Dell Precision T3500 Owner's manual
About Warnings
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,
or death.
Dell™ Precision™ Workstation T3500
Setup and Features Information
Front View
1 optical drives (2) 2 optical drive eject button
3 FlexBay (optional floppy drive
or media card reader)
4 drive activity light
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Back View
5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 6 power button, power light
7 headphone connector 8 microphone connector
9 network link light 10 diagnostic lights (4)
1 power connector 2 expansion card slots (6)
3 back panel connectors
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Back Panel Connectors
1 parallel connector 2 PS/2 mouse connector
3 line-out connector 4 link integrity light
5 network adapter connector 6 network activity light
7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 8 line-in connector
9 eSATA connector 10 USB 2.0 connectors (4)
11 PS/2 keyboard connector 12 serial connector
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Quick Setup
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional best practices
information see www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them.
1
Connect the monitor using one of the following cables:
a
The dual monitor Y-adapter cable
b
The white DVI cable
c
The display port cable
d
The DVI to display port adapter
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2
Connect a USB device, such as a
keyboard or mouse.
3
Connect the network cable.
4
Connect the power cable(s).
5
Press the power buttons on the
monitor and the computer.
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Specifications
NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer.
For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com.
Processor
Type Intel®Xeon®Processor 3500 series
Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series
System Information
System chipset Intel X58+ ICH10
Data bus width 64 bits
Video
Type:
Discrete
two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
NOTE: Support for discrete full height and 3/4 length graphics
option through PCIe x16 graphics card slot.
Drives
Externally accessible one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)
two 5.25-inch drive bays
Internally accessible two 3.5-inch SATA drive bays
NOTE: The platform can accommodate third and fourth
3.5-inch hard drives in the flex bay or the optical drive bay.
Controls and Lights
Front of the computer:
Power button
push button
Power light
amber light — Solid amber indicates a problem with an
installed device; blinking amber indicates an internal power
problem.
green light —
Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for
power-on state.
Drive activity light
green light — A blinking green light indicates the computer
is reading data from or writing data to the SATA hard drive
or CD/DVD.
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Network link light
green light — Solid green indicates connection to an
active network
off (no light) — System is not connected to a network
Rear of the computer:
Link integrity light (on
integrated network adapter)
link integrity light color is based on the link speed:
green light — A good connection at 10Mbs exists between
the network and the computer.
orange light — A good connection at 100Mbs exists between
the network and the computer.
yellow light — A good connection at 1000Mbs exists
between the network and the computer.
off(no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical
connection to the network.
Network activity light (on
integrated network adapter)
yellow blinking light
Power
DC power supply:
Voltage (see the safety
information that shipped
with your computer for
important voltage setting
information)
115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 6.0/3.0 A
Coin-cell battery
3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell
Physical
Height 44.8 cm (17.6 inches)
Width 17.25 cm (6.8 inches)
Depth 46.8 cm (18.4 inches)
Weight 17.3 kg (38.0 lb)
Controls and Lights (continued)
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Finding More Information and Resources
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Dell Precision are trademarks of Dell Inc.;
Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the
marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade
names other than its own.
Environmental
Temperature:
Operating
10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage
–40° to 65° C (–40° to 149° F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Altitude:
Operating
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage
–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
If you need to: See:
Find safety best practices information for
your computer, review
Warranty information, Terms and
Conditions(U.S only), Safety instructions,
Regulatory information, Ergonomics
information, and End User License Agreement.
The safety and regulatory documents that
shipped with your computer and also see the
Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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