Dell Precision Workstation T7600 Owner'S Manual Download

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Contents

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2

1 Working on Your Computer.......................................................................................................7

Before Working Inside Your Computer

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Turning Off Your Computer

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After Working Inside Your Computer

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2 Removing and Installing Components.....................................................................................9

Recommended Tools

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Removing the Power Supply Unit (PSU)

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Installing the Power Supply Unit (PSU)

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Removing the Front Cover

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Installing the Front Cover

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Removing the Hard Drive

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Installing the Hard Drive

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Removing the Left Cover

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Installing the Left Cover

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Removing the Intrusion Switch

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Installing the Intrusion Switch

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Removing the PCI Card

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Installing the PCI Card

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Removing the Optical Drive

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Installing the Optical Drive

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Removing the Air Tunnel

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Installing the Air Tunnel

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Removing the Processor/Memory Slot Cover

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Installing the Processor/Memory Slot Cover

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Removing the Memory

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Installing the Memory

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Removing the Coin-Cell Battery

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Installing the Coin-Cell Battery

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Removing the Heat Sink

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Installing the Heat Sink

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Removing the Heat-Sink Fan

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Installing the Heat-Sink Fan

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Removing the System Fan

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Installing the System Fan

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Summary of Contents for Precision Workstation T7600

Page 1: ...Dell Precision Workstation T7600 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model D02X Regulatory Type D02X001 ...

Page 2: ...ademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom AMD Sempron AMD Athlon ATI Radeon and ATI FirePro are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows MS DOS Windows Vista the Windows Vista start button and Office Outlook are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Unite...

Page 3: ... Installing the Left Cover 15 Removing the Intrusion Switch 15 Installing the Intrusion Switch 16 Removing the PCI Card 16 Installing the PCI Card 17 Removing the Optical Drive 17 Installing the Optical Drive 20 Removing the Air Tunnel 20 Installing the Air Tunnel 21 Removing the Processor Memory Slot Cover 22 Installing the Processor Memory Slot Cover 22 Removing the Memory 23 Installing the Memo...

Page 4: ...stalling the Power Supply Unit PSU Card 43 Removing the System Board 44 Installing the System Board 45 System Board Components 46 3 Additional Information 49 Memory Module Guidelines 49 Front Panel Chassis Lock 49 Power Supply Unit PSU Lock 50 4 System Setup 51 Boot Sequence 51 Navigation Keys 51 System Setup Options 52 Updating the BIOS 57 System and Setup Password 58 Assigning a System Password ...

Page 5: ...Errors That Do Not Halt Your Computer 66 Errors That Soft Halt Your Computer 66 7 Technical Specifications 69 8 Contacting Dell 77 ...

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Page 7: ...urface such as a connector on the back of the computer CAUTION Handle components and cards with care Do not touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold a component such as a processor by its edges not by its pins CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its pull tab not on the cable itself Some cables have connect...

Page 8: ...r Turn Off The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete 2 Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system press and hold the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them off After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete any replac...

Page 9: ...cribe Removing the Power Supply Unit PSU 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 If the PSU is locked remove the screw to unlock the PSU For more information see the PSU Lock feature 3 Press and hold the blue tab then pull the power supply unit away from the computer Figure 1 Installing the Power Supply Unit PSU 1 Hold the PSU handle and push the unit into its compartment ...

Page 10: ...the front panel chassis lock see Additional Information Front Panel Chassis Lock 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Press down on the front cover release latch Figure 2 3 Keep the latch pushed down and pull the front cover in an outward direction to remove it from the computer Figure 3 10 ...

Page 11: ...ow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the front cover 3 Pull the clasp of the hard drive bracket in an outward direction Figure 4 4 Slide the hard drive bracket in an outward direction to remove it from the computer 11 ...

Page 12: ...If a second hard drive is installed Pull the clasp of the second hard drive bracket in an outward direction Figure 6 6 Slide the second hard drive bracket in an outward direction to remove it from the computer 12 ...

Page 13: ...Figure 7 7 Flex the hard drive bracket on both sides to loosen the hard drive Figure 8 8 Lift the hard drive in an upward direction to remove it from the hard drive bracket Figure 9 13 ...

