Dell OptiPlex 760 Technical Manual
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DELL
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OPTIPLEX 760
TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK
INSIDE THE OPTIPLEX 760
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
Mini Tower Computer ( MT ) View 4
Desktop Computer ( DT ) View 5
Small Form Factor Computer ( S FF ) View 6
Ultra Small Form Factor Computer ( USFF) View 7
MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
Operating System, Chipset 8
Processor 9
Advanced System Manageability Modes, Memory 10
Drives and Removable Storage 11
System Board Connectors, Graphics/Video Controller 12
External Ports/Connectors 12
Communications—Network Adapter ( NIC ) , Modem 13
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Audio and Speakers, Keyboard and Mouse 13
Security, Service and Support, Software 14
DETAILED ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS
System Dimensions ( Physical ) 15
System Board Connector Maximum Allowable Dimensions 15
System Level Environmental and Operating Conditions 16
Power 17
Audio 18
Communications 18
Graphics/Video Controller 21
Hard Drives 24
Optical Drive 29
BIOS Defaults 31
Chassis Enclosure and Ventilation Requirements 33
Acoustic Noise Emission Information 34
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DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 760
Businesses and large organizations that demand a versatile mainstream desktop solution with proven
technology are ideally suited for the OptiPlex 760. The flexible OptiPlex 760 delivers reliable desktop solution to
support your business’s unique needs - from increased user flexibility including a diskless option to support
flexible computing environments, to increased manageability, security and energy efficiency. Equipped with
productivity options you can fine tune to your users needs ranging from high speed Intel® processors,
generous memory options and integrated support for dual video displays, the OptiPlex 760 is an ideal mid-range
solution. Data stay protected with your choice of leading-edge hardware and software security options. A range
of manageability tools and desktop services to support OptiPlex systems frees up valuable IT support time.
Designed with practical features, the OptiPlex 760 is just one of the reasons Dell is a leader in business
desktops - and why OptiPlex is the easiest choice you’ll make today.
OPTIPLEX MEANS BUSINESS
The OptiPlex 760, simple to customize with proven features designed to move your business forward:
• Long-range planning support with up to a 15-month lifecycle, stable images, globally available configurations via
GSP program, managed transitions and support for legacy ports and slots
• Equipped with Intel® Core™2 Quad and Intel® Core™2 Duo Processors for outstanding productivity
• The free-for-life Dell Client Manager provides centralized remote control and automation of common system
maintenance tasks
• The right fit for every user with your choice of four expandable chassis sizes
OPTIPLEX SECURITY
Offering a wide array of security options, OptiPlex gives you the power to choose your level of security:
• Identify threats earlier with Dell Client Manager support for Intel® Standard Manageability security technology
• Protect your critical data with a range of enterprise- class security options including full disk encryption hard drives,
biometric finger print reader or Smart Card keyboard
• Fast and efficient control over your security features with Dell ControlPoint™
OPTIPLEX IS EASY TO OWN
OptiPlex desktops are stable, reliable and armed with a suite of highly customizable, global service and support offerings
to help you throughout the PC lifecycle. For users and IT professionals alike, the OptiPlex 760 is easy to own, offering:
• Improved multi-tasking through integrated support for dual video displays
• Time-saving tool-less design and Dell exclusive DirectDetect troubleshooting LED’s resulting in reduced
maintenance and service costs
• Dell Client Manager support for Intel® Standard Manageability, allowing management for remote inventory,
diagnosis & system monitoring
OPTIPLEX GETS GREEN
The OptiPlex 760 uses energy efficient technologies which can be lower the impact on the environment and your
organization’s energy bill:
• Help reduce power consumption—and cost—with Dell’s up to 88% efficient power supplies
• Help minimize power usage with Dell Energy Smart power management technology
• Help promote environmental sensitivity with the OptiPlex 760’s EPEAT Gold status
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MINI TOWER COMPUTER (MT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1 Optical Drive 7
2 Optical Drive Eject Button 8
Hard Drive Activity Light
Power Button, Power
Light
3 Optical Drive Bay
(optional)
4 Floppy Drive or Media
Card Reader (0ptional)
5 Optional Floppy Drive
Eject Button
6 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 12
9
Diagnostic Lights (4)
10
Headphone Connector
11
Microphone Connector
Network Connectivity
Light
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 Parallel Connector 7 Line-in Connector
2 Serial Connector 8 USB 2.0 Connectors
(6)
3 Link Integrity Light 9 VGA Video Connector
BACK VIEW
1 Power Connector 4 Power-Supply Vent
2 Back-Panel Connectors 5 Padlock Rings
3 Expansion Card Slots (4) 6 Cover Release Latch
4 Network Connector 10 eSATA Connector
5 Network Activity Light 11 DisplayPort Connector
6 Line-out Connector
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DESKTOP COMPUTER (DT) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1 Optical Drive 7
Network Connectivity
Light
2 Optical Drive Eject Button 8
3 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 9
4
Hard Drive Activity Light
Microphone Connector
Headphone Connector
10
Optional Floppy Drive
Eject Button
5
Power Button, Power
Light
6
