Dell Precision Workstation T5610 Owner's Manual 1.0 Regulatory Model: D01T Regulatory Type: D01T003 July 2020 Rev.
Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
Contents Chapter 1: Working on Your Computer.............................................................................................. 6 Before Working Inside Your Computer............................................................................................................................... 6 Turning Off Your Computer..................................................................................................................................................
System Board Components............................................................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 3: Additional Information...................................................................................................36 Memory Module Guidelines................................................................................................................................................36 Power Supply Unit (PSU) Lock........
1 Working on Your Computer Topics: • • • Before Working Inside Your Computer Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer.
Turning Off Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1. Shut down the operating system: • In Windows 8: ○ Using a touch-enabled device: a. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, opening the Charms menu and select Settings. b. Select the ○ Using a mouse: and then select Shut down a. Point to upper-right corner of the screen and click Settings. • b. Click the In Windows 7: and select Shut down. . a.
2 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer.
System Overview Figure 1. Inside View of the T5610 Computer 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11. air tunnel optical drive hard drives power supply unit (PSU) PCI card intrusion switch 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. front bezel air baffle air duct coin-cell battery memory module heatsink with integrated fan Removing the Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. If the PSU is locked, remove the PSU lock screw to release the PSU. For more information, see PSU Lock Feature. 3.
4. Hold the handle bar to slide the PSU out of the computer. Installing the Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1. Hold the PSU handle and slide the PSU into the computer. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Lay down the computer on its side with the latch facing up.
3. Lift up the cover-release latch. 4. Lift the cover upward to a 45–degree angle, and remove it from the computer.
Installing the Cover 1. Place the computer cover on the chassis. 2. Press down on the computer cover until it clicks into place. 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Gently pry the front bezel retention clips away from the chassis located at the edge of front bezel. 4.
Installing the PCI Card 1. Push the expansion card into the card slot and secure the latch. 2. Install the plastic latch that secures the PCI card to the card slot. 3. Install the left cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the data and power cables from the optical drive. 4. Unthread the cables from the latches.
5. Press on the clasp to release the latch holding the cables on the side of the optical-drive cage. 6. Press down on the latch and lift up the cables. 7. Lift up the release latch on top of the optical-drive cage.
8. Holding the release latch, slide the optical-drive cage from the optical-drive compartment. Installing the Optical Drive 1. Lift the release latch, and slide the optical-drive cage inside the compartment. 2. Press on the clasp to release the latch and thread the cables into the holder. 3. Connect the power cable to the back of the optical drive. 4. Connect the data cable to the back of the optical drive. 5. Install the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
4. Press in on the latches on either side of the hard-drive bracket. 5. Slide the hard drive out of the compartment. 6. If a 2.5–inch hard drive is installed, remove the screws and lift up the drive to remove it from the hard-drive caddy.
Installing the Hard Drive 1. If a 2.5–inch hard drive is installed on the computer, place the hard drive on the hard-drive caddy and tighten the screws to secure the hard drive. 2. Press in on the latches of the hard-drive cage and slide it inside the compartment. 3. Connect the hard-drive power supply cable. 4. Connect the hard-drive data cable. 5. Install the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
5. Release the latch that secures the thermal sensor. In this instance, the thermal sensor is connected to the hard drive. Installing the Thermal Sensor NOTE: The thermal sensor is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it. 1. Connect the thermal sensor to the component that you wish to monitor the temperature, and secure it with the latch. 2. Connect the thermal sensor cable to the system board. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
5. Disconnect the cables to release the I/O panel. 6. Remove the screws which secure the I/O panel to the chassis. 7. Remove the I/O panel from the chassis.
Installing the Input/Output (I/O) Panel 1. Replace the I/O panel in its slot. 2. Tighten the screws securing the I/O panel to the chassis 3. Attach the cables to the I/O panel. 4. Slide the USB 3.0 module in its slot. 5. Tighten the screws securing the USB 3.0 module to the I/O panel. 6. Install: a. front bezel b. cover 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Air Tunnel NOTE: The air tunnel is an optional component and your computer may not ship with it. 1.
a. optical drive b. cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a. cover b. air tunnel (if available) 3. Press down on the memory-securing clips on each side of the memory module, and lift the memory module upwards to remove it from the computer. Installing the Memory 1. Insert the memory module into the memory socket. 2.
2. Press the coin-cell battery downward until the release latch springs back into place and secures it. 3. Install: a. cover b. air tunnel (if available) 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Heatsink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the heatsink cable from the system board. 4. Loosen the captive screws that secure the heatsink to the system board. 5.
Installing the Heatsink 1. Place the heatsink inside the computer. 2. Tighten the captive screws to secure the heatsink to the system board. 3. Connect the heatsink cable to the system board. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Heatsink Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a. cover b. heatsink 3. Slide out the grommets that secure the heatsink fan to the heatsink assembly. 4.
