Dell OptiPlex 960 User Manual

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Dell™Optiplex™960MiniTower/Desktop/SmallFormFactorServiceManual
Drives
Drives
Your computer supports:
l One 3.5-inch SATA (serial ATA) hard drive or up to two 2.5-inch SATA hard drives in the hard drive bay
l One additional 3.5-inch SATA hard drive, floppy drive, or media card reader in the 3.5-inch drive bay
l One SATA optical drive
l One eSATA drive (external)
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General Installation Guidelines for SATA Devices
SATA connectors on the system board are labeled SATA0, SATA1, and SATA2.
Hard drives must be connected to the lower numbered SATA connectors, while any other SATA devices (such as an optical drive) must be connected to the
remaining SATA connectors numbered higher than the one that the hard drive(s) is connected to. For example, if you have two SATA hard drives and one SATA
optical drive, connect the two hard drives to the SATA0 and SATA1 connectors, and connect the SATA optical drive to the SATA2 connector. (See System Board
Components for the location of SATA connectors on the system board.)
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Connecting Drive Cables
When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and a data interface cable—to the back of the drive.
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Data Interface Connectors
NOTE: If you are removing or adding a device that affects the hardware or RAID configuration of the system, BIOS settings may need to be changed.
Refer to the Dell™Technology Guide for more information.
NOTE: Due to the limited number of drive bays and controllers on this computer, you cannot connect all supported devices at once.
NOTE: If you will be operating your computer without an optical drive or a 3.5-inch device (floppy drive or media card reader) installed, the appropriate
drive bay insert must be installed in place of the drive. Contact Dell if you need a drive bay insert.
1
optical
drive
2
optional floppy drive, media card reader, or second 3.5"
hard drive
3
hard drive
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SATA Connector

Dell OptiPlex 960 Specifications

General

Tcase	72.4 °C
Bus type	FSB
Stepping	E0
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	E8400
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor series	Intel Core 2 Duo E8000 Series
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor codename	Wolfdale
Processing Die size	107 mm²
Processor frequency	3 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	1333 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 W
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	9
Number of Processing Die Transistors	410 M
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	800 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD-RW
Total storage capacity	250 GB
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Graphics card family	AMD
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 3470
Maximum graphics card memory	- GB
On-board graphics card model	Not available
Discrete graphics card memory	256 GB
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Microphone in	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Chassis type	SFF
Product color	Black
Product type	PC
Processor code	SLB9J
Processor ARK ID	33910
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	323 mm
Width	85 mm
Height	289 mm
Weight	5900 g