Dell Precision 3930 Rack Setup and Specifications Regulatory Model: D02R Regulatory Type: D02R001 June 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Set up your computer................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2: Chassis overview......................................................................................................... 8 Front view............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Back view........................................
System logs......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Advanced configuration....................................................................................................................................................31 Updating the BIOS in Windows ..............................................................................................................................
1 Set up your computer Steps 1. Connect the keyboard and mouse. 2. Connect to your network using a cable. 3. Connect the display.
NOTE: If you ordered your computer with discrete graphics card, the card is the primary driver for video. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card. 4. Connect the power cable. 5. Press the power button. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish Windows setup: a. Connect to a network.
b. Sign in to your Microsoft account or create an account. 7. Locate Dell apps. Table 1. Locate Dell apps Register your computer Dell Help and Support SupportAssist—Check and update your computer.
2 Chassis overview Front view 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. Hard drive slot 0 USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2 port SD card reader slot Power button Service tag 2. 4. 6. 8. Audio port USB Type-A 3.1 Gen1 port Drive activity light Hard drive slot 1 2. 4. 6. 8. Expansion card slots USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2 (with UMA video support) Serial port 1 GB Network port Back view 1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
System board layout 1. Memory Slots 3. Left SATA power connector 5. Power distribution board power connector 7. SATA 1 connector 9. USB Type-A 3.1 Gen1 11. Front panel connector 13. M.2 PCIe connector (SSD0) 15. M.2 PCIe connector (SSD1) 17. PCIe slot 19. Right SATA power connector 2 21. Fan 8 power connector 23. GPU power connector 25. Fan 6 power connector 27. Fan 5/4/3 power connector 2. Front panel HSD 4. Coin cell battery 6. SATA 0 connector 8. Power connector 1 10.
3 System Information Technical specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer.
Table 3. System information (continued) Feature Specification External bus frequency DMI 3.0-8GT/s Power supply unit This topic lists the power supply units information. Table 4. 550 Watts Feature Specifications Power Supply Wattage 550 W AC input Voltage Range 100–240 VAC AC input current (low AC range/high AC range) 7.4 A / 3.7 A AC input Frequency 50 HZ / 60 HZ. Table 5. 3.
Table 6. Processor specifications (continued) Type UMA Graphics Intel Xeon E Processor E-2278G (8 Core, 3.4 GHz, 16 MB Cache) Integrated Intel UHD P630 Intel Xeon E Processor E-2276G (6 Core, 3.8 GHz, 12 MB Cache) Integrated Intel UHD P630 Intel Xeon E Processor E-2246G (6 Core, 3.6 GHz, 12 MB Cache) Integrated Intel UHD P630 Intel Xeon E Processor E-2236 (6 Core, 3.4 GHz, 12 MB Cache) Not Supported Intel Xeon E Processor E-2226G (6 Core, 3.
Table 6. Processor specifications (continued) Type UMA Graphics Intel Core i7-8700K Processor (6 Core, 3.7 GHz up to 4.7 GHz Integrated Intel UHD 630 Turbo, 12 MB Cache) Intel Core i3-9100 Processor (4 Core, 3.6 GHz, 6 MB Cache) Integrated Intel UHD 630 Intel Core i5-9400 Processor (8 Core, 2.9 GHz, 9 MB Cache) Integrated Intel UHD 630 Intel Core i5-9500 Processor (6 Core, 3.0 GHz, 9 MB Cache) Integrated Intel UHD 630 Intel Core i5-9600 Processor (6 Core, 3.
Dell Precision 3930 rack memory matrix The Dell Precision 3930 rack memory matrix outlines an order by Channel/DIMM-number in which DIMMs are populated in the memory slots \ NOTE: To achieve optimized memory performance a single DIMM needs to be populated in both Channels A and Channel B regardless of the DIMM-number. Mixing of memory DIMM sizes is not supported. Storage Table 8. Storage specifications Type Form factor Interface Security option Capacity Four 2.
Audio Table 9. Audio specifications Feature Specification Controller Waves MaxxAudio ProSupport Type Two-channel high-definition audio Interface ● Universal audio jack ● Stereo headset Video card Table 10.
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Table 10. Video card specifications (continued) Controller Type CPU Dependency Graphics memory type Capacity External display support Maximum resolution ● 5120 x 2880 x 24bpp at 60 Hz NVIDIA RTX2080B Discrete N/A GDDR6 8 GB DisplayPort / HDMI Single DP 1.4a ● 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 60 Hz Dual DP 1.4a ● 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 120 Hz HDMI 2.
Communication Table 11. Communication specifications Feature Specification Network adapter Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ45) Integrated Aquantia 10 GB/s Ethernet (RJ45) Media card-reader Table 12. Media card-reader specifications Feature Specification Type One SD-card slot Supported cards ● SD ● SDHC ● SDXC System board connectors Table 13. System board connectors Feature Specification M.
Table 14. Front ports and connectors (continued) Feature Specification USB ● One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port ● Two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports Audio Universal audio jack. Table 15. Rear ports and connectors Feature Specification USB Two USB 3.1 Gen2 TypeC ports (with UMA video support) Network adapter ● One 1 Gb RJ45 ● One 10 Gb RJ45 Serial port One serial port Operating system specifications Table 16.
