Dell Precision T5500, Technical Manual

Page 1: ...Dell Precision T5500 T7500 Tower Workstations Technical Guide Dell Precision T7500 and T5500 ...

Page 2: ...ell Precision workstations Through rigorous testing Dell also targets excellent compatibility and optimized performance in demanding work environments such as Computer Aided Design CAD engineering and architecture making the Dell Precision range a perfect platform for demanding workstation users Dell Precision Tower Workstations Dell Precision offers a broad range of tower workstations as part of ...

Page 3: ...wer through the most complex tasks and complete projects quickly with up to 50 more system memory than its groundbreaking predecessor The Dell Precision T5500 Workstation The Dell Precision T5500 Workstation is a productivity machine with lightning fast 64 bit multi core Intel Xeon processors impressive graphics and exceptional memory capacity all workingtogether in a flexible and innovative compa...

Page 4: ...ds Our ultra high end graphics solutions deliver outstanding visualization capabilities for whatever application you are running Enhanced graphics are required whether you work in computer aided design architecture engineering or digital content creation Dell Precision workstations provide superb OpenGL 3D performance or dependable and affordable 2D performance to help make you successful in your ...

Page 5: ...ory scalability over and above that offered by the T5500 This workstation is designed for professionals who analyze highly complex mechanical designs or visualize seismic information or who require intense graphics used to create special effects and 3D models The Dell Precision T5500 tower workstation is our mainstream fixed workstation solution for demanding application users who require full dua...

Page 6: ...ity is likely to be adopted by specialists in animation and special effects oil and speeds of up to 1066MHz or 1333MHz3 the T7500 is the flagship tower workstation tha helps make Dell Precision workstations stand out from crowd Note that 128GB3 and 192GB3 memory configurations based upon 16GB6 quad rank DIMMs in the Intel Nehalem architecture will operate at 800MHz The T7500 is ground up to be hig...

Page 7: ...age large data sets with outstanding performance and reliability Offering support for memory speeds of up to 1066MHz or 1333MHz the T5500 is Dell s mainstream dual socket workstation The T5500 also has two native Gen 2 PCIe x16 graphics slots each capable of driving graphics cards up to 150W plus 2 x16 slots wired as x8 and 2 legacy slots PCI and PCI X two dedicated hard drive bays and up to two o...

Page 8: ...esign and performance from Intel The Front Side Bus FSB has been removed and each processor now has its own integrated memory controller There are new high speed point to point links to facilitate data transfer between the processor and parts of the system that control the I O and graphics This new high speed technology is called the Intel Quick Path Interconnect QPI DDR2 memory has been replaced ...

Page 9: ...nal second processor is expected to improve performance of multi threaded applications like Adobe Photoshop and can improve the ability of the system to move large amounts of data to the processors due to increased memory bandwidth The new cache memory architecture and the ability to share this cache memory across processor cores will benefit demanding workstation applications by providing a solut...

Page 10: ...on DCC and simulation markets ATI FirePro 3D workstation graphics accelerators deliver exceptional features and price performance ATI FirePro 3D graphics provide the capability to store geometry inside the card without having it pushed back to the CPU to calculate changes This can help increase performance of rotations with larger scale models Additionally ATI FirePro 3D graphics products incorpor...

Page 11: ...raphics slots each capable of driving graphics cards up to 225W plus 3 additional x16 slots 2 wired as x8 1 wired as x4 plus 2 legacy slots PCI and PCI X All PCI e slots are Gen 2 Removable Media Drives The Dell PrecisionT5500 and T7500 systems offer multiple optical bays that can house an optional CD RW DVD Combo DVD ROM or DVD RW drive Hard Disk Drives The Dell Precision T5500 and T7500 systems ...

Page 12: ...ndows Vista Business 32 64bit SP1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux V5 3 64Bit V4 7 supported Benefits of 64 bit OS 64 bit native applications can deliver more data more quickly so memory intensive applications can run more quickly and efficiently Data in memory can be accessed thousands of times faster than it is on a disk drive Applications can preload substantially more data into virtual memory allowing...

