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PowerEdge
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Hardware Owners
Manual
Regulatory Model E12S Series and E13S Series
Regulatory y!e E12S001 and E13S001
"otes# $autions# and %arnings
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Regulatory Model E12S Series and E13S Series
Regulatory y!e E12S001 and E13S001
"o2em,er 2006 Re2- '00
3 $ontents
Status Messages- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71
Remo2ing 8$D Status Messages - - - - - - - - - - 71
$ontents
1 ',out 9our System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
'((essing System :eatures During Startu!- - - - - - - 13
:ront;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators - - - - - - - - - - 17
8$D Panel :eatures <O!tional=- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1>
Home S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Setu! Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
?iew Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Hard;Dri2e /ndi(ator Patterns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
@a(+;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators - - - - - - - - - - 22
0uidelines )or $onne(ting O!tional E3ternal
De2i(es - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
"/$ /ndi(ator $odes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Power /ndi(ator $odes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2A
Diagnosti( 8ig*ts <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2B
8$D Status Messages <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Sol2ing Pro,lems Des(ri,ed ,y 8$D
System Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72
%arning Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56
7 $ontents
Diagnosti(s Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56
'lert Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56
Ot*er /n)ormation 9ou May "eed - - - - - - - - - - - - A0
2 .sing t*e System Setu! Program and
.E:/ @oot Manager - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A1
$*oosing t*e System @oot Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - A1
Entering t*e System Setu! Program - - - - - - - - - - - A2
Res!onding to Error Messages - - - - - - - - - - - A2
.sing t*e System Setu! Program
"a2igation Ceys - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A2
System Setu! O!tions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A3
Main S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Memory Settings S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A5
Pro(essor Settings S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - AA
S'' Settings S(reen <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - AB
@oot Settings S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AB
/ntegrated De2i(es S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - A>
P$/ /RD 'ssignments S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - A6
Serial $ommuni(ation S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - A6
Em,edded Ser2er Management S(reen - - - - - - B0
Power Management S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - B1
System Se(urity S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B1
E3it S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B3
Entering t*e .E:/ @oot Manager- - - - - - - - - - - - - B7
.sing t*e .E:/ @oot Manager "a2igation Ceys - -
B7
.E:/ @oot Manager S(reen- - - - - - - - - - - - - B5
.E:/ @oot Settings S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - B5
System .tilities S(reen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B5
5 $ontents
System and Setu! Password :eatures - - - - - - - - - BA
.sing t*e System Password - - - - - - - - - - - - BA
.sing t*e Setu! Password - - - - - - - - - - - - - B>
Em,edded System Management - - - - - - - - - - - - B6
@ase,oard Management $ontroller $on)iguration - - - >0
Entering t*e @M$ Setu! Module - - - - - - - - - - >1
iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >1
Entering t*e iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility - - - - - - >1
3 /nstalling System $om!onents - - - - - - - - >3
Re(ommended ools -
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/nside t*e System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >3
:ront @eEel <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >A
Remo2ing t*e :ront @eEel - - - - - - - - - - - - - >A
/nstalling t*e :ront @eEel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >B
O!ening and $losing t*e System - - - - - - - - - - - - >B
O!ening t*e System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >B
$losing t*e System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >6
$ooling S*roud- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60
Remo2ing t*e $ooling S*roud - - - - - - - - - - - 60
/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roud- - - - - - - - - - - - 61
Hard Dri2es- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61
Remo2ing a Hard;Dri2e @lan+ - - - - - - - - - - - 61
/nstalling a Hard;Dri2e @lan+- - - - - - - - - - - - 62
Remo2ing a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2e - - - - - - - - - 62
/nstalling a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2e - - - - - - - - - 63
Remo2ing a Hard Dri2e :rom a
Hard;Dri2e $arrier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67
/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a
Hard;Dri2e $arrier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 65
Remo2ing a $a,led Hard
Dri2e
- - - - - - - - - - 65
/nstalling a $a,led Hard Dri2e - - - - - - - - - - 6A
Remo2ing a Hard Dri2e :rom a
Hard;Dri2e $arrier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6>
/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a
Hard;Dri2e $arrier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6>
Remo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ay - - - - - - 66
/nstalling an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ay - - - - - - 101
Remo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e :rom t*e
/nternal Hard;Dri2e @ay- - - - - - - - - - - - - 101
/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a
Hard;Dri2e @ay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 102
O!ti(al Dri2e <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103
Remo2ing an O!ti(al Dri2e - - - - - - - - - - - 103
/nstalling an O!ti(al Dri2e - - - - - - - - - - - 107
$ooling :ans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 105
Remo2ing a $ooling :an - - - - - - - - - - - - 105
Re!la(ing a $ooling :an - - - - - - - - - - - - 106
Power Su!!lies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106
Remo2ing a Redundant Power Su!!ly - - - - - 110
/nstalling a Redundant Power Su!!ly - - - - - 111
Remo2ing t*e Power Su!!ly @lan+ - - - - - - - 112
/nstalling t*e Power Su!!ly @lan+ - - - - - - - 112
Remo2ing a "on;Redundant Power Su!!ly - - - 112
/nstalling a "on;Redundant Power Su!!ly - - - - 117
A $ontents
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0uidelines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 115
Mode;S!e(i)i( 0uidelines - - - - - - - - - - - - 11A
/nstalling Memory Modules - - - - - - - - - - - 116
Remo2ing Memory Modules - - - - - - - - - - - 121
B $ontents
System Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 117
0eneral Memory Module /nstallation
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E3!ansion $ards and E3!ansion;$ard Risers- - - - - - 122
E3!ansion $ard /nstallation 0uidelines - - - - - - 122
/nstalling an E3!ansion $ard - - - - - - - - - - - - 127
Remo2ing an E3!ansion $ard - - - - - - - - - - - 12A
Remo2ing an E3!ansion;$ard Riser - - - - - - - - 12B
/nstalling an E3!ansion;$ard Riser - - - - - - - - - 12>
/ntegrated Storage $ontroller $ard - - - - - - - - - - - 126
Remo2ing t*e Storage $ontroller $ard- - - - - - - 126
/nstalling t*e Storage $ontroller $ard - - - - - - - 131
iDR'$A E3!ress $ard <O!tional=- - - - - - - - - - - - - 132
/nstalling an iDR'$A E3!ress $ard - - - - - - - - - 132
Remo2ing an iDR'$A E3!ress $ard - - - - - - - - 133
iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - 137
/nstalling an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard - - - - - - - 137
Remo2ing an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard - - - - - - - 13A
?:las* Media <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13B
/nstalling a ?:las* Media $ard - - - - - - - - - - - 13B
Remo2ing a ?:las* Media $ard - - - - - - - - - - 13B
/nternal .S@ Memory Cey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13B
Pro(essors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13>
Remo2ing a Pro(essor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13>
/nstalling a Pro(essor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 172
:ront;Panel /O Module <O!tional= - - - -
Remo2ing t*e :ront;Panel /O Module
- - - - - - 157
<wel2eFHard;Dri2e System= - - - - - - - - - - 157
/nstalling t*e :ront;Panel /O Module
<wel2eFHard;Dri2e System= - - - - - - - - - - 15A
S'S @a(+!lane- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15A
Remo2ing t*e S'S @a(+!lane - - - - - - - - - 15A
/nstalling t*e S'S @a(+!lane - - - - - - - - - - 1A0
Power Distri,ution @oard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1A1
Remo2ing t*e Power Distri,ution @oard - - - - - 1A1
Re!la(ing t*e Power Distri,ution @oard - - - - - 1A7
> $ontents
System @attery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 173
Re!la(ing t*e System @attery - - - - - - - - - - 173
R'/D @attery <O!tional= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17A
Remo2ing t*e R'/D @attery - - - - - - - - - - - - 17A
/nstalling t*e R'/D @attery - - - - - - - - - - - - 17B
$ontrol Panel 'ssem,lyG8ED <O!tional= - - -
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly
- - - - 17B
<:ourFHard;Dri2e System= - - - - - - - - - - - - 17B
/nstalling t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly
<:ourFHard;Dri2e System= - - - - - - - - - - - - 176
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol;Panel ModuleF8ED
<wel2eFHard;Dri2e System= - - - - - - - - - - - 176
/nstalling t*e $ontrol;Panel ModuleF8ED
<wel2eFHard;Dri2e System= - - - - - - - - - - - 151
$ontrol Panel 'ssem,lyG8$D <O!tional= - - - - - - - 151
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol Panel Dis!lay Module- - - 151
/nstalling t*e $ontrol Panel Dis!lay Module - - - 152
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly - - - - - - 152
/nstalling t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly - - - - - - 157
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7 rou,les*ooting 9our System - - - - - - - 1A6
Sa)ety :irstG:or 9ou and 9our System - - - - - - - 1A6
rou,les*ooting System Startu! :ailure - - - - - - - 1A6
rou,les*ooting E3ternal $onne(tions - - - - - - - 1A6
rou,les*ooting t*e ?ideo Su,system - - - - - - - 1B0
6 $ontents
System @oard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1A5
Remo2ing t*e System @oard - - - - - - - - - - - - 1A5
/nstalling t*e System @oard - - - - - - - - - - - - 1AB
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rou,les*ooting a .S@ De2i(e - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1B0
rou,les*ooting a Serial /5O De2i(e - - - - - - - - - - 1B1
rou,les*ooting a "/$ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1B1
rou,les*ooting a %et System - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1B2
rou,les*ooting a Damaged System - - - - - - - - - - 1B7
rou,les*ooting t*e System @attery- - - - - - - - - - - 1B7
rou,les*ooting Power Su!!lies - - - - - - - - - - - - 1B5
rou,les*ooting System $ooling Pro,lems - - - - - - - 1BA
rou,les*ooting a :an - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1BA
rou,les*ooting System Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - 1BB
rou,les*ooting an /nternal .S@ Cey - - - - - - - - - - 1B6
rou,les*ooting an O!ti(al Dri2e - - - - - - - - - - - - 1>0
rou,les*ooting a Hard Dri2e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1>1
rou,les*ooting an /nternal Hard
Dri2e
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rou,les*ooting a Storage $ontroller - - - - - - - - 1>3
rou,les*ooting E3!ansion $ards - - - - - - - - - - 1>7
rou,les*ooting Pro(essors - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1>A
.sing t*e $ustom est O!tions - - - - - - - - - - - 161
Sele(ting De2i(es )or esting- - - - - - - - - - 161
Sele(ting Diagnosti(s O!tions - - - - - - - - - 161
?iewing /n)ormation and Results - - - - - - - - 162
10 $ontents
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5 Running t*e System Diagnosti(s - - - - - - 1>6
.sing Online Diagnosti(s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1>6
Em,edded System Diagnosti(s :eatures - - - - - - - 1>6
%*en to .se t*e Em,edded System Diagnosti(s - - - 160
Running t*e Em,edded System Diagnosti(s - - - - - 160
Em,edded System Diagnosti(s esting O!tions - - - 161
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A Hum!ers and $onne(tors - - - - - - - - - - - - 163
System @oard Hum!ers- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 163
System @oard $onne(tors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 167
Disa,ling a :orgotten Password- - - - - - - - - - - - 16A
11 $ontents
B 0etting Hel! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166
$onta(ting Dell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166
0lossary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 201
/nde3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 211
13 ',out 9our System
12 $ontents
',out 9our System
"OE& *e illustrations in t*is do(ument s*ow systems wit* *ot;
swa!!a,le *ard dri2es-
'((essing System :eatures During Startu!
*e )ollowing +eystro+es !ro2ide a((ess to system )eatures during startu!-
Ceystro+e Des(ri!tion
I:2J Enters t*e System Setu! !rogram- See K.sing t*e System Setu!
Program and .E:/ @oot ManagerK on !age A1-
I:10J Enters System Ser2i(es# w*i(* o!ens t*e 8i)e(y(le $ontroller-
*e (ontroller allows you to a((ess utilities su(* as em,edded system
diagnosti(s- :or in)ormation on 8i)e(y(le $ontroller or any o) t*e
8i)e(y(le $ontroller so)tware (om!onents# see t*e 8i)e(y(le
$ontroller do(umentation on t*e Dell Su!!ort we,site at
su!!ort-dell-(om5manuals-
I:11J Enters t*e @/OS @oot Manager or t*e .ni)ied E3tensi,le :irmware
/nter)a(e <.E:/= @oot Manager# de!ending on t*e systems ,oot
(on)iguration- See K.sing t*e System Setu! Program and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on !age A1-
I:12J Starts Pre,oot eLe(ution En2ironment <PLE= ,oot-
I$trlJIEJ Enters t*e @ase,oard Management $ontroller <@M$= or iDR'$
$on)iguration .tility# w*i(* allows a((ess to t*e system e2ent log
<SE8= and (on)iguration o) remote a((ess to t*e system- :or more
in)ormation# see t*e @M$ or iDR'$ user do(umentation-
I$trlJI$J Enters t*e S'S $on)iguration .tility- :or more in)ormation# see t*e
S'S ada!ter do(umentation-
I$trlJIRJ Enters t*e R'/D (on)iguration utility- :or more in)ormation# see t*e
do(umentation )or your S'S R'/D (ard-
I$trlJISJ Enters t*e utility to (on)igure "/$ settings )or PLE ,oot- :or more
in)ormation# see t*e do(umentation )or your integrated "/$-
17 ',out 9our System
:ront;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators
:igure 1;1- :ront;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators <Eig*tFHard;Dri2e System=
1 2 3
7 5 A B > 6 10
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton#
or $onne(tor
1 Power;on indi(ator5
!ower ,utton
/(on Des(ri!tion
*e !ower;on indi(ator lig*ts
w*en t*e system !ower is on-
*e !ower ,utton (ontrols t*e
D$ !ower su!!ly out!ut to t*e system-
%*en t*e o!tional system ,eEel is
installed# t*e !ower ,utton is not
a((essi,le-
"OE& %*en !owering on t*e system#
t*e 2ideo monitor (an ta+e )rom se2eral
se(onds to o2er 2 minutes to dis!lay
an image# de!ending on t*e amount o)
memory installed in t*e system-
"OE& On '$P/;(om!liant o!erating
systems# turning o)) t*e system using
t*e !ower ,utton (auses t*e system to
!er)orm a gra(e)ul s*utdown ,e)ore
!ower to t*e system is turned o))-
"OE& o )or(e an ungra(e)ul s*utdown#
!ress and *old t*e !ower ,utton )or
5 se(onds-
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton#
or $onne(tor
/(on Des(ri!tion
2 "M/ ,utton .sed to trou,les*oot so)tware and
de2i(e dri2er errors w*en using (ertain
o!erating systems- *is ,utton (an ,e
!ressed using t*e end o) a !a!er (li!-
.se t*is ,utton only i) dire(ted to do so
,y Muali)ied su!!ort !ersonnel or ,y t*e
o!erating systemNs do(umentation-
3 ?ideo (onne(tor $onne(ts a monitor to t*e system-
7 8$D menu ,uttons
<o!tional=
'llow you to na2igate t*e (ontrol !anel
8$D menu-
5 8$D !anel <o!tional= Pro2ides system /D# status in)ormation#
and system error messages-
*e 8$D lig*ts ,lue during normal
system o!eration- *e 8$D lig*ts
am,er w*en t*e system needs attention#
and t*e 8$D !anel dis!lays an error
(ode )ollowed ,y des(ri!ti2e te3t-
"OE& /) t*e system is (onne(ted to
'$ !ower and an error *as ,een
dete(ted# t*e 8$D lig*ts am,er
regardless o) w*et*er t*e system
*as ,een !owered on-
"OE& Systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es
su!!ort an 8ED !anel instead o) an
8$D !anel- *e 8ED !anel *as )our
diagnosti( indi(ator lig*ts t*at
dis!lay error (odes during system
startu!-
See KDiagnosti( 8ig*ts <O!tional=K on
!age 2B-
A System identi)i(ation
,utton <o!tional=
*e identi)i(ation ,uttons on t*e )ront
and ,a(+ !anels (an ,e used to lo(ate
a !arti(ular system wit*in a ra(+- %*en
one o) t*ese ,uttons is !us*ed# t*e 8$D
!anel on t*e )ront and t*e ,lue system
status indi(ator on t*e ,a(+ ,lin+ until
one o) t*e ,uttons is !us*ed again-
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton#
or $onne(tor
/(on Des(ri!tion
B .S@ (onne(tors <2= $onne(t .S@ de2i(es to t*e system-
*e !orts are .S@ 2-0;(om!liant-
> Hard dri2es
:ourF*ard;dri2e
systems
Eig*tF*ard;dri2e
systems
6 System identi)i(ation
!anel
10 O!ti(al dri2e
<o!tional=
.! to )our 3-5;in(*# (a,led S'S or
S'' dri2es-
.! to eig*t 3-5;in(* or 2-5;in(*#
*ot;swa!!a,le S'S or S'' dri2es-
' slide;out !anel )or system in)ormation
in(luding t*e E3!ress Ser2i(e tag#
em,edded "/$ M'$ address# and
iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard M'$ address-
One o!tional slimline S'' D?D;ROM
dri2e or D?DO5;R% dri2e-
"OE& D?D de2i(es are data only-
:igure 1;2- :ront;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
2 3 7
5
1
A B >
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton#
or $onne(tor
/(on Des(ri!tion
1 8ED !anel *e 8ED !anel *as )our diagnosti(
indi(ator lig*ts t*at dis!lay error
(odes during system startu!- See
KDiagnosti( 8ig*ts <O!tional=K on !age
2B-
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton#
or $onne(tor
2 Power;on indi(ator5
!ower ,utton
/(on Des(ri!tion
*e !ower;on indi(ator lig*ts
w*en t*e system !ower is on-
*e !ower ,utton (ontrols t*e
D$ !ower su!!ly out!ut to t*e system-
%*en t*e o!tional system ,eEel is
installed# t*e !ower ,utton is not
a((essi,le-
"OE& %*en !owering on t*e system#
t*e 2ideo monitor (an ta+e )rom se2eral
se(onds to o2er 2 minutes to dis!lay
an image# de!ending on t*e amount o)
memory installed in t*e system-
"OE& On '$P/;(om!liant o!erating
systems# turning o)) t*e system using
t*e !ower ,utton (auses t*e system to
!er)orm a gra(e)ul s*utdown ,e)ore
!ower to t*e system is turned o))-
"OE& o )or(e an ungra(e)ul s*utdown#
!ress and *old t*e !ower ,utton )or
)i2e se(onds-
3 "M/ ,utton .sed to trou,les*oot so)tware and
de2i(e dri2er errors w*en using (ertain
o!erating systems- *is ,utton (an ,e
!ressed using t*e end o) a !a!er (li!-
.se t*is ,utton only i) dire(ted to do so
,y Muali)ied su!!ort !ersonnel or ,y t*e
o!erating systemNs do(umentation-
7 System identi)i(ation
,utton
*e identi)i(ation ,uttons on t*e )ront
and ,a(+ !anels (an ,e used to lo(ate
a !arti(ular system wit*in a ra(+- %*en
one o) t*ese ,uttons is !us*ed# t*e 8$D
!anel on t*e )ront and t*e ,lue system
status indi(ator on t*e ,a(+ ,lin+ until
one o) t*e ,uttons is !us*ed again-
5 Hard dri2es .! to twel2e 3-5;in(* or 2-5;in(*#
*ot;swa!!a,le S'S or S'' dri2es-
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton#
or $onne(tor
A System identi)i(ation
!anel
/(on Des(ri!tion
' slide;out !anel )or system in)ormation
in(luding t*e E3!ress Ser2i(e tag#
em,edded "/$ M'$ address# and
iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard M'$ address-
B .S@ (onne(tor $onne(t .S@ de2i(es to t*e system-
*e !orts are .S@ 2-0;(om!liant-
> ?ideo (onne(tor $onne(ts a monitor to t*e system-
8$D Panel :eatures <O!tional=
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le only to eig*tF*ard;dri2e systems- :or )ourF*ard;
dri2e and eig*tF*ard;dri2e systems# see KDiagnosti( 8ig*ts <O!tional=K on !age 2B-
*e systemNs 8$D !anel !ro2ides system in)ormation and status and error
messages to signi)y w*en t*e system is o!erating (orre(tly or w*en t*e system
needs attention- See K8$D Status Messages <O!tional=K on !age 26 )or
in)ormation on s!e(i)i( status (odes-
*e 8$D ,a(+lig*t lig*ts ,lue during normal o!erating (onditions and lig*ts
am,er to indi(ate an error (ondition- %*en t*e system is in stand,y mode#
t*e 8$D ,a(+lig*t swit(*es o)) a)ter )i2e minutes o) ina(ti2ity# and (an ,e
turned on ,y !ressing t*e Sele(t ,utton on t*e 8$D !anel- *e 8$D
,a(+lig*t remains o)) i) 8$D messaging is turned o)) t*roug* t*e @M$ or
iDR'$ utility# t*e 8$D !anel# or ot*er tools-
:igure 1;3- 8$D Panel :eatures
1 2 3 7
/tem @uttons Des(ri!tion
1 8e)t Mo2es t*e (ursor ,a(+ in one;ste! in(rements-
/tem @uttons Des(ri!tion
2 Sele(t Sele(ts t*e menu item *ig*lig*ted ,y t*e (ursor-
3 Rig*t Mo2es t*e (ursor )orward in one;ste!
in(rements-
During message s(rolling&
P Press on(e to in(rease s(rolling s!eed-
P Press again to sto!-
P Press again to return to de)ault s(rolling-
P Press again to re!eat t*e (y(le-
7 System /D urns t*e system /D mode on and o))-
Press Mui(+ly to toggle t*e system /D on and o))-
/) t*e system *angs during POS# !ress and *old
t*e system /D ,utton )or more t*an 5 se(onds to
enter @/OS Progress mode-
Home S(reen
*e Home s(reen dis!lays user;(on)igura,le in)ormation a,out t*e system-
*is s(reen is dis!layed during normal system o!eration w*en t*ere are no
status messages or errors !resent- %*en t*e system is in stand,y mode#
t*e 8$D ,a(+lig*t turns o)) a)ter 5 minutes o) ina(ti2ity i) t*ere are no error
messages- Press one o) t*e t*ree na2igation ,uttons <Sele(t# 8e)t# or Rig*t= to
2iew t*e Home s(reen-
o na2igate to t*e Home s(reen )rom anot*er menu# (ontinue to sele(t t*e
u! arrow until t*e Home i(on is dis!layed# and t*en sele(t t*e
Home i(on-
Setu! Menu
O!tion Des(ri!tion
@M$ or DR'$
"OE& /) an iDR'$A
E3!ress (ard is
installed on t*e
system# t*e @M$
o!tion is re!la(ed ,y
DR'$-
Sele(t DH$P or Stati( /P to (on)igure t*e networ+ mode- /)
Stati( /P is sele(ted# t*e a2aila,le )ields are /P# Su,net <Su,=#
and 0ateway <0tw=- Sele(t Setu! D"S to ena,le D"S and to
2iew domain addresses- wo se!arate D"S entries are
a2aila,le-
Set error Sele(t SE8 to dis!lay 8$D error messages in a )ormat t*at
mat(*es t*e /PM/ des(ri!tion in t*e SE8- *is (an ,e use)ul
w*en trying to mat(* an 8$D message wit* an SE8 entry-
Sele(t Sim!le to dis!lay 8$D error messages in a more
user;)riendly des(ri!tion- See K8$D Status Messages
<O!tional=K on !age 26 )or a list o) messages in t*is )ormat-
Set *ome Sele(t t*e de)ault in)ormation to ,e dis!layed on t*e 8$D
Home s(reen- See K?iew MenuK on !age 20 to see t*e o!tions
and o!tion items t*at (an ,e sele(ted to dis!lay ,y de)ault on
t*e Home s(reen-
?iew Menu
O!tion Des(ri!tion
@M$ /P or DR'$ /P
"OE& /) an iDR'$A
E3!ress (ard is
installed on t*e
system# t*e @M$
/P o!tion is
re!la(ed ,y DR'$
/P-
Dis!lays t*e /P27 or /P2A addresses )or t*e o!tional iDR'$A-
'ddresses in(lude D"S <Primary and Se(ondary=# 0ateway#
/P# and Su,net </P2A does not *a2e Su,net=-
"OE& @M$ /P su!!orts only /P27 addresses-
M'$ Dis!lays t*e M'$ addresses )or DR'$# iS$S/n# or "En-
"OE& /) t*e iDR'$A E3!ress (ard is not installed on t*e system#
t*e M'$ o!tion dis!lays t*e M'$ addresses )or @M$# iS$S/n#
or "En-
"ame Dis!lays t*e name o) t*e Host# Model# or .ser String
)or t*e system-
"um,er Dis!lays t*e 'sset tag or t*e Ser2i(e tag )or t*e system-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Power Dis!lays t*e !ower out!ut o) t*e system in @.5*r or %atts-
*e dis!lay )ormat (an ,e (on)igured in t*e KSet *omeK
su,menu o) t*e Setu! menu <see KSetu! MenuK on !age 20=-
em!erature Dis!lays t*e tem!erature o) t*e system in $elsius or
:a*ren*eit- *e dis!lay )ormat (an ,e (on)igured in t*e KSet
*omeK su,menu o) t*e Setu! menu <see KSetu! MenuK on
!age 20=-
Hard;Dri2e /ndi(ator Patterns
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le to systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le *ard dri2es only-
:igure 1;7- Hard;Dri2e /ndi(ators
1 2
1 *ard;dri2e a(ti2ity indi(ator
<green=
2 *ard;dri2e status indi(ator
<green and am,er=
S
T
Dri2e;Status /ndi(ator Pattern $ondition
@lin+s green two times !er se(ond /denti)y dri2e5!re!aring )or remo2al
O)) Dri2e ready )or insertion or remo2al
"OE& *e dri2e status indi(ator remains
o)) until all *ard dri2es are initialiEed a)ter
system !ower is a!!lied- Dri2es are not
ready )or insertion or remo2al during t*is
time-
@lin+s green# am,er# and o)) Dri2e !redi(ted )ailure
@lin+s am,er )our times !er se(ond Dri2e )ailed
@lin+s green slowly Dri2e re,uilding
Steady green Dri2e online
@lin+s green t*ree se(onds# o)) t*ree
se(onds# am,er t*ree se(onds# and o))
t*ree se(onds-
Re,uild a,orted
@a(+;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators
:igure 1;5 s*ows t*e (ontrols# indi(ators# and (onne(tors lo(ated on t*e ,a(+
!anel o) t*e system-
:igure 1;5- @a(+;Panel :eatures and /ndi(ators

2
Gb 1
2
!
Gb 2
1 2 3 7 5 A
B > 6 10 11 12
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton# or
$onne(tor
/(on Des(ri!tion
1 Serial (onne(tor $onne(ts a serial de2i(e to t*e system-
2 ?ideo (onne(tor $onne(ts a ?0' dis!lay to t*e system-
3 iDR'$A Enter!rise
!ort <o!tional=
7 ?:las* media slot
<o!tional=
Dedi(ated management !ort )or t*e
o!tional iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard-
$onne(ts an e3ternal SD memory (ard
)or t*e o!tional iDR'$A Enter!rise
(ard-
5 .S@ (onne(tors <2= $onne(t .S@ de2i(es to t*e system-
*e !orts are .S@ 2-0;(om!liant-
A Et*ernet (onne(tors <2= Em,edded 10510051000 "/$
(onne(tors-
B P$/e e3!ansion (ard
slots using riser (ard
Riser 1
OR
Riser 2
> System identi)i(ation
(onne(tor
De!ending on t*e (on)iguration# your
system may *a2e eit*er riser 1 or riser 2-
"OE& See t*e Getting Started Guide
t*at s*i!s wit* your system )or more
in)ormation-
$onne(ts )our P$/ E3!ress 0eneration
2 e3!ansion (ards
"OE& 'll )our slots are 3> (onne(tors-
$onne(ts two P$/ E3!ress 0eneration
2 e3!ansion (ards-
"OE& ' 0eneral Pur!ose $om!utation
on 0ra!*i(s Pro(essing .nits
<0P0P.= o!timiEed (on)iguration is
a2aila,le on Riser 2-
$onne(ts t*e o!tional system status
indi(ator assem,ly t*roug* t*e
o!tional (a,le management arm-
/tem /ndi(ator# @utton# or
$onne(tor
6 System status
indi(ator
10 System identi)i(ation
,utton
/(on Des(ri!tion
8ig*ts ,lue during normal
system o!eration-
@ot* t*e systems management
so)tware and t*e identi)i(ation ,uttons
lo(ated on t*e )ront and ,a(+ o) t*e
system (an (ause t*e indi(ator to )las*
,lue to identi)y a !arti(ular system-
8ig*ts am,er w*en t*e system needs
attention due to a !ro,lem-
urns t*e system /D modes on and o))-
*e identi)i(ation ,uttons on t*e )ront
and ,a(+ !anels (an ,e used to lo(ate a
!arti(ular system wit*in a ra(+- %*en
one o) t*ese ,uttons is !us*ed# t*e
8$D !anel on t*e )ront and t*e system
status indi(ator on t*e (*assis ,a(+
!anel lig*t ,lue until one o) t*e
,uttons is !us*ed again-
11 Power su!!ly 2 <PS2= B50 %51100 % redundant !ower
su!!ly
12 Power su!!ly 1 <PS1= B50 %51100 % redundant !ower
su!!ly
"OE& Systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es
su!!ort a non;redundant !ower su!!ly
unit o) 7>0 %-
0uidelines )or $onne(ting O!tional
E3ternal De2i(es
P urn o)) !ower to t*e system and e3ternal de2i(es ,e)ore atta(*ing a new
e3ternal de2i(e- urn on any e3ternal de2i(es ,e)ore turning on t*e
system <unless t*e do(umentation )or t*e de2i(e s!e(i)ies ot*erwise=-
P Ensure t*at t*e a!!ro!riate dri2er )or t*e atta(*ed de2i(e *as ,een
installed on t*e system-
P /) ne(essary to ena,le !orts on your system# use t*e System Setu! !rogram-
See K.sing t*e System Setu! Program and .E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1-
"/$ /ndi(ator $odes
:igure 1;A- "/$ /ndi(ators
1
2
1 lin+ indi(ator 2 a(ti2ity indi(ator
/ndi(ator /ndi(ator $ode
8in+ and a(ti2ity
indi(ators are o))
*e "/$ is not (onne(ted to t*e networ+-
8in+ indi(ator is green *e "/$ is (onne(ted to a 2alid networ+ lin+
at 1000 M,!s-
8in+ indi(ator is am,er *e "/$ is (onne(ted to a 2alid networ+ lin+
at 105100 M,!s-
'(ti2ity indi(ator is green "etwor+ data is ,eing sent or re(ei2ed-
Power /ndi(ator $odes
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le to systems wit* redundant !ower su!!lies only-
*e !ower su!!lies *a2e an indi(ator t*at s*ows w*et*er !ower is !resent or
w*et*er a !ower )ault *as o((urred-
P "ot lit G '$ !ower is not (onne(ted-
P 0reen G /n stand,y mode# indi(ates t*at a 2alid '$ sour(e is
(onne(ted to t*e !ower su!!ly# and t*at t*e !ower su!!ly is o!erational-
%*en t*e system is on# it also indi(ates t*at t*e !ower su!!ly is !ro2iding
D$ !ower to t*e system-
P 'm,er G /ndi(ates a !ro,lem wit* t*e !ower su!!ly-
P 'lternating green and am,er G %*en *ot;adding a !ower su!!ly# t*is
indi(ates t*at t*e !ower su!!ly is mismat(*ed wit* t*e ot*er !ower su!!ly-
Re!la(e t*e !ower su!!ly t*at *as t*e )las*ing indi(ator wit* a !ower su!!ly
t*at mat(*es t*e (a!a(ity o) t*e ot*er installed !ower su!!ly-
:igure 1;B- Power Su!!ly Status /ndi(ator
1
1 !ower su!!ly status
Diagnosti( 8ig*ts <O!tional=
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le to twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems and systems
wit* (a,led *ard dri2es only-
*e )our diagnosti( indi(ator lig*ts on t*e system )ront !anel dis!lay error
(odes during system startu!- a,le 1;1 lists t*e (auses and !ossi,le (orre(ti2e
a(tions asso(iated wit* t*ese (odes- ' *ig*lig*ted (ir(le indi(ates t*e lig*t is
on4 a non;*ig*lig*ted (ir(le indi(ates t*e lig*t is o))-
a,le 1;1- Diagnosti( /ndi(ator $odes
$ode $auses $orre(ti2e '(tion
*e system is in a normal
o)) (ondition or a !ossi,le
!re;@/OS )ailure *as
o((urred-
*e diagnosti( lig*ts are
not lit a)ter t*e system
su((ess)ully ,oots to t*e
o!erating system-
*e system is in a normal
o!erating (ondition
a)ter POS-
@/OS (*e(+sum )ailure
dete(ted4 system is in
re(o2ery mode-
Plug t*e system into a wor+ing
ele(tri(al outlet and !ress t*e
!ower ,utton-
/n)ormation only-
See K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
Possi,le !ro(essor )ailure- See Krou,les*ooting
Pro(essorsK on !age 1>A-
Memory )ailure- See Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Possi,le e3!ansion (ard
)ailure-
See Krou,les*ooting E3!ansion
$ardsK on !age 1>7-
Possi,le 2ideo )ailure- See K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
a,le 1;1- Diagnosti( /ndi(ator $odes
$ode $auses $orre(ti2e '(tion
Hard dri2e )ailure- Ensure t*at t*e dis+ette dri2e and
*ard dri2e are !ro!erly (onne(ted-
See KHard Dri2esK on !age 61 )or
in)ormation on t*e dri2es
installed in your system-
Possi,le .S@ )ailure- See Krou,les*ooting a
.S@ De2i(eK on !age 1B0-
"o memory modules
dete(ted-
See Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
System ,oard )ailure- See K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
Memory (on)iguration
error-
See Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Possi,le system ,oard
resour(e and5or system
,oard *ardware )ailure-
Possi,le system resour(e
(on)iguration error-
See K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
See K$onta(ting DellK on
!age 166-
Ot*er )ailure- Ensure t*at t*e o!ti(al dri2e# and
*ard dri2es are !ro!erly
(onne(ted- See Krou,les*ooting
9our SystemK on !age 1A6 )or t*e
a!!ro!riate dri2e installed in your
system- /) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
8$D Status Messages <O!tional=
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le only to eig*tF*ard;dri2e systems-
*e systemNs (ontrol !anel 8$D !ro2ides status messages to signi)y w*en t*e
system is o!erating (orre(tly or w*en t*e system needs attention-
*e 8$D lig*ts ,lue to indi(ate a normal o!erating (ondition# and lig*ts
am,er to indi(ate an error (ondition- *e 8$D s(rolls a message t*at
in(ludes a status (ode )ollowed ,y des(ri!ti2e te3t- *e ta,le t*at )ollows
!ro2ides a listing o) 8$D status messages and t*e !ro,a,le (ause )or ea(*
message- *e 8$D messages re)er to e2ents re(orded in t*e system e2ent log
<SE8=- :or in)ormation on t*e SE8 and (on)iguring system management
settings# see t*e systems management so)tware do(umentation-
"OE& /) your system )ails to ,oot# !ress t*e System /D ,utton )or at least )i2e
se(onds until an error (ode a!!ears on t*e 8$D- Re(ord t*e (ode# t*en see K0etting
Hel!K on !age 166-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
N/A SYSTEM NAME ' A2;(*ara(ter string t*at
(an ,e de)ined ,y t*e user
in t*e System Setu!
