Chapter 1: PowerEdge R740xd system overview................................................................................ 8
Supported configurations..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Front view of the system....................................................................................................................................................10
Left control panel view...................................................................................................................................................11
Right control panel view................................................................................................................................................13
Back view of the system.....................................................................................................................................................14
NIC indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................16
Power supply unit indicator codes................................................................................................................................17
Drive indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................... 19
LCD panel..............................................................................................................................................................................19
Viewing Home screen................................................................................................................................................... 20
Setup menu.................................................................................................................................................................... 20
View menu.......................................................................................................................................................................21
Locating the Service Tag of your system......................................................................................................................... 21
System information label.................................................................................................................................................... 22
Chapter 2: Documentation resources..............................................................................................25
Chapter 3: Technical specifications................................................................................................ 27
System dimensions..............................................................................................................................................................27
Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................................................28
Processor specifications.....................................................................................................................................................28
Supported operating systems............................................................................................................................................29
PSU specifications...............................................................................................................................................................29
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................... 30
Expansion bus specifications............................................................................................................................................. 30
Memory specifications........................................................................................................................................................32
Storage controller specifications.......................................................................................................................................33
Drive specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Drives.............................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Ports and connectors specifications.................................................................................................................................34
USB ports....................................................................................................................................................................... 34
NIC ports.........................................................................................................................................................................34
VGA ports....................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Serial connector.............................................................................................................................................................34
Internal Dual SD Module or vFlash card......................................................................................................................35
Video specifications.............................................................................................................................................................35
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................................................. 35
Standard operating temperature.................................................................................................................................36
Expanded operating temperature................................................................................................................................36
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications............................................................................................. 39
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration.............................................................................41
Setting up your system........................................................................................................................................................41
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