Page 13: ...nes set by the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the U S Department of Energy You can help reduce electricity usage and its environmental impact by power managing or turning off your product when it is not in use for extended periods of time particularly at night and on weekends 85 Efficient Power Supply The 85 efficient power supply not only operates more efficiently than a traditional ...

Page 14: ...rously tested and certified by the ISV Independent Software Vendor so that customers can be assured the maximum level of performance functionality and reliability of their solution With dedicated development and testing resources Dell s stringent workstation certification requirements are designed to deliver one benefit above all others peace of mind PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON PAGE 37 PA ...

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Page 23: ...o V8700 2DP 1DVI 512MB PCIe x16 ATI FirePro V5700 2DP 1DVI 256MB PCIe x16 ATI FirePro V3750 2DP 1DVI NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 Bus Type PCIe x16 GPU Core Clock Frame Buffer Memory onboard and shared Size and Speed 4GB GDDR3 with memory bandwidth up to 102GB sec Frame buffer bus width 64 bit Maximum Power Consumption 189W Overlay Planes Yes Maximum Color Depth 32 bit Maximum Vertical Refresh Rate 85 Hz...

Page 24: ...OpenGL 2 1 DirectX 10 Supported Resolutions and Max Refresh Rates Hz Note Analog and or digital Up to 2560x1600 Digital DP External connectors 2 DP 1 DVI NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Bus Type PCIe x16 GPU Core Clock Frame Buffer Memory onboard and shared Size and Speed 1GB GDDR3 with memory bandwidth up to 51 2 GB sec Frame buffer bus width 64 bit Maximum Power Consumption 107W Overlay Planes Yes Maximum...

Page 25: ... API Support OpenGL 3 0 DirectX 10 Supported Resolutions and Max Refresh Rates Hz Note Analog and or digital Up to 2560x1600 Digital External connectors 2 DP 1 DVI NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 Bus Type PCIe x16 GPU Core Clock Frame Buffer Memory onboard and shared Size and Speed 512MB GDDR3 with memory bandwidth up to 25 6GB sec Frame buffer bus width 64 bit Maximum Power Consumption 40W Overlay Planes Ye...

Page 26: ...PI Support OpenGL 3 0 DirectX 10 Supported Resolutions and Max Refresh Rates Hz Note Analog and or digital Up to 2560x1600 Digital DP External connectors 2 DP ATI FirePro V8700 Bus Type PCIe X16 GPU Core Clock Frame Buffer Memory onboard and shared Size and Speed 1GB GDDR5 with memory bandwidth up to 108 8 GB sec Frame buffer bus width 64 bit Maximum Power Consumption 160W Overlay Planes Yes Maxim...

Page 27: ...API Support OpenGL 2 1 DirectX 10 Supported Resolutions and Max Refresh Rates Hz Note Analog and or digital Up to 2560x1600 Digital External connectors 2 DP 1 DVI ATI FirePro V3750 Bus Type PCIe X16 GPU Core Clock Frame Buffer Memory onboard and shared Size and Speed 256MB GDDR3 with memory bandwidth up to 24 4 GB sec Frame buffer bus width 64 bit Maximum Power Consumption 47W Overlay Planes Yes M...

Page 28: ...evice Trusted Platform Module where available 16KB located at TPM1P2 on chipset 16KB located at TPM1P2 on chipset Broadcom 5761 Gigabit Ethernet Controller X X Processor Choices NOTE Processor numbers are not a measure of performance All processors are quad core except for the E5502 Processor speed GT s wattage cache Intel Xeon Processor X5580 3 20GHz 6 4GT s 130 watts 8MB L3 cache Intel Xeon Proc...

