Front view, Your desktop computer – Dell Precision 370 User Manual

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Your Desktop Computer

Dell Precision™ Workstation 370 User's Guide

Front View

Back View

Inside View

System Board Components

Front View

1 floppy-

drive

activity

light

The floppy drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data

to the floppy drive. Wait until this light turns off before you remove the floppy

disk from the drive.

2 hard-drive

activity

light

The hard drive light is on when the computer reads data from or writes data to

the hard drive. The light might also be on when a device such as your CD player

is operating.

3 floppy-

drive eject

button

Press to eject a floppy disk from the floppy drive.

4 diagnostic

lights (4)

Use the lights to help you troubleshoot a computer problem based on the

diagnostic code. For more information, see "

Diagnostic Lights

."

5 USB 2.0

connectors

(2)

Use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as

flash memory keys or cameras, or for bootable USB devices (see

system setup

,

for more information on booting to a USB device).

It is recommended that you use the back USB connectors for devices that

typically remain connected, such as printers and keyboards.

6 IEEE 1394

connector

Attach high-speed serial multimedia devices, such as digital video cameras.

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