Technical Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Technical Guide
- Contents
- System overview
- System features and generational comparison
- Chassis views and features
- Processor
- Memory subsystem
- Storage
- Networking
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Power, thermal, and acoustics
- Rack, rails, and cable management
- Supported Operating Systems
- Dell EMC OpenManage systems management
- Dell Technologies Services
- Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services
- Dell EMC Data Migration Service
- Dell EMC ProSupport Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data Center
- ProSupport for HPC
- Support Technologies
- Dell Technologies Education Services
- Dell Technologies Consulting Services
- Dell EMC Managed Services
- Appendix A: Additional specifications
- Appendix B. Standards compliance
- Appendix C Additional resources
Table 19. Chassis dimensions (continued)
Drives Xa Xb Y Za Zb Zc
(18.97
inches)
(17.08
inches)
35.84 mm (1.41 inches)
With bezel
650.24 mm (25.6 inches)
Ear to PSU surface
Ear to PSU handle
without velcro
strap
Chassis weight
Table 20. PowerEdge R550 system weight
System configuration Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs/rails/bezel)
16 x 2.5-inch 23.84 kg (52.55 pounds)
8 x 2.5-inch 20.44 kg (45.06 pounds)
8 x 3.5-inch 24.80 kg (54.67 pounds)
Video specifications
The platform supports the following video resolution and refresh rates:
Table 21. Video Resolution and Refresh Rate
Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits)
1024 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 800 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 1024 60 8, 16, 32
1360 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1440 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
1600 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
1600 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32
1680 x 1050 60 8, 16, 32
1920 x 1080 60 8, 16, 32
1920 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32
*DVO - DP is for investigation only, dependent on Nuvoton DVO capabilities to support up to 165 MHz.Rear Panel Performance
is TBD subject to final board design and losses to rear VGA connector
*(RB) - Reduced Blanking for Digital Displays requiring less blank time. This was introduced for Signal Integrity improvements by
reducing Pixel Clock rates for VGA- Analog input devices.
USB ports
All USB ports follow USB specifications.
USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports support maximum output current of 0.5 A and 0.9 A, respectively.
The ports cannot support high power consumption devices such as CD-ROM on the rear USB port of the rear I/O board and on
the right control panel USB 2.0 port.
Appendix A: Additional specifications
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