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Dell™Optiplex™960MiniTower/Desktop/SmallFormFactorServiceManual
Drives
Drives
Your computer supports:
lOne 3.5-inch SATA (serial ATA) hard drive or up to two 2.5-inch SATA hard drives in the hard drive bay
lOne additional 3.5-inch SATA hard drive, floppy drive, or media card reader in the 3.5-inch drive bay
lOne SATA optical drive
lOne eSATA drive (external)
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.)
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.
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
SATA Connector