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Dell OptiPlex N Systems Service Manual
S
ystem Features
In addition to the standard features found in a traditional personal computer, the
Dell OptiPlex N computers include the following new and/or advanced
features:
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One PCI expansion-card slot on a riser board
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One EIDE hard-disk drive
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Ultra DMA/33 EIDE interface for hard-disk drive transfer rates of up to
33 MB/sec
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Support for connecting an external diskette drive for troubleshooting
purposes
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Integrated cache memory controller that supports 512 KB of external
pipelined-burst cache memory
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Main system memory consisting of 16 to 256 MB of high-speed EDO
DIMMs
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Built-in SVGA controller attached to the PCI bus with 2 MB of video
memory
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Optional integrated 10/100-Mbps Ethernet NIC
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Optional NIC expansion card providing Wakeup On LAN capability
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Integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller with two USB-compliant
connectors
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SMART-compliant hard-disk drive and SMART support in the system
BIOS, which provides notification at system start-up if the hard-disk drive
has become unreliable
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Server-based, hard-disk–based, and diskette-based diagnostics capabilities
For a complete list of system features, see “Technical Specifications” found
later in this chapter.
When following the text in this manual, assume that the location or direction
relative to the computer is as shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1. Computer Orientation
left
side
front
right
side
back
