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Specifications
Dell OptiPlex GX270 Systems User's Guide

Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron; design provides for future Dell-supported upgrades. A slower compatibility speed can be set through system setup. 8 KB 128-KB, 256-KB, 512-KB, or 1-MB (depending on your computer configuration) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM

Level 1 (L1) data cache Level 2 (L2) cache

Memory Type Memory connectors 333- and 400-MHz DDR SDRAM small form-factor computer: 2 small desktop computer: 4 small mini-tower computer: 4 128-MB, 256-MB, 512-MB, or 1-GB non-ECC 128 MB small form-factor computer: 2 GB small desktop computer: 4 GB small mini-tower computer: 4 GB F0000h

Memory capacities Minimum memory Maximum memory

BIOS address

Computer Information Chip set Data bus width Address bus width Interrupt levels BIOS chip NIC Intel 865G 64 bits 32 bits 24 4-MB Gigabit integrated network interface with ASF 1.0 support as defined by DMTF Capable of 10/100/1000 communication Green A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer. Orange A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer. Yellow A good connection exists between a 1 Gb (or 1000-Mbps) connection. Off The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network or the controller is disabled in System Setup. System clock 800-, 533-, or 400-MHz quad-data rate; 200-, 133-, or 100-MHz (matches external bus speed)

Video

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Type

Integrated chipset video or expansion AGP card

Audio Type Stereo conversion AC97 16-bit analog-to-digital; 20-bit digital-to-analog

Controllers Hard drive dual-channel Serial ATA, supporting one device per channel Ultra ATA/100 dual-channel bus master EIDE, supporting one or two devices per channel, depending on your computer

Expansion Bus Bus type PCI 2.2 AGP 3.0 USB 2.0 PCI: 33 MHz AGP: 66 MHz low-profile cards are supported (card size =6.35 cm [2.5 inches] high by 16.76 cm [6.6 inches] long)

Bus speed Small form-factor computer

AGP connector connector size connector data width (maximum) bus protocols PCI connector connector size connector data width (maximum) Small desktop computer one 120 pins 32 bits two half-length PCI cards (card size = 10.67 cm [4.2 inches] high by 17.65 cm [6.95 inches] long) one low-profile AGP card (card size = 6.35 cm [2.5 inches] high by 16.76 cm [6.6 inches] long) one 172 pins 32 bits 8x/4x modes at 1.5 V

AGP connector connector size connector data width (maximum) bus protocols PCI connectors connector size connector data width (maximum) Small mini-tower computer two 120 pins 32 bits card sizes = three PCI slots support cards up to 27.9 cm (11 inches) long, and one PCI slot and the AGP slot support cards up to 22.9 cm (9 inches) long one 172 pins 32 bits 8x/4x modes at 1.5 V

AGP connector connector size connector data width (maximum) bus protocols PCI connectors connector size connector data width (maximum) four 120 pins 32 bits one 172 pins 32 bits 8x/4x modes at 1.5 V

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Drives Externally accessible: Small form-factor computer one bay for a slimline floppy drive one bay for a slimline CD/DVD drive Small desktop computer one 3.5-inch bay one 5.25-inch bay Small mini-tower computer two 3.5-inch drive bays two 5.25-inch drive bays Internally accessible: Small form-factor computer Small desktop computer Small mini-tower computer one bay for a 1-inch-high hard drive one bay for a 1-inch-high hard drive two bays for 1-inch high hard drives

Connectors External connectors: Serial Parallel Video Network adapter PS/2 (keyboard and mouse) USB Audio 9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible 25-hole connector (bidirectional) 15-hole connector RJ45 connector 6-pin mini-DIN two front-panel and six back-panel USB 2.0compliant connectors three connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone; one front-panel connector for headphones

System board connectors: Primary IDE drive Secondary IDE drive Serial ATA Secondary Serial ATA (not available on the small form-factor or small desktop computers) Floppy drive CD drive audio interface Serial Fan PCI 2.2 Front audio Front panel 40-pin connector 40-pin connector 7-pin connector 7-pin connector

34-pin connector 4-pin connector 12-pin connector for optional 2nd serial port card 3-pin connector 120-pin connector 10-pin connector 34-pin connector

Key Combinations <Ctrl><Alt><Del> <Ctrl><Alt><\> <Ctrl><Alt><#> <F2> or <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> <F3> restarts the computer toggles microprocessor speeds on 101-key keyboard (in MS-DOS real mode only) toggles microprocessor speeds on 102-key keyboard (in MS-DOS real mode only) starts embedded system setup (during start-up only) automatically starts the computer from the network environment specified by the remote boot environment (PXE) rather than from one of the devices in the system setup Boot Sequence option (during start-up only) displays a one-time boot menu that lets the user enter a device for a single boot (during start-up only)

<F12> or <Ctrl><Alt><F8>

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<Ctrl><Alt><F10> <Ctrl><Alt><D>

launches the utility partition (if installed) during computer start-up launches the hard-drive diagnostics utility during computer start-up

Controls and Lights Power control Power light push button green lightblinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state amber lightblinking amber indicates a problem with an installed device; solid amber indicates an internal power problem (see "Power Problems") Hard-drive access light Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter) Activity light (on integrated network adapter) Diagnostic lights Standby power light green green light for 10-Mb operation; orange light for 100-Mb operation; yellow light for a 1000-Mb (1-Gb) operation yellow blinking light four lights on the back panel AUX_PWR on the system board

Power DC power supply: Wattage small form-factor computer: 160 W small desktop computer: 210 W small mini-tower computer: 250 W small form-factor computer: 455 BTU/hr small desktop computer: 500 BTU/hr small mini-tower computer: 910 BTU/hr 90 to 135 V at 50/60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Heat dissipation

Voltage Backup battery

Physical Small form-factor computer: Height Width Depth Weight Small desktop computer: Height Width Depth Weight Small mini-tower computer: Height Width Depth Weight 42.5 cm (16.7 inches) 18.1 cm (7.1 inches) 44.7 cm (17.6 inches) 14.5 kg (32 lbs) 10.6 cm (4.2 inches) 38.9 cm (15.3 inches) 43.2 cm (17 inches) 9.9 kg (22 lbs) 9.0 cm (3.57 inches) 31.9 cm (12.54 inches) 35.4 cm (13.93 inches) 6 kg (14 lbs)

Environmental Temperature: Operating 10 to 35C (50 to 95F) NOTE: At 35C (95F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft). Storage Relative humidity Operating Storage 20% to 80% (noncondensing) 5% to 95% (noncondensing) 40 to 65C (40 to 149F)

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Maximum vibration: Operating Storage Maximum shock: Operating Storage Altitude: Operating Storage 15.2 to 3048 m (50 to 10,000 ft) 16 to 10,600 m (50 to 35,000 ft) bottom 40-G half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec (50.8 cm/sec) 105-G pulse with a change in velocity of 50 inches/sec (127 cm/sec) 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min 0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min

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