Dell EMC PowerEdge T40 Manual

Dell EMC PowerEdge T40
Installation and Service Manual
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Regulatory Type: D24M003

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2019 - 10
Rev. A00

1 About this document.....................................................................................................................6
2 PowerEdge T40 system overview...................................................................................................7
Front view of the system......................................................................................................................................................8
Rear view of the system.......................................................................................................................................................9
Inside view of the system....................................................................................................................................................10
Locating the information tag of your system................................................................................................................... 10
System Information Label.................................................................................................................................................... 11
3 Initial system setup and configuration.......................................................................................... 15
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Options to install the operating system.............................................................................................................................15
Methods to download firmware and drivers...............................................................................................................15
4 Pre-operating system management applications............................................................................16
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications............................................................................................16
System Setup....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................................................16
Boot menu.......................................................................................................................................................................16
Navigation keys...............................................................................................................................................................17
System Setup options....................................................................................................................................................17
Updating the BIOS.........................................................................................................................................................23
System and setup password........................................................................................................................................30
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................... 31
5 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................32
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................... 32
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................... 32
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 33
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Removing the system cover.........................................................................................................................................33
Installing the system cover...........................................................................................................................................34
Front bezel........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................35
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................... 36
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing a drive carrier from the drive bay .............................................................................................................37
Installing a drive carrier into the drive bay..................................................................................................................38
Removing a drive from the drive carrier.....................................................................................................................39
Installing a drive into the drive carrier.........................................................................................................................40
PSU assembly.......................................................................................................................................................................41
Opening the PSU assembly...........................................................................................................................................41
Closing the PSU assembly............................................................................................................................................42
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Power supply unit................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the power supply unit................................................................................................................................. 43
Installing the power supply unit ...................................................................................................................................44
Expansion cards...................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the Expansion card..................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the expansion card........................................................................................................................................ 47
Memory module...................................................................................................................................................................48
System memory guidelines...........................................................................................................................................48
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................... 49
Removing a memory module........................................................................................................................................50
Installing a memory module...........................................................................................................................................51
System battery.................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Replacing the system battery...................................................................................................................................... 52
Optical drive......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the optical drive...........................................................................................................................................53
Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................. 54
Speaker.................................................................................................................................................................................55
Removing speaker.........................................................................................................................................................55
Installing the speaker.....................................................................................................................................................57
System fan........................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing system fan................................................................................................................................................... 59
Installing system fan.......................................................................................................................................................61
Intrusion switch....................................................................................................................................................................62
Removing intrusion switch........................................................................................................................................... 62
Installing intrusion switch..............................................................................................................................................63
Processor and heatsink.......................................................................................................................................................64
Removing heat sink module......................................................................................................................................... 64
Removing the processor...............................................................................................................................................65
Installing the processor.................................................................................................................................................65
Installing heat sink module............................................................................................................................................66
System board.......................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................ 68
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................70
Entering the System Service Tag by using the Service Menu................................................................................. 71
Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup........................................................................................72
Control panel........................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Removing the control panel..........................................................................................................................................72
Installing the control panel............................................................................................................................................73
Power button module..........................................................................................................................................................74
