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Dell OptiPlex 990 Setup And Features Information About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. power button, power light 2. diagnostic lights (4) 6. drive activity ...
Dell OptiPlex 990 Setup And Features Information About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. power button, power light 2. diagnostic lights (4) 6. drive activity ...
Technical Guide
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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 ...
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 ...
Technical Guide
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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(...
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(...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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(...
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(...
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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 ...
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 ...
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SFF System Board Components Number Name 1 P1 power Connector (POWER) 2 System fan Connector (FAN_HDD) 3 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 4 Buzzer (BEEP) 5 PCI-e 4x Connector(...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 SFF System Board Components Number Name 1 P1 power Connector (POWER) 2 System fan Connector (FAN_HDD) 3 Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR) 4 Buzzer (BEEP) 5 PCI-e 4x Connector(...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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...(32 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 BIOS Configuration...) 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 NOTE: Offerings may vary by country. no dedicated LOM EEPROM 11
...(32 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 BIOS Configuration...) 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 NOTE: Offerings may vary by country. no dedicated LOM EEPROM 11
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... and may vary by locking in specific product configurations worldwide. This allows customers 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. Processor availability subject to...
... and may vary by locking in specific product configurations worldwide. This allows customers 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. Processor availability subject to...
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To fully utilize 4GB or more of matched memory size, speed, and technology. 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. The entire 16GB memory range is available to 64-bit operating systems. Type: DDR3 ...
To fully utilize 4GB or more of matched memory size, speed, and technology. 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. The entire 16GB memory range is available to 64-bit operating systems. Type: DDR3 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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... F5 to F3 bay converter on the MT and DT and may not be compatible with some existing drives and players; DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MT DT RAID 0 Performance: (includes two matching capacity/speed hard drives)...+/-RW2 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. 15...
... F5 to F3 bay converter on the MT and DT and may not be compatible with some existing drives and players; DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MT DT RAID 0 Performance: (includes two matching capacity/speed hard drives)...+/-RW2 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. 15...
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... 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 (LP) cards. Intel HD Graphics...
... 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 (LP) cards. Intel HD Graphics...
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...High Definition Audio Codec Internal 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 Laser Mouse MT DT ...1 Gb/sec. WIRELESS 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 - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC) NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low...
...High Definition Audio Codec Internal 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 Laser Mouse MT DT ...1 Gb/sec. WIRELESS 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 - NETWORK ADAPTER (NIC) NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low...
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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. Depending on your country regulations, no-...all countries. Technician will be available. Subject to parts availability, geographical restrictions and terms of day call placed to : www.dell.com/service/service_plans 3 Year Warranty1 Next Business Day On-site2 (3-3-3) ProSupport MT DT SFF Standard Optional USFF 1 For a ...
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. Depending on your country regulations, no-...all countries. Technician will be available. Subject to parts availability, geographical restrictions and terms of day call placed to : www.dell.com/service/service_plans 3 Year Warranty1 Next Business Day On-site2 (3-3-3) ProSupport MT DT SFF Standard Optional USFF 1 For a ...
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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 based on PC ...
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 based on PC ...
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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-...
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-...
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... 682 BTU N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes 21 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 (UPS) based...
... 682 BTU N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes 21 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 (UPS) based...