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Option Date/Time Description • Always, Except Internal HDD & PXE • Always • Never 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 Integrated NIC Serial Port SATA Operation Drives SMART Reporting USB Configuration Front USB Configuration Rear USB Configuration Description Allows you to configure the on-board LAN controller. • Enable UEFI Network Stack • Disabled • Enabled • Enabled w/PXE (Default setting) Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: • Disabled • COM1 (Default setting) • COM2 • COM3 • COM4 Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. • Disabled • AHCI • RAID On (Default setting) Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. • SATA-0 • SATA-1 • SATA-2 • SATA-3 Default setting: All drives are enabled. 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) 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) 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 Allows you to enable or disable the rear USB configuration. • Rear Port 1 (Upper Left) • Rear Port 2 (Upper Right) 18 Pre-operating system management applications

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerEdge T40 Installation and Service Manual	3
About this document	6
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
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
Downloading the drivers and firmware	15
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
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled	24
Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive	24
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments	25
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu	25
System and setup password	30
Assigning a system setup password	31
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password	31
PXE boot	31
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
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	53
Speaker	54
Removing speaker	54
Installing the speaker	56
System fan	58
Removing system fan	58
Installing system fan	60
Intrusion switch	61
Removing intrusion switch	61
Installing intrusion switch	62
Processor and heatsink	63
Removing heat sink module	63
Removing the processor	64
Installing the processor	64
Installing heat sink module	65
System board	67
Removing the system board	67
Installing the system board	69
Entering the System Service Tag by using the Service Menu	70
Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup	71
Control panel	71
Removing the control panel	71
Installing the control panel	72
Power button module	73
Removing power button module	73
Installing power button module	74
Jumpers and connectors	76
System board jumpers and connectors	76
System board jumper settings	77
Disabling forgotten password	78
Technical specifications	79
Chassis dimensions	80
System weight	80
Processor specifications	80
Supported operating systems	81
PSU specifications	81
System fan specifications	81
System battery specifications	81
Expansion card specifications	82
Memory specifications	82
Storage controller specifications	82
Drive specifications	82
Drives	82
Optical drives	83
Ports and connectors specifications	83
USB ports specifications	83
NIC port specifications	83
Serial connector specifications	83
DisplayPort specifications	83
Video specifications	83
Environmental specifications	84
Thermal restriction matrix	85
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications	85
System diagnostics and indicator codes	86
Front panel indicator codes	86
NIC indicator codes	87
Power supply unit Built-in Self Test	87
Steps to confirm that power supply unit is defective	88
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment — ePSA diagnostics	88
Running the ePSA Diagnostics	88
Diagnostics	89
Diagnostic error messages	89
System error messages	92
Getting help	93
Recycling or End-of-Life service information	93
Uploading files to Dell Technical Support	93
Contacting Dell	93
Accessing system information by using QRL	94
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge T40 system	94

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Option

Description

•

Always, Except Internal HDD & PXE

•

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)

Pre-operating system management applications