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PowerEdge T310 Technical Guide      3 
   
5.5  Maximum Input Amps ............................................................................................................. 31 
5.6  Energy Star Compliance ......................................................................................................... 31 
6  Processors ...................................................................................................................................... 32 
7  Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 33 
7.1  Overview ................................................................................................................................. 33 
7.2  DIMMs Supported ................................................................................................................... 33 
7.3  Slots/Risers ............................................................................................................................. 35 
7.4  Speed ...................................................................................................................................... 36 
7.5  Sparing .................................................................................................................................... 38 
7.6  Mirroring .................................................................................................................................. 38 
7.7  RAID ........................................................................................................................................ 38 
7.8  Supported Configurations ....................................................................................................... 38 
8  Chipset ............................................................................................................................................ 40 
8.1  Overview ................................................................................................................................. 40 
8.2  Direct Media Interface (DMI) ................................................................................................... 40 
8.3  PCI Express Interface ............................................................................................................. 40 
8.4  SATA Interface ........................................................................................................................ 40 
8.5  Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) ............................................................................ 40 
8.6  Intel Rapid Storage Technology .............................................................................................. 40 
8.7  PCI Interface ........................................................................................................................... 41 
8.8  Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface ............................................................................................... 41 
8.9  Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) ............................................................................................. 41 
8.10  Compatibility Module (DMA Controller, Timer/Counters, Interrupt Controller) ........................ 41 
8.11  Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) ............................................................. 41 
8.12  Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controllers ................................................................................... 42 
8.13  Real-Time Clock (RTC) ........................................................................................................... 42
 
8.14  General Purpose Inputs and Outputs (GPIO) ......................................................................... 42 
8.15  Enhanced Power Management ............................................................................................... 42 
8.16  Chipset Management .............................................................................................................. 42 
8.17  System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0) .................................................................................. 43 
8.18  Intel Anti-Theft Technology ..................................................................................................... 43 
8.19  Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O ....................................................................... 43 
8.20  JTAG Boundary-Scan ............................................................................................................. 43 
9  BIOS ............................................................................................................................................... 44 
9.1  Overview ................................................................................................................................. 44 
9.2  Supported ACPI States ........................................................................................................... 44 
9.3  Power Management ................................................................................................................ 45 
10  I/O Slots .......................................................................................................................................... 47 
10.1  Overview ................................................................................................................................. 47 
10.2  External Controller Cards ........................................................................................................ 49 
10.3  PCI Card Dimensions .............................................................................................................. 49 
11  Storage ........................................................................................................................................... 50 
11.1  Overview ................................................................................................................................. 50 
11.2  Drives ...................................................................................................................................... 50 
11.3  RAID Configurations ............................................................................................................... 51 
11.3.1  Back-Up Drives (Tape) .................................................................................................... 53 
12  Video ............................................................................................................................................... 53 
13  Rack Information ............................................................................................................................. 55 
14  Operating Systems ......................................................................................................................... 56 
15  Virtualization ................................................................................................................................... 58