Dell XPS 210 - Connectivity Troubleshooting

x1 slot bidirectional speed: 500 MB/sec
x16 slot bidirectional speed: 8 GB/sec
PCI Express:
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connector
one x1
connector size
36 pins
connector data width (maximum)
one PCI Express lane
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PCI Express:
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connector
one x16
connector size
164 pins
connector data width (maximum)
16 PCI Express lanes
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Drives
Externally accessible
one slimline 3.5-inch media bay
one slimline 5.25-inch drive bay
Available devices
Serial ATA drive, USB memory devices, floppy drive,
CD drive, DVD drive, DVD+RW drive, DVD/CD-RW
combo drive, DVD+/-RW drive, and Media Card
Reader
Internally accessible
one bay for 1-inch high hard drive
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Connectors
External connectors:
IEEE 1394
one 6-pin powered back panel connector
one 6-pin powered front panel connector
Video
15-hole D-SUB connector
USB
10-pin header for optional Media Card Reader (3.5
inch bay device) and two front panel and six back
panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
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NOTE: The 10-pin header connector used for the
optional Media Card Reader is populated with only
nine pins for keying purposes.
Audio
six back panel connectors for line-in, line-
out/headphone, rear surround sound, microphone,
side surround sound, and center/Low Frequency
Effects (LFE) channel
back panel S/PDIF connector
front panel miniature headphone connector for line-
out
front panel microphone connector
Network adapter
RJ45 connector
Modem
RJ11 (MDC 1.5) connector and internally accessible 3-
pin header that connects the modem to RJ11
Temperature Sensor
one 2-pin connector
System board connectors:
Serial ATA
two 7-pin connectors
Fan
two 5-pin connectors (one for the CPU fan and one
for the optional hard drive fan connector.)
PCI Express x1
36-pin connector
PCI Express x16
164-pin connector
USB
10-pin header for optional Media Card Reader (3.5-
inch bay device)
MDC
one 12-pin connector
Floppy connector
one 26-pin connector
Front panel
one 40-pin header
Power
one 2 x 12 connector
Processor power
one 2 x 2 connector
IEEE 1394
one 2 x 5 header — always connected by cable to the
front panel; supports front panel IEEE 1394 port