Connectors

System board connectors:

Primary IDE drive

40-pin connector on PCI local bus

 

Serial ATA

one 7-pin connector

 

FlexBay Drive

USB 10-pin header for optional floppy drive or optional Media

 

 

Card Reader (3.5-inch bay devices)

 

Fan

one 5-pin connector

 

PCI 2.3

two 120-pin connectors

 

PCI Express x1

36-pin connector

 

 

 

 

Controls and Lights

 

 

 

 

 

Power control

push button

 

Power light

green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on

 

 

state.

 

 

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem with the power

 

 

supply inside the computer. If the system cannot boot and there is a

 

 

solid amber light, this indicates a problem with the system board

 

 

(see "Power Problems" on page 36).

 

Hard-drive access light

green

 

Link integrity light (on integrated

green light — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps

 

network adapter)

network and the computer.

 

 

orange light — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps

 

 

network and the computer.

 

 

off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical

 

 

connection to the network.

 

Activity light (on integrated network

yellow blinking light

 

adapter)

 

 

Diagnostic lights

four lights on the front panel (see "Diagnostic Lights" on page 43.)

 

Standby power light

AUX_PWR on the system board

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

 

DC power supply:

 

 

Wattage

220 W

 

Heat dissipation

434.6 BTU/hr

 

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Dell 3100C owner manual Connectors System board connectors Primary IDE drive, Serial ATA, FlexBay Drive, Fan, State