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Specifications

Dell™ Dimension™ 9100 Service Manual

Processor
Processor type	Intel® Pentium® 4 Socket-T with Hyper-Threading or Dual-Core support
Cache	1 MB or 2 MB

Memory
Type	dual-channel 400-, 533-, and 667-MHz DDR2
Memory connectors	four
Memory capacities	256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB
Minimum memory	512 MB
Maximum memory	4 GB
BIOS address	F0000h

Computer Information
Chipset	Intel 945P
DMA channels	eight
Interrupt levels	24
BIOS chip (NVRAM)	4 Mb
NIC	integrated-network interface capable of 10/100 communication
System clock	800- or 1066-MHz data rate

Video
Type	PCI Express

Audio
Type	internal 7.1 channel or PCI option cards

Expansion Bus
Bus type	PCI 32 bit PCI Express x1, x4, and x16
Bus speed	PCI 33 MHz PCI Express 100 MHz
Bus throughput	PCI Express: x1 slot bidirectional speed — 500 MB/s x4 slot bidirectional speed — 2 GB/s x16 slot bidirectional speed — 8 GB/s
PCI
connectors	three
connector size	120 pins
connector data width (maximum)	32 bits
PCI Express
connector	one x1
connector size	36 pins
connector data width (maximum)	1 PCI Express lane
PCI Express
connector	one x4
connector size	98 pins
connector data width (maximum)	4 PCI Express lanes
PCI Express
connector	one x16
connector size	164 pins
connector data width (maximum)	16 PCI Express lanes

Drives
Externally accessible:
	two 3.5-inch drive bays (FlexBay) two 5.25-inch drive bays
Available devices	serial ATA drives (2), floppy drive, USB memory devices, CD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, Media Card Reader, and DVD/CD-RW combo drive
Internally accessible:	two 3.5-inch hard-drive bays

Connectors
External connectors:
IEEE 1394	one front-panel 6-pin serial connector (with optional card)
Video	15-pin VGA connector 28-pin DVI connector
Network adapter	RJ-45 connector
USB	two front-panel and five back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors
Audio	five back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, surround, and center/Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel; two front-panel connectors for headphones/microphone
System board connectors:
Primary IDE drive	40-pin connector
Serial ATA	four 7-pin connectors
FlexBay Drive	USB 10-pin header for optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader (3.5-inch bay devices)
Fan	two 3-pin and one 5-pin connector
PCI	three 120-pin connectors
PCI Express x1	36-pin connector
PCI Express x4	98-pin connector
PCI Express x16	164-pin connector

Controls and Lights
Power control	push button
Power light	green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state. amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem with the power supply inside the computer. If the system cannot boot and there is a solid amber light, this indicates a problem with the system board (see "Power Lights").
Hard-drive access light	green
Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter)	green light — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer. orange light — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer. off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network.
Activity light (on integrated network adapter)	yellow light — Blinking indicates activity on the network.
Diagnostic lights	four lights on the front panel (see "Diagnostic Lights")
Standby power light	AUXPWR on the system board

Power
DC power supply:
Wattage	375 W
Heat dissipation	1280 BTU/hr
Voltage (See the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide for important voltage setting information.)	90 to 135 V and 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz
Backup battery	3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Physical
Height	44.45 cm (17.5 inches)
Width	16.764 cm (6.6 inches)
Depth	44.45 cm (17.5 inches)
Weight	12.7 kg (28 lb)

Environmental
Temperature:
Operating	10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
Storage	–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity	20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration:
Operating	0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min
Storage	0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min
Maximum shock:
Operating	bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec (50.8 cm/sec)
Storage	27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec (508 cm/sec)
Altitude:
Operating	–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage	–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

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