About Your System 9About Your SystemThis section describes the physical, firmware, and software interface features that provide and ensurethe essential functioning of your system. The physical connectors on your system’s front and backpanels provide convenient connectivity and system expansion capability. The system firmware,applications, and operating systems monitor the system and component status and alert you when aproblem arises. System conditions can be reported by any of the following:• Front or back panel indicators• System messages• Warning messages• Diagnostics messages• Alert messagesThis section describes each type of message, lists the possible causes, and provides steps to resolveany problems indicated by a message. The system indicators and features are illustrated in thissection.Other Information You May NeedCAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warrantyinformation may be included within this document or as a separate document.• The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, andtechnical specifications.• CDs included with your system provide documentation and tools for configuring and managingyour system.• Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation,and basic operation of the software.• Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use theoperating system software.• Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configureand install these options.• Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software,and/or documentation.NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they oftensupersede information in other documents.book.book Page 9 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:19 PM
