OptiPlex 3070: Visual Guide to your Computer
Summary: This article is a visual guide to the external ports and features on the various form factors of the Dell OptiPlex 3070 desktop series.
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Symptoms
Note: For a more detailed description of each location, go to the computer manuals at www.dell.com/support
Table of Contents:
- Mini Tower (MT) Front View
- Mini Tower (MT) Rear View
- Small Form Factor (SFF) Front View
- Small Form Factor (SFF) Rear View
- Micro Form Factor (MFF) Front View
- Micro Form Factor (MFF) Rear View
- Additional Info:
Mini Tower (MT) Front View

(Fig.1 MT Front View)
| 1 | Power Button and Power LED | 2 | Optical Drive (Optional) |
| 3 | Hard Drive Activity LED | 4 | Memory Card Reader (Optional) |
| 5 | Headset/Universal Audio Jack Connector | 6 | USB 2.0 Connector x2 |
| 7 | USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Connector x2 |
Mini Tower (MT) Rear View

(Fig.2 MT Rear View)
| 1 | Line-Out Audio Connector | 2 | Serial Connector (Optional) |
| 3 | HDMI | 4 | DP 1.2/HDMI 2.0/VGA/Serial/Serial-PS/2 (Optional) |
| 5 | DisplayPort Connector | 6 | USB 3.3 Gen1 Type-A Connector x 2 |
| 7 | Service Tag | 8 | USB 2.0 Type-A Connector x 2 (Supports SmartPower On) |
| 9 | NIC Ethernet Connector | 10 | Expansion Card Slots x 4 |
| 11 | Power Connector | 12 | External SMA Antenna Connectors (Optional) |
| 13 | Power Supply Diagnostic LED | 14 | Kensington Security Cable Slot |
| 15 | Padlock Ring |
Small Form Factor (SFF) Front View

(Fig.3 SFF Front View)
| 1 | Optical Drive (Optional) | 2 | Power Button and Power LED |
| 3 | Hard Drive Activity LED | 4 | Memory Card Reader (Optional) |
| 5 | Headset/Universal Audio Jack Connector | 6 | USB 2.0 Connector x2 |
| 7 | USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Connector x2 |
Small Form Factor (SFF) Rear View

(Fig.4 SFF Rear View)
| 1 | Line-Out Audio Connector | 2 | Serial Connector (Optional) |
| 3 | DP 1.2/HDMI 2.0/VGA/Serial/Serial PS/2 (Optional) | 4 | HDMI Connector |
| 5 | DisplayPort Connector | 6 | Service Tag |
| 7 | USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Connector x2 | 8 | USB 2.0 Connector x2 (Supports SmartPower On) |
| 9 | NIC Ethernet Connector | 10 | Expansion Card Slots x2 |
| 11 | Power Connector | 12 | Power Supply Diagnostic LED |
| 13 | External SMA Antenna Connectors (Optional) | 14 | Kensington Security Cable Slot |
| 15 | Padlock Ring |
Micro Form Factor (MFF) Front View

(Fig.5 MFF Front View)
| 1 | Power Button and Power LED | 2 | Hard Drive Activity LED |
| 3 | Headset/Universal Audio Jack Connector | 4 | Line-Out Connector |
| 5 | USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Connector x2 |
Micro Form Factor (MFF) Rear View

(Fig.6 MFF Rear View)
| 1 | External SMA Antenna Connectors (Optional) | 2 | DP 1.2/HDMI 2.0/VGA/Serial/Serial PS/2 (Optional) |
| 3 | USB 2.0 Connector | 4 | Cable Holder |
| 5 | USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Connector x2 | 6 | Padlock Ring |
| 7 | NIC Ethernet Connector | 8 | USB 2.0 Connector (Supports SmartPower On) |
| 9 | Service Tag | 10 | Kensington Security Cable Slot |
| 11 | DisplayPort Connector | 12 | HDMI Connector |
| 13 | Power Connector |
Cause
Not applicable
Resolution
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Additional Information
Additional Info:
- OptiPlex 3070 Online Manuals and Documents
- OptiPlex 3070 Customer replaceable unit (CRU) teardown index
Affected Products
OptiPlex 3070 Tower, OptiPlex 3070 Micro, OptiPlex 3070 Small Form FactorArticle Properties
Article Number: 000125345
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2025
Version: 9
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