Need help identifying rear ports on new vostro
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From: jack on 26 Jun 2008 21:21 I just bought a Dell Vostro 200 from the Dell Website. Along with cheating me out of a full gig of ram, Dell also cheated me out of the 2 extra USB slots I ordered. However, my main problem is trying to identify some of the ports they have on the back of my machine. (Forget asking me about Dell instructions. The are almost totally nonexistent. They detail very little about what is on the rear of my machine, and I do not want to go around in circles talking to Dell tech support in Bangladesh or wherever.) Can anyone with a Dell Vostro 200 help me figure out the rear ports on this machine? I ordered it without a modem. So there is no modem connector. In the bottom slot are 2 IEEE 1394 connectors. I know what these are. The second slot up from the bottom is empty. 3 slots up from bottom is a connector with a green LED next to it. (It is not a USB connector. I have no idea what this slot is for.) 4 slots up from bottom. There are two connectors alongside the white DVI cable slot. (They are not USB. They are also different from each other. I have no idea what they are for.) I hope someone knows. I'd hate to have to bring a new machine into a local repair shop and spend a $50 or so for the mope behind the counter to tell me he also doesn't know. I *really* hope someone can figure this out. (Yes, I did go item by item in the packing slip, but the packing slip is also wrong. Too late too smart about Dell. Never again.)
From: S.Lewis on 26 Jun 2008 21:44 <jack(a)ddddd.com> wrote in message news:d3g8641l093jmbcinjsp0lijms7no6b75p(a)4ax.com... >I just bought a Dell Vostro 200 from the Dell Website. > Along with cheating me out of a full gig of ram, Dell also > cheated me out of the 2 extra USB slots I ordered. > > However, my main problem is trying to identify some of the ports > they have on the back of my machine. (Forget asking me about Dell > instructions. The are almost totally nonexistent. They detail very > little about what is on the rear of my machine, and I do not want > to go around in circles talking to Dell tech support in Bangladesh > or wherever.) > > Can anyone with a Dell Vostro 200 help me figure out the rear > ports on this machine? > > I ordered it without a modem. So there is no modem connector. > > In the bottom slot are 2 IEEE 1394 connectors. I know what these are. > > The second slot up from the bottom is empty. > > 3 slots up from bottom is a connector with a green LED next to it. > (It is not a USB connector. I have no idea what this slot is for.) > > 4 slots up from bottom. There are two connectors alongside the white > DVI cable slot. (They are not USB. They are also different from each > other. I have no idea what they are for.) > > I hope someone knows. I'd hate to have to bring a new machine > into a local repair shop and spend a $50 or so for the mope behind > the counter to tell me he also doesn't know. > > I *really* hope someone can figure this out. > > (Yes, I did go item by item in the packing slip, but the packing slip > is also wrong. Too late too smart about Dell. Never again.) > > Well it's pretty clear that whatever is wrong isn't your fault. Including the fact that you did so much research on the system that you don't even know how many/what ports it has or does not have. You've got a 21-day satisfaction warranty. Call Dell and send it back.
