Dell Precision T5500 Owner's manual

About Warnings

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,

or death.

Dell Precision™ Workstation T5500/T5500n

Setup and Features Information

Tower — Front and Back View

1 optical drives (2) 2 link integrity light

3 headphone connector 4 microphone connector

5 power button, power light 6 Dell rotatable badge

7 diagnostic lights (4) 8 USB 2.0 connectors (2)

June 2009 Model: DCTA

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Desktop — Front View

9 drive activity light 10 flex bay

11 optical drive eject button 12 power supply diagnostic light

13 power supply diagnostic button 14 power connector

15 back panel connectors 16 expansion card slots (6)

17 cover-release latch and padlock ring

1 optical drives (2) 2 flex bay

3 optical drive eject button 4 drive activity light

5 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 6 power button, power light

7 Dell rotatable badge 8 headphone connector

9 microphone connector 10 link integrity light

11 diagnostic lights (4)

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Desktop — Back View

Tower and Desktop — Back Panel Connectors

1 expansion card slots (6) 2 power connector

3 power supply diagnostic light 4 power supply diagnostic button

5 back panel connectors

1 parallel connector 2 PS/2 mouse connector

3 eSATA connector 4 line-out connector

5 network activity light 6 network adapter connector

7 link integrity light 8 line-in connector

9 USB 2.0 connectors (6) 10 PS/2 keyboard connector

11 serial connector

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3567

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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.

CAUTION: Do not install your computer in an enclosure where there is limited, restricted or no

airflow. Restricting the airflow impacts your computer’s performance, possibly causing it to

overheat. If your computer is installed in a corner on a desk leave at least 5.1 cm (2 in) clearance

from the back of the computer to the wall to permit the airflow required for proper ventilation.

NOTE: Clean dust off the grill at the back of the computer whenever it is dusty.

NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them.

Connect the monitor using one of the following cables:

The dual monitor Y-adapter cable

The white DVI cable

The blue VGA cable

The blue VGA cable to a DVI adapter

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The DisplayPort cable

The DisplayPort to a DVI adapter

The DisplayPort to a VGA adapter

Connect a USB device, such as a

keyboard or mouse.

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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.

Connect the network cable.

Connect the modem (if installed).

Connect the power cable(s).

Press the power buttons on the monitor

and the computer.

Processor

Type: Dual-Core Intel®Xeon®Processor 5500 series

Quad-Core Intel®Xeon® Processor 5500 series

System Information

System chipset Intel 5500/5520

Data bus width 64 bits

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Video

Type:

Discrete

PCI Express 2.0 x16 (two slots)

NOTE: Support for two full height, full length graphics cards

using the PCIe x16 graphics card slot

Drives

Externally accessible two 5.25 inch drive bays and one 3.5 inch drive bay (flex bay)

Internally accessible three 3.5 inch SATA drive bays

Available devices

• up to two of the following 5.25 inch devices: SATA

DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo, DVD+/-RW Blu-ray™ drive,

HD/DVD Combo Blu-ray drive

• internal 1.44 MB 3.5 inch drive

• external USB 3.5 inch drive

• internal USB Flash Reader

• up to three 3.5-inch SATA or SAS hard drives (hard drives

may be placed in 5.25 inch bays with an optional adapter)

NOTE: Supports a maximum of three hard drives

Controls and Lights

Front of the computer:

Power button

push button

Power light

green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for

power-on state

amber light — The blinking amber light indicates a problem

with the system board. A solid amber light indicates that the

system board cannot start initialization but that the power

supply is good - in normal operating state

no light — System is in the off state

Drive activity light

green light — indicates that the computer is reading data

from or writing data to the SATA hard drive or CD/DVD

Link integrity light

green light — A good connection exists between the network

and the computer

off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical

connection to the network

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Back of the computer:

Link integrity light (on

integrated network adapter)

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 supply diagnostic LED

green light — Indicates the power supply is working properly

off (no light) — Indicates that no power is available for the

power supply

Power

AC power supply:

Voltage (see the safety

information that shipped with

your computer for important

voltage setting information)

100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz, 12.0 A

Coin-cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Physical

Height 44.71 cm (17.60 inches)

Width 17.25 cm (6.80 inches)

Depth 46.83 cm (18.40 inches)

Weight 17.20 kg (38 lbs)

Controls and Lights (continued)

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Finding More Information and Resources

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 the Regulatory

Compliance Homepage at

www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

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______________

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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 is

a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries; Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of

the Blu-ray Disc Association.

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.

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