Ports and connectors
The following table lists the external and internal ports available on your XPS 8950.
Table 6. Ports and connectors
Description
Values
External:
Network
One RJ-45 port
USB
●
Four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
●
Two USB 2.0 ports with SmartPower
●
One USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
●
One USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) port with PowerShare
●
One USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (Type-C) port
Audio
●
One Universal audio jack
●
One 7.1 audio 6-connector stack of retaskable audio ports
Video
One Dual-Mode DisplayPort 1.4
Media-card reader
One SD-card slot
Power port
One AC power-supply port
Security
●
One security-cable slot (wedge-shaped)
●
One padlock slot
Internal:
PCIe expansion card slots
●
One PCIe x16 expansion card slot
●
Two PCIe x4 expansion card slots
mSATA
Not supported
SATA
●
Three SATA 3.0 slots for 3.5-inch hard drives
●
One SATA 3.0 slot for optical drive or 3.5-inch hard drive
M.2
●
One M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
●
Two M.2 2230/2280 slots for solid-state drives
NOTE:
To learn more about the features of different
types of M.2 cards, see the knowledge base article
.
Ethernet
The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your XPS 8950.
Table 7. Ethernet specifications
Description
Values
Model number
Killer E3100G Ethernet controller
Transfer rate
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
Specifications of XPS 8950
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