Installing the Heatsink Fan 1. Slide the heatsink fan into heatsink assembly. 2. Plug in the grommets to secure the heatsink fan to the heatsink assembly. 3. Install: a. heatsink b. cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a. cover b. air tunnel (if available) c. heatsink 3. To remove the processor: NOTE: The processor cover is secured by two levers.
4. Repeat the above steps to remove the second processor (if available) from the computer. To verify if your computer has dual processor slots, see the System Board components. Installing the Processor 1. Place the processor in its socket. 2. Replace the processor cover. NOTE: The processor cover is secured by two levers. They have icons that indicate which lever needs to be opened first and which lever closes first. 3. Slide the first lever sideways into the retention hook to secure the processor. 4.
4. Remove the screw that secures the metal plate to the system fan. 5. Press the latches on either side of the metal plate to release it. 6. Lift the metal plate out of the chassis.
7. Remove the screws that secure the drive bay. 8. Slide the latch out to release the air baffle. 9. Remove the air baffle out of the computer. 10. Remove the PSU cable from the clips.
11. Disconnect the system-fan cables from the system board. 12. Remove the screws that secure the system-fan assembly to the chassis. 13. Lift the system-fan assembly from the chassis. 14. Pry away the grommets to remove the system fans from the system-fan assembly.
CAUTION: Using excessive force may damage the grommets. 15. Remove the system fans from the system-fan assembly. Installing the System Fan 1. Place the system fans in the system-fan assembly and attach the grommets. 2. Place the system-fan assembly in the chassis. 3. Install the screws to secure the system-fan assembly to the chassis. 4. Connect the system-fan cables to their connectors on the system board. 5.
Removing the PSU Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Slide the baffle cover from its slot towards the front. 4. Remove the baffle cover from the computer. 5. Disconnect the power cables from the system board. 6. Remove the screws securing the PSU card to the slot.
7. Remove the PSU card from the computer. Installing the PSU Card 1. Replace the PSU card in its slot. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the PSU card in its slot. 3. Connect the power cables to the connectors on the system board. 4. Replace the baffle cover in its slot. 5. Install the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Speaker 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3.
4. Press down the clasp, lift and remove the speaker. Installing the Speaker 1. Replace the speaker and fix the clasp. 2. Connect the speaker cable to the system board. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i.
4. Disconnect the cables connected to the system board. 5. Remove the screws that secure the system board. 6. Slide the system board towards the system-fan assembly.
7. Lift the system board away from the chassis. Installing the System Board 1. Align the system board to the port connectors on the back of the chassis and place the system board in the chassis. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the system board to the chassis. 3. Connect the cables to the system board. 4. Install: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m.
n. cover o. power supply unit (PSU) 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. System Board Components The following image displays the system board components . 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. PCI slot (slot 6) PCIe x16 slot PCIe x16 slot USB 3.0 front-panel connector DIMM slots (available only when optional second processor is installed) 11. processor socket 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. PCIe x16 slot (wired as x4) PCIe x1 slot PCIe x16 slot (wired as x8) intrusion-switch connector fan connector for CPU2 13.
3 Additional Information This section provides information for the additional features that are part of your computer. Topics: • • Memory Module Guidelines Power Supply Unit (PSU) Lock Memory Module Guidelines To ensure optimal performance of your computer, observe the following general guidelines when configuring your system memory: • • • • Memory modules of different sizes can be mixed (for example, 2 GB and 4 GB). But, all populated channels must have identical configurations.
4 System Setup System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS‐level options.
Table 1. Navigation Keys (continued) Keys Navigation Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system. Displays the System Setup help file. System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear. Table 2.
Table 3. System Configuration (continued) Option Description Serial Port Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to: • • • • • Disabled COM1 (Default) COM2 COM3 COM4 NOTE: The operating system may allocate resources even if the setting is disabled. SATA Operation T3610 and T5610 Allows you to configure the internal SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: • • • • Disabled ATA AHCI (Default) RAID On NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode.
Table 3. System Configuration (continued) Option Description • • 128 PCI Buses 64 PCI Buses Memory Map IO above 4GB Allows you enable or disable Memory Map IO above 4GB. Optional HDD Fans Allows you to control the HDD fans. • Memory Map IO above 4GB - This option is disabled by default. Default Setting: depends on the system configuration Audio Allows you enable or disable the audio feature.
Table 5. Security (continued) Option Description Chassis Intrusion Allows you to control chassis intrusion feature. The options are: • • • CPU XD Support Enable (Default) One Time Enable Disable Allows you to enable the Execute Disable mode of the processor. Default Setting: Enable CPU XD Support OROM Keyboard Access Allows you to determine whether users are able to enter Option ROM Configuration screens via hotkeys during boot.
