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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 Memory Drives and Removable Storage, System Board Connectors Graphics/Video Controller External Ports/Connectors Communications-Network Adapter (...
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 Storage, System Board Connectors Graphics/Video Controller External Ports/Connectors Communications-Network Adapter (...
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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 ...
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 ...
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 USFF System Board Components Number Name Number Name 1 Front Panel Connector (FRONTPANEL) 10 SATA 1 Connector(SATA_1) 2 Memory Connector(DIMM_2) 11 SATA 0 Connector(SATA_0) 3 Memory Connector(DIMM_1) ...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 USFF System Board Components Number Name Number Name 1 Front Panel Connector (FRONTPANEL) 10 SATA 1 Connector(SATA_1) 2 Memory Connector(DIMM_2) 11 SATA 0 Connector(SATA_0) 3 Memory Connector(DIMM_1) ...
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...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 Basic (32 and 64 bit), Microsoft® Windows 7® Home Basic SP1 (32 and 64...-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 CONFIGURATIONS...
...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 Basic (32 and 64 bit), Microsoft® Windows 7® Home Basic SP1 (32 and 64...-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 CONFIGURATIONS...
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... subject to implement global IT standards by region/ country. 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. This allows customers to Dell customers. MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core...
... subject to implement global IT standards by region/ country. 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. This allows customers to Dell customers. MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core...
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... Capacities Minimum Memory Maximum System 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 4GB 1GB 8GB1 Memory configurations 16GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (4 DIMM) 8GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (2 DIMM) 4GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (2 DIMM) 4GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (1 DIMM) 3GB ... the memory modules are not installed in matched pairs, the computer will be installed in performance. 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.
... Capacities Minimum Memory Maximum System 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 4GB 1GB 8GB1 Memory configurations 16GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (4 DIMM) 8GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (2 DIMM) 4GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (2 DIMM) 4GB1 DDR3, 1333MHz, (1 DIMM) 3GB ... the memory modules are not installed in matched pairs, the computer will be installed in performance. 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.
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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 ... 7200 RPM HDD (3.5") X 250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5") 500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM Hybrid HDD (2.5") 500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (2.5") X X X X X 250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (2.5") X X SFF USFF 1 1 (slim-line) 1 1/2 1 1 (slim-line) 1 0/1 1 0 2 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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 ... 7200 RPM HDD (3.5") X 250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5") 500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM Hybrid HDD (2.5") 500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (2.5") X X X X X 250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (2.5") X X SFF USFF 1 1 (slim-line) 1 1/2 1 1 (slim-line) 1 0/1 1 0 2 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
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... may require a slim line optical drive depending on the SFF and USFF. 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 ...SATA 1.5Gbit/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. MCR is supported via firmware modifications...
... may require a slim line optical drive depending on the SFF and USFF. 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 ...SATA 1.5Gbit/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. MCR is supported via firmware modifications...
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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. See chassis diagrams section for port/ connector locations USB 2.0 (1 internal on CPU Optional card Optional card Optional card USFF EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards... card 1 Rear Optional LP card 1 Rear Optional FH card Optional FH card 2 Rear Optional LP card Optional 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 (LP) cards. See chassis diagrams section for port/ connector locations USB 2.0 (1 internal on CPU Optional card Optional card Optional card USFF EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards... card 1 Rear Optional LP card 1 Rear Optional FH card Optional FH card 2 Rear Optional LP card Optional LP card 1 Rear 1 Rear 1 Front 1 Rear 1 Front, 1 Rear USFF 2 Front, 5 Rear 16
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... 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. COMMUNICATIONS - WIRELESS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL...
... 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. COMMUNICATIONS - WIRELESS NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL...
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... 3 Year Warranty1 Next Business Day On-site2 (3-3-3) ProSupport MT DT SFF Standard Optional USFF 1 For a copy of our guarantees or limited warranties, please write Dell USA L.P., Attn: Warranties, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682. Technician will be available. only. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SECURITY Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.21 Chassis Intrusion Switch...
... 3 Year Warranty1 Next Business Day On-site2 (3-3-3) ProSupport MT DT SFF Standard Optional USFF 1 For a copy of our guarantees or limited warranties, please write Dell USA L.P., Attn: Warranties, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682. Technician will be available. only. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SECURITY Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.21 Chassis Intrusion Switch...
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...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 14.17 / 36 6.89 / 17.5 16.42 / 41.7 23.45 / 10.64 14.17 / 36 4.02 / 10.2 16...13* 6.6 /16.765 SFF 1 2.731 /6.89 6.6/16.765 1 2.731 /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...
...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 14.17 / 36 6.89 / 17.5 16.42 / 41.7 23.45 / 10.64 14.17 / 36 4.02 / 10.2 16...13* 6.6 /16.765 SFF 1 2.731 /6.89 6.6/16.765 1 2.731 /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...
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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 140° F) Relative ...
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° F) Relative ...
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... 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 approximation of a Sine Wave, Square Wave, or quasi-Square Wave. Dell recommends only Universal Power Supplies (... 17A 4.0A 0.5A 235W 60W 4.0A 0.5A 235W 60W N/A N/A 819 BTU 60*25mm 819 BTU 60*25mm Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes USFF EPA 200W High Efficiency 90 - 264Vac 2.9A / 1.45A 47 - 63 Hz 16 ms 87 - 90 - 87% @ 20 - 50 - 100% load N/A N/A N/A +12VA 12.5 A & +12VB - 6.0...
... 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 approximation of a Sine Wave, Square Wave, or quasi-Square Wave. Dell recommends only Universal Power Supplies (... 17A 4.0A 0.5A 235W 60W 4.0A 0.5A 235W 60W N/A N/A 819 BTU 60*25mm 819 BTU 60*25mm Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes USFF EPA 200W High Efficiency 90 - 264Vac 2.9A / 1.45A 47 - 63 Hz 16 ms 87 - 90 - 87% @ 20 - 50 - 100% load N/A N/A N/A +12VA 12.5 A & +12VB - 6.0...
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... 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 44...
... 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 44...
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... ETHERNET LAN 10/100/1000 (CONT.) Environmental Operating temperature Operating humidity Operating System Driver Support Manageability (examples WOL, PXE) Management Capabilities Alerting MT DT SFF USFF 0° C to 85° C (32° F to 185° F) 20% to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. Broadcom ... actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. For high speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. 24 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - COMMUNICATIONS -
... ETHERNET LAN 10/100/1000 (CONT.) Environmental Operating temperature Operating humidity Operating System Driver Support Manageability (examples WOL, PXE) Management Capabilities Alerting MT DT SFF USFF 0° C to 85° C (32° F to 185° F) 20% to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. Broadcom ... actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. For high speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. 24 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - COMMUNICATIONS -
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... 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 For high speed transmission, connection to 55° C (32° F - 131° F) 5%..., Windows Vista Home Basic, Linux WOL, PXE2.1, ACPI None 1 This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS -
... 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 For high speed transmission, connection to 55° C (32° F - 131° F) 5%..., Windows Vista Home Basic, Linux WOL, PXE2.1, ACPI None 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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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 ... 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 v1.0a. 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g...
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 ... 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 v1.0a. 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g...
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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 / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) card. SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-...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 XP/Vista/7 (X86/X64)...
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 / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) card. SERIAL / PARALLEL PORT PCIE ADD-...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 XP/Vista/7 (X86/X64)...
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... 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/Pentium class CPU-GPU combo] 2. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER NOTE: MT supports full height (FH...
... 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/Pentium class CPU-GPU combo] 2. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER NOTE: MT supports full height (FH...