Removing power button module..................................................................................................................................74
Installing power button module....................................................................................................................................75
6 Jumpers and connectors ............................................................................................................ 77
System board jumpers and connectors............................................................................................................................ 77
System board jumper settings........................................................................................................................................... 78
Disabling forgotten password............................................................................................................................................ 79
7 Technical specifications..............................................................................................................80
Chassis dimensions.............................................................................................................................................................. 81
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System weight......................................................................................................................................................................81
Processor specifications......................................................................................................................................................81
Supported operating systems............................................................................................................................................82
PSU specifications...............................................................................................................................................................82
System fan specifications...................................................................................................................................................82
System battery specifications............................................................................................................................................82
Expansion card specifications............................................................................................................................................82
Memory specifications........................................................................................................................................................83
Storage controller specifications.......................................................................................................................................83
Drive specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 83
Drives.............................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Optical drives..................................................................................................................................................................84
Ports and connectors specifications.................................................................................................................................84
USB ports specifications...............................................................................................................................................84
NIC port specifications..................................................................................................................................................84
Serial connector specifications.................................................................................................................................... 84
DisplayPort specifications.............................................................................................................................................84
Video specifications.............................................................................................................................................................84
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................................................. 84
Thermal restriction matrix............................................................................................................................................ 85
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications............................................................................................. 86
8 System diagnostics and indicator codes ...................................................................................... 87
Front panel indicator codes................................................................................................................................................87
NIC indicator codes.............................................................................................................................................................88
Power supply unit Built-in Self Test .................................................................................................................................88
Steps to confirm that power supply unit is defective...............................................................................................88
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment — ePSA diagnostics................................................................................... 89
Running the ePSA Diagnostics.................................................................................................................................... 89
Diagnostics........................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Diagnostic error messages.................................................................................................................................................90
System error messages...................................................................................................................................................... 93
9 Getting help...............................................................................................................................94
Recycling or End-of-Life service information.................................................................................................................. 94
Uploading files to Dell Technical Support.........................................................................................................................94
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Accessing system information by using QRL...................................................................................................................95
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge T40 system..............................................................................................95
10 Documentation resources.......................................................................................................... 96
Contents 5

About this document
This document provides an overview about the system, information about installing and replacing components, technical specifications,
diagnostic tools, and guidelines to be followed while installing certain components.
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PowerEdge T40 system overview
The PowerEdge T40 system is a tower server that supports:
• One Intel Xeon E-series processor or Intel Core i3 processor or Intel Pentium Gold processor
• Up to three 3.5-inch cabled SATA drives
• Up to four UDIMM slots
• One cabled AC power supply unit (PSU)
For more information about supported drives, see the Drive specifications section.
Topics:
•Front view of the system
•Rear view of the system
•Inside view of the system
•Locating the information tag of your system
•System Information Label
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Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of the system
1. Power button/Diagnostics indicator 2. Drive activity LED indicator
3. 3.5 mm Headphone port 4. USB 2.0 Type-A port (2)
5. Optical drive 6. USB 3.1 Type-C port
7. USB 3.0 Type-A port
For more information about the ports, see the Ports and connectors specifications section.
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Rear view of the system
Figure 2. Rear view of the system
1. Service tag 2. Serial port
3. PS2 port (Keyboard) 4. PS2 port (Mouse)
5. Display Port (2) 6. NIC port
7. USB 2.0 Type-A with SmartPower (2) 8. USB 3.0 Type-A ports (4)
9. Audio line-out port 10. Expansion card slots (4)
11. Kensington/padlock slot 12. System cover release latch
13. Power Supply Unit (PSU) 14. Power connector port
15. Power Supply Unit (PSU) Built-in Self Test (BIST) button 16. Power Supply Unit (PSU) Built-in Self Test (BIST) LED
17. PSU assembly release latch
NOTE: For more information about the ports and connectors, see the Ports and connectors specifications section.
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Inside view of the system
Figure 3. Inside view of the system
1. Power Supply Unit (PSU) 2. Intrusion switch
3. Drive 01 4. Drive 02
5. System board 6. Drive 03
7. Expansion card slots (4)
Locating the information tag of your system
Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. The Express Service Code is found on a sticker on
the top surface of the system and Service Tag is found on a sticker on the rear of the system. This information is used by Dell to route
support calls to the appropriate personnel.
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System Information Label
Figure 4. Service Information
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Figure 5. Memory information
Figure 6. Jumper Settings
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Figure 7. System task
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Figure 8. Quick resource locator
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Initial system setup and configuration
Setting up your system
Perform the following steps to set up your system:
Steps
1. Unpack the system.
2. Connect the peripherals to the system.
3. Connect the system to its electrical outlet.
4. Power on the system by pressing the power button.
5. Power on the attached peripherals.
For more information about setting up your system, see the Getting Started Guide that shipped with your system.