From: Bluegoose on 26 Jun 2008 21:52 http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos200/en/index.htm <jack(a)ddddd.com> wrote in message news:d3g8641l093jmbcinjsp0lijms7no6b75p(a)4ax.com... >I just bought a Dell Vostro 200 from the Dell Website. > Along with cheating me out of a full gig of ram, Dell also > cheated me out of the 2 extra USB slots I ordered. > > However, my main problem is trying to identify some of the ports > they have on the back of my machine. (Forget asking me about Dell > instructions. The are almost totally nonexistent. They detail very > little about what is on the rear of my machine, and I do not want > to go around in circles talking to Dell tech support in Bangladesh > or wherever.) > > Can anyone with a Dell Vostro 200 help me figure out the rear > ports on this machine? > > I ordered it without a modem. So there is no modem connector. > > In the bottom slot are 2 IEEE 1394 connectors. I know what these are. > > The second slot up from the bottom is empty. > > 3 slots up from bottom is a connector with a green LED next to it. > (It is not a USB connector. I have no idea what this slot is for.) > > 4 slots up from bottom. There are two connectors alongside the white > DVI cable slot. (They are not USB. They are also different from each > other. I have no idea what they are for.) > > I hope someone knows. I'd hate to have to bring a new machine > into a local repair shop and spend a $50 or so for the mope behind > the counter to tell me he also doesn't know. > > I *really* hope someone can figure this out. > > (Yes, I did go item by item in the packing slip, but the packing slip > is also wrong. Too late too smart about Dell. Never again.) > >
From: William R. Walsh on 26 Jun 2008 22:04 Hi! >I just bought a Dell Vostro 200 from the Dell Website. > Along with cheating me out of a full gig of ram, Dell also > cheated me out of the 2 extra USB slots I ordered. Well, it sounds like you're already not very happy. Perhaps you should return the system? I wouldn't give up on Dell yet though. Mistakes happen. Did you buy this computer new or from the refurb/scratch 'n' dent store? > Can anyone with a Dell Vostro 200 help me figure out the rear > ports on this machine? Better yet...Can you provide a picture of the back of your computer? You may have an unusual option card installed... What case style do you have? There's a slim tower and a regular one. The third slot from the bottom of the case on the mini tower is a PCI Express slot (x4?). The topmost slot is an x16 PCI Express slot. I am going to go way out on a limb and make the assumption that the topmost card is a video card (the option of having a dedicated card is available for the Vostro) and that perhaps the item in the third slot is an eSATA card. I have one here that has two LEDs next to the eSATA port. William
From: Christopher Muto on 26 Jun 2008 22:13 "S.Lewis" <Gossamer(a)interesting.com> wrote in message news:hAX8k.15682$s77.6562(a)bignews3.bellsouth.net... > > <jack(a)ddddd.com> wrote in message > news:d3g8641l093jmbcinjsp0lijms7no6b75p(a)4ax.com... >>I just bought a Dell Vostro 200 from the Dell Website. >> Along with cheating me out of a full gig of ram, Dell also >> cheated me out of the 2 extra USB slots I ordered. >> >> However, my main problem is trying to identify some of the ports >> they have on the back of my machine. (Forget asking me about Dell >> instructions. The are almost totally nonexistent. They detail very >> little about what is on the rear of my machine, and I do not want >> to go around in circles talking to Dell tech support in Bangladesh >> or wherever.) >> >> Can anyone with a Dell Vostro 200 help me figure out the rear >> ports on this machine? >> >> I ordered it without a modem. So there is no modem connector. >> >> In the bottom slot are 2 IEEE 1394 connectors. I know what these are. >> >> The second slot up from the bottom is empty. >> >> 3 slots up from bottom is a connector with a green LED next to it. >> (It is not a USB connector. I have no idea what this slot is for.) >> >> 4 slots up from bottom. There are two connectors alongside the white >> DVI cable slot. (They are not USB. They are also different from each >> other. I have no idea what they are for.) >> >> I hope someone knows. I'd hate to have to bring a new machine >> into a local repair shop and spend a $50 or so for the mope behind >> the counter to tell me he also doesn't know. >> >> I *really* hope someone can figure this out. >> >> (Yes, I did go item by item in the packing slip, but the packing slip >> is also wrong. Too late too smart about Dell. Never again.) >> >> > > > Well it's pretty clear that whatever is wrong isn't your fault. Including > the fact that you did so much research on the system that you don't even > know how many/what ports it has or does not have. > > You've got a 21-day satisfaction warranty. Call Dell and send it back. actually he/she has a 30 day return warranty since it is a vostros (though some customer service people need to be reminded about this fact)... http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/policy/en/policy?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~section=010 note the paragraph titled "Exceptions to Dell's 21-Day Return Period:" poweredge, powervault, vostros, optiplex, lattitude, precision all have 30 days when purchased from dell.com or via the phone (but not from some special divisions that may have pre-arranged discount plans for volume purchasers that can have a no return policy).
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