Dell PowerEdge R640 1U Server

Dell PowerEdge R640 1U Enterprise Server – Fully Updated & Proxmox Ready

Very capable Dell PowerEdge R640 server, ideal for Proxmox, TrueNAS, VMware, Hyper-V, homelab, virtualisation, storage or small-business server use.

The server has been fully checked and has had the important Dell firmware brought right up to date, including BIOS, iDRAC/Lifecycle Controller, PERC RAID controller, Broadcom 10Gb/1Gb network adapters, storage backplane and drive firmware.

Currently running Proxmox VE and ready to configure for your own lab or production environment.

Specifications:

Dell PowerEdge R640 1U
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
8 cores / 16 threads
2.10GHz base
Turbo capable
48GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM RAM
1x 32GB
1x 16GB
6x 600GB Enterprise SAS HDDs
5x Seagate ST600MM0069
1x Toshiba AL15SEB060NY
PERC H730P Mini RAID Controller
2GB cache
Latest 25.5.9.0001 firmware
8-bay 2.5" BP14G+ backplane
Dual-port Broadcom BCM57416 10GbE
Dual-port Broadcom BCM5720 1GbE
4 network ports total – 2x 10Gb + 2x 1Gb
iDRAC9 Enterprise
750W Dell/Delta PSU
Proxmox VE installed
Hardware virtualisation enabled



Fully updated firmware

A lot of older R640s for sale are still running years-old firmware. This machine has had the major firmware components updated:


BIOS 2.28.1
iDRAC / Lifecycle 7.00.00.00
PERC H730P 25.5.9.0001
10Gb Broadcom NIC 23.21.14.14
1Gb Broadcom NIC 22.31.6
Storage Backplane 4.35
Toshiba SAS HDD EF08
Seagate SAS HDDs ST31


Ideal for

Proxmox / TrueNAS / VMware / Hyper-V / Docker / Kubernetes / Home Assistant / cybersecurity labs / self-hosting / NAS / virtual machines / enterprise homelab.

The dual 10GbE networking makes it particularly nice for a Proxmox or storage lab rather than having to immediately buy an additional 10Gb NIC.

Condition: Fully working, tested and firmware updated.