Dell PowerEdge T340 Tower Server

Dell PowerEdge T340 — Technical Specifications & Product Overview

1. System Architecture & Processing

• Form Factor: 4U Tower (Rackable with optional tower-to-rack chassis conversion kit).

• Processor Support: One single-socket (1S) processor chosen from the following families:

  • Intel® Xeon® E-2100 or E-2200 Series processors (up to 8 cores per CPU).

  • Intel® Core™ i3 9100/8100 processors.

  • Intel® Pentium® Gold series processors.

  • Intel® Celeron® G4930/G4900 processors.

• Chipset: Intel® C246.

2. Memory (RAM)

• DIMM Slots: 4 DDR4 slots (1 channel per slot, 4 slots mapped to a single CPU).

• Memory Architecture: Unbuffered ECC (UDIMM) architecture.

• Maximum Capacity: Up to 64 GB total system memory.

• Memory Speed Support: Up to 2666 MT/s (Speed depends on the matching processor and DIMM configuration).

3. Storage & Front Hot-Plug Drive Bays

Unlike lower-tier 14G entry units (such as the T140 which features internal cabled drives), the T340 utilizes a front-accessible, hot-plug backplane structure for enterprise-grade uptime:

• Chassis Variant: Up to 8 x 3.5-inch Hot-Plug SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) drive bays.

• 2.5-inch Compatibility: 2.5-inch form-factor hybrid storage drives are fully supported within the standard 3.5-inch hot-plug caddies.

• Maximum Raw Storage Capacity: Up to 112 TB internal capacity using 14TB 3.5-inch enterprise drives.

• Optical Media: 1 x optional slimline SATA internal DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drive bay.

4. Storage Controllers & Internal Boot

• Internal Hardware RAID Controllers: PERC H330, PERC H730P (with 2GB NV non-volatile cache memory).

• Internal Host Bus Adapters (Non-RAID): HBA330.

• Software RAID: Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology S140.

• Internal Dedicated Boot Modules: Dual Internal SD Module (IDSDM) offering micro-SD card mirroring redundancy for embedded hypervisor safety.

5. Expansion I/O Slots (PCIe Gen3 Layout)

Features up to 4 expansion slots built directly onto the motherboard:

• Slot 1: Full-Height, Half-Length PCIe Gen3 x1 (x4 physical slot size).

• Slot 2: Full-Height, Full-Length PCIe Gen3 x16 (x16 physical slot size, routed to the CPU).

• Slot 3: Full-Height, Half-Length PCIe Gen3 x4 (x8 physical slot size).

• Slot 4: Full-Height, Half-Length PCIe Gen3 x4 (x8 physical slot size).

6. Embedded Networking & Connectivity Ports

• Integrated NIC: On-board Broadcom® 5720 dual-port 1GbE LOM.

• Front Ports: 1 x USB 3.0 port, 1 x Micro-USB dedicated iDRAC8/iDRAC9 Direct management port.

• Rear Ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC RJ-45 port, 1 x Serial DB9 connector, 1 x VGA port, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x 1GbE RJ-45 LOM ports.

7. Management, Security & High Availability

• Systems Management: iDRAC9 (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9) base infrastructure with Lifecycle Controller (Express or Enterprise licensing upgrades available).

• High Availability Operations:

  • Hot-plug, hot-swappable hard drives.

  • Hot-plug, dual redundant Power Supplies.

• Security Configurations: Cryptographically signed server firmware, Secure Boot, Secure Erase, Silicon Root of Trust, System Lockdown mode, and integrated TPM 1.2/2.0 module.

8. Power Supply Options

• Dual Hot-Plug Redundant PSUs: 350W Platinum efficiency (100–240V AC).

• Single Cabled Power Supply: 495W Gold efficiency (Non-redundant, fixed layout).