Dell Dimension C521 User Manual

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card size

low profile

connector size

124 pins

connector data width

(maximum)

32 bits

PCI Express:

 

connectors

one x1 and one x16

power

10 W (x1) and 25 W (x16) maximum

connector size

36 pins (x1) and 164 pins (x16)

connector data width (maximum)

one PCI Express lane (x1) and 16 PCI Express lanes
(x16)

 

Drives

Externally accessible

one 3.5-inch drive
one 5.25-inch drive bay

Available devices

SATA hard drive, CD drive, DVD drive, DVD +/- RW
drive, and CD-RW/DVD Combo drive

Internally accessible

one bay for a 1-inch-high hard drive

 

Connectors

External connectors:

Video

15-hole VGA connector

Network adapter

RJ45 connector

USB

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

Audio

six connectors for line-in and line-out; two front-panel
connectors for headphones and microphone

System board connectors:

SATA

two 7-pin connectors

Floppy drive

34-pin connector

Fan

5-pin connector

PCI 2.3

124-pin connector

PCIe-x1

36-pin connector

PCIe-x16

164-pin connector

Internal USB

10-pin connector (supports two USB ports)

Speaker

6-pin connector

Memory modules

four 240-pin connectors

Power 12V

4-pin connector

Power

24-pin connector

Battery

2-pin socket

 

Controls and Lights

Power control

push button

Power light

green light — Blinking green indicates a sleep mode;
solid green indicates a power-on state.

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem
with an installed device; solid amber indicates an
internal power problem (see

System Lights

).

Hard-drive access light

green

LAN activity light (front panel)

solid green light indicates network connection

Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter)

green light for 10-Mb operation; orange light for 100-
Mb operation

Network activity light (on integrated network
adapter)

yellow blinking light

Diagnostic lights

Four lights on the front panel. See

Diagnostic Lights

.

Standby power light

AUX_PWR on the system board

 

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