Dell Precision
™
T5500/T7500 Tower Workstations Technical Guide
Power Efficiency & Productivity in Proven Reliable Designs
Through intuitive design and performance-driven technology, the new Dell Precision
workstations are designed to deliver outstanding capabilities in the most efficient design
possible. In addition, we pack every system with business-relevant features built on direct
feedback from customers just like you. The result? High productivity and outstanding
effectiveness, across the board.
Connectivity
The Dell Precision T5500/T7500 features an integrated Broadcom® 5754 Gigabit Ethernet
controller that supports Wake-on-LAN from all power states (Off, Hibernate, and
Standby) allowing remote systems management
The RJ-45 port is located on the back of the system
Expandability
PCI/PCIe/PCI-X Card Expansion
The T5500 has 2 native Gen 2 PCIe x16 graphics slots each capable of driving graphics cards
up to 150W (plus 2 x16 slots wired as x8, and 2 legacy slots PCI and PCI-X.
The T7500 also 2 native Gen 2 PCIe x16 graphics slots each capable of driving graphics cards
up to 225W (plus 3 additional x16 slots - 2 wired as x8, 1 wired as x4) plus 2 legacy slots PCI
and PCI-X.
All PCI-e slots are Gen 2.
Removable Media Drives
The Dell PrecisionT5500 and T7500 systems offer multiple optical bays that can house an
optional CD-RW/DVD Combo, DVD-ROM, or DVD+/-RW drive.
Hard Disk Drives
The Dell Precision T5500 and T7500 systems offer a range of SATA hard drives up to 1.5TB
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at 7,200 RPM and up to 300GB
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at 10,000 RPM. SAS 15K drives are available up to 450GB
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Hardware and host based RAID options can deliver increased I/O performance or enhanced
reliability.
Memory
1066MHz and 1333MHz ECC DDR3 and ECC DDR3 registered memory. Memory scales up to
192GB
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on the T7500 with 2 processors (maximum 12 DIMM slots)
Note:16GB quad ranked DIMMs operate at 800MHz
The T5500 delivers up to 72GB
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with 2 processors (maximum 9 DIMM slots)
Note: 16GB quad ranked DIMMs in 72GB
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configuration operate at 800MHz.
Operating System Support
All Dell Precision Workstations including the T5500 and T7500 systems offer the choice of
Microsoft® Windows Vista® and Windows® XP (Via Microsoft® Windows Vista® downgrade
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