K080Dam2.fm Page 1 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. Dell™ OptiPlex™ 960 Setup and Features Information Mini Tower — Front and Back View 1 2 3 4 13 5 14 15 16 6 7 17 8 9 10 12 18 11 19 1 hard drive activity light 2 network link integrity light 3 WiFi (optional) light 4 diagnostic lights September 2009 Models: DCSM, DCNE, DCCY, DCSM1F, DCNE1F, and DCCY1F series.
K080Dam2.fm Page 2 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM 5 power button, power light 6 CD/DVD drive 7 CD/DVD drive eject button 8 CD/DVD filler panel 9 flex bay (for optional floppy drive or memory card reader) 10 USB 2.
K080Dam2.fm Page 3 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM 5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 6 microphone connector 7 headphone connector 8 flex bay (for optional floppy drive, memory card reader, or second 3.
K080Dam2.fm Page 4 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM 1 power button, power light 2 slimline flex bay (for optional floppy drive or memory card reader) 3 CD/DVD drive (slimline) 4 CD/DVD drive eject button 5 Dell badge 6 headphone connector 7 microphone connector 8 USB 2.
K080Dam2.fm Page 5 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM Quick Setup WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional best practices information see www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them. 1 Connect the monitor using one of the following cables: a The dual-monitor Y-adapter cable. b The white DVI cable. c The blue VGA cable.
K080Dam2.fm Page 6 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM e The DisplayPort cable. 2 Connect a USB device, such as a keyboard or mouse. 4 Connect the modem (optional). f DVI to DisplayPort connector. 3 Connect the network cable (optional). 5 Connect the power cable(s).
K080Dam2.fm Page 7 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM 6 Press the power buttons on the monitor and the computer. Specifications NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com. Video Type: Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 Microsoft Windows® XP: up to 1 GB maximum (shared system memory) Microsoft Windows Vista®: up to 1.
K080Dam2.fm Page 8 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM Drives (continued) Internally accessible: Mini Tower — two 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) or two 2.5-inch HDDs Desktop — two 3.5-inch HDDs or two 2.5-inch HDDs Small Form Factor — one 3.5-inch HDD or two 2.5-inch HDDs Available devices: Mini Tower — two external 5.25-inch bays, one external 3.5-inch bay, two internal 3.5-inch bays Desktop — one external 5.25-inch bay, one external 3.5-inch bay, one internal 3.
K080Dam2.fm Page 9 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM Controls and Lights (continued) Rear of computer: Link integrity light Link integrity light color is based on the link speed: (on integrated 10 - Green, 100 - Orange, 1000 - Amber/Yellow network adapter) Off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network. Network activity Yellow blinking light.
K080Dam2.fm Page 10 Monday, January 25, 2010 11:24 AM Physical (continued) Weight Mini Tower — at least 11.5 kg (25.3 lb) Desktop — at least 7.5 kg (16.5 lb) Small Form Factor — at least 5.9 kg (13.0 lb) Environmental Temperature: Operating Storage Relative humidity 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F) 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Altitude: Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft) Storage –15.