Dell Precision Workstation T3610 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: D01T Regulatory Type: D01T004
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. © 2013 Dell Inc.
Contents 1 Working on Your Computer....................................................................................................... 5 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................5 Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................................................................... 6 After Working Inside Your Computer....................
Removing the Processor.........................................................................................................................................29 Installing the Processor..........................................................................................................................................30 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 System Overview Figure 1. Inside View of T3610 Computer 1. heatsink with integrated fan 2. air tunnels 3. front bezel 4.
5. 6. 7. 8. air duct hard drive baffle cover power supply unit (PSU) 9. PCI card 10. intrusion switch 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. For more information, see PSU Lock Feature. 3. Hold the handle bar and press down on the blue latch to release the PSU. 4. Hold the handle bar to slide the PSU out of the computer. Installing the Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1.
Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Lay down the computer on its 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 PSU Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Slide the baffle cover from its slot towards the front. 4. Remove the baffle cover from the computer.
5. Disconnect the power cables from the system board. 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. Connect the power cables to the connectors on the system board. 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.
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 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.
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 optical-drive cage. 8. Holding the release latch, slide the optical-drive cage from the optical-drive compartment. 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.
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. If a 2.5–inch hard drive is installed on the computer, place the hard drive on the hard-drive caddy and tighten the screws to secure the hard drive. 2. Press in on the latches of the hard-drive cage and slide it inside the compartment. 3. Connect the hard-drive power supply cable. 4. Connect the hard-drive data cable. 5. Install the cover. 6.
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. Installing the Thermal Sensor NOTE: The Thermal Sensor is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it. 1. Replace the thermal sensor in its slot and tighten the latch securing it to the computer. 2. Install the cover. 3.
Removing the Thermal Sensor NOTE: The thermal sensor is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Open the latch securing the thermal sensor and remove it from the computer. Removing the Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) cover b) front bezel 3. Remove the screws that secure the USB 3.0 module to the I/O panel. 4.
5. Disconnect the cables to release the I/O panel. 6. Remove the screws which secure the I/O panel to the chassis. 7. Remove the I/O panel from the chassis.
Installing the Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1. Replace the I/O panel in its slot. 2. Tighten the screws securing the 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 I/O panel. 6. Install: a) front bezel b) cover 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Air Tunnel NOTE: The air tunnel is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it. 1.
b) cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) cover b) air tunnel (if available) 3. Press down on the memory-securing clips on each side of the memory module, and lift the memory module upwards to remove it from the computer. Installing the Memory 1. Insert the memory module into the memory socket. 2.
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: a) cover b) air tunnel (if available) 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the System Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) b) c) d) e) cover intrusion switch PCI card hard drive optical drive 3.
5. Press the latches on either side of the metal plate to release it. 6. Lift the metal plate out of 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 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.
e) cover 11. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Perform the following steps: a) Disconnect the heatsink cable from the system board [1]. b) Loosen the screws that secure the heat sink [2]. c) Lift up the heatsink and remove it from the computer [3]. Installing the Heatsink 1. Place the heatsink inside the computer. 2.
Installing the Heatsink Fan 1. Slide the heatsink fan into heatsink assembly. 2. Plug in the grommets to secure the heatsink fan to the heatsink assembly. 3. Install: a) heatsink b) cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a) cover b) air tunnel (if available) c) heatsink 3. To remove the processor: NOTE: The processor cover is secured by two levers.
4. Repeat the above steps to remove the second processor (if available) from the computer. To verify if your computer has dual processor slots, see the System Board Components. Installing the Processor 1. Place the processor in its socket. 2. Replace the processor cover. 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. 3. Slide the first lever sideways into the retention hook to secure the processor.
d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) coin-cell battery thermal sensor hard drive system fan PSU card PCI card I/O panel speakers heatsink heatsink 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 back of the chassis and place the system board in the chassis. 2. Tighten the screws to 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. PCI slot (slot 6) PCIe x16 slot (PCIe 2.0 wired as x4) (slot 5) PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (slot 4) PCIe 2.0 x1 slot (slot 3) PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (slot 2) PCIe x16 slot (PCIe 3.0 wired as x8) (slot 1) USB 3.0 front-panel connector DIMM slots intrusion-switch connector processor fan connector processor socket DIMM slots front-panel audio connector coin-cell battery 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
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.
Option Description Date/Time Allows you to set the date and time. The changes to the system date and time takes effect immediately. Table 3. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the integrated network controller. The options are: Integrated NIC 2 • Disabled • • • NOTE: You can use the Disabled option, only if Active Management Technology (AMT) option is disabled.
