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Dell PowerEdge R310 Technical Guide      2 
 
Table of Contents 
1  Product Description ............................................................................................ 7 
1.1  Overview .................................................................................................... 7 
1.1.1  Business Value ...................................................................................... 7 
1.1.2  Easy to Manage ..................................................................................... 7 
1.1.3  Easy to Set Up ...................................................................................... 7 
1.2  Product Comparison ....................................................................................... 8 
2  New Technologies ............................................................................................ 11 
2.1  Overview .................................................................................................. 11 
2.2  Detailed Information .................................................................................... 11 
3  System Overview ............................................................................................. 12 
4  Mechanical .................................................................................................... 15 
4.1  Chassis Description....................................................................................... 15 
4.2  Dimensions and Weight .................................................................................. 15 
4.3  Front Panel View and Features ........................................................................ 15 
4.4  Front View Cabled and Hot-Swap HDD Configurations .............................................. 16 
4.5  Back Panel View and Features ......................................................................... 17 
4.6  Power Supply Indicators ................................................................................. 18 
4.7  NIC Indicators ............................................................................................. 19 
4.8  Side Views and Features ................................................................................ 19 
4.9  Internal Chassis Views ................................................................................... 20 
4.10  Rails and Cable Management ........................................................................... 21 
4.11  Fans ........................................................................................................ 22 
4.12  Cabling ..................................................................................................... 23 
4.13  Control Panel LED & LCD ................................................................................ 24 
4.14  LED Status Description .................................................................................. 24 
4.15  R310 LCD (Optional) Configuration .................................................................... 24 
5  Security ........................................................................................................ 26 
5.1.1  Cover Latch ....................................................................................... 26 
5.1.2  Bezel ............................................................................................... 26 
5.1.3  Hard Drive ......................................................................................... 26 
5.1.4  Trusted Platform Module (TPM) ................................................................ 26 
5.1.5  Power Off Security ............................................................................... 26 
5.1.6  Intrusion Alert .................................................................................... 26 
5.1.7  Secure Mode ...................................................................................... 26 
5.2  Battery ..................................................................................................... 27 
5.3  Field Replaceable Units (FRU).......................................................................... 27 
5.4  User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors ................................................. 27 
6  Power, Thermal, Acoustic .................................................................................. 28 
6.1  Power Supplies ........................................................................................... 28 
6.1.1  Power Supply Specifications .................................................................... 28 
6.1.2  Power Supply Connectors ....................................................................... 28 
6.2  Environmental Specifications........................................................................... 29