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Optiplex 990 How To Enable Additional Sata Drive
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User Manual - Page 1
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Dell OptiPlex 990
Setup And Features Information
About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Front And Back View Of Mini Tower
1. headphone connector 4. optical drive (optional) 7. drive activity light 10. padlock ring
Regulatory Model: D09M, D05D, D03S, D01U Regulatory Type: D09M001, D05D001, D03S001, D01U002 January 2011...
User Manual - Page 9
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... slots
two DIMM slots 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB DDR3 with 1333 MHz 1 GB
16 GB
8 GB
Drives Externally accessible:
5.25 inch drive bays
Internally accessible: 3.5 inch SATA drive bays
• Mini Tower - one slim optical drive
bay
• Mini Tower - two • Desktop - one • Ultra Small Form Factor - one • Small Form Factor - two •...
User Manual - Page 10
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... - Blinking amber light indicates a problem with the system board or power supply. Drives 2.5 inch SATA drive bays
• Mini Tower - The power cable must be defective. NOTE: You can test the health of computer
Power supply light
Green light - two • Desktop - one
Control Lights And Diagnostic Lights Front of the computer) and the...
Technical Guide - Page 3
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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
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
MT System Board Components
Number
Name
Number
Name
1
Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKR)
13
PCI Connector(SLOT3)
2
Front IO Connector (FRONTPANEL)
3
Thermal Sensor Connector(THRM_2)
4
SATA 0 Connector(SATA0)
5
SATA 1 Connector(SATA1)
14
PCI-e 4x Connector(SLOT4)
15
Intrusion Switch Connector (INTRUDER)
16
System ...
Technical Guide - Page 5
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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 14
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...™ 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 Drives Supported 3.5"/2.5" (maximum)
2/2
1/2
Interface:
SATA 2.0 SATA 3.0 3.5" Hard Drives:
1TB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD 500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD 320GB1 SATA 7200...
Technical Guide - Page 15
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...; OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 (3.5")
X
500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
320GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (3.5")
X
500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM Hybrid HDD (2.5")
X
X
500GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD (2.5")
X
X
250GB1 SATA...
Technical Guide - Page 31
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...will be less.
31 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1
3.5" 1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) ...SATA 2.0)
32 MB 8.5 ms 7200 rpm 1,953,525,168
Idle 5.0W, Active 10.0W(running IOmeter utility) 5V (1A) ,12V (2A)
50C to 600C 20% to 80% non-condensing
290C -50 ft to 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives...
Technical Guide - Page 32
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...will be less.
32 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
3.5" 500GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) ...SATA 2.0)
16 MB 8.5 ms 7200 rpm 976,773,168
Idle 5.0W, Active 10.0W(running IOmeter utility) 5V (1A) ,12V (2A)
50C to 600C 20% to 80% non-condensing
290C -50 ft to 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives...
Technical Guide - Page 33
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
3.5" 320GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches...SATA 2.0)
16 MB 8.5 ms 7200 rpm 625,142,448
Idle 5.0W, Active 10.0W(running IOmeter utility) 5V (1A) ,12V (2A)
50C to 600C 20% to 80% non-condensing
290C -50 ft to 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives...
Technical Guide - Page 34
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... be less.
34 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 HARD DRIVES1 (CONT.)
3.5" 250GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) ...SATA 2.0)
8 MB 8.5 ms 7200 rpm 488,397,168
Idle 5.0W, Active 10.0W(running IOmeter utility) 5V (1A) ,12V (2A)
50C to 600C 20% to 80% non-condensing
290C -50 ft to 10000 ft
-400C to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives...
Technical Guide - Page 35
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 Consumption (reference only) Spin Up Current (reference ...
Technical Guide - Page 36
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
36 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 ...to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ;
Technical Guide - Page 37
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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...non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
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 38
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 ...to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
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Technical Guide - Page 39
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 ...to 650C 10% to 90% non-condensing
380C -50 ft to 35000 ft
1 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes ; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
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Technical Guide - Page 40
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... supplier dependent supplier dependent
165g SATA 1.5Gbit/s
Standard supplier dependent supplier dependent
N/A 16x DVD/48x CD
N/A 8x DVD/ 24x CD
N/A 8x DVD/ 24x CD
40 DVD-ROM External Dimensions inches/centimeters (Without Bezel - using DVD+R media provides maximum compatibility.
DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
OPTICAL DRIVES
DVD +/- RW1 External Dimensions...
Technical Guide - Page 42
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...
128.0 mm (5.04in)/ 12.7mm (0.5 in)/ 126.1mm
(4.97in)
165g SATA 1.5Gbit/s
Standard supplier dependent supplier dependent
165g SATA 1.5Gbit/s
Standard supplier dependent supplier dependent
6X BD/8x DVD/24x CD 6X BD...200 to 10600m
42 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0 OPTICAL DRIVES (CONT.)
BLU-RAY WRITER
MT
DT
External Dimensions inches/centimeters (Without Bezel -
Technical Guide - Page 43
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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...
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