!rogram-
*e SYSTEM NAME
dis!lays under t*e
)ollowing (onditions&
P *e system is
!owered on-
P *e !ower is o)) and
a(ti2e errors are
dis!layed-
*is message is )or
in)ormation only-
9ou (an (*ange t*e
system /D and name in
t*e System Setu!
!rogram- See K.sing t*e
System Setu! Program
and .E:/ @oot ManagerK
on !age A1-
E1000 Failsafe
voltage
error.
Contact
support.
$*e(+ t*e system
e2ent log )or (riti(al
)ailure e2ents-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E1114 Amient Temp
e!cee"s
'm,ient tem!erature *as
a rea(*ed a !oint outside
See Krou,les*ooting
System $ooling
allo#e" range. o) t*e allowed range- Pro,lemsK on !age 1BA-
E111$ Memor%
"isale"&
temp aove
range.
'o#er
c%cle AC.
E1(10 Mot)eroar"
atter%
failure.
C)ec*
atter%.
E1(11 +A,-
Controller
atter%
failure.
C)ec*
atter%.
E1(1$ .../
+egulator
failure.
+eseat 'C,e
car"s.
E1((0 C'1 2 /C3+E
+egulator
failure.
+eseat C'1.
Memory *as e3(eeded
allowa,le tem!erature and
*as ,een disa,led to
!re2ent damage to t*e
(om!onents-
$MOS ,attery is missing
or t*e 2oltage is outside o)
t*e allowa,le range-
R'/D ,attery is eit*er
missing# ,ad# or una,le
to re(*arge due
to t*ermal issues-
3-3 ? 2oltage regulator
*as )ailed-
S!e(i)ied !ro(essor
?$ORE 2oltage
regulator *as )ailed-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
See Krou,les*ooting
System $ooling
Pro,lemsK on !age 1BA-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
See Krou,les*ooting t*e
System @atteryK on
!age 1B7-
Reseat t*e R'/D ,attery
(onne(tor- See K/nstalling
t*e R'/D @atteryK on
!age 17B# and
Krou,les*ooting System
$ooling Pro,lemsK on
!age 1BA-
Remo2e and reseat t*e
P$/e e3!ansion (ards-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
E3!ansion $ardsK on
!age 1>7-
Reseat t*e !ro(essor<s=-
See Krou,les*ooting
Pro(essorsK on !age 1>A-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E1((A C'1 2 /TT
+egulator
failure.
+eseat C'1.
E1((C C'1 'o#er
Fault. 'o#er
c%cle AC.
E1((- Memor%
+egulator 2
Faile".
+eseat -,MMs.
E1((E 3n4oar"
regulator
faile".
Call support.
E1.10 Fan 22 +'M
e!cee"ing
range.
C)ec* fan.
E1.1. Fan
re"un"anc%
lost.
C)ec* fans.
S!e(i)ied !ro(essor
? 2oltage regulator
*as )ailed-
' !ower )ault was
dete(ted w*en !owering
u! t*e !ro(essor<s=-
One o) t*e memory
regulators *as )ailed-
One o) t*e on;,oard
2oltage regulators *as
)ailed-
RPM o) s!e(i)ied )an is
outside o) t*e intended
o!erating range-
*e system is no longer
)an redundant- 'not*er
)an )ailure would !ut t*e
system at ris+ o)
o2er*eating-
Reseat t*e !ro(essor<s=-
See Krou,les*ooting
Pro(essorsK on !age 1>A-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds and
restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Reseat t*e memory
modules- See
Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds and
restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
See Krou,les*ooting
System $ooling
Pro,lemsK on !age 1BA-
$*e(+ 8$D )or
additional s(rolling
messages- See
Krou,les*ooting a :anK
on !age 1BA-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E1410 S%stem Fatal
Error
"etecte".
E1414 C'1 2 temp
e!cee"ing
range.
C)ec* C'1
)eatsin*.
E1415 C'1 2 not
"etecte".
C)ec* C'1
is seate"
properl%.
E141C 1nsupporte"
C'1 config.
C)ec* C'1 or
6,3S
revision.
E141F C'1 2
protocol
error. 'o#er
c%cle AC.
S!e(i)ied !ro(essor *as an
internal error- *e error
may or may not *a2e
,een (aused ,y
t*e !ro(essor-
S!e(i)ied !ro(essor is out
o) a((e!ta,le
tem!erature range-
S!e(i)ied !ro(essor is
missing or ,ad#
and t*e system is in an
unsu!!orted
(on)iguration-
Pro(essors are in an
unsu!!orted
(on)iguration-
*e system @/OS
*as re!orted a !ro(essor
!roto(ol error-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Ensure t*at t*e !ro(essor
*eat sin+s are !ro!erly
installed- See
Krou,les*ooting
Pro(essorsK on !age 1>A
and Krou,les*ooting
System $ooling
Pro,lemsK on !age 1BA-
Ensure t*at t*e s!e(i)ied
!ro(essor is !ro!erly
installed- See
Krou,les*ooting
Pro(essorsK on !age 1>A-
Ensure t*at your
!ro(essors mat(* and
(on)orm to t*e ty!e
des(ri,ed in t*e !ro(essor
te(*ni(al s!e(i)i(ations
outlined in your systems
0etting Started 0uide-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E14(0 C'1 6us
parit% error.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
E14(( C'1 2 mac)ine
c)ec* error.
'o#er
c%cle AC.
E1$10 'o#er Suppl%
2 7222 89
missing.
C)ec* po#er
suppl%.
E1$14 'o#er Suppl%
2 7222 89
error. C)ec*
po#er suppl%.
E1$15 're"ictive
failure on
'o#er Suppl%
2 7222 89.
C)ec* 'S1.
E1$1C 'o#er Suppl%
2 7222 89
lost AC
po#er. C)ec*
'S1 cales.
*e system @/OS *as
re!orted a !ro(essor ,us
!arity error-
*e system @/OS *as
re!orted a ma(*ine
(*e(+ error-
S!e(i)ied !ower su!!ly
was remo2ed or is missing
)rom t*e system-
S!e(i)ied !ower su!!ly
*as )ailed-
'n o2er;tem!erature
(ondition or !ower su!!ly
(ommuni(ation error *as
(aused t*e !redi(ti2e
warning o) an im!ending
!ower su!!ly )ailure-
S!e(i)ied !ower su!!ly
is atta(*ed to t*e system#
,ut it *as lost its
'$ in!ut-
Remo2e '$ !ower to
t*e system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
See Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on
!age 1B5-
See Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on
!age 1B5-
See Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on
!age 1B5-
$*e(+ t*e '$ !ower
sour(e )or t*e s!e(i)ied
!ower su!!ly- /) t*e
!ro,lem !ersists# see
Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on
!age 1B5-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E1$(0 'o#er Suppl%
2 7222 89 AC
po#er error.
C)ec* 'S1
cales.
E1$(4 :ost po#er
suppl%
re"un"anc%.
C)ec* 'S1
cales.
S!e(i)ied !ower su!!lyNs
'$ in!ut is outside o) t*e
allowa,le range-
*e !ower su!!ly
su,system is no longer
redundant- /) t*e
remaining !ower su!!ly
)ails# t*e system
s*uts down-
$*e(+ t*e '$ !ower
sour(e )or t*e s!e(i)ied
!ower su!!ly- /) t*e
!ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on
!age 1B5-
See Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on
!age 1B5-
E1$($ 'S1 Mismatc). *e !ower su!!lies in
t*e system are not t*e
same wattage-
Ensure t*at !ower
su!!lies wit* mat(*ing
wattage are installed-
See t*e e(*ni(al
S!e(i)i(ations outlined in
your systems 0etting
Started 0uide-
E1$(0 'o#er re;uire"
< 'S1
#attage.
C)ec* 'S1 an"
config.
E1=10 ,/3 c)annel
c)ec* error.
+evie# >
clear SE:.
*e system (on)iguration
reMuires more !ower t*an
t*e !ower su!!lies (an
!ro2ide# e2en wit*
t*rottling-
*e system @/OS *as
re!orted an /5O (*annel
(*e(+-
urn o)) !ower to t*e
system# redu(e t*e
*ardware (on)iguration or
install *ig*er;wattage
!ower su!!lies# and t*en
restart t*e system-
$*e(+ t*e SE8 )or more
in)ormation and t*en
(lear t*e SE8- Remo2e
'$ !ower to t*e system
)or 10 se(onds and restart
t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E1=11 'C, parit%
error on 2.
+evie# >
clear SE:.
E1=1( 'C, s%stem
error on 2.
+evie# >
clear SE:.
E1=14 1n*no#n error.
+evie# >
clear
SE:.
E1=1F 'C, fatal
error on 2.
+evie# >
clear SE:.
E1510 ?ar" "rive 22
fault. +evie#
> clear SE:.
E151( ?ar" "rive 22
remove".
C)ec* "rive.
*e system @/OS *as
re!orted a P$/ !arity
error on a (om!onent
t*at resides in P$/
(on)iguration s!a(e at
,us QQ# de2i(e QQ#
)un(tion QQ-
*e system @/OS *as
re!orted a P$/ system
error on a (om!onent
t*at resides in P$/
(on)iguration s!a(e at
,us QQ# de2i(e QQ#
)un(tion QQ-
*e system @/OS *as
determined t*ere *as
,een an error in t*e
system# ,ut is una,le to
determine its origin-
*e system @/OS *as
re!orted a P$/e )atal
error on a (om!onent
t*at resides in P$/
(on)iguration s!a(e at
,us QQ# de2i(e QQ#
)un(tion QQ-
*e s!e(i)ied *ard dri2e
*as e3!erien(ed a )ault-
*e s!e(i)ied *ard
dri2e *as ,een remo2ed
)rom t*e system-
Remo2e and reseat t*e
P$/e e3!ansion (ards-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
E3!ansion $ardsK on
!age 1>7-
Remo2e and reseat t*e
P$/e e3!ansion (ards-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
E3!ansion $ardsK on
!age 1>7-
$*e(+ t*e SE8 )or more
in)ormation and t*en
(lear t*e SE8- Remo2e
'$ !ower to t*e system
)or 10 se(onds and restart
t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Remo2e and reseat t*e
P$/e e3!ansion (ards-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
E3!ansion $ardsK on
!age 1>7-
See Krou,les*ooting a
Hard Dri2eK on !age 1>1-
/n)ormation only-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E1A14 SAS cale
failure.
C)ec*
A S'S (a,le ' is missing
or ,ad-
Reseat t*e (a,le- /) t*e
!ro,lem !ersists#
re!la(e (a,le-
connectio .
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E1A1@ SAS cale
failure.
C)ec*
6 S'S (a,le @ is missing
or ,ad-
Reseat t*e (a,le- /) t*e
!ro,lem !ersists#
re!la(e (a,le-
connection.
E1A1- Control panel
1S6 cale not
"etecte".
C)ec* cale.
E(010 Memor% not
"etecte".
,nspect -,MMs.
E(011 Memor%
configuration
failure.
C)ec* -,MMs.
E(01( Memor%
configure"
ut unusale.
C)ec* -,MMs.
E(01. 6,3S unale
to s)a"o#
memor%. C)ec*
-,MMs.
.S@ (a,le to t*e (ontrol
!anel is missing or ,ad-
"o memory was dete(ted
in t*e system-
Memory dete(ted#
,ut is not (on)igura,le-
Error dete(ted during
memory (on)iguration-
Memory (on)igured#
,ut is unusa,le-
*e system @/OS )ailed
to (o!y its )las* image
into memory-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Reseat t*e (a,le-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
re!la(e (a,le-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
/nstall memory or reseat
memory modules-
See K/nstalling Memory
ModulesK on !age 116 or
Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E(014 CM3S +AM
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
$MOS )ailure- $MOS
R'M not )un(tioning
!ro!erly-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds and
restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E(01@ -MA
Controller
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
DM' (ontroller )ailure- Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E(01$ ,nterrupt
Controller
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
/nterru!t (ontroller
)ailure-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E(01= Timer refres)
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
imer re)res* )ailure- Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E(015 'rogrammale
Timer error.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
Programma,le inter2al
timer error-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E(010 'arit% error.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
Parity error- Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E(01A Super,3
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
S/O )ailure- Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
E(016 Ae%oar"
Controller
error.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
E(01C SM,
Cey,oard
(ontroller )ailure-
System management
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-/)
t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
initialiBation interru!t <SM/= system )or 10 se(onds and
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
E(01- S)ut"o#n test
failure.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
E(01E '3ST memor%
test failure.
C)ec* -,MMs.
E(0(0 C'1
configuration
failure.
C)ec* screen
message.
initialiEation )ailure-
@/OS s*utdown test
)ailure-
@/OS POS memory test
)ailure-
Pro(essor (on)iguration
)ailure-
restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
$*e(+ s(reen )or s!e(i)i(
error messages-
See Krou,les*ooting
Pro(essorsK on !age 1>A-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E(0(1 ,ncorrect
memor%
configuration.
+evie# 1ser
Cui"e.
/n(orre(t memory
(on)iguration-
$*e(+ s(reen )or s!e(i)i(
error messages- See
Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
E(0(( Ceneral
failure
"uring '3ST.
C)ec* screen
message.
0eneral )ailure a)ter 2ideo- $*e(+ s(reen )or s!e(i)i(
error messages-
E(0(. 6,3S 1nale
to mirror
memor%. C)ec*
-,MMs.
E(110 Multiit
Error on -,MM
22. +eseat
-,MM.
E(111 S6E log
"isale" on
-,MM 22.
+eseat -,MM.
E(11( Memor% spare"
on -,MM 22.
'o#er c%cle
AC.
*e system @/OS (ould
not ena,le memory
mirroring ,e(ause o) a
)aulty memory module or
an in2alid memory
(on)iguration-
*e memory module in
slot RQQS *as *ad a
multi;,it error <M@E=-
*e system @/OS *as
disa,led memory
single;,it error <S@E=
logging and does not log
anymore S@Es until t*e
system is re,ooted- KQQK
re!resents t*e memory
module im!li(ated ,y
t*e @/OS-
*e system @/OS *as
s!ared t*e memory
,e(ause it *as determined
t*e memory *ad too many
errors- KQQK re!resents
t*e memory module
im!li(ated ,y t*e @/OS-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds and
restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds and
restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
E(11. Mem mirror 3FF
on -,MM 22 >
22. 'o#er
c%cle AC
,1010 ,ntrusion
"etecte".
C)ec* c)assis
cover.
,101( S%stem Event
:og full.
+evie# >
clear log.
,10(0 i-+AC$ 1pgra"e
Successful
81((5 +A,-
Controller
atter%
capacit% D
(4)r.
81$(= 'o#er re;uire"
< 'S1
#attage.
C)ec* 'S1 an"
config.
*e system @/OS *as
disa,led memory
mirroring ,e(ause it *as
determined one *al) o) t*e
mirror *as *ad too many
errors- KQQ T QQK
re!resents t*e
memory;module !air
im!li(ated ,y t*e @/OS-
System (o2er *as ,een
remo2ed-
*e SE8 is )ull o) e2ents
and is una,le to log any
more-
O!tional iDR'$A *as
,een u!graded
su((ess)ully-
%arns !redi(ti2ely t*at
t*e R'/D ,attery *as
less t*an 27 *ours o)
(*arge le)t-
*e system (on)iguration
reMuires more !ower
t*an w*at t*e !ower
su!!ly (an !ro2ide-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds
and restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
/n)ormation only-
$*e(+ t*e SE8 )or details
on t*e e2ents# t*en (lear
t*e SE8-
/n)ormation only-
'llow R'/D ,attery
to (*arge to greater
t*an 27 *ours o)
sustained (*arge-
/) !ro,lem !ersists#
re!la(e R'/D
,attery-
See K/nstalling t*e R'/D
@atteryK on !age 17B-
urn o)) !ower to t*e
system# redu(e t*e
*ardware (on)iguration or
install *ig*er;wattage
!ower su!!lies# and t*en
restart t*e system-
$ode e3t $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
81$(5 'erformance
"egra"e".
C)ec* 'S1 an"
s%stem
*e system (on)iguration
reMuires more !ower
t*an w*at t*e !ower
su!!ly (an !ro2ide#
urn o)) !ower to t*e
system# redu(e t*e
*ardware (on)iguration or
install *ig*er;wattage
configuration. ,ut it (an ,oot i)
t*rottled-
!ower su!!lies# and t*en
restart t*e system-
"OE& :or t*e )ull name o) an a,,re2iation or a(ronym used in t*is ta,le# see t*e
K0lossaryK on !age 201-
Sol2ing Pro,lems Des(ri,ed ,y 8$D Status Messages
*e (ode and te3t on t*e 8$D (an o)ten s!e(i)y a 2ery !re(ise )ault (ondition
t*at is easily (orre(ted- :or e3am!le# i) t*e (ode E1415 C'1E1E'resence
a!!ears# you +now t*at a !ro(essor is not installed in so(+et 1-
9ou mig*t ,e a,le to determine t*e !ro,lem i) multi!le related errors
o((ur- :or e3am!le# i) you re(ei2e a series o) messages indi(ating multi!le
2oltage )aults# you mig*t determine t*at t*e !ro,lem is a )ailing !ower
su!!ly-
Remo2ing 8$D Status Messages
:or )aults asso(iated wit* sensors# su(* as tem!erature# 2oltage# )ans# and so
on# t*e 8$D message is automati(ally remo2ed w*en t*at sensor returns to a
normal state- :or e3am!le# i) tem!erature )or a (om!onent goes out o) range#
t*e 8$D dis!lays t*e )ault4 w*en t*e tem!erature returns to t*e a((e!ta,le
range# t*e message is remo2ed )rom t*e 8$D- :or ot*er )aults# you must ta+e
a(tion to remo2e t*e message )rom t*e dis!lay&
P $lear t*e SE8 G 9ou (an !er)orm t*is tas+ remotely# ,ut you will lose
t*e e2ent *istory )or t*e system-
P Power (y(le G urn o)) t*e system and dis(onne(t it )rom t*e
ele(tri(al outlet4 wait a!!ro3imately ten se(onds# re(onne(t t*e !ower
(a,le#
and restart t*e system-
'ny o) t*ese a(tions will remo2e )ault messages# and return t*e status
indi(ators and 8$D (olors to t*e normal state- Messages will rea!!ear under
t*e )ollowing (onditions&
P *e sensor returns to a normal state ,ut )ails again# resulting in
a new SE8 entry-
P *e system is reset and new error e2ents are dete(ted-
P ' )ailure is re(orded )rom anot*er sour(e t*at ma!s to
t*e same dis!lay entry-
System Messages
System messages a!!ear on t*e s(reen to noti)y you o) a !ossi,le !ro,lem
wit* t*e system-
"OE& /) you re(ei2e a system message not listed in t*e ta,le# (*e(+ t*e
do(umentation )or t*e a!!li(ation t*at is running or t*e o!erating systemNs
do(umentation )or an e3!lanation o) t*e message and re(ommended
a(tion-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
1(54it A"vance"
ECC mo"e
"isale". For
1(54it A"vance"
ECC& -,MMs must
e installe" in
pairs. 'airs
must e matc)e"
in siBe an"
geometr%.
AlertF A"vance"
ECC Memor% Mo"e
"isale"F Memor%
configuration
"oes not support
A"vance" ECC
Memor% Mo"e.
*e 'd2an(ed E$$ o!tion
was ena,led in @/OS#
,ut is no longer 2alid due to
an unsu!!orted memory
(on)iguration# !ossi,ly a
)aulty or remo2ed memory
module- *e 'd2an(ed
E$$ setting *as
,een disa,led-
'd2an(ed E$$ Memory
Mode was ena,led in t*e
system setu! !rogram# ,ut
t*e (urrent (on)iguration
does not su!!ort 'd2an(ed
E$$ Memory Mode-
' memory module
may ,e )aulty-
$*e(+ ot*er messages )or a
)aulty memory module-
Re(on)igure t*e memory
modules )or 'd2an(ed
E$$ mode- See KSystem
MemoryK on !age 117-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
(on)iguration t*at su!!orts
'd2an(ed E$$ Memory
Mode- $*e(+ ot*er system
messages )or additional
in)ormation )or !ossi,le
(auses- :or memory
(on)iguration in)ormation#
see K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115- /) t*e !ro,lem
!ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
AlertF i-+AC$
not respon"ing.
+eooting.
AlertF i-+AC$
not respon"ing.
'o#er re;uire"
ma% e!cee" 'S1
#attage.
AlertF
Continuing
s%stem oot
accepts t)e ris*
t)at s%stem ma%
po#er "o#n
#it)out #arning.
AlertF No"e
,nterleaving
"isale"F Memor%
configuration
"oes not support
No"e
,nterleaving.
*e o!tional iDR'$A is not
res!onding to @/OS
(ommuni(ation eit*er
,e(ause it is not )un(tioning
!ro!erly or *as not
(om!leted initialiEation-
*e system re,oots-
*e o!tional iDR'$A
*as *ung-
*e o!tional iDR'$A was
remotely reset w*ile
system was ,ooting-
')ter '$ re(o2ery# t*e
o!tional iDR'$A ta+es
longer t*an normal to ,oot-
*e memory (on)iguration
does not su!!ort node
interlea2ing# or t*e
(on)iguration *as (*anged
<)or e3am!le# a memory
module *as )ailed= so t*at
node interlea2ing (annot ,e
su!!orted- *e system still
runs# ,ut wit*out node
interlea2ing-
%ait )or t*e system
to re,oot-
Remo2e '$ !ower to t*e
system )or 10 se(onds and
restart t*e system-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
(on)iguration t*at su!!orts
node interlea2ing-
$*e(+ ot*er system
messages )or additional
in)ormation )or !ossi,le
(auses- :or memory
(on)iguration in)ormation#
see K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115- /) t*e !ro,lem
!ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
AlertF 'o#er
re;uire" e!cee"s
'S1 #attage.
C)ec* 'S1 an"
s%stem
configuration.
AlertF
Continuing
s%stem oot
accepts t)e ris*
t)at s%stem ma%
po#er "o#n
#it)out #arning.
AlertF +e"un"ant
memor% "isale"F
Memor%
configuration
"oes not support
re"un"ant
memor%.
AlertF S%stem
fatal error
"uring previous
oot.
6,3S
MAN1FACT1+,NC
M3-E "etecte".
MAN1FACT1+,NC
M3-E #ill e
cleare" efore
t)e ne!t oot.
S%stem reoot
re;uire" for
normal
operation.
*e system (on)iguration
o) !ro(essor<s=#
memory modules#
and e3!ansion (ards may
not ,e su!!orted ,y t*e
!ower su!!lies-
Memory S!aring or Memory
Mirroring was ena,led in t*e
system setu! !rogram# ,ut
t*e (urrent (on)iguration
does not su!!ort redundant
memory- ' memory module
may ,e )aulty-
'n error (aused t*e
system to re,oot-
System is in manu)a(turing
mode-
/) any system (om!onents
were 1ust u!graded#
return t*e system to t*e
!re2ious (on)iguration-
/) t*e system ,oots wit*out
t*is warning# t*en t*e
re!la(ed (om!onent<s= are
not su!!orted wit* t*is
!ower su!!ly- /) Energy
Smart !ower su!!lies are
installed# re!la(e t*em wit*
Hig* Out!ut !ower su!!lies
to use t*e (om!onents-
See KPower Su!!liesK on
!age 106-
$*e(+ t*e memory modules
)or )ailure- See
Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Reset t*e memory setting#
i) a!!ro!riate- See K.sing
t*e System Setu! Program
and .E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1-
$*e(+ ot*er system
messages )or additional
in)ormation )or !ossi,le
(auses-
Re,oot to ta+e t*e system
out o) manu)a(turing mode-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
6,3S 1p"ate
Attempt Faile"F
CautionF
N/+AMEC:+ Gumper
is installe" on
s%stem oar".
'lease run SET1'
C'1 set to
minimum
fre;uenc%.
C'1 ! installe"
#it) no memor%.
Remote @/OS u!date
attem!t )ailed-
"?R'MU$8R 1um!er is
installed in t*e (lear setting-
$MOS *as ,een (leared-
*e !ro(essor s!eed may ,e
intentionally set lower )or
!ower (onser2ation-
Memory modules are
reMuired ,ut not installed in
t*e indi(ated !ro(essors
memory slots-
Retry t*e @/OS u!date-
/) !ro,lem !ersists#
see K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Mo2e t*e "?R'MU$8R
1um!er to t*e de)ault
!osition <!ins 3 and 5=-
See :igure A;1 )or 1um!er
lo(ation- Restart t*e system
and re;enter t*e @/OS
settings- See K.sing t*e
System Setu! Program and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1-
/) not an intentional setting#
(*e(+ any ot*er system
messages )or !ossi,le (auses-
/nstall memory modules )or
t*e !ro(essor- See KSystem
MemoryK on !age 117-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
C'1s #it)
"ifferent cac)e
siBes "etecte".
C'1s #it)
"ifferent core
siBes "etecte"F
S%stem )alte"
C'1s #it)
"ifferent
logical
processors
"etecte"F S%stem
)alte"
C'1s #it)
"ifferent po#er
rating "etecte"F
S%stem )alte"
Current oot
mo"e is set to
1EF,. 'lease
ensure
compatile
ootale me"ia
is availale.
1se t)e s%stem
setup program to
c)ange t)e oot
mo"e as nee"e".
-ecreasing
availale memor%
Mismat(*ed !ro(essors *a2e
,een installed in t*e system-
*e system )ailed to ,oot
,e(ause .E:/ ,oot mode is
ena,led in @/OS and t*e
,oot o!erating system is
non;.E:/-
:aulty or im!ro!erly installed
memory modules-
Ensure t*at all !ro(essors
*a2e t*e same (a(*e siEe#
num,er o) (ores and logi(al
!ro(essors# and !ower rating-
Ensure t*at t*e !ro(essors
are !ro!erly installed- See
KPro(essorsK on !age 13>-
Ensure t*at t*e ,oot mode is
set (orre(tly and t*at t*e
!ro!er ,oota,le media is
a2aila,le- See K.sing t*e
System Setu! Program and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1-
Reseat t*e memory modules-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
-,MM
configuration on
eac) C'1 s)oul"
matc).
Eme""e" N,C!
an"
N,C%H
3S N,CIDENA6:E-
J-,SA6:E-<&
Management
S)are" N,CI
DENA6:E-
J-,SA6:E-<
Error 5$0( 4
Au!iliar% -evice
Failure. /erif%
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration on a
dual;!ro(essor system- *e
memory module
(on)iguration )or ea(*
!ro(essor must ,e identi(al-
*e OS "/$ inter)a(e is set
in @/OS- *e Management
S*ared "/$ inter)a(e is set
in management tools-
Mouse or +ey,oard (a,le is
loose or im!ro!erly
(onne(ted-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
$*e(+ t*e system
management so)tware or t*e
System Setu! !rogram )or
"/$ settings- /) a !ro,lem is
indi(ated# see
Krou,les*ooting a "/$K on
!age 1B1-
Reseat t*e mouse or
+ey,oard (a,le-
t)at mouse an"
*e%oar" are
securel%
attac)e" to
correct
connectors.
De)e(ti2e mouse or +ey,oard- Ensure t*at t*e mouse or
+ey,oard is o!erational-
See Krou,les*ooting a
.S@ De2i(eK on !age 1B0-
Cate A(0 failure :aulty +ey,oard (ontroller4
)aulty system ,oard-
See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
,nvali"
configuration
information 4
please run SET1'
program.
,nvali" 'C,e
car" foun" in
t)e
,nternalEStorage
slotF
'n in2alid system
(on)iguration (aused a
system *alt-
*e system *alted ,e(ause
an in2alid P$/e e3!ansion
(ard is installed in t*e
dedi(ated storage (ontroller
slot-
Run t*e System Setu!
!rogram and re2iew t*e
(urrent settings- See K.sing
t*e System Setu! Program
and .E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1-
Remo2e t*e P$/e e3!ansion
(ard and install t*e
integrated storage (ontroller
in t*e dedi(ated slot- See
KR'/D @attery <O!tional=K
on !age 17A-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
Ae%oar" fuse
)as faile"
:ocal *e%oar"
ma% not #or*
ecause all user
accessile 1S6
ports are
"isale".
,f operating
locall%& po#er
c%cle t)e s%stem
an" enter s%stem
setup program to
c)ange settings.
Manufacturing
mo"e "etecte"
Ma!imum ran*
count e!cee"e".
T)e follo#ing
-,MM )as een
"isale"H !
Memor%
,nitialiBation
8arningH Memor%
siBe ma% e
re"uce"
O2er(urrent dete(ted at t*e
+ey,oard (onne(tor-
*e .S@ !orts are disa,led
in t*e system @/OS-
System is in manu)a(turing
mode-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration- *e system
runs ,ut wit* t*e s!e(i)ied
memory module disa,led-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration- *e system
runs ,ut wit* less memory
t*an is !*ysi(ally a2aila,le-
See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Power down and restart t*e
system )rom t*e !ower
,utton# and t*en enter t*e
System Setu! !rogram to
ena,le t*e .S@ !ort<s=-
See KEntering t*e System
Setu! ProgramK on !age A2-
Re,oot to ta+e t*e system
out o) manu)a(turing mode-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration- See
K0eneral Memory Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
Memor% set to
minimum
fre;uenc%.
*e memory )reMuen(y may
,e intentionally set lower )or
!ower (onser2ation-
*e (urrent memory
(on)iguration may su!!ort
/) not an intentional setting#
(*e(+ any ot*er system
messages )or !ossi,le (auses-
Ensure t*at your memory
(on)iguration su!!orts t*e
only t*e minimum )reMuen(y- *ig*er )reMuen(y-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Memor% tests
terminate" %
*e%stro*e.
MEMTEST lane
failure
"etecte" on !
Mirror mo"e
"isale". For
mirror mo"e&
-,MMs must e
installe" in
pairs. 'airs
must e matc)e"
in siBe an"
geometr%.
POS memory test was
terminated ,y !ressing t*e
s!a(e,ar-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration- Mismat(*ed
memory modules are
installed-
*e memory (on)iguration
does not mat(* t*e setting in
@/OS- *e @/OS setting *as
,een disa,led-
/n)ormation only-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Re(on)igure t*e memory
modules )or Memory
Mirroring mode- See
KSystem MemoryK on
!age 117-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
No oot "evice
availale.
No oot sector
on )ar" "rive.
:aulty or missing o!ti(al
dri2e su,system# *ard dri2e#
or *ard dri2e su,system# or
no ,oota,le .S@ +ey
installed-
/n(orre(t (on)iguration
settings in System Setu!
!rogram# or no o!erating
system on *ard dri2e-
.se a ,oota,le .S@ +ey#
o!ti(al dri2e# or *ard dri2e-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting an
O!ti(al Dri2eK on !age 1>0#
Krou,les*ooting a .S@
De2i(eK on !age 1B0#
Krou,les*ooting an /nternal
.S@ CeyK on !age 1B6# and
Krou,les*ooting a Hard
Dri2eK on !age 1>1-
See K.sing t*e System Setu!
Program and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1 )or in)ormation on
setting t*e order o) ,oot
de2i(es-
$*e(+ t*e *ard dri2e
(on)iguration settings in t*e
System Setu! !rogram-
See K.sing t*e System Setu!
Program and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1- /) ne(essary# install
t*e o!erating system on your
*ard dri2e- See your
o!erating system
do(umentation-
No timer tic*
interrupt.
:aulty system ,oard- See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
'C,e Training
ErrorH E!pecte"
:in* 8i"t) is !&
Actual :in*
8i"t) is %.
