Technical Guide
Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW Mini Tower Computer (MT) View Desktop Computer (DT) View Small Form Factor Computer (SFF) View Ultra Small Form Factor Computer (USFF) View MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Operating System, Chipset Processor Memory Drives and Removable ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW Mini Tower Computer (MT) View Desktop Computer (DT) View Small Form Factor Computer (SFF) View Ultra Small Form Factor Computer (USFF) View MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Operating System, Chipset Processor Memory Drives and Removable ...
Technical Guide
Page 5
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 ...
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 ...
Technical Guide
Page 6
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DT System Board Components Number Name 1 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 2 Front IO Connector (FRONTPANEL) 3 Thermal Sensor Connector(THRM_2) 4 SATA 0 Connector(SATA0) 5 SATA 1 Connector(SATA1) 6 SATA 2 Connector(...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DT System Board Components Number Name 1 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 2 Front IO Connector (FRONTPANEL) 3 Thermal Sensor Connector(THRM_2) 4 SATA 0 Connector(SATA0) 5 SATA 1 Connector(SATA1) 6 SATA 2 Connector(...
Technical Guide
Page 11
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS NOTE: Offerings may vary by country. OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7® operating system Windows Vista® operating system Windows XP® operating system Other OS Media Support (optional) MT DT SFF USFF Microsoft® Windows 7® Home...), Windows Vista® Business SP2 (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista® Ultimate SP2 (32 bit) Basic Driver support only via Dell.com FreeDOS for (N-series), Ubuntu® Linux version 10.10 (China only) X X X X CHIPSET Chipset Non-volatile memory on ...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS NOTE: Offerings may vary by country. OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7® operating system Windows Vista® operating system Windows XP® operating system Other OS Media Support (optional) MT DT SFF USFF Microsoft® Windows 7® Home...), Windows Vista® Business SP2 (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista® Ultimate SP2 (32 bit) Basic Driver support only via Dell.com FreeDOS for (N-series), Ubuntu® Linux version 10.10 (China only) X X X X CHIPSET Chipset Non-volatile memory on ...
Technical Guide
Page 12
The following GSP processors identified below will be made available to reduce the number of performance. MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core™ i7 2600 / 3.40GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro... platform is available for availability and synchronized transitions on a worldwide basis, thereby reducing their costs. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 PROCESSOR NOTE: Global Standard Products (GSP) are a subset of Dell's relationship products that are not a measure of configurations managed on a worldwide basis. They also ...
The following GSP processors identified below will be made available to reduce the number of performance. MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core™ i7 2600 / 3.40GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro... platform is available for availability and synchronized transitions on a worldwide basis, thereby reducing their costs. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 PROCESSOR NOTE: Global Standard Products (GSP) are a subset of Dell's relationship products that are not a measure of configurations managed on a worldwide basis. They also ...
Technical Guide
Page 13
... Memory MT 4 Up to 4GB 1GB 16GB1 DT SFF 1333MHz 4 4 Up to 4GB Up to 4GB 1GB 1GB 16GB1 16GB1 USFF 2 Up to operate, but with a slight reduction in pairs of memory requires a 64-bit enabled processor and 64-bit operating system. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MEMORY NOTE: Memory modules should...
... Memory MT 4 Up to 4GB 1GB 16GB1 DT SFF 1333MHz 4 4 Up to 4GB Up to 4GB 1GB 1GB 16GB1 16GB1 USFF 2 Up to operate, but with a slight reduction in pairs of memory requires a 64-bit enabled processor and 64-bit operating system. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MEMORY NOTE: Memory modules should...
Technical Guide
Page 14
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 7200 RPM HDD 250GB1 ...
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 7200 RPM HDD 250GB1 ...
Technical Guide
Page 15
... may not be less. 2 Discs burned with this drive may require a slim line optical drive depending on selectable configuration. 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...
... may not be less. 2 Discs burned with this drive may require a slim line optical drive depending on selectable configuration. 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...
Technical Guide
Page 16
...PCIex1 card Video: VGA DisplayPort (1.1a) Audio: Line in for microphone Line in for microphone or stereo Line out for headphones or speakers MT DT SFF 4 Front, 6 Rear Optional FH card 1 Rear Optional LP card 1 Rear Optional FH card Optional FH card 2 Rear Optional LP card...(1 internal on CPU Optional card Optional card Optional card USFF EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and...
...PCIex1 card Video: VGA DisplayPort (1.1a) Audio: Line in for microphone Line in for microphone or stereo Line out for headphones or speakers MT DT SFF 4 Front, 6 Rear Optional FH card 1 Rear Optional LP card 1 Rear Optional FH card Optional FH card 2 Rear Optional LP card...(1 internal on CPU Optional card Optional card Optional card USFF EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and...
