Connectors (continued)

Front panel audio HDA

one 10-pin connector

header

 

Processor

one 775-pin connector

Memory

Vostro 420: four 240-pin connectors

 

Vostro 220/220s: two 240-pin connectors

Power 12V

one 4-pin connector

Power

one 24-pin connector

 

 

Controls and Lights

 

 

 

Front of computer:

 

Power button

push button

Power light

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 (see

 

"Power Problems" on page 50).

 

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 computer:

 

Link integrity light (on

green light — A good connection exists between the

integrated network adapter)

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)

 

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Specifications

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Dell J531H, 220S, DCSCSF, DCSCLF, DCSCMF specifications For power-on state

DCSCMF, J531H, DCSCSF, 220S, DCSCLF specifications

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