:aulty or im!ro!erly
installed P$/e (ard in t*e
s!e(i)ied slot-
Reseat t*e P$/e (ard in t*e
s!e(i)ied slot num,er-
See Krou,les*ooting
E3!ansion $ardsK on
!age 1>7- /) t*e !ro,lem
!ersists# see K0etting Hel!K
on !age 166-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
'lug > 'la%
Configuration
Error
Kua" ran* -,MM
"etecte" after
single ran* or
"ual ran* -,MM
in soc*et.
+ea" fault
+e;ueste" sector
not foun"
SATA 'ort !
"evice not
foun"
Error en(ountered in
initialiEing P$/e de2i(e4
)aulty system ,oard-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration-
*e o!erating system (annot
read )rom t*e *ard dri2e#
o!ti(al dri2e# or .S@ de2i(e#
t*e system (ould not )ind a
!arti(ular se(tor on t*e dis+#
or t*e reMuested se(tor is
de)e(ti2e-
*ere is no de2i(e (onne(ted
to t*e s!e(i)ied S'' !ort-
/nstall t*e "?R'MU$8R
1um!er in t*e (lear !osition
<!ins 1 and 3= and re,oot t*e
system- See :igure A;1 )or
1um!er lo(ation- /) t*e
!ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting
E3!ansion $ardsK on
!age 1>7-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Re!la(e t*e o!ti(al medium#
.S@ medium# or .S@
de2i(e- Ensure t*at t*e .S@
(a,les# S'S5S'' ,a(+!lane
(a,les# or o!ti(al dri2e (a,les
are !ro!erly (onne(ted-
See Krou,les*ooting a .S@
De2i(eK on !age 1B0#
Krou,les*ooting an O!ti(al
Dri2eK on !age 1>0# or
Krou,les*ooting a Hard
Dri2eK on !age 1>1 )or t*e
a!!ro!riate dri2e<s= installed
in your system-
/n)ormation only-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
Sector not foun"
See* error
See* operation
faile"
:aulty *ard dri2e# .S@
de2i(e# or .S@ medium-
Re!la(e t*e .S@ medium or
de2i(e- Ensure t*at t*e .S@
or S'S ,a(+!lane (a,les are
!ro!erly (onne(ted- See
Krou,les*ooting a .S@
De2i(eK on !age 1B0 or
Krou,les*ooting a Hard
Dri2eK on !age 1>1 )or t*e
a!!ro!riate dri2e<s= installed
in your system-
S)ut"o#n failure 0eneral system error- See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Sparing mo"e
"isale". For
sparing mo"e&
matc)e" sets
of t)ree must
e populate"
across slots.
T)e amount of
s%stem memor%
)as c)ange"
*e memory (on)iguration
does not mat(* t*e setting
in @/OS- *e @/OS setting
*as ,een disa,led-
Memory *as ,een added or
remo2ed or a memory
module may ,e )aulty-
Re(on)igure t*e memory
modules )or Memory
S!aring mode- See KSystem
MemoryK on !age 117-
/) memory *as ,een added or
remo2ed# t*is message is
in)ormati2e and (an ,e
ignored- /) memory *as not
,een added or remo2ed#
(*e(+ t*e SE8 to determine
i) single;,it or multi;,it
errors were dete(ted and
re!la(e t*e )aulty memory
module-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
T)e follo#ing
-,MMs s)oul"
matc) in
geometr%H
!&!&...
T)e follo#ing
-,MMs s)oul"
matc) in ran*
countH !&!&...
T)e follo#ing
-,MMs s)oul"
matc) in siBeH
!&!&...
T)e follo#ing
-,MMs s)oul"
matc) in siBe
an" geometr%H
!&!&...
T)e follo#ing
-,MMs s)oul"
matc) in siBe
an" ran*
countH !&!&...
T)ermal sensor
not "etecte"
on !
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration- *e s!e(i)ied
memory modules do not
mat(* in siEe# num,er o)
ran+s# or num,er o)
data lanes-
' memory module wit*out a
t*ermal sensor is installed in
t*e s!e(i)ied memory slot-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Re!la(e t*e memory
module- See KSystem
MemoryK on !age 117-
Time4of4"a%
cloc* stoppe"
:aulty ,attery or )aulty (*i!- See Krou,les*ooting t*e
System @atteryK on !age 1B7-
Time4of4"a% not
set 4 please run
SET1' program
/n(orre(t ime or Date
settings4 )aulty system
,attery-
$*e(+ t*e ime and Date
settings- See K.sing t*e
System Setu! Program and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on
!age A1- /) t*e !ro,lem
!ersists# re!la(e t*e system
,attery- See KSystem
@atteryK on !age 173-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
Timer c)ip
counter ( faile"
:aulty system ,oard- See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
T'M
configuration
operation
)onore". S%stem
#ill no# reset.
T'M
configuration
operation is
pen"ing. 'ress
7,9 to ,gnore
3+ 7M9 to Mo"if%
to allo# t)is
c)ange an" reset
t)e s%stem.
8A+N,NCH
Mo"if%ing coul"
prevent
securit%.
' PM (on)iguration
(ommand *as ,een entered-
*e system re,oots and
e3e(utes t*e (ommand-
*is message dis!lays during
system restart a)ter a PM
(on)iguration (ommand *as
,een entered- .ser
intera(tion is reMuired to
!ro(eed-
/n)ormation only-
Enter / or M to !ro(eed-
T'M failure ' rusted Plat)orm Module
<PM= )un(tion *as )ailed-
See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
1nale to launc)
S%stem Services
image. S%stem
)alte"F
System *alted a)ter :10
+eystro+e ,e(ause System
Ser2i(es image is eit*er
(orru!ted in t*e system
)irmware or *as ,een lost due
Restart t*e system and
u!date t*e 8i)e(y(le
$ontroller re!ository to t*e
latest so)tware to restore )ull
)un(tionality- See t*e
to system ,oard re!la(ement- 8i)e(y(le $ontroller .ser
*e o!tional iDR'$A
Enter!rise (ard )las* memory
or @M$ SP/ )las* may ,e
(orru!ted-
0uide )or more in)ormation-
Restore t*e )las* memory
using t*e latest 2ersion on
su!!ort-dell-(om- See t*e
/ntegrated Dell Remote
'((ess $ontroller A
<iDR'$A= .ser 0uide )or
instru(tions on !er)orming a
)ield re!la(ement o) t*e
)las* memory-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
1ne!pecte"
interrupt in
protecte" mo"e
1nsupporte" C'1
comination
1nsupporte" C'1
stepping
"etecte"
1nsupporte" -,MM
"etecte". T)e
follo#ing -,MM
)as een
"isale"H !
1nsupporte"
memor%
configuration.
-,MM mismatc)
across slots
"etecte"H
!&!&...
1nuse" memor%
"etecte". -,MMLs
installe" in t)e
follo#ing slot
are not
availale #)en
in mirror mo"eH
!&!&!
/m!ro!erly seated memory
modules or )aulty
+ey,oard5mouse
(ontroller (*i!-
Pro(essor<s= is not su!!orted
,y t*e system-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration- *e system
runs ,ut wit* t*e s!e(i)ied
memory module disa,led-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration-
Memory modules are
mismat(*ed in t*e
s!e(i)ied slots-
*e memory (on)iguration
is not o!timal )or
mirroring Mode-
Modules in t*e
s!e(i)ied slots are unused-
Reseat t*e memory modules-
See Krou,les*ooting
System MemoryK on
!age 1BB- /) t*e !ro,lem
!ersists# see K0etting Hel!K
on !age 166-
/nstall a su!!orted !ro(essor
or !ro(essor (om,ination-
See KPro(essorsK on
!age 13>-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration- See
K0eneral Memory Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115-
Re(on)igure t*e memory )or
Memory Mirroring Mode# or
(*ange t*e memory mode to
O!timiEed or S!aring in t*e
@/OS setu! s(reen- See
KSystem MemoryK on
!age 117-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
1nuse" memor%
"etecte". -,MMLs
installe" in t)e
follo#ing slot
are not
availale #)en
in 1(54it
a"vance" ECC
mo"eH !&!&!
8arningH A fatal
error )as cause"
s%stem resetF
'lease c)ec* t)e
s%stem event logF
8arningH Control
'anel is not
installe".
*e memory (on)iguration is
not o!timal )or 'd2an(ed
E$$ Memory Mode-
Modules in t*e s!e(i)ied
slots are unused-
' )atal system error
o((urred and (aused t*e
system to re,oot-
*e (ontrol !anel is not
installed or *as a )aulty (a,le
(onne(tion-
Re(on)igure t*e memory )or
'd2an(ed E$$ Memory
Mode# or (*ange t*e
memory mode to O!timiEed
or S!aring in t*e @/OS setu!
s(reen- See KSystem
MemoryK on !age 117-
$*e(+ t*e SE8 )or
in)ormation t*at was logged
during t*e error- See t*e
a!!li(a,le trou,les*ooting
se(tion in Krou,les*ooting
9our SystemK on !age 1A6
)or any )aulty (om!onents
s!e(i)ied in t*e SE8-
/nstall t*e (ontrol !anel# or
(*e(+ t*e (a,le (onne(tions
,etween t*e dis!lay module#
t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard#
and t*e system ,oard-
See K/ntegrated Storage
$ontroller $ardK on
!age 126-
8arningF No
micro co"e
up"ate loa"e"
for processor n
Mi(ro (ode u!date )ailed- .!date t*e @/OS )irmware-
See K0etting Hel!K on
!age 166-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
8arningF 'o#er
re;uire" e!cee"s
'S1 #attage.
C)ec* 'S1 an"
s%stem
configuration.
8arningF
'erformance
"egra"e". C'1
an" memor% set
to minimum
fre;uencies to
meet 'S1
#attage. S%stem
#ill reoot.
8arningF 'S1
mismatc). 'S1
re"un"anc% lost.
C)ec* 'S1.
8arningF
1nsupporte"
memor%
configuration
"etecte". T)e
memor%
configuration is
not optimal. T)e
recommen"e"
memor%
configuration
isH Dmessage<
*e system (on)iguration o)
!ro(essor<s=# memory
modules# and e3!ansion
(ards may not ,e su!!orted
,y t*e !ower su!!lies-
' Hig* Out!ut !ower su!!ly
and an Energy Smart !ower
su!!ly are installed in t*e
system at t*e same time-
/n2alid memory
(on)iguration- *e system
runs ,ut wit* redu(ed
)un(tionality-
/) any system (om!onents
were 1ust u!graded#
return t*e system to t*e
!re2ious (on)iguration- /)
t*e system ,oots wit*out
t*is warning# t*en t*e
re!la(ed (om!onent<s= are
not su!!orted wit* t*is
!ower su!!ly- /) Energy
Smart !ower su!!lies are
installed# re!la(e t*em wit*
t*e Hig* Out!ut !ower
su!!lies to use t*e
(om!onents- See KPower
Su!!liesK on !age 106-
/nstall two Hig* Out!ut
or two Energy Smart !ower
su!!lies in t*e system-
9ou (an also run t*e system
on one !ower su!!ly until
you (an o,tain two !ower
su!!lies o) t*e same ty!e-
See Krou,les*ooting
Power Su!!liesK on !age
1B5-
Ensure t*at t*e memory
modules are installed in a
2alid (on)iguration-
See K0eneral Memory
Module
/nstallation 0uidelinesK on
!age 115- /) t*e
!ro,lem !ersists#
see Krou,les*ooting System
MemoryK on !age 1BB-
Message $auses $orre(ti2e '(tions
8rite fault
8rite fault on
selecte" "rive
:aulty .S@ de2i(e# .S@
medium# o!ti(al dri2e
assem,ly# *ard dri2e# or *ard
dri2e su,system-
Re!la(e t*e .S@ medium or
de2i(e- Ensure t*at t*e .S@#
S'S ,a(+!lane# or S''
(a,les are !ro!erly
(onne(ted-
See Krou,les*ooting a .S@
De2i(eK on !age 1B0#
Krou,les*ooting an /nternal
.S@ CeyK on !age 1B6#
Krou,les*ooting an O!ti(al
Dri2eK on !age 1>0#
and Krou,les*ooting a Hard
Dri2eK on !age 1>1-
"OE& :or t*e )ull name o) an a,,re2iation or a(ronym used in t*is ta,le# see t*e
K0lossaryK on !age 201-
%arning Messages
' warning message alerts you to a !ossi,le !ro,lem and !rom!ts you to
res!ond ,e)ore t*e system (ontinues a tas+- :or e3am!le# ,e)ore you )ormat
a dis+ette# a message warns you t*at you may lose all data on t*e dis+ette-
%arning messages usually interru!t t*e tas+ and reMuire you to res!ond
,y ty!ing % <yes= or n <no=-
"OE& %arning messages are generated ,y eit*er t*e a!!li(ation or
t*e o!erating system- :or more in)ormation# see t*e do(umentation t*at
a((om!anied t*e a!!li(ation or o!erating system-
Diagnosti(s Messages
*e system diagnosti( utilities may issue messages i) you run diagnosti( tests
on your system- See KRunning t*e Em,edded System Diagnosti(sK on
!age 160 )or more in)ormation a,out system diagnosti(s-
'lert Messages
Systems management so)tware generates alert messages )or your system-
'lert messages in(lude in)ormation# status# warning# and )ailure messages
)or dri2e# tem!erature# )an# and !ower (onditions- :or more in)ormation#
see t*e systems management so)tware do(umentation-
Ot*er /n)ormation 9ou May "eed
%'R"/"0& See t*e sa)ety and regulatory in)ormation t*at s*i!!ed wit* your
system- %arranty in)ormation may ,e in(luded wit*in t*is do(ument or as a
se!arate do(ument-
P *e ra(+ do(umentation in(luded wit* your ra(+ solution des(ri,es *ow
to install your system into a ra(+-
P *e 0etting Started 0uide !ro2ides an o2er2iew o) system )eatures#
setting u! your system# and te(*ni(al s!e(i)i(ations-
P 'ny media t*at s*i!s wit* your system t*at !ro2ides do(umentation and
tools )or (on)iguring and managing your system# in(luding t*ose
!ertaining to t*e o!erating system# system management so)tware#
system u!dates# and system (om!onents t*at you !ur(*ased
wit* your system-
P *e 8i)e(y(le $ontroller .ser 0uide !ro2ides in)ormation a,out setting u!
t*e (ontroller# (on)iguring *ardware and )irmware# and de!loying t*e
o!erating system-
"OE& 'lways (*e(+ )or u!dates on su!!ort-dell-(om5manuals and read t*e
u!dates )irst ,e(ause t*ey o)ten su!ersede in)ormation in ot*er do(uments-
A1 .sing t*e System Setu! Program and .E:/ @oot Manager
.sing t*e System Setu! Program
and .E:/ @oot Manager
*e System Setu! !rogram is t*e @/OS !rogram t*at ena,les you to manage
your system *ardware and s!e(i)y @/OS;le2el o!tions- :rom t*e System
Setu! !rogram# you (an&
P $*ange t*e "?R'M settings a)ter you add or remo2e *ardware
P ?iew t*e system *ardware (on)iguration
P Ena,le or disa,le integrated de2i(es
P Set !er)orman(e and !ower management t*res*olds
P Manage system se(urity
$*oosing t*e System @oot Mode
*e System Setu! !rogram also ena,les you to s!e(i)y t*e ,oot mode )or
installing your o!erating system&
P @/OS ,oot mode <t*e de)ault= is t*e standard @/OS;le2el ,oot inter)a(e-
P .ni)ied E3tensi,le :irmware /nter)a(e <.E:/= ,oot mode is an en*an(ed
A7;,it ,oot inter)a(e ,ased on .ni)ied E3tensi,le :irmware /nter)a(e
<.E:/= s!e(i)i(ations t*at o2erlays t*e system @/OS- See KEntering t*e
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on !age B7 )or more in)ormation on t*is
inter)a(e-
9ou sele(t t*e ,oot mode in t*e @oot Mode )ield o) t*e @oot Settings s(reen
o) t*e System Setu! !rogram- See K@oot Settings S(reenK on !age AB- On(e
you s!e(i)y t*e ,oot mode# t*e system ,oots in t*at mode and you !ro(eed
t*en to install your o!erating system )rom t*at mode- *erea)ter# you must
,oot t*e system to t*e same ,oot mode <@/OS or .E:/= to a((ess t*e
installed o!erating system- rying to ,oot t*e o!erating system )rom t*e
ot*er ,oot mode (auses t*e system to *alt immediately at startu!-
"OE& O!erating systems must ,e .E:/;(om!ati,le <)or e3am!le# Mi(roso)t
V
%indows Ser2er
V
200> 3A7 2ersion= to ,e installed )rom t*e .E:/ ,oot mode-
DOS and 32;,it o!erating systems do not su!!ort .E:/ and (an only ,e installed
)rom t*e @/OS ,oot mode-
A2 .sing t*e System Setu! Program and .E:/ @oot Manager
Entering t*e System Setu! Program
1 urn on or restart your system-
2 Press I:2J a)ter you see t*e )ollowing
message&
DF(< I S%stem Setup
"OE& *e system does not res!ond until t*e .S@ +ey,oard is a(ti2e-
/) your o!erating system ,egins to load ,e)ore you !ress I:2J# allow
t*e system to )inis* ,ooting# and t*en restart your system and try again-
Res!onding to Error Messages
/) an error message a!!ears w*ile t*e system is ,ooting# ma+e a note o) t*e
message- See KSystem MessagesK on !age 72 )or an e3!lanation o) t*e
message and suggestions )or (orre(ting errors-
"OE& ')ter installing a memory u!grade# it is normal )or your system to
dis!lay a message t*at t*e system memory siEe *as (*anged t*e )irst time
you start your system-
.sing t*e System Setu! Program "a2igation Ceys
Ceys '(tion
.! arrow or IS*i)tJIa,J Mo2es to t*e !re2ious
)ield- Down arrow or Ia,J Mo2es to t*e ne3t
)ield-
IEnterJ# IS!a(e,arJ# IOJ#
IFJ# le)t and rig*t arrows
$y(les t*roug* t*e settings in a )ield- /n many
)ields# you (an also ty!e t*e a!!ro!riate 2alue-
IEs(J E3its t*e System Setu! !rogram and restarts t*e
system i) any (*anges were made-
I:1J Dis!lays t*e System Setu! !rogramNs *el! )ile-
"OE& :or most o) t*e o!tions# any (*anges t*at you ma+e are re(orded ,ut do
not ta+e e))e(t until you restart t*e system-
System Setu! O!tions
Main S(reen
:igure 2;1- Main System Setu! Program S(reen
"OE& *e o!tions )or t*e System Setu! !rogram (*ange ,ased on
t*e system (on)iguration-
"OE& *e System Setu! !rogram de)aults are listed under t*eir res!e(ti2e
o!tions in t*e )ollowing se(tions# w*ere a!!li(a,le-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
System ime Sets t*e time on t*e systemNs internal (lo(+-
System Date Sets t*e date on t*e systemNs internal (alendar-
Memory Settings Dis!lays in)ormation related to installed memory- See KMemory
Settings S(reenK on !age A5-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Pro(essor Settings Dis!lays in)ormation related to !ro(essors <s!eed# (a(*e siEe#
and so on=- See KPro(essor Settings S(reenK on !age AA-
S'' Settings
<O!tional=
See KS'' Settings S(reen <O!tional=K on !age AB-
@oot Settings See K@oot Settings S(reenK on !age AB-
/ntegrated De2i(es See K/ntegrated De2i(es S(reenK on !age A>-
P$/ /RD
'ssignment
Serial
$ommuni(ation
<O)) de)ault=
Em,edded Ser2er
Management
Power
Management
Dis!lays a s(reen to (*ange t*e /RD assigned to ea(* o) t*e
integrated de2i(es on t*e P$/ ,us# and any installed e3!ansion
(ard t*at reMuires an /RD-
See KSerial $ommuni(ation S(reenK on !age A6-
See KEm,edded Ser2er Management S(reenK on !age B0-
Ena,les you to manage !ower usage o) t*e !ro(essor# )ans# and
memory modules wit* !re(on)igured or (ustomiEed settings-
See KPower Management S(reenK on !age B1-
System Se(urity Dis!lays a s(reen to (on)igure t*e system !assword and setu!
!assword )eatures- See KSystem Se(urity S(reenK on !age B1#
K.sing t*e System PasswordK on !age BA# and K.sing t*e
Setu! PasswordK on !age B> )or more in)ormation-
Cey,oard
"um8o(+
<On de)ault=
Re!ort Cey,oard
Errors
<Re!ort de)ault=
Determines w*et*er your system starts u! wit* t*e "um8o(+
mode a(ti2ated on 101; or 102;+ey +ey,oards <does not a!!ly to
>7;+ey +ey,oards=-
Ena,les or disa,les re!orting o) +ey,oard errors during t*e
POS- Sele(t Re!ort )or *ost systems t*at *a2e +ey,oards
atta(*ed- Sele(t Do "ot Re!ort to su!!ress all error messages
relating to t*e +ey,oard or +ey,oard (ontroller during POS-
*is setting does not a))e(t t*e o!eration o) t*e +ey,oard itsel) i)
a +ey,oard is atta(*ed to t*e system-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
:15:2 Prom!t on
Error <Ena,led
de)ault=
Ena,les t*e system to *alt on errors during POS# w*i(*
allows t*e user to o,ser2e e2ents t*at may s(roll ,y unnoti(ed
during normal POS- 9ou (an sele(t :1 to (ontinue or :2 to
enter t*e System Setu! !rogram-
$'./O"& %*en setting t*is o!tion to Disa,led# t*e system
does not *alt i) an error o((urs during POS- 'ny (riti(al
errors is dis!layed and logged in t*e system e2ent log-
Memory Settings S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
System Memory SiEe Dis!lays t*e system memory siEe-
System Memory y!e Dis!lays t*e system memory ty!e-
System Memory S!eed Dis!lays t*e system memory s!eed-
?ideo Memory Dis!lays t*e 2ideo memory siEe-
System Memory esting
<Ena,led de)ault=
S!e(i)ies w*et*er system memory tests are run at system
,oot- O!tions are Ena,led and Disa,led-
Memory O!erating Mode *is )ield dis!lays t*e ty!e o) memory o!eration i) a
2alid memory (on)iguration is installed- %*en set to
O!timiEer Mode# t*e memory (ontrollers run
inde!endently o) ea(* ot*er )or im!ro2ed memory
!er)orman(e- %*en set to Mirror Mode# memory
mirroring is ena,led- %*en set to 'd2an(ed E$$
Mode# two (ontrollers are 1oined in 12>;,it mode
running multi;,it ad2an(ed E$$- :or in)ormation a,out
t*e memory modes# see KSystem MemoryK on !age 117-
"OE& *e S!are Mode o!tion may not ,e
!resent on all systems-
"ode /nterlea2ing
<Disa,led de)ault=
/) t*is )ield is Ena,led# memory interlea2ing is
su!!orted i) a symmetri( memory (on)iguration is
installed- /) Disa,led# t*e system su!!orts "on;.ni)orm
Memory ar(*ite(ture <".M'= <asymmetri(= memory
(on)igurations-
"OE& *e "ode /nterlea2ing )ield must ,e set to Disa,led
w*en using Mirror mode-
Pro(essor Settings S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
A7;,it S!e(i)ies i) t*e !ro(essor<s= su!!ort A7;,it e3tensions-
$ore S!eed Dis!lays t*e !ro(essor (lo(+ s!eed-
@us S!eed Dis!lays t*e !ro(essor ,us s!eed-
8ogi(al Pro(essor
<Ena,led de)ault=
?irtualiEation e(*nology
<Disa,led de)ault=
'd1a(ent $a(*e 8ine
Pre)et(*
<Ena,led de)ault=
Hardware Pre)et(*er
<Ena,led de)ault=
E3e(ute Disa,le
<Ena,led de)ault=
"um,er o) $ores !er
Pro(essor
<'ll de)ault=
ur,o Mode
<Ena,led de)ault=
$ States
<Ena,led de)ault=
Ea(* !ro(essor (ore su!!orts u! to two logi(al
!ro(essors- /) t*is )ield is set to Ena,led# t*e @/OS
re!orts ,ot* logi(al !ro(essors- /) set to Disa,led#
only one logi(al !ro(essor is monitored ,y t*e @/OS-
Ena,led !ermits 2irtualiEation so)tware to use t*e
2irtualiEation te(*nology in(or!orated in t*e !ro(essor-
"OE& Disa,le t*is )eature i) your system will not
,e running 2irtualiEation so)tware-
Ena,les *ig* utiliEation o) seMuential memory a((ess-
"OE& Disa,le t*is o!tion )or a!!li(ations t*at
reMuire *ig* utiliEation o) random memory a((ess-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e *ardware !re)et(*er-
Ena,les or disa,les E3e(ute Disa,le Memory Prote(tion
e(*nology-
/) set to 'll# t*e ma3imum num,er o) (ores in ea(*
!ro(essor is ena,led-
/) ur,o @oost e(*nology is su!!orted ,y
t*e !ro(essor<s=# ena,les or disa,les ur,o
Mode-
%*en set to Ena,led# t*e !ro(essor<s= (an o!erate in all
a2aila,le !ower states-
Pro(essor 1 :amily ;Model; Dis!lays t*e )amily# model# and ste!!ing o) t*e sele(ted
Ste!!ing !ro(essor-
Pro(essor 2 :amily ;Model; Dis!lays t*e )amily# model# and ste!!ing o) t*e
Ste!!ing
sele(ted !ro(essor-
S'' Settings S(reen <O!tional=
O!tion Des(ri!tion
S'' (ontroller
<'' Mode de)ault=
Port '
<'uto de)ault=
Port @
<O)) de)ault=
Port $
<O)) de)ault=
Port D
<O)) de)ault=
Port E
<O)) de)ault=
'' Mode ena,les t*e integrated S'' (ontroller-
R'/D Mode ena,les t*e integrated S'' (ontroller to
R'/D mode- O)) disa,les t*e (ontroller-
"OE& %*en set to R'/D mode# all !orts are set to O::-
'uto ena,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e atta(*ed to
S'' !ort '- O)) disa,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e-
'uto ena,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e atta(*ed to
S'' !ort @- O)) disa,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e-
'uto ena,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e atta(*ed to
S'' !ort $- O)) disa,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e-
'uto ena,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e atta(*ed to
S'' !ort D- O)) disa,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e-
'uto ena,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e atta(*ed to
S'' !ort E- O)) disa,les @/OS su!!ort )or t*e de2i(e-
@oot Settings S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
@oot Mode
<@/OS de)ault=
$'./O"& Swit(*ing t*e ,oot mode (ould !re2ent
t*e system )rom ,ooting i) t*e o!erating system
was not installed in t*e same ,oot mode-
/) t*e system o!erating system su!!orts .E:/# you (an
set t*is o!tion to .E:/- Setting t*is )ield to @/OS allows
(om!ati,ility wit* non;.E:/ o!erating systems-
"OE& Setting t*is )ield to .E:/ disa,les t*e @oot
SeMuen(e# Hard;Dis+ Dri2e SeMuen(e# and .S@ :las* Dri2e
Emulation y!e )ields-
@oot SeMuen(e /) @oot Mode is set to @/OS# t*is )ield indi(ates to t*e
system t*e lo(ation o) t*e o!erating system )iles needed
)or startu!- /) @oot Mode is set to .E:/# you (an a((ess
t*e .E:/ ,oot manager utility ,y re,ooting t*e system
and !ressing :11 w*en !rom!ted to do so-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Hard;Dis+ Dri2e
SeMuen(e
.S@ :las* Dri2e
Emulation y!e
<'uto de)ault=
@oot SeMuen(e Retry
<Disa,led de)ault=
Determines t*e order in w*i(* t*e @/OS attem!ts to
,oot )rom *ard dri2es in t*e system during system
startu!-
Determines t*e emulation ty!e )or a .S@ )las* dri2e-
Hard dis+ allows t*e .S@ )las* dri2e to a(t as a *ard
dri2e- :lo!!y allows t*e .S@ )las* dri2e to a(t as a
remo2a,le dis+ette dri2e- 'uto automati(ally (*ooses an
emulation ty!e-
/) t*is )ield is ena,led and t*e system *as )ailed to ,oot#
t*e system reattem!ts to ,oot a)ter 30 se(onds-
/ntegrated De2i(es S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
/ntegrated S'S
$ontroller
<Ena,led de)ault=
.ser '((essi,le .S@
Ports
<'ll Ports On de)ault=
/nternal .S@ Port 1
<On de)ault=
/nternal .S@ Port 2
<On de)ault=
Em,edded "/$1 and
"/$2
<Ena,led de)ault=
Em,edded 0, "/$3
<"/$1 de)ault& Ena,led
wit* PLE4
Ot*er "/$s& Ena,led=
Ena,les or disa,les t*e integrated storage (ontroller-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e user;a((essi,le .S@ !orts- O!tions
are 'll Ports On# Only @a(+ Ports On# and 'll Ports O))-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e internal .S@ !ort-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e internal .S@ !ort-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e OS inter)a(e o) t*e two em,edded
"/$s- <*e "/$s may also ,e a((essed t*roug* t*e
systems management (ontroller-=
Ena,les or disa,les t*e em,edded "/$s- O!tions are
Ena,led# Ena,led wit* PLE# and Ena,led wit* iS$S/
@oot- PLE su!!ort allows t*e system to ,oot )rom t*e
networ+-
M'$ 'ddress Dis!lays t*e M'$ address )or t*e "/$-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
OS %at(*dog imer
<Disa,led de)ault=
/5O' DM' Engine
<Disa,led de)ault=
Em,edded ?ideo
$ontroller
<Ena,led de)ault=
Sets a timer to monitor t*e o!erating system )or a(ti2ity#
and aids in re(o2ery i) t*e system sto!s res!onding-
%*en Ena,led# t*e o!erating system is allowed
to initialiEe t*e timer- %*en Disa,led# t*e timer is
not initialiEed-
"OE& *is )eature is usa,le only wit* o!erating systems
t*at su!!ort %D' im!lementations o) t*e 'd2an(ed
$on)iguration and Power /nter)a(e <'$P/= 3-0, s!e(i)i(ation-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e /5O a((eleration te(*nology
</5O'=- *is )eature s*ould only ,e ena,led i) t*e
*ardware and so)tware su!!ort /5O'-
Dis!lays t*e total amount o) 2ideo memory a2aila,le in
t*e em,edded 2ideo (ontroller-
P$/ /RD 'ssignments S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Em,edded L;treme P$/
'da!ter
.se t*e IOJ and I;J +eys to manually sele(t an /RD
)or a gi2en de2i(e# or sele(t De)ault to allow t*e @/OS
to sele(t an /RD 2alue at system startu!-
Serial $ommuni(ation S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Serial $ommuni(ation
<On wit*out $onsole
Redire(tion de)ault=
Sele(ts w*et*er t*e serial (ommuni(ation de2i(es
<Serial De2i(e 1 and Serial De2i(e 2= are ena,led in
@/OS- @/OS (onsole redire(tion (an also ,e ena,led
and t*e !ort address used (an ,e s!e(i)ied-
O!tions are On wit*out $onsole Redire(tion# On wit*
$onsole Redire(tion 2ia $OM1# On wit* $onsole
Redire(tion 2ia $OM2# and O))-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Serial Port 'ddress
<Serial De2i(e 1W$OM1#
Serial De2i(e 2W$OM2
de)ault=
E3ternal Serial $onne(tor
<Serial De2i(e1 de)ault=
:ailsa)e @aud Rate
<115200 de)ault=
Remote erminal y!e
<?1005?220 de)ault=
Redire(tion ')ter @oot
<Ena,led de)ault=
Sets t*e serial !ort addresses )or t*e two serial de2i(es-
"OE& Only Serial De2i(e 2 (an ,e used )or Serial
O2er 8'" <SO8=- o use (onsole redire(tion ,y SO8#
(on)igure t*e same !ort address )or (onsole redire(tion
and t*e serial de2i(e-
S!e(i)ies w*et*er Serial De2i(e 1# Serial De2i(e 2#
or Remote '((ess De2i(e *as a((ess to t*e
e3ternal serial (onne(tor-
"OE& Only Serial De2i(e 2 (an ,e used )or Serial O2er
8'" <SO8=- o use (onsole redire(tion ,y SO8#
(on)igure t*e same !ort address )or (onsole redire(tion
and t*e serial de2i(e-
Dis!lays t*e )ailsa)e ,aud rate used )or (onsole
redire(tion- @/OS attem!ts to determine t*e ,aud rate
automati(ally- *is )ailsa)e ,aud rate is used only i) t*e
attem!t )ails- *is rate s*ould not ,e ad1usted-
Sets t*e remote (onsole terminal ty!e# eit*er
?1005?220 or '"S/-
Ena,les or disa,les @/OS (onsole redire(tion w*en t*e
o!erating system is loaded-
Em,edded Ser2er Management S(reen
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le to systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le *ard dri2es only-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
:ront Panel 8$D
O!tions
.ser;De)ined
8$D String
O!tions are .ser De)ined String# Model "um,er# or "one-
/) t*e 8$D Home dis!lay is set to anyt*ing ot*er t*an .ser
De)ined String# Model "um,er# or "one# t*is o!tion in @/OS
will dis!lay 'd2an(ed- 9ou will not ,e a,le to edit t*is setting in
@/OS until it is set ,a(+ to .ser De)ined String# Model "um,er#
or "one t*roug* anot*er 8$D (on)iguration utility <su(* as t*e
o!tional @M$ or iDR'$A $on)iguration .tility or 8$D !anel
menu=-
9ou (an enter a name or ot*er identi)ier )or t*e system# to ,e
dis!layed on t*e 8$D module s(reen-
Power Management S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Power
Management
<'(ti2e Power
$ontroller
de)ault=
$P. Power and
Per)orman(e
Management
:an Power and
Per)orman(e
Management
Memory Power
and Per)orman(e
Management
O!tions are OS $ontrol# '(ti2e Power $ontroller# $ustom#
or Ma3imum Per)orman(e- :or all ,ut t*e $ustom setting# t*e
@/OS !re;(on)igures t*e !ower settings on t*is s(reen as )ollows&
P OS $ontrol sets t*e $P. !ower to OS D@PM# t*e )an !ower to
Minimum Power# and t*e memory !ower to Ma3imum
Per)orman(e- /n t*is setting# all !ro(essor !er)orman(e
in)ormation is !assed )rom t*e system @/OS to t*e o!erating
system )or (ontrol- *e o!erating system sets t*e !ro(essor
!er)orman(e ,ased on !ro(essor utiliEation-
P '(ti2e Power $ontroller sets t*e $P. !ower to System
D@PM# t*e )an !ower to Minimum Power# and t*e memory
!ower to Ma3imum Per)orman(e- *e @/OS sets t*e !ro(essor
!er)orman(e ,ased on !ro(essor utiliEation-
P Ma3imum Per)orman(e sets all )ields to Ma3imum
Per)orman(e-
O!tions are OS D@PM# System D@PM# Ma3imum
Per)orman(e# or Minimum Power-
O!tions are Ma3imum Per)orman(e or Minimum Power-
O!tions are Ma3imum Per)orman(e# a s!e(i)ied )reMuen(y# or
Minimum Power-
System Se(urity S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
System Password Dis!lays t*e (urrent status o) t*e !assword se(urity
)eature and allows a new system !assword assignment and
2eri)i(ation-
"OE& See K.sing t*e System PasswordK on !age BA
)or more in)ormation-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Setu! Password Restri(ts a((ess to t*e System Setu! !rogram ,y using a
setu! !assword-
"OE& See K.sing t*e System PasswordK on !age BA
)or more in)ormation-
Password Status
<.nlo(+ed de)ault=
PM Se(urity
<O)) de)ault=
