Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 Technical Specifications Regulatory Model: E46S Series Regulatory Type: E46S001 December 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Technical specifications............................................................................................... 4 System dimensions..............................................................................................................................................................4 Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................................................
1 Technical specifications Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • System dimensions Chassis weight Processor specifications Supported operating systems Cooling fans specifications PSU specifications System battery Expansion bus specifications Memory specifications Storage controller specifications Drive specifications Ports and connectors specifications Video specifications Environmental specifications System dimensions Figure 1.
Table 1. Dimensions of the Dell EMC R540 system Xa Xb Y Za (with bezel) Za (without bezel) Zb Zc 482.0 mm (18.97 inches) 434.0 mm (17.08 inches) 86.8 mm (3.41 inches) 35.84 mm (1.41 inches) 22 mm (0.87 inches) 647.07 mm (25.47 inches) 681.755 mm (26.84 inches) Chassis weight Table 2. Chassis weight System Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs) 8 x 3.5 inch 25.4 kg (55.99 lb) 12 x 3.5 inch 29.68 kg (65.
PSU specifications The Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 system supports the following AC or DC power supply units (PSU). Table 4.
Memory specifications Table 6.
Ports and connectors specifications USB ports The Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 system supports: Table 7. USB specifications Front panel Back panel Internal USB ● Two USB 2.0-compliant port ● One iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port ● Two USB 3.0-compliant port ● One internal USB 3.0 port NIC ports The Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 system supports two Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports on the back panel, which have two 1 Gbps configuration.
Table 8. Supported video resolution options (continued) Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits) 1680 x 1050 60 8, 16, 32 1920 x 1080 60 8, 16, 32 1920 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32 Environmental specifications NOTE: For additional information about environmental certifications, please refer to the Product Environmental Datasheet located with the Manuals & Documents on www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals Table 9.
Table 14. Operating temperature derating specifications Operating temperature derating Specifications Up to 35°C (95°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). 35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). 40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). Standard operating temperature Table 15.
● Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported. ● Tape backup unit (TBU) is not supported. Thermal restriction matrix Table 17. Thermal restriction matrix for R540 Storage configuration Front 8 drive 12 drive 12 drive Rear NA NA 2 drive Fan type Standard fan Standard fan Highperformance fan CPU heat sink type 1.5U heat sink 1.
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NOTE: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.
