Dell™ PowerEdge™ T610 Technical Guidebook

PCI Express Generation 2

PCI Express is a serial point-to-point interconnect for I/O devices. PCIe Gen2 doubles the signaling bit rate of each lane from 2.5 Gb/s to 5 Gb/s. Each of the PCIe Gen2 ports are backwards-compatible with Gen1 transfer rates.

In the Intel 5520 Chipset, there are two x2 PCIe Gen2 ports (1Gb/s) and eight x4 PCIe Gen2 ports

(2 Gb/s). The x2 ports can be combined as a x4 link; however, this x4 link cannot be combined with any of the other x4 ports. Two neighboring x4 ports can be combined as a x8 link, and both resulting x8 links can combine to form a x16 link.

Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9)

ICH9 is a highly integrated I/O controller, supporting the following functions:

Six x1 PCIe Gen1 ports, with the capability of combining ports 1-4 as a x4 link

These ports are unused on the PowerEdge T610

PCI Bus 32-bit Interface Rev 2.3 running at 33MHz

Up to six Serial ATA (SATA) ports with transfer rates up to 300 MB/s

The PowerEdge T610 features two SATA ports for optional internal optical drive and/or tape backup

Six UHCI and two EHCI (High-Speed 2.0) USB host controllers, with up to twelve USB ports

The PowerEdge T610 has eight external USB ports and one internal USB port. Refer to the Whoville Hardware/BIOS Specification for the USB assignments for each platform

Power management interface (ACPI 3.0b compliant)

Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI)

Intel Dynamic Power Mode Manager

I/O interrupt controller

SMBus 2.0 controller

Low Pin Count (LPC) interface to Super I/O, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and SuperVU

Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support for up to two devices

The PowerEdge T610’s BIOS is connected to the ICH using SPI

Section 9. BIOS

A. Overview / Description

The PowerEdge T610 BIOS is based on the Dell BIOS core and supports the following features:

IA-32 Nehalem-EP 2S Support

Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support

CPU Turbo Mode support

PCI 2.3 compliant

Plug n’ Play 1.0a compliant

MP (Multiprocessor) 1.4 compliant

Boot from hard drive, optical drive, iSCSI drive, USB key, and SD card

ACPI support

Direct Media Interface (DMI) support

PXE and WOL support for on-board NICs

Memory mirroring

SETUP access through <F2> key at end of POST

USB 2.0 (USB boot code is 1.1 compliant)

F1/F2 error logging in CMOS

Virtual KVM, CD, and floppy support

Unified Server Configurator support

Power management support including DBS, Power Inventory and multiple Power Profiles

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Dell T610 manual Bios Overview / Description

T610 specifications

The Dell PowerEdge T610 is a versatile tower server that caters to the needs of small to medium-sized businesses as well as remote offices. Designed to deliver a balance of performance, reliability, and expandability, the T610 is notable for its ease of use and management features.

Equipped with Intel’s Xeon processor, the T610 supports dual-socket configurations allowing users to install a pair of processors to boost computational power. This configuration can accommodate a wide range of Xeon CPUs, thus making it adaptable to various workloads. The system can support up to 192 GB of DDR3 memory in 18 DIMM slots, providing ample RAM for demanding applications and virtualization tasks.

The T610 offers several storage options inclusive of both hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). The server features up to eight 3.5-inch drive bays or up to twelve 2.5-inch bays, giving users flexibility in terms of capacity and performance. It supports RAID configurations, enabling data redundancy and improved performance, and provides several RAID controller options, ensuring data integrity.

One of the standout aspects of the T610 is its management capabilities, facilitated by the Dell OpenManage suite. This comprehensive management tool allows for easy monitoring, configuring, and updating of server hardware and firmware. The integrated iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) enables remote management, which is essential for maintenance and troubleshooting, especially in environments where physical access may be limited.

With robust network features, the T610 is equipped with integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Additional network interface cards can be added for increased bandwidth and redundancy, ensuring uninterrupted network connectivity. The server is also designed with various expansion slots including PCIe, giving the flexibility to adapt to future needs by adding more functionality through expansion cards.

Furthermore, energy efficiency is a key consideration in the design of the T610. It features energy-efficient power supplies and components that help reduce overall operational costs while minimizing environmental impact.

The Dell PowerEdge T610 serves as an efficient and reliable solution for businesses looking for a balance of power, flexibility, and manageability in their server infrastructure. Whether for file sharing, application hosting, or virtualization, the T610 provides the essential features needed to support a growing business landscape.