PM '(ti2ation
<"o $*ange de)ault=
PM $lear
<"o de)ault=
%*en Setu! Password is assigned and t*is )ield is
8o(+ed# t*e system !assword (annot ,e (*anged or
disa,led at system start;u!-
See K.sing t*e System PasswordK on !age BA )or more
in)ormation-
Sets t*e re!orting o) t*e rusted Plat)orm Module
<PM= in t*e system-
/) O))# t*e !resen(e o) t*e PM is not re!orted to t*e
o!erating system-
/) On wit* Pre;,oot Measurements# t*e system re!orts
t*e PM to t*e o!erating system and stores t*e !re;,oot
measurements to t*e PM during POS-
/) On wit*out Pre;,oot Measurements# t*e system
re!orts t*e PM to t*e o!erating system and ,y!asses
!re;,oot measurements-
%*en set to '(ti2ate# t*e PM is ena,led to de)ault
settings- %*en set to Dea(ti2ate# t*e PM is disa,led-
*e "o $*ange state initiates no a(tion- *e o!erational
state o) t*e PM remains un(*anged <all user settings )or
t*e PM are !reser2ed=-
"OE& *is )ield is read;only w*en PM Se(urity is set
to O))-
$'./O"& $learing t*e PM will lose all en(ry!tion
+eys in t*e PM- *is o!tion !re2ents ,ooting to t*e
o!erating system and results in data loss i) t*e
en(ry!tion +eys (annot ,e restored- @a(+ u! t*e
PM +eys !rior to ena,ling t*is o!tion-
%*en set to 9es# all PM (ontents are (leared-
"OE& *is )ield is read;only w*en PM Se(urity
is set to O))-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
Power @utton
<Ena,led de)ault=
"M/ @utton
<Disa,led de)ault=
'$ Power Re(o2ery
<8ast de)ault=
'$ Power Re(o2ery Delay
</mmediate de)ault=
/) Ena,led# t*e !ower ,utton (an turn t*e systemNs !ower
o)) and on- On an '$P/;(om!liant o!erating system# t*e
system !er)orms an orderly s*utdown ,e)ore !ower is
turned o))-
%*en Disa,led# t*e ,utton (an only turn on
system !ower-
$'./O"& .se t*e "M/ ,utton only i) dire(ted
to do so ,y Muali)ied su!!ort !ersonnel or ,y t*e
o!erating systemNs do(umentation- Pressing t*is
,utton *alts t*e o!erating system and dis!lays a
diagnosti( s(reen-
Ena,les or disa,les t*e "M/ )eature-
Determines *ow t*e system rea(ts w*en !ower is
restored- /) set to 8ast# t*e system returns to t*e last
!ower state- On turns on t*e system a)ter !ower is
restored- O)) allows t*e system to remain o)) a)ter !ower
is restored-
Determines w*en t*e system restarts a)ter !ower is
restored- O!tions are /mmediate <no delay=#
Random <,etween 30 to 270 se(onds )or iDR'$#
or 75 to 270 se(onds )or @M$=# or .ser De)ined-
.ser De)ined Delay Determines t*e user de)ined '$ Re(o2ery Delay-
E3it S(reen
Press IEs(J to e3it t*e System Setu! !rogram4 t*e E3it s(reen dis!lays&
P Save C)anges an" E!it
P -iscar" C)anges an" E!it
P +eturn to Setup
Entering t*e .E:/ @oot Manager
"OE& O!erating systems must ,e A7;,it .E:/;(om!ati,le <)or e3am!le#
Mi(roso)t
V
%indows Ser2er
V
200> 3 A7 2ersion= to ,e installed )rom
t*e .E:/ ,oot mode- DOS and 32;,it o!erating systems (an only ,e installed
)rom t*e @/OS ,oot mode-
"OE& *e @oot Mode must ,e set to .E:/ in t*e System Setu! !rogram to
a((ess t*e .E:/ @oot Manager-
*e .E:/ @oot Manager ena,les you to&
P 'dd# delete# and arrange ,oot o!tions
P '((ess t*e System Setu! !rogram and @/OS;le2el ,oot o!tions wit*out
re,ooting
1 urn on or restart your system-
2 Press I:11J a)ter you see t*e )ollowing message&
DF11< I 1EF, 6oot Manager
"OE& *e system does not res!ond until t*e .S@ +ey,oard is a(ti2e-
/) your o!erating system ,egins to load ,e)ore you !ress I:11J# allow
t*e system to )inis* ,ooting# and t*en restart your system and try again-
.sing t*e .E:/ @oot Manager "a2igation Ceys
Ceys '(tion
.! arrow Mo2es to and *ig*lig*ts t*e !re2ious )ield-
Down arrow Mo2es to and *ig*lig*ts t*e ne3t )ield-
S!a(e,ar# IEnterJ# IOJ# IFJ $y(les t*roug* t*e settings in a )ield-
IEs(J Re)res*es t*e .E:/ @oot Manager s(reen
<!age one= or returns to t*e !re2ious s(reen-
I:1J Dis!lays t*e .E:/ @oot Manager *el! )ile-
.E:/ @oot Manager S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
$ontinue *e system attem!ts to ,oot to de2i(es starting wit*
t*e )irst item in t*e ,oot order- /) t*e ,oot attem!t
)ails# t*e system (ontinues wit* t*e ne3t item in t*e
,oot order until t*e ,oot is su((ess)ul or no more ,oot
o!tions are )ound-
I@oot o!tionsJ Dis!lays t*e list o) a2aila,le ,oot o!tions <mar+ed wit*
asteris+s=- Sele(t t*e ,oot o!tion you wis* to use and
!ress IEnterJ-
"OE& /) you *ot;swa! a ,oot de2i(e# !ress IES$J to
re)res* t*e list o) ,oot o!tions-
.E:/ @oot Settings Ena,les you to add# delete# ena,le# or disa,le ,oot
o!tions4 (*ange ,oot order4 or e3e(ute a one;time ,oot
o!tion-
System .tilities Ena,les you to a((ess t*e System Setu! !rogram#
System Ser2i(es <.S$=# Diagnosti(s# and @/OS;le2el
,oot o!tions-
.E:/ @oot Settings S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
'dd @oot O!tion 'dds a new ,oot o!tion-
Delete @oot O!tion Deletes an e3isting ,oot o!tion-
Ena,le5Disa,le
@oot O!tion
Disa,les and ena,les an o!tion in t*e ,oot o!tion list-
$*ange @oot Order $*anges t*e order o) t*e ,oot o!tion list-
One;ime @oot )rom :ile Sets a one;time ,oot o!tion not in(luded in t*e ,oot
o!tion list-
System .tilities S(reen
O!tion Des(ri!tion
System Setu! '((esses t*e System Setu! !rogram wit*out re,ooting-
O!tion Des(ri!tion
System Ser2i(es Restarts t*e system and a((esses t*e (ontroller# w*i(*
ena,les you to run utilities su(* as system diagnosti(s-
@/OS @oot Manager '((esses t*e @/OS;le2el ,oot o!tions list wit*out
re,ooting- *is o!tion ena,les you to (on2eniently
swit(* to @/OS ,oot mode i) you need to ,oot to a
de2i(e wit* a non;.E:/ o!erating system# su(* as a
,oota,le DOS media wit* diagnosti(s so)tware-
Re,oot System Restarts t*e system-
System and Setu! Password :eatures
"OE& :or a )orgotten !assword# see KDisa,ling a :orgotten PasswordK on
!age 16A-
9our system is s*i!!ed wit*out t*e system !assword )eature ena,led in @/OS-
$'./O"& *e !assword )eatures !ro2ide a ,asi( le2el o) se(urity )or t*e data on
your system- 'nyone (an a((ess t*e data stored on your system i) t*e system is
running and unattended-
.sing t*e System Password
%*en a system !assword is assigned# t*e system !rom!ts )or t*e system
!assword a)ter t*e system starts and only t*ose wit* t*e !assword *a2e )ull
use o) t*e system-
'ssigning a System Password
@e)ore assigning a system !assword# enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and
(*e(+ t*e System Password o!tion-
%*en a system !assword is assigned# System Password is Ena,led-
/) Password Status is .nlo(+ed# you (an (*ange t*e system !assword-
/) 8o(+ed# you (annot (*ange t*e system !assword- Disa,ling t*e !assword
1um!er on t*e system ,oard sets System Password to Disa,led# and you
(annot (*ange or enter a new system !assword-
%*en a system !assword is not assigned and t*e !assword 1um!er on t*e
system ,oard is in t*e ena,led !osition# System Password is "ot Ena,led and
Password Status is .nlo(+ed- o assign a system !assword&
1 ?eri)y t*at Password Status is .nlo(+ed-
2 Hig*lig*t t*e System Password o!tion and !ress IEnterJ-
3 y!e your new system !assword-
9ou (an use u! to 32 (*ara(ters in your
!assword- 's you ty!e# !la(e*olders a!!ear in
t*e )ield-
*e !assword assignment is not (ase;sensiti2e- o erase a (*ara(ter# !ress
I@a(+s!a(eJ or t*e le)t;arrow +ey-
"OE& o es(a!e )rom t*e )ield wit*out assigning a system !assword# !ress
IEnterJ to mo2e to anot*er )ield# or !ress IEs(J !rior to (om!leting ste! 5-
7 Press IEnterJ-
5 o (on)irm your !assword# ty!e it a se(ond time and !ress IEnterJ-
System Password (*anges to Ena,led- E3it t*e System Setu! !rogram
and ,egin using your system-
A Eit*er re,oot t*e system now )or t*e !assword !rote(tion to ta+e e))e(t or
(ontinue wor+ing-
"OE& Password !rote(tion does not ta+e e))e(t until t*e system re,oots-
.sing 9our System Password to Se(ure 9our System
"OE& /) you *a2e assigned a setu! !assword <see K.sing t*e Setu! PasswordK on
!age B>=# t*e system a((e!ts your setu! !assword as an alternate system
!assword-
%*en Password Status is .nlo(+ed# you *a2e t*e o!tion to lea2e t*e
!assword se(urity ena,led or to disa,le !assword se(urity-
o lea2e t*e !assword se(urity ena,led&
1 urn on or re,oot your system ,y !ressing I$trlJI'ltJIDelJ-
2 y!e your !assword and !ress IEnterJ-
o disa,le t*e !assword se(urity&
1 urn on or re,oot your system ,y !ressing I$trlJI'ltJIDelJ-
2 y!e your !assword and !ress I$trlJIEnterJ-
%*en Password Status is 8o(+ed# you must ty!e t*e !assword and !ress
IEnterJ w*en !rom!ted at re,oot-
/) an in(orre(t system !assword is entered# t*e system dis!lays a message and
!rom!ts you to re;enter your !assword- 9ou *a2e t*ree attem!ts to enter t*e
(orre(t !assword- ')ter t*e t*ird unsu((ess)ul attem!t# t*e system dis!lays
an error message t*at t*e system *as *alted and must ,e s*ut down
manually using t*e !ower ,utton-
E2en a)ter you s*ut down and restart t*e system# t*e error message (ontinues
to ,e dis!layed until t*e (orre(t !assword is entered-
"OE& 9ou (an use t*e Password Status o!tion in (on1un(tion wit* t*e System
Password and Setu! Password o!tions to !rote(t your system )rom
unaut*oriEed (*anges-
Disa,ling t*e System Password
/) t*e system !assword is already set# you (an disa,le it ,y ty!ing t*e
!assword during POS and !ressing I$trlJIEnterJ or you (an enter t*e
system setu! and !ress IEnterJ twi(e w*en you are in t*e system !assword
menu-
$*anging an E3isting System Password
1 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram ,y !ressing I:2J during POS-
2 Sele(t t*e System Se(urity s(reen-
3 ?eri)y t*at t*e Password Status is .nlo(+ed-
7 y!e t*e new system !assword in t*e two !assword )ields-
*e System Password )ield (*anges to "ot Ena,led i) t*e !assword
was deleted-
.sing t*e Setu! Password
'ssigning a Setu! Password
9ou (an assign a setu! !assword only w*en t*e Setu! Password is "ot
Ena,led- o assign a setu! !assword# *ig*lig*t t*e Setu! Password o!tion
and !ress t*e IOJ or IFJ +ey- *e system !rom!ts you to enter and
2eri)y t*e !assword-
"OE& *e setu! !assword (an ,e t*e same as t*e system !assword- /) t*e two
!asswords are di))erent# t*e setu! !assword (an ,e used as an alternate system
!assword- *e system !assword (annot ,e used in !la(e o) t*e setu!
!assword-
9ou (an use u! to 32 (*ara(ters in your !assword-
's you ty!e# !la(e*olders a!!ear in t*e )ield-
*e !assword assignment is not (ase;sensiti2e- o erase a (*ara(ter# !ress
I@a(+s!a(eJ or t*e le)t;arrow +ey-
%*en you 2eri)y t*e !assword# t*e Setu! Password (*anges to Ena,led-
*e ne3t time you enter t*e System Setu! !rogram# t*e system !rom!ts you
)or t*e setu! !assword-
' (*ange to t*e Setu! Password o!tion ,e(omes e))e(ti2e immediately
<restarting t*e system is not reMuired=-
O!erating %it* a Setu! Password Ena,led
/) Setu! Password is Ena,led# you must enter t*e (orre(t setu! !assword
,e)ore modi)ying most o) t*e System Setu! o!tions-
/) you do not enter t*e (orre(t !assword in t*ree attem!ts# t*e system lets
you 2iew# ,ut not modi)y# t*e System Setu! s(reens- *e )ollowing o!tions
are e3(e!tions& /) System Password is not Ena,led and is not lo(+ed t*roug*
t*e Password Status o!tion# you (an assign a system !assword- 9ou (annot
disa,le or (*ange an e3isting system !assword-
"OE& 9ou (an use t*e Password Status o!tion in (on1un(tion wit* t*e Setu!
Password o!tion to !rote(t t*e system !assword )rom unaut*oriEed (*anges-
Deleting or $*anging an E3isting Setu! Password
1 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and sele(t t*e System Se(urity-
2 Hig*lig*t Setu! Password# !ress IEnterJ to a((ess t*e setu!
!assword window- Press IEnterJ twi(e to (lear t*e e3isting setu!
!assword-
*e setting (*anges to "ot Ena,led-
3 /) you want to assign a new setu! !assword# !er)orm t*e ste!s in
K'ssigning a Setu! PasswordK on !age B>-
Em,edded System Management
*e 8i)e(y(le $ontroller is an em,edded utility t*at ena,les systems
management tas+s )rom an em,edded en2ironment t*roug*out t*e ser2ers
li)e(y(le-
*e (ontroller (an ,e started during t*e ,oot seMuen(e and (an )un(tion
inde!endently o) t*e o!erating system-
@M$ and systems management a!!li(ations-
>0 .sing t*e System Setu! Program and .E:/ @oot Manager
"OE& $ertain !lat)orm (on)igurations may not su!!ort t*e )ull set o) )eatures
!ro2ided ,y t*e (ontroller-
*e )ollowing )eatures o) t*e 8i)e(y(le $ontroller are su!!orted on systems
wit* @ase,oard Management $ontroller <@M$=&
P /nstalling an o!erating system
P Running diagnosti(s to 2alidate t*e memory# /5O de2i(es#
!ro(essors# !*ysi(al dis+s# and ot*er !eri!*erals
%*en an o!tional iDR'$A E3!ress (ard is installed# t*e (ontroller !ro2ides
t*e )ollowing additional )eatures&
P Downloading and a!!lying )irmware u!dates
P $on)iguring *ardware and )irmware
:or more in)ormation a,out setting u! t*e (ontroller# (on)iguring *ardware
and )irmware# and de!loying t*e o!erating system# see t*e 8i)e(y(le $ontroller
.ser 0uide on t*e Dell Su!!ort we,site at su!!ort-dell-(om5manuals-
@ase,oard Management $ontroller $on)iguration
"OE& /) an iDR'$A E3!ress (ard is installed on t*e system# t*e @ase,oard
Management $ontroller <@M$= utility is re!la(ed ,y t*e iDR'$A utility-
*e @M$ ena,les (on)iguring# monitoring# and re(o2ery o) systems remotely-
@M$ !ro2ides t*e )ollowing )eatures&
P .ses t*e systems integrated "/$
P Ena,les )ault logging and S"MP alerting
P Pro2ides a((ess to system e2ent log and sensor status
P 'llows (ontrol o) system )un(tions in(luding !ower on and o))
P :un(tions inde!endently o) t*e systems !ower state or t*e
systems o!erating system
P Pro2ides te3t (onsole redire(tion )or system setu!# te3t;,ased
utilities# and o!erating system (onsoles
"OE& o remotely a((ess t*e @M$ t*roug* t*e integrated "/$# you must
(onne(t t*e networ+ (onne(tion to integrated "/$1-
:or additional in)ormation on using @M$# see t*e do(umentation )or t*e
>1 .sing t*e System Setu! Program and .E:/ @oot Manager
Entering t*e @M$ Setu! Module
1 urn on or restart your system-
2 Press I$trlJIEJ w*en !rom!ted a)ter POS-
/) your o!erating system ,egins to load ,e)ore you !ress
I$trlJIEJ# allow t*e system to )inis* ,ooting# and t*en restart
your system
and try again-
iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility
*e iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility is a !re;,oot (on)iguration en2ironment
t*at allows you to 2iew and set !arameters )or t*e o!tional iDR'$A and )or
t*e managed ser2er- *e iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility ena,les you to&
P $on)igure# ena,le# or disa,le t*e iDR'$A lo(al area networ+
<8'"= t*roug* t*e dedi(ated iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard !ort or t*e
em,edded "/$s-
P Ena,le or disa,le /PM/ o2er 8'"-
P Ena,le a 8'" Plat)orm E2ent ra! <PE= destination-
P 'tta(* or deta(* t*e ?irtual Media de2i(es-
P $*ange t*e administrati2e username and !assword and
manage user !ri2ileges-
P ?iew System E2ent 8og <SE8= messages or (lear messages )rom t*e log-
:or additional in)ormation on using iDR'$A# see t*e do(umentation )or
iDR'$A and systems management a!!li(ations-
Entering t*e iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility
1 urn on or restart your system-
2 Press I$trlJIEJ w*en !rom!ted during POS-
/) your o!erating system ,egins to load ,e)ore you !ress
I$trlJIEJ# allow t*e system to )inis* ,ooting# restart your system
and try again-
101 /nstalling System $om!onents
>2 .sing t*e System Setu! Program and .E:/ @oot Manager
/nstalling System $om!onents
"OE& *e illustrations in t*is se(tion s*ow systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le
*ard dri2es-
Re(ommended ools
P Cey to t*e system +eylo(+
P Q1 and Q2 P*illi!s s(rewdri2ers
P 10 or3 s(rewdri2er
P %rist grounding stra!
/nside t*e System
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame wit*
t*e !rodu(t-
>7 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;1- /nside t*e System <Eig*tFHard;Dri2e System=
A
5
7
3
2
1
B
>
11
6
10
1 (ontrol !anel ,oard 2 S'S ,a(+!lane
3 (ooling )an 7 e3!ansion;(ard riser
5 !ower su!!ly ,ays <2= A (ooling s*roud
B *eat sin+5!ro(essor <2= > memory modules <>=
6 system (ooling )ans <7= 10 o!ti(al dri2e <o!tional=
11 *ard dri2es <>=
>5 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;2- /nside t*e System <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
5
7
3
2
1
A
B
>
10
6
1 (ooling )an 2 internal *ard dri2es <2=
3 e3!ansion;(ard riser 7 !ower su!!ly ,ays <2=
5 (ooling s*roud A *eat sin+5!ro(essor <2=
B memory modules <>= > system (ooling )ans
<7=
6 S'S ,a(+!lane 10 *ard dri2es <12=
>A /nstalling System $om!onents
:ront @eEel <O!tional=
' lo(+ on t*e ,eEel restri(ts a((ess to t*e !ower ,utton# o!ti(al dri2e#
and *ard dri2e<s=- *e 8$D !anel and na2igation ,uttons are a((essi,le
t*roug* t*e )ront ,eEel-
Remo2ing t*e :ront @eEel
1 .sing t*e system +ey# unlo(+ t*e ,eEel-
2 8i)t t*e release lat(* ne3t to t*e +ey lo(+-
3 Rotate t*e le)t end o) t*e ,eEel away )rom t*e )ront !anel-
7 .n*oo+ t*e rig*t end o) t*e ,eEel and !ull t*e ,eEel away )rom
t*e system-
:igure 3;3- Remo2ing and Re!la(ing t*e :ront @eEel
3
2
1
7
1 release lat(* 2 +eylo(+
3 ,eEel 7 *inge ta,
>B /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e :ront @eEel
1 Hoo+ t*e rig*t end o) t*e ,eEel onto t*e (*assis-
2 :it t*e )ree end o) t*e ,eEel onto t*e system-
3 Se(ure t*e ,eEel wit* t*e +eylo(+- See :igure 3;3-
O!ening and $losing t*e System
%'R"/"0& %*ene2er you need to li)t t*e system# get ot*ers to assist you-
o a2oid in1ury# do not attem!t to li)t t*e system ,y yoursel)-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
O!ening t*e System
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and !eri!*erals-
2 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
3 Rotate t*e lat(* release lo(+ on t*e system (o2er (ounter (lo(+wise to
t*e unlo(+ed !osition- See :igure 3;7 and :igure 3;5-
7 8i)t t*e lat(* on to! o) t*e system and slide t*e (o2er ,a(+-
5 0ras! t*e (o2er on ,ot* sides and li)t t*e (o2er away )rom t*e system-
See :igure 3;7 and :igure 3;5-
"OE& *e o!ening and (losing o) t*e system demonstrated in :igure 3;7
also a!!lies to t*e )ourF*ard;dri2e systems-
>> /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;7- Remo2ing and Re!la(ing t*e System $o2er <Eig*tFHard;Dri2e System=
2
1
1 system (o2er lat(* 2 lat(* release lo(+
>6 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;5- Remo2ing and Re!la(ing t*e System $o2er <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
2
1
1 system (o2er lat(* 2 lat(* release lo(+
$losing t*e System
1 8i)t t*e lat(* on t*e system (o2er-
2 Pla(e t*e (o2er onto t*e (*assis and o))set it slig*tly ,a(+ so t*at t*e two
*oo+s on t*e ,a(+ edge o) t*e (o2er )it t*e (orres!onding ta,s on t*e
,a(+ edge o) t*e (*assis- See :igure 3;7 and :igure 3;5-
3 Slide t*e (o2er towards t*e )ront o) t*e (*assis and !ress down t*e lat(*-
7 Rotate t*e lat(* release lo(+ in t*e (lo(+wise dire(tion to se(ure t*e (o2er-
5 Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir ele(tri(al outlets# and turn
on t*e system-
60 /nstalling System $om!onents
$ooling S*roud
' (ooling s*roud dire(ts air)low )rom t*e (ooling )ans o2er t*e system
!ro(essor<s= and memory module<s=-
Remo2ing t*e $ooling S*roud
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
2 0ras! and gently li)t t*e s*roud u! and away )rom t*e system ,oard-
See :igure 3;A-
:igure 3;A- /nstalling and Remo2ing t*e $ooling S*roud
2
1
1 num,ered )an ,ays 2 (ooling s*roud
61 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roud
1 'lign t*e s*roud using t*e (enter o) t*e num,ered )an ,ays as a guide-
2 Press t*e (ooling s*roud down into t*e (*assis-
3 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
7 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
Hard Dri2es
9our system su!!orts 3-5;in(* or 2-5;in(* <S'S or S''= *ard dri2es in
3-5;in(* *ot;swa! *ard dri2e (arrier or (a,led internal dri2es- De!ending
on your (*assis# t*e *ard dri2es are installed internally or at t*e )ront o) t*e
system <see :igure 3;1=- :ront;mounted *ard dri2es are (onne(ted to a
S'S ,a(+!lane t*roug* *ard;dri2e (arriers and (an ,e (on)igured as *ot;
swa!!a,le-
"OE& Systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es su!!ort u! to )our 3-5;in(* S'S or
S'' *ard dri2es-
Remo2ing a Hard;Dri2e @lan+
$'./O"& o maintain !ro!er system (ooling# all em!ty *ard;dri2e ,ays
must *a2e dri2e ,lan+s installed-
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le to systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le *ard dri2es only-
1 Remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on !age >A-
2 0ras! t*e )ront o) t*e *ard;dri2e ,lan+# !ress t*e release le2er on
t*e rig*t side# and slide t*e ,lan+ out until it is )ree o) t*e dri2e ,ay-
See :igure 3;B-
62 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;B- Remo2ing or /nstalling a Hard;Dri2e @lan+
1
2
1 *ard;dri2e ,lan+ 2 release le2er
/nstalling a Hard;Dri2e @lan+
'lign t*e *ard;dri2e ,lan+ wit* t*e dri2e ,ay and insert t*e ,lan+ into t*e
dri2e ,ay until t*e release le2er (li(+s into !la(e- See :igure 3;B-
Remo2ing a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2e
1 /) a!!li(a,le# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 .sing t*e R'/D management so)tware# !re!are t*e dri2e )or remo2al-
%ait until t*e *ard;dri2e indi(ators on t*e dri2e (arrier signal t*at t*e
dri2e (an ,e remo2ed sa)ely- See KHard;Dri2e /ndi(ator PatternsK on !age
21-
/) t*e dri2e *as ,een online# t*e green a(ti2ity5)ault indi(ator )las*es as
t*e dri2e is !owered down- %*en t*e dri2e indi(ators are o))# t*e dri2e
is ready )or remo2al-
3 Press t*e release ,utton and o!en t*e dri2e (arrier release *andle to
release t*e dri2e- See :igure 3;>-
7 Slide t*e *ard dri2e out o) t*e dri2e ,ay-
5 /nsert a dri2e ,lan+ in t*e 2a(ated dri2e ,ay- See K/nstalling a Hard;Dri2e
@lan+K on !age 62-
$'./O"& o maintain !ro!er system (ooling# all em!ty *ard;dri2e ,ays
must *a2e *ard;dri2e ,lan+s installed-
63 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;>- Remo2ing and /nstalling a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2e
1
2
1 release ,utton 2 *ard;dri2e (arrier *andle
/nstalling a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2e
$'./O"& .se only *ard dri2es t*at *a2e ,een tested and a!!ro2ed )or use wit*
t*e S'S5S'' ,a(+!lane-
$'./O"& %*en installing a *ard dri2e# ensure t*at t*e ad1a(ent dri2es are )ully
installed- /nserting a *ard;dri2e (arrier and attem!ting to lo(+ its *andle ne3t to a
!artially installed (arrier (an damage t*e !artially installed (arrierNs s*ield s!ring
and ma+e it unusa,le-
$'./O"& o !re2ent data loss# ensure t*at your o!erating system
su!!orts *ot;swa! dri2e installation- See t*e do(umentation su!!lied
wit* t*e o!erating system-
$'./O"& $om,ining S'' and S'S *ard dri2es in t*e same system
(on)iguration is not su!!orted on all (on)igurations-
1 Remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on !age >A-
2 /) a dri2e ,lan+ is !resent in t*e ,ay# remo2e it- See KRemo2ing a
Hard;Dri2e @lan+K on !age 61-
3 Press t*e ,utton on t*e )ront o) t*e dri2e (arrier-
67 /nstalling System $om!onents
7 %it* t*e le2er on t*e *ard dri2e (arrier o!en# slide t*e *ard dri2e into
t*e dri2e ,ay until t*e (arrier (onta(ts t*e ,a(+!lane- See :igure 3;>-
5 $lose t*e *andle to lo(+ t*e dri2e in !la(e-
Remo2ing a Hard Dri2e :rom a Hard;Dri2e $arrier
Remo2e t*e s(rews )rom t*e slide rails on t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier and se!arate
t*e *ard dri2e )rom t*e (arrier- See :igure 3;6-
:igure 3;6- /nstalling a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2e /nto a Dri2e $arrier
1
7
3
2
1 *ard dri2e 2 S'S5S'' indi(ator
3 dri2e (arrier 7 s(rews <7=
65 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a Hard;Dri2e $arrier
1 /nsert t*e *ard dri2e into t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier wit* t*e (onne(tor end
o) t*e dri2e at t*e ,a(+- See :igure 3;6-
2 'lign t*e *oles on t*e *ard dri2e wit* t*e *oles on t*e *ard dri2e (arrier-
%*en aligned (orre(tly# t*e ,a(+ o) t*e *ard dri2e will ,e )lus* wit*
t*e ,a(+ o) t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier-
3 'tta(* t*e )our s(rews to se(ure t*e *ard dri2e to t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier-
Remo2ing a $a,led Hard Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and )rom t*e !eri!*erals-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Dis(onne(t t*e !ower and data (a,le )rom t*e *ard dri2e in t*e dri2e ,ay-
7 Press t*e ta, on t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier and slide t*e dri2e out o) t*e ,ay-
See :igure 3;10-
6A /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;10- Remo2ing and /nstalling a $a,led Hard Dri2e
2
1
3
7
1 *ard dri2e 2 !ower5data (a,le
3 ta, 7 dri2e ,ra(+et
"OE& /) you are not re!la(ing t*e *ard dri2e# remo2e t*e dri2e )rom t*e
dri2e ,ra(+et <see :igure 3;11= and insert t*e em!ty ,ra(+et ,a(+ into t*e
dri2e ,ay-
5 Re!la(e t*e system (o2er- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
/nstalling a $a,led Hard Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and )rom t*e !eri!*erals-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e e3isting *ard;dri2e ,ra(+et ,y li)ting t*e ta, on t*e
,ra(+et and sliding t*e ,ra(+et u! and out o) t*e system-
6B /nstalling System $om!onents
7 /nstall t*e *ard dri2e into t*e ,ra(+et- See K/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a
Hard;Dri2e $arrierK on !age 6>-
5 Slide t*e *ard dri2e into t*e dri2e ,ay-
A $onne(t t*e !ower and data (a,le to t*e *ard dri2e-
P /) (onne(ting to t*e integrated S'' (ontroller <S'' *ard
dri2es only=# (onne(t t*e S'' data (a,le to t*e S'' (onne(tor
on t*e system ,oard- See :igure A;1-
P /) (onne(ting to a S'S R'/D (ontroller (ard <S'S or S'' *ard
dri2es=# (onne(t t*e data (a,le to t*e (onne(tor on t*e (ard
edge-
:or in)ormation on installing a S'S (ontroller (ard# see K/nstalling an
E3!ansion $ardK on !age 127-
B Re!la(e t*e system (o2er- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
> Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
6 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and ensure t*at t*e *ard dri2es
(ontroller is ena,led- See KEntering t*e System Setu! ProgramK on
!age A2-
10 E3it t*e System Setu! !rogram and re,oot t*e system-
See t*e do(umentation t*at (ame wit* t*e *ard dri2e )or instru(tions on
installing any so)tware reMuired )or dri2e o!eration-
6> /nstalling System $om!onents
Remo2ing a Hard Dri2e :rom a Hard;Dri2e $arrier
Remo2e t*e s(rews )rom t*e slide rails on t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier and se!arate
t*e *ard dri2e )rom t*e (arrier- See :igure 3;11-
:igure 3;11- /nstalling a $a,led Hard Dri2e /nto a Hard;Dri2e $arrier
1
2
3
1 *ard dri2e 2 *ard;dri2e (arrier
3 s(rews <7=X
XS(rews are su!!lied along wit* t*e *ard dri2es ordered )rom Dell-
/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a Hard;Dri2e $arrier
1 /nsert t*e *ard dri2e into t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier wit* t*e (onne(tor end
o) t*e dri2e at t*e ,a(+- See :igure 3;11-
2 'lign t*e *oles on t*e *ard dri2e wit* t*e *oles on t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier-
%*en aligned (orre(tly# t*e ,a(+ o) t*e *ard dri2e will ,e )lus* wit*
t*e ,a(+ o) t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier-
3 'tta(* t*e )our s(rews to se(ure t*e *ard dri2e to t*e *ard;dri2e (arrier-
66 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nternal Hard Dri2es
'll twel2e;*ard;dri2e systems su!!ort two (a,led 2-5;in(* <S'S or S''=
internal *ard dri2es- /nternal *ard dri2es are (onne(ted to t*e S'S ,a(+!lane-
/t is re(ommended t*at you install t*e o!erating system on t*e internal *ard
dri2es in a R'/D 1 (on)iguration- :or in)ormation on R'/D (on)iguration#
see t*e R'/D do(umentation on su!!ort-dell-(om5manuals-
Remo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ay
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and )rom t*e !eri!*erals-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 8i)t t*e lat(* on your internal *ard dri2e ,ay and li)t it out o) t*e system-
See :igure 3;12-
100 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;12- /nstalling and Remo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ay
2
3
1
7
1 internal *ard dri2es <2= 2 release lat(*
3 internal *ard dri2e ,ay 7 su!!ort ,ra(+et
10 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ay
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and )rom t*e !eri!*erals-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 8i)t t*e lat(* on your internal *ard dri2e ,ay and align t*e ,ay on
t*e su!!ort ,ra(+et-
7 Rotate t*e lat(* to lo(+-
Remo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e :rom t*e /nternal Hard;Dri2e @ay
Remo2e t*e s(rews on t*e sides o) t*e internal *ard;dri2e ,ay and slide out
t*e *ard dri2e- See :igure 3;13-
102 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;13- /nstalling and Remo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e :rom t*e /nternal
Hard;Dri2e @ay
3
2
1
7
1 internal *ard dri2e ,ay 2 release lat(*
3 s(rews <7= X 7 internal *ard dri2e
XS(rews are su!!lied along wit* t*e *ard dri2es ordered )rom Dell-
/nstalling a Hard Dri2e /nto a Hard;Dri2e @ay
1 /nsert t*e *ard dri2e into t*e internal *ard;dri2e ,ay wit* t*e (onne(tor
end o) t*e dri2e at t*e ,a(+# until it is )lus* wit* t*e ,a(+ o) t*e *ard;
dri2e ,ay- See :igure 3;13-
2 'tta(* t*e )our s(rews to se(ure t*e *ard dri2e to t*e *ard;dri2e ,ra(+et-
10 /nstalling System $om!onents
O!ti(al Dri2e <O!tional=
'n o!tional slimline S'' D?D;ROM or D?DO5;R% o!ti(al dri2e slides into
t*e )ront !anel and (onne(ts to t*e S'' (ontroller on t*e system ,oard-
"OE& *e twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems su!!ort only an e3ternal .S@ o!ti(al dri2e-
"OE& D?D de2i(es are data only-
