Dell Precision Workstation T3600 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: D01T Regulatory Type: D01T002
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2012 Dell Inc.
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Working on Your Computer.......................................................................................................5 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................5 Turning Off Your Computer...............................................................
Removing the Speaker............................................................................................................................................32 Installing the Speaker.............................................................................................................................................33 Removing the System Board...................................................................................................................................
Working on Your Computer 1 Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. Turning Off Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1.
Removing and Installing Components 2 This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe Removing the Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. If the PSU is locked, remove the PSU lock screw to release the PSU.
Installing the Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1. Hold the PSU handle and slide the PSU into the computer. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Lay down the computer on it's right side with the latch facing up. 3. Lift up the cover-release latch.
4. Lift the cover upward to a 45–degree angle, and remove it from the computer. Installing the Cover 1. Place the computer cover on the chassis. 2. Press down on the computer cover until it clicks into place. 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the data and power cables from the optical drive.
4. Unthread the cables from the latches. 5. Press on the clasp to release the latch holding the cables on the side of the optical-drive cage. 6. Press down on the latch and lift up the cables.
7. Lift up the release latch on top of the ODD cage. 8. Holding the release latch, slide the optical-drive cage from the optical drive compartment. Figure 1.
Installing the Optical Drive 1. Lift the release latch, and slide the optical-drive cage inside the compartment. 2. Press on the clasp to release the latch and thread the cables into the holder. 3. Connect the power cable to the back of the optical drive. 4. Connect the data cable to the back of the optical drive. 5. Install the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
4. Press in on the latches on either side of the hard drive bracket. 5. Slide the hard drive out of the compartment.
6. If a 2.5–inch hard drive is installed, remove the screws and lift up the drive to remove it from the hard-drive caddy. Installing the Hard Drive 1. Press in on the latches of the hard drive cage and slide it inside the compartment. 2. Connect the hard drive power supply cable. 3. Connect the hard drive data cable. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the System Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2.
4. Remove the screw that secures metal plate to the system fan. 5. Press the latches on either side of the metal plate to release it.
6. Lift the metal plate out the chassis. 7. Remove the screws that secure the drive bay. 8. Slide the latch out to release the air baffle. 9. Remove the air baffle out the of the computer.
10. Disconnect the system fan cables from the system board. 11. Remove the screws that secure system fan assembly to the chassis. 12. Lift the system fan assembly from the chassis.
13. Pry away the grommets to remove the system fans from the system fan assembly. CAUTION: Using excessive force may damage the grommets. 14. Remove the system fans from the system fan assembly.
Installing the System Fan 1. Place the fans in the fan assembly and attach the grommets. 2. Place the fan assembly in the chassis. 3. Install the screws to secure the fan assembly to the chassis. 4. Connect the system fan cables to their connectors on the system board. 5. Route the system fan cables out of the opening in the system fan module in the direction of the system board. 6. Place the air baffle in its slot in the computer and insert the latches. 7.
3. Press the release latch away from the battery to allow the battery to pop-up from the socket. Lift the coin-cell battery out of the computer. Figure 3. Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery into the slot on the system board. 2. Press the coin-cell battery downward until the release latch springs back into place and secures it. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Heat Sink 1.
5. Lift up the heat sink and remove it from the computer. Installing the Heat Sink 1. Place the heat sink inside the computer. 2. Tighten the captive screws to secure the heat sink to the system board. 3. Connect the heat-sink cable to the system board. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2.
3. To remove the processor: NOTE: The processor cover is secured by two levers. They have icons that indicate which lever needs to be opened first and which lever closes first. a) Press down on the first lever holding the processor cover in place and release it sideways from its retention hook. b) Repeat step 'a' to release the second lever from its retention hook. c) Lift up and remove the processor cover. d) Lift the processor to remove it from the socket and place it in antistatic package. 4.
c) PCI card d) hard drive e) optical drive 3. Unthread the system board cable from the latch. 4. Remove the screw that secures metal plate to the system fan. 5. Press the latches on either side of the metal plate to release it.
6. Lift the metal plate out the chassis. 7. Remove the screws that secure the drive bay.
8. Slide the latch out to release the air baffle. 9. Remove the air baffle out the of the computer. 10. Disconnect the system fan cables from the system board. 11. Remove the screws that secure system fan assembly to the chassis.
12. Lift the system fan assembly from the chassis. 13. Pry away the grommets to remove the system fans from the system fan assembly. CAUTION: Using excessive force may damage the grommets.
14. Remove the system fans from the system fan assembly. Installing the System Fan 1. Place the fans in the fan assembly and attach the grommets. 2. Place the fan assembly in the chassis. 3. Install the screws to secure the fan assembly to the chassis. 4. Connect the system fan cables to their connectors on the system board. 5. Route the system fan cables out of the opening in the system fan module in the direction of the system board. 6.
