3.5-inch SATA drive bays

Feature

Specification

 

 

 

 

Small Form Factor

one slim optical drive bay

 

Internally Accessible:

3.5-inch SATA drive bays

2.5-inch SATA drive bays

Mini-Tower

two

four

Small Form Factor

one

two

Table 24. External Connectors

Feature

Specification

 

 

Audio:

 

Front Panel

one microphone connector and one headphone connector

Back Panel

one line-out connector and one line-in/microphone connector

Network Adapter

one RJ-45 connector

Serial

one 9-pin connector; 16550 C compatible

USB 2.0:

Front Panel: two

 

Back Panel: four

USB 3.0:

Front Panel: two

 

Back Panel: two

Video

15-pin VGA connector

 

 

• two 20-pin DisplayPort connectors

 

NOTE: Available video connectors may vary based on the

 

graphics card selected.

Table 25. Internal Connectors

 

 

 

Feature

Specification

 

 

PCI 2.3 data width (maximum) - 32 bits

 

Mini-Tower

one 120-pin connector

Small Form Factor

none

PCI Express x1 data width (maximum) - one PCI Express lane

Mini-Tower

one 36-pin connector

Small Form Factor

none

PCI Express x16 (wired as x4) data width (maximum) - four PCI Express lanes

Mini-Tower

one 164-pin connector

Small Form Factor

one 64-pin connector

PCI Express x16 data width (maximum) - 16 PCI Express lanes

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Dell T1700 owner manual Feature, Specification, inch SATA drive bays, External Connectors, Internal Connectors

T1700 specifications

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