Remo2ing an O!ti(al Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom its ele(tri(al outlet-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Dis(onne(t t*e o!ti(al dri2e (a,le )rom t*e ,a(+ o) t*e dri2e-
"ote t*e routing o) t*e o!ti(al dri2e (a,le underneat* t*e ta,s on t*e
system (*assis as you remo2e t*em )rom t*e system ,oard and dri2e-
9ou must route t*ese (a,les !ro!erly w*en you re!la(e t*em to
!re2ent t*e (a,les )rom ,eing !in(*ed or (rim!ed-
5 o remo2e t*e dri2e# !ress down t*e ,lue release ta, at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e
o!ti(al dri2e and gently !us* t*e dri2e out o) t*e system- See :igure 3;
17-
A /) you are not adding a new o!ti(al dri2e# re!la(e t*e o!ti(al dri2e insert-
107 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;17- Remo2ing t*e O!ti(al Dri2e
1
2
3
1 o!ti(al dri2e 2 o!ti(al dri2e (a,le
3 release ta,
/nstalling an O!ti(al Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom its ele(tri(al outlet-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 /) a!!li(a,le# remo2e t*e o!ti(al dri2e ,lan+ ,y !ressing down on t*e
,lue release ta, at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e ,lan+ and !us* t*e ,lan+ out o) t*e
system-
5 'lign t*e o!ti(al dri2e wit* its o!ening in t*e )ront !anel- See :igure 3;17-
10 /nstalling System $om!onents
A Slide in t*e o!ti(al dri2e until t*e lat(* sna!s into !la(e-
B $onne(t t*e o!ti(al dri2e (a,le to t*e ,a(+ o) t*e dri2e-
9ou must route t*ese (a,les !ro!erly t*roug* t*e ta,s on t*e system
(*assis to !re2ent t*em )rom ,eing !in(*ed or (rim!ed- See :igure 3;
1-
> $onne(t t*e data (a,le to t*e system ,oard and t*e inter)a(e (a,le to
S'SU@ on t*e ,a(+!lane- See :igure A;1-
6 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
10 /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >A-
11 Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir ele(tri(al outlets# and turn
on t*e system-
$ooling :ans
9our system (ontains )our (ooling )ans# single; or dual;motor de!ending on
your system (on)iguration- *ese !ro2ide (ooling )or t*e !ro(essor# P$/
(ards# and memory modules- Systems wit* redundant !ower su!!lies also
(ontain one single;motor )an to !ro2ide (ooling )or t*e !ower su!!lies-
"OE& Systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es (ontain only )our single;motor )ans-
"OE& Hot;swa! remo2al or installation o) t*e (ooling )ans is not su!!orted-
"OE& /n t*e e2ent o) a !ro,lem wit* a !arti(ular )an# t*e )an num,er is re)eren(ed
,y t*e systems management so)tware# allowing you to easily identi)y and re!la(e
t*e !ro!er )an ,y noting t*e )an num,ers on t*e )an assem,ly-
Remo2ing a $ooling :an
%'R"/"0& *e (ooling )an (an (ontinue to s!in )or some time a)ter t*e system
*as ,een !owered down- 'llow time )or t*e )an to sto! s!inning ,e)ore
remo2ing it )rom t*e system-
%'R"/"0& Do not attem!t to o!erate t*e system wit*out t*e (ooling )ans-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
10A /nstalling System $om!onents
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
10 /nstalling System $om!onents
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom its ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 /) a!!li(a,le# remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling
S*roudK on !age 60-
7 Dis(onne(t t*e )ans !ower (a,le )rom t*e system ,oard- See :igure 3;1A-
"OE& o remo2e )ans 3 and 7# remo2e t*e storage (ontroller (ard )irst-
See KRemo2ing t*e Storage $ontroller $ardK on !age 126-
"OE& o remo2e )an 5 in t*e twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems# remo2e t*e
internal *ard dri2e ,ay and (arrier- See KRemo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e
@ayK on !age 66-
5 Press t*e release ta, w*ile gras!ing t*e ends o) t*e )an and li)t t*e
)an straig*t u! )rom t*e )an ,ra(+et- See :igure 3;15 and :igure 3;1A-
10> /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;15- Remo2ing and Re!la(ing a :an <Eig*tFHard;Dri2e System=
2
1
3
1 )ans <5= 2 release ta,
3 )an (a,le
10 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;1A- Remo2ing and Re!la(ing a :an <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
2
1
3
1 )ans <5= 2 release ta,
3 )an (a,le
110 /nstalling System $om!onents
Re!la(ing a $ooling :an
1 'lign t*e )an module so t*at t*e side wit* t*e !ower (a,le )a(es
toward t*e ,a(+ o) t*e system-
2 Slide t*e )an module into t*e )an assem,ly until t*e )an is )ully seated-
See :igure 3;15 and :igure 3;1A-
3 $onne(t t*e )ans !ower (a,le to t*e !ower (onne(tor on t*e
system ,oard-
7 Route t*e !ower (a,le t*roug* t*e guides on t*e (*assis-
"OE& :or twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems# )irst re!la(e t*e internal *ard;dri2e
(arrier and ,ay- See K/nstalling an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ayK on !age 101-
5 Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
A $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
B Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
Power Su!!lies
9our system su!!orts t*e )ollowing !ower su!!ly
modules&
P Systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es su!!ort 7>0 %
<non;redundant !ower su!!ly=
P Systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le *ard dri2es su!!ort B50 %51100 %
<redundant !ower su!!ly=
"OE& *e ma3imum out!ut !ower <s*own in watts= is listed on
t*e !ower su!!ly la,el-
/) two !ower su!!lies are installed# t*e se(ond !ower su!!ly !ro2ides
*ot;swa!!a,le# !ower redundan(y- /n redundant mode# t*e system
distri,utes t*e !ower load a(ross ,ot* !ower su!!lies to ma3imiEe e))i(ien(y-
%*en a !ower su!!ly is remo2ed wit* t*e system !owered on# t*e )ull !ower
load is !i(+ed u! ,y t*e remaining !ower su!!ly-
$'./O"& o ensure !ro!er system (ooling# t*e !ower su!!ly ,lan+ must
,e installed in t*e PS2 ,ay in a redundant (on)iguration- See K/nstalling t*e Power
Su!!ly @lan+K on !age 112K-
11 /nstalling System $om!onents
"OE& /) only one !ower su!!ly is installed# it must ,e installed in t*e PS1
!ower su!!ly ,ay-
Remo2ing a Redundant Power Su!!ly
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
$'./O"& *e system reMuires one !ower su!!ly to o!erate t*e system
normally- On !ower;redundant systems# remo2e and re!la(e only one !ower
su!!ly at a time in a system t*at is !owered on-
1 Dis(onne(t t*e !ower (a,le )rom t*e !ower sour(e-
2 Dis(onne(t t*e !ower (a,le )rom t*e !ower su!!ly and remo2e t*e
system (a,les )rom t*e ?el(ro stra!s-
"OE& 9ou may *a2e to unlat(* and li)t t*e o!tional (a,le management arm
i) it inter)eres wit* !ower;su!!ly remo2al- :or in)ormation a,out t*e (a,le
management arm# see t*e systems ra(+ do(umentation-
3 Press t*e le2er release lat(* and slide t*e !ower su!!ly out o) t*e (*assis-
See :igure 3;1B-
"OE& /nstall a !ower su!!ly ,lan+ i) you are not re!la(ing t*e !ower su!!ly-
See K/nstalling t*e Power Su!!ly @lan+K on !age 112-
112 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;1B- Remo2ing and /nstalling a Redundant Power Su!!ly
1
2
7 3
1 !ower su!!ly 2 !ower su!!ly *andle
3 2el(ro stra! 7 release lat(*
/nstalling a Redundant Power Su!!ly
1 ?eri)y t*at ,ot* !ower su!!lies are o) t*e same ty!e and *a2e t*e
same ma3imum out!ut !ower-
"OE& *e ma3imum out!ut !ower <s*own in watts= is listed
on t*e !ower su!!ly la,el-
2 Slide t*e new !ower su!!ly into t*e (*assis until t*e !ower su!!ly
is )ully seated and t*e release lat(* sna!s into !la(e- See :igure 3;
1B-
"OE& /) you unlat(*ed t*e (a,le management arm in ste! 2 o) t*e
!re2ious !ro(edure# relat(* it- :or in)ormation a,out t*e (a,le management
arm#
see t*e systems ra(+ do(umentation-
3 $onne(t t*e !ower (a,le to t*e !ower su!!ly and !lug t*e (a,le into
a !ower outlet-
$'./O"& %*en (onne(ting t*e !ower (a,le# se(ure t*e (a,le wit*
11 /nstalling System $om!onents
t*e ?el(ro stra!-
117 /nstalling System $om!onents
"OE& %*en installing# *ot;swa!!ing# or *ot;adding a new !ower su!!ly in a
system wit* two !ower su!!lies# allow se2eral se(onds )or t*e system to
re(ogniEe t*e !ower su!!ly and determine its status- *e !ower;su!!ly status
indi(ator turns green to signi)y t*at t*e !ower su!!ly is )un(tioning !ro!erly <see
:igure 1;B=-
Remo2ing t*e Power Su!!ly @lan+
/) you are installing a se(ond !ower su!!ly# remo2e t*e !ower su!!ly ,lan+
in ,ay PS2 ,y !ulling outward on t*e ,lan+-
$'./O"& o ensure !ro!er system (ooling# t*e !ower su!!ly ,lan+ must
,e installed in !ower su!!ly ,ay PS2 in a redundant (on)iguration- Remo2e
t*e !ower su!!ly ,lan+ only i) you are installing a se(ond !ower su!!ly-
/nstalling t*e Power Su!!ly @lan+
"OE& /nstall t*e !ower su!!ly ,lan+ only in !ower su!!ly ,ay PS2-
o install t*e !ower su!!ly ,lan+# align t*e ,lan+ wit* t*e !ower su!!ly ,ay
and insert t*e ,lan+ into t*e (*assis until it (li(+s into !la(e-
Remo2ing a "on;Redundant Power Su!!ly
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
2 Dis(onne(t t*e !ower (a,le )rom t*e !ower su!!ly and remo2e t*e
?el(ro stra!s t*at ,undle and se(ure t*e system (a,les-
"OE& 9ou may *a2e to unlat(* and li)t t*e o!tional (a,le management arm
i) it inter)eres wit* !ower;su!!ly remo2al- :or in)ormation a,out t*e (a,le
management arm# see t*e systems ra(+ do(umentation-
"OE& Remo2e t*e !ower (ord retention ,ra(+et t*at se(ures t*e system
(a,les- See t*e Getting Started Guide t*at s*i!s wit* your system )or
more in)ormation-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B- Dis(onne(t all
t*e !ower (a,les )rom t*e !ower su!!ly to t*e system ,oard# *ard
dri2es and o!ti(al dri2e- See :igure 3;1>-
11 /nstalling System $om!onents
7 Remo2e t*e s(rews and t*e ,ra(+et se(uring t*e !ower su!!ly
to t*e (*assis-
5 8i)t t*e !ower su!!ly to remo2e it )rom t*e (*assis- See :igure 3;1>-
:igure 3;1>- Remo2ing and /nstalling a "on;Redundant Power Su!!ly
1
2
3
B 7
A
5
11A /nstalling System $om!onents
1 ,ra(+et 2 s(rews <2=
3 !ower su!!ly 7 !ower (a,le > !ins
5 o!ti(al dri2e !ower (a,le A !ower (a,le 27 !ins
B S'' !ower (a,le
/nstalling a "on;Redundant Power Su!!ly
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le to systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es only-
1 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
2 Slide t*e new !ower su!!ly into t*e (*assis until t*e !ower su!!ly is
)ully seated# install a ,ra(+et at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e !ower su!!ly# and tig*ten
t*e s(rews to se(ure t*e !ower su!!ly wit* t*e (*assis- See :igure 3;1>-
3 $onne(t t*e !ower (a,le to t*e !ower su!!ly-
7 $onne(t all t*e !ower (a,les to t*e system ,oard# *ard
dri2e<s=# and o!ti(al dri2e-
5 Plug t*e (a,le into a !ower outlet-
A Re!la(e t*e system (o2er- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
B urn on t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
System Memory
9our system su!!orts DDR3 registered D/MMs <RD/MMs= or un,u))ered
E$$ D/MMs <.D/MMs=- Single and dual;ran+ D/MMs (an ,e 10AB; or
1333;MHE# and Muad;ran+ D/MMs (an ,e 10AB;MHE-
*e system (ontains eig*t memory so(+ets s!lit into two sets o) )our so(+ets#
one set !er !ro(essor- Ea(* )our;so(+et set is organiEed into t*ree (*annels-
wo D/MMs )or (*annel 0 and a single D/MM )or (*annel 1 and 2- *e )irst
so(+et o) ea(* (*annel is mar+ed wit* w*ite release le2ers-
11 /nstalling System $om!onents
*e ma3imum memory t*at is su!!orted on your system 2aries a((ording to
t*e ty!es and siEes o) memory modules ,eing used&
P Single;ran+# dual;ran+# and Muad;ran+ RD/MMs o) siEes 1;0@# 2;0@#
7;0@# >;0@# and 1A;0@ are su!!orted )or a total o) u! to 12> 0@-
"OE& Systems wit* (a,led *ard dri2es do not su!!ort >;0@ and 1A;
0@ D/MMS and (an su!!ort RD/MMS )or a total o) u! to 32 0@-
P 1;0@ and 2;0@ .D/MMs are su!!orted )or a total o) u! to 1A 0@-
0eneral Memory Module /nstallation 0uidelines
o ensure o!timal !er)orman(e o) your system# o,ser2e t*e )ollowing general
guidelines w*en (on)iguring your system memory-
"OE& Memory (on)igurations t*at )ail to o,ser2e t*ese guidelines (an !re2ent
your system )rom starting and !rodu(ing any 2ideo out!ut-
P RD/MMs and .D/MMs (annot ,e mi3ed-
P E3(e!t )or memory (*annels t*at are unused# all !o!ulated
memory (*annels must *a2e identi(al (on)igurations-
P *e memory (on)iguration )or ea(* !ro(essor must ,e identi(al-
P Memory modules o) di))erent siEes (an ,e mi3ed in '1;'7 or @1;@7
<)or e3am!le# 2;0@ and 7;0@=# ,ut all !o!ulated (*annels must
*a2e identi(al (on)igurations-
P :or O!timiEer Mode# memory modules are installed in t*e numeri( order
o) t*e so(+ets ,eginning wit* '1 or @1-
P :or Memory Mirroring or 'd2an(ed E$$ Mode# t*e (*annel )urt*est
)rom t*e !ro(essor is unused and memory modules are installed
,eginning wit* (*annel '1 or @1 and !ro(eeding wit* (*annel '2 or @2-
P 'd2an(ed E$$ Mode reMuires memory modules t*at use 37 or 3> DR'M
de2i(e widt*s-
P *e memory s!eed o) ea(* (*annel de!ends on t*e
memory (on)iguration&
F :or single or dual;ran+ memory modules&
P One memory module !er (*annel su!!orts u! to 1333 MHE-
P wo memory modules !er (*annel su!!orts u! to 10AB MHE-
11> /nstalling System $om!onents
F :or Muad;ran+ memory modules&
P One memory module !er (*annel su!!orts u! to 10AB MHE-
P wo memory modules !er (*annel are limited to >00
MHE# regardless o) memory module s!eed-
P /) Muad;ran+ memory modules are mi3ed wit* single; or dual;ran+
modules# t*e Muad;ran+ modules must ,e installed in t*e so(+ets
wit* t*e w*ite release le2ers-
P /) memory modules wit* di))erent s!eeds are installed# t*ey o!erate at t*e
s!eed o) t*e slowest installed memory module<s=-
Mode;S!e(i)i( 0uidelines
*ree memory (*annels are allo(ated to ea(* !ro(essor- *e num,er o)
(*annels used and t*e allowa,le (on)igurations de!end on t*e memory mode
sele(ted-
'd2an(ed E$$ <8o(+ste!= Mode Su!!ort
/n t*is (on)iguration# t*e two (*annels (losest to t*e !ro(essor are (om,ined
to )orm one 12>;,it (*annel- *is mode su!!orts Single De2i(e Data
$orre(tion <SDD$= )or ,ot* 37; and 3>;,ased memory modules- Memory
modules must ,e identi(al in siEe# s!eed# and te(*nology in
(orres!onding slots-
Memory Mirroring Su!!ort
*e system su!!orts memory mirroring i) identi(al memory modules are
installed in t*e two (*annels (losest to t*e !ro(essor <memory s*ould not ,e
installed in t*e )art*est (*annel=- Mirroring must ,e ena,led in t*e System
Setu! !rogram- /n a mirrored (on)iguration# t*e total a2aila,le system
memory is one;*al) o) t*e total installed !*ysi(al memory-
O!timiEer </nde!endent $*annel= Mode
/n t*is mode# all t*ree (*annels are !o!ulated wit* identi(al memory
modules- *is mode !ermits a larger total memory (a!a(ity ,ut does not
su!!ort SDD$ wit* 3>;,ased memory modules-
' minimal single;(*annel (on)iguration o) one 1;0@ memory module !er
!ro(essor is also su!!orted in t*is mode-
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<0@=
P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
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L
L
L
L
>
1A
27
32
all 1A
32
7>
A7
all
1A;0@
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
1A
32
7>
A7
all 32
A7
6A
12>
all
11 /nstalling System $om!onents
a,le 3;1 and a,le 3;2 s*ow sam!le memory (on)igurations t*at )ollow t*e
a!!ro!riate memory guidelines stated in t*is se(tion- *e sam!les s*ow
identi(al memory;module (on)igurations and t*eir t*e !*ysi(al and a2aila,le
memory totals- *e ta,les do not s*ow mi3ed or Muad;ran+ memory;module
(on)igurations# nor do t*ey address t*e memory s!eed (onsiderations o) any
(on)iguration-
"OE& >;0@ D/MMS are only su!!orted on systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le
*ard dri2es-
a,le 3;1- Sam!le RD/MM Single; and Dual;Ran+ Memory $on)igurations
<Per Pro(essor=
O!timiEer
Memory
Mode
Memory
Module
SiEe
Memory
So(+ets
Single Pro(essor Dual Pro(essor
7 1 2 3 P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
O!timiEer 1;0@
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
1
2
3
7
all 2
7
A
>
all
2;0@
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
2
7
A
>
all 7
>
12
1A
all
1;0@ L L 2 all 7 all
2;0@ L L 7 all > all
120 /nstalling System $om!onents
a,le 3;1- Sam!le RD/MM Single; and Dual;Ran+ Memory $on)igurations
<Per Pro(essor=
Memory
Mode
Memory
Module
SiEe
Memory
So(+ets
Single Pro(essor Dual Pro(essor
7 1 2 3 P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
'd2an(ed
1
E$$
2;0@ L L 7 all > all
7;0@ L L > all 1A all
>;0@ L L 1A all 32 all
1A;0@ L L 32 all A7 all
Mirroring 2;0@ L L 7 2 > 7
7;0@ L L > 7 1A >
>;0@ L L 1A > 32 1A
1A;0@ L L 32 1A A7 32
1-ReMuires 37; or 3>;,ased memory modules-
a,le 3;2- Sam!le .D/MM Memory $on)igurations <Per Pro(essor=
'd2an(ed
1
E$$
12 /nstalling System $om!onents
a,le 3;2- Sam!le .D/MM Memory $on)igurations <Per Pro(essor=
Memory
Mode
Memory
Module
SiEe
Memory
So(+ets
Single Pro(essor Dual Pro(essor
7 1 2 3 P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
P*ysi(al
Memory
<0@=
'2aila,le
Memory
<0@=
Mirroring 1;0@ L L 2 1 7 2
2;0@ L L 7 2 > 7
/nstalling Memory Modules
%'R"/"0& *e memory modules are *ot to t*e tou(* )or some time a)ter t*e
system *as ,een !owered down- 'llow time )or t*e memory modules to (ool
,e)ore *andling t*em- Handle t*e memory modules ,y t*e (ard edges and a2oid
tou(*ing t*e (om!onents on t*e memory module-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
7 8o(ate t*e memory module so(+ets- See :igure A;1-
5 Press t*e e1e(tors on t*e memory module so(+et down and out# as s*own
in :igure 3;16# to allow t*e memory module to ,e inserted into t*e so(+et-
A Handle ea(* memory module only on eit*er (ard edge# ma+ing sure not
to tou(* t*e middle o) t*e memory module-
122 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;16- /nstalling and Remo2ing a Memory Module
1
2
3
1 memory module 2 memory module so(+et e1e(tors <2=
3 alignment +ey
B 'lign t*e memory moduleNs edge (onne(tor wit* t*e alignment +ey o) t*e
memory module so(+et# and insert t*e memory module in t*e so(+et-
"OE& *e memory module so(+et *as an alignment +ey t*at allows you
to install t*e memory module in t*e so(+et in only one way-
> Press down on t*e memory module wit* your t*um,s to lo(+ t*e
memory module into t*e so(+et-
%*en t*e memory module is !ro!erly seated in t*e so(+et# t*e e1e(tors
on t*e memory module so(+et align wit* t*e e1e(tors on t*e ot*er
so(+ets t*at *a2e memory modules installed-
6 Re!eat ste! 5 t*roug* ste! > o) t*is !ro(edure to install t*e remaining
memory modules- See a,le 3;2-
10 Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
11 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
12 /nstalling System $om!onents
12 Start u! t*e system# !ress I:2J to enter t*e System Setu! !rogram#
and (*e(+ t*e System Memory settings on t*e main System Setu! s(reen-
*e system s*ould *a2e already (*anged t*e 2alue to re)le(t t*e newly
installed memory-
13 /) t*e 2alue is in(orre(t# one or more o) t*e memory modules may not
,e installed !ro!erly- Re!eat ste! 2 t*roug* ste! 12 o) t*is !ro(edure#
(*e(+ing to ensure t*at t*e memory modules are )irmly seated in t*eir
so(+ets-
17 Run t*e system memory test in t*e system diagnosti(s- See KRunning t*e
Em,edded System Diagnosti(sK on !age 160-
Remo2ing Memory Modules
%'R"/"0& *e memory modules are *ot to t*e tou(* )or some time a)ter t*e
system *as ,een !owered down- 'llow time )or t*e memory modules to (ool
,e)ore *andling t*em- Handle t*e memory modules ,y t*e (ard edges and a2oid
tou(*ing t*e (om!onents on t*e memory module-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
7 8o(ate t*e memory module so(+ets- See :igure A;1-
127 /nstalling System $om!onents
5 Press down and out on t*e e1e(tors on ea(* end o) t*e so(+et until
t*e memory module !o!s out o) t*e so(+et- See :igure 3;16-
Handle ea(* memory module only on eit*er (ard edge# ma+ing sure not
to tou(* t*e middle o) t*e memory module-
A Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
B $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
> Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir !ower sour(es# and
turn t*em on-
E3!ansion $ards and E3!ansion;$ard Risers
9our system su!!orts u! to )our P$/ E3!ress <P$/e= e3!ansion (ards
installed in (onne(tors on an e3!ansion;(ard riser-
De!ending on t*e (on)iguration# your system may *a2e eit*er riser 1 or
riser 2&
P E3!ansion;(ard riser 1 !ro2ides t*ree 37 0en2 P$/e e3!ansion;(ard
slots and one 3> 0en2 P$/e e3!ansion;(ard slot-
P E3!ansion;(ard riser 2 !ro2ides one 37 0en2 P$/e e3!ansion;(ard slot
and one 31A 0en2 P$/e e3!ansion;(ard slot-
$'./O"& E3!ansion (ards (an only ,e installed in t*e slots on t*e
e3!ansion;(ard riser- Do not attem!t to install e3!ansion (ards dire(tly into
t*e riser (onne(tor on t*e system ,oard-
E3!ansion $ard /nstallation 0uidelines
P *e e3!ansion;(ard slots su!!ort )ull;*eig*t# *al);lengt* (ards-
P *e e3!ansion;(ard slots are *ot;swa!!a,le-
P P$/ E3!ress 0eneration 2 e3!ansion (ards are su!!orted in all t*e slots-
12 /nstalling System $om!onents
P 'll t*e slots are 3> (onne(tors-
$'./O"& o ensure !ro!er (ooling# only one o) t*e two e3!ansion (ards
(an *a2e a !ower (onsum!tion o) greater t*an 15 % <u! to 25 %
ma3imum=# not in(luding t*e integrated storage (ontroller-
P a,le 3;7 !ro2ides a guide )or installing e3!ansion (ards to ensure !ro!er
(ooling and me(*ani(al )it- *e e3!ansion (ards wit* t*e *ig*est !riority
s*ould ,e installed )irst using t*e slot !riority indi(ated- 'll ot*er
e3!ansion (ards s*ould ,e installed in (ard !riority and slot !riority
order-
a,le 3;3- E3!ansion;$ard /nstallation Priority )or Riser 1
$ard
Priority $ard y!e
Slot
Priority
Ma3
'llowed
25;%
$ard
1 PER$ S3005S100 1# 2 2 9
2 PER$ H>00 3# 2 2 9
3 PER$ A5E (ontroller 3# 2 2 9
7 S'S 55E 3# 2 2 9
5 S$S/ (ontrollers 3# 2 2 9
A HP$$ 2# 1 2 9
B :i,re $*annel 2# 1 2 9
> 10 0, "/$ 2# 1 2 9
6 'll ot*er "/$s 1# 2 2 "
10 'll ot*er Dell internal
storage (ards
7 1 9
11 "on;Dell storage (ards 1# 2 2 "X
X %*en a2aila,le
12A /nstalling System $om!onents
a,le 3;7- E3!ansion;$ard /nstallation Priority )or Riser 2
$ard
Priority $ard y!e
Slot
Priority
Ma3 'llowed 25;%
$ard
1 S'S A5iR 2 1 9
2 PER$ A5i 2 1 9
3 PER$ HB00X 2 1 9
7 PER$ H200X 2 1 9
5 'll ot*er "/$s 1 1 "X
A "on;Dell storage (ards 1 1 "X
X %*en a2aila,le
/nstalling an E3!ansion $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 .n!a(+ t*e e3!ansion (ard and !re!are it )or installation-
:or instru(tions# see t*e do(umentation a((om!anying t*e (ard-
2 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
5 O!en t*e e3!ansion;(ard lat(* and remo2e t*e )iller ,ra(+et-
See :igure 3;20-
"OE& Cee! t*is ,ra(+et in (ase you need to remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ard-
:iller ,ra(+ets must ,e installed o2er em!ty e3!ansion;(ard slots to maintain
:$$ (erti)i(ation o) t*e system- *e ,ra(+ets also +ee! dust and dirt out o)
t*e system and aid in !ro!er (ooling and air)low inside t*e system-
12 /nstalling System $om!onents
A Holding t*e (ard ,y its edges# !osition t*e (ard so t*at t*e (ard;edge
(onne(tor aligns wit* t*e e3!ansion;(ard (onne(tor on t*e e3!ansion;
(ard riser-
B /nsert t*e (ard;edge (onne(tor )irmly into t*e e3!ansion;(ard (onne(tor
until t*e (ard is )ully seated-
> $lose t*e e3!ansion;(ard lat(*- See :igure 3;20-
:igure 3;20- /nstalling or Remo2ing an E3!ansion $ard
2
1
3
1 e3!ansion;(ard riser 2 e3!ansion;(ard lat(*
3 e3!ansion (ard
6 $onne(t any (a,les to t*e e3!ansion (ard-
12> /nstalling System $om!onents
10 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
11 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
Remo2ing an E3!ansion $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
7 Dis(onne(t all (a,les )rom t*e (ard-
5 O!en t*e e3!ansion;(ard lat(*- See :igure 3;20-
A 0ras! t*e e3!ansion (ard ,y its edges# and (are)ully remo2e it )rom
t*e e3!ansion;(ard (onne(tor-
B /) you are remo2ing t*e (ard !ermanently# install a metal )iller ,ra(+et
o2er t*e em!ty e3!ansion slot o!ening and (lose t*e e3!ansion;(ard
lat(*-
"OE& 9ou must install a )iller ,ra(+et o2er an em!ty e3!ansion slot to
maintain :ederal $ommuni(ations $ommission <:$$= (erti)i(ation o) t*e
system- *e ,ra(+ets also +ee! dust and dirt out o) t*e system and aid
in !ro!er (ooling and air)low inside t*e system-
> $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
6 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
12 /nstalling System $om!onents
Remo2ing an E3!ansion;$ard Riser
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
7 /) installed# remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ard )rom t*e e3!ansion;(ard slot- See
KRemo2ing an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 12A-
5 /) installed# remo2e t*e storage (ontroller (ard- See KRemo2ing t*e Storage
$ontroller $ardK on !age 126-
A Dis(onne(t t*e (a,les (onne(ted to t*e riser (ard-
B o remo2e t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser# simultaneously !ress ,ot* t*e
,lue ta,s on t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser and li)t it )rom t*e (*assis- See
:igure 3;21-
130 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;21- /nstalling or Remo2ing an E3!ansion;$ard Riser
3
2
7
1
5
A
1 integrated storage (ontroller slot 2 riser guides <2=
3 e3!ansion;(ard riser 7 e3!ansion (ard slot
5 riser guide !osts <2= A e3!ansion;(ard riser slots <2=
/nstalling an E3!ansion;$ard Riser
1 o install an e3!ansion;(ard riser# align t*e riser guides wit* t*e riser
guide !osts on t*e system ,oard- See :igure 3;21-
2 8ower t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser into !la(e until t*e e3!ansion;(ard
riser (onne(tor is )ully seated-
3 /) a!!li(a,le# reinstall t*e e3!ansion (ard- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion
$ardK on !age 127-
13 /nstalling System $om!onents
7 Reinstall t*e storage (ontroller (ard- See K/nstalling t*e Storage $ontroller
$ardK on !age 131-
5 Re(onne(t all (a,les-
A $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
B Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir !ower sour(es-
/ntegrated Storage $ontroller $ard
"OE& *is se(tion a!!lies to systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le *ard dri2es-
9our system in(ludes a dedi(ated e3!ansion;(ard slot on t*e riser )or an
integrated S'S or R'/D (ontroller (ard t*at !ro2ides t*e integrated storage
su,system )or your systems *ard dri2es- *e (ontroller su!!orts S'S and
S'' *ard dri2es and also ena,les you to set u! t*e *ard dri2es in R'/D
(on)igurations as su!!orted ,y t*e 2ersion o) t*e storage (ontroller in(luded
wit* your system-
Remo2ing t*e Storage $ontroller $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 /) installed# remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ard- See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion
$ardK on !age 12A-
7 Dis(onne(t t*e S'S (a,les (onne(ted to t*e (ard-
5 Dis(onne(t t*e (a,le (onne(ting t*e (ard to t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser-
A :or a ,attery;(a(*ed R'/D (ontroller# dis(onne(t t*e (a,le (onne(ting
t*e (ard to t*e R'/D ,attery-
B @end ,ot* t*e (ard;edge guides outward and !ull t*e storage
(ontroller (ard out o) t*e (onne(tor-
132 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;22- /nstalling and Remo2ing t*e Storage $ontroller $ard
2
1
3
7
5
A
1 storage (onne(tor 2 e3!ansion;(ard riser
3 storage (ontroller (ard 7 storage (ontroller (ard (a,le
5 S'S data (a,le (onne(tor A release le2er <,lue=
13 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e Storage $ontroller $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 /) installed# remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ard- See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion
$ardK on !age 12A-
7 Route t*e (a,les in t*e (a,le !at* under t*e storage (ontroller (ard slot
on t*e e3!ansion (ard riser-
5 %it* t*e storage (ontroller (ard edge )a(ing t*e riser# insert one side o)
t*e (ard into t*e ,la(+ (ard;edge guide-
"OE& :or e3!ansion;(ard riser 1# t*e installation seMuen(e must ,e
slot 3# 2# 1# and 7- *e storage (ontroller (ard must ,e installed in Slot 7 a)ter
t*e ot*er e3!ansion (ards *a2e ,een installed-
A @end outward on t*e ,lue (ard;edge guide# lower t*e (ard onto t*e ,lue
(ard;edge guide# and release t*e guide- See :igure 3;22-
B Slide t*e storage (ontrollers (ard edge (onne(tor into t*e (ard slot on t*e
riser until t*e (ard is )ully seated-
> $onne(t t*e two S'S data (a,le (onne(tors# $"R8 0 and $"R8 1# to
t*e storage (ontroller (ard- See :igure 3;22-
"OE& Ensure to (onne(t t*e (a,les a((ording to t*e (onne(tor la,els on
t*e (a,le- *e (a,le does not )un(tion !ro!erly i) re2ersed-
6 :or a ,attery;(a(*ed R'/D (ontroller# (onne(t t*e R'/D ,attery (a,le
to t*e (ontroller (ard-
137 /nstalling System $om!onents
10 Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion (ard- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK on
!age 127-
11 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
12 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
13 /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >A-
iDR'$A E3!ress $ard <O!tional=
/nstalling an iDR'$A E3!ress $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 /) installed# remo2e all e3!ansion (ards )rom e3!ansion;(ard
riser- KRemo2ing an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 12A-
7 /nsert t*e not(* on t*e iDR'$A E3!ress (ard into t*e (li! on t*e
system ,oard-
5 'lign t*e )ront edge o) t*e (ard wit* t*e (onne(tor on t*e system ,oard-
See :igure A;1 )or t*e lo(ation o) t*e (onne(tor-
A Press t*e (ard down until it is )ully seated- See :igure 3;23-
%*en t*e )ront o) t*e (ard is )ully seated# t*e !lasti( stando)) ta, sna!s
o2er t*e edge o) t*e *older-
13 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;23- /nstalling or Remo2ing an iDR'$A E3!ress $ard
1
2
3
7
1 iDR'$A E3!ress (ard 2 !lasti( stando)) ta,
3 not(* 7 (li!
