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Dell™ OptiPlex™ 760
Setup and Quick Reference Guide
This guide provides a features overview, specifications, and quick setup,
software, and troubleshooting information for your computer. For more
information about your operating system, devices, and technologies, see
the Dell Technology Guide at support.dell.com.
Models DCSM, DCNE, DCCY, and DCTR
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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book.book Page 2 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM 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 operatin
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book.book Page 3 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Contents 1 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Desktop — Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Desktop — Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Desktop — Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mini Tower — Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mini Tower — Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mini Tower — Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . 12 Small Form Factor — Front View
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book.book Page 4 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM 2 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting the AC Power Adapter (Ultra Small Form Factor Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ultra Small Form Factor Cable Cover (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure. . . . . . . . 26 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Setting U
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book.book Page 5 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM 5 Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 54 Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ® ® Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . 57 Using Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . . . 58 Using the Operating System Media . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM 6 Contents
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book.book Page 7 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM About Your Computer Desktop — Front View 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 9 8 7 6 1 optical drive 2 optical-drive eject button 3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4 hard-drive activity light 5 power button, power light 6 diagnostic lights (4) 7 network-connectivity light 8 microphone connector 9 headphone connector 10 optional floppy drive eject button 11 floppy drive or Media Card Reader (optional) About Your Computer 7
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book.book Page 8 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Desktop — Back View 1 2 3 5 4 6 1 expansion-card slots (3) 2 air vent 3 cover release latch 4 padlock rings 5 power connector 6 back-panel connectors 8 About Your Computer
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book.book Page 9 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Desktop — Back Panel Connectors 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 11 9 8 10 1 parallel connector 2 serial connector 3 link-integrity light 4 network connector 5 network-activity light 6 line-out connector 7 line-in connector 8 USB 2.0 connectors (6) 9 VGA video connector 10 eSATA connector 11 DisplayPort connector About Your Computer 9
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book.book Page 10 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Mini Tower — Front View 1 2 3 4 12 5 11 6 10 7 9 8 1 optical drive 2 optical-drive eject button 3 optional optical drive bay 4 floppy drive or Media Card Reader (optional) 5 optional floppy drive eject button 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 7 hard-drive activity light 8 power button, power light 9 diagnostic lights (4) 10 headphone connector 11 microphone connector 12 network-connectivity light 10 About Your Computer
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book.book Page 11 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Mini Tower — Back View 6 1 5 4 2 3 1 power connector 2 back-panel connectors 3 expansion-card slots (4) 4 air vent 5 padlock rings 6 cover release latch About Your Computer 11
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book.book Page 12 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Mini Tower — Back Panel Connectors 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 11 9 8 10 1 parallel connector 2serial connector 3 link-integrity light 4 network connector 5 network-activity light 6 line-out connector 7 line-in connector 8 USB 2.0 connectors (6) 9 VGA video connector 10 eSATA connector 11 DisplayPort connector 12 About Your Computer
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book.book Page 13 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Small Form Factor — Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 9 8 7 10 1 optical drive 2 optical-drive eject button 3 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 4 network-connectivity light 5 diagnostic lights (4) 6 hard-drive activity light 7 power button, power light 8 microphone connector 9 headphone connector 10 optional floppy drive eject button 11 floppy drive or Media Card Reader (optional) About Your Computer 13
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book.book Page 14 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Small Form Factor — Back View 1 2 5 4 3 1 padlock rings 2 cover release latch 3 power connector 4 back-panel connectors 5 expansion-card slots (2) Small Form Factor — Back Panel Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 10 9 8 1 parallel connector 2serial connector 3 link-integrity light 4 network connector 5 network-activity light 6 line-out connector 7 line-in connector 8 USB 2.0 connectors (6) 9 VGA video connector 10 eSATA connector 11 DisplayPort conn
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book.book Page 15 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Ultra Small Form Factor — Front View 1 2 3 4 9 8 7 6 5 1 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 2 microphone connector 3 hard drive activity light 4 power button, power light 5 air vents 6 optical-drive eject button 7 optical drive 8 headphone connector 9 air vents Ultra Small Form Factor — Back View 2 1 3 6 5 4 1 diagnostic lights (4) 2 cover release knob 3 security cable slot 4 back-panel connectors 5 power connector 6 air vent About Your Computer 15
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book.book Page 16 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Ultra Small Form Factor — Back Panel Connectors 1 2 4 3 5 6 11 9 10 8 7 1 parallel connector 2 link-integrity light 3 network connector 4 network-activity light 5 line-out connector 6 line-in connector 7 USB 2.0 connectors (5) 8 serial connector 9 DVI video connector 10 power connector 11 diagnostic lights (4) 16 About Your Computer
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book.book Page 17 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Setting Up Your Computer CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Quick Setup NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them. 1 Connect the monitor using only one of the following cables or adapters: � Blue VG
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book.book Page 18 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM 18 Setting Up Your Computer
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book.book Page 19 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM Setting Up Your Computer 19
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book.book Page 20 Friday, October 17, 2008 4:02 PM 20 Setting Up Your Computer
