OptiPlex 7090: Visual Guide to your computer

Summary: The following article provides a visual guide to your OptiPlex 7090 desktop family of computers and lists the external ports and features of your computer.

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Note: For a more detailed description about each location, please go to the system manuals at www.dell.com/support
 

Table of Contents:

  1. Mini Tower (MT) Front View

  2. Mini Tower (MT) Rear View

  3. Small Form Factor (SFF) Front View

  4. Small Form Factor (SFF) Rear View

  5. Micro Form Factor (MFF) Front View

  6. Micro Form Factor (MFF) Rear View

  7. Additional Info:

 

Mini Tower (MT) Front View

 

Mini Tower Front View

(Figure.1 MT Front View)

 

1 Hard Disk Drive Cover 2 Optical Disc Drive (Optional)
3 Power Button with Diagnostic LED Indicator 4 SD 4.0 Card Reader (Optional)
5 Hard Disk Drive Activity LED Indicator 6 Universal Audio Jack Connector
7 USB 2.0 Connector w/PowerShare 8 USB 2.0 Connector
9 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Connector w/PowerDelivery 10 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector


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Mini Tower (MT) Rear View

 

Mini Tower Rear View

(Figure.2 MT Rear View)

 

1 Line-Out Re-tasking Line-In Audio Connector 2 DisplayPort 1.4 Connector x2
3 Serial Connector 4 PS/2 Connector for Keyboard
5 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector x3
7 USB 2.0 Connector w/Smart Power On x2 8 Expansion Card Slots x4
9 Power Connector 10 Power Supply Diagnostic LED Indicator
11 Knock out slot (Optional SMA Connector) 12 Kensington Security-Cable Slot
13 Ethernet (NIC) Connector (10/100/1000 Mbps) 14 PS/2 Connector for Mouse
15 Padlock Loop 16 Knock out slot VGA/HDMI 2.0b/DisplayPort 1.4/USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 w/Alt mode (Optional)
17 Release Latch    


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Small Form Factor (SFF) Front View

 

Small Form Factor Front View

(Figure.3 SFF Front View)

 

1 Power Button and Power LED Indicator 2 SD Card Reader
3 Hard Drive Activity LED Indicator 4 Universal Audio Jack Connector
5 USB 2.0 Type-A Connector w/PowerShare 6 USB 2.0 Type-A Connector
7 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Connector 8 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector
9 Optical Disc Drive    


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Small Form Factor (SFF) Rear View

 

Small Form Factor Rear View

(Figure.4 SFF Rear View)

 

1 Audio Line-In/Out Connector Re-tasking 2 DisplayPort 1.4 Connector x2
3 Serial Connector 4 PS/2 Connector for Keyboard
5 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector 6 USB 2.0 Connector w/SmartPower On x2
7 PCIe Half Height Expansion Slot x2 8 Power Connector
9 Power Supply Diagnostic LED Indicator 10 Padlock Ring
11 Ethernet (NIC) Connector 12 Antenna Module Slot
13 Kensington Security-Cable Slot 14 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector x3
15 PS/2 Connector for Mouse 16 Knock out slot for VGA/DisplayPort 1.4/HDMI 2.0b/USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port with DisplayPort Alt-mode (optional)
17 Release Latch    


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Micro Form Factor (MFF) Front View

 

Micro Form Factor Front View

(Figure.5 MFF Front View)

 

1 Power Button with Diagnostic LED Indicator 2 Hard Disk Drive Activity LED Indicator
3 Universal Audio Jack Connector 4 Line-Out Connector (Re-taskable Line-In)
5 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Connector 6 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector w/PowerShare


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Micro Form Factor (MFF) Rear View

 

Micro Form Factor Rear View

(Figure.6 MFF Rear View)

 

1 Ethernet (NIC) Connector (10/100/1000 Mbps) 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector x2
3 Kensington Security-Cable Slot 4 DisplayPort 1.4 Connector x2
5 Power Connector 6 Padlock Ring
7 Thumbscrew 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector
9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector w/Power On 10 Knock Out slot for a Serial/Video Connector (Optional)
11 Knock Out slot for an External Antenna Connector (Optional)    

 

Micro Form Factor (Discrete) Rear View

(Figure.7 MFF Rear View (with Discrete Video))

 

1 Ethernet (NIC) Connector (10/100/1000 Mbps) 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector w/Smart Power On
3 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Connector x2 4 Kensington Security-Cable Slot
5 DisplayPort 1.4 Connector x2 6 Power Connector
7 Padlock Ring 8 Thumbscrew that secures the lid
9 Mini DisplayPort Connector (w/Radeon RX 640) x2 and DisplayPort 1.4 Connector 10 External Antenna Connector x2


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Additional Information

 

Additional Info:

 


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Affected Products

OptiPlex 7090 Tower, OptiPlex 7090 Micro, OptiPlex 7090 Small Form Factor
Article Properties
Article Number: 000186463
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 18 Jul 2025
Version:  3
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