Options to install the operating system
If the system is shipped without an operating system, install the supported operating system by using one of the following resources:
Table 1. Resources to install the operating system
Resources Location
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
Supported operating systems on Dell PowerEdge systems Dell.com/ossupport
Installation and How-to videos for supported operating systems on
Dell PowerEdge systems
Supported Operating Systems for Dell PowerEdge Systems
Methods to download firmware and drivers
You can download the firmware and drivers from the Dell support site at Dell.com/support/drivers.
Downloading the drivers and firmware
Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on your system.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware.
Steps
1. Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.
2. In the Drivers & Downloads section, type the Service Tag of your system in the Service Tag or Express Service Code box, and
then click Submit.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect My Product to allow the system to automatically detect your
Service Tag, or in General support, navigate to your product.
3. Click Drivers & Downloads.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
4. Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.
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Pre-operating system management
applications
You can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system firmware.
Topics:
•Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
•System Setup
•PXE boot
Options to manage the pre-operating system
applications
Your system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:
• System Setup
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
System Setup
By using the System Setup screen, you can configure the BIOS settings and device settings of your system.
System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System setup, you can:
• Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
• View the system hardware configuration
• Enable or disable integrated devices
• Set performance and power management thresholds
• Manage your system security
Viewing System Setup
To view the System Setup screen,
Steps
Press F2 immediately after a power-on or re-boot.
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
Boot menu
To enter Boot Manager: Power on, or restart your system. Press F12 when the Dell logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a
list of the valid boot devices for the system. Diagnostics and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the
boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system. This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to
bring up the diagnostics for the system. Using the boot menu does not change the boot order stored in the BIOS.
The options are:
• UEFI Boot:
• Windows Boot Manager
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• Other Options:
• BIOS Setup
• BIOS Flash Update
• Diagnostics
• Change Boot Mode Settings
Navigation keys
NOTE: For most of the System Setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you
restart the system.
Keys Navigation
Up arrow Moves to the previous field.
Down arrow Moves to the next field.
Enter Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
Tab Moves to the next page.
NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only.
Esc Moves to the previous page. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any
unsaved changes and restarts the system.
System Setup options
NOTE: Depending on your system and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 2. General
Option Description
System Information Lists the primary hardware features of your system.
• System Information
• Memory Configuration
• PCI Information
• Processor Information
• Device Information
Boot Sequence Allows you to change the order in which the system attempts to find an operating system.
• Windows Boot Manager
• Onboard NIC
• Onboard NIC
Boot List Options Allows you to change the boot list option.
• Legacy External Devices
•UEFI (Default setting)
Advanced Boot Options Allows you to enable Legacy Option ROMs
• Enable Legacy Option ROMs (Default setting: enabled)
• Enable Attempt Legacy Boot (Default setting: not enabled)
UEFI Boot Path Security Allows you to control whether the system prompts the user to enter the Admin password when
booting to a UEFI boot path.
•Always, Except Internal HDD (Default setting)
• Always, Except Internal HDD & PXE
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Option Description
• Always
• Never
Date/Time Allows you to set the date and time.
NOTE: The changes to the system date and time takes effect immediately.
Table 3. System configuration
Option Description
Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the on-board LAN controller.
• Enable UEFI Network Stack
• Disabled
• Enabled
•Enabled w/PXE (Default setting)
Serial Port Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:
• Disabled
•COM1 (Default setting)
• COM2
• COM3
• COM4
SATA Operation Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller.
• Disabled
• AHCI
•RAID On (Default setting)
Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board.
• SATA-0
• SATA-1
• SATA-2
• SATA-3
Default setting: All drives are enabled.
SMART Reporting This field controls if the hard drive errors for the integrated drives are reported during system
startup. This technology is part of the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology) specification.
