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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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...volatile memory on chipset BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) TPM 1.2 Security Device (Trusted Platform 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 ... information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start>Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS NOTE: Offerings may vary by country.
...volatile memory on chipset BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) TPM 1.2 Security Device (Trusted Platform 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 ... information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start>Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS NOTE: Offerings may vary by country.
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MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core™ i7 2600 ... change and may vary by locking in specific product configurations worldwide. This allows customers to Dell customers. NOTE: Processor numbers are managed for purchase globally. The following GSP processors identified ...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...
MT DT SFF USFF Intel® Quad Core Processors Intel® Core™ i7 2600 ... change and may vary by locking in specific product configurations worldwide. This allows customers to Dell customers. NOTE: Processor numbers are managed for purchase globally. The following GSP processors identified ...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...
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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 ... 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 operate, but with a slight reduction in pairs of memory requires a 64-bit enabled processor and 64-bit operating system. If the memory modules...
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 ... 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 operate, but with a slight reduction in pairs of memory requires a 64-bit enabled processor and 64-bit operating system. If the memory modules...
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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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... connector Serial ATA (SATA) connectors MT DT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 SFF USFF 1 1 1 3 2 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MT DT RAID 0 Performance: (includes two matching capacity/speed ...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...
... connector Serial ATA (SATA) connectors MT DT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 SFF USFF 1 1 1 3 2 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MT DT RAID 0 Performance: (includes two matching capacity/speed ...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...
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...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. Intel...in for microphone or stereo Line out 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 and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards.
...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. Intel...in for microphone or stereo Line out 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 and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards.
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... server and network infrastructure is required. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - MT Intel® 82579LM Gigabit1 Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 (Remote Wake Up, PXE support and Intel Active Management Technology support) DT SFF Integrated on system board Optional Optional Optional MT DT SFF USFF Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional 17
... server and network infrastructure is required. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - MT Intel® 82579LM Gigabit1 Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 (Remote Wake Up, PXE support and Intel Active Management Technology support) DT SFF Integrated on system board Optional Optional Optional MT DT SFF USFF Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional 17
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Technician will be available. only. 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, no-TPM system boards may be provided by third-party. Subject to parts availability, geographical restrictions and...
Technician will be available. only. 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, no-TPM system boards may be provided by third-party. Subject to parts availability, geographical restrictions and...
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DETAILED ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM DIMENSIONS (PHYSICAL) NOTE: System Weight...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...centimeters) Mini PCIe x1 Slots 7.4 / 24.13* 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 Chassis Volume (liters) Chassis Weight (...
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DETAILED ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM DIMENSIONS (PHYSICAL) NOTE: System Weight...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...centimeters) Mini PCIe x1 Slots 7.4 / 24.13* 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 Chassis Volume (liters) Chassis Weight (...
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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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If you have questions, please contact the manufacture to confirm the output type. Dell recommends only Universal Power Supplies (UPS) based on PSU max wattage) Power Supply Fan Compliance: 1watt requirement Blue Angel Compliant Climate Savers / 80Plus Compliant FEMP... 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 A Note: +12VB Rated at 0.4A when in Standby Mode. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 POWER NOTE: These form factors...
If you have questions, please contact the manufacture to confirm the output type. Dell recommends only Universal Power Supplies (UPS) based on PSU max wattage) Power Supply Fan Compliance: 1watt requirement Blue Angel Compliant Climate Savers / 80Plus Compliant FEMP... 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 A Note: +12VB Rated at 0.4A when in Standby Mode. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 POWER NOTE: These form factors...
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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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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - INTEGRATED LAN NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) ...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 80% (non-condensing)...-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....
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - INTEGRATED LAN NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) ...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 80% (non-condensing)...-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....
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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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... 3.0 A Type Optional Win XP, Win Vista and Win 7 USFF 26 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) 802.11N External Connector Type Controller Details Controller bus architecture WLAN ...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...
... 3.0 A Type Optional Win XP, Win Vista and Win 7 USFF 26 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) 802.11N External Connector Type Controller Details Controller bus architecture WLAN ...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...
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...Full height Serial / Parallel add-in card Environment Operation Temperature Operation Humidity Storage Temperature MT DT SFF USFF RS-232 50bps ~115.2Kbps PCI Express one lane (x1) Microsoft Client XP/Vista/7 (X86/X64... 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...95% RH -20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F) COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS -
...Full height Serial / Parallel add-in card Environment Operation Temperature Operation Humidity Storage Temperature MT DT SFF USFF RS-232 50bps ~115.2Kbps PCI Express one lane (x1) Microsoft Client XP/Vista/7 (X86/X64... 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...95% RH -20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F) COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS -
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...(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 integrated .../Pentium class CPU-GPU combo] 2. The DisplayPort controller does not support multi-monitor display in DOS. Onboard Graphics. 1. 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...
...(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 integrated .../Pentium class CPU-GPU combo] 2. The DisplayPort controller does not support multi-monitor display in DOS. Onboard Graphics. 1. 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...