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Optiplex 990 How To Flash Bios From Usb Drive
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Related Dell OptiPlex 990 Manual Pages
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. optical-drive bay (optional) 3. headphone connector 4. diagnostic lights (4) 6. power supply diagnostic button 12. security-cable slot 16. microphone connector 5. expansion-card slots (4) 15. padlock ring
Regulatory Model: ...
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 ...
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
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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 6
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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
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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 9
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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 11
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...Linux version 10.10 (China only)
X
X
X
X
CHIPSET
Chipset Non-volatile memory on chipset BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) TPM 1.2 Security Device (Trusted Platform Module)1
Non-TPM NIC EEPROM... configuration contained within SPI_FLASH - DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
NOTE: Offerings may vary by country. no dedicated...
Technical Guide - Page 14
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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 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 ...
Technical Guide - Page 15
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...players; SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS NOTE: See Detailed Engineering Specifications for maximum card dimensions.
DELL™ 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...
Technical Guide - Page 16
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... Front, 1 Rear
USFF 2 Front, 5
Rear
16 See chassis diagrams section for port/ connector locations
USB 2.0 (1 internal on CPU
Optional card
Optional card
Optional card
USFF
EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS
NOTE: MT supports...and DT and SFF supports low profile (LP) cards. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards ...
Technical Guide - Page 17
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... Multimedia Pro Keyboard Dell Smartcard Keyboard Dell USB Optical Mouse Dell Laser Mouse
MT
DT
SFF
USFF
Integrated on system board
USFF
Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 PCIe Gigabit Networking Card
Optional card
1 This term does not connote an actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
COMMUNICATIONS -
Technical Guide - Page 19
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.../centimeters) Width (inches/centimeters)
Depth (inches/centimeters) Shipping Weight (pounds/kilograms - A typical configuration includes: integrated graphics, one hard drive, one optical drive. DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK -V 1.0
DETAILED ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS
SYSTEM DIMENSIONS (PHYSICAL)
NOTE: System Weight and Shipping Weight is based on a typical configuration and...
Technical Guide - Page 26
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...Max Operating Humidity 85 %
Windows 7 32/64, Windows XP 32/64, Vista 32/64
COMMUNICATIONS - USB 3.0 PORT PCIE ADD-IN CARD Connector Type Controller Details Controller bus architecture (example PCIe 1.0a x1) ...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 USB 3.0 ADD-IN CARD
NOTE: MT supports full height (FH) cards and...
Technical Guide - Page 31
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
31 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 ... to 10000 ft
-400C 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 32
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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... 10000 ft
-400C 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 33
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
33 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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... 10000 ft
-400C 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 34
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actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
34 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 990 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 ... 10000 ft
-400C 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 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 ...;C to 95°C 5 to 95% 38°C
-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.
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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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