Dell Precision 690 User Manual
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Type
PCIe x16 (up to 150 W supported)
Audio
Type
Sigmatel STAC9200 High Defintion Audio CODEC and
Azalia/ High Definition digital controller
Stereo conversion
24-bit analog-to-digital; 24-bit digital-to-analog
Controllers
Hard drive
integrated SAS, with RAID 0/1
integrated SATA
optional PCI Express SAS, with RAID
Expansion Bus
Bus type
PCI 2.3
PCI Express 1.0A
PCI-X 2.0A
USB 2.0
Bus speed
PCI: 133 MB/s
PCI-X: 800 MB/s
PCI Express:
x4/ x8 slot bidirectional speed - 2 GB/s
x16 slot bidirectional speed - 8 GB/s
Card Slots
The center five connector slots support full-length
cards, and the connector slots on either side (one x8
PCI Express slot (wired as x4) and one PCI-X card)
support half-length cards.
PCI
connector
one
connector size
120 pins
connector data width (maximum)
32 bits
PCI-X
connectors
two
connector size
188 pins
connector data width (maximum)
64 bits
PCI Express x8 (wired as x4)
connectors
three x8 (supports x8, x4, and x1 modes/cards)
connector size
98 pins
connector data width (maximum)
4 PCI Express lanes
PCI Express x16
connector
one x16 slot (supports x16, x8, x4, and x1
modes/cards)
connector size
164 pins
connector data width (maximum)
16 PCI Express lanes
Drives
Externally accessible:
four 5.25-inch drive bays
Internally accessible:
four 3.5-inch hard-drive bays
Connectors
External connectors:
Serial
two 9-pin connectors; 16550C-compatible
Parallel
25-hole connector (bidirectional)
IEEE 1394
two 6-pin connectors (one front-panel and one rear-
panel connector)
Network adapter
RJ45 connector
PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)
two 6-pin mini-DIN
USB
two front-panel and five back-panel USB 2.0–
compliant connectors