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Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 13
... 11 10 9
8
76
5
1 power button, power light 3 optical-drive eject button
5 Dell badge 7 microphone connector 9 hard drive activity light 11 WiFi (optional) light
2 optical-drive (slim-line) 4 slim-line flex bay (for optional floppy
drive or memory card reader) 6 headphone connector 8 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 10 link integrity light 12 diagnostic lights
About Your Computer
13 Small Form Factor...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 30
...Intel® Q45 Graphics Controller up to 1759 MB video memory (shared) ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD3450 256M ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD3470 256M NOTE: Support for half-height video cards is available on Desktop and Small Form Factor via PCIe x16 graphics card slot. Analog Devices ADI 1984A Integrated HD Audio
PCI 2.3 PCI Express 1.0A and 2.0 SATA 1.0 and 2.0 USB 2.0
30
Specifications
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 31
... size connector data width (maximum)
x1-slot bidirectional speed - 500 MB/s (PCI Express) x16-slot bidirectional speed - 16 GB (PCI Express) 1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps (SATA) 480-Mbps high speed, 12-Mbps full speed, 1.2-Mbps low speed (USB)
Mini Tower: four full-height slots Desktop: four half-height slots without riser, two full-height slots, two half-height slots with riser Small Form Factor...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 32
... Bus (continued) PCIE_WLS
connector connector size use the external 3.5-inch bay as an internal 3.5-inch HDD for optional wireless and WLAN cards
Drives Hard Disk Drives Available device configurations
Floppy drive
Mini Tower: two 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) or two 2.5-inch HDDs
Desktop: two 3.5-inch HDDs or two 2.5-inch HDDs
Small Form Factor: one 3.5-inch HDD or two 2.5-inch HDDs
Mini...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 34
...slots
PCI Express
Front panel USB
Processor Front panel control Front panel audio HDA header Memory Power 12 V Power LAN on motherboard (LOM) Controls and Lights Front of computer: Power button Power light
Drive activity light
Diagnostic light
Mini Tower: four full-height slots Desktop: four half-height slots without riser, two full-height slots, two half-height slots with riser Small Form Factor...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 44
drive or hard drive
failure has occurred. cable connections.
44
Troubleshooting Tips
Suggested Resolution
• Reseat the processor (see Processor information for your computer).
• If available, install a working memory of the same type into your computer.
• If the problem persists, contact Dell (see your service manual).
• If the problem persists, contact Dell...
Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 57
... A diagnostic program for your computer
The Drivers and Utilities media is located on your computer. Finding Information
57
Document/Media/Label
Contents
Service Tag/Express Service Code
The Service Tag/Express Service Code is a CD or • Drivers for technicians or experienced users. NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates can be found at support.dell.com.
• Desktop System...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 4
...WiFi (optional) light 13 expansion card slots (2) 15 power supply check light 17 security cable slot 19 back panel connectors
2 slimline flex bay (for optional wireless connector 8 line-out connector
9 line-in/microphone connector
10 USB 2.0 connectors (6)
11 VGA video connector
12 eSATA connector
13 DisplayPort connector
14 PS2 keyboard connector Mini Tower, Desktop, and Small Form Factor...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 7
...Mini Tower
and Desktop via PCIe x16 graphics card slot.
Video Type:
Integrated
Discrete
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 Microsoft Windows® XP: up to 1 GB maximum (shared system memory) Microsoft Windows Vista®: up to ship with your computer, go to support.dell.com. Support for floppy drive or 19-in -1 media card reader 6 Press the power buttons on Desktop and Small...
Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 8
...inch bay with the system board.
Used to the SATA hard drive or CD/DVD drive. See your Service Manual for information about diagnostic light codes. Drives (continued)
Internally accessible: Mini Tower - two 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) or two 2.5-inch HDDs Desktop - two 3.5-inch HDDs or two 2.5-inch HDDs Small Form Factor - two external 5.25-inch bays, one internal 3.5-inch bay...
Technology Guide - Page 2
...OVERVIEW
3
Mini Tower Computer ( MT ) View
4
Desktop Computer ( DT ) View
6
Small Form Factor Computer ( S FF ) View
8
MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
Operating System, Chipset
10
Processor
11
Advanced System Manageability Modes, Deployment Mode Options
12
Memory
12
Drives and Removeable Storage
13
System Board Connectors, Graphics/Video Controller
15
External Ports/Connectors...
Technology Guide - Page 8
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1
Power Button, Power Light
6 Headphone Connector
2 5.25" Drive Bay
7 Microphone Connector
3.5" Flex Bay for Floppy
3 Drive (optional) or
8 USB 2.0 Connectors (2)
Media Card (optional)
4 Dell Badge
9 Diagnostic Lights
5 Bezel
BACK VIEW
1 Expansion card slots (2) 5 Security Cable Slot
2...
Technology Guide - Page 9
...
Processor Power 3 Connector
(12VPOWER)
Memory Module
4
Connectors (DIMM_1, DIMM_2, DIMM_3,
DIMM_4)
12 Serial Port Connector
Intrusion Switch 13 Connector
(INTRUDER)
Front Panel Thermal 14 Sensor Cable
Connector
15
Real Time Clock Reset (RTCRST)
5
Password Jumper Pins (PSWD)
16
PCI Express x16 Connector (SLOT1)
6
SATA Drive Connectors (3)
7
Internal (FlexBay) USB Connector
17
PCI...
Technology Guide - Page 10
...; operating system Other OS Media Support
MT
DT
SFF
Windows Vista® SP1 Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista® SP1 Ultimate (32 bit),
Windows® XP Professional SP3 via Windows® Vista Business Downgrade Rights (32 bit)
FreeDOS for (n-series),
X
X
X
CHIPSET
Chipset Non-volatile memory on chipset
BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) TPM 1.2 Security Device...
Technology Guide - Page 18
...mm Length inches/mm
Dual Full Height Riser with 2 PCI connectors* (HxL)
1 4.37/111.15* 6.60/167.64*
1
Height inches/mm Length inches/mm
4.37/111.15* 6.60/167.64*
*Maximum allowable dimensions for full height card options installed in riser within the desktop chassis **These dimensions are for a standard low profile card installed in the desktop/sff chassis
18 MT
DT
SFF
Chassis Volume liters...
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