Technical Guide
Page 17
... PCIe Gigabit Networking Card Optional card 1 This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC) NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. WIRELESS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and...
... PCIe Gigabit Networking Card Optional card 1 This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC) NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. WIRELESS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and...
Technical Guide
Page 18
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SECURITY Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.21 Chassis Intrusion Switch Dell Smartcard Keyboard Chassis lock slot and loop support MT DT SFF USFF Integrated on Dell Service Plans please to go to Dell. Technician will be available. Depending on your ... regulations, no-TPM system boards may be provided by third-party. only. SOFTWARE Dell Client Manager Dell Data Protection/Access (DDPA) MT DT SFF USFF Available via Dell.com Standard 18 For more details on system board Optional Optional Standard 1TPM is not...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SECURITY Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.21 Chassis Intrusion Switch Dell Smartcard Keyboard Chassis lock slot and loop support MT DT SFF USFF Integrated on Dell Service Plans please to go to Dell. Technician will be available. Depending on your ... regulations, no-TPM system boards may be provided by third-party. only. SOFTWARE Dell Client Manager Dell Data Protection/Access (DDPA) MT DT SFF USFF Available via Dell.com Standard 18 For more details on system board Optional Optional Standard 1TPM is not...
Technical Guide
Page 19
....81/40.16 10.19/25.88 19.13/48.59 14.38/36.53 9.63/24.46 SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTOR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DIMENSIONS MT DT PCI Slots 1 1 Height (inches/centimeters) 4.376 / 11.115 2.731 /6.89 Length (inches/centimeters) PCIex16 Slots (BLUE) Height (inches/... /6.89 6.6/16.765 USFF 1 * Card length can be longer than standard Half-Length Card but cannot be a Full-Length Card. 19 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 ...
....81/40.16 10.19/25.88 19.13/48.59 14.38/36.53 9.63/24.46 SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTOR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DIMENSIONS MT DT PCI Slots 1 1 Height (inches/centimeters) 4.376 / 11.115 2.731 /6.89 Length (inches/centimeters) PCIex16 Slots (BLUE) Height (inches/... /6.89 6.6/16.765 USFF 1 * Card length can be longer than standard Half-Length Card but cannot be a Full-Length Card. 19 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 ...
Technical Guide
Page 20
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SYSTEM LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATING CONDITIONS Temperature MT DT SFF USFF Operating 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F) Non-Operating (Storage) -40° to 60° C (-40° to 140...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SYSTEM LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATING CONDITIONS Temperature MT DT SFF USFF Operating 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F) Non-Operating (Storage) -40° to 60° C (-40° to 140...
Technical Guide
Page 21
... 0.5A 265W 90W 4.0A 0.5A 265W 90W 240W 240W 904 BTU 904 BTU 80*25mm 80*25mm Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes DT APFC EPA 250W 250W High Efficiency 90 - 90 - 264Vac 264Vac 4.4A / 2.2A 4.4A / 2.2A 47HZ/63HZ 16MSEC 65% 47HZ/63HZ 16MSEC 87 - 90 - ... & +12VB - 6.0 A Note: +12VB Rated at 0.4A when in Standby Mode. If you have questions, please contact the manufacture to confirm the output type. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 POWER NOTE: These form factors utilize a more than one 12v rail) BTUs/h (based on Sine Wave output for APFC PSUs, not an...
... 0.5A 265W 90W 4.0A 0.5A 265W 90W 240W 240W 904 BTU 904 BTU 80*25mm 80*25mm Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes DT APFC EPA 250W 250W High Efficiency 90 - 90 - 264Vac 264Vac 4.4A / 2.2A 4.4A / 2.2A 47HZ/63HZ 16MSEC 65% 47HZ/63HZ 16MSEC 87 - 90 - ... & +12VB - 6.0 A Note: +12VB Rated at 0.4A when in Standby Mode. If you have questions, please contact the manufacture to confirm the output type. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 POWER NOTE: These form factors utilize a more than one 12v rail) BTUs/h (based on Sine Wave output for APFC PSUs, not an...
Technical Guide
Page 23
... 40K ohm~60K ohm 100~150 ohm 1~4 ohm 2Watt (peak) / 1Watt (average) COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 AUDIO INTEGRATED REALTEK ALC269Q HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO High Definition Stereo support Number of channels Number of Bits / Audio resolution MT DT SFF USFF X X X X 2 16, 20, and 24-bit resolution Sampling rate (recording/playback) Support...
