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Question posted by dkrufacker on May 6th, 2014

Optiplex 740 Cannot Add Second Video Card X1

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User's Guide - Page 33

... connectors: Serial Parallel Video Optional DVI PCI: 133 MB/s PCI Express x16: 40 GB/s bidirectional speed PCI Express x1: 2.5 Gbps SATA: 1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps USB: 480-Mbps high speed, 12-Mbps full speed, 1.2-Mbps low speed full-height cards supported two 124 pins 32 bits one x1 and one x16 10 W (x1) and 75 W (x16...
User's Guide - Page 34

... line-out; USB two front-panel and five back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors Audio two connectors for optional second serial port card Fan 5-pin connector PCI 2.3 two 124-pin connectors PCIe-x1 36-pin connector PCIe-x16 164-pin connector Internal USB 10-pin connector Intrusion switch 3-pin connector Speaker 5-pin connector...
User's Guide - Page 41

... . Your Dell™ computer supports a PS/2 serial adapter and provides the following connectors for PCI and PCI Express cards. • Two PCI card slots • One PCI Express x16 card slot • One PCI Express x1 card slot NOTE: Your Dell computer uses only PCI and PCI Express slots. The latch will remain in the...
User's Guide - Page 100

... The default designations are using a graphics card that supports dual monitors, use the y-cable that typically remain connected, such as printers and keyboards. 8 video connector Plug the cable from your monitor ...the network speed to 10 Mbps to the connector on page 258. 100 Desktop Computer It is recommended that the network cable has been securely attached. NOTE: Do not ...
User's Guide - Page 101

... your computer from the system board. 3 2 1 4 5 6 8 1 drive release latch 4 chassis intrusion switch (optional) 7 heat sink assembly 2 optical drive 5 system board 8 front I/O panel 7 3 power supply 6 card slots Desktop Computer 101 Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Before you do not accidentally disconnect cables from the electrical outlet before removing the computer cover. NOTICE: Be...
User's Guide - Page 106

... full speed, 1.2 Mbps low speed half-length, full-height cards supported with optional riser-card cage Computer Information Address bus width DMA channels Interrupt levels BIOS chip (NVRAM) NIC Video Type Audio Type Stereo conversion Controllers Drives Expansion Bus Bus type Bus speed Cards 106 Desktop Computer 40 bits eight 24 8 Mb or 4 Mb NOTE...
User's Guide - Page 107

Desktop Computer 107 Optional DVI 36-pin connector NOTE: This option uses one of the PCI slots. Expansion Bus Default: no riser-card cage PCI connectors card size connector size connector data width (maximum) PCI Express connectors card size power connector size connector data width (maximum) Optional: full-height PCI Express riser-card...hole connector (bidirectional) Video 15-hole VGA ...
User's Guide - Page 112

NOTE: Use the guides on the I/O panel bracket to help position the I/O panel in place and use the notch on the I /O panel, follow the removal procedures in the reverse order. 1 2 3 4 1 securing screw 4 I/O connector pull loop 2 I/O panel 3 I/O cable connector Replacing the I/O Panel 1 To replace the I /O panel bracket to help seat the card. 112 Desktop Computer
User's Guide - Page 139

... into place. 8 Replace the computer cover (see "System Setup" on page 138). 3 Remove the riser-card cage: Desktop Computer 139 The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer. 6 Before you removed an network-adapter card connector: a Enter system setup, select Integrated NIC from the Onboard Devices group, and change the...
User's Guide - Page 151

... latch from the Onboard Devices group, and change the setting to the card. 4 Press the lever with your thumb until it into the open . Desktop Computer 151 b Connect external audio devices to the network adapter card's connectors. If you are removing a DVI card, go to pivot the latch open position. 3 If necessary, disconnect any...
User's Guide - Page 152

2 3 1 4 5 1 PCI Express x16 card 4 securing tab 2 lever 5 PCI Express x16 card connector 3 securing slot (not all cards) 6 While pressing the lever, pull the removal pull tab up and remove the card out of the card connector. Desktop Computer 152
User's Guide - Page 156

1 2 3 4 5 1 release tab 4 card-edge connector 2 card retention latch 5 card connector 3 card 7 Insert the card firmly into the card connector on the riser-card cage. Desktop Computer 156
User's Guide - Page 167

... latch and snapping it snaps into place. 9 Replace the riser-card cage: Desktop Computer 167 The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer. 7 Before you close the card retention mechanism, ensure that will not reach the riser-card cage once they are removing the adapter permanently, install a filler bracket in the...
User's Guide - Page 260

... ECP, the LPT Port DMA appears in the option menu. NOTE: A PCI Express graphics card will be used. Determines how the serial port operates. When Auto is selected, the add-in parallel port uses. The settings are two video controllers present. Enables or disables the front USB ports. NOTE: If you set the...
User's Guide - Page 268

...types of uses. About RAID Configurations NOTICE: In order to use to automatically start your OptiPlex computer support RAID level 0 and RAID level 1. (RAID support is not available for ...wake the computer from the computer except a small auxiliary amount. The Dell mini tower and desktop models of the RAID configuration that the larger drive does not contain unallocated (and therefore unusable...
User's Guide - Page 355

... following information is also available on the device or devices covered in this document in compliance with the FCC regulations: • Product name: Dell™ OptiPlex740 • Model numbers: DCNE, DCSM, and DCCY • Company name: Dell Inc. Worldwide Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Affairs One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682...
User's Guide - Page 365

... in rpm. If you shut down the computer. A SIM card contains a microchip that checks files, folders, and the hard..., measured in ROM. The higher the refresh rate, the less video flicker can open its contents after you delete a shortcut, the ... devices using a single controller. An icon that identifies your Windows desktop and double-click the icon, you call Dell for errors. When...
User's Guide - Page 366

... Windows programs to reduce the weight of telephony devices, including voice, data, fax, and video. for video cards and controllers. A plastic device designed to fit inside the module bay of a portable computer... one file to another without converting it to underline, change the settings for video cards and controllers that serves as those that supports resolutions up to save energy. ...
User's Guide - Page 367

... of the floppy disk expecting to shut down and then turned on , and they can display. The circuitry on a video card or on the system board (in computers with the monitor-for your computer. video mode - See resolution. A program that resistance. The measurement of electrical power. UPS - uninterruptible power supply - USB - USB devices...
User's Guide - Page 368

...Panel. To write-protect a 3.5-inch floppy disk, slide its socket. WXGA - A video standard for video cards and controllers that cannot be installed or removed with the Zip format are slightly larger than...write-protect tab to 1280 x 800. The background pattern or picture on the Windows desktop. WLAN - wireless local area network. Files or media that supports resolutions up to...

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