B Reinstall all e3!ansion (ards in t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser- See K/nstalling an
E3!ansion $ardK on !age 127-
> $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
6 Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir !ower sour(es# and
turn t*em on-
Remo2ing an iDR'$A E3!ress $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
13A /nstalling System $om!onents
3 Pull ,a(+ slig*tly on t*e retention stando)) ta, at t*e )ront edge
o) t*e (ard and gently li)t t*e (ard o)) t*e retention stando))-
See :igure 3;23-
's t*e *older releases )rom t*e stando))# t*e (onne(tor under t*e (ard
disengages )rom t*e system ,oard (onne(tor-
7 'ngle t*e (ard so t*at t*e not(* on t*e (ard sli!s t*roug* t*e (li! on
t*e system ,oard-
5 Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion (ards- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK
on !age 127-
A $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
B Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir !ower sour(es# and
turn t*em on-
iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard <O!tional=
/nstalling an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one
ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame wit* t*e
!rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK on !age 60-
7 Remo2e t*e !lasti( )iller !lug o) t*e iDR'$A Enter!rise !ort )rom
t*e system ,a(+ !anel-
5 'ngle t*e (ard so t*at t*e RH;75 (onne(tor )its t*roug* t*e ,a(+;!anel
o!ening- See :igure 3;27-
A 'lign t*e )ront edge o) t*e (ard wit* t*e two )ront !lasti( retention
stando))s ne3t to t*e iDR'$A (onne(tor on t*e system ,oard# and
lower t*e (ard into !la(e- See :igure 3;27-
%*en t*e )ront o) t*e (ard is )ully seated# t*e !lasti( stando))s sna!
13 /nstalling System $om!onents
o2er t*e edge o) t*e (ard-
13> /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;27- /nstalling or Remo2ing an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard
1
2
3
A
7
5
1 ?:las* SD (ard 2 ?:las* media slot
3 iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard 7 retention stando)) !osts <2=
5 retention stando)) ta,s <2= A iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard (onne(tor
B /) a!!li(a,le# install t*e ?:las* media (ard- See K/nstalling a ?:las* Media
$ardK on !age 13B-
> $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
6 Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir !ower sour(es# and
turn t*em on-
13 /nstalling System $om!onents
Remo2ing an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 /) !resent# dis(onne(t t*e Et*ernet (a,le )rom t*e iDR'$A enter!rise
(ard (onne(tor on t*e system ,a(+ !anel- See :igure 1;5-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
5 Remo2e t*e ?:las* media (ard <i) installed= )rom t*e iDR'$A
enter!rise (ard- See KRemo2ing a ?:las* Media $ardK on !age 13B-
A Pull ,a(+ slig*tly on t*e two ta,s at t*e )ront edge o) t*e (ard and
gently li)t t*e )ront edge o) t*e (ard o)) o) t*e retention stando))s-
's t*e (ard releases )rom t*e stando))s# t*e (onne(tor under t*e (ard
disengages )rom t*e system ,oard (onne(tor-
B Slide t*e (ard away )rom t*e ,a(+ o) t*e system until t*e RH;75
(onne(tor is (lear o) t*e ,a(+ !anel# t*en li)t t*e (ard out o) t*e system-
> Re!la(e t*e !lasti( )iller !lug o2er t*e !ort at t*e system ,a(+ !anel-
See K@a(+;Panel :eatures and /ndi(atorsK on !age 22 )or t*e
lo(ation o) t*e !ort-
6 Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
10 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
11 Re(onne(t t*e system and !eri!*erals to t*eir !ower sour(es# and
turn t*em on-
170 /nstalling System $om!onents
?:las* Media <O!tional=
*e ?:las* media (ard is a Se(ure Digital <SD= (ard t*at !lugs into t*e
iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard at t*e ,a(+ (orner o) t*e system-
/nstalling a ?:las* Media $ard
1 8o(ate t*e ?:las* media slot at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e system-
2 %it* t*e la,el side )a(ing u!# insert t*e (onta(t;!in end o) t*e SD
(ard into t*e (ard slot on t*e module-
"OE& *e slot is +eyed to ensure (orre(t insertion o) t*e (ard-
3 Press inward on t*e (ard to lo(+ it into t*e slot-
Remo2ing a ?:las* Media $ard
o remo2e t*e ?:las* media# !us* inward on t*e (ard to release it# and !ull
t*e (ard )rom t*e (ard slot-
/nternal .S@ Memory Cey
O!tional .S@ memory +eys installed inside your system (an ,e used as a ,oot
de2i(e# se(urity +ey# or mass storage de2i(e- *e .S@ (onne(tor must ,e
ena,led ,y t*e /nternal .S@ Port o!tion in t*e /ntegrated De2i(es s(reen o)
t*e System Setu! !rogram-
o ,oot )rom t*e .S@ memory +ey# (on)igure t*e .S@ memory +ey wit* a
,oot image and t*en s!e(i)y t*e .S@ memory +ey in t*e ,oot seMuen(e in t*e
System Setu! !rogram-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 8o(ate t*e .S@ (onne(tor on t*e (ontrol !anel or S'S ,a(+!lane# ,ased
on your system (on)iguration- See :igure 3;32 or :igure 3;35-
17 /nstalling System $om!onents
7 /nsert t*e .S@ memory +ey into t*e .S@ (onne(tor- See :igure 3;25-
5 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
A Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
B Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and 2eri)y t*at t*e .S@ +ey *as ,een
dete(ted ,y t*e system- See K.sing t*e System Setu! Program
"a2igation CeysK on !age A2-
:igure 3;25- Remo2ing or /nstalling a .S@ Memory Cey
1
2
1 .S@ memory +ey (onne(tor 2 .S@ memory +ey
Pro(essors
Remo2ing a Pro(essor
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 Prior to u!grading your system# download t*e latest system @/OS
2ersion on su!!ort-dell-(om-
2 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
172 /nstalling System $om!onents
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
%'R"/"0& *e *eat sin+ and !ro(essor are *ot to tou(* )or some time a)ter t*e
system *as ,een !owered down- 'llow t*e *eat sin+ and !ro(essor to (ool ,e)ore
*andling t*em-
$'./O"& "e2er remo2e t*e *eat sin+ )rom a !ro(essor unless you intend to
remo2e t*e !ro(essor- *e *eat sin+ is ne(essary to maintain !ro!er t*ermal
(onditions-
5 .sing a Q2 P*illi!s s(rewdri2er# loosen one o) t*e *eat;sin+
retention s(rews- See :igure 3;2A-
A %ait 30 se(onds )or t*e *eat sin+ to loosen )rom t*e !ro(essor-
B 8oosen t*e ot*er t*ree *eat;sin+ retention s(rews-
> 0ently li)t t*e *eat sin+ o)) o) t*e !ro(essor and set t*e *eat sin+
aside wit* t*ermal grease side )a(ing u!-
$'./O"& *e !ro(essor is *eld in its so(+et under strong !ressure- @e aware
t*at t*e release le2er (an s!ring u! suddenly i) not )irmly gras!ed-
6 Position your t*um, )irmly o2er t*e !ro(essor so(+et;release le2er and
release t*e le2er )rom t*e lo(+ed !osition- Rotate t*e le2er 60 degrees
u!ward until t*e !ro(essor is released )rom t*e so(+et- See :igure 3;
2B-
17 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;2A- /nstalling and Remo2ing t*e Heat Sin+
1
2
1 *eat sin+ *eat;sin+ 2 retention s(rews <7=
10 Rotate t*e !ro(essor s*ield u!ward and out o) t*e way- See :igure 3;2B-
11 8i)t t*e !ro(essor out o) t*e so(+et and lea2e t*e release le2er u! so
t*at t*e so(+et is ready )or t*e new !ro(essor-
$'./O"& @e (are)ul not to ,end any o) t*e !ins on t*e Y/: so(+et w*en
remo2ing t*e !ro(essor- @ending t*e !ins (an !ermanently damage t*e system
,oard-
"OE& /n single;!ro(essor (on)igurations# a !ro(essor must ,e installed in so(+et
$P.1- /nstall t*e ,lan+ in so(+et $P.2 only-
177 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;2B- /nstalling and Remo2ing a Pro(essor
2
3
1
A
7
5
1 !ro(essor 2 !ro(essor s*ield
3 not(* in !ro(essor 7 so(+et +ey
5 Y/: so(+et A so(+et;release le2er
6 Pla(e t*e *eat sin+ on t*e !ro(essor- See :igure 3;2A-
172 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling a Pro(essor
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) you are u!grading your !ro(essors# !rior to u!grading your system#
download and install t*e latest system @/OS 2ersion )rom
su!!ort-dell-(om- :ollow t*e instru(tions in(luded in t*e )ile download
to install t*e u!date on your system-
"OE& /n single;!ro(essor (on)igurations# so(+et $P.1 must ,e used-
2 .n!a(+ t*e !ro(essor i) it *as not ,een used !re2iously-
/) t*e !ro(essor *as already ,een used# remo2e any t*ermal grease )rom
t*e to! o) t*e !ro(essor using a lint;)ree (lot*-
3 'lign t*e !ro(essor wit* t*e so(+et +eys on t*e Y/: so(+et-
See :igure 3;2B-
$'./O"& Positioning t*e !ro(essor in(orre(tly (an !ermanently damage t*e
system ,oard or t*e !ro(essor- @e (are)ul not to ,end t*e !ins in t*e Y/:
so(+et-
7 %it* t*e release le2er on t*e !ro(essor so(+et in t*e o!en !osition#
align t*e !ro(essor wit* t*e so(+et +eys and set t*e !ro(essor lig*tly in
t*e so(+et-
$'./O"& Do not use )or(e to seat t*e !ro(essor- %*en t*e !ro(essor
is !ositioned (orre(tly# it engages easily into t*e so(+et-
5 $lose t*e !ro(essor s*ield-
A Rotate t*e so(+et release le2er down until it sna!s into !la(e-
B .sing a (lean lint;)ree (lot*# remo2e t*e t*ermal grease )rom t*e *eat sin+-
> O!en t*e grease !a(+et in(luded wit* your !ro(essor +it and a!!ly
t*ermal grease e2enly to t*e (enter o) t*e to! o) t*e new !ro(essor-
$'./O"& .sing e3(ess t*ermal grease (an (ause grease to (onta(t t*e
173 /nstalling System $om!onents
!ro(essor s*ield# w*i(* (an (ause (ontamination o) t*e !ro(essor so(+et-
6 Pla(e t*e *eat sin+ on t*e !ro(essor- See :igure 3;2A-
177 /nstalling System $om!onents
10 .sing a Q2 P*illi!s s(rewdri2er# tig*ten t*e *eat;sin+ retention s(rews-
See :igure 3;2A-
11 Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK on
!age 61-
12 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
13 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
17 Press I:2J to enter t*e System Setu! !rogram# and (*e(+ t*at t*e
!ro(essor in)ormation mat(*es t*e new system (on)iguration- See
KEntering t*e System Setu! ProgramK on !age A2-
15 Run t*e system diagnosti(s to 2eri)y t*at t*e new !ro(essor o!erates
(orre(tly-
See KRunning t*e Em,edded System Diagnosti(sK on !age 160
)or in)ormation a,out running t*e diagnosti(s-
System @attery
Re!la(ing t*e System @attery
%'R"/"0& *ere is a danger o) a new ,attery e3!loding i) it is in(orre(tly
installed- Re!la(e t*e ,attery only wit* t*e same or eMui2alent ty!e re(ommended
,y t*e manu)a(turer- See your sa)ety in)ormation )or additional in)o-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed
!eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e
ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
177 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;2>- Re!la(ing t*e System @attery
1
3
2
1 system ,attery 2 negati2e side o) ,attery (onne(tor
3 !ositi2e side o) ,attery (onne(tor
7 /) installed# remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ard )rom t*e e3!ansion;(ard slot-
See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 12A-
5 /) installed# remo2e t*e storage (ontroller (ard- See KRemo2ing t*e Storage
$ontroller $ardK on !age 126-
A o remo2e t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser# !ress t*e ,lue ta,s on t*e
e3!ansion;(ard riser and li)t it )rom t*e (*assis- See KRemo2ing an
E3!ansion;$ard RiserK on !age 12B-
B 8o(ate t*e ,attery so(+et- See KHum!ers and $onne(torsK on !age 163-
$'./O"& o a2oid damage to t*e ,attery (onne(tor# you must )irmly su!!ort
t*e (onne(tor w*ile installing or remo2ing a ,attery-
> Su!!ort t*e ,attery (onne(tor ,y )irmly *olding t*e !ositi2e side
o) t*e (onne(tor-
175 /nstalling System $om!onents
6 Press t*e ,attery toward t*e negati2e side o) t*e (onne(tor and li)t
it u! out o) t*e se(uring ta, at t*e negati2e side o) t*e (onne(tor-
10 Su!!ort t*e ,attery (onne(tor ,y !ressing down )irmly on t*e !ositi2e
side o) t*e (onne(tor-
11 Hold t*e new ,attery wit* t*e KOK )a(ing t*e !lasti( (onne(tor on t*e
system ,oard and slide it under t*e se(uring ta,s-
12 Press t*e ,attery straig*t down into t*e (onne(tor until it sna!s into !la(e-
13 Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion;$ard
RiserK on !age 12>-
17 Re!la(e t*e storage (ontroller (ard- See K/nstalling t*e Storage $ontroller
$ardK on !age 131-
15 Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion (ard )rom t*e e3!ansion;(ard slot# now-
See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 127-
1A Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
1B $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
1> Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
16 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram to (on)irm t*at t*e ,attery is o!erating
!ro!erly- See KEntering t*e System Setu! ProgramK on !age A2-
20 Enter t*e (orre(t time and date in t*e System Setu! !rogramNs ime
and Date )ields-
21 E3it t*e System Setu! !rogram-
17A /nstalling System $om!onents
R'/D @attery <O!tional=
Remo2ing t*e R'/D @attery
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
"OE& *e in)ormation in t*is se(tion a!!lies only to systems wit* t*e o!tional
R'/D (ontroller (ard-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 o dis(onne(t t*e R'/D ,attery (a,le ,y gently !ulling t*e
(a,le (onne(tor out o) t*e (onne(tor- See :igure 3;26-
7 Pull ,a(+ gently on t*e two ta,s *olding t*e R'/D ,attery and li)t t*e
R'/D ,attery )rom t*e ,attery (arrier- See :igure 3;26-
:igure 3;26- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e R'/D @attery
1
2
3
7
1 ,attery (arrier 2 ,attery (a,le (onne(tor
3 R'/D ,attery 7 ,attery (arrier ta,s <2=
17B /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e R'/D @attery
1 /nsert t*e R'/D ,attery into t*e ,attery (arrier until it lo(+s into !la(e-
See :igure 3;26-
2 $onne(t t*e (a,le to t*e ,attery- See :igure A;1-
3 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
7 urn on t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
$ontrol Panel 'ssem,lyG8ED <O!tional=
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly <:ourFHard;Dri2e System=
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and !eri!*erals-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Press t*e metal ta,s at t*e end o) t*e (ontrol !anel (a,le and
dis(onne(t t*e (a,le at ,a(+ o) t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard- See :igure 3;30-
5 Dis(onne(t t*e .S@ (a,le at ,a(+ o) t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard-
See :igure 3;30-
$'./O"& Do not !ull on t*e (a,le to unseat t*e (onne(tor- Doing so
(an damage t*e (a,le-
A Remo2e t*e two s(rews t*at se(ure t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard to t*e
system (*assis and remo2e t*e ,oard-
17> /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;30- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e $ontrol PanelG8ED <:ourFHard;Dri2e System=
1
>
2
B
3
A
5
7
1 (ontrol !anel (a,le 2 .S@ memory +ey (onne(tor
3 !ower (a,le 7 stando))
5 8ED dis!lay module A slot
B (ontrol !anel ,oard > mounting s(rews <2=
176 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly <:ourFHard;Dri2e System=
1 /nstall t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard in t*e system (*assis and se(ure wit* t*e
two P*illi!s s(rews- See :igure 3;30-
2 $onne(t t*e (ontrol !anel data and !ower (a,les to t*e
(ontrol !anel ,oard-
3 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
7 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e !ower sour(e and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
5 /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >B-
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol;Panel ModuleF8ED <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and !eri!*erals-
3 .sing a or3 s(rewdri2er# remo2e t*e t*ree s(rews t*at se(ure t*e
(ontrol !anel module to t*e system (*assis and remo2e t*e module-
7 Remo2e t*e single s(rew se(uring t*e ,ra(+et to t*e module and
remo2e t*e ,ra(+et-
5 Dis(onne(t t*e (ontrol;!anel (a,le at ,a(+ o) t*e module ,y using t*e
!ull ta,- See :igure 3;31-
$'./O"& Do not !ull on t*e (a,le to unseat t*e (onne(tor- Doing so
(an damage t*e (a,le-
150 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;31- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e $ontrol PanelG8ED <wel2eFHard;Dri2e
System=
2
1
3
7
5
1 ,ra(+et 2 (ontrol;!anel (a,le
3 !ull ta, 7 (ontrol;!anel module
5 mounting s(rews <3=
151 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e $ontrol;Panel ModuleF8ED <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
1 $onne(t t*e (ontrol;!anel (a,le to t*e (ontrol;!anel module-
2 ig*ten t*e single s(rew to se(ure t*e ,ra(+et to t*e ,a(+ o) t*e module-
3 'lign t*e module wit* t*e *oles on t*e le)t side o) t*e system (*assis and
se(ure wit* t*e t*ree or3 s(rews- See :igure 3;31-
7 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
5 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e !ower sour(e and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
A /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >B-
$ontrol Panel 'ssem,lyG8$D <O!tional=
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le only to t*e eig*tF*ard;dri2e systems-
"OE& *e (ontrol !anel assem,ly (onsists o) two se!arate modulesGt*e
dis!lay module and t*e (ontrol !anel (ir(uit ,oard- .se t*e )ollowing instru(tions
to remo2e and install eit*er module-
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol Panel Dis!lay Module
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and !eri!*erals-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Dis(onne(t t*e dis!lay module (a,le )rom t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard-
See :igure 3;32-
7 .sing a +ni)e or a small )lat;,lade s(rewdri2er# insert t*e ,lade ,eneat*
t*e )ront !anel o) t*e dis!lay and slide t*e ,lade a(ross t*e ,ottom to li)t
t*e !anel outward- See :igure 3;32-
152 /nstalling System $om!onents
5 Remo2e t*e )ront !anel !late until it se!arates )rom t*e dis!lay module to
allow a((ess to t*e mounting s(rews-
A Remo2e t*e two s(rews t*at se(ures t*e dis!lay module to t*e
system (*assis-
B Remo2e t*e dis!lay module )rom t*e (*assis (utout-
/nstalling t*e $ontrol Panel Dis!lay Module
1 /nsert t*e dis!lay module into t*e (*assis (utout and se(ure wit* t*e or3
s(rew- See :igure 3;32-
2 'tta(* t*e re!la(ement !anel to t*e )ront o) t*e dis!lay module-
3 $onne(t t*e dis!lay module (a,le to t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard-
7 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
5 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e !ower sour(e and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
Remo2ing t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian- 9ou
s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in your
!rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e and
su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame wit*
t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and !eri!*erals-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Dis(onne(t t*e (ontrol !anel (a,le at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard
,y !ressing t*e metal ta,s on t*e ends o) t*e (a,le (onne(tor and gently
wor+ing t*e (onne(tor out o) t*e so(+et-
$'./O"& Do not !ull on t*e (a,le to unseat t*e (onne(tor- Doing so (an
damage t*e (a,le-
5 Dis(onne(t t*e .S@ (a,le at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard- See
:igure 3;32-
153 /nstalling System $om!onents
A Dis(onne(t t*e dis!lay module (a,le )rom t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard- See
:igure 3;32-
B Remo2e t*e two P*illi!s s(rews t*at se(ure t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard to
t*e system (*assis and remo2e t*e ,oard-
:igure 3;32- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e $ontrol PanelG8$D
1
2
3
7
5
B
A
1 slot 2 (ontrol !anel (a,le
3 .S@ memory +ey (onne(tor 7 !ower (a,le
5 (ontrol !anel ,oard A dis!lay module (a,le
B 8$D dis!lay module
157 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e $ontrol Panel 'ssem,ly
1 /nstall t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard in t*e system (*assis and se(ure wit* t*e
two P*illi!s s(rews- See :igure 3;32-
2 $onne(t t*e dis!lay module (a,le to t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard-
See :igure 3;32-
3 $onne(t t*e (ontrol !anel (a,le to t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard- See
:igure 3;32-
7 $onne(t t*e .S@ (a,le to t*e (ontrol !anel ,oard- See :igure 3;32-
5 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
A Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e !ower sour(e and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
B /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >B-
:ront;Panel /O Module <O!tional=
Remo2ing t*e :ront;Panel /O Module <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet and !eri!*erals-
3 .sing a or3 s(rewdri2er# remo2e t*e t*ree s(rews t*at se(ure t*e
)ront !anel /O module to t*e system (*assis and remo2e t*e module-
7 Remo2e t*e single s(rew se(uring t*e ,ra(+et to t*e module and
remo2e t*e ,ra(+et-
5 .nlat(* and dis(onne(t t*e )ront;!anel /O (a,le at ,a(+ o) t*e module-
See :igure 3;33-
155 /nstalling System $om!onents
$'./O"& Do not !ull on t*e (a,le to unseat t*e (onne(tor- Doing so
(an damage t*e (a,le-
:igure 3;33- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e :ront;Panel /O Module <wel2eFHard;Dri2e
System=
1
2
3
7
1 )ront;!anel /O (a,le 2 ,ra(+et
3 )ront;!anel /O module 7 mounting s(rews <3=
15A /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e :ront;Panel /O Module <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
1 $onne(t and lat(* t*e )ront;!anel /O (a,le at t*e ,a(+ o) t*e module-
2 ig*ten t*e single s(rew to se(ure t*e ,ra(+et to t*e ,a(+ o) t*e module-
3 'lign t*e module wit* t*e *oles on t*e rig*t side o) t*e system (*assis
and se(ure wit* t*e t*ree or3 s(rews- See :igure 3;31-
7 $onne(t t*e )ront;!anel /O (a,le to t*e (onne(tor on t*e ,a(+ o) t*e S'S
,a(+!lane-
5 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
A Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
B /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >B-
S'S @a(+!lane
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le only to systems wit* *ot;swa!!a,le *ard dri2es-
Remo2ing t*e S'S @a(+!lane
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) a!!li(a,le# remo2e t*e o!tional ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront
@eEelK on !age >A-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
$'./O"& o !re2ent damage to t*e dri2es and ,a(+!lane# you must remo2e
t*e *ard dri2es )rom t*e system ,e)ore remo2ing t*e ,a(+!lane-
$'./O"& 9ou must note t*e num,er o) ea(* *ard dri2e and tem!orarily
la,el t*em ,e)ore remo2al so t*at you (an re!la(e t*em in t*e same lo(ations-
15B /nstalling System $om!onents
7 Remo2e all *ard dri2es- See KRemo2ing a Hot;Swa! Hard Dri2eK
on !age 62-
5 Dis(onne(t t*e !ower (a,le )rom t*e end o) t*e S'S ,a(+!lane-
A Dis(onne(t t*e S'S data (a,les )rom t*e ,a(+!lane-
B Dis(onne(t t*e o!ti(al;dri2e (a,le# .S@ (a,le# and t*e (ontrol;!anel
(a,le-
$'./O"& Handle t*e (a,les gently to !re2ent damage-
"OE& /n (ase o) t*e twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems# (onne(t t*e
internal *ard;dri2e (a,les-
> %*ile !ressing t*e two ,lue lat(*es toward ea(* ot*er# li)t t*e
,a(+!lane u!ward- See :igure 3;35-
6 %*en t*e ,a(+!lane (annot slide u!ward any )art*er# !ull t*e
,a(+!lane toward t*e ,a(+ o) t*e system to remo2e it )rom t*e retention
*oo+s-
10 8i)t t*e ,oard out o) t*e system# ,eing (are)ul to a2oid
damaging (om!onents on t*e )a(e o) t*e ,oard-
11 Pla(e t*e S'S ,a(+!lane )a(e down on a wor+ sur)a(e-
15> /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;37- Remo2ing and /nstalling a S'S @a(+!lane <Eig*tFHard;Dri2e System=
1
2 3
7
5
1 S'S ,a(+!lane !ower (a,le 2 ,a(+!lane retention lat(*es <2=
3 S'S ' (a,le 7 S'S ,a(+!lane
5 retention *oo+s <7=
156 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;35- Remo2ing and /nstalling a S'S @a(+!lane <wel2eFHard;Dri2e System=
3
7
5
A
2
B
1 >
6
10
1 S'S ,a(+!lane 2 ,a(+!lane retention lat(*es <2=
3 S'S (a,les 7 (ontrol !anel module (a,le
5 .S@ memory +ey (onne(tor A S'S ,a(+!lane !ower (a,le
B (ontrol !anel (a,le > internal *ard dri2e (a,les <2=
6 .S@ (a,le 10 S'S ,a(+!lane (a,le
1A0 /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e S'S @a(+!lane
1 8ower t*e ,a(+!lane into t*e system# ,eing (are)ul to a2oid
damaging (om!onents on t*e )a(e o) t*e ,oard-
2 'lign t*e slots in t*e ,a(+!lane wit* t*e retention *oo+s on t*e ,a(+ o)
