Connectors

External connectors:

Video

15-hole connector

Network adapter

RJ45 connector

USB

two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors

Audio

three connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone; one front-

 

panel connector for headphones

System board connectors:

 

Primary IDE drive

40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Serial ATA

two 7-pin connectors

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 40).

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 47.)

Standby power light

AUX_PWR on the system board

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3100, E310 specifications

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