Contents
1 Dell PowerEdge T30 system overview............................................................................................................7
Supported configurations for the Dell PowerEdge T30 system.................................................................................. 7
Supported operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 8
Front panel..........................................................................................................................................................................9
Front panel features of the PowerEdge T30 system..............................................................................................9
Back panel.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Back panel features of the PowerEdge T30 system..............................................................................................11
Diagnostic Indicators........................................................................................................................................................12
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel..................................................................................................................12
NIC indicator codes....................................................................................................................................................13
Power on LED indicator codes..................................................................................................................................13
Power indicator codes for power supply unit......................................................................................................... 14
2 Documentation resources............................................................................................................................ 16
3 Technical specifications............................................................................................................................... 17
Chassis dimensions...........................................................................................................................................................17
Chassis weight..................................................................................................................................................................18
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................18
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................18
System battery specification.......................................................................................................................................... 18
Expansion bus specifications...........................................................................................................................................18
Memory specifications.....................................................................................................................................................18
Drive specifications.......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Hard drives.................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Optical drive................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Ports and connectors specifications..............................................................................................................................19
USB ports.................................................................................................................................................................... 19
NIC port...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Video specification.....................................................................................................................................................20
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................20
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications.......................................................................................... 21
4 Initial system setup and configuration..........................................................................................................23
Setting up your system................................................................................................................................................... 23
Options to install the operating system........................................................................................................................ 23
Methods to download firmware and drivers.......................................................................................................... 23
5 System Setup..............................................................................................................................................24
Boot Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................24
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................25
System Setup options.....................................................................................................................................................25
Updating the BIOS ..........................................................................................................................................................32
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