Dell OptiPlex 960 User Manual

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6. Route the hard drive power and data cables through cable channels and attach them to cable bundles as needed.
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7. Replace the floppy drive or media card reader, if it was installed (see Installing a Floppy Drive, or Installing a Media Card Reader).
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8. Replace the optical drive, if it was installed (see Installing an Optical Drive).
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9. Ensure that all cable connectors are properly seated and cables are routed through cable channels.
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10. Perform the procedure After Working on Your Computer.
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11. Connect the power cable and peripheral devices to the computer as needed.
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12. Perform the following:
a. Turn on the computer.
b. When the computer boots, press F2 to enter system Setup. In the Settings menu, select Drives, and select Drives in the sub-menu (see the
Dell
™
Technology Guide for more information).
c. Verify that the information presented for each SATA port is correct. If any settings are changed, click Apply.
d. Insert a bootable medium into your boot drive.
e. Click Exit.
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13. When prompted, press F12 to enter the Boot Drive Menu. Select a drive with bootable media and continue.
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14. When the operating system loads, if the drive you installed is not a bootable drive, partition and logically format your drive, if necessary.
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15. Test the hard drive by running the Dell Diagnostics (see the Dell
™
Technology Guide).
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16. Install your operating system on the hard drive, if needed.
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Removing the Secondary Hard Drive
In the OptiPlex 960 desktop chassis, a secondary 3.5-inch hard drive is installed in the floppy drive/media card reader bay. A secondary 2.5-inch hard drive is
installed with the primary 2.5-inch hard drive in the drive bay.
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1. If you are removing a hard drive that contains data you want to keep, back up your files before you begin this procedure.
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2. Perform the procedure Before Working on Your Computer.
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1
3.5-inch hard drive or 2.5-inch hard drive with
caddy
2
slot verification
number
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation that came with your operating system.
NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation that came with your operating system.
NOTE: Since the following steps do not require the complete removal of the optical drive and the floppy drive, it is not necessary to disconnect the
cables connecting the two drives.

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