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Dell™ OptiPlex™ 170L
Quick Reference Guide
Models MTC2 and DHS
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ® ® If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft Windows operating systems are not applicable. The Drivers and Utilities
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Contents Finding Information for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About Your Small Desktop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front and Back Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About Your Mini-Tower Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Front and Back Views . . . . . . . . .
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4 Contents
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Finding Information for Your Computer What Are You Looking For? Find It Here A diagnostic program for my computer Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD) Drivers for my computer Documentation and drivers are already installed on your My computer documentation computer. You can use the CD to reinstall drivers, run the Dell Diagnostics, or access your documentation. My device documentation Desktop System Software (DSS) Readme files may be included on your CD to provi
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Service Tag and Express Service Code Service Tag and Microsoft Windows License Microsoft Windows License Label These labels are located on your computer. Use the Service Tag to identify your computer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical support. The Express Service Code is not available in all countries. Latest drivers for my computer Dell S
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What Are You Looking For? Find It Here How to use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center Documentation for my computer 1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support. Documentation for devices (such as a modem) 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and click the arrow icon. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. How to reinstall my operating system Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on you
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About Your Small Desktop Computer Front and Back Views front panel door service tag headphone connector Microsoft Windows USB 2.0 connectors (2) Product Key CD/DVD drive CD/DVD-drive eject button eject button front panel door floppy-drive eject button floppy-drive activity light power light power button hard-drive activity light network adapter connector link integrity light network activity light parallel mouse connector line-in connector connector optional card slots (2) power connector
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Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. CAUTION: To avoid electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover. NOTICE: Be careful when opening the computer cover to ensure that you do not accidently disconnect cables from the system board. CD/DVD drive floppy drive hard drive system board heat sink and blower assembly optional intern
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Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: Place your computer on a soft surface to prevent scratching the top cover. Your computer can be used in either a vertical or horizontal position. To use the computer in a vertical position, you must attach the computer stand: 1 Place the computer on its right side so that the drive bays are at the bottom and fit
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About Your Mini-Tower Computer Front and Back Views CD or DVD drive activity light service tag CD or DVD eject button second drive bay floppy drive light floppy drive eject button power light hard-drive activity light power button USB 2.0 connectors (2) headphone connector power connector voltage selection switch parallel connector serial connector video connector diagnostic lights (4) keyboard connector mouse connector line-out connector line-in connector microphone connector cover latch USB 2.
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Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. CAUTION: To avoid electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover. NOTICE: Be careful when opening the computer cover to ensure that you do not accidently disconnect cables from the system board. CD or DVD drive bay secondary CD or DVD drive bay floppy drive bay secondary hard drive bay prima
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Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before performing any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. NOTICE: If your computer has an expansion card installed (such as a modem card), connect the appropriate cable to the card, not to the connector on the back panel. You must complete all steps to properly set up your computer. See the appropriate illustrations that follow the instructions. 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse. NOTICE: Do not
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Small Desktop Computer Setup Without Cards monitor keyboard mouse speakers network USB Setup With Cards network 14 Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com A B C D
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Mini-tower Computer Setup Without Cards monitor keyboard mouse speakers headphones network USB Setup With Cards speakers telephony/ modem Quick Reference Guide 15
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Completed Setup Small Desktop Computer Microsoft Windows Product Key power Mini-Tower Computer Microsoft Windows Product Key power 16 Quick Reference Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Solving Problems Dell provides a number of tools to help you if your computer does not perform as expected. For the latest troubleshooting information available for your computer, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If computer problems occur that require help from Dell, write a detailed description of the error, beep codes, or diagnostics light patterns; record your Express Service Code and Service Tag below; and then contact Dell from the same location as your computer. See
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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down and restart the computer. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in sys
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3 If you run a test from the Custom Test or Symptom Tree option, click the applicable tab described in the following table for more information. Tab Function Results Displays the results of the test and any error conditions encountered. Errors Displays error conditions encountered, error codes, and the problem description. Help Describes the test and may indicate requirements for running the test. Configuration Displays your hardware configuration for the selected device. The Dell Diagnostics
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Power Light Problem Description Suggested Resolution Blinking yellow A power supply or system board Check "Diagnostic Lights" on page 20 to see failure has occurred. if the specific problem is identified. See "Power Problems" in your online User’s Guide. Solid green and a A problem was detected while the See "Beep Codes" on page 22 for instructions beep code during BIOS was executing. on diagnosing the beep code. Also, check POST "Diagnostic Lights" on page 20 to see if the specific proble