NOTE: *Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment.† Measured using a 2-microsecond half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use. ‡ Measured using a 2-microsecond half-sine pulse when the hard drive head is in parked position. Support policy For more information on support policy, see the knowledge base articles PNP13290, PNP18925, and PNP18955.
4 System setup System setup enables you to manage your tabletdesktopnotebook hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System setup, you can: ● Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware ● View the system hardware configuration ● Enable or disable integrated devices ● Set performance and power management thresholds ● Manage your computer security BIOS overview CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings in the BIOS Setup program.
Keys Navigation Enter Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop‐down list, if applicable. Tab Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.
Table 18. General (continued) Option Description Boot Sequence Allows you to specify the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system from the devices specified in this list. Advanced Boot Options Allows you to select the Enable Legacy Option ROMs option, when in UEFI boot mode. By default, this option is selected.
Table 19. System Configuration (continued) Option Description ● ● ● ● ● SATA-1 (enabled by default) SATA-2 (enabled by default) SATA-3 (enabled by default) M.2 PCIe SSD-0 (enabled by default) M.2 PCIe SSD-1 (enabled by default) Smart Reporting This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup. The Enable Smart Reporting option is disabled by default.
Table 19. System Configuration (continued) Option Description ● Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot ● Secure Digital (SD) Card Read-Only Mode Front power button Allows you to enable or disable the power button on the front panel. The option Enable Front Power button is selected by default. ● Enable Front power button ● Disabled Front power button Video screen options Table 20. Video Option Description Multi-Display Allows you to enable or disable Multi-Display. It has to be enabled for Windows 7 or later.
Table 21. Security (continued) Option Description UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option blocks BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) TPM 2.0 Security Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system.
Table 22. Secure Boot (continued) Option Description Secure Boot Mode Allows you to modify the behavior of Secure Boot to allow evaluation or enforcement of UEFI driver signatures. ● Deployed Mode (default) ● Audit Mode Expert key Management Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default.
Table 24. Performance (continued) Option Description ● 1 ● 2 ● 3 Intel SpeedStep Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep mode of processor. ● Enable Intel SpeedStep This option is set by default. C-States Control Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. ● C states This option is set by default.
Table 25. Power Management (continued) Option Description ● Disabled - Does not allows the system to power on by special LAN signals when it receives a wake-up signal from the LAN. ● LAN - Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN. ● LAN Only - Allows the system to be powered on by special LAN signals. ● LAN with PXE Boot - A wakeup packet sent to the system in either the S4 or S5 state, that will cause the system to wake up and immediately boot to PXE. This option is Disabled by default.
Table 27. POST Behavior (continued) Option Description ● Prompt on Warnings and Errors—Default ● Continue on Warnings ● Continue on Warnings and Errors Manageability Table 28. Manageability Option Description USB provision This option is not selected by default. MEBx Hotkey This option is selected by default. Virtualization support Table 29.
Table 30. Maintenance (continued) Option Description This option is set by default. Data Wipe Allows you to securely erase data from all internal storage devices. ● Wipe on Next Boot This option is not set by default. BIOS Recovery BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive—This option is set by default. Allows you to recover the corrupted BIOS from a recovery file on the HDD or an external USB key. BIOS Auto-Recovery— Allows you to recover the BIOS automatically.
Steps 1. Restart the computer. 2. Go to Dell.com/support. ● Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. ● Click Detect Product and follow the instructions on screen. 3. If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag, click Choose from all products. 4. Choose the Products category from the list. NOTE: Choose the appropriate category to reach the product page 5. Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears. 6.
Figure 1. DOS BIOS Update Screen Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments If you want to update the system BIOS in a Linux environment such as Ubuntu, see https://www.dell.com/support/article/ sln171755. Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu Updating your system BIOS using a BIOS update .exe file copied to a FAT32 USB key and booting from the F12 one time boot menu.
Steps 1. From a power off state, insert the USB key where you copied the flash into a USB port of the system . 2. Power on the system and press the F12 key to access the One-Time Boot Menu, Highlight BIOS Flash Update using the arrow keys then press Enter. 3. The Bios flash menu will open then click the browse button. 4. The E5450A14.exe file is shown as an example in the following screenshot. The actual file name may vary.
5. Once the file is selected, it will show in the file selection box and you can click the OK button to continue. 6. Click the Begin Flash Update button.
7. A warning box is displayed asking you if you want to proceed. Click the Yes button to begin the flash. 8. At this point the BIOS flash will execute, the system will reboot and then the BIOS flash will start and a progress bar will show the progress of the flash. Depending on the changes included in the update, the progress bar may go from zero to 100 multiple times and the flash process could take as long as 10 minutes. Generally this process takes two to three minutes.
9. Once complete, the system will reboot and the BIOS update process is completed. System and setup password Table 33. System and setup password Password type Description System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system. Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer. You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
● ● ● ● A password can have up to 32 characters. The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed. Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). 3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK. 4. Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes. 5. Press Y to save the changes. The computer reboots.
5 Getting help Contacting Dell Prerequisites NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. About this task Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Steps 1. Go to Dell.com/support. 2.
