Dell Precision T3500 User Manual

About Warnings

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,

or death.

Dell™ Precision™ Workstation T3500

Setup and Features Information

Front View

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1 optical drives (2) 2 optical drive eject button

3 FlexBay (optional floppy drive

or media card reader)

June 2009

4 drive activity light

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5

Model DCTA

5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 6 power button, power light

7 headphone connector 8 microphone connector

9 network link light 10 diagnostic lights (4)

Back View

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2

3

1 power connector 2 expansion card slots (6)

3 back panel connectors

Back Panel Connectors

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1 parallel connector 2 PS/2 mouse connector

3 line-out connector 4 link integrity light

5 network adapter connector 6 network activity light

7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 8 line-in connector

9 eSATA connector 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)

11 PS/2 keyboard connector 12 serial connector

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Quick Setup

WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the

safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional best practices
information see www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them.

Connect the monitor using one of the following cables:

1

a

The dual monitor Y-adapter cable

c

The display port cable

b

The white DVI cable

d

The DVI to display port adapter

2

Connect a USB device, such as a
keyboard or mouse.

4

Connect the power cable(s).

3

Connect the network cable.

5

Press the power buttons on the
monitor and the computer.

Specifications

NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer.

For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com.

Processor

Type Intel® Xeon® Processor 3500 series

Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series

System Information

System chipset Intel X58+ ICH10

Data bus width 64 bits

Video

Type:

Discrete

Drives

Externally accessible one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)

Internally accessible two 3.5-inch SATA drive bays

two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots

NOTE: Support for discrete full height and 3/4 length graphics

option through PCIe x16 graphics card slot.

two 5.25-inch drive bays

NOTE: The platform can accommodate third and fourth

3.5-inch hard drives in the flex bay or the optical drive bay.

Controls and Lights

Front of the computer:

Power button

Power light

Drive activity light

push button

amber light — Solid amber indicates a problem with an
installed device; blinking amber indicates an internal power
problem.

green light —

power-on state.

green light — A blinking green light indicates the computer
is reading data from or writing data to the SATA hard drive
or CD/DVD.

Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for

Controls and Lights (continued)

Network link light

Rear of the computer:

Link integrity light (on
integrated network adapter)

Network activity light (on
integrated network adapter)

Power

DC power supply:

Voltage (see the safety
information that shipped
with your computer for
important voltage setting
information)

Coin-cell battery

green light — Solid green indicates connection to an
active network

off (no light) — System is not connected to a network

link integrity light color is based on the link speed:

green light — A good connection at 10Mbs exists between
the network and the computer.

orange light — A good connection at 100Mbs exists between
the network and the computer.

yellow light — A good connection at 1000Mbs exists
between the network and the computer.

off(no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical
connection to the network.

yellow blinking light

115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 6.0/3.0 A

3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Physical

Height 44.8 cm (17.6 inches)

Width 17.25 cm (6.8 inches)

Depth 46.8 cm (18.4 inches)

Weight 17.3 kg (38.0 lb)

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating

Storage

Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)

Altitude:

Operating

Storage

Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)

–40° to 65° C (–40° to 149° F)

–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Finding More Information and Resources

If you need to: See:

Find safety best practices information for
your computer, review
Warranty information, Terms and
Conditions(U.S only), Safety instructions,
Regulatory information, Ergonomics
information, and End User License Agreement.

The safety and regulatory documents that
shipped with your computer and also see the
Regulatory Compliance Homepage at

www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

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