Connecting devices – Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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About Your Computer

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Power light

— illuminates in two colors and blinks or remains solid to

indicate different states.

Diskette-drive access light — illuminates when the drive is reading

data from, or writing data to, a diskette. Wait until this light turns off

before you remove a diskette from the drive.

Hard-drive access light

illuminates when a hard drive is reading data

from, or writing data to, the drive.

Diagnostic lights

— a series of lights that can help you diagnose a

problem with your computer.

Connecting Devices

When you connect external devices to your computer's back panel, follow
these guidelines:

Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific

installation and configuration instructions.

For example, you must connect most devices to a particular

I/O

port or

connector to operate properly. Also, external devices like a printer

usually require you to load device drivers before they will work.

Computer Status

Power Button Function

Off

Press and release to turn the computer on.

On

Press and hold for more than 6 seconds to immediately turn

the computer off.

NOTE:

Using this method to turn off the computer may

result in loss of data. Use this method only if the computer
will not shut down normally.

On (Windows NT)

Press and release to attempt an orderly shutdown.

NOTE:

This works only if the

Dell System Utilities

are

loaded on the computer. Without the utilities, the computer
immediately turns off rather than performing an orderly
shut down.

Sleep state

Press and release to bring the computer out of the sleep

state. For more information, see “

Power Management

.”

Off

Press and release to turn the computer on.

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