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Dell 990 Which Drive Is Port 1
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User Manual - Page 1
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...Back View Of Mini Tower
1. diagnostic lights (4) 6. power connector 13. security-cable slot 16. optical-drive bay (optional) 3. optical drive (optional) 7. back panel connectors 14. power supply diagnostic button 12. optical-drive eject button 8. Dell OptiPlex 990
Setup And Features Information
About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or...
Technical Guide - Page 3
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
1 Power Button, Power Light
6 Optical Drive (optional)
10 Power Supply Diagnostic 14 Expansion Card Slots(4) Light
2 Optical Drive Bay (optional)
3 Headphone Connector
4 Microphone Connector
7 Optical Drive Eject Button 8 USB 2.0 Connectors (4) 9 Drive Activity Light
11 Power ...
Technical Guide - Page 5
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW 1 Optical Drive
BACK VIEW 5 Microphone Connector 9 Padlock Ring
13 Expansion Card Slots(4)
2 Optical Drive Eject Button 6 Headphone Connector 10 Security Cable Slot
3 Power Button, Power Light
4 USB Connectors (4)
7 Drive Activity Light 8 Diagnostic Lights (4)
11 Power Connectors 12 Back Panel ...
Technical Guide - Page 7
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1 Optical Drive
5 Microphone Connector
2 Optical Drive Eject Button 6 Headphone Connector
3 Power Button, Power Light
4 USB 2.0 Connectors (2)
7 Diagnostic Lights (4) 8 Drive Activity Light
BACK VIEW 9 Padlock Ring
10 Security Cable Slot 11 Power Connectors
13 Power Supply Diagnostic...
Technical Guide - Page 9
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 ULTRA SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (USFF) VIEW
FRONT VIEW 1 Optical Drive
2 Optical Drive Eject Button
3 Power Button, Power Light
4 Drive Activity Light
5 Diagnostic Lights (4)
6 Headphone Connector 7 Microphone Connector 8 USB Connectors (2)
BACK VIEW
10 Wi-Fi Antenna (optional) 17 Line-in/ Microphone Connector
11 Network Activity ...
Technical Guide - Page 14
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE
Bays: 5.25-inch Optical Bay Supported (External) Optical Drives Supported (maximum) Hard Drive Bay Supported (Internal)
MT
DT
2
1
2
1
2
1
Hard Drives Supported 3.5"/2.5" (maximum)
2/2
1/2
Interface:
SATA 2.0 SATA 3.0 3.5" Hard Drives:
1TB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD 500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD 320GB1 SATA ...
Technical Guide - Page 15
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE
MT
DT
RAID 0 Performance: (includes two matching capacity/speed hard drives)
1TB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
320GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM Hybrid ...
Technical Guide - Page 16
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...2.0 (1 internal on CPU
Optional card
Optional card
Optional card
USFF
EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and ... LP card
1 Rear 1 Rear
1 Front 1 Rear 1 Front, 1 Rear
USFF 2 Front, 5
Rear
16 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (...
Technical Guide - Page 17
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... Dell Business Audio Speaker Dell AX210 2.0 Desktop Speakers Dell AX510/AX510PA Flat Panel Soundbar Speakers
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
Dell USB Entry Keyboard with optional palmrest Dell Multimedia Pro Keyboard Dell Smartcard Keyboard Dell USB Optical Mouse Dell ...
Optional
Optional
Optional
17 COMMUNICATIONS -
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
COMMUNICATIONS -
Technical Guide - Page 19
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...Card length can be longer than standard Half-Length Card but cannot be a Full-Length Card.
19 A typical configuration includes: integrated graphics, one hard drive, one optical drive. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
DETAILED ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS
SYSTEM DIMENSIONS (PHYSICAL)
NOTE: System Weight and Shipping Weight is based on a typical configuration and may vary...
Technical Guide - Page 26
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MT
DT
SFF
PCI Express Gen. 2.0 X1
Optional
PCI Express one lane (x1) NEC µPD720200 2 * USB3.0 port Under 30 mA USB 3.0 A Type
Optional Win XP, Win Vista and Win 7
USFF 26 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - USB 3.0 ADD-IN CARD
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and...
Technical Guide - Page 27
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SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD Connector Type Data Rates supported Controller Details Controller bus architecture... 27 SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) card. SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD
NOTE: DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD ...
Technical Guide - Page 31
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
31 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1
3.5" 1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed ... to 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 32
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
32 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
3.5" 500GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum... 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 33
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
3.5" 320GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum... 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
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Technical Guide - Page 34
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
34 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
3.5" 250GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and ... 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 35
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
2.5" 128GB1 SATA SOLID STATE DRIVE Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed MTBF ...;C to 95°C 5 to 95% 38°C
-200 to 10,600 m
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
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Technical Guide - Page 36
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 2.5" 500GB SATA 7200 RPM HYBRID HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and... 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
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Technical Guide - Page 37
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
37 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) NO T E : FIPS certified SED HDD will be made available in Q2 2011. 2.5" 320GB OPAL SED SATA... ft to 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 43
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 BIOS DEFAULTS
System Configuration
Video Performance Virtualization Support Security
Power Management Maintenance
Integrated NIC: USB Controller: Serial Port: SATA Operation: USB Controller: SMART Reporting: Diskette Drive:
Miscellaneous Devices:
Drives:
Primary Video:
Multiple Core Support:
Intel® SpeedStep™: C States Control...
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