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...
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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)
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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...
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”...
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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...
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”...
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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 . )
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 >...
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 .
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 .
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.
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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.
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 .
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...
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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 .
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).
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:...
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 .
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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.)
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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 –...
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 .
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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...
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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):...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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”...
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...
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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):...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...