Dell
PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 36
Figure 29. Acoustics of 4-HDD Chassis
Typical Configuration @ 23 ± 2
Operating
Mode
L
WA
-UL
(Bels)
L
pA
(dBA)
PROMINENT
TONES
CPU HDD RAID DIMM
2 x Intel
E5506/2.13GHz
2 x 146GB SAS
(3.5”/ 7200
RPM)
1 x
PERC
S300
4 x 2GB
UDIMM
Standby
None
Idle
None
Stress
None
Max. Configuration @ 23 ± 2
Operating
Mode
L
WA
-UL
(Bels)
L
pA
(dBA)
PROMINENT
TONES
CPU HDD RAID DIMM
2 x Intel
X5570/2.80GHz
4 x 600GB SAS
(3.5”/ 15k RPM)
1 x
PERC
6/i
(H700)
8 x 4GB
RDIMM
Standby
None
Idle
5.8 42
None
Stress
None
Figure 30. Acoustics of 8-HDD Chassis
Typical Configuration @ 23 ± 2
Operating
Mode
L
WA
-UL
(Bels)
L
pA
(dBA)
PROMINENT
TONES
CPU HDD RAID DIMM
2 x Intel
E5506/2.13GHz
4 x 500 GB Hot-
plug SATA (3.5”/
7200 RPM)
1 x SAS
6i/R
6 x 2GB
UDIMM
Standby
None
Idle
None
Stress
None
Max. Configuration @ 23 ± 2
Operating
Mode
L
WA
-UL
(Bels)
L
pA
(dBA)
PROMINENT
TONES
CPU HDD RAID DIMM
2 x Intel
X5570/2.80GHz
8 x 600GB SAS
(3.5”/ 15k RPM)
1 x
PERC
6/i
(H700)
8 x 8GB
RDIMM
Standby
None
Idle
None
Stress
None
Standby: AC Power is connected to Power Supply Units but system is not turned on.
Definitions
Idle: Reference ISO7779 (1999) definition 3.1.7; system is running in its OS but no other specific activity.
Stressed Processor: An operating mode per ISO7779 (1999) definition 3.1.6. The software MemBW4 is activated to
stress the processors.
LwA – UL: The upper limit sound power level (LwA) calculated per Section 4.4.2 of ISO 9296 (1988) and measured in
accordance to ISO 7779 (1999).
LpA: A-Weighted sound pressure level.
The system is placed in a rack with its bottom at 75 cm from the floor. The acoustic
transducer is at front bystander position, ref ISO7779 (1999) Section 8.6.2.
Prominent tone: Criteria of D.5 and D.8 of ECMA-74 9th ed. (2005) are followed to determine if discrete tones are
prominent.
The system is placed in a rack with its bottom at 75 cm from the floor. The acoustic transducer is at front
bystander position, ref ISO7779 (1999) Section 8.6.2.