Page 14: ... hard drive into the bracket 2 Slide the hard drive bracket into its compartment and close the hard drive bracket clasp 3 Install the front cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Left Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Pull up the cover release latch on the side of the computer Figure 11 3 Lift the cover upward to a 45 d...

Page 15: ...llow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Intrusion Switch 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the left cover 3 Press the intrusion switch release latch and disconnect the connector from the system board a Unroute the intrusion switch cable from the chassis Figure 13 15 ...

Page 16: ...able around the chassis clips and install the connector to the system board 3 Install the left cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the PCI Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the left cover 3 Open the plastic latch fastening the PCI card in its slot Figure 15 4 Press down the latch and pull the PCI card away from the...

Page 17: ...tic latch that secures the PCI card to the card slot 3 Install the left cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Optical Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the left cover 3 Disconnect the data cable from the back of the optical drive 17 ...

Page 18: ...Figure 17 4 Disconnect the power cable from the back of the optical drive Figure 18 5 Press down on the blue release tab to release the latches that secure the optical drive 18 ...

Page 19: ...the optical drive out of its compartment and lift it up to remove it from the computer Figure 20 7 Flex the optical drive bracket latches in an outward direction to loosen the optical drive from the bracket Figure 21 19 ...

Page 20: ...optical drive 3 Install the left cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Air Tunnel NOTE The air tunnel is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a left cover b optical drive 3 Press down on the blue retaining tabs on each side of the air tunnel module and lift the...

Page 21: ...emove it from the computer Figure 25 6 Repeat the above steps to remove the second air tunnel module from the computer Installing the Air Tunnel NOTE The air tunnel is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it 1 Install the air tunnel base on the computer chassis 2 Mount the air tunnel module on the base and press downwards until it clicks into place 3 Install a optical drive 21...

Page 22: ...Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the left cover 3 Release the retention latches that secure the processor memory slot cover Figure 26 4 Remove the processor memory slot cover from the computer Figure 27 Installing the Processor Memory Slot Cover 1 Place the processor memory slot cover in its compartment in the computer 2 Press the retention clips to secure the processor memory slot cov...

Page 23: ... left cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the left cover 3 Press the release latch away from the battery to allow the battery to pop up from the socket Lift the coin cell battery out of the computer Figure 29 Installing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Place the coin cell b...

Page 24: ...Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the left cover 3 Disconnect the heat sink fan cable from the system board Figure 30 4 Remove the captive screws that secure the heat sink Figure 31 5 Lift up the heat sink and remove it from the computer 24 ...

Page 25: ...ble to the system board 4 Install the left cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Heat Sink Fan 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a left cover b heat sink 3 Push the grommets outward to release the heat sink fan from the assembly Figure 33 4 Remove the heat sink fan from the heat sink assembly 25 ...

Page 26: ...all a heat sink b left cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the System Fan 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a left cover b optical drive 3 Remove the screws that secure the optical drive bracket Figure 35 4 Push the air duct in the direction indicated to unhinge it from the system fan module 26 ...

Page 27: ...ure 36 5 Lift the air duct in an upward direction to remove it from the computer Figure 37 6 Slide the second air duct in the direction of the system fan to loosen it from its retention clasps Figure 38 27 ...

Page 28: ...in the direction opposite to the system fan module Figure 39 8 Lift the second air duct in an upwards direction to remove it from the computer Figure 40 9 Route the system fan cable through the opening in the system fan module 28 ...

Page 29: ...Figure 41 10 Disconnect the system fan cable connectors from the system board Figure 42 11 Remove the screws that secure the system fan module to the chassis 29 ...

Page 30: ...the system fan cable from the system fan module and remove the system fan module from the computer Figure 44 13 Remove the rubber tabs that secure the system fan lift up the fan and remove it from the fan assembly Figure 45 30 ...

Page 31: ...ct downwards into the retention tabs until it is secured to the system fan module 7 Slide the smaller air duct downwards into the retention tabs until it is secured to the system fan module 8 Install the screws that secure the optical drive bracket to the chassis 9 Install a optical drive b left cover 10 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Front I O Panel and t...