Page 29: ...res a second processor With over 72GB memory will only run at up to 800MHz T5500 T7500 Memory Type Per processor Three channel DDR3 unbuffered and registered DIMM memory ECC only Per processor Three channel DDR3 unbuffered and registered DIMM memory ECC only DIMM Slots Up to 9 Up to 12 DIMM Capacities Up to 8GB Up to 16GB Minimum Memory Configuration 2GB 2GB Maximum Memory with two processors 72GB...

Page 30: ...ontroller with Remote Wake UP and PXE support Modem Dell 56K v 92 Data Fax PCI Modem Broadcom 5754 Gigabit Ethernet Controller External Connector Type RJ45 Data Rates supported 10 100 1000 Mbps Controller Details Controller bus architecture example PCIe 1 0a x1 PCI e V1 1x1 Integrated memory N A Data transfer mode example Bus Master DMA N A Power consumption full operation per data rate connection...

Page 31: ... ASF2 0 V 92 Data Fax Modem Bus PCI External Connector RJ 11 Audio Integrated High Definition Audio High Definition Stereo support X Number of Channels 2 Number of Bits Audio resolution Sampling Rate recording playback Signal to Noise Ratio Analog Audio Audio Jack Impedance Microphone 150 kΩ Line In 150 kΩ Line Out 190 Ω Headphone 5 Ω Internal Speaker Power Rating 1 Watt Speaker Speakers Internal ...

Page 32: ...l Service and Support NOTE For more details on Dell Service Plans please to go to www dell com service service_plans 3 Year Limited Hardware Warranty 1 Standard Dell ProSupport Options Optional Data Protection Options Optional Asset Protection Options Optional 1 For copy of Ltd Hardware Warranty write Dell USA LP Attn Warranties One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 or see www dell com warranty Softwar...

Page 33: ... X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 with 256MB GDDR2 Dedicated Graphics Memory 4 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 with 256MB GDDR3 Dedicated Graphics Memory 4 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 with 1GB GDDR3 Dedicated Graphics Memory 4 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 with 1 5GB GDDR3 Dedicated Graphics Memory 4 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 with 4GB GDDR3 Dedicated Graphics Memory 4 1 card only X NVIDIA Tesla C1060 GPU with 4GB GDD...

Page 34: ...C 40 to 149 F Relative Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum vibration Operating 5 to 350 Hz at 0 0002 G2 Hz Non Operating 5 to 500 Hz at 0 001 to 0 01 G2 Hz Maximum Shock Operating 40 G 5 with pulse duration of 2 msec 10 equivalent to 20 in sec 51 cm sec Non Operating 105 G 5 with pulse duration of 2 msec 10 equivalent to 50 in sec 127 cm sec Maximum Altitude Operating 15 2 to 3048 m 50 to 10 ...

Page 35: ...nly Keyboard Suspend only Mouse Suspend only BIOS Information BIOS address F0000h BIOS chip NVRAM 16 Mb SMBIOS 2 5 support Setup Option Default Factory Value PATA drives N A SATA drives N A SATA Operation RAID On T5500 AHCI T7500 SAS Controller Enable T7500 only 1394 Controller On T7500 only XPS LED color N A Audio On Onboard Modem N A Flex bay N A CPU XD Support On Integrated NIC Enable PS2 Mouse...

Page 36: ...On Keyboard Errors On Remote Wake Up Disable HDD Acoustic Mode Bypass SATA Password Not Set Hyper Threading Technology On Multi Core Support On Intel R SpeedStep Off Virtualization Off Limit CPUID Value Off Auto Power on N A Auto On Time Disable SERR Messages On Fast Boot On Intel R Turbo Boost Technology On C States Control On Hardware Prefetcher On Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher On Memory Node I...

Page 37: ... 4GB or more of system memory With over 72GB memory will only run at up to 800MHz 4 Significant system memory may be used to support graphics depending on system memory size and other factors 5 Maximum memory with dual processors installed A 64 bit operating system is required to support 4GB or more of system memory 6 A 64 bit operating system is required to support 4GB or more of system memory 7 ...