4. Remove the baffle cover from the computer. 5. Remove the power cables. 6. Remove the screws securing the PSU card to the slot.
7. Remove the PSU card from the computer. Installing the PSU Card 1. Replace the PSU card in its slot. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the PSU card in its slot. 3. Replace the power cables in their slots. 4. Replace the baffle cover in its slot. 5. Install the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3.
4. Rotate and pull the bezel panel away from the computer to release the hooks on the opposite edge of the bezel from the chassis. Installing the Front Bezel 1. Insert the hooks along the bottom edge of the front panel into the slots on the chassis front. 2. Rotate the bezel towards the computer to engage the front-bezel retention clips until they click into place. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Front Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1.
4. Remove the USB 3.0 module from the chassis. 5. Disconnect the cables to release the I/O panel.
Figure 4. 6. Remove the screws which secure the front I/O panel to the chassis. 7. Remove the front I/O panel from the chassis. Installing the Front Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1. Replace the front I/O panel in its slot. 2. Tighten the screws securing the front I/O panel to the chassis 3. Attach the cables to the I/O panel. 4. Slide the USB 3.0 module in its slot. 5. Tighten the screws securing the USB 3.0 module to the front I/O panel. 6. Install: a) front bezel b) cover 7.
4. Press down the clasp, lift and remove the speaker. Installing the Speaker 1. Replace the speaker and fix the clasp. 2. Connect the speaker cable to the system board. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2.
j) k) l) m) n) o) front input/output (I/O) panel speakers heat sink heat-sink fan memory module(s) processor 3. Disconnect all the cables from the system board. 4. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis. 5. Lift the system board in an upward direction and remove it from the computer.
Installing the System Board 1. Align the system board to the port connectors on the rear of the chassis and place the system board in the chassis. 2. Tighten the screws that secure the system board to the chassis. 3. Connect the cables to the system board. 4. Install: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) 5.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 36 PCI slot PCIe x16 slot (wired as x4) PCIe x16 slot PCIe x1 slot PCIe x16 slot (accelerated graphics port) PCIe x16 slot (wired as x4) USB 3.0 front panel connector DIMM slots intrusion switch connector CPU fan socket CPU DIMM slots hard drive temperature sensor front panel audio connector HDD1 fan connector coin-cell battery 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Additional Information 3 This section provides information for the additional features that are part of your computer. Memory Module Guidelines To ensure optimal performance of your computer, observe the following general guidelines when configuring your system memory: • Memory modules of different sizes can be mixed (for example, 2 GB and 4 GB), but all populated channels must have identical configurations. • Memory modules must be installed beginning with the first socket.
System Setup 4 System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS‐level options.
Keys Navigation Allows you to select 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. Moves to the next focus area. NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only. Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system. Displays the System Setup help file.
Table 3. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: • • USB Controller Allows you to control the USB controller. The options are: • • • Serial Port Disabled Enabled (Default Setting) Enable USB Controller (Default Setting) Disable USB Mass Storage Dev Disable USB Controller Identifies and defines the serial port settings.
Option Description • PCI Bus Configuration Enable SMART Reporting - This option is disabled by default. Allows you to configure the PCI buses. The options are: • 64 PCI Buses (Default) Audio Allows you enable or disable the audio feature. Default Setting: Audio is enabled Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. The options are: • • SATA-0 SATA-1 Default Setting: All drives are enabled. HDD Fans Allows you to control the HDD fans.
Option Description Cache Prefetch Default Setting: Enable Hardware Prefetch and Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch RMT Default Setting: Enabled Table 5. Virtualization Support Option Description Virtualization This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology. • VT for Direct I/O Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - This option is enabled by default.
Option Description TPM Security Allows you to enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) during POST. Default Setting: The option is disabled. CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support Computrace Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software.
Option Description This option is Disabled by default. Table 8. Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the service tag of your computer. Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default. SERR Messages Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is not set by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled. Table 9.
5. On the application and drivers screen, under the Operating System drop-down list, select BIOS. 6. Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download File. 7. Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window; click Download Now. The File Download window appears. 8. Click Save to save the file on your computer. 9. Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer. Follow the instructions on the screen.
6. Type the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK. 7. Press and a message prompts you to save the changes. 8. Press to save the changes. The computer reboots. Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password Status is Locked.
