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Technical Specifications

Dell™ PowerEdge™ SC1420 Systems User's Guide


Processor  

Processor type

Up to two Intel® Xeon™ processors with a minimum clock speed of at least 2.8 GHz

Internal cache

At least 1 MB

Front-side bus speed

800 MHz

Expansion Bus 

Bus type

PCI Express, PCI-X, PCI

Expansion slots

 

PCI Express

PCI Express x8 links, 3.3-V, 12-V (slot 1)

PCI Express x4 links, 3.3-V, 12-V (slot 3)

PCI-X

Three 3.3-V, half-length, 64-bit, 100-MHz (slots 4, 5, and 6)

PCI

One 5-V, half-length, 32-bit, 33-MHz (slot 2), used for video card

Memory 

Architecture

72-bit, ECC, PC-3200, Registered, DDR II SDRAM, DIMMs, rated for 400-MHz operation

Memory module sockets

Six 240-pin

Memory module capacities

256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB

Minimum RAM

256 MB (one 256-MB module)

Maximum RAM

12 GB (three pairs of 2-GB modules)

Drives 

Hard drives

 

SATA

Up to two non-hot-plug, 1-inch, internal SATA hard drives with the integrated SATA controller

Up to four non-hot-plug, 1-inch, internal SATA hard drives with the SATA RAID controller card

SCSI

Up to four non-hot-plug, 1-inch, internal SCSI drives with a SCSI controller card

Diskette drive

One optional 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB

CD drive

One IDE CD, DVD, CD-RW/DVD combination, or DVD-RW

NOTE: DVD devices are data only.

Tape drives

One optional 5.25-inch; SCSI tape device or one Travan TR40 IDE tape device

Connectors 

Externally accessible

Back

NIC

RJ-45 (for integrated 1-Gigabit NICs)

Parallel

25-pin

PS/2-style keyboard

6-pin mini-DIN

PS/2-compatible mouse

6-pin mini-DIN

Serial

Two 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible

USB

Two 4-pin, version 2.0

Video

15-pin VGA

Front

USB

Two 4-pin

Internally accessible

 

IDE channels

Two 40-pin

SATA channels

Two 7-pin

Video 

Video type

ATI Rage XL PCI video controller; VGA connector

Video memory

8 MB

Power 

AC power supply

Wattage

460 W

Voltage

115–230 VAC, 60/50 Hz, 7.0–3.5 A

Heat dissipation

2415 BTU/hr maximum

Maximum inrush current

Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 25 A for 10 ms or less.

Batteries

 

System battery

CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell

Physical 

Height

49.1 cm (19.33 in)

Width

22.2 cm (8.74 in)

Depth

48.8 cm (19.21 in)

Weight (maximum configuration)

19 kg (41.9 lb.)

Environmental 

Temperature

Operating

10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)

Storage

–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)

Relative humidity

Operating

8% to 85% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour

Storage

5% to 95% (noncondensing)

Maximum vibration

Operating

0.25 G at 3–200 Hz for 15 min.

Storage

0.5 G at 3–200 Hz for 15 min.

Maximum shock

Operating

One shock pulse in the positive z axis (one pulse on each side of the system) of 41 G for up to 2 ms

Storage

Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms

Altitude

Operating

–16 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft.)

Storage

–16 to 10,600 m (–50 to 35,000 ft.)

Acoustic Specification for Category III-C Equipment for Use in Quiet Office Areas — Floor Standing

 

Idle Mode

Stressed Mode

Units and Reference

Declared A-weighted Sound Power Level per ISO9296 (LwAd)

5.5

6.0

B-A, re: 1 pW

Operator A-weighted Sound Pressure Level per ISO7779
(LpAm-Op)

44.0

49.5

dBA, re: 20 µPa

Operator Loudness

3.3

5.7

Sones

Prominent Tones in Range
0.4–10.0 kHz

Zero

Zero

Presence

Modulation (Dell method)

35

35

Degree in percentage

Tonality

0.25

0.20

Tu


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