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Dell OptiPlex 5050 Visual Guide

Summary: This article provides a visual guide to the ports and connectors on your Dell OptiPlex 5050.

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Instructions

Table of Contents:

  1. Micro Chassis (MFF) Front View
  2. Micro Chassis (MFF) Rear View
  3. Small Form Factor Chassis (SFF) Front View
  4. Small Form Factor Chassis (SFF) Rear View
  5. Mini-Tower Chassis (MT) Front View
  6. Mini-Tower Chassis (MT) Rear View
NOTE: For a more detailed description about each location, go to the system manuals at https://www.dell.com/support/manuals

1. Micro Chassis (MFF) Front View

5050 Micro Chassis Front

1 Power Button, Power Light 2 Drive Activity Light
3 Universal Audio Jack 4 Line-Out Port
5 USB 3.1 Gen 1 Connector 6 USB 3.1 Gen 1 Connector with PowerShare
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2. Micro Chassis (MFF) Rear View

5050 Micro Chassis Rear

1 RJ45 Network Connector 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port that supports Smart Power On
3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
5 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 6 DisplayPort Connector
7 HDMI Connector 8 DC-In Power Connector
9 Thumbscrew + cable holder 10 Padlock Security Ring
11 Kensington Lock Slot    

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3. Small Form Factor Chassis (SFF) Front View

5050 Small Form Factor Front

1 Power Button, Power Light 2 Hard drive activity light
3 Memory card reader (optional) 4 Optical drive (optional)
5 Universal audio jack 6 USB 2.0 Port with PowerShare
7 USB 2.0 Port 8 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
9 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port    

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4. Small Form Factor Chassis (SFF) Rear View

5050 Small Form Factor Rear

1 Audio Line-out port 2 HDMI Connector
3 DisplayPort Connector 4 Serial Port
5 PS/2 keyboard + Mouse ports 6 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (x4)
7 USB 2.0 ports with Smart Power On (x2) 8 Power connector port
9 Power supply diagnostic light 10 Kensington security cable slot
11 RJ45 Network Connector 12 DisplayPort Connector
13 System Cover Release latch 14 Cable cover lock slot

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 5. Mini-Tower Chassis (MT) Front View 

5050 Mini-Tower Chassis Front View

1 Power Button, Power Light 2 Hard drive activity light
3 Memory card reader (optional) 4 Optical drive (optional)
5 Universal audio jack 6 USB 2.0 Port with PowerShare
7 USB 2.0 Port 8 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
9 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port    

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 6. Mini-Tower Chassis (MT) Rear View 

5050 Mini-Tower Chassis Rear View

1 Audio Line-out port 2 HDMI Connector
3 DisplayPort Connector 4 Serial Port
5 PS/2 keyboard + Mouse ports 6 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (x4)
7 USB 2.0 ports with Smart Power On (x2) 8 Power connector port
9 Power supply diagnostic light 10 Kensington security cable slot
11 RJ45 Network Connector 12 VGA Port (Optional)
13 System Cover Release latch 14 Cable cover lock slot

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Affected Products

OptiPlex 5050 Tower, OptiPlex 5050 Micro, OptiPlex 5050 Small Form Factor
Article Properties
Article Number: 000150617
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2023
Version:  7
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