Dell OptiPlex 990 Support Question
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Dell Optiplex 990 How To Boot From Usb
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User Manual - Page 1
headphone connector 4. USB 2.0 connectors (4)
9. power supply diagnostic button 12. back panel ...Tower
1. diagnostic lights (4) 6. optical-drive eject button 8. optical drive (optional) 7. power button, power light 2. Dell OptiPlex 990
Setup And Features Information
About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death....
Technical Guide - Page 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 Headphone Connector
4 Microphone Connector
7 Optical Drive Eject Button 8 USB 2.0 Connectors (4) 9 Drive Activity Light
11 Power ...
Technical Guide - Page 4
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
MT System Board Components
Number
Name
Number
Name
1
Internal ...
17
P2 Power Connector (12V_PWRCONN)
6
SATA 2 Connector(SATA2)
18
Processor Connector (N/A)
7
SATA 3 Connector(SATA3)
8
Internal USB Connector (INT_USB)
9
Buzzer (BEEP)
19
CPU fan Connector (FAN_CPU)
20
Memory Connectors(DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3, DIMM4)
21
...
Technical Guide - Page 5
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 Connector 10 Security Cable Slot
3 Power Button, Power Light
4 USB Connectors (4)
7 Drive Activity Light 8 Diagnostic Lights (4)
11 Power Connectors 12 Back Panel ...
Technical Guide - Page 6
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(SATA1)
6
SATA 2 Connector(SATA2)
7
Internal USB Connector (INT_USB)
8
PCI-e 16x Connector(SLOT1)
9
PCI-e 4x Connector(SLOT4)
...
Technical Guide - Page 7
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 Connectors (2)
7 Diagnostic Lights (4) 8 Drive Activity Light
BACK VIEW 9 Padlock Ring
10 Security Cable Slot 11 Power Connectors
13 Power Supply Diagnostic...
Technical Guide - Page 8
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(...
Technical Guide - Page 9
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 VIEW
10 Wi-Fi Antenna (optional) 17 Line-in/ Microphone Connector
11 Network Activity ...
Technical Guide - Page 10
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
...
Technical Guide - Page 11
no dedicated
LOM EEPROM
11 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
NOTE: Offerings may vary by country....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 ...
Technical Guide - Page 12
... availability subject to reduce the number of configurations managed on a worldwide basis. They also enable companies to Dell customers. 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 performance. The following GSP processors identified below will be made...
Technical Guide - Page 13
...-bit operating system. The amount less depends on the actual system configuration. To fully utilize 4GB or more of matched memory size, speed, and technology. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MEMORY
NOTE: Memory modules should be less than 4GB.
Technical Guide - Page 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 ...
Technical Guide - Page 15
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE
MT
DT
RAID 0 Performance: (includes two ... 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 the SFF and USFF. PCI Slot PCIe ...
Technical Guide - Page 16
... PCIex1 card Network Connector (RJ-45) PS/2 1394 Controller via optional PCI card USB 3.0 via optional PCIex1 card Video: VGA DisplayPort (1.1a) Audio: Line in for...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.
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990...
Technical Guide - Page 17
... 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 ... Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
COMMUNICATIONS -
Technical Guide - Page 23
... (FH) cards and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
AUDIO
INTEGRATED REALTEK ALC269Q HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO High Definition Stereo...) IEEE standards compliance (example 802.1P) Hardware Certifications (example FCC, B, GS mark...) Boot ROM Support Network Transfer Mode (example Full Duplex, Half Duplex)
Network Transfer Rate (example...
Technical Guide - Page 24
...This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec.
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS - Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe Gigabit1 ...IEEE standards compliance (example 802.1P)
Hardware Certifications (example FCC, B, GS mark...)
Boot ROM Support
Network Transfer Mode (example Full Duplex, Half Duplex) Network Transfer Rate (example...
Technical Guide - Page 26
...PCI Express one lane (x1) NEC µPD720200 2 * USB3.0 port Under 30 mA USB 3.0 A Type
Optional Win XP, Win Vista and Win 7
USFF 26
WIRELESS
DELL WIRELESS 1520 PCIE WLAN CARD (MT, DT, SFF) OR HALF MINI-PCIE WLAN CARD (...
Max Operating Humidity 85 %
Windows 7 32/64, Windows XP 32/64, Vista 32/64
COMMUNICATIONS - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 COMMUNICATIONS -
Technical Guide - Page 43
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 BIOS DEFAULTS
System Configuration
Video Performance Virtualization Support Security
Power Management Maintenance
Integrated NIC: USB Controller: Serial Port: SATA Operation: USB Controller: SMART Reporting: Diskette Drive:
Miscellaneous Devices:
Drives:
Primary Video:
Multiple Core Support:
Intel® SpeedStep™: C States Control...