t*e dri2e ,ays# t*en mo2e t*e ,a(+!lane )orward until t*e retention
*oo+s )it t*roug* t*e slots in t*e ,a(+!lane- See :igure 3;35-
3 Slide t*e ,a(+!lane downward until t*e two ,lue retention lat(*es sna!
into !la(e-
7 $onne(t t*e S'S data and !ower (a,les to t*e S'S ,a(+!lane-
5 /nstall t*e *ard dri2es in t*eir original lo(ations-
A $onne(t t*e o!ti(al dri2e (a,le# .S@ (a,le# and t*e (ontrol !anel (a,le
to t*e system ,oard-
$'./O"& Handle t*e (a,les gently to !re2ent damage-
"OE& /n (ase o) t*e twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems# (onne(t t*e
internal *ard;dri2e (a,les-
B $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
> Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
1A1 /nstalling System $om!onents
Power Distri,ution @oard
"OE& *is se(tion is a!!li(a,le only to systems wit* redundant !ower su!!ly-
*e !ower distri,ution ,oard is lo(ated on your system dire(tly ,e*ind t*e
!ower su!!ly )an module- See :igure 3;3B-
Remo2ing t*e Power Distri,ution @oard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) a!!li(a,le# remo2e t*e internal *ard dri2e ,ay and su!!ort (arrier- See
KRemo2ing an /nternal Hard Dri2e @ayK on !age 66-
2 /) a!!li(a,le# remo2e t*e t*um, s(rew on t*e su!!ort ,ra(+et and li)t it
u! and out o) t*e system-
3 Remo2e t*e !ower su!!lies )rom t*e system- See KRemo2ing a Redundant
Power Su!!lyK on !age 110-
7 Remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ards- See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion $ardK
on !age 12A-
5 Remo2e t*e e3!ansion (ard riser- See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion;$ard
RiserK on !age 12B-
A Dis(onne(t !ower distri,ution (a,les )rom t*e system ,oard <see KSystem
@oardK on !age 1A5=-
B Dis(onne(t t*e )an (a,le-
> Remo2e t*e s(rews se(uring t*e !ower distri,ution ,oard to t*e (*assis-
See :igure 3;3A and :igure 3;3B-
"OE& *e twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems *a2e t*ree s(rews se(uring t*e !ower
distri,ution ,oard to t*e (*assis- *e )ourF and eig*tF*ard;dri2e systems
*a2e )our se(uring s(rews ea(*-
6 Pull t*e ,lue ta,# li)t t*e !ower distri,ution ,oard# and mo2e it toward
t*e )ront o) t*e system to disengage )rom t*e ta,s on t*e !ower su!!ly
,ay- See :igure 3;3A and :igure 3;3B-
1A2 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;3A- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e Power Distri,ution @oard <Eig*tFHard;Dri2e
System=
3
7
2
1
5
A
1 s(rews <7= 2 !ower su!!ly (onne(tor
3 !ower;inter!oser ,oard 7 ,lue ta,
5 !ower;distri,ution ,oard A )an module (a,le (onne(tor
1A3 /nstalling System $om!onents
:igure 3;3B- Remo2ing and Re!la(ing t*e Power Distri,ution @oard <wel2eF
Hard; Dri2e System=
3
7
2
1
5
A
1 s(rews <3= 2 !ower su!!ly (onne(tor
3 !ower;inter!oser ,oard 7 ,lue ta,
5 !ower;distri,ution ,oard A )an module (a,le (onne(tor
1A7 /nstalling System $om!onents
Re!la(ing t*e Power Distri,ution @oard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 .n!a(+ t*e new !ower distri,ution ,oard assem,ly-
2 'lign t*e !ower distri,ution ,oard wit* t*e ta,s on t*e (*assis and slide
it in !la(e until t*e ,lue ta, sna!s o2er t*e edge o) t*e ,oard- See
:igure 3;3B-
3 /nstall t*e )our s(rews t*at se(ure t*e !ower distri,ution ,oard to t*e
(*assis- See :igure 3;3A and :igure 3;3B-
"OE& *e twel2eF*ard;dri2e systems *a2e only t*ree s(rews se(uring t*e
!ower distri,ution ,oard to t*e (*assis-
7 $onne(t t*e !ower distri,ution (a,les to t*e system ,oard <see
KSystem @oardK on !age 1A5= and )an (a,le to t*e !ower distri,ution
,oard as s*own in :igure 3;3A and :igure 3;3B-
5 /) a!!li(a,le# align t*e su!!ort ,ra(+et o2er t*e Power Distri,ution
,oard and se(ure in !la(e wit* t*e s(rew-
A /) a!!li(a,le# install t*e internal *ard;dri2e ,ay- See K/nstalling an /nternal
Hard Dri2e @ayK on !age 101-
B /nstall t*e !ower su!!lies in t*e system- See K/nstalling a Redundant
Power Su!!lyK on !age 111-
> Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion;$ard
RiserK on !age 12>-
6 Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion (ards- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK
on !age 127-
10 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
11 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
1A5 /nstalling System $om!onents
System @oard
Remo2ing t*e System @oard
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
$'./O"& /) you are using t*e rusted Program Module <PM= wit* an
en(ry!tion +ey# you may ,e !rom!ted to (reate a re(o2ery +ey during !rogram or
system setu!- @e sure to (reate and sa)ely store t*is re(o2ery +ey- /) you re!la(e
t*is system ,oard# you must su!!ly t*e re(o2ery +ey w*en you restart your
system or !rogram ,e)ore you (an a((ess t*e en(ry!ted data on your *ard dri2es-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
7 Remo2e t*e !ower su!!lies- See KRemo2ing a Redundant Power Su!!lyK
on !age 110 or KRemo2ing a "on;Redundant Power Su!!lyK on !age 112-
5 Remo2e all e3!ansion (ards and# i) a!!li(a,le# t*e storage (ontroller (ard-
See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 12A and KRemo2ing t*e
Storage $ontroller $ardK on !age 126-
A Remo2e t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser- See KRemo2ing an E3!ansion;$ard
RiserK on !age 12B-
B Remo2e t*e *eat sin+s# !ro(essors and *eat;sin+ ,lan+s- See KRemo2ing a
Pro(essorK on !age 13>-
> /) installed# remo2e t*e iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard- See KRemo2ing
an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ardK on !age 13A-
6 /) installed# remo2e t*e iDR'$A E3!ress (ard- See KRemo2ing an iDR'$A
E3!ress $ardK on !age 133-
10 Dis(onne(t all (a,les )rom t*e system ,oard-
1AA /nstalling System $om!onents
11 Remo2e t*e nine s(rews se(uring t*e system ,oard to t*e (*assis and
t*en slide t*e system ,oard assem,ly toward t*e )ront end o) t*e (*assis-
$'./O"& Do not li)t t*e system ,oard assem,ly ,y gras!ing a memory
module# !ro(essor# or ot*er (om!onents-
12 0ras! t*e system ,oard assem,ly ,y t*e edges and li)t t*e system
,oard assem,ly away )rom t*e (*assis- See :igure 3;3>-
:igure 3;3>- Remo2ing and /nstalling t*e System @oard
2
1
1 s(rews <6= 2 system ,oard assem,ly
1AB /nstalling System $om!onents
/nstalling t*e System @oard
1 .n!a(+ t*e new system ,oard-
2 Remo2e t*e la,els )rom t*e !ro(essor s*ield and a))i3 t*em to t*e
system identi)i(ation !anel on t*e )ront o) t*e system- See :igure 1;1-
3 Holding t*e system ,oard ,y t*e edges# lower t*e system ,oard
into t*e (*assis-
$'./O"& Do not li)t t*e system ,oard assem,ly ,y gras!ing a memory
module# !ro(essor# or ot*er (om!onents-
7 Slig*tly li)t u! t*e )ront o) t*e system ,oard and maneu2er t*e system
,oard to t*e ,ottom o) t*e (*assis until it lays (om!letely )lat-
5 Pus* t*e system ,oard toward t*e ,a(+ o) t*e (*assis until t*e ,oard is
in !la(e-
A ig*ten t*e nine s(rews t*at se(ure t*e system ,oard to t*e (*assis-
See :igure 3;3>-
B rans)er t*e !ro(essors to t*e new system ,oard- See KRemo2ing a
Pro(essorK on !age 13> and K/nstalling a Pro(essorK on !age 172-
> Remo2e t*e memory modules and trans)er t*em to t*e same lo(ations on
t*e new ,oard- See KRemo2ing Memory ModulesK on !age 121 and
K/nstalling Memory ModulesK on !age 116-
6 $onne(t t*e (a,les to t*e system ,oard- See :igure A;1 )or t*e lo(ations
o) t*e (onne(tors on t*e system ,oard-
10 Re!la(e t*e e3!ansion;(ard riser- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion;$ard
RiserK on !age 12>-
11 /nstall all e3!ansion (ards- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 127-
12 /) a!!li(a,le# reinstall t*e storage (ontroller (ard- See K/nstalling t*e
Storage $ontroller $ardK on !age 131-
')ter (onne(ting t*e S'S (a,les to t*e (ontroller# ma+e sure to !la(e
t*e (a,les under t*e guide on t*e end o) riser 1-
13 /) a!!li(a,le# install t*e iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard- See K/nstalling
an iDR'$A Enter!rise $ardK on !age 137-
17 /) a!!li(a,le# install t*e iDR'$A E3!ress (ard- See K/nstalling an iDR'$A
E3!ress $ardK on !age 132-
1A> /nstalling System $om!onents
15 Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
1A $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
1B Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet and turn t*e system on#
in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
1> /) a!!li(a,le# re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK
on !age >A-
1A6 rou,les*ooting 9our System
rou,les*ooting 9our System
Sa)ety :irstG:or 9ou and 9our System
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
rou,les*ooting System Startu! :ailure
/) your system *alts during startu! !rior to 2ideo imaging or 8$D messaging#
es!e(ially a)ter installing an o!erating system or re(on)iguring your systems
*ardware# (*e(+ )or t*e )ollowing (onditions-
P /) you ,oot t*e system to t*e @/OS ,oot mode a)ter installing an
o!erating system )rom t*e .E:/ @oot Manager# t*e system will *ang-
*e re2erse is also true- 9ou must ,oot to t*e same ,oot mode in w*i(*
you installed t*e o!erating system- See K.sing t*e System Setu! Program
and
.E:/ @oot ManagerK on !age A1-
P /n2alid memory (on)igurations (ould (ause t*e system to *alt at startu!
wit*out any 2ideo out!ut- See KE3!ansion $ards and E3!ansion;$ard
RisersK on !age 122-
:or all ot*er startu! issues# note t*e 8$D !anel messages and any system
messages t*at a!!ear ons(reen- See K8$D Status Messages <O!tional=K on
!age 26 and KSystem MessagesK on !age 72 )or more in)ormation-
rou,les*ooting E3ternal $onne(tions
Ensure t*at all e3ternal (a,les are se(urely atta(*ed to t*e e3ternal
(onne(tors on your system ,e)ore trou,les*ooting any e3ternal de2i(es-
See :igure 1;1 and :igure 1;5 )or t*e )ront; and ,a(+;!anel (onne(tors
on your system-
1B0 rou,les*ooting 9our
System
rou,les*ooting t*e ?ideo Su,system
1 $*e(+ t*e system and !ower (onne(tions to t*e monitor-
2 $*e(+ t*e 2ideo inter)a(e (a,ling )rom t*e system to t*e monitor-
3 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
/) t*e tests run su((ess)ully# t*e !ro,lem is not related to 2ideo
*ardware- /) t*e tests )ail# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting a .S@ De2i(e
.se t*e )ollowing ste!s to trou,les*oot a .S@ +ey,oard and5or mouse-
:or ot*er .S@ de2i(es# go to ste! 5-
1 Dis(onne(t t*e +ey,oard and mouse (a,les )rom t*e system ,rie)ly and
re(onne(t t*em-
2 $onne(t t*e +ey,oard5mouse to t*e .S@ !ort<s= on t*e o!!osite side o)
t*e system-
3 /) t*e !ro,lem is resol2ed# restart t*e system# enter t*e System
Setu! !rogram# and (*e(+ i) t*e non)un(tioning .S@ !orts are
ena,led-
7 Re!la(e t*e +ey,oard5mouse wit* anot*er wor+ing +ey,oard5mouse-
/) t*e !ro,lem is resol2ed# re!la(e t*e )aulty +ey,oard5mouse-
/) t*e !ro,lem is not resol2ed# !ro(eed to t*e ne3t ste! to ,egin
trou,les*ooting t*e ot*er .S@ de2i(es atta(*ed to t*e system-
5 Power down all atta(*ed .S@ de2i(es and dis(onne(t t*em )rom t*e system-
A Restart t*e system and# i) your +ey,oard is )un(tioning# enter t*e
system setu! !rogram- ?eri)y t*at all .S@ !orts are ena,led- See
K/ntegrated De2i(es S(reenK on !age A>-
/) your +ey,oard is not )un(tioning# you (an also use remote a((ess- /)
t*e system is not a((essi,le# see KSystem @oard Hum!ersK on !age 163 )or
instru(tions on setting t*e "?R'MU$8R 1um!er inside your system and
restoring t*e @/OS to t*e de)ault settings-
1B1 rou,les*ooting 9our System
B Re(onne(t and !ower on ea(* .S@ de2i(e one at a time-
> /) a de2i(e (auses t*e same !ro,lem# !ower down t*e de2i(e# re!la(e t*e
.S@ (a,le# and !ower u! t*e de2i(e-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists# re!la(e t*e de2i(e-
/) all trou,les*ooting )ails# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting a Serial /5O De2i(e
1 urn o)) t*e system and any !eri!*eral de2i(es (onne(ted to
t*e serial !ort-
2 Swa! t*e serial inter)a(e (a,le wit* anot*er wor+ing (a,le# and turn on
t*e system and t*e serial de2i(e-
/) t*e !ro,lem is resol2ed# re!la(e t*e inter)a(e (a,le-
3 urn o)) t*e system and t*e serial de2i(e# and swa! t*e de2i(e wit*
a (om!ara,le de2i(e-
7 urn on t*e system and t*e serial de2i(e-
/) t*e !ro,lem is resol2ed# re!la(e t*e serial de2i(e-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting a "/$
1 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
2 Restart t*e system and (*e(+ )or any system messages !ertaining to t*e
"/$ (ontroller-
3 $*e(+ t*e a!!ro!riate indi(ator on t*e "/$ (onne(tor- See K"/$ /ndi(ator
$odesK on !age 25-
P /) t*e lin+ indi(ator does not lig*t# (*e(+ all (a,le (onne(tions-
P /) t*e a(ti2ity indi(ator does not lig*t# t*e networ+ dri2er )iles
mig*t ,e damaged or missing-
Remo2e and reinstall t*e dri2ers i) a!!li(a,le- See t*e
"/$Ns do(umentation-
1B2 rou,les*ooting 9our
System
P $*ange t*e auto;negotiation setting# i) !ossi,le-
P .se anot*er (onne(tor on t*e swit(* or *u,-
/) you are using a "/$ (ard instead o) an integrated "/$# see
t*e do(umentation )or t*e "/$ (ard-
7 Ensure t*at t*e a!!ro!riate dri2ers are installed and t*e !roto(ols are
,ound- See t*e "/$Ns do(umentation-
5 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and (on)irm t*at t*e "/$ !orts are
ena,led- See K/ntegrated De2i(es S(reenK on !age A>-
A Ensure t*at t*e "/$s# *u,s# and swit(*es on t*e networ+ are all set to
t*e same data transmission s!eed- See t*e do(umentation )or ea(*
networ+ de2i(e-
B Ensure t*at all networ+ (a,les are o) t*e !ro!er ty!e and do not e3(eed
t*e ma3imum lengt*-
/) all trou,les*ooting )ails# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting a %et System
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Disassem,le (om!onents )rom t*e system- See K/nstalling System
$om!onentsK on !age >3-
P $ooling s*roud
P Hard dri2es
P S'S ,a(+!lane
1B3 rou,les*ooting 9our System
P ?)las* media (ards
P .S@ memory +eys
P "/$ *ardware +ey
P E3!ansion;(ard riser
P /ntegrated storage (ontroller (ard
P iDR'$A E3!ress (ard
P iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard
P Power su!!lies
P :ans
P Pro(essors and *eat sin+s
P Memory modules
7 8et t*e system dry t*oroug*ly )or at least 27 *ours-
5 Reinstall t*e (om!onents you remo2ed in ste! 3-
A $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
B Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
/) t*e system does not start !ro!erly# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
> /) t*e system starts !ro!erly# s*ut down t*e system and reinstall all o)
t*e e3!ansion (ards t*at you remo2ed- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion
$ardK on !age 127-
6 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
/) t*e tests )ail# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
1B7 rou,les*ooting 9our
System
rou,les*ooting a Damaged System
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Ensure t*at t*e )ollowing (om!onents are !ro!erly installed&
P E3!ansion;(ard riser
P Power su!!lies
P :ans
P Pro(essors and *eat sin+s
P Memory modules
P Hard;dri2e (arriers
P $ooling s*roud
7 Ensure t*at all (a,les are !ro!erly (onne(ted-
5 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
A Run t*e system ,oard tests in t*e system diagnosti(s- See KRunning t*e
System Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
/) t*e tests )ail# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting t*e System @attery
"OE& /) t*e system is turned o)) )or long !eriods o) time <)or wee+s or
mont*s=# t*e "?R'M may lose its system (on)iguration in)ormation- *is
situation is (aused ,y a de)e(ti2e ,attery-
1 Re;enter t*e time and date t*roug* t*e System Setu! !rogram-
See KSystem Setu! O!tionsK on !age A3-
2 urn o)) t*e system and dis(onne(t it )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet )or
at least one *our-
1B5 rou,les*ooting 9our System
3 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet and turn on t*e system-
7 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram-
/) t*e date and time are not (orre(t in t*e System Setu! !rogram#
re!la(e t*e ,attery- See KRe!la(ing t*e System @atteryK on !age
173-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
/) t*e !ro,lem is not resol2ed ,y re!la(ing t*e ,attery# see K0etting
Hel!K on !age 166-
"OE& Some so)tware may (ause t*e system time to s!eed u! or slow down-
/) t*e system seems to o!erate normally e3(e!t )or t*e time +e!t in t*e
System Setu! !rogram# t*e !ro,lem may ,e (aused ,y so)tware rat*er t*an
,y a de)e(ti2e ,attery-
rou,les*ooting Power Su!!lies
1 /denti)y t*e )aulty !ower su!!ly ,y t*e !ower su!!lyNs )ault indi(ator-
See KPower /ndi(ator $odesK on !age 2A-
$'./O"& 't least one !ower su!!ly must ,e installed )or t*e system to o!erate-
O!erating t*e system wit* only one !ower su!!ly installed )or e3tended !eriods
o) time (an (ause t*e system to o2er*eat-
2 Reseat t*e !ower su!!ly ,y remo2ing and reinstalling it- See KPower
Su!!liesK on !age 106-
"OE& ')ter installing a !ower su!!ly# allow se2eral se(onds )or t*e
system to re(ogniEe t*e !ower su!!ly and to determine i) it is wor+ing
!ro!erly-
*e !ower indi(ator turns green to signi)y t*at t*e !ower su!!ly
is )un(tioning !ro!erly-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists# re!la(e t*e )aulty !ower su!!ly-
3 /) all trou,les*ooting )ails# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
1BA rou,les*ooting 9our
System
rou,les*ooting System $ooling Pro,lems
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
Ensure t*at none o) t*e )ollowing (onditions e3ist&
P System (o2er# (ooling s*roud# dri2e ,lan+# !ower su!!ly ,lan+# or )ront
or ,a(+ )iller !anel is remo2ed-
P 'm,ient tem!erature is too *ig*-
P E3ternal air)low is o,stru(ted-
P $a,les inside t*e system o,stru(t air)low-
P 'n indi2idual (ooling )an is remo2ed or *as )ailed- See Krou,les*ooting a
:anK on !age 1BA-
P *e e3!ansion (ard installation guidelines *a2e not ,een )ollowed-
See KE3!ansion $ard /nstallation 0uidelinesK on !age 122-
rou,les*ooting a :an
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 8o(ate t*e )aulty )an indi(ated ,y t*e 8$D !anel or t*e
diagnosti( so)tware-
2 urn o)) t*e system and all atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Reseat t*e )anNs !ower (a,le-
5 Restart t*e system-
/) t*e )an )un(tions !ro!erly# (lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK
on !age >6-
1BB rou,les*ooting 9our System
A /) t*e )an does not )un(tion# turn o)) t*e system and install a new )an-
See KRe!la(ing a $ooling :anK on !age 106-
B Restart t*e system-
/) t*e !ro,lem is resol2ed# (lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK
on !age >6-
/) t*e re!la(ement )an does not o!erate# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting System Memory
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
"OE& /n2alid memory (on)igurations (an (ause your system to *alt at
startu! wit*out 2ideo out!ut- See K0eneral Memory Module /nstallation
0uidelinesK on !age 115 and 2eri)y t*at your memory (on)iguration (om!lies
wit* all a!!li(a,le guidelines-
1 /) t*e system is o!erational# run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test-
See K.sing Online Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
/) diagnosti(s indi(ates a )ault# )ollow t*e (orre(ti2e a(tions
!ro2ided ,y t*e diagnosti( !rogram-
2 /) t*e system is not o!erational# turn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed
!eri!*erals# and un!lug t*e system )rom t*e !ower sour(e- %ait at
least
10 se(onds and t*en re(onne(t t*e system to !ower-
3 urn on t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals and note t*e
messages on t*e s(reen-
0o to ste! 17 i) an error message a!!ears indi(ating a )ault wit*
a s!e(i)i( memory module-
7 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and (*e(+ t*e system memory setting-
See KMemory Settings S(reenK on !age A5- Ma+e any (*anges to
t*e memory settings# i) needed-
/) t*e memory settings mat(* t*e installed memory ,ut a !ro,lem is still
indi(ated# go to ste! 17-
1B> rou,les*ooting 9our
System
5 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
A O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
B Remo2e t*e (ooling s*roud- See KRemo2ing t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 60-
> $*e(+ t*e memory (*annels and ensure t*at t*ey are !o!ulated (orre(tly-
See K0eneral Memory Module /nstallation 0uidelinesK on !age 115-
6 Reseat t*e memory modules in t*eir so(+ets- See K/nstalling Memory
ModulesK on !age 116-
10 Re!la(e t*e (ooling s*roud- See K/nstalling t*e $ooling S*roudK
on !age 61-
11 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
12 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system
and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
13 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and (*e(+ t*e system memory setting-
See KMemory Settings S(reenK on !age A5-
/) t*e !ro,lem is not resol2ed# !ro(eed wit* t*e ne3t ste!-
17 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e !ower sour(e-
15 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
1A /) a diagnosti( test or error message indi(ates a s!e(i)i( memory
module as )aulty# swa! or re!la(e t*e module-
1B o trou,les*oot an uns!e(i)ied )aulty memory module# re!la(e t*e
memory module in t*e )irst D/MM so(+et wit* a module o) t*e same
ty!e and (a!a(ity- See K/nstalling Memory ModulesK on !age 116-
1> $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
16 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
1B6 rou,les*ooting 9our System
20 's t*e system ,oots# o,ser2e any error message t*at a!!ears and
t*e diagnosti( indi(ators on t*e )ront o) t*e system-
21 /) t*e memory !ro,lem is still indi(ated# re!eat ste! 17 t*roug* ste! 20
)or ea(* memory module installed-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists a)ter all memory modules *a2e ,een (*e(+ed#
see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
rou,les*ooting an /nternal .S@ Cey
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and ensure t*at t*e .S@ +ey !ort is
ena,led- See K/ntegrated De2i(es S(reenK on !age A>-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 8o(ate t*e .S@ +ey and reseat it- See K/nternal .S@ Memory CeyK on
!age 13B-
5 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
A urn on t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals and (*e(+ i) t*e .S@
+ey is )un(tioning-
B /) t*e !ro,lem is not resol2ed# re!eat ste! 2 and ste! 3-
> /nsert a di))erent .S@ +ey t*at you +now wor+s !ro!erly-
6 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
10 urn on t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals and (*e(+ i) t*e .S@
+ey is )un(tioning-
11 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system
and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
/) t*e !ro,lem is not resol2ed# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
1>0 rou,les*ooting 9our
System
rou,les*ooting an O!ti(al Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
2 ry using a di))erent $D or D?D-
3 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and ensure t*at t*e integrated S''
(ontroller and t*e dri2eNs S'' !ort are ena,led- See KEntering t*e
System Setu! ProgramK on !age A2-
7 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
5 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
A O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
B Ensure t*at t*e inter)a(e (a,le is se(urely (onne(ted to t*e o!ti(al dri2e
and to t*e system ,oard-
> Ensure t*at a !ower (a,le is !ro!erly (onne(ted to t*e dri2e-
6 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
10 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
/) t*e !ro,lem is not resol2ed# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
1>1 rou,les*ooting 9our System
rou,les*ooting a Hard Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
$'./O"& *is trou,les*ooting !ro(edure (an destroy data stored on t*e
*ard dri2e- @e)ore you !ro(eed# ,a(+ u! all )iles on t*e *ard dri2e-
1 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti(s test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
De!ending on t*e results o) t*e diagnosti(s test# !ro(eed as needed
t*roug* t*e )ollowing ste!s-
2 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
3 /) your system *as a R'/D (ontroller and your *ard dri2es are (on)igured
in a R'/D array# !er)orm t*e )ollowing ste!s&
a Restart t*e system and enter t*e *ost ada!ter (on)iguration utility
!rogram ,y !ressing I$trlJIRJ )or a PER$ (ontroller or
I$trlJI$J )or a S'S (ontroller-
See t*e do(umentation su!!lied wit* t*e *ost ada!ter )or
in)ormation a,out t*e (on)iguration utility-
, Ensure t*at t*e *ard dri2e<s= *a2e ,een (on)igured (orre(tly )or t*e
R'/D array-
( a+e t*e *ard dri2e o))line and reseat t*e dri2e- See KRemo2ing a
Hot; Swa! Hard Dri2eK on !age 62
d E3it t*e (on)iguration utility and allow t*e system to ,oot to t*e
o!erating system-
7 Ensure t*at t*e reMuired de2i(e dri2ers )or your (ontroller (ard are
installed and are (on)igured (orre(tly- See t*e o!erating system
do(umentation )or more in)ormation-
1>2 rou,les*ooting 9our
System
5 Restart t*e system# enter t*e System Setu! !rogram# and 2eri)y t*at t*e
(ontroller is ena,led and t*e dri2es a!!ear in t*e System Setu! !rogram-
See KEntering t*e System Setu! ProgramK on !age A2-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
A Re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK on !age >B-
rou,les*ooting an /nternal Hard Dri2e
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
$'./O"& *is trou,les*ooting !ro(edure (an destroy data stored on t*e
*ard dri2e- @e)ore you !ro(eed# ,a(+ u! all )iles on t*e *ard dri2e-
1 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti(s test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
De!ending on t*e results o) t*e diagnosti(s test# !ro(eed as needed
t*roug* t*e )ollowing ste!s-
2 /) your system *as a R'/D (ontroller and your *ard dri2es are (on)igured
in a R'/D array# !er)orm t*e )ollowing ste!s&
a Restart t*e system and enter t*e *ost ada!ter (on)iguration utility
!rogram ,y !ressing I$trlJIRJ )or a PER$ (ontroller or
I$trlJI$J )or a S'S (ontroller-
See t*e do(umentation su!!lied wit* t*e *ost ada!ter )or
in)ormation a,out t*e (on)iguration utility-
, Ensure t*at t*e *ard dri2e<s= *a2e ,een (on)igured (orre(tly )or t*e
R'/D array-
( a+e t*e *ard dri2e o))line and reseat t*e dri2e- See KRemo2ing an
/nternal Hard Dri2e @ayK on !age 66
d E3it t*e (on)iguration utility and allow t*e system to ,oot to t*e
o!erating system-
1>3 rou,les*ooting 9our System
3 Ensure t*at t*e reMuired de2i(e dri2ers )or your (ontroller (ard are
installed and are (on)igured (orre(tly- See t*e o!erating system
do(umentation )or more in)ormation-
7 Restart t*e system# enter t*e System Setu! !rogram# and 2eri)y t*at t*e
(ontroller is ena,led and t*e dri2es a!!ear in t*e System Setu! !rogram-
See KEntering t*e System Setu! ProgramK on !age A2-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
5 Re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK on !age >B-
rou,les*ooting a Storage $ontroller
"OE& %*en trou,les*ooting a S'S or S'S R'/D (ontroller# also see
t*e do(umentation )or your o!erating system and t*e (ontroller-
1 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
2 Enter t*e System Setu! !rogram and ensure t*at t*e S'S or PER$
(ontroller is ena,led- See KEntering t*e System Setu! ProgramK on
!age A2-
3 Restart t*e system and !ress t*e a!!li(a,le +ey seMuen(e to enter t*e
(on)iguration utility !rogram-
P I$trlJI$J )or a S'S (ontroller
P I$trlJIRJ )or a PER$ (ontroller
See t*e (ontrollerNs do(umentation )or in)ormation a,out (on)iguration
settings-
7 $*e(+ t*e (on)iguration settings# ma+e any ne(essary (orre(tions#
and restart t*e system-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e
te(*ni(ian- 9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as
aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame
wit* t*e !rodu(t-
5 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
1>7 rou,les*ooting 9our
System
A urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom its ele(tri(al outlet-
B O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
> Ensure t*at t*e (ontroller (ard is )irmly seated into t*e system ,oard
(onne(tor- See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 127-
6 /) you *a2e a ,attery;(a(*ed PER$ (ontroller# ensure t*at t*e R'/D
,attery is !ro!erly (onne(ted and# i) a!!li(a,le# t*e memory module on
t*e PER$ (ard is !ro!erly seated-
10 ?eri)y t*at t*e (a,le (onne(tions ,etween t*e S'S ,a(+!lane<s= and t*e
integrated storage (ontroller are (orre(t- See K/nstalling t*e Storage
$ontroller $ardK on !age 131 and :igure 3;22-
Ensure t*at t*e (a,les are )irmly (onne(ted to t*e storage (ontroller and
t*e S'S ,a(+!lane ,oard-
11 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
12 Re(onne(t t*e system to its ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
/) t*e !ro,lem !ersists# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
13 Re!la(e t*e )ront ,eEel- See K/nstalling t*e :ront @eEelK on !age >B-
rou,les*ooting E3!ansion $ards
"OE& %*en trou,les*ooting an e3!ansion (ard# see t*e do(umentation )or your
o!erating system and t*e e3!ansion (ard-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e
and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at
(ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
2 /) installed# remo2e t*e )ront ,eEel- See KRemo2ing t*e :ront @eEelK on
!age >A-
1>5 rou,les*ooting 9our System
3 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e
system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
7 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
5 Ensure t*at ea(* e3!ansion (ard is )irmly seated in its (onne(tor-
See K/nstalling an E3!ansion $ardK on !age 127-
A Ensure t*at ea(* e3!ansion;(ard riser is )irmly seated in its (onne(tor-
See K/nstalling an E3!ansion;$ard RiserK on !age 12>-
B $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
> Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
6 /) !ro,lem is not resol2ed# turn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed
!eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
10 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
11 Remo2e all e3!ansion (ards installed in t*e system- See KRemo2ing an
E3!ansion $ardK on !age 12A-
12 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
13 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
17 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See KRunning t*e System
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
/) t*e tests )ail# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
15 :or ea(* e3!ansion (ard you remo2ed in ste! 11# !er)orm
t*e )ollowing ste!s&
a urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t
t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
, O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
( Reinstall one o) t*e e3!ansion (ards-
d $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
e Run t*e a!!ro!riate diagnosti( test-
/) t*e tests )ail# see K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
1>A rou,les*ooting 9our
System
rou,les*ooting Pro(essors
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian-
9ou s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in
your !rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one
ser2i(e and su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y
Dell is
not (o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions
t*at (ame wit* t*e !rodu(t-
1 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti(s test- See K.sing Online
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
2 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t
t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
3 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
7 Ensure t*at ea(* !ro(essor and *eat sin+ are !ro!erly installed-
See K/nstalling a Pro(essorK on !age 172-
5 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
A Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system and
atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
B Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See KRunning t*e System
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
> urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t
t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
6 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
10 Remo2e !ro(essor 2- See KRemo2ing a Pro(essorK on !age 13>-
11 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
12 Re(onne(t t*e system to t*e ele(tri(al outlet# and turn on t*e system
and atta(*ed !eri!*erals-
1>B rou,les*ooting 9our System
13 Run t*e a!!ro!riate online diagnosti( test- See KRunning t*e System
Diagnosti(sK on !age 1>6-
/) t*e test )ails# t*e !ro(essor is )aulty- See K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
17 urn o)) t*e system and atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and dis(onne(t
t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
15 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
1A Re!la(e !ro(essor 1 wit* !ro(essor 2- See K/nstalling a Pro(essorK on
!age 172-
1B Re!eat ste! 11 t*roug* ste! 13-
/) you *a2e tested ,ot* t*e !ro(essors and t*e !ro,lem !ersists# t*e
system ,oard is )aulty- See K0etting Hel!K on !age 166-
1>6 Running t*e System Diagnosti(s
1>> rou,les*ooting 9our System
Running t*e System Diagnosti(s
/) you e3!erien(e a !ro,lem wit* your system# run t*e diagnosti(s ,e)ore
(alling )or te(*ni(al assistan(e- *e !ur!ose o) t*e diagnosti(s is to test
your systemNs *ardware wit*out reMuiring additional eMui!ment or ris+ing
data loss- /) you are una,le to )i3 t*e !ro,lem yoursel)# ser2i(e and
su!!ort !ersonnel (an use diagnosti(s test results to *el! you sol2e t*e
!ro,lem-
.sing Online Diagnosti(s
o assess a system !ro,lem# )irst use t*e Online Diagnosti(s- Dell Online
Diagnosti(s is a suite o) diagnosti( !rograms# or test modules# t*at in(lude
diagnosti( tests on (*assis and storage (om!onents su(* as *ard dri2es#
!*ysi(al memory# (ommuni(ations and !rinter !orts# "/$s# $MOS#
and more- /) you are una,le to identi)y t*e !ro,lem using t*e
Online Diagnosti(s# t*en use t*e em,edded system diagnosti(s-
*e )iles reMuired to run Online Diagnosti(s )or systems running su!!orted
V
Mi(roso)t
V
%indows and 8inu3 o!erating systems are a2aila,le
at su!!ort-dell-(om and on t*e D?Ds t*at (ame wit* your system-
:or in)ormation a,out using diagnosti(s# see t*e Dell Online
Diagnosti(s .serNs 0uide-
*e em,edded system diagnosti(s (an ,e laun(*ed using 8i)e(y(le
$ontroller- :or more in)ormation a,out using t*e (ontroller# see
8i)e(y(le $ontroller do(umentation on t*e Dell Su!!ort we,site at
su!!ort-dell-(om5manuals-
Em,edded System Diagnosti(s :eatures
*e em,edded system diagnosti(s !ro2ides a series o) menus and o!tions )or
!arti(ular de2i(e grou!s or de2i(es- *e system diagnosti(s menus and
o!tions allow you to&
P Run tests indi2idually or (olle(ti2ely
P $ontrol t*e seMuen(e o) tests
P Re!eat tests
160 Running t*e System Diagnosti(s
P Dis!lay# !rint# or sa2e test results
P em!orarily sus!end testing i) an error is dete(ted or terminate
testing w*en a user;de)ined error limit is rea(*ed
P ?iew *el! messages t*at ,rie)ly des(ri,e ea(* test and its !arameters
P ?iew status messages t*at in)orm you i) tests are (om!leted su((ess)ully
P ?iew error messages t*at in)orm you o) !ro,lems en(ountered
during testing
%*en to .se t*e Em,edded System Diagnosti(s
/) a ma1or (om!onent or de2i(e in t*e system does not o!erate !ro!erly#
(om!onent )ailure may ,e indi(ated- 's long as t*e !ro(essor and t*e
systemNs in!ut5out!ut de2i(es are )un(tioning# you (an use t*e system
diagnosti(s to *el! identi)y t*e !ro,lem-
Running t*e Em,edded System Diagnosti(s
9ou (an run t*e em,edded system diagnosti(s !rogram )rom t*e .S$ main
s(reen-
$'./O"& .se t*e system diagnosti(s to test only your system- .sing
t*is !rogram wit* ot*er systems may (ause in2alid results or error
messages-
1 's t*e system ,oots# !ress I:10J to start t*e (ontroller-
2 $li(+ Diagnosti(s in t*e le)t !ane and (li(+ 8aun(* Diagnosti(s in
t*e rig*t !ane-
*e Diagnosti(s menu allows you to run all or s!e(i)i( diagnosti(s tests
or to e3it-
161 Running t*e System Diagnosti(s
Em,edded System Diagnosti(s esting O!tions
$li(+ t*e testing o!tion in t*e Main Menu window-
esting O!tion :un(tion
E3!ress est Per)orms a Mui(+ (*e(+ o) t*e system- *is o!tion runs
de2i(e tests t*at do not reMuire user intera(tion-
E3tended est Per)orms a more t*oroug* (*e(+ o) t*e system-
*is test (an ta+e an *our or longer-
$ustom est ests a !arti(ular de2i(e-
/n)ormation Dis!lays test results-
.sing t*e $ustom est O!tions
%*en you sele(t $ustom est in t*e Main Menu window# t*e $ustomiEe
window allows you to sele(t t*e de2i(e<s= to ,e tested# sele(t s!e(i)i( o!tions
)or testing# and 2iew t*e test results-
Sele(ting De2i(es )or esting
*e le)t side o) t*e $ustomiEe window lists de2i(es t*at (an ,e tested-
$li(+ t*e <O= ne3t to a de2i(e or module to 2iew its (om!onents- $li(+ <O=
on any (om!onent to 2iew t*e tests t*at are a2aila,le- $li(+ing a de2i(e#
rat*er t*an its (om!onents# sele(ts all o) t*e (om!onents o) t*e
de2i(e )or testing-
"OE& ')ter you sele(t all t*e de2i(es and (om!onents t*at you want to
test# *ig*lig*t 'll De2i(es and t*en (li(+ Run ests-
Sele(ting Diagnosti(s O!tions
:rom t*e Diagnosti(s O!tions area# sele(t t*e test<s= you want to run
on a de2i(e&
P "on;/ntera(ti2e ests Only G Runs only tests t*at reMuire no
user inter2ention-
P Dui(+ ests Only G Runs only t*e Mui(+ tests on t*e de2i(e-
P S*ow Ending imestam! G ime stam!s t*e test log-
162 Running t*e System Diagnosti(s
P est /terations G Sele(ts t*e num,er o) times t*e test is run-
P 8og out!ut )ile !at*name G Ena,les you to s!e(i)y t*e dis+ette dri2e or
.S@ memory +ey w*ere t*e test log )ile is sa2ed- 9ou (annot sa2e t*e )ile
to a *ard dri2e-
?iewing /n)ormation and Results
*e )ollowing ta,s in t*e $ustomiEe window !ro2ide in)ormation a,out t*e
test and t*e test results&
P Results G Dis!lays t*e test t*at ran and t*e result-
P Errors G Dis!lays any errors t*at o((urred during t*e test-
P Hel! G Dis!lays in)ormation a,out t*e (urrently sele(ted de2i(e#
(om!onent# or test-
P $on)iguration G Dis!lays ,asi( (on)iguration in)ormation a,out t*e
(urrently sele(ted de2i(e-
P Parameters G Dis!lays !arameters t*at you (an set )or t*e test-
163 Hum!ers and $onne(tors
Hum!ers and $onne(tors
*is se(tion !ro2ides s!e(i)i( in)ormation a,out t*e system 1um!ers- /t also
!ro2ides some ,asi( in)ormation on 1um!ers and swit(*es and des(ri,es t*e
(onne(tors on t*e 2arious ,oards in t*e system-
System @oard Hum!ers
:igure A;1 s*ows t*e lo(ation o) t*e (on)iguration 1um!ers on t*e system
,oard- a,le A;1 lists t*e 1um!er settings-
a,le A;1- System @oard Hum!er
Settings
Hum!er Setting Des(ri!tion
P%RDUE"
<de)ault=
*e !assword )eature is ena,led
<!ins 2;7=
*e !assword )eature is disa,led#
and iDR'$A lo(al a((ess is unlo(+ed at
t*e ne3t '$ !ower (y(le <!ins 7;A=
"?R'MU$8R
<de)ault=
*e (on)iguration settings are retained
at system ,oot <!ins 3;5=
*e (on)iguration settings are (leared
at t*e ne3t system ,oot <!ins 1;3=
167 Hum!ers and $onne(tors
System @oard $onne(tors
See :igure A;1 and a,le A;2 )or t*e lo(ation and des(ri!tion o) t*e system
,oard (onne(tors-
:igure A;1- System @oard $onne(tors
1
2
21
20
16
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3
1B
1A
15
7
17
13 12
11 10 6 > B A 5
a,le A;2- System @oard $onne(tors
/tem $onne(tor Des(ri!tion
1 $P.2 Pro(essor 2
2 iDR'$A Enter!rise iDR'$A Enter!rise (ard (onne(tor
3 @7
@1
@2
@3
Memory module slot @7
Memory module slot @1 <w*ite release le2er=
Memory module slot @2 <w*ite release le2er=
Memory module slot @3 <w*ite release le2er=
7 $P.1 Pro(essor 1
5 :'"1 $ooling )an 1 (onne(tor
A :'"2 $ooling )an 2 (onne(tor
B '3
'2
'1
'7
Memory module slot '3 <w*ite release le2er=
Memory module slot '2 <w*ite release le2er=
Memory module slot '1 <w*ite release le2er=
Memory module slot '7
> :'"3 $ooling )an 3 (onne(tor
6 @'ER9 System ,attery
10 :'"7 $ooling )an 7 (onne(tor
11 12? >;!in !ower (onne(tor
12 :PU$O"" (ontrol !anel (onne(tor
13 @PU$O"" @a(+!lane !ower (onne(tor
17 P%RU$O"" 27;!in !ower (onne(tor
15 PD@U /2$ Power distri,ution ,oard (onne(tor
1A :PU.S@U$O"" @a(+!lane .S@ (onne(tor
1B S''U'
S''U@
S''U$
S''UD
S''UE
S'' (onne(tor '
S'' (onne(tor @
S'' (onne(tor $
S'' (onne(tor D
S'' (onne(tor E
a,le A;2- System @oard $onne(tors <(ontinued=
/tem $onne(tor Des(ri!tion
1> R/SER E3!ansion;(ard riser (onne(tor
16 R/SER E3!ansion;(ard riser (onne(tor
20 iDR'$A E3!ress iDR'$A E3!ress (ard (onne(tor
21 PS%DUE"
"?RMU$8R
Password ena,le 1um!er
"?R'M (lear 1um!er
Disa,ling a :orgotten Password
*e systemNs so)tware se(urity )eatures in(lude a system !assword and a setu!
