Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 Manual

Dell EMC PowerEdge T640
Installation and Service Manual
Regulatory Model: E47S Series
Regulatory Type: E47S001

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2017 - 09
Rev. A00

Contents
1 Dell PowerEdge T640 overview...................................................................................................................... 8
Supported congurations..................................................................................................................................................9
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................10
Status LED indicators.................................................................................................................................................14
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes............................................................................................................................16
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes....................................................................................................................... 16
System health and system ID indicator codes.........................................................................................................17
Back view of the system..................................................................................................................................................18
NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................... 21
Power supply unit indicator codes...........................................................................................................................22
Locating the Service Tag of your system......................................................................................................................24
2 Documentation resources............................................................................................................................ 25
3 Technical specications............................................................................................................................... 27
Chassis dimensions..........................................................................................................................................................28
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Processor specications................................................................................................................................................. 29
PSU specications...........................................................................................................................................................29
System battery specications........................................................................................................................................ 29
Expansion bus specications..........................................................................................................................................30
Memory specications.................................................................................................................................................... 30
Storage controller specications....................................................................................................................................30
Drive specications...........................................................................................................................................................31
Hard drives...................................................................................................................................................................31
Optical drive................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Ports and connectors specications.............................................................................................................................. 31
USB ports.................................................................................................................................................................... 31
NIC ports.....................................................................................................................................................................32
VGA ports................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Serial connector......................................................................................................................................................... 32
Internal Dual SD Module with vFlash card..............................................................................................................32
Video specications.........................................................................................................................................................32
Environmental specications.......................................................................................................................................... 33
Standard operating temperature..............................................................................................................................34
Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................ 34
Particulate and gaseous contamination specications..........................................................................................35
4 Initial system setup and conguration.......................................................................................................... 37
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................................................37
iDRAC conguration.........................................................................................................................................................37
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................ 37
Contents 3

Log in to iDRAC..........................................................................................................................................................38
Options to install the operating system.........................................................................................................................38
Methods to download rmware and drivers...........................................................................................................38
Downloading drivers and rmware.......................................................................................................................... 39
5 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................40
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................40
System Setup...................................................................................................................................................................40
Viewing System Setup............................................................................................................................................... 41
System Setup details..................................................................................................................................................41
System BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................42
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................ 63
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................63
Embedded system management............................................................................................................................. 63
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................63
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................64
Boot Manager main menu........................................................................................................................................ 64
One-shot BIOS boot menu.......................................................................................................................................64
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................64
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................65
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 66
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................66
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................66
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................66
Optional front bezel......................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................67
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 67
System feet...................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing the system feet........................................................................................................................................68
Installing the system feet..........................................................................................................................................69
Caster wheels – optional.................................................................................................................................................70
Removing caster wheels........................................................................................................................................... 70
Installing caster wheels.............................................................................................................................................. 71
Drives.................................................................................................................................................................................72
Removing a drive blank............................................................................................................................................. 72
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................73
Removing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................74
Installing a drive carrier..............................................................................................................................................75
Removing the drive from the drive carrier..............................................................................................................76
Installing a drive into the drive carrier......................................................................................................................77
Removing a 2.5 inch drive from a 3.5 inch drive adapter......................................................................................78
Installing a 2.5 inch drive into a 3.5 inch drive adapter..........................................................................................79
Removing a 3.5 inch drive adapter from a 3.5 inch drive carrier......................................................................... 80
Installing a 3.5 inch drive adapter into the 3.5 inch drive carrier...........................................................................81
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Power supply units...........................................................................................................................................................82
Hot spare feature.......................................................................................................................................................83
Removing a power supply unit blank....................................................................................................................... 83
Installing a power supply unit blank......................................................................................................................... 84
Removing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................. 84
Installing a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................85
Removing a DC power supply unit...........................................................................................................................86
Installing DC power supply unit................................................................................................................................ 87
Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit......................................................................................................87
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................89
Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................89
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 90
Air shroud..........................................................................................................................................................................90
Removing the optional GPU air shrouds.................................................................................................................90
Installing the optional GPU air shrouds.................................................................................................................... 91
Removing the air shroud........................................................................................................................................... 92
Installing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................. 93
Cooling fans......................................................................................................................................................................94
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................................................95
