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DELL
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OPTIPLEX 960
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TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK
INSIDE THE OPTIPLEX 960 V.4

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  • Page 1 DELL OPTIPLEX 960 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK INSIDE THE OPTIPLEX 960 V.4...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS OV E R V I E W Mini Tower Computer ( MT ) View Desktop Computer ( DT ) View Small Form Factor Computer ( S FF ) View M A R K E T I NG S Y S T E M C O N F I G U R A T I O N S Operating System, Chipset Processor Advanced System Manageability Modes, Deployment Mode Options...

  • Page 3: Ov E R V I E W

    Dell service and support options to cover systems from acquisition to asset retirement. Performance at the OptiPlex 960 level is just one of the reasons Dell is a world leader in business desktops—and why OptiPlex is the easiest choice you’ll make today.

  • Page 4: Mini Tower Computer ( Mt ) View

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE M I N I T OW E R C OM P U T E R ( M T ) V I E W FRONT VIEW Hard Drive Activity Light 2 Link Integrity Light 3 Wi-FI Light (optional)
  • Page 5 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE M I N I T OW E R C OM P U T E R ( M T ) V I E W ( C O N T . ) BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector...

  • Page 6: Desktop Computer ( Dt ) View

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE D E S K T OP C OM P UT E R ( D T ) V I E W FRONT VIEW Power Button, 6 Bezel Power Light 2 5.25” Drive Bay 7 Microphone Connector 3 Headphone Connector 8 3.5”...
  • Page 7 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE D E S K T OP C OM P UT E R ( D T ) V I E W ( C O NT . ) BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector Line-out Connector...

  • Page 8: Small Form Factor Computer ( S Ff ) View

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE S M A L L F OR M F A C T O R C O M P UT E R ( S F F ) V I E W FRONT VIEW Power Button, 6 Headphone Connector Power Light 2 5.25”...
  • Page 9 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE S M A L L F OR M F A C T O R C O M P UT E R ( S F F ) V I E W ( C O N T . )

  • Page 10: Operating System, Chipset

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS N O T E : O f f e r i n g s m a y v a r y b y r e g i o n . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e c o n f i g u r a t i o n o f yo u r c o m p u t e r , c l i c k S t a r t >...

  • Page 11: Processor

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE P R O C E S S O R N O T E : G l o b a l S t a n d a r d P r o d u c t s ( G S P ) a r e a s u b s e t o f D e l l ' s r e l a t i o n s h i p p r o d u c t s t h a t a r e m a n a g e d f o r a v a i l a b i l i t y a n d s yn c h r o n i z e d t r a n s i t i o n s o n a w o r l d w i d e b a s i s .

  • Page 12: Advanced System Manageability Modes, Deployment Mode Options

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE A D V A NC E D S Y S T E M M A NA G E A B I L I T Y M O D E S N O T E : H a r d w a r e m a n a g e m e n t m o d e o p t i o n s a l l o w yo u t o s e l e c t t h e r i g h t s ys t e m s m a n a g e m e n t f e a t u r e s u p p o r t f o r yo u r e n t e r p r i s e .

  • Page 13: Drives And Removeable Storage

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE M E M OR Y ( C O N T . ) 800MHz Memory configurations (Cont.) 2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (4 DIMM) 2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (2 DIMM) 1GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (2 DIMM) 1GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (1 DIMM) The total amount of available memory will be less than 4GB.
  • Page 14 Floppy Drive Media Card Reader: (uses Floppy Diskette Drive slot) Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.

  • Page 15: System Board Connectors, Graphics/Video Controller

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE S Y S T E M B OA R D C ON NE C T O R S N O T E : S e e D e t a i l e d E n g i n e e r i n g S p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a x i m u m c a r d d i m e n s i o n s s u p p o r t .

  • Page 16: Communications-Network Adapter ( Nic )

    A U D I O A N D S P E A K E R S ADI 1984A High Definition Audio Internal Chassis Speaker Dell AX210 USB Stereo Speakers Dell AX510/AX510PA Dell Flat Panel Display Soundbar One minijack front One minijack front One minijack rear...

  • Page 17: Service And Support Software

    3 Year Next Business Day On-site Dell ProSupport For a copy of our guarantees or limited warranties, please write Dell USA L.P., Attn: Warranties, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682. For more information, visit www.dell.com/warranty. Service may be provided by third-party. Technician will be dispatched if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. Subject to parts availability, geographical restrictions and terms of service contract.

  • Page 18: System Dimensions ( Physical )

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE DETAILED ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS S Y S T E M D I M E NS I ON S ( P HY S I C A L ) N O T E : S ys t e m W e i g h t * a n d S h i p p i n g W e i g h t * i s b a s e d o n a t yp i c a l c o n f i g u r a t i o n a n d m a y v a r y b a s e d o n P C c o n f i g u r a t i o n .

