Dell OptiPlex 960 Support Question
Dell OptiPlex 960 Support Question
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Question posted by stkir on August 27th, 2013
Can A Sound Card Be Placed In Any Expansion Slot In A Dell Optiplex 960
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Technology Guide - Page 3
...local to remote, The OptiPlex 960 gives you 'll make today. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960
Professional users seeking a sophisticated, powerful desktop need , with the global Dell service and support options to cover systems from unauthorized access, while enabling multi-factor authentication via optional Smart Card Reader and/or fingerprint reader...
Technology Guide - Page 4
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1
Hard Drive Activity Light
2 Link Integrity Light
3 Wi-FI Light (optional)
4 Diagnostic Lights
5
Power Button, Power Lights
6 Optical Drive
7
Optical Eject Button Drive
8
Optical Drive Filler Panel
Flex Bay (for optional 9 floppy drive or memory
card reader)
10
USB 2.0 Connectors (4)
11...
Technology Guide - Page 5
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW (CONT.)
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 ...Network Activity Light 13 DisplayPort Connector
7
Wireless Network Adapter (optional)
14
PS/2 Keyboard Connector
SYSTEM BOARD
1
Wireless Card Connector
12
SATA Drive Connectors (4)
2
Thermal Sensor Connector
13
Internal USB Flex Bay Connector
3
Internal Speaker Connector (...
Technology Guide - Page 6
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1
Power Button, Power Light
2 5.25" Drive Bay
6 Bezel 7 Microphone Connector
3 Headphone Connector 8 3.5" Drive Bay
4 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 9 Diagnostic Lights 5 Dell Badge
BACK VIEW
1
Expansion card slots (4)
2
Power Supply Built in Self Test Button
3
Power Supply Status Light
Cover-release Latch...
Technology Guide - Page 7
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW (CONT.)
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector 8 Line-out Connector
2 Parallel Connector
9
... (POWER)
21
Internal Speaker (INT_SPKR)
10
Front Panel Connector (FRONTPANEL)
22
Connector for Optional Wireless Card
11 Serial Connector
23
Front Panel Thermal Sensor
12
Intrusion Switch Connector (INTRUDER)
7
Technology Guide - Page 8
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1
Power Button, Power Light
6 Headphone Connector
2 5.25" Drive Bay
7 Microphone Connector
3.5" Flex Bay for Floppy
3 Drive (optional) or
8 USB 2.0 Connectors (2)
Media Card (optional)
4 Dell Badge
9 Diagnostic Lights
5 Bezel
BACK VIEW
1 Expansion card slots (2) 5 Security Cable Slot
2...
Technology Guide - Page 9
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW (CONT.)
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector 8 Line-out Connector
2 Parallel Connector
3 Serial Connector
4 Link Integrity ... (FRONTPANEL)
20
Floppy Drive Connector (DSKT)
10
Power Connector (POWER)
21 Internal Speaker
11
PSU Thermal Sensor Connector
22
Connector for Optional Wireless Card
9
Technology Guide - Page 12
... be installed in performance.
Type: DDR2 Synch DRAM Non-ECC Memory DIMM Slots DIMM Capacities Minimum Memory Maximum Memory with a slight reduction in pairs of...8GB
1GB 8GB1
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X
X
X
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X
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12 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
ADVANCED SYSTEM MANAGEABILITY MODES
NOTE: Hardware management mode options allow you to scalable remote client management...
Technology Guide - Page 14
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE (CONT.)
MT
DT
SFF
3.5" RAID 1 Data ...DVD-ROM3
SATA 1.5Gbit/s SATA 1.5Gbit/s SATA 1.5Gbit/s
Combo Drive CD-RW Floppy Disketrv:
Floppy Drive Media Card Reader: (uses Floppy Diskette Drive slot)
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
SATA 1.5Gbit/s SATA 1.5Gbit/s SATA 1.5Gbit/s
1.44MB 480Mb/s
1.44MB
1 For hard drives, GB ...
Technology Guide - Page 15
...NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card or full height card with optional riser. SFF supports low profile card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS ...card or low profile card
One rear Optional full height or low profile card
One rear
15
MT
DT
SFF
PCI Slot(s): number of
2
2
1
PCIe x16 Slot: number of
1
1
1
PCIe x1 Slot...
