Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Technical Specifications

PDF

Thermal restrictions

Following table lists the configuration required for efficient cooling.

Table 1. Thermal restrictions configurationFollowing table describes the configuration required for efficient cooling.
Configuration	Number of processors	Heatsink	Processor/DIMM blank	DIMM blanks	Type of air shroud	Fan
PowerEdge R740xd	1	One 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 125 W	Required	Not required	Standard	Four standard fans and one blank to cover two fan slots
PowerEdge R740xd	1	One 2U standard heat sink for CPU > 125 W	Required	Not required	Standard	Four standard fans and one blank to cover two fan slots
PowerEdge R740xd	2	Two 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 125 W	Not required	Not required	Standard	Six standard fans
PowerEdge R740xd	2	Two 2U standard heat sink for CPU > 125 W	Not required	Not required	Standard	Six standard fans
PowerEdge R740xd with mid bay	1	One 1U high performance heat sink	Required	Required	Not required	Six high performance fans
PowerEdge R740xd with mid bay	2	Two 1U high performance heat sink	Not required	Required	Not required	Six high performance fans
PowerEdge R740xd with GPU	2	Two 1U high performance heat sink	Not required	Not required	GPU air shroud	Six high performance fans
PowerEdge R740xd with rear drive only	1	One 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 125 W	Required	Not required	Standard	Six high performance fans
PowerEdge R740xd with rear drive only	1	One 2U standard heat sink for CPU > 125 W	Required	Not required	Standard	Six high performance fans
PowerEdge R740xd with rear drive only	2	Two 1U standard heat sink for CPU ≤ 125 W	Required	Not required	Standard	Six high performance fans
PowerEdge R740xd with rear drive only	2	Two 2U standard heat sink for CPU > 125 W	Required	Not required	Standard	Six high performance fans