Page 32: ...er to release its edge from the chassis clip Figure 48 6 Slide the opposite edge of the front I O panel outward to disengage the I O module from the chassis Figure 49 7 Remove the screws that secure the USB 3 0 module to the front I O panel and remove it from the computer 32 ...

Page 33: ... the chassis and secure it to the chassis clips on both sides 4 Install the screws that secure the front I O panel to the chassis 5 Connect all the cables to the front I O panel 6 Install the front cover 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Power Switch 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the front cover 3 Disconnect the power s...

Page 34: ...r Switch 1 Connect the power switch cable to the system board 2 Route the power switch module through the opening on the front panel 3 Press the retention tab to secure the power switch in place 4 Install the front cover 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 34 ...

Page 35: ...oard and unroute it from the securing clip on the chassis Figure 54 3 Press the speaker latch on both sides to release the speaker from the chassis and remove it from the computer Figure 55 Installing the Speaker 1 Install the speaker and route the speaker cable through the chassis 2 Connect the speaker cable to the system board 35 ...

Page 36: ... Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the screws that secure the right cover to the chassis Figure 56 3 Slide the right cover in the direction indicated to remove it from the computer Figure 57 4 Lift the right cover at a 45 degree and remove it from the computer 36 ...

Page 37: ...er to the computer 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Thermal Sensor 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a left cover b right cover c air tunnel 3 Disconnect the thermal sensor cable from the system board and unroute it through the chassis clips 37 ...

Page 38: ...Figure 59 4 Unroute the thermal sensor cable from its securing clips on the chassis Figure 60 5 Open the latch securing the thermal sensor and remove it from the computer 38 ...

Page 39: ...cedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a left cover b heat sink 3 To remove the processor NOTE The processor cover is secured by two levers They have icons that indicate which lever needs to be opened first and which lever closes first a Press down on the first lever holding the processor cover in place and release it sideways from its retention hook b Repeat step a to release the...

Page 40: ...ns that indicate which lever needs to be opened first and which lever closes first 3 Slide the first lever sideways into the retention hook to secure the processor 4 Repeat step 3 to slide the second lever into the retention hook 5 Install a heat sink b left cover 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive Fan 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Ins...

Page 41: ...Figure 62 4 Route the cable from below the computer chassis as indicated Figure 63 5 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive fan to the front of the chassis and remove the fan from the computer 41 ...

Page 42: ...ough the chassis and connect it to its slot on the system board 3 Install a PCI card b left cover c right cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Power Supply Unit PSU Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the right cover 3 Disconnect all the cables connected to the PSU card 42 ...

Page 43: ...d remove it from the computer Figure 66 Installing the Power Supply Unit PSU Card 1 Install the screws that secure the PSU card to the chassis 2 Connect all the cables to the PSU card 3 Install the right cover 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 43 ...

Page 44: ... a left cover b optical drive c air tunnel d heat sink e system fan f front cover g hard drive h chassis intrusion switch i coin cell battery j memory module s k processor 3 Disconnect all the connectors from the system board Figure 67 4 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis 44 ...

Page 45: ...ystem Board 1 Align the system board to the port connectors on the rear of the chassis and place the system board in the chassis 2 Tighten the screws that secure the system board to the chassis 3 Connect the connectors to the system board 4 Install the a processor b memory module s c PCI card d coin cell battery 45 ...

Page 46: ...r is installed 9 Processor 10 Processor fan socket 11 front panel audio connector 12 DIMM slots available only when optional second processor is installed 13 PCIe X16 slots available only when optional second processor is installed 14 HDD3 fan connector 15 HDD2 fan connector 16 system fan 1 connector 17 24 pin power 2 connector 18 DIMM slots 19 Processor 20 DIMM slots 21 Processor fan socket 22 sy...

Page 47: ...35 Internal USB 2 0 connector 36 HDD1 fan connector 37 Coin cell battery 47 ...

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Page 49: ...onfiguration For example A1 A2 or 1 2 3 If the quad rank memory modules are mixed with single or dual rank modules the quad rank modules must be installed in the sockets with the white release levers If memory modules with different speeds are installed they operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module s Front Panel Chassis Lock The front panel chassis lock allows you to lock the fr...

