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Option Fan Control Override USB Wake Support Wake on LAN Description • Select Days Allows you to control the speed of the system fan. The option Fan Control Override is not enabled by Default setting. Allows you to enable or disable the USB Wake Support. • Disabled (Default setting) • Enabled This option allows the system to power up from the off state when triggered by a special LAN signal. Wake-up from the Standby state is unaffected by this setting and must be enabled in the operating system. This feature only works when the system is connected to AC power supply. • Disabled (Default setting) • LAN Only • LAN with PXE Boot Table 10. POST behavior Option Numlock LED Keyboard Errors Extend BIOS POST Time Warnings and Errors Description Allows you to specify if the NumLock function is enabled when the system boots. This option is enabled by Default setting. Specifies whether keyboard related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by Default setting. This option creates an additional pre-boot delay. • 0 seconds (Default setting) • 5 seconds • 10 seconds This option causes the boot process to only pause when warning or errors are detected. Choose any one of the option: • Prompt on Warnings and Errors (Default setting) • Continue on Warnings • Continue on Warnings and Errors Table 11. Manageability Option Intel AMT Capability USB provision MEBx Hotkey Description This option is selected as Enabled by Default setting. This option is not selected by Default setting. This option is selected by Default setting. Table 12. Virtualization support Option Virtualization VT for Direct I/O Trusted Execution Description This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology. • Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - This option is enabled by Default setting. Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology for direct I/O. • Enable VT for Direct I/O - This option is enabled by Default setting. Allows you to specify whether a Measured Virtual Machine Monitor (MVMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Trusted Execution Program. 22 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

•

Select Days

Fan Control Override

Allows you to control the speed of the system fan.

The option Fan Control Override is not enabled by Default setting.

USB Wake Support

Allows you to enable or disable the USB Wake Support.

•

Disabled

(Default setting)

•

Enabled

Wake on LAN

This option allows the system to power up from the off state when triggered by a special LAN

signal. Wake-up from the Standby state is unaffected by this setting and must be enabled in the

operating system. This feature only works when the system is connected to AC power supply.

•

Disabled

(Default setting)

•

LAN Only

•

LAN with PXE Boot

Table 10. POST behavior

Option

Description

Numlock LED

Allows you to specify if the NumLock function is enabled when the system boots. This option is

enabled by Default setting.

Keyboard Errors

Specifies whether keyboard related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by

Default setting.

Extend BIOS POST Time

This option creates an additional pre-boot delay.

•

0 seconds

(Default setting)

•

5 seconds

•

10 seconds

Warnings and Errors

This option causes the boot process to only pause when warning or errors are detected. Choose

any one of the option:

•

Prompt on Warnings and Errors

(Default setting)

•

Continue on Warnings

•

Continue on Warnings and Errors

Table 11. Manageability

Option

Description

Intel AMT Capability

This option is selected as Enabled by Default setting.

USB provision

This option is not selected by Default setting.

MEBx Hotkey

This option is selected by Default setting.

Table 12. Virtualization support

Option

Description

Virtualization

This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware

capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology.

•

Enable Intel Virtualization Technology

- This option is enabled by Default setting.

VT for Direct I/O

Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware

capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology for direct I/O.

•

Enable VT for Direct I/O

- This option is enabled by Default setting.

Trusted Execution

Allows you to specify whether a Measured Virtual Machine Monitor (MVMM) can utilize the

additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Trusted Execution Program.

Pre-operating system management applications