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$1,593.00
Ships from China.
Sold by Hebei XG Technology Co., Ltd.
Shipped by Hebei XG Technology Co., Ltd.
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Dell R540 (3.5 - inch/8 - bay) barebone, no CPU, 1 heatsink, 0G, no disks, no cards, no power supply, 2U
Used - Like New Product Type
Condition A: No scratches and a 3 - year guarantee.
- 1. 3.5-inch/8-bay 2U R540 barebone chassis for custom hardware configurations
- 2. Equipped with 1 heatsink to ensure effective heat dissipation during use
- 3. No CPU included, enabling flexible selection of compatible processors
- 4. 0G memory (no pre-installed RAM) and no disks, supporting personalized storage/memory setups
- 5. Absent of cards and power supply for cost-efficient system builds
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1. 3.5 -inch/8-bay 2U R540 barebone chassis for custom hardware configurations
2. Equipped with 1 heatsink to ensure effective heat dissipation during use
3. No CPU included, enabling flexible selection of compatible processors
4. 0G memory (no pre-installed RAM) and no disks, supporting personalized storage/memory setups
5. Absent of cards and power supply for cost-efficient system builds
2. Equipped with 1 heatsink to ensure effective heat dissipation during use
3. No CPU included, enabling flexible selection of compatible processors
4. 0G memory (no pre-installed RAM) and no disks, supporting personalized storage/memory setups
5. Absent of cards and power supply for cost-efficient system builds
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- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- This item is covered by Hebei XG Technology Co., Ltd. Return Policy
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The Dell PowerEdge R540 3.5-inch 8-bay barebone is a 2U server chassis for IT teams, system integrators, and lab builders who want to configure their own CPU, memory, storage, power, and expansion around a Dell platform.
Recommended For
- IT teams or refurbishers building a custom rack server for branch-office file storage, backup, or general infrastructure, where starting with an empty 2U Dell chassis is preferable to paying for unwanted CPUs, RAM, drives, or PSUs.
- Admins planning a storage-heavy virtualization host or lab server, especially for Proxmox, ESXi, Hyper-V, or mixed VM/container workloads that benefit from large 3.5-inch drive bays and server-grade remote management.
- Homelab users who specifically want a 14th-gen Dell platform as a NAS, storage node, or combined storage-plus-virtualization box, and are comfortable sourcing compatible enterprise parts separately.
- Buyers standardizing on Dell PowerEdge hardware who need a configurable chassis for software-defined storage, internal backup targets, or capacity-focused server builds rather than dense NVMe-first designs.
Spec Summary
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Best For | System builders and datacenter technicians assembling a 2U rack server who want an empty Dell R540 barebone chassis with 8 x 3.5-inch drive bays for custom selection of CPU, memory, storage, expansion cards, and power supply |
| Chassis And Drive Bays | 2U Dell R540 barebone chassis with eight 3.5-inch drive bays (8-bay) for user-installed 3.5" drives |
| Cooling And Thermal | Includes one heatsink; additional cooling components (fans, extra heatsinks) are not provided and should be added as required by your configuration |
| Processor And Memory | No CPU included and 0G memory (no pre-installed RAM); processor and RAM must be supplied and installed by the builder |
| Storage And Expansion | No disks included and no expansion cards included; storage and PCIe/network/other cards are to be added by the purchaser to fit the 8-bay chassis |
| Power And Components | Power supply not included; system requires a user-supplied PSU and any additional components for a complete server build |
| Form Factor And Rack Fit | 2U rack-mount server form factor designed for standard server racks and datacenter deployments |
| Model Identifiers | Dell R540 (3.5-inch/8-bay) barebone, no CPU, no disks, no power supply, 2U |