Option Description • • • • • SATA2–HDD2 SATA2–ODD0 SATA3–HDD1 SATA2–HDD3 SATA2–ODD1 Default Setting: All drives are enabled. NOTE: If the hard drives are connected to a RAID controller card, the hard drives will display {none} in all the fields. The hard drives can be seen in the RAID controller card BIOS. • T7610 • • SATA2–ODD0 SATA2–ODD1 Default Setting: All drives are enabled. NOTE: If the hard drives are connected to a RAID controller card, the hard drives will display {none} in all the fields.
Option Description • • Enabled (Default) Disabled Table 4. Video Option Description Primary Video Slot Allows you to configure primary boot video device. The options are: • • • • • • • Auto (Default) SLOT 1 SLOT 2: VGA Compatible SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 Table 5. Security Option Description Internal HDD-0 Password This option lets you set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD).
Option Description CPU XD Support Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support OROM Keyboard Access Allows you to determine whether users are able to enter Option ROM Configuration screens via hotkeys during boot. The options are: • • • Admin Setup Lockout Enable (Default) One Time Enable Disable Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an administrator password is set. Default Setting: Disabled Table 6.
Option Description NOTE: • • The options displayed could be different depending on the installed processor(s). The options depend on the number of cores supported by the installed processor (All, 1, 2, N-1 for N-Core Processors) Intel SpeedStep Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep feature. Default Setting: Enable Intel SpeedStep C States Control Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states.
Option Description Deep Sleep Control Allows you to define the controls when Deep Sleep is enabled. • • • Fan Speed Control Disabled (Default) Enabled in S5 only Enabled in S4 and S5 Allows you to control the speed of the system fan. The options are: • • • • Auto (Default) High Medium Low USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from standby.
Option Description • VT for Direct I/O Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) from utilizing the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization technology for direct I/O. • Trusted Execution Enable Intel Virtualization Technology - This option is enabled by default. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O - This option is enabled by default.
11. Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window; click Download File. The File Download window appears. 12. Click Save to save the file on your computer. 13. Click Run to install the updated BIOS settings on your computer. Follow the instructions on the screen. System and Setup Password You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
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. To enter the System Setup, press immediately after a power-on or reboot. 1.
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 14. 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 comprehensive specification of your computer go to Specifications’ section in your Owner’s Manual available on the support site at dell.com/support. 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 16.
Feature T3610 / T5610 / T7610 Specification 4 GB Maximum memory T3610 / T5610 128 GB T7610 512 GB Table 19. Video Feature Specification Discrete (PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16) T3610 / T5610 up to 2 full-height, full-length (maximum of 300 W) T7610 up to 4 full-height, full length (maximum of 600 W) Table 20. Audio Feature Specification Integrated Realtek ALC3220 audio codec Table 21. Network Feature Specification T3610 / T5610 Intel 82759 T7610 Intel 82759 and Intel 82754 Table 22.
Feature Specification USB: • • • • 1.2 Mbps Low Speed 12 Mbps Full Speed 480 Mbps High Speed 5 Gbps Super Speed Table 23. Drives Feature Specification T3610 /T5610 Externally accessible: Slimline SATA optical bays one 5.25–inch drive bays one: • supports one 5.25–inches SATA device or supports one 3.50– inches SATA HDD device supports one media card reader supports up to two 2.5–inches SAS/SATA/HDDs/SSDs (with optional adapters) • • Internally accessible 3.
Feature Specification T3610/T5610 one RJ-45 T7610 two RJ-45 Serial one 9-pin connector USB T3610 / T5610 / T7610 Video • • • front panel — three USB 2.0, and one USB 3.0 back panel — three USB 2.0, and one USB 3.0 internal — three USB 2.0 Video card dependent • • • DVI connector DisplayPort DMS-59 Table 25.
Feature Specification T7610 PCI 2.
Feature Specification Network activity lights (back panel) yellow light — flashes when there is network activity on the connection. Diagnostic lights: off — computer is off or has completed POST. amber/blinking light — see the service manual for specific diagnostic codes. Table 27.
Feature Weight (minimum): Specification 14.00 kg (30.86 lb) / 13.2 kg (29.10 lb) T7610 Height (with feet) 433.40 mm (17.06 inches) Height (without feet) 430.50 mm (16.95 inches) Width 216.00 mm (8.51 inches) Depth 525.00 mm (20.67 inches) Weight (minimum) 16.90 kg (37.26 lb) Table 29.
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 dell.com/support 2. Select your support category. 3.