Page 50: ...he cover of the chassis is removed For information on removing the left cover see Removing the left cover To secure the PSU remove the screw from the unlock screw location and tighten the screw to the lock location Similarly to unlock the PSU remove the screw from the lock screw location and tighten the screw to the unlock screw location 50 ...

Page 51: ...ess System Setup by pressing F2 key Bring up the one time boot menu by pressing F12 key The one time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option The boot menu options are Removable Drive if available STXXXX Drive NOTE XXX denotes the SATA drive number Optical Drive Diagnostics NOTE Choosing Diagnostics will display the ePSA diagnostics screen The boot sequ...

Page 52: ...tions NOTE Depending on your computer and its installed devices the items listed in this section may or may not appear Table 2 General Option Description System Board This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer System Information Device Information PCI Information Memory Information Processor Information Date Time Allows you to set the date and time The changes to the system ...

Page 53: ...dentifies and defines the serial port settings You can set the serial port to Disabled Auto COM1 Default Setting COM2 COM3 COM4 NOTE The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled SATA Operation Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard drive controller The options are Disabled ATA AHCI Default Setting NOTE SATA is configured to support RAID mode USB Configuration...

Page 54: ...4 Performance Option Description Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the processor will have one or all cores enabled The performance of some applications will improve with the additional cores This option is enabled by default Allows you to enable or disable multi core support for the processor The options are All Default Setting 1 2 Intel SpeedStep Allows you to enable or disable the...

Page 55: ...6 Security Option Description Intel TXT LT SX Configuration This option is disabled by default Admin Password Allows you to set change or delete the administrator admin password NOTE You must set the admin password before you set the system password NOTE Successful password changes take effect immediately NOTE Deleting the admin password automatically deletes the system password NOTE Successful pa...

Page 56: ...rs from entering Setup when an Administrator password is set Default Setting Disabled Table 7 Power Management Option Description AC Recovery Specifies how the computer will respond when AC power is applied after a AC power loss You can set the AC Recovery to Power Off Default Setting Power On Last Power State Auto On Time Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically...

Page 57: ...related errors are reported when it boots This option is enabled by default POST Hotkeys Specifies whether the sign on screen displays a message that displays the keystroke sequence required to enter the BIOS Boot Option Menu Enable F12 Boot Option menu This option is enabled by default Table 10 System Logs Option Description BIOS events Displays the system event log and allows you to clear the lo...

Page 58: ...er CAUTION Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if is not locked and left unattended NOTE Your computer is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled Assigning a System Password and Setup Password You can assign a new System Password and or Setup Password or change an existing System Password and or Setup Password only when Password Status is Unlocked If the Password...

Page 59: ...and press Enter or Tab NOTE If you change the System and or Setup password re enter the new password when promoted If you delete the System and or Setup password confirm the deletion when promoted 5 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 6 Press Y to save the changes and exit from the System Setup The computer reboots Disabling a System Password The system s software security feat...

Page 60: ...lace the jumper on the pins 10 Install the cover 11 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 12 Power on the computer 13 Go to the system setup and assign a new system or setup password 60 ...

Page 61: ... provide extra information about the failed device s View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testing CAUTION Use the system diagnostics to test only your computer Using this program with other computers may cause invalid results or error messages NOTE Some tests for specific devices require user int...

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Page 63: ...nds control over to the operating system NOTE The diagnostic lights will blink when the power button is amber or off and will not blink when it is white Table 11 POST Diagnostic LED Patterns Diagnostic LEDs The computer is either turned off or is not receiving power The computer is booted and operating normally If the computer is turned off connect the AC power supply and power on the computer PCI...

Page 64: ... one module and restart the computer If the computer starts normally continue to install additional memory modules one at a time until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error If available install working memory of the same type into your computer Power connector not installed properly Re seat the 2x2 power connector from the power supply unit Memory modules are...

