Dell POWEREDGE T310 Technical Manualbook

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DellPowerEdge T310 Technical Guide 275 Power, Thermal, Acoustic5.1 Power SuppliesThe base system includes one 375W power supply. This unit provides power to the PowerEdge T310planar, four internal hard drive bays, and two 5.25” external drive bays. Power is “soft-switched”(allowing power cycling through a switch on the front of the system enclosure or through softwarecontrol server management functions). The power system is compatible with industry standards, suchas ACPI and Server 2000.Customers can also choose the PowerEdge T310 in a chassis which offers redundant power supplies.These power supplies are each 375W and the chassis includes a power distribution board (PDB).To supply power to the processors, standard VRD modules conform to VRD11.1 specification. Thisreduces the board layout complexity while offering design modularity. As processor speeds increase, anewer VRD can be used to accommodate the power increase with no need to re-spin the board. TheVRD is integrated onto the planar and is not field-upgradeable.5.2 ThermalThe thermal design of the PowerEdge T310 reflects the following:• Closed loop thermal fan speed control. Closed loop thermal control method uses feedbacktemperatures to dynamically determine proper fan speeds.• Comprehensive thermal management. The PowerEdge T310 controls system cooling fanspeed based on several different responses from critical components’ sensors, such as CPUtemperature, DIMM temperature, inlet ambient temperature, and system configurations. Thethermal management adjusts proper cooling ability for the system according to what the systemreally needs.• Optimized Ventilation. T310 chassis has a custom ventilation design for optimized air flowpath. Each component and peripheral is ensured sufficient air to cool.• Environmental Specifications. The optimized thermal management makes the PowerEdgeT310 reliable under a wide range of operating environments as shown in Table 5.