• Enable SMART Reporting (Default setting: not enabled)
USB Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the USB configuration.
•Enable USB Boot Support (Default setting)
•Enable Front USB Ports (Default setting)
•Enable rear USB Ports (Default setting)
Front USB Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the front USB configuration.
• Front Port 1 (Left)
• Front Port 2 (Center)
• Front Port 3 (Right)*
• Front Port 4 (Type C)*
*Denotes a USB 3.0–capable port
Rear USB Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the rear USB configuration.
• Rear Port 1 (Upper Left)
• Rear Port 2 (Upper Right)
• Rear Port 3 (Left)*
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Option Description
• Rear Port 4 (Center Left)*
• Rear Port 5 (Center Right)*
• Rear Port 6 (Right)*
*Denotes a USB 3.1 Gen 1–capable port
Memory Map IO above 4 GB Allows you to enable or disable memory mapping IO above 4 GB.
The option is enabled by Default setting.
Audio Allows you enable or disable the audio feature.
•Enable Audio(Default setting)
•Enable Internal Speaker (Default setting)
Miscellaneous devices Allows you to enable or disable various on-board devices.
•Enable PCI Slot (Default setting)
Table 4. Video
Option Description
Multi-Display
NOTE: The processor must
be Intel Graphic Device
(IGD) capable to view this
option.
NOTE: Ensure to install an
additional GPU to utilize this
option.
Allows you to enable or disable multi display feature.
Default setting: not enabled.
Primary Display Allows you to configure primary video controller when there are multiple controllers available.
•Auto (Default setting)
• Intel HD Graphics
Table 5. Security
Option Description
Admin Password This option allows you to enable or disable admin passwords for the system (Default setting: not
enabled).
System Password This option allows you to enable or disable system passwords for the system (Default setting: not
enabled).
Strong Password This option allows you to enable or disable strong passwords for the system (Default setting: not
enabled).
Password Configuration Allows you to control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for a administrative
password and the system password. The range of characters is between 4 and 32.
Password Bypass This option lets you bypass the system (Boot) password and the internal HDD password prompts
during a system restart.
•Disabled — Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This
option is enabled by Default setting.
• Reboot Bypass — Bypass the password prompts on Restarts (warm boots).
NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords
when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt
for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
Password Change This option allows you to determine whether changes to the System and Hard Disk passwords are
permitted when an administrator password is set.
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Option Description
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by Default setting.
TPM 2.0 Security
NOTE: TPM function is not
applied to China and
Russia.
Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating
system.
• TPM On (Default setting)
• Clear
•PPI Bypass for Enable Commands (Default setting)
• PPI Bypass for Disable Commands
• PPI Bypass for Clear Commands
•Attestation Enable (Default setting)
•Key Storage Enable (Default setting)
•SHA-256 (Default setting)
Choose any one option:
• Disabled
•Enabled (Default setting)
Chassis Intrusion This field controls the chassis intrusion feature.
Choose any one of the option:
• Disabled
•Enabled (Default setting)
• On-Silent
OROM Keyboard Access • Disabled
•Enabled (Default setting)
• One Time Enable
Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when Admin password is set (Default setting: not
enabled).
Master Password Lockout Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when Master password is set (Default setting: not
enabled).
SMM Security Mitigation Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections (Default setting:
not enabled).
Table 6. Secure Boot
Option Description
Secure Boot Enable The option is not enabled by Default setting.
Secure Boot Mode •Deployed Mode (Default setting)
• Audit Mode
Expert Key Management Allows you to enable or disable Custom Mode Key Management.
• Enable Custom Mode (This option is not enabled by Default setting)
If Enabled,
•PK (Default setting)
• KEK
• db
• dbx
Table 7. Intel Software Guard Extensions
Option Description
Intel SGX Enable Allows you to enable or disable Intel Software Guard Extensions.
• Disabled
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