Page 65: ...all hard drives and optical drive cables are properly connected to the system board If there is an error message on the screen identifying a problem with a device such as the floppy drive or hard drive check the device to make sure it is functioning properly If the operating system is attempting to boot from a device such as the floppy drive or optical drive check system setup to ensure the boot s...

Page 66: ...ocessor Alert Incompatible Processor detected Install like processor or one processor Errors That Do Not Halt Your Computer These error messages will not halt your computer but will display a warning message pause for a few seconds and then continue to boot The following table lists the error messages Table 13 Errors that do not halt your computer Error Message Alert Cover was previously removed E...

Page 67: ...ent configuration changes made to your system Please contact Dell Technical support team to learn about upgrading to a higher wattage power supply Dell Reliable Memory Technology RMT has discovered and isolated errors in system memory You may continue to work Memory module replacement is recommended Please refer to the RMT Event log screen in BIOS setup for specific DIMM information Dell Reliable ...

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Page 69: ...e 32 KB 256 KB Mid Level Cache per core up to 20 MB 4C 10 MB 6C 15 MB 12 MB 8C 20 MB Last Level Cache shared among all cores Table 16 System Information Feature Specification Chipset Intel C600 chipset BIOS chip NVRAM 8 MB 4 MB serial flash EEPROM Table 17 Memory Feature Specification Memory module connector T3600 4 DIMM slots T5600 8 DIMM slots T7600 16 DIMM slots Memory module capacity T3600 T56...

Page 70: ...h maximum of 300 W T7600 up to 4 full height full length maximum of 600 W Table 19 Audio Feature Specification Integrated Realtek ALC269 audio codec Table 20 Network Feature Specification T3600 T5600 Intel 82759 T7600 Intel 82759 and Intel 82754 Table 21 Expansion Bus Feature Specification Bus Type PCI Express 3 0 PCI Express 2 0 PCI 2 3 SAS SATA SATA 2 0 USB 2 0 USB 3 0 Bus Speed PCI Express 3 0 ...

Page 71: ... drive bays two supporting two 3 5 inches SATA or 2 5 inches SAS SATA HDD SSDs T7600 Externally accessible Slimline SATA optical bays one 5 25 inch drive bays one supports one 5 25 inches device one media card reader or up to four 2 5 inches hard drives with optional adapters 3 5 inch hard drive bays four Internally accessible none Table 23 External Connectors Feature Specification Audio front pan...

Page 72: ...0 pin connectors T5600 eight 240 pin connectors T7600 sixteen 240 pin connectors Processor T3600 one LGA 2011 socket T5600 T7600 two LGA 2011 sockets Back I O PCI Express PCI Express x4 T3600 T5600 two 164 pin connectors T7600 one 98 pin connector one 164 pin connector PCI Express x16 T3600 T5600 two 164 pin connectors T7600 two 164 pin connectors four when optional second processor is installed P...

Page 73: ...inking amber light indicates a problem has occurred with the system board Drive activity light white light blinking white light indicates that the computer is reading data from or writing data to the hard drive Network link integrity lights back panel green light A good connection at 10 Mbs exists between the network and the computer orange light A good connection at 100 Mbs exists between the net...

Page 74: ... rating Table 27 Physical Feature Specification T5600 Height with feet 416 90 mm 16 41 inches Height without feet 414 00 mm 16 30 inches T3600 Height with feet 175 50 mm 6 91 inches Height without feet 414 00 mm 16 30 inches T5600 T3600 Width 172 60 mm 6 79 inches Depth 471 00 mm 18 54 inches Weight minimum 14 00 kg 30 86 lb 13 2 kg 29 10 lb T7600 Height with feet 433 40 mm 17 06 inches Height wit...

Page 75: ... to 500 Hz at 0 001 to 0 01 G Hz Maximum shock Operating 40 G 5 with pulse duration of 2 msec 10 equivalent to 51 cm sec 20 in sec Storage 105 G 5 with pulse duration of 2 msec 10 equivalent to 127 cm sec 50 in sec Altitude Operating 15 2 m to 3048 m 50 ft to 10 000 ft Storage 15 2 m to 10 668 m 50 ft to 35 000 ft Airborne contaminant level G1 as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 75 ...

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