Dell Vostro 220 - Vostro 220 Slim Desktop... Owner's manual

About Warnings
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injury, or death.
Dell™ Vostro™ 420/220/220s
Setup and Features Information
Vostro 420 Front and Back View
1 optical drive 2 drive bay front panel (open)
3 optional optical-drive bays (2) 4 media card reader (optional)
5 power button, power light 6 drive-activity light
7 microphone connector 8 headphone connector
9 IEEE 1394 connector (optional) 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
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January 2009 Models: DCSCLF,
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Vostro 220 Front and Back View
11 expansion card slots (7) 12 back-panel connectors
13 power-supply light 14 voltage selector switch
15 power cord connector 16 power-supply vent
17 security cable/padlock rings
1 optical drive 2 drive bay front panel (open)
3 optional optical-drive bay 4 media card reader (optional)
5 power button, power light 6 drive-activity light
7 microphone connector 8 headphone connector
9 IEEE 1394 connector (optional) 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
11 expansion card slots (8) 12 back-panel connectors
13 power-supply light 14 voltage selector switch
15 power cord connector 16 power-supply vent
17 security cable/padlock rings
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Vostro 220s Front and Back View
1 optical drive 2 power button, power light
3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4 headphone connector
5 microphone connector 6 drive-activity light
7 media card reader (optional) 8 power supply vents
9 voltage selector switch 10 power supply light
11 expansion card slots (4) 12 back-panel connectors
13 security cable/padlock rings 14 power connector
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Back Panel Connectors
Vostro 420
Vostro 220/220s
1 PS/2 mouse connector 2 VGA connector
3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4 link integrity light
5 network adapter connector 6 network-activity light
7 line-in connector 8 line-out connector
9 microphone connector 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
11 eSATA connector 12 serial connector (9-pin)
13 PS/2 keyboard connector
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Quick Setup
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer. For additional best practices information see
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them.
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Connect the monitor using one of the following cables:
a The white DVI cable b The blue VGA cable
c The VGA cable to a DVI adapter
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6 Press the power buttons on the monitor and the computer.
2 Connect a USB device, such as a keyboard
or mouse.
3 Connect the network cable.
4 Connect the modem. 5 Connect the power cable(s).
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Specifications
NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer.
For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com.
Video
Type:
Integrated Intel® GMA X4500HD
Discrete supports dual independent displays
NOTE: Support for discrete graphics option via PCIe x16
graphics card slot.
NOTE: Supports Blu-Ray™ 1.1 playback and Dynamic Video
Memory Technology (DVMT).
Drives
Externally accessible:
5.25-inch Optical Disk Drives
media card reader (optional)
Vostro 420 — three
Vostro 220 —
two
Vostro 220s — one
Vostro 420/220/220s — one
Internally accessible:
3.5-inch SATA drive bays Vostro 420 — up to four
Vostro 220/220s — up to two
NOTE: Internal and external drive bays accommodate standard 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch bay devices
including HDD and short bay devices.
Available devices 3.5-inch SATA hard drives (80 GB to 1 TB optional)
SATA DVD, SATA CD-RW/DVD Combo,
SATA DVD+/-RW, SATA BD Combo (DVD RW+ BD
ROM), and SATA Blu-ray R/W
3.5-inch USB media card reader with optional Bluetooth®
external USB floppy disk drive
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Controls and Lights
Front of the computer:
Power button push button
Power light blue light — Blinking blue in sleep state; solid blue for
power-on state
amber light — Blinking amber indicates a power problem
sensed by the power supply unit. Solid amber when the
computer does not start indicates the system board cannot
start initialization.
off — System is in hibernate, soft-off, or mechanical-off
Drive activity light blue light — A blinking blue light indicates the computer is
reading data from or writing data to the SATA hard drive or
CD/DVD.
Rear of the computer:
Link integrity light (on
integrated network adapter)
green light — A good connection exists between the network
and the computer.
off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical
connection to the network.
Network activity light (on
integrated network adapter)
yellow blinking light
Power
DC power supply:
Voltage (see the safety
information that shipped with
your computer for important
voltage setting information)
Vostro 420 — 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 8A/4A
Vostro 220 — 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 7A/4A
Vostro 220s — 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 6A/3A
Coin-cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell
Physical
Height Vostro 420 — 41.4 cm (16.3 inches)
Vostro 220 — 35.44 cm (13.95 inches)
Vostro 220s — 35.4 cm (13.9 inches)
Width Vostro 420 — 18.3 cm (7.20 inches)
Vostro 220 — 16.94 cm (6.67 inches)
Vostro 220s — 10 cm (3.9 inches)
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Depth Vostro 420 — 48.2 cm (19.0 inches)
Vostro 220 — 42.67 cm (16.8 inches)
Vostro 220s — 41.5 cm (16.3 inches)
Weight Vostro 420 — 11 kg – 13.8 kg (24 lb – 30.4 lb)
Vostro 220 — 9.8 kg – 10.5 kg (22 lb – 23.1 lb)
Vostro 220s — 7.98 kg – 8.9 kg (17.6 lb – 20 lb)
Environmental
Temperature:
Operating 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage –40° to 65° C (–40° to 149° F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Altitude:
Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
Physical (continued)
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