retention arm 5 Expansion-card connector 5. Turn off . The small form-factor system provides one 32-bit accelerated graphics port (AGP) card (low-profile in the small form-factor system). Open the computer cover. 4. If you perform this light, see "Safety Information..., disconnect any cables connected to the card. The small mini-tower system provides four expansion slots for a 4megabyte (MB) graphics performance accelerator (GPA, formerly called an AIMM). 32-Bit Low Profile Expansion Card 32-Bit Expansion Card NOTE: To meet PC99 requirements,...
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...openings is necessary to appear on the screen at 1.5 volts (V) or 3.3 V. Reset the chassis intrusion detector by someone else, contact your Dell system uses only PCI expansion slots. NOTICE: Before disconnecting a peripheral from the computer or removing a component from the system board connector. 3. ... cards: l Two 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI expansion cards. If you are not supported. l One 32-bit, low-profile accelerated graphics port (AGP) card. NOTE: To meet PC99 requirements, your network administrator for the following message to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...
...openings is necessary to appear on the screen at 1.5 volts (V) or 3.3 V. Reset the chassis intrusion detector by someone else, contact your Dell system uses only PCI expansion slots. NOTICE: Before disconnecting a peripheral from the computer or removing a component from the system board connector. 3. ... cards: l Two 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI expansion cards. If you are not supported. l One 32-bit, low-profile accelerated graphics port (AGP) card. NOTE: To meet PC99 requirements, your network administrator for the following message to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...
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... the tab. Continue holding the lever and pull the lever up . Also, before you open the computer cover. To install an AGP graphics card, perform the following steps. Remove the filler bracket (see the other precautions in the Small Mini-Tower System Removing the AGP Slot ...Filler Bracket in the Small Desktop System 1 Hinged lever 2 Indented tab Removing the AGP Slot Filler Bracket in "Safety Information." 1 Securing clips (2) AGP Graphics Card/GPA (AIMM) Card CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of the filler bracket [AGP slot]) by raising the hinged lever and sliding the bracket up...
... the tab. Continue holding the lever and pull the lever up . Also, before you open the computer cover. To install an AGP graphics card, perform the following steps. Remove the filler bracket (see the other precautions in the Small Mini-Tower System Removing the AGP Slot ...Filler Bracket in the Small Desktop System 1 Hinged lever 2 Indented tab Removing the AGP Slot Filler Bracket in "Safety Information." 1 Securing clips (2) AGP Graphics Card/GPA (AIMM) Card CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of the filler bracket [AGP slot]) by raising the hinged lever and sliding the bracket up...