Diagnostic Lights (4)
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 Parallel Connector 7 Line-in Connector
2 Serial Connector 8 USB 2.0 Connectors
3 Link Integrity Light 9 VGA Video Connector
4 Network Connector 10 eSATA Connector
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Floppy Drive or Media
Card Reader (optional)
(6)
BACK VIEW
1 Expansion Card Slots (3) 4 Padlock Rings
2 Air Vent 5 Power Connector
3 Cover Release Latch 6 Back-Panel Connectors
5 Network Activity Light 11 DisplayPort Connector
6 Line-out Connector
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SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (SFF) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1 Optical Drive 7
Power Button, Power
Light
2 Optical Drive Eject Button 8
3 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 9
4
Network Connectivity
Light
5
Diagnostic Lights (4)
Microphone Connector
Headphone Connector
10
Optional Floppy Drive
Eject Button
11
Floppy Drive or Media
Card Reader (optional)
6
Hard Drive Activity Light
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 Parallel Connector 7 Line-in Connector
2 Serial Connector 8 USB 2.0 Connectors
3 Link Integrity Light 9 VGA Video Connector
4 Network Connector 10 eSATA Connector
(6)
BACK VIEW
1 Padlock Rings 4 Back-Panel Connectors
2 Cover Release Latch 5 Expansion Card Slots (2)
3 Power Connector
5 Network Activity Light 11 DisplayPort Connector
6 Line-out Connector
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ULTRA SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER (USFF) VIEW
FRONT VIEW
1 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 6
Optical Drive Eject
Button
2
Hard Drive Activity Light
3 USB 2.0 Connectors (2) 8
4
Power Button, Power
7
Optical Drive
Headphone Connector
9
Air Vents
Light
5
Air Vents
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
1 Parallel Connector 7 Line-in Connector
2 Link Integrity Light 8 USB 2.0 Connectors
3 Network Connector 9 DVI Video Connector
4 Network Activity Light 10 Power Connector
(5)
BACK VIEW
1 Diagnostic Lights (4) 4 Back-Panel Connector
2 Cover Release Knob 5 Power Connector
3 Security Cable Slot 6 Air Vent
5 Line-out Connector 11 Diagnostic Lights (4)
6 Line-in Connector
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MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click
Start>Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer.
OPERATING SYSTEM
NOTE: One of the following Operating Systems will be preinstalled.
Windows Vista® operating system
Windows XP® operating system
Other
OS Media Support
MT DT SFF USFF
Windows Vista® Business SP1 (64 and 32 bit), Windows Vista® Ulti-
mate (32 bit), Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1 (32 bit),
Windows® XP Professional SP3 via Windows Vista® Business Down-
grade Rights (32 bit), Windows® XP Home SP3 (China only)
FreeDOS for (n-series), Novell SLED (China only)
X X X X
CHIPSET
Chipset
Non-volatile memory on chipset
BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) 32Mbit (4MB) located at SPI_FLASH on chipset
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TPM 1.2 Security Device (Trusted Platform Module)
NIC EEPROM
16KB located at TPM1P2 on chipset
MT DT SFF USFF
Intel Q43 Express Chipset w/ICH10D
LOM configuration contained within SPI_FLASH – no dedicated LOM
EEPROM
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PROCESSOR
NOTE: GSP (Global Standard Platform) processors are available globally and adhere to longer lifecycles to optimize product rollouts and transitions. Processor numbers are not a measure of performance.
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processors
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9650/3.00GHz, 12M, 1333FSB X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550/2.83GHz, 12M, 1333FSB X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9400/2.66GHz, 6M, 1333FSB X X X
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8300/2.50GHz, 4M, 1333FSB X X X
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8200/2.33GHz, 4M, 1333FSB X X X
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo and Pentium® Dual Core Processors
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600/3.33GHz, 6M, 1333FSB X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500/3.16GHz, 6M, 1333FSB X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400/3.0GHz, 6M, 1333FSB X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP X-GSP
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7500/2.93GHz, 3M, 1066FSB X X X X
MT DT SFF USFF
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7400/2.80GHz, 3M, 1066FSB X X X X
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7300/2.66GHz, 3M, 1066FSB X X X X
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7200/2.53GHz, 3M, 1066FSB X X X X
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E5300/2.60GHz, 2M, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E5200/2.50GHz, 2M, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E2220/2.40GHz, 1M, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E2200/2.20GHz, 1M, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Celeron® Processors
Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core 1500/2.20GHz, 512K, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core 1400/2.00GHz, 512K, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Celeron® 450/2.20GHz, 512K, 800FSB X X X X
Intel® Celeron® 440/2.00GHz, 512K, 800FSB X X X X
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ADVANCED SYSTEM MANAGEABILITY MODES
MT DT SFF USFF
Intel® Standard Manageability X X X X
Basic Management (ASF) X X X X
Systems Management Disabled X X X X
MEMORY
Memory modules should be installed in pairs of matched memory size, speed, and technology. If the memory
modules are not installed in matched pairs, the computer will continue to operate, but with a slight reduction
in performance.
