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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MT System Board Components Number Name Number Name 1 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 13 PCI Connector(SLOT3) 2 Front IO Connector (FRONTPANEL) 3 Thermal Sensor Connector(THRM_2) 4 SATA 0 Connector(...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MT System Board Components Number Name Number Name 1 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 13 PCI Connector(SLOT3) 2 Front IO Connector (FRONTPANEL) 3 Thermal Sensor Connector(THRM_2) 4 SATA 0 Connector(...
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... bits), 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 chipset... Module)1 Non-TPM NIC EEPROM MT DT SFF USFF Intel Q67 Express Chipset 64Mbit (8MB) &16Mbit(2MB) located at SPI_FLASH on chipset 18KB located at TPM1.2 on chipset Available in select countries LOM configuration contained within SPI_FLASH - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MARKETING SYSTEM...
... bits), 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 chipset... Module)1 Non-TPM NIC EEPROM MT DT SFF USFF Intel Q67 Express Chipset 64Mbit (8MB) &16Mbit(2MB) located at SPI_FLASH on chipset 18KB located at TPM1.2 on chipset Available in select countries LOM configuration contained within SPI_FLASH - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MARKETING SYSTEM...
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...to reduce the number of performance. NOTE: Processor numbers are managed for purchase globally. 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. ... below will be made available to change and may vary by locking in specific product configurations worldwide. Processor availability subject to Dell customers. MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core™ i7 2600 / 3.40GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT...
...to reduce the number of performance. NOTE: Processor numbers are managed for purchase globally. 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. ... below will be made available to change and may vary by locking in specific product configurations worldwide. Processor availability subject to Dell customers. MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core™ i7 2600 / 3.40GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT...
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The amount less depends on the actual system configuration. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MEMORY NOTE: Memory modules should be less than 4GB. If the memory modules are not installed in performance. The entire 16GB memory ...range is available to 64-bit operating systems. Type: DDR3 Synch DRAM Non-ECC Memory DIMM Slots DIMM Capacities Minimum Memory Maximum System Memory MT 4...
The amount less depends on the actual system configuration. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MEMORY NOTE: Memory modules should be less than 4GB. If the memory modules are not installed in performance. The entire 16GB memory ...range is available to 64-bit operating systems. Type: DDR3 Synch DRAM Non-ECC Memory DIMM Slots DIMM Capacities Minimum Memory Maximum System Memory MT 4...
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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 7200 RPM HDD ...
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 ...
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... modifications. 15 SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS NOTE: See Detailed Engineering Specifications for maximum card dimensions. 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...5Gbit/s X X DVD-ROM3 SATA 1.5Gbit/s X X Media Card Reader: (requires slim line optical) Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader X X SFF USFF X X X X X X X X X NOTE: Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader (MCR) is not available on selectable configuration. actual capacity varies with...
... modifications. 15 SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS NOTE: See Detailed Engineering Specifications for maximum card dimensions. 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...5Gbit/s X X DVD-ROM3 SATA 1.5Gbit/s X X Media Card Reader: (requires slim line optical) Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader X X SFF USFF X X X X X X X X X NOTE: Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader (MCR) is not available on selectable configuration. actual capacity varies with...
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...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 ...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 DT and SFF supports low profile...
...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 ...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 DT and SFF supports low profile...
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... Keyboard with optional palmrest Dell Multimedia Pro Keyboard Dell Smartcard Keyboard Dell USB Optical Mouse Dell Laser Mouse MT DT SFF USFF Integrated on system board USFF Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 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...
... Keyboard with optional palmrest Dell Multimedia Pro Keyboard Dell Smartcard Keyboard Dell USB Optical Mouse Dell Laser Mouse MT DT SFF USFF Integrated on system board USFF Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 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...
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... if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. SOFTWARE Dell Client Manager Dell Data Protection/Access (DDPA) MT DT SFF USFF Available via Dell.com Standard 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 your country regulations...
