Contents1 Dell PowerEdge T30 system overview............................................................................................................7Supported configurations for the Dell PowerEdge T30 system.................................................................................. 7Supported operating systems.......................................................................................................................................... 8Front panel..........................................................................................................................................................................9Front panel features of the PowerEdge T30 system..............................................................................................9Back panel.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11Back panel features of the PowerEdge T30 system.............................................................................................. 11Diagnostic Indicators........................................................................................................................................................ 12Diagnostic indicators on the front panel..................................................................................................................12NIC indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................... 13Power on LED indicator codes..................................................................................................................................13Power indicator codes for power supply unit......................................................................................................... 142 Documentation resources............................................................................................................................ 163 Technical specifications............................................................................................................................... 17Chassis dimensions...........................................................................................................................................................17Chassis weight.................................................................................................................................................................. 18Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................18PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................18System battery specification.......................................................................................................................................... 18Expansion bus specifications...........................................................................................................................................18Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 18Drive specifications.......................................................................................................................................................... 19Hard drives.................................................................................................................................................................. 19Optical drive................................................................................................................................................................ 19Ports and connectors specifications..............................................................................................................................19USB ports.................................................................................................................................................................... 19NIC port...................................................................................................................................................................... 20Video specification.....................................................................................................................................................20Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................20Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications.......................................................................................... 214 Initial system setup and configuration..........................................................................................................23Setting up your system................................................................................................................................................... 23Options to install the operating system........................................................................................................................ 23Methods to download firmware and drivers.......................................................................................................... 235 System Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 24Boot Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................24Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................25System Setup options..................................................................................................................................................... 25Updating the BIOS ..........................................................................................................................................................32Contents 3