Type: DDR2 Synch DRAM Non-ECC Memory
DIMM Slots
DIMM Capacities
Minimum Memory
Maximum System Memory (uses 2GB DIMMS)
800MHz Memory configurations
1
DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (4 DIMM) X X X
8GB
MT DT SFF USFF
800MHz
4 4 4 2
Up to 2GB Up to 2GB Up to 2GB Up to 2GB
512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB
1
8GB1 8GB1 4GB1
8GB
4GB1 DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (4 DIMM) X X X
1
DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (2 DIMM) X X X X
4GB
3GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (3 DIMM) X X X
3GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (2 DIMM) X X X X
2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (2 DIMM) X X X X
2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (1 DIMM) X X X X
1GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (1 DIMM) X X X X
1
The total amount of available memory will be less than 4GB. The amount less depends on the actual system configuration. To fully utilize 4GB or
more of memory requires a 64-bit enabled processor and 64-bit operating system.
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DRIVES AND REMOVABLE STORAGE
MT DT SFF USFF
Bays:
3.5-inch bay (External Floppy) 1 1 1 (slimline)
5.25-inch bay (External Optical) 2 1 1 (slimline) 1 (D/bay)
Hard Drives Supported (Internal and External) 2 1 1 1
Optical Drives Supported 2 1
1
1 (D/bay)
Interface:
SATA 4 2 2 1
Floppy Diskette 1 1 1
3.5” Hard Drives:
1
160GB
SATA 10K RPM HDD X X X X
80GB1 SATA 10K RPM HDD X X X X
500GB
320GB
1
SATA 7200 RPM HDD X X X X
1
SATA 7200 RPM HDD X X X X
250GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD X X X X
160GB1 SATA 7200 RPM HDD X X X X
1
80GB
SATA 7200 RPM HDD X X X X
2.5” Hard Drives:
160GB1 SATA Full Disk Encryption HDD
X X X X
Optical Drive: (SFF requires a slimline optical drive)
DVD+/-RW
DVD-ROM
2
3
Combo Drive CD-RW
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
SATA
1.5Gbit/s
PATA
PATA
PATA
Floppy Drive:
Floppy Drive 1.44MB
Media Card Reader: (uses Floppy Diskette Drive slot)
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader 480Mb/s
1
For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
2
Discs burned with this drive may not be compatible with some existing drives and players; using DVD+R media provides maximum compatibility.
3
DVD-ROM drives may have write-capable hardware that has been disabled via firmware modifications.
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SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS
NOTE: See Detailed Engineering Specifications for maximum card dimensions.
PCI Slot(s): number of
PCIe x16 Slot: number of
PCIe x1 Slot: number of
Flexbay
Seri a l ATA ( SATA)
MT DT SFF USFF
2 2 1
1 1 1
1 0 0
1 1 1
4 2 2 1
GRAPHICS/VIDEO CONTROLLER
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card or full height card with optional riser. SFF
supports low profile card.
Integrated Intel GMA 4500 Integrated on system board
Enhanced Graphic/Video Options
DVI (Digital) Adapter Card Optional card
256MB ATI RADEON HD 3450 Graphics with dual DVI or VGA
and S-Video Out (adapters convert to dual DVI or dual VGA)
256MB ATI RADEON HD 3470 Graphics with Dual DP (adapters
convert to dual DVI or dual VGA)
256MB nVidia GeForce 9300 GE with dual DVI or VGA and SVideo Out (adapters convert to dual DVI or dual VGA)
MT DT SFF USFF
Native DVI
Optional card
Optional card
Optional card
EXTERNAL PORTS/CONNECTORS
NOTE: MT supports full height card, DT supports low profile card or full height card with optional riser. SFF
supports low profile card.
See chassis diagrams section for port/connector locations
USB 2.0 2 Front, 6 Rear, 1 Internal
Serial 1 rear, second port optional via card 1 Rear
eSATA 1 Rear
Parallel 1 Rear
Network Connector (RJ-45) 1 Rear
PS/2 Optional via add-in card
1394 Controller Optional via add-in card
Video:
VGA 1 Rear
DVI-I Optional via add-in card 1
Display Port 1 Rear
Audio:
Line in for microphone 1 Front
Line in for microphone or stereo 1 Rear
Line out for headphones or speakers 1 Front, 1 Rear
Risers: (replaces 1 PCI slot and 1 PCIe slot on DT system board)
Combo full height riser with 1 PCI and 1 PCIe connector X
Dual full height riser with 2 PCI connectors
MT DT SFF USFF
2 Front, 5
Rear
X
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