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Dell Optiplex 790 Does Not Support Dual Monitor
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optical drive (optional) 7. USB 2.0 connectors (4)
9. power supply diagnostic button 12. power connector 13. back panel connectors 14. power supply diagnostic light 11. Dell OptiPlex 790
Setup And Features Information
About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Front And Back View Of Mini-Tower
1. drive ...
Technical Guidebook - Page 3
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - V 1.6 MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1 Power Button, Power Light
2 Optical Drive Bay (optional)
3 Headphone Connector
4 Microphone Connector
5 Diagnostic Lights (4)
6 Optical Drive (...
Technical Guidebook - Page 5
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - V 1.6 DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW 1 Optical Drive
2 Optical Drive Eject Button
3 Power Button, Power Light
4 USB Connectors (4)
5 Microphone Connector 6 Headphone Connector 7 Drive Activity Light 8 Diagnostic ...
Technical Guidebook - Page 11
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...system
Windows Vista® operating system Windows XP® operating system Other OS Media Support CHIPSET
Chipset Non-volatile memory on chipset
BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) TPM ...select countries LOM configuration contained within SPI_FLASH - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - V 1.6
MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
NOTE: Offerings may vary by country....
Technical Guidebook - Page 12
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...® Core™ i5 2400S / 2.50GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™), 65W Intel® Dual Core Processors
X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
Intel...6GHZ 65W HD GRAPHICS 2000 QS
X
X
X
X
12 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - They also enable companies to Dell customers. The following GSP processors identified below will be made ...
Technical Guidebook - Page 14
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - V 1.6 DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE
MT Bays:
5.25-inch bay (External Optical)
2
Hard Drives Supported (Internal and External)
2
Optical Drives Supported
2
Interface:
SATA 2.0
3
SATA 3.0
1
3.5" Hard Drives:
1TB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD
X
500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD
X
320GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD
X
250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD
X
2.5" ...
Technical Guidebook - Page 15
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...: GFX, USB 3.0, Serial, Parallel/Serial, NIC, Wireless; DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating...to F3 bracket on the MT and DT
SYSTEM EXPANSION SLOTS
NOTE: See Detailed Engineering Specifications for supported voltage, maximum wattage and card dimensions. PCIe x16: GFX, USB 3.0, Serial, Parallel/Serial, NIC, Wireless;...
Technical Guidebook - Page 16
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...dual DVI or dual VGA (adapters convert to dual DVI or dual VGA)
Optional card Optional card
USFF
EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card.
SFF supports low profile card. SFF supports...
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GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -
Technical Guidebook - Page 17
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC)
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card. For high speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. COMMUNICATIONS -
V 1.6
COMMUNICATIONS - SFF supports... Internal Dell Business Audio Speaker Dell AX210 2.0 Desktop Speakers Dell AX510/...
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...SERVICE AND SUPPORT
NOTE: For more information, visit www.dell.com/warranty.
2 Service may be dispatched if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. Subject to : www.dell.com/service... of day call placed to Dell. Depending on system board
Optional
Optional
Standard
1TPM is not available in all countries. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - only.
Service...
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...packaging materials) Packaging Parameters (HxWxD)
Height (inches/centimeters) Width (inches/centimeters) Depth (inches/centimeters)
SYSTEM EXPANSION SLOTS
PCI Slot (Voltage supported 3.3V/5V/12V/-12V)
16.42 / 41.7 23.45 / 10.64
16.14 / 41 20.03 / 9.09
12.28... can be longer than standard Half-Length Card but cannot be a Full-Length Card.
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...standards compliance (example 802.1P) Hardware Certifications (example FCC, B, GS mark...) Boot ROM Support Network Transfer Mode (example Full Duplex, Half Duplex)
Network Transfer Rate (example 10BASE-T (half... - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC)
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - SFF supports low profile card.
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...For high speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required.
24 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - V 1.6 COMMUNICATIONS - Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe Gigabit1 Networking Card
Connector Type
Data Rates supported
Controller Details
Controller bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1)
Integrated memory
Data transfer mode...
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... speed of 1 Gb/sec. INTEGRATED LAN (CONT.)
BROADCOM NETXTREME 10/100/1000 PCIE GIGABIT1 NETWORKING CARD (CONT.) Environmental Operating temperature Operating humidity
Operating System Driver Support
Manageability (examples WOL, PXE) Management Capabilities Alerting (example ASF 2.0)
MT
DT
SFF
USFF
0°C to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required.
25...
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... +70 °C
Operating humidity
Max Operating Humidity 85 %
Operating System Driver Support
Windows 7, Windows XP 32/64, Vista 32/64
COMMUNICATIONS -
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USB 3.0 ADD-IN CARD
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. USB 3.0 PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD Connector Type...
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...20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F)
COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. Serial / Parallel port PCIE add-in card Connector Type
MT
DT
SFF
USFF...;F)
Operation Humidity
5 to 95% RH
Storage Temperature
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... 1. The DisplayPort controller does not support multi-monitor display in DOS 3 Populating a discrete graphics card in DOS. Intel HD Graphics 2000 [with iCore Dual/Quad core class CPU-GPU combo]...available system memory(Up to 1.7GB with Celeron/Pentium class CPU-GPU combo] 2. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - Intel HD Graphics [with 4GB system Memory)
Yes
Maximum Color ...
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...Support Dimensions of full height card inches/centimeters (L x H) Dimensions of low profile card inches/centimeters (L x H) Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Operating Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Altitude Range
MT
DT
SFF
PCIEx16
625Mhz
800Mhz
20W Yes 32-bit
85Hz
Yes DX11 and OpenGL3 Dual... 0-20,000 ft.
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...) is not available on selectable configuration. MCR is supported via a F5 to 95% RH 41 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK - W x H)
3.99/(10.13cm)/1.0/(2.54cm)
Weight (max) pounds/kilograms
~155g
Interface type and speed
USB 2.0, 480Mb/s
Media Supported ( maximum capacity supported will vary by Flash Media Types)
Media Supported
CF I CF II Micro Drive (MD) Secure...
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... for Direct I/O:
Administrator Password: System Password: Password Changes: TPM Security: CPU XD Support: Computrace®: SATA-0 Password:
Power Management Maintenance
AC Recovery: Auto On Time:... Enable COM1 AHCI Enable USB Controller Disable Enable Enable (Front USB, Rear Dual USB, Rear Quad USB, PCI Slot) Enable (SATA-0, SATA-1, SATA-2,...DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -