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What Does The Amber Power Light On A Optiplex 990 Mean

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User Manual - Page 1

... (optional) 7. Front And Back View Figure 1. back panel connectors 14. headphone connector 4. microphone connector 5. USB 2.0 connectors (4) 9. power supply diagnostic light 11. drive activity light 10. power connector 13. Dell OptiPlex 990 Setup And Features Information About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death...
User Manual - Page 2

...security-cable slot 11. power connector 12. power button, power light 4. expansion-card slots (4) 14. optical-drive eject button 3. USB 2.0 connectors (4) 5. drive activity light 8. power supply diagnostic light 15. optical drive 2. microphone connector 6. diagnostic lights (4) 9. power supply diagnostic button 2 Front And Back View Of Desktop 1. Desktop - Front And Back View...
Technical Guide - Page 3

...™ OPTIPLEX990 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 Supply...
Technical Guide - Page 4

DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 MT System Board Components Number Name Number ...1 Connector(SATA1) 14 PCI-e 4x Connector(SLOT4) 15 Intrusion Switch Connector (INTRUDER) 16 System Fan Connector (FAN_HDD) 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)...
Technical Guide - Page 5

DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 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 7

DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 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™ OPTIPLEX990 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(SLOT2) 6 PCI-e 16x Connector(SLOT1) 7 SATA 2 Connector(SATA2) 8 SATA 1 Connector(SATA1) 9 SATA 0 ...
Technical Guide - Page 9

...8482; OPTIPLEX990 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 Light 18...
Technical Guide - Page 10

DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 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) 12 P1 Power Connector(POWER1) 4 CPU Fan Connector (FAN_CPU) 13 HDD-ODD Power Connector (HDD_ODD_POWER) 5 Internal ...
Technical Guide - Page 15

... x16 (wired x4) Slot PCIe x1 Slot Half mini-PCIe 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™ OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE MT DT RAID 0 Performance: (includes two matching capacity/speed hard drives) 1TB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD...
Technical Guide - Page 31

...OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 3.5" 1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power...ft 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. 31...
Technical Guide - Page 32

...OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 3.5" 500GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power...1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less....
Technical Guide - Page 33

...OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 3.5" 320GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power...1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. ...
Technical Guide - Page 34

...OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 3.5" 250GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power...1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less....
Technical Guide - Page 35

...OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 2.5" 128GB1 SATA SOLID STATE DRIVE Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed MTBF Average Seek Time Logical Blocks Power Source Power... -200 to 10,600 m 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. 35
Technical Guide - Page 36

... DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 2.5" 500GB SATA 7200 RPM HYBRID HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power Consumption (reference ... non-condensing 380C -50 ft to 35000 ft 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 37

DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) NO T E : FIPS certified SED HDD will be made available in Q2 2011. 2.5" 320GB OPAL SED SATA HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power Consumption (reference only) Spin Up Current...
Technical Guide - Page 38

...38 DELL™ OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 2.5" 500GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power Consumption (reference only...% non-condensing 380C -50 ft to 35000 ft 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 39

...OPTIPLEX990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.) 2.5" 250GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time Rotational Speed Logical Blocks Power Source Power... 1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less...
Technical Guide - Page 45

...waste: Dell is sourced near manufacturing operations to ban the export of shipping. The Latitude Optiplex 990 has a 5.0 Energy Star® rating, which allows you to simplify and revolutionize computer ..., it easy for you to configure your energy consumption: Includes Energy Smart Power Management Settings which means it easier to be completely free of resources. Find out more : http...

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