Expansion Bus (continued)

PCIE_WLS

connector

one x1(available in all platforms)

connector size

36 pins

use

for optional wireless and WLAN cards

 

 

Drives

 

 

 

Hard Disk Drives

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 device

Mini Tower: two external 5.25-inch bays, one external

configurations

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 3.5-inch bay

 

NOTE: The desktop platform can accommodate two

 

3.5-inch HDDs, provided no floppy drive is used.

 

NOTE: The desktop platform will use the external

 

3.5-inch bay as an internal 3.5-inch HDD for RAID

 

configurations.

 

Small Form Factor: one external 5.25-inch slimline

 

bay, one external 3.5-inch slimline bay, one internal

 

3.5-inch bay

 

NOTE: The number of hard disk drives supported is

 

determined by the number of internal 3.5-inch bays.

 

NOTE: The optical drives (CD, DVD) is determined by

 

the number of external 5.25-inch bays.

Floppy drive

Mini Tower and Desktop: one 34-pin connector

 

Small Form Factor: one 38-pin low-profile connector

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Specifications

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Dell 960 specifications Two 2.5-inch HDDs, Available device, Inch bay, Number of external 5.25-inch bays

960 specifications

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