Dell XPS 600 User Manual

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About Your XPS Computer: Dell XPS 600 Service Manual

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1

mouse connector Plug a standard mouse into the green mouse connector. Turn off the

computer and any attached devices before you connect a mouse to the

computer. If you have a USB mouse, plug it into a USB connector.

2

surround

connector

Use the black surround connector to attach multichannel-capable

speakers.

3

line-out

connector

Use the green line-out connector (available on computers with integrated

sound) to attach headphones and most speakers with integrated

amplifiers.

On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card.

4

line-in connector

/ side-surround

Use the blue and silver connector to attach a record/playback device

such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR, or to provide enhanced

surround audio for computers with 7.1 speakers.

On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card.

5

link integrity

light

Green — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network

and the computer.

Orange — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network

and the computer.

Yellow — A good network connection exists between a 1000-Mbps

network and the computer.

Off — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the

network.

6

network adapter

connector

To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, connect one

end of a network cable to either a network jack or your network or

broadband device. Connect the other end of the network cable to the

network adapter connector on the back panel of your computer. A click

indicates that the network cable has been securely attached.

NOTE:

Do not plug a telephone cable into the network connector.

On computers with a network connector card, use the connector on the

card.

7

network activity

light

Flashes a yellow light when the computer is transmitting or receiving

network data. A high volume of network traffic may make this light

appear to be in a steady "on" state.

8

USB 2.0

connectors (6)

Use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain connected,

such as printers and keyboards.

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

that you connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras.

9

microphone

connector

Use the pink connector to attach a personal computer microphone for

voice or musical input into a sound or telephony program.

On computers with a sound card, the microphone connector is on the

card.

10 center/subwoofer

connector

Use the yellow connector to attach a speaker to a Low Frequency Effects

(LFE) audio channel.

11 IEEE 1394

connector

Use the IEEE 1394 connector to attach high-speed serial multimedia

devices, such as digital video cameras.

12 keyboard

connector

If you have a standard keyboard, plug it into the purple keyboard

connector. If you have a USB keyboard, plug it into a USB connector.

13 serial connector

Connect a serial device, such as a handheld device, to the serial port.

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