Technology Guide - Page 16
... height card with 2 PCI connectors
MT
DT
SFF
One minijack front One minijack front One minijack rear One minijack rear
X X
COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS (CONT.)
See chassis diagrams section for port/connector locations Audio: Microphone-in Headphone Stereo line-in/microphone Speakers line out Risers: (replaces 1 PCI slot...
Technology Guide - Page 17
... USA L.P., Attn: Warranties, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682. only. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
Dell USB Entry QuietKey Keyboard Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard Dell Smart Card USB Keyboard Dell Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse Dell USB Entry Optical Mouse Dell USB Premium 5 Button Mouse Dell Laser Mouse Dell Palmrest Dell Logo Mouse Pad
MT
DT
SFF...
Technology Guide - Page 18
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960...dimensions for full height card options installed in riser within the desktop chassis **These dimensions are for a standard low profile card installed in the desktop/sff chassis
18 ...52.7 16.38/ 41.6 11.25/ 28.6
SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTOR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DIMENSIONS
PCIe x16 Slot Dimensions [slot 1]: (HxL)
MT
DT
SFF
1
1
1
Height inches/mm
4.37 [111.15]
2.731 ...
Technology Guide - Page 21
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
COMMUNICATIONS - LAN
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card or full height card with optional riser. For ... actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. BROADCOM NETXTREME 10/100/1000 PCIE GIGABIT1 NETWORKING CARD Connector Type Data Rates supported Controller Details Controller bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1) ...
Technology Guide - Page 22
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE COMMUNICATIONS - MODEM
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card or full height card with optional riser. INTEGRATED LAN (CONT.)
BROADCOM NETXTREME 10/100/1000 PCIE GIGABIT1 NETWORKING CARD (CONT.)
IEEE standards compliance (example 802.1P)
Hardware Certifications (example FCC, B, GS mark...)
Boot ROM Support
Network ...
Technology Guide - Page 23
... (at temperatures of low profile card inches/centimeters (L X H)
COMMUNICATIONS - MODEM V.92 DATA/FAX CONTROLLERLESS MODEM Power Requirements Chipset Dimensions of full height card inches/centimeters (L X H) Dimensions of 25 ºC to 35 ºC) Windows XP, Windows XP x64, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows
Vista 64-bit
23 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
COMMUNICATIONS -
Technology Guide - Page 24
SFF supports low profile card. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card or full height card with 4GB system memory
9.63 W
Overlay Planes
Yes
Maximum Color Depth
32 bit
Maximum Vertical Refresh Rate
85 Hz
Multiple Display Support
Yes
Operating Systems ...
Technology Guide - Page 25
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER (CONT.)
256MB AMD RADEON™ HD... Refresh Rates (Hz) (Note: Analog and/or digital) External connectors Dimensions of full height card inches/centimeters (L x H) Dimensions of low profile card inches/centimeters (L x H) Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Operating Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range...
Technology Guide - Page 26
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER (CONT.)
256MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 9300 GE...Refresh Rates (Hz) (Note: Analog and/or digital) External connectors
Dimensions of full height card inches/centimeters (L x H) Dimensions of low profile card inches/centimeters (L x H) Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Operating Temperature Range Relative Humidity ...
Technology Guide - Page 36
...:
Enable
POST Hotkeys:
Enable
Keyboard Errors:
Enable
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Not set . Not set . DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE
BIOS DEFAULTS Drives
BIOS Factory Defaults (All chassis unless noted)
Diskette drive:
...Integrated Audio: USB Controller: Rear Quad USB: Rear Dual USB: Front USB: PCI Slots: LPT Port Mode: Serial Port #1:
Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable PS/2...
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