Thermal restrictions
Following table lists the conguration required for ecient cooling.
Table 30. Thermal restrictions conguration
Conguration Number of
processors
Heatsink Processor/DIMM
blank
DIMM
blanks
Type of air
shroud
Fan
PowerEdge
R740
1 One 1U standard heat sink for
CPU ≤ 125 W
Required Not
required
Standard Four standard
fans and one
blank to cover
two fan slots
One 2U standard heat sink for
CPU > 125 W
PowerEdge
R740
2 Two 1U standard heat sink for
CPU ≤ 125 W
Not required Not
required
Standard Six standard fans
Two 2U standard heat sink for
CPU > 125 W
PowerEdge
R740 with GPU
2 Two 1U high performance
heat sink
Not required Not
required
GPU air shroud Six high
performance
fans
Ambient temperature limitations
The following table lists congurations that require ambient temperature less than 35°C.
NOTE
: The ambient temperature limit must be adhered to ensure proper cooling and to avoid excess CPU throttling, which may
impact system performance.
Table 31. Conguration based ambient temperature restrictions
System Front backplane CPU Thermal
Design Power
(TDP)
CPU heat sink Fan type GPU Ambient
restriction
PowerEdge
R740
8 x 3.5 inch SAS/
SATA
150 W/8 core, 165
W/12 core, 200
W, 205 W
1U high
performance
High performance
fan
≥1 double-width/
single-width
30°C
8 x 2.5 inch SAS/
SATA
150 W/8 core, 165
W/12 core, 200
W, 205 W
1U high
performance
High performance
fan
≥1 double-width/
single-width
30°C
16 x 2.5 inch SAS/
SATA
150 W/8 core, 165
W/12 core, 200
W, 205 W
1U high
performance
High performance
fan
≥1 double-width/
single-width
30°C
Particulate and gaseous contamination specications
The following table denes the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulate and gaseous contamination. If
the levels of particulate or gaseous pollution exceed the specied limitations and result in equipment damage or failure, you may need to
rectify the environmental conditions. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.
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