Dell PowerEdge R640 EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual - Page 39
Expanded operating temperature restrictions, Thermal restrictions
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NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD panel and in the System Event Log. Expanded operating temperature restrictions • Do not perform a cold startup below 5°C. • The operating temperature specified is for a maximum altitude of 3050 m (10,000 ft). • 150 W/8 C, 165 W/12 C and higher wattage processor(TDP>165 W) are not supported. • Redundant power supply unit is required. • Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported. • NVDIMM-Ns are not supported. • DCPMMs are not supported. • GPU is not supported. • PCIe SSD is not supported. • Rear installed drives are not supported • Tape backup unit is not supported. Thermal restrictions The following table lists the configurations required for efficient cooling. Table 33. Thermal restrictions configuration Number Configuration of process ors Heatsink Processor/ DIMM blank One 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 165 W Not required 1 One 1U 2-pipe heat PowerEdge sink for CPU=200/205 W and 150 W/165 W Required R640 (2.5 inch FO* hard drives x 10) Two 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 165 W 2 Two 1U 2-pipe heat Not required sink for CPU=200/205 W and 150 W/165 W FO* Two 1U standard heat PowerEdge sink for CPU ≤ 165 W R640 (2.5 inch hard drives x 2 Two 1U 2-pipe heat Not required 10 with NVMe sink for CPU=200/205 drives) W and 150 W/165 W FO* PowerEdge R640 (2.5 inch hard drives x 8) (3.5 inch hard drives x 4) One 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 165 W Not required One 1U 2-pipe heat 1 sink for CPU=150 W/165 W FO* One 1U 2-pipe heat Required sink for CPU=200/205 W 2 Two 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 165 W Required DIMM blanks Maximum number of DIMM blanks Required for processor 1 11 blanks Required 22 blanks Required 22 blanks Required for processor 1 11 blanks Fan Five standard fans Eight high performance fans Eight standard fans Eight high performance fans Eight high performance fans Five standard fans Eight high performance fans Eight standard fans Technical specifications 39
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