... if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. SOFTWARE Dell Client Manager Dell Data Protection/Access (DDPA) MT DT SFF USFF Available via Dell.com Standard 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 your country regulations...
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...(inches/centimeters) Shipping Weight (pounds/kilograms - includes packaging materials) Packaging Parameters (HxWxD) Height (inches/centimeters) Width (inches/centimeters) Depth (inches/centimeters) MT 26.27 19.55 / 8.87 DT 15.06 16.67 / 7.56 SFF 8.38 12.57 / 5.70 USFF 3.70 7.20 / 3.265 ...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 ...
...(inches/centimeters) Shipping Weight (pounds/kilograms - includes packaging materials) Packaging Parameters (HxWxD) Height (inches/centimeters) Width (inches/centimeters) Depth (inches/centimeters) MT 26.27 19.55 / 8.87 DT 15.06 16.67 / 7.56 SFF 8.38 12.57 / 5.70 USFF 3.70 7.20 / 3.265 ...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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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...UPS) based on PSU max wattage) Power Supply Fan Compliance: 1watt requirement Blue Angel Compliant Climate Savers / 80Plus Compliant FEMP (CECP) Standby Power Compliant MT APFC EPA 265W 265W High Efficiency 90 - 90 - 264Vac 264Vac 5.0A / 2.5A 5.0A / 2.5A 47HZ/63HZ 16MSEC 65% 47HZ/63HZ ...- 87% @ 20 - 50 - 100% load N/A N/A N/A +12VA 12.5 A & +12VB - 6.0 A Note: +12VB Rated at 0.4A when in Standby Mode. 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...
...UPS) based on PSU max wattage) Power Supply Fan Compliance: 1watt requirement Blue Angel Compliant Climate Savers / 80Plus Compliant FEMP (CECP) Standby Power Compliant MT APFC EPA 265W 265W High Efficiency 90 - 90 - 264Vac 264Vac 5.0A / 2.5A 5.0A / 2.5A 47HZ/63HZ 16MSEC 65% 47HZ/63HZ ...- 87% @ 20 - 50 - 100% load N/A N/A N/A +12VA 12.5 A & +12VB - 6.0 A Note: +12VB Rated at 0.4A when in Standby Mode. 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...
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... ohm 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...
... ohm 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...
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...full-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 (...speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. INTEGRATED LAN NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - For high speed transmission, connection to 80% (non-condensing) ...
...full-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 (...speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. INTEGRATED LAN NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - For high speed transmission, connection to 80% (non-condensing) ...
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.../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 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS -
.../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 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS -
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...and Win 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. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - WIRELESS DELL WIRELESS 1520 PCIE WLAN CARD (MT, DT, SFF) OR HALF MINI-PCIE WLAN CARD (USFF)...Data Rates supported 802.11g Data Rates supported 802.11n Data Rates supported Encryption Operating temperature Operating humidity Operating System Driver Support MT DT SFF USFF Custom WLAN Antenna Connector Electrically compatible with the PCI Express Base Specification v1.1 (x1 lane) and PCIe v1...
...and Win 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. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - WIRELESS DELL WIRELESS 1520 PCIE WLAN CARD (MT, DT, SFF) OR HALF MINI-PCIE WLAN CARD (USFF)...Data Rates supported 802.11g Data Rates supported 802.11n Data Rates supported Encryption Operating temperature Operating humidity Operating System Driver Support MT DT SFF USFF Custom WLAN Antenna Connector Electrically compatible with the PCI Express Base Specification v1.1 (x1 lane) and PCIe v1...
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...Controller 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...DOS Optional 0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F) 5 to 95% RH -20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F) COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) card. SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT ...
...Controller 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...DOS Optional 0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F) 5 to 95% RH -20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F) COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - SERIAL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) card. SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT ...
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...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 support ...system memory size and other factors. 2 DVI and VGA can be used concurrently for multi-monitor display in DOS 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.
...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 support ...system memory size and other factors. 2 DVI and VGA can be used concurrently for multi-monitor display in DOS 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.