
HARD DRIVE OPTIONS
Supported Types Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s
Available Drives 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s : 40GB, 80GB, 160GB, 250GB*
10K RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s : 80GB*
SMART Technology Smart III
Transfer Rate 300 MB/s
Hard Disk Encryption None
Partition Support MS Windows XP Professional SP2: Support both FAT16 and FAT32. FAT32 will be the default configuration
MS Windows XP Home SP2: Support both FAT16 and FAT32.
SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS
Serial ATA Four 7-pin connectors Two 7-pin connectors
PCIe x1 36-pin connector None
PCIe x16 164-pin connector
PCI 2.3 124-pin connector
DVI Adapter 36-pin connector
Memory 240-pin connectors
Floppy drive 34-pin connector
PS2/Serial 24-pin connector
Fan 5-pin connector
Internal Speaker 5-pin connector
Internal USB 6-pin connector
Chassis intrusion switch 3-pin connector
Power (12V) 4-pin connector
Power 12-pin connector
Battery 2-pin socket
Processor 940-pin connector
Front panel 40-pin connector
STANDARD I/O PORTS
USB 2.0 8 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 5 rear, 1 internal)
Ethernet Network (RJ45) One, rear
Serial Port One, rear . Second is optional. (9-pin, 16550 compatible)
Parallel Port One, rear. (25-hole, bi-directional)
Display Port 1 VGA Out, rear (15-hole)
Stereo line-in One minijack, rear
Speakers, line-out One minijack, rear
Microphone-in One minijack, front
Headphone One minijack, front
EXPANSION BUS INFORMATION
PCI 2.3 33 MHz
PCI Express 1.0a PCI Express x1: 5 Gbps (Available on Minitower chassis only)
PCI Express x16: 80 Gbps
USB 2.0 480 Mbps
SATA 2.0 3.0Gbps
PCIe x1 Available Slots One full-height Not available Not available
Connector Size 36 pins
Data Bus One bi-directional differential lane pair (2.5Gb/s
per lane) 5Gb/s total
Voltage 3.3V external operation (some pins 5V tolerant);
1.8V internal regulation
Power 10 W maximum
PCI Available Slots Two full-height Two low-profile One low-profile
Riser Options*: Dual-PCI Riser
OR
Combo x16/PCI Riser
Connector size 124 pins
Data Bus 32Bit/33MHz
Voltage 3.3V external operation (some pins 5V tolerant); 1.8V internal regulation
PCIe x16 Available Slots One full-height One low-profile One low-profile
Riser Option*: Combo x16/PCI Riser
Connector Size 164 pins
Data Bus 16 bi-directional differential lane pair (2.5Gb/s per lane) 80Gb/s total
Voltage 12V
Power 75 W maximum 25W maximum
* One low profile PCI slot remains available on board when riser is installed
Dell™ OptiPlex™ 740
Tech Specs MINITOWER DESKTOP SMALL FORM FACTOR