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About Warnings
Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential
for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Setup and Features Information
Mini Tower — Front and Back View

1 2 3 4 13 14
5 1 drive activity light
19
6 2 network activity light

7 3 Wi-Fi® activity light (optional)

15 4 diagnostic lights (4)
18 5 power button, power light
6 optical drive
12 8
7 optical drive eject button
9 8 optical drive filler panel
9 flex bay
10
10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
11 16
11 headphone connector
12 microphone connector
13 padlock ring
14 security cable slot
15 power cable connector
17 16 back panel connectors
17 expansion card slots (4)
18 power supply diagnostic button
19 power supply diagnostic light

Models: Mini Tower: DCSM1F; Desktop: DCNE1F; and Small Form Factor: DCCY1F series February 2010
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Desktop — Front and Back View

1 2 3
1 power button, power light
11 2 optical drive
3 optical drive eject button
10 4 USB 2.0 connectors (2)
5 microphone connector
9 6 headphone connector
7 flex bay
8 8 drive activity light
7 6 5 4
9 network activity light
10 Wi-Fi activity light (optional)
12 13
11 diagnostic lights (4)
12 power supply diagnostic button
13 power supply diagnostic light
14 14 padlock ring
15 security cable slot
16 power cable connector
15
17 back panel connectors
18 expansion card slots (4)

18 17 16
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Small Form Factor — Front and Back View

1 2 3

1 power button, power light

11
2 optical drive
10 3 optical drive eject button
4 flex bay
9 5 headphone connector
6 microphone connector
8 7 USB 2.0 connectors (2)
8 drive activity light
7 6 5 4 9 network activity light
12 13 10 Wi-Fi activity light (optional)
11 diagnostic lights (4)
12 power supply diagnostic button
14
13 power supply diagnostic light
14 padlock ring
15 security cable slot
16 power cable connector
17 back panel connectors
15
18 expansion card slots (2)

18 17 16
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Mini Tower, Desktop, and Small Form Factor — Back Panel

1 parallel connector
2 serial connector
3 link integrity light
4 network adapter connector
1 2 3 4 5
6 5 network activity light
6 Wi-Fi antenna (optional)
7 headphone connector
14
8 line-in/microphone connector
7 9 USB 2.0 connectors (6)
10 VGA connector
8 11 eSATA connector
13
12 DisplayPort connector
13 keyboard connector
12 11 10 9 14 mouse connector
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Quick Setup
1 Connect the network cable 2 Connect the modem
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this (optional). (optional).
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.

3 Connect the monitor using only one of the following cables:

a The blue VGA cable. b The black DisplayPort c The DisplayPort-to-DVI d The DisplayPort-to-VGA
cable. adapter cable. adapter cable.

4 Connect the 5 Connect the 6 Press the power buttons on the monitor and the computer.
USB keyboard or power cable(s).
mouse (optional).
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Specifications Drives Mini Tower Desktop Small Form

Factor
NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law
Externally accessible:
to ship with your computer. For a complete and current listing of the
specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com. 3.5-inch drive bays one one one
5.25-inch drive bays two one one (slimline)
System Information
Internally accessible:
Chipset Intel® Q57 chipset
3.5-inch SATA two one one
Processor Intel Core™ i3/i5/i7 series drive bays
Intel Pentium® dual-core Available devices:

Video 2.5-inch SATA two two two

hard drives
Video type:
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD 3.5-inch SATA two one one
hard drives
NOTE: Not supported by computers shipped
with Intel i7 and Intel i5 quad-core 5.25-inch SATA two one one (slimline)
processors. DVD-ROM,
DVD/CD-RW Combo,
Discrete PCI-E x16 graphics card or DVD+/-RW drives
Video memory:
Integrated Upto 1759 MB (shared) Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights
NOTE: The memory shared is Front of computer
dependent upon the operating system Power button light Solid blue light — indicates power-on state.
and available memory. Blinking blue light — indicates sleep state
of the computer.
Memory
Solid amber light (when the computer does
Memory module connector four DIMM slots not start) — indicates a problem with the
Memory module capacity 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB system board or power supply.
Memory type 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz DDR3 Blinking amber light — indicates a problem
with the system board.
Minimum memory 1 GB
Maximum memory 16 GB
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Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued) Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued)
Drive activity light Displays the SATA hard drive or optical Power supply light Green light — The power supply is turned
drive activity. on and is functional. The power cable
Blue light — Blinking blue light must be connected to the power connector
indicates that the computer is reading (at the back of the computer) and the
data from or writing data to the drive. electrical outlet.
Network activity light Blue light — A good connection exists NOTE: You can test the health of the
between the network and the computer. power system by pressing the test button.
Off (no light) — The computer is not When the system’s power supply voltage is
detecting a physical connection to the network. within specification, the self-test LED lights
up. If the LED does not light up, the power
Diagnostic lights Four amber lights located on the front panel
of the computer. For information on the supply may be defective. AC power must be
diagnostic lights, see the Service Manual connected during this test.
available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals. Power Wattage Maximum heat Voltage
Back of computer dissipation
Link integrity light Green light — A good 10 Mbps connection Mini Tower (DCSM1F)
on integrated exists between the network and the EPA 255 W 1060 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC
network adapter computer.
APFC 305 W 1600 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC
Orange light — A good 100 Mbps
connection exists between the network and Desktop (DCNE1F)
the computer. EPA 255 W 1060 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC
Yellow light — A good 1000 Mbps APFC 255 W 1337 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC
connection exists between the network and
the computer. Small Form Factor (DCCY1F)
Off (no light) — The computer is not EPA 235 W 977 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC
detecting a physical connection to the APFC 235 W 1233 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC
network.
Network activity light on Yellow light — A blinking yellow light
NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply
integrated network indicates that network activity is present. wattage rating.
adapter Coin-cell battery 3V CR2032 lithium coin cell
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Physical Mini Tower Desktop Small Form Finding More Information and Resources
Factor
See the safety and regulatory documents that shipped with your computer
Height 40.80 cm 39.70 cm 29.00 cm and the regulatory compliance website at
(16.06 inches) (15.62 inches) (11.41 inches) www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance for more information on:
Width 18.70 cm 10.90 cm 8.50 cm • Safety best practices
(7.36 inches) (4.29 inches) (3.34 inches)
• Warranty
Depth 43.10 cm 34.80 cm 32.40 cm
(16.96 inches) (13.70 inches) (12.75 inches) • Terms and Conditions
• Regulatory
Weight (Minimum) 11.40 kg 8.30 kg 5.90 kg
(25.13 lb) (18.29 lb) (13.00 lb) • Ergonomics
• End User License Agreement
Environmental
Temperature:
Operating 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F)
Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Altitude:
Operating –15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 ft to 10,000 ft) ________________
Storage –15.2 m to 10,668 m (–50 ft to 35,000 ft) Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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