Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
1 System overview............................................................................................................. 6
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
New technologies...............................................................................................................................................................6
2 System features.............................................................................................................. 8
Product comparison........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Specications..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3 Chassis views and features.............................................................................................11
Front view of the system................................................................................................................................................... 11
Control panels..............................................................................................................................................................11
LCD panel................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Back view of the system................................................................................................................................................... 14
Control panels................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Locating the information tag of your system.....................................................................................................................15
Security features...............................................................................................................................................................15
4 Processor...................................................................................................................... 16
Processors........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Processor features......................................................................................................................................................16
Supported processors.................................................................................................................................................16
Chipset............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
5 Memory........................................................................................................................ 20
Supported memory.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Memory speed................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Memory conguration.......................................................................................................................................................21
Memory RAS features.......................................................................................................................................................21
6 Storage......................................................................................................................... 23
Storage.............................................................................................................................................................................23
Supported drives........................................................................................................................................................ 23
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem........................................................................................................................... 24
Storage Controller ........................................................................................................................................................... 26
IDSDM with vFlash card...................................................................................................................................................26
External storage............................................................................................................................................................... 26
Optical drives............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Tape drives................................................................................................................................................................. 27
7 PCIe subsystem.............................................................................................................28
PCIe risers........................................................................................................................................................................28
PCIe slot power................................................................................................................................................................28
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