  • Page 19: System Level Environmental And Operating Conditions

    12v rail) These form factors utilize a more efficient Active Power Factor Correction (APFC) power supply. Dell recommends only Universal Power Supplies (UPS) based on Sine Wave output for APFC PSUs, not an approximation of a Sine Wave, Square Wave, or quasi-Square Wave (see UPS technical specifica- tions).

  • Page 20: Audio

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE P O W E R ( C O N T . ) BTUs/h (based on PSU max 560 BTU wattage) 3.3v CMOS battery (type and estimated battery life) Power Supply Fan 80 x 25mm Compliance:...

  • Page 21: Communications

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE C O M M UN I C A T I O NS - L A N N O T E : M T s u p p o r t s f u l l h e i g h t c a r d , D T s u p p o r t s l o w p r o f i l e c a r d o r f u l l h e i g h t c a r d w i t h o p t i o n a l r i s e r . S F F s u p p o r t s l o w p r o f i l e c a r d .
  • Page 22 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE C O M M UN I C A T I O NS - I N T E G R A T E D L A N ( C O NT . ) BROADCOM NETXTREME 10/100/1000 PCIE GIGA- NETWORKING CARD (CONT.)
  • Page 23 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE C O M M UN I C A T I O NS – M O D E M V.92 DATA/FAX CONTROLLERLESS MODEM Power Requirements Chipset Dimensions of full height card inches/centimeters (L X H) Dimensions of low profile card inches/centimeters (L X H) C O M M UN I C A T I O NS –...

  • Page 24: Graphics/Video Controller

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE GR A P H I C S / V I D E O C O NT R OL L E R N O T E : M T s u p p o r t s f u l l h e i g h t c a r d , D T s u p p o r t s l o w p r o f i l e c a r d o r f u l l h e i g h t c a r d w i t h o p t i o n a l r i s e r . S F F s u p p o r t s l o w p r o f i l e c a r d .
  • Page 25 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE GR A P H I C S / V I D E O C O NT R OL L E R ( C O NT . ) 256MB AMD RADEON™ HD 3450 GRAPHICS DUAL DVI OR VGA...
  • Page 26 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE GR A P H I C S / V I D E O C O NT R OL L E R ( C O NT . ) 256MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 9300 GE (CONT.) Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing):...

  • Page 27: Hard Drives

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S 3.5” 80GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size Average Seek Time...
  • Page 28 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) 3.5” 160GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD (CONT.) Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature...
  • Page 29 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) 320GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed Internal buffer size...
  • Page 30 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) 3.5” 80GB SATA 10000 RPM HDD (CONT.) Environmental Non-Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature...
  • Page 31 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) 2.5” 80GB SATA 7200 RPM HDD (CONT.) Power Source DC Power (Max) DC Current Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range...
  • Page 32 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) 2.5” 20GB SLC SOLID STATE SATA HDD Capacity (bytes) Dimensions inches (W x D x H) Interface type and Maximum speed...
  • Page 33 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE HA R D D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) 2.5” 32GB SLC SOLID STATE SATA HDD Environmental Non-Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing): Temperature Range Relative Humidity Range Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature Altitude Range 2.5”...

  • Page 34: Optical Drive

    DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE OP T I C A L D R I V E S DVD +/- RW External Dimensions inches/ centimeters (Without Bezel – W x H x D) Weight (max) pounds/ kilograms Interface type and speed...
  • Page 35 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE OP T I C A L D R I V E S ( C O NT . ) DVD-ROM (CONT.) Power Source DC Power Requirements DC Current 1200mA (12V)/ 900mA (5V) Environmental Operating Conditions (Non-Condensing):...
  • Page 36 DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 960 TECHNICAL GUIDE B I O S D E F A UL T S Drives Onboard Devices Video Performance Security Power Management Maintenance Post Behavior BIOS Factory Defaults (All chassis unless noted) Diskette drive: SATA-0: SATA-1: SATA-2: SATA-3...
  • Page 37 Regulatory Datasheet for this product is located at http://www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Details of Dell's environmental stewardship program to conserve product energy consumption, reduce or eliminate materials for disposal, prolong product life span and provide effective and convenient equipment recovery solutions may be viewed at www.dell.com/environment.
  • Page 38 160 GB 3.5” 7200 RPM SATA2 RMSD DVD +/- RW Graphics Adapter Intel G45 Integrated Adapter The Declared Noise Emission in accordance with ISO 9296 for the Dell (all values L expressed in bels; 1 bel=10 decibels, re 10 Operating Mode Idle...
  • Page 39 SATA2 RMSD DVD +/- RW Intel G45 Integrated Graphics Adapter Adapter The Declared Noise Emission in accordance with ISO 9296 for the Dell values L expressed in bels ; 1 bel=10 decibels, re 10 Quiet Configuration Declared Sound Power (L...
  • Page 40 HDD (#, capacity) RMSD CDRW/DVD Graphics Adapter Intel G45 Integrated Adapter AMD HD3450 The Declared Noise Emission in accordance with ISO 9296 for the Dell (all values L expressed in bels ; 1 bel=10 decibels, re 10 Quiet Configuration Declared Sound Power (L...

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