!assword# w*i(* are dis(ussed in detail in K.sing t*e System Setu! Program
and .E:/ @oot ManagerK on !age A1- *e !assword 1um!er ena,les t*ese
!assword )eatures or disa,les t*em and (lears any !assword<s= (urrently in
use-
$'./O"& Many re!airs may only ,e done ,y a (erti)ied ser2i(e te(*ni(ian- 9ou
s*ould only !er)orm trou,les*ooting and sim!le re!airs as aut*oriEed in your
!rodu(t do(umentation# or as dire(ted ,y t*e online or tele!*one ser2i(e and
su!!ort team- Damage due to ser2i(ing t*at is not aut*oriEed ,y Dell is not
(o2ered ,y your warranty- Read and )ollow t*e sa)ety instru(tions t*at (ame wit*
t*e !rodu(t-
1 urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
2 O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
3 Mo2e t*e !assword 1um!er to t*e Kdisa,ledK !osition to (lear t*e !assword-
See a,le A;1-
See :igure A;1 to lo(ate t*e !assword 1um!er on t*e system ,oard-
7 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
5 Re(onne(t your system and !eri!*erals to t*eir ele(tri(al outlets# and
turn on t*e system-
*e e3isting !asswords are not disa,led <erased= until t*e system ,oots
wit* t*e !assword 1um!er !lug in t*e Kdisa,ledK !osition- Howe2er# ,e)ore
you assign a new system and5or setu! !assword# you must return t*e
1um!er !lug to t*e ena,led !osition-
"OE& /) you assign a new system and5or setu! !assword wit* t*e 1um!er
!lug still in t*e Kdisa,ledK !osition# t*e system disa,les t*e new !assword<s=
t*e ne3t time it ,oots-
A urn o)) t*e system# in(luding any atta(*ed !eri!*erals# and
dis(onne(t t*e system )rom t*e ele(tri(al outlet-
B O!en t*e system- See KO!ening t*e SystemK on !age >B-
> Mo2e t*e !assword 1um!er ,a(+ to t*e ena,led !osition to restore t*e
!assword )un(tion- See a,le A;1-
6 $lose t*e system- See K$losing t*e SystemK on !age >6-
10 Re(onne(t your system and !eri!*erals to t*eir ele(tri(al outlets# and
turn on t*e system-
11 'ssign a new system and5or setu! !assword-
o assign a new !assword using t*e System Setu! !rogram# see
KSystem and Setu! Password :eaturesK on !age BA-
166 0etting Hel!
16> Hum!ers and $onne(tors
0etting Hel!
$onta(ting Dell
:or (ustomers in t*e .nited States# (all >00;%%%;DE88 <>00;666;3355=-
"OE& /) you do not *a2e an a(ti2e /nternet (onne(tion# you (an )ind (onta(t
in)ormation on your !ur(*ase in2oi(e# !a(+ing sli!# ,ill# or Dell !rodu(t (atalog-
Dell !ro2ides se2eral online and tele!*one;,ased su!!ort and ser2i(e o!tions-
'2aila,ility 2aries ,y (ountry and !rodu(t# and some ser2i(es may not ,e
a2aila,le in your area- o (onta(t Dell )or sales# te(*ni(al su!!ort# or
(ustomer ser2i(e issues&
1 ?isit su!!ort-dell-(om-
2 ?eri)y your (ountry or region in t*e $*oose ' $ountry5Region dro!;
down menu at t*e ,ottom o) t*e !age-
3 $li(+ $onta(t .s on t*e le)t side o) t*e !age-
7 Sele(t t*e a!!ro!riate ser2i(e or su!!ort lin+ ,ased on your need-
5 $*oose t*e met*od o) (onta(ting Dell t*at is (on2enient )or you-
166 0etting Hel!
200 0etting Hel!
201 0lossary
0lossary
' G 'm!ere<s=-
'$ G 'lternating (urrent-
'$P/ G 'd2an(ed $on)iguration and Power /nter)a(e- ' standard inter)a(e )or
ena,ling t*e o!erating system to dire(t (on)iguration and !ower management-
am,ient tem!erature G *e tem!erature o) t*e area or room w*ere t*e system is
lo(ated-
'"S/ G 'meri(an "ational Standards /nstitute- *e !rimary organiEation )or
de2elo!ing te(*nology standards in t*e .-S-
asset tag G 'n indi2idual (ode assigned to a system# usually ,y an administrator#
)or se(urity or tra(+ing !ur!oses-
,a(+u! G ' (o!y o) a !rogram or data )ile- 's a !re(aution# ,a(+ u! your
systems *ard dri2e<s= on a regular ,asis-
,lade G ' module t*at (ontains a !ro(essor# memory# and a *ard dri2e- *e
modules are mounted into a (*assis t*at in(ludes !ower su!!lies and )ans-
@M$ G @ase,oard management (ontroller-
,oota,le media G ' $D# dis+ette# or .S@ memory +ey t*at is used to start
your system i) t*e system does not ,oot )rom t*e *ard dri2e-
@. G @ritis* t*ermal unit-
,us G 'n in)ormation !at*way ,etween t*e (om!onents o) a system- 9our system
(ontains an e3!ansion ,us t*at allows t*e !ro(essor to (ommuni(ate wit* (ontrollers
)or t*e !eri!*eral de2i(es (onne(ted to t*e system- 9our system also (ontains an
address ,us and a data ,us )or (ommuni(ations ,etween t*e !ro(essor and R'M-
$ G $elsius-
(a(*e G ' )ast storage area t*at +ee!s a (o!y o) data or instru(tions )or
Mui(+ data retrie2al-
(m G $entimeter<s=-
$OM n G *e de2i(e names )or t*e serial !orts on your system-
(ontrol !anel G *e !art o) t*e system t*at (ontains indi(ators and (ontrols# su(* as
t*e !ower ,utton and !ower indi(ator-
(ontroller G ' (*i! or e3!ansion (ard t*at (ontrols t*e trans)er o) data ,etween t*e
!ro(essor and memory or ,etween t*e !ro(essor and a !eri!*eral de2i(e-
202 0lossary
(o!ro(essor G ' (*i! t*at relie2es t*e systems !ro(essor o) s!e(i)i( !ro(essing tas+s-
' mat* (o!ro(essor# )or e3am!le# *andles numeri( !ro(essing-
$P. G $entral !ro(essing unit- See !ro(essor-
D$ G Dire(t (urrent-
DDR G Dou,le;data rate- ' te(*nology in memory modules t*at !otentially dou,les
t*e data rate ,y trans)erring data on ,ot* t*e rising and )alling !ulses o) a (lo(+ (y(le-
de2i(e dri2er G ' !rogram t*at allows t*e o!erating system or some ot*er !rogram to
inter)a(e (orre(tly wit* a !eri!*eral-
DH$P G Dynami( Host $on)iguration Proto(ol- ' met*od o) automati(ally
assigning an /P address to a (lient system-
diagnosti(s G ' (om!re*ensi2e set o) tests )or your system-
D/MM G Dual in;line memory module- See also memory module-
D"S G Domain "ame System- ' met*od o) translating /nternet domain names#
su(* as ww w -e3am!le-(om# into /P addresses# su(* as 20>-BB-1>>-1AA-
DR'M G Dynami( random;a((ess memory- ' systems R'M is usually made
u! entirely o) DR'M (*i!s-
dri2er G See de2i(e dri2er-
D?D G Digital 2ersatile dis( or digital 2ideo dis(-
E$$ G Error (*e(+ing and (orre(tion-
EM/ G Ele(tromagneti( inter)eren(e-
ER' G Em,edded remote a((ess- ER' allows you to !er)orm remote#
or Kout;o);,and#K ser2er management on your networ+ ser2er using
a remote a((ess (ontroller-
ESD G Ele(trostati( dis(*arge-
ESM G Em,edded ser2er management-
e3!ansion ,us G 9our system (ontains an e3!ansion ,us t*at allows t*e !ro(essor to
(ommuni(ate wit* (ontrollers )or !eri!*erals# su(* as "/$s-
e3!ansion (ard G 'n add;in (ard# su(* as a "/$ or S$S/ ada!ter# t*at !lugs into an
e3!ansion;(ard (onne(tor on t*e system ,oard- 'n e3!ansion (ard adds some
s!e(ialiEed )un(tion to t*e system ,y !ro2iding an inter)a(e ,etween t*e e3!ansion
,us and a !eri!*eral-
e3!ansion;(ard (onne(tor G ' (onne(tor on t*e system ,oard or riser ,oard )or
!lugging in an e3!ansion (ard-
Mi(roso)t
203 0lossary
: G :a*ren*eit-
:' G :ile allo(ation ta,le- *e )ile system stru(ture used ,y MS;DOS to organiEe
and +ee! tra(+ o) )ile storage- *e
V
o!tionally use a :' )ile system stru(ture-
%indows
V
o!erating systems (an
:i,re $*annel G ' *ig*;s!eed networ+ inter)a(e used !rimarily wit* networ+ed
storage de2i(es-
)las* memory G ' ty!e o) ele(troni( (*i! t*at (an ,e !rogrammed and
re!rogrammed using a so)tware utility-
:S@ G :ront;side ,us- *e :S@ is t*e data !at* and !*ysi(al inter)a(e ,etween t*e
!ro(essor and t*e main memory <R'M=-
:P G :ile trans)er !roto(ol-
g G 0ram<s=-
0 G 0ra2ities-
0, G 0iga,it<s=4 1027 mega,its or 1#0B3#B71#>27 ,its-
0@ G 0iga,yte<s=4 1027 mega,ytes or 1#0B3#B71#>27 ,ytes- Howe2er# w*en re)erring
to *ard;dri2e (a!a(ity# t*e term is usually rounded to 1#000#000#000 ,ytes-
gra!*i(s mode G ' 2ideo mode t*at (an ,e de)ined as 3 *oriEontal ,y y 2erti(al
!i3els ,y E (olors-
*ost ada!ter G ' (ontroller t*at im!lements (ommuni(ation ,etween t*e systems
,us and t*e !eri!*eral de2i(e# ty!i(ally a storage de2i(e-
*ot;swa! G *e a,ility to insert or install a de2i(e# ty!i(ally a *ard dri2e or an
internal (ooling )an# into t*e *ost system w*ile t*e system is !owered on and
running-
HE G HertE-
/5O G /n!ut5out!ut- ' +ey,oard is an in!ut de2i(e# and a monitor is an out!ut
de2i(e- /n general# /5O a(ti2ity (an ,e di))erentiated )rom (om!utational a(ti2ity-
/DE G /ntegrated dri2e ele(troni(s- ' standard inter)a(e ,etween t*e system ,oard
and storage de2i(es-
iDR'$ G /nternet Dell Remote '((ess $ontroller- ' remote a((ess (ontroller
t*at uses t*e /nternet S$S/ !roto(ol-
/P G /nternet Proto(ol-
/P2A G /nternet Proto(ol 2ersion A-
/PL G /nternet !a(+age e3(*ange-
/RD G /nterru!t reMuest- ' signal t*at data is a,out to ,e sent to or re(ei2ed ,y a
!eri!*eral de2i(e tra2els ,y an /RD line to t*e !ro(essor- Ea(* !eri!*eral (onne(tion
must ,e assigned an /RD num,er- wo de2i(es (an s*are t*e same /RD assignment#
,ut you (annot o!erate ,ot* de2i(es simultaneously-
iS$S/ G /nternet S$S/ <see S$S/=- ' !roto(ol t*at ena,les S$S/ de2i(e
(ommuni(ation a(ross a networ+ or t*e /nternet-
1um!er G Small ,lo(+s on a (ir(uit ,oard wit* two or more !ins emerging )rom t*em-
Plasti( !lugs (ontaining a wire )it down o2er t*e !ins- *e wire (onne(ts t*e !ins
and (reates a (ir(uit# !ro2iding a sim!le and re2ersi,le met*od o) (*anging t*e
(ir(uitry in a ,oard-
C G Cilo;4 1000-
C, G Cilo,it<s=4 1027 ,its-
C@ G Cilo,yte<s=4 1027 ,ytes-
C,!s G Cilo,it<s= !er se(ond-
C@!s G Cilo,yte<s= !er se(ond-
+g G Cilogram<s=4 1000 grams-
+HE G Cilo*ertE-
C?M G Cey,oard52ideo5mouse- C?M re)ers to a swit(* t*at allows sele(tion o)
t*e system )rom w*i(* t*e 2ideo is dis!layed and )or w*i(* t*e +ey,oard and
mouse are used-
8'" G 8o(al area networ+- ' 8'" is usually (on)ined to t*e same ,uilding or a
)ew near,y ,uildings# wit* all eMui!ment lin+ed ,y wiring dedi(ated s!e(i)i(ally to
t*e 8'"-
8$D G 8iMuid (rystal dis!lay-
8ED G 8ig*t;emitting diode- 'n ele(troni( de2i(e t*at lig*ts u! w*en a (urrent
is !assed t*roug* it-
80' G 8and grid array-
lo(al ,us G On a system wit* lo(al;,us e3!ansion (a!a,ility# (ertain !eri!*eral
de2i(es <su(* as t*e 2ideo ada!ter (ir(uitry= (an ,e designed to run mu(*
)aster t*an t*ey would wit* a traditional e3!ansion ,us- See also ,us-
8OM G 8'" on mot*er,oard-
8?D G 8ow 2oltage di))erential-
m G Meter<s=-
m' G Milliam!ere<s=-
M'$ address G Media '((ess $ontrol address- 9our systems uniMue
*ardware num,er on a networ+-
m'* G Milliam!ere;*our<s=-
M, G Mega,it<s=4 1#07>#5BA ,its-
M@ G Mega,yte<s=4 1#07>#5BA ,ytes- Howe2er# w*en re)erring to *ard;dri2e
(a!a(ity# t*e term is o)ten rounded to mean 1#000#000 ,ytes-
M,!s G Mega,its !er se(ond-
M@!s G Mega,ytes !er se(ond-
M@R G Master ,oot re(ord-
memory address G ' s!e(i)i( lo(ation# usually e3!ressed as a *e3ade(imal
num,er# in t*e systems R'M-
memory module G ' small (ir(uit ,oard (ontaining DR'M (*i!s t*at (onne(ts to
t*e system ,oard-
memory G 'n area in your system t*at stores ,asi( system data- ' system (an
(ontain se2eral di))erent )orms o) memory# su(* as integrated memory <ROM and
R'M= and add;in memory modules <D/MMs=-
memory +ey G ' !orta,le )las* memory storage de2i(e integrated wit* a .S@ (onne(tor-
MHE G Mega*ertE-
mirroring G ' ty!e o) data redundan(y in w*i(* a set o) !*ysi(al dri2es stores data
and one or more sets o) additional dri2es stores du!li(ate (o!ies o) t*e data- Mirroring
)un(tionality is !ro2ided ,y so)tware- See also stri!ing and R'/D-
mm G Millimeter<s=-
ms G Millise(ond<s=-
"'S G "etwor+ 'tta(*ed Storage- "'S is one o) t*e (on(e!ts used )or
im!lementing s*ared storage on a networ+- "'S systems *a2e t*eir own o!erating
systems# integrated *ardware# and so)tware t*at are o!timiEed to ser2e s!e(i)i(
storage needs-
"/$ G "etwor+ inter)a(e (ontroller- ' de2i(e t*at is installed or integrated in a
system to allow (onne(tion to a networ+-
"M/ G "onmas+a,le interru!t- ' de2i(e sends an "M/ to signal t*e !ro(essor a,out
*ardware errors-
ns G "anose(ond<s=-
"?R'M G "on2olatile random;a((ess memory- Memory t*at does not lose its
(ontents w*en you turn o)) your system- "?R'M is used )or maintaining t*e date#
time# and system (on)iguration in)ormation-
!arity G Redundant in)ormation t*at is asso(iated wit* a ,lo(+ o) data-
!arity stri!e G /n R'/D arrays# a stri!ed *ard dri2e (ontaining !arity data-
!artition G 9ou (an di2ide a *ard dri2e into multi!le !*ysi(al se(tions (alled
!artitions wit* t*e )dis+ (ommand- Ea(* !artition (an (ontain multi!le logi(al dri2es-
9ou must )ormat ea(* logi(al dri2e wit* t*e )ormat (ommand-
P$/ G Peri!*eral $om!onent /nter(onne(t- ' standard )or lo(al;,us
im!lementation-
PD. G Power distri,ution unit- ' !ower sour(e wit* multi!le !ower outlets t*at
!ro2ides ele(tri(al !ower to ser2ers and storage systems in a ra(+-
!eri!*eral G 'n internal or e3ternal de2i(e# su(* as a dis+ette dri2e or +ey,oard#
(onne(ted to a system-
!i3el G ' single !oint on a 2ideo dis!lay- Pi3els are arranged in rows and (olumns
to (reate an image- ' 2ideo resolution# su(* as A70 3 7>0# is e3!ressed as t*e num,er
o) !i3els a(ross ,y t*e num,er o) !i3els u! and down-
POS G Power;on sel);test- @e)ore t*e o!erating system loads w*en you turn on
your system# t*e POS tests 2arious system (om!onents su(* as R'M and *ard
dri2es-
!ro(essor G *e !rimary (om!utational (*i! inside t*e system t*at (ontrols t*e
inter!retation and e3e(ution o) arit*meti( and logi( )un(tions- So)tware written )or
one !ro(essor must usually ,e re2ised to run on anot*er !ro(essor- $P. is a
synonym )or !ro(essor-
PLE G Pre,oot eLe(ution En2ironment- ' way o) ,ooting a system 2ia a
8'" <wit*out a *ard dri2e or ,oota,le dis+ette=-
R'$ G Remote a((ess (ontroller-
R'/D G Redundant array o) inde!endent dis+s- ' met*od o) !ro2iding data
redundan(y- Some (ommon im!lementations o) R'/D in(lude R'/D 0# R'/D 1#
R'/D
5# R'/D 10# and R'/D 50- See also mirroring and stri!ing-
R'M G Random;a((ess memory- *e systems !rimary tem!orary storage area )or
!rogram instru(tions and data- 'ny in)ormation stored in R'M is lost w*en you
turn o)) your system-
R;D/MM G ' registered DDR3 memory module-
readme )ile G ' te3t )ile# usually s*i!!ed wit* so)tware or *ardware# t*at (ontains
in)ormation su!!lementing or u!dating t*e !rodu(ts do(umentation-
read;only )ile G ' read;only )ile is one t*at you are !ro*i,ited )rom editing
or deleting-
ROM G Read;only memory- 9our system (ontains some !rograms essential to its
o!eration in ROM (ode- ' ROM (*i! retains its (ontents e2en a)ter you turn o)) your
system- E3am!les o) (ode in ROM in(lude t*e !rogram t*at initiates your systems
,oot routine and t*e POS-
ROM@ G R'/D on mot*er,oard-
S'" G Storage 'rea "etwor+- ' networ+ ar(*ite(ture t*at ena,les remote
networ+;atta(*ed storage de2i(es to a!!ear to a ser2er to ,e lo(ally atta(*ed-
S'S G Serial;atta(*ed S$S/-
S'' G Serial 'd2an(ed e(*nology 'tta(*ment- ' standard inter)a(e ,etween
t*e system ,oard and storage de2i(es-
S$S/ G Small (om!uter system inter)a(e- 'n /5O ,us inter)a(e wit* )aster data
transmission rates t*an standard !orts-
SD (ard G Se(ure digital )las* memory (ard-
SDR'M G Syn(*ronous dynami( random;a((ess memory-
se( G Se(ond<s=-
serial !ort G ' lega(y /5O !ort wit* a 6;!in (onne(tor t*at trans)ers data one ,it at a
time and is most o)ten used to (onne(t a modem to t*e system-
ser2i(e tag G ' ,ar (ode la,el on t*e system used to identi)y it w*en you (all Dell )or
te(*ni(al su!!ort-
SM'R G Sel);Monitoring 'nalysis and Re!orting e(*nology- 'llows *ard dri2es
to re!ort errors and )ailures to t*e system @/OS and t*en dis!lay an error message on
t*e s(reen-
SMP G Symmetri( multi!ro(essing- .sed to des(ri,e a system t*at *as two or more
!ro(essors (onne(ted 2ia a *ig*;,andwidt* lin+ and managed ,y an o!erating system#
w*ere ea(* !ro(essor *as eMual a((ess to /5O de2i(es-
S"MP G Sim!le "etwor+ Management Proto(ol- ' standard inter)a(e t*at allows a
networ+ manager to remotely monitor and manage wor+stations-
stri!ing G Dis+ stri!ing writes data a(ross t*ree or more dis+s in an array# ,ut only
uses a !ortion o) t*e s!a(e on ea(* dis+- *e amount o) s!a(e used ,y a Kstri!eK is t*e
same on ea(* dis+ used- ' 2irtual dis+ may use se2eral stri!es on t*e same set o) dis+s
in an array- See also guarding# mirroring# and R'/D-
S?0' G Su!er 2ideo gra!*i(s array- ?0' and S?0' are 2ideo standards )or 2ideo
ada!ters wit* greater resolution and (olor dis!lay (a!a,ilities t*an !re2ious standards-
system ,oard G 's t*e main (ir(uit ,oard# t*e system ,oard usually (ontains most o)
your systems integral (om!onents# su(* as t*e !ro(essor<s=# R'M# (ontrollers )or
!eri!*erals# and 2arious ROM (*i!s-
system (on)iguration in)ormation G Data stored in memory t*at tells a system w*at
*ardware is installed and *ow t*e system s*ould ,e (on)igured )or o!eration-
system memory G See R'M-
System Setu! !rogram G ' @/OS;,ased !rogram t*at allows you to (on)igure your
systems *ardware and (ustomiEe t*e systems o!eration ,y setting )eatures su(* as
!assword !rote(tion- @e(ause t*e System Setu! !rogram is stored in "?R'M#
any settings remain in e))e(t until you (*ange t*em again-
$P5/P G ransmission $ontrol Proto(ol5/nternet Proto(ol-
termination G Some de2i(es <su(* as t*e last de2i(e at ea(* end o) a S$S/ (a,le=
must ,e terminated to !re2ent re)le(tions and s!urious signals in t*e (a,le- %*en
su(* de2i(es are (onne(ted in a series# you may need to ena,le or disa,le t*e
termination on t*ese de2i(es ,y (*anging 1um!er or swit(* settings on t*e de2i(es or
,y (*anging settings in t*e (on)iguration so)tware )or t*e de2i(es-
OE G $P5/P o))load engine-
.;D/MM G 'n unregistered <un,u))ered= DDR3 memory module-
u!lin+ !ort G ' !ort on a networ+ *u, or swit(* used to (onne(t to ot*er *u,s or
swit(*es wit*out reMuiring a (rosso2er (a,le-
.PS G .ninterru!ti,le !ower su!!ly- ' ,attery;!owered unit t*at automati(ally
su!!lies !ower to your system in t*e e2ent o) an ele(tri(al )ailure-
.S@ G .ni2ersal Serial @us- ' .S@ (onne(tor !ro2ides a single (onne(tion !oint )or
multi!le .S@;(om!liant de2i(es# su(* as mi(e and +ey,oards- .S@ de2i(es (an ,e
(onne(ted and dis(onne(ted w*ile t*e system is running-
.S@ memory +ey G See memory +ey-
utility G ' !rogram used to manage system resour(esGmemory# dis+ dri2es#
or !rinters# )or e3am!le-
? G ?olt<s=-
?'$ G ?olt<s= alternating (urrent-
?D$ G ?olt<s= dire(t (urrent-
?0' G ?ideo gra!*i(s array- ?0' and S?0' are 2ideo standards )or 2ideo
ada!ters wit* greater resolution and (olor dis!lay (a!a,ilities t*an !re2ious
standards-
2ideo ada!ter G *e logi(al (ir(uitry t*at !ro2ides <in (om,ination wit* t*e monitor=
your systems 2ideo (a!a,ilities- ' 2ideo ada!ter may ,e integrated into t*e system
,oard or may ,e an e3!ansion (ard t*at !lugs into an e3!ansion slot-
2ideo memory G Most ?0' and S?0' 2ideo ada!ters in(lude memory (*i!s in
addition to your systems R'M- *e amount o) 2ideo memory installed !rimarily
in)luen(es t*e num,er o) (olors t*at a !rogram (an dis!lay <wit* t*e a!!ro!riate 2ideo
dri2ers and monitor (a!a,ilities=-
2ideo resolution G ?ideo resolution <>00 3 A00# )or e3am!le= is e3!ressed as t*e
num,er o) !i3els a(ross ,y t*e num,er o) !i3els u! and down- o dis!lay a !rogram
at a s!e(i)i( gra!*i(s resolution# you must install t*e a!!ro!riate 2ideo dri2ers and
your monitor must su!!ort t*e resolution-
2irtualiEation G *e a,ility 2ia so)tware to s*are t*e resour(es o) a single (om!uter
a(ross multi!le en2ironments- ' single !*ysi(al system may a!!ear to t*e user as
multi!le 2irtual systems a,le to *ost multi!le o!erating systems-
% G %att<s=-
%H G %att;*our<s=-
LM8 G E3tensi,le Mar+u! 8anguage- LM8 is a way to (reate (ommon in)ormation
)ormats and to s*are ,ot* t*e )ormat and t*e data on t*e %orld %ide %e,# intranets#
and elsew*ere-
Y/: G Yero insertion )or(e-
211 /nde3
210 0lossary
/nde3
'
'd2an(ed E$$ memory
mode# 11A
@
,a(+;!anel )eatures# 22
,atteries
trou,les*ooting# 1B7
,attery
trou,les*ooting t*e R'/D (ard
,attery# 1>3
,attery <system=
re!la(ing# 173
,eEel# >A
,lan+
*ard dri2e# 61
!ower su!!ly# 112
@M$
(on)iguring# >0
$
(a,ling
o!ti(al dri2e# 103
$D dri2e
trou,les*ooting# 1>0
(onne(tors
system ,oard# 167
.S@# 17
2ideo# 17
(onta(ting Dell# 166
(ontrol !anel assem,ly
)eatures# 17
installing# 176# 151# 157# 15A
8$D !anel )eatures# 1>
remo2ing# 17B# 176# 152# 157
(ooling )an
re!la(ing# 106
(ooling )ans
trou,les*ooting# 1BA
(ooling s*roud
installing# 61
remo2ing# 60
(o2er
(losing# >6
o!ening# >B
D
damaged systems
trou,les*ooting# 1B7
Dell
(onta(ting# 166
Dell PowerEdge Diagnosti(s
using# 1>6
212 /nde3
diagnosti(s
ad2an(ed testing o!tions# 161
testing o!tions# 161
using Dell PowerEdge
Diagnosti(s# 1>6
w*en to use# 160
D/MMs
See memory modules <D/MMs=-
dri2e ,lan+
installing# 62
remo2ing# 61
E
Em,edded System
Management# B6
error messages# A2
e3!ansion (ard
trou,les*ooting# 1>7
e3!ansion (ards
installing# 127
remo2ing# 12A
S'S (ontroller# 126
e3!ansion slots# 122
:
)ront;!anel )eatures# 17
0
guidelines
(onne(ting e3ternal de2i(es# 25
e3!ansion (ard installation# 122
memory installation# 115
H
*ard dri2e
trou,les*ooting# 1>1;1>2
*ard dri2es <(a,led=
installing# 6A
remo2ing# 65;6A
*ard dri2es <*ot;swa!!a,le=
installing# 63
*eat sin+# 170
/
iDR'$ (ard
installing# 132# 137
system !ort# 22
iDR'$ $on)iguration .tility# >1
indi(ators
,a(+;!anel# 22
)ront;!anel# 17
"/$# 25
!ower# 17# 2A
installing
(ontrol !anel assem,ly# 176# 151#
157# 15A (ooling
s*roud# 61 e3!ansion
(ard# 127 *ard dri2e
<(a,led=# 6A
*ard dri2e <*ot;swa!!a,le=# 63
*ard dri2e ,lan+# 62
iDR'$ (ard# 132# 137
memory modules# 116
!ower su!!ly ,lan+# 112
!ro(essor# 172
S'S ,a(+!lane ,oard# 1A0
S'S (ontroller# 131
H
1um!ers <system ,oard=# 163
C
+ey,oards
trou,les*ooting# 1B0
8
8$D !anel
)eatures# 1>
menus# 16
M
memory
trou,les*ooting# 1BB
memory +ey (onne(tor
<.S@=# 13B
Memory Mirroring memory
mode# 11A
memory mode
'd2an(ed E