Re: Need help identifying rear ports on new vostro

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


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