Installing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................... 96
Removing the right external fan.............................................................................................................................. 96
Installing the right external fan................................................................................................................................. 97
Cooling fan assembly.......................................................................................................................................................98
Removing the cooling fan assembly........................................................................................................................ 98
Installing the cooling fan assembly.......................................................................................................................... 99
Flex bays..........................................................................................................................................................................100
Removing a NVMe drive bay or ex bay............................................................................................................... 100
Installing a NVMe drive bay or ex bay.................................................................................................................. 101
Optical drives and tape drives.......................................................................................................................................102
Removing the optical or tape drive blank..............................................................................................................102
Installing the optical or tape drive blank................................................................................................................ 103
Removing the optical drive cage or tape drive.....................................................................................................104
Installing the optical drive cage or tape drive....................................................................................................... 105
Removing the slim optical drive..............................................................................................................................106
Installing the slim optical drive.................................................................................................................................107
System memory..............................................................................................................................................................108
General memory module installation guidelines.....................................................................................................110
Mode-specic guidelines..........................................................................................................................................110
Removing a memory module................................................................................................................................... 112
Installing a memory module......................................................................................................................................113
Processors and heat sinks..............................................................................................................................................115
Removing a processor and heat sink module........................................................................................................ 115
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module.................................................................. 117
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module.......................................................................... 118
Installing a processor and heat sink module...........................................................................................................121
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Expansion card holder....................................................................................................................................................122
Removing the expansion card holder.....................................................................................................................122
Installing the expansion card holder....................................................................................................................... 123
GPU card holder (optional)........................................................................................................................................... 124
Removing the optional GPU card holder............................................................................................................... 124
Installing the optional GPU card holder..................................................................................................................124
Expansion cards..............................................................................................................................................................125
Expansion card installation guidelines.................................................................................................................... 125
GPU card installation guidelines..............................................................................................................................126
Removing a expansion card.....................................................................................................................................126
Installing an expansion card.....................................................................................................................................128
Optional IDSDM or vFlash card.................................................................................................................................... 129
Removing the MicroSD card...................................................................................................................................129
Installing the MicroSD card..................................................................................................................................... 130
Removing the optional IDSDM or vFlash card......................................................................................................130
Installing optional IDSDM or vFlash card................................................................................................................131
Hard drive backplane......................................................................................................................................................132
Removing a hard drive backplane...........................................................................................................................134
Installing a hard drive backplane.............................................................................................................................135
Backplane cabling...........................................................................................................................................................136
Integrated storage controller card.................................................................................................................................141
Removing the integrated storage controller card..................................................................................................141
Installing the integrated storage controller card................................................................................................... 142
System battery................................................................................................................................................................142
Replacing the system battery................................................................................................................................. 143
Optional internal USB memory key...............................................................................................................................144
Replacing optional internal USB memory key....................................................................................................... 144
Trusted Platform Module...............................................................................................................................................144
Replacing the Trusted Platform Module................................................................................................................144
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users........................................................................................................................145
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users....................................................................................................................145
System board..................................................................................................................................................................146
Removing the system board................................................................................................................................... 146
Installing the system board......................................................................................................................................148
Restoring the Service Tag using Easy Restore..................................................................................................... 149
Power interposer boards............................................................................................................................................... 150
Removing the GPU power interposer board..........................................................................................................151
Installing the GPU power interposer board............................................................................................................151
Removing the main power interposer board.........................................................................................................152
Installing the main power interposer board........................................................................................................... 153
Control panel assembly..................................................................................................................................................154
Removing the control panel assembly................................................................................................................... 154
Installing the control panel assembly..................................................................................................................... 155
7 Using system diagnostics............................................................................................................................157
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.............................................................................................................................157
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When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics................................................................................................ 157
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager.....................................................................157
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.............................................. 157
System diagnostic controls..................................................................................................................................... 158
8 Jumpers and connectors............................................................................................................................ 159
System board jumper settings...................................................................................................................................... 159
System board jumpers and connectors.......................................................................................................................160
Disabling forgotten password........................................................................................................................................162
9 Getting help............................................................................................................................................... 163
Contacting Dell............................................................................................................................................................... 163
Documentation feedback.............................................................................................................................................. 163
Accessing system information by using QRL..............................................................................................................163
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge T640.....................................................................................................164
Contents 7

Dell PowerEdge T640 overview
The Dell PowerEdge T640 is a dual-socket, 5U rackable tower server that supports up to:
• Two Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family processors
• Up to 24 DIMMs (support for DDR4 RDIMM, LR-DIMM) or 12 NVDIMM-N (one DIMM per channel) are supported.