Table 7. Performance (continued) Option Description Intel TurboBoost Allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. Default Setting: Enable Intel TurboBoost Hyper-Thread Control Allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor. Default Setting: Enabled Cache Prefetch Default Setting: Enable Hardware Prefetch and Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Dell Reliable Memory Technology (RMT) Allows you to identify and isolate memory errors in system RAM..
Table 9. POST Behavior Option Description Numlock LED Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the system boots. This option is enabled by default. Keyboard Errors Specifies whether keyboard related errors are reported when it boots. This option is enabled by default. Fastboot Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps. The options are: • • • Thorough - This option is enabled by default. Minimal Auto Table 10.
6. Choose the Product Type from the list. 7. Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears. 8. Click Drivers & Downloads. 9. On the Drivers and Downloads screen, under the Operating System drop-down list, select BIOS. 10. Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download File. 11. Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window; click Download File. The File Download window appears. 12.
Deleting or Changing an Existing System and/or Setup Password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password Status is Locked. To enter the System Setup, press immediately after a power-on or reboot. 1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press .
5 Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your computer, run the ePSA diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running diagnostics is to test your computer's hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
6 Troubleshooting Your Computer You can troubleshoot your computer using indicators like Diagnostic Lights, Beep Codes, and Error Messages during the operation of the computer. Topics: • • Diagnostic LEDs Error Messages Diagnostic LEDs NOTE: The diagnostic LEDs only serve as an indicator of the progress through the Power-On Self Test (POST) process. These LEDs do not indicate the problem that caused the POST routine to stop.
Table 13. POST Diagnostic LED Patterns (continued) A possible hard drive failure has occurred. • Re-seat all power and data cables. A possible USB failure has occurred • Reinstall all USB devices and check all cable connections. No memory modules are detected. • If two or more memory modules are installed, remove the modules, then reinstall one module and restart the computer.
Error Messages There are three types of BIOS error messages that are displayed depending on the severity of the issue. They are: Errors That Halt Your Computer Completely These error messages will halt the computer requiring you to cycle the system's power. The following table lists the error messages. Table 14. Errors that halt your computer completely Error Message Error! Non-ECC DIMMs are not supported on this system. Alert! Processor cache size is mismatched. Install like processor or one processor.
Table 16. — Errors that soft halt your computer (continued) Error Message Alert! CPU 1 fan failure. Alert! Memory related failure detected. Alert! Correctable memory error has been detected in memory slot DIMMx. Warning: Non-optimal memory population detected. For increased memory bandwidth populate DIMM connectors with white latches before those with black latches. Your current power supply does not support the recent configuration changes made to your system.
7 Technical Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For comprehensive specification of your computer go to Specifications’ section in your Owner’s Manual available on the support site at dell.com/support. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer. Table 17.
Table 20. Video Feature Specification Discrete (PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16) T3610 / T5610 up to 2 full-height, full-length (maximum of 300 W) T7610 up to 4 full-height, full length (maximum of 600 W) Table 21. Audio Feature Specification Integrated Realtek ALC3220 audio codec Table 22. Network Feature Specification T3610 / T5610 Intel 82759 T7610 Intel 82759 and Intel 82754 Table 23. Expansion Interfaces Feature Specification PCI: SLOT1 PCI Express 3.0 x8, 8 GB/s SLOT2 PCI Express 3.
Table 24. Drives (continued) Feature Specification • supports one 5.25–inches SATA device or supports one 3.50–inches SATA HDD device supports one media card reader supports up to two 2.5–inches SAS/SATA/HDDs/SSDs (with optional adapters) • • Internally accessible 3.5–inch hard drive bays two: • • supports two 3.5–inches SATA supports 2.5–inches SAS/SATA/HDD/SSDs T7610 Externally accessible: Slimline SATA optical bays one 5.25–inch drive bays one: • • • 3.
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Table 27. Controls and Lights (continued) Feature Specification solid amber light — the computer does not start, indicating a problem with the system board or power supply. blinking amber light — indicates a problem has occurred with the system board. Drive activity light white light — blinking white light indicates that the computer is reading data from, or writing data to the hard drive.
Table 29. Physical (continued) Feature Specification T3610 / T5610 Width 172.60 mm (6.79 inches) Depth 471.00 mm (18.54 inches) Weight (minimum): 14.00 kg (30.86 lb) / 13.2 kg (29.10 lb) Height (with feet) 433.40 mm (17.06 inches) Height (without feet) 430.50 mm (16.95 inches) Width 216.00 mm (8.51 inches) Depth 525.00 mm (20.67 inches) Weight (minimum) 16.90 kg (37.26 lb) T7610 Table 30.
8 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit dell.com/support 2. Select your support category. 3.
