Table Of Contents - Dell PowerEdge R640 Manual

1 System overview............................................................................................................................................ 5
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................................5
New technologies...............................................................................................................................................................5
2 System features.............................................................................................................................................7
Product comparison...........................................................................................................................................................7
Technical specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3 Chassis views and features........................................................................................................................... 11
Front panel view and features......................................................................................................................................... 11
Back panel view and features.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Internal chassis view.........................................................................................................................................................12
Security features...............................................................................................................................................................13
4 Processors................................................................................................................................................... 15
Processor features........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Supported processors...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Processor configurationsSingle CPU configurationProcessor installation........................................................... 17
Chipset............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5 Memory........................................................................................................................................................19
DIMMs supported.............................................................................................................................................................19
Memory configurations................................................................................................................................................... 20
Memory population guidelines..................................................................................................................................20
Memory RAS features...............................................................................................................................................20
6 Storage........................................................................................................................................................22
Storage controllers...........................................................................................................................................................22
Supported drives..............................................................................................................................................................22
External storage............................................................................................................................................................... 23
IDSDM/vFlash card......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Optical drives.................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Tape drives........................................................................................................................................................................ 24
7 Networking and PCIe................................................................................................................................... 25
PCIe expansion cards...................................................................................................................................................... 25
PCIe expansion card riser configurations................................................................................................................25
PCIe expansion cards................................................................................................................................................ 25
8 Power, Thermal, and Acoustics.................................................................................................................... 27
Power consumption and energy efficiency................................................................................................................... 27
Thermal and Acoustics.................................................................................................................................................... 28
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