• Support for up to nine PCIe Gen 3 expansion cards, including a dedicated PERC slot
• Up to 4 GPUs
• Two hot swappable power supply units
• Drive congurations up to:
• 18 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA/SSD drives
• 8 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA/SSD drives
• 32 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA/SSDdrives
• 16 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA/SSD drives with 8 x NVME drives
• 16 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA/SSD drives
Topics:
• Supported congurations
• Front view of the system
• Back view of the system
• Locating the Service Tag of your system
1
8 Dell PowerEdge T640 overview

Supported congurations
Figure 1. Supported congurations of the PowerEdge T640
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Front view of the system
The front view of the system.
Figure 2. Front view of the 18 x 3.5 inch drive tower system
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Figure 3. Front view of the 32 x 2.5 inch drive tower system
Table 1. Front view of the tower system
Item Indicator, button, ports,
and slots
Icon Description
1 Power button Indicates if the system is turned on or o. Press the power button to
manually turn on or o the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an
ACPI-compliant operating system.
2 Information tag N/A The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you
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Item Indicator, button, ports,
and slots
Icon Description
have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, the Information tag
also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
3System health and system
ID indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System
health and system ID indicator codes section.
4 Status LED indicators N/A Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the
Status LED indicators section.
5iDRAC Quick Sync 2
wireless indicator
(optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The
Quick Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile
devices. This feature aggregates hardware/rmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic/error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. You can access system inventory, Dell
Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and
also congure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can also
launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer and
virtual Kernel based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported mobile
device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
6 USB port This USB port is USB 2.0 compliant.
7 USB port The USB port is USB 3.0 compliant.
8 Micro USB port The iDRAC Direct port is micro USB 2.0-compliant. This port enables
you to access the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see
the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
9 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
10 Hard drive slots Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Technical specications
section.
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Figure 4. Front view of the 18 x 3.5 inch drive rack system
Item Indicator, button, ports, and slots Icon Description
1 Power button Indicates if the system is turned
on or o. Press the power
button to manually turn on or o
the system.
NOTE: Press the power
button to gracefully shut
down an ACPI-compliant
operating system.
2 Information tag N/A The Information Tag is a slide-out
label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag,
NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for secure
default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the
iDRAC secure default password.
3System health and system ID
indicator
Indicates the system health. For
more information, see the
System health and system ID
indicator codes section.
4 Status LED indicators N/A Indicate the status of the
system. For more information,
see the Status LED indicators
section.
5iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless
indicator (optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 wireless option is
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activated. The Quick Sync 2
feature allows management of
the system using mobile devices.
This feature aggregates
hardware/rmware inventory
and various system level
diagnostic/error information that
can be used in troubleshooting
the system. You can access
system inventory, Dell Lifecycle
Controller logs or system logs,
system health status, and also
congure iDRAC, BIOS, and
networking parameters. You can
also launch the virtual Keyboard,
Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer
and virtual Kernel based Virtual
Machine (KVM), on a supported
mobile device. For more
information, see the Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller
User's Guide at Dell.com/
idracmanuals.
6 USB port This USB port is USB 2.0
compliant.
7 VGA port Enables you to connect a display
device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical
specications section.
8 USB port The USB port is USB 3.0
compliant.
9 Micro USB port The iDRAC Direct port is micro
USB 2.0-compliant. This port
enables you to access the iDRAC
Direct features. For more
information, see the iDRAC
User’s Guide at Dell.com/
idracmanuals.
10 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-
ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
11 Hard drive slots Enable you to install drives that
are supported on your system.
For more information about
drives, see the Technical
specications section.
12 Rack ear latch (2) Allows you to secure the system
to a rack
13 Drive blank N/A Drive blank
Status LED indicators
NOTE: The indicators display solid amber if any error occurs.
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Figure 5. Status LED indicators
Table 2. Status LED indicators and descriptions
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Drive indicator The indicator turns solid amber if
there is a drive error. • Check the System Event Log to determine if the drive
has an error.
• Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart
the system and run embedded diagnostics (ePSA).
• If the drives are congured in a RAID array, restart the
system, and enter the host adapter conguration
utility program.
Temperature
indicator
The indicator turns solid amber if the
system experiences a thermal error
(for example, the ambient
temperature is out of range or there is
a fan failure).
Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:
• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.
• System cover, air shroud, memory module blank, or
back ller bracket is removed.
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airow is obstructed.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Electrical indicator The indicator turns solid amber if the
system experiences an electrical error
(for example, voltage out of range, or
a failed power supply unit (PSU) or
voltage regulator).
Check the System Event Log or system messages for the
specic issue. If it is due to a problem with the PSU,
check the LED on the PSU. Reseat the PSU.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Memory indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
memory error occurs.
Check the System Event Log or system messages for the
location of the failed memory. Reseat the memory
module.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
PCIe indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
PCIe card experiences an error.
Restart the system. Update any required drivers for the
PCIe card. Reinstall the card.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
NOTE: For more information about the
supported PCIe cards, see the Expansion card
installation guidelines section.
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iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC subsystem.
You can congure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. The
following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 3. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Condition
Solid green for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Flashing green (on for two
seconds and o for two
seconds)
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Turns o Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the front panel of your system.
Figure 6. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
Table 4. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
code
Condition Corrective action
O (default state) Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is turned o. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn on the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 feature.
If the LED fails to turn on, reseat the cable and check.
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Solid white Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is ready
to communicate. Press the iDRAC Quick
Sync 2 button to turn o.
If the LED fails to turn o, restart the system. If the
problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Blinks white rapidly Indicates data transfer activity. If the indicator continues to blink indenitely, see the
Getting help section.
Blinks white slowly Indicates that rmware update is in
progress.
If the indicator continues to blink indenitely, see the
Getting help section.
Blinks white ve times rapidly and
then turns o
Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is disabled.
Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is congured to
be disabled by iDRAC. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section. For more information, see
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
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iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator
code
Condition Corrective action
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals or Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at
Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe
mode.
Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
Blinking amber Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
hardware is not responding properly.
Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the
Getting help section.
System health and system ID indicator codes
The system health and system ID indicator is located on the front panel of your system.
Figure 7. System health and system ID indicators
Table 5. System health and system ID indicator codes
System health and system ID indicator code Condition
Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system
ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button
to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health
and system ID button to switch to system health mode.
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists,
see the Getting help section.
Blinking amber Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System
Event Log for specic error messages. For more information about
error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference
Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage software.
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Back view of the system
Figure 8. Back view of the tower conguration
Table 6. Back view of the tower conguration
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card slot(s) N/A The expansion slot(s) enable you
to connect PCI Express
expansion cards. For more
information on the expansion
cards that are supported on your
system, see the Expansion card
guidelines.
2System health and system ID
indicator
Indicates the system health. For
more information, see the
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Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
System health and system ID
indicator codes section.
3 VGA port Enables you to connect a display
device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical
specications section.
4 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial
device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical
specications section.
5 iDRAC9 Enterprise port Enables you to remotely access
iDRAC. For more information,
see the iDRAC User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
6 USB 2.0 port (2) The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-
compliant. These ports enable
you to connect USB devices to
the system.
7 PCIe expansion card slot(s) N/A The expansion slot(s) enable you
to connect PCI Express
expansion cards. For more
information on the expansion
cards that are supported on your
system, see the Expansion card
guidelines.
8 NIC port (2) The NIC ports are integrated on
the system board provide
network connectivity. For more
information about the supported
congurations, see the Technical
specications section.
9 USB 3.0 port (4) The USB ports are 9-pin and
3.0-compliant. These ports
enable you to connect USB
devices to the system.
10 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information about the
PSU congurations, see the
Technical Specications section
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Figure 9. Back view of the rack conguration
Table 7. Back view of the rack conguration
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card slot(s) N/A The expansion slot(s) enable you
to connect PCI Express
expansion cards. For more
information on the expansion
cards that are supported on your
system, see the Expansion card
guidelines.
2 System ID button/indicator Enables you to identify the your
system
3 VGA port Enables you to connect a display
device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical
specications section.
4 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial
device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical
specications section.
5 iDRAC9 Enterprise port Enables you to remotely access
iDRAC. For more information,
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