Expansion Bus

 

 

 

Bus type

Dual PCI-X 1.0 (3.3 V only), PCI 2.2 (3.3 V/5.0 V)

 

AGP Pro 3.0 (1.5 V only)

 

 

Bus speed

PCI: 33 MHz; PCI-X: 66/100 MHz

 

AGP Pro: 66 MHz

 

 

Expansion-card connectors:

Dell Precision 650 computer — Three PCI-X

 

connectors, two PCI slots, and one AGP 8x Pro110

 

connector

 

Dell Precision 450 computer — One PCI-X connector,

 

two PCI slots, and one AGP 8x Pro50 connector

 

 

 

 

Drives

 

Externally accessible:

 

 

 

Dell Precision 650 computer

one 3.5-inch drive bay

 

three 5.25-inch drive bays

 

 

Dell Precision 450 computer

one 3.5-inch drive bay

 

two 5.25-inch drive bays

 

 

Internally accessible:

 

 

 

Dell Precision 650 computer

three bays for three 1-inch high or two 1.6-inch high

 

hard drives

 

NOTE: You can purchase a conversion bracket from

 

Dell that allows you to use a 5.25-inch drive bay as

 

an additional hard drive bay.

 

 

Dell Precision 450 computer

two bays for two 1-inch high or one 1.6-inch high

 

hard drives

 

 

 

 

Connectors

 

 

 

External connectors:

 

 

 

Serial

two 9-pin connectors; 16550-compatible

Parallel

one 25-hole connector (bidirectional)

 

 

IEEE 1394

Dell Precision 650 computer only — Two 6-pin serial

 

connectors

 

 

Video

15-hole connector (on add-in video card)

 

 

Network connector

RJ45 connector

PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)

6-pin mini-DIN connector

 

 

USB

two USB 2.0-compliant connectors on the front panel;

 

four USB 2.0-compliant connectors on the back panel

Audio

Dell Precision 650 computer— Three connectors for

 

line-in, line-out, and microphone on back panel; one

 

speaker/headphone and one microphone connector

 

on the front panel

 

Dell Precision 450 computer— Three connectors for

 

line-in, line-out, and microphone on back panel; one

 

speaker/headphone on the front panel

 

 

System Board Connectors:

 

 

 

Primary IDE channel

40-pin connector

 

 

Secondary IDE channel

40-pin connector

 

 

Floppy drive

34-pin connector

 

 

SCSI

68-pin connector (Dell Precision 650 computer only)

 

 

CD drive audio interface

4-pin connector

Telephony (TAPI)

4-pin connector

 

 

Fans (3)

3-pin connector

 

 

I/O panel

34-pin connector

 

 

USB/IEEE 1394

16-pin connector

 

 

 

 

Key Combinations

 

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450 specifications

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