System Board Connectors

Mini-Tower, Desktop

two 3-pin connector

Small Form Factor

one 5-pin connector

Front panel control

one 16-pin, two 10–pin, and one 5-pin connector

Processor

one 1155-pin connector

Processor Fan

 

Mini-Tower, Desktop

one 4-pin connector

Small Form Factor

one 5-pin connector

Password clear jumper

one 3-pin connector

RTC reset jumper

one 3-pin connector

Internal speaker

one 5-pin connector

Intruder connector

one 3-pin connector

Power connector

one 24-pin and one 4-pin connector

 

 

Controls and Lights

 

 

 

Front of the computer:

 

Power button light

Blue light — Solid blue light indicates power-on

 

state; blinking blue light indicates sleep state of

 

the computer.

 

Amber light — Solid amber light when the

 

computer does not start indicates a problem

 

with the system board or power supply. Blinking

 

amber light indicates a problem with the system

 

board.

Drive activity light

Blue light — Blinking blue light indicates that the

 

computer is reading data from or writing data to

 

the hard drive.

Diagnostic lights

Four lights located on the front panel of the

 

computer. For more information on the

 

diagnostic lights, see the Service Manual at

 

support.dell.com/manuals.

Back of the computer:

 

Power supply diagnostic light

Green light — The power supply is turned on

 

and is functional. The power cable must be

 

connected to the power connector (at the back

 

of the computer) and the electrical outlet.

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3010 specifications

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