12. Power-on the computer. 13. Go to the system setup, and assign a new system or setup password.
Diagnostics 5 If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
6 Troubleshooting Your Computer You can troubleshoot your computer using indicators like Diagnostic Lights, Beep Codes, and Error Messages during the operation of the computer. Diagnostic LEDs NOTE: The diagnostic LEDs only serve as an indicator of the progress through the Power-On Self Test (POST) process. These LEDs do not indicate the problem that caused the POST routine to stop. The diagnostic LEDs are located on the front of the chassis next to the power button.
• A possible graphics card failure has occurred. • • • Ensure that the display/ monitor is plugged into a discrete graphic card. Re-seat any installed graphics cards. If available, install a working graphics card into your computer. A possible hard drive failure has occurred. • Re-seat all power and data cables. A possible USB failure has occurred • Reinstall all USB devices and check all cable connections. No memory modules are detected.
• A possible system board failure has occurred. • • Some other failure has occurred. • • • • computer boots, add the peripheral cards back one by one until you find the bad one. If the problem persists, the system board / system board component is faulty. Disconnect all internal and external peripherals, and restart the computer. If the computer boots, add the peripheral cards back one by one until you find the bad one. If the problem persists, the system board is faulty.
Error Messages There are two types of BIOS error messages that are displayed depending on the severity of the issue. They are: Errors That Do Not Halt Your Computer These error messages will not halt your computer, but will display a warning message, pause for a few seconds, and then continue to boot. The following table lists the error messages. Table 12. Errors that do not halt your computer Error Message Alert! Cover was previously removed.
Error Message Dell Reliable Memory Technology (RMT) has discovered and isolated errors in system memory. You may continue to work. Additional errors will not be isolated. Memory module replacement is recommended. Please refer to the RMT Event log screen in BIOS setup for specific DIMM information.
Technical Specifications 7 NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start → Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer. Table 14.
Feature Specification T3600 2 GB T5600 / T7600 4 GB Maximum memory T3600 64 GB T5600 128 GB T7600 512 GB Table 17. Video Feature Specification Discrete (PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16) T3600 up to 2 full-height, full-length (maximum of 300 W) T5600 up to 2 full-height, full-length (maximum of 300 W) T7600 up to 4 full-height, full length (maximum of 600 W) Table 18. Audio Feature Specification Integrated Realtek ALC269 audio codec Table 19.
Feature Specification PCI 2.3 (32-bit, 33 MHz): 133 MB/s SAS – 3 Gbps SATA – 1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps USB – 1.2 Mbps Low Speed, 12 Mbps Full Speed, 480 Mbps High Speed, 5 Gbps Super Speed Table 21. Drives Feature Specification T3600 /T5600 Externally accessible: Slimline SATA optical bays one 5.25–inch drive bays one; supports one 5.25–inches SATA device, one media card reader, or up to two 2.5–inches SAS/SATA/HDDs/SSDs (with optional adapters) Internally accessible 3.
Feature Specification Video Video card dependent • • • DVI connector DisplayPort DMS-59 Table 23.
Feature Specification Front panel audio HDA header one 2x5 pin connector HDD Back Panel : SATA T3600 four 7-pin SAS/SATA connectors T5600 one 36-pin mini-SAS connector, four 7-pin SAS/SATA connectors T7600 two 36-pin mini-SAS connectors Power T3600 one 24-pin and one 8-pin connector T5600 one 24-pin and two 8-pin connectors T7600 one 24-pin and one 20-pin connector Table 24. Controls and Lights Feature Specification Power button light: off — system is off or unplugged.
Feature Specification T3600 635 / 425 W (input voltage of 100 VAC – 240 VAC) T5600 825 / 635 W (input voltage of 100 VAC – 240 VAC) T7600 1000 W (input voltage 100 VAC – 107 VAC) 1300 W (input voltage 181 VAC – 240 VAC) 1100 W (input voltage 108 VAC – 180 VAC) Maximum heat dissipation 1300 W 4113.00 BTU/hr 825 W 3086.60 BTU/hr 635 W 2484.00 BTU/hr 425 W 1450.10 BTU/hr NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated by using the power supply wattage rating. Table 26.
Feature Storage Relative humidity (maximum) Specification –40 °C to 65 °C (–40° F to 149 °F) 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Maximum vibration: Operating 5 Hz to 350 Hz at 0.0002 G²/Hz Storage 5 Hz to 500 Hz at 0.001 to 0.01 G²/Hz Maximum shock: Operating 40 G +/- 5% with pulse duration of 2 msec +/- 10% (equivalent to 51 cm/sec [20 in/sec]) Storage 105 G +/- 5% with pulse duration of 2 msec +/- 10% (equivalent to 127 cm/sec [50 in/sec]) Altitude: Operating –15.
Contacting Dell 8 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. 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: 1. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Select your support category. 3.