... 40K ohm~60K ohm 100~150 ohm 1~4 ohm 2Watt (peak) / 1Watt (average) COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 AUDIO INTEGRATED REALTEK ALC269Q HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO High Definition Stereo support Number of channels Number of Bits / Audio resolution MT DT SFF USFF X X X X 2 16, 20, and 24-bit resolution Sampling rate (recording/playback) Support...
Technical Guide
Page 24
...-duplex) 20 Mbps 100BASE-TX (half-duplex) 100 Mbps 100BASE-TX (full-duplex) 200 Mbps 1000BASE-T (full-duplex) 2000 Mbps MT DT SFF USFF RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps Half/Full duplex PCIe c1.0a x1 64KBytes RX, 8KBytes TX Bus-Master DMA 2.84W (860mA @... Manageability, Intel Core 2 Duo/ Quad Processor with vPro Technology 1 This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC) (CONT.) INTEGRATED INTEL® 82579 GIGABIT1 ETHERNET LAN 10/100/1000 (CONT.) Environmental Operating...
...-duplex) 20 Mbps 100BASE-TX (half-duplex) 100 Mbps 100BASE-TX (full-duplex) 200 Mbps 1000BASE-T (full-duplex) 2000 Mbps MT DT SFF USFF RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps Half/Full duplex PCIe c1.0a x1 64KBytes RX, 8KBytes TX Bus-Master DMA 2.84W (860mA @... Manageability, Intel Core 2 Duo/ Quad Processor with vPro Technology 1 This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC) (CONT.) INTEGRATED INTEL® 82579 GIGABIT1 ETHERNET LAN 10/100/1000 (CONT.) Environmental Operating...
Technical Guide
Page 25
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - For high speed transmission, connection to 55° C (32° F - 131° F) 5% ~ 85% (non-condensing) Windows® 7, Windows® XP, Windows Vista.../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
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - For high speed transmission, connection to 55° C (32° F - 131° F) 5% ~ 85% (non-condensing) Windows® 7, Windows® XP, Windows Vista.../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
Technical Guide
Page 26
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - USB 3.0 PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD Connector Type Controller Details Controller bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1) Chipset IO Ports Power Consumption Connector Full height USB3.0 add-in card Half height USB3.0 add-in card OS Support MT DT SFF PCI ...7 USFF 26 USB 3.0 ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. WIRELESS DELL WIRELESS 1520 PCIE WLAN CARD (MT, DT, SFF) OR HALF MINI-PCIE WLAN CARD (USFF) 802.11N External Connector Type Controller Details ...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - USB 3.0 PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD Connector Type Controller Details Controller bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1) Chipset IO Ports Power Consumption Connector Full height USB3.0 add-in card Half height USB3.0 add-in card OS Support MT DT SFF PCI ...7 USFF 26 USB 3.0 ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. WIRELESS DELL WIRELESS 1520 PCIE WLAN CARD (MT, DT, SFF) OR HALF MINI-PCIE WLAN CARD (USFF) 802.11N External Connector Type Controller Details ...
Technical Guide
Page 27
... bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1) Driver Support Half height Serial add-in card Environment Operation Temperature Operation Humidity Storage Temperature MT DT SFF USFF RS-232 and IEEE1284 50bps ~115.2Kbps(Serial)&Maximum 1.8MBp(Parallel) PCI Express one lane (x1) Microsoft Client XP/Vista...to 85°C (-4 to 185°F) COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) card.
... bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1) Driver Support Half height Serial add-in card Environment Operation Temperature Operation Humidity Storage Temperature MT DT SFF USFF RS-232 and IEEE1284 50bps ~115.2Kbps(Serial)&Maximum 1.8MBp(Parallel) PCI Express one lane (x1) Microsoft Client XP/Vista...to 85°C (-4 to 185°F) COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) card.
Technical Guide
Page 28
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 (LP) cards. Onboard Graphics. 1. Intel HD Graphics 2000 [with iCore Dual/Quad core class CPU-GPU combo] Bus...and Max Refresh Rates (Hz) (Note: Analog and/or digital) External Connectors DisplayPort Bus Type Maximum supported resolution Maximum power consumption External connectors MT DT SFF USFF Integrated Gen6 Core Intel® HD Graphics /HD Graphics 2000 @ 850MHz Depends on available system memory (Up to 1.7GB with Celeron/...
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 (LP) cards. Onboard Graphics. 1. Intel HD Graphics 2000 [with iCore Dual/Quad core class CPU-GPU combo] Bus...and Max Refresh Rates (Hz) (Note: Analog and/or digital) External Connectors DisplayPort Bus Type Maximum supported resolution Maximum power consumption External connectors MT DT SFF USFF Integrated Gen6 Core Intel® HD Graphics /HD Graphics 2000 @ 850MHz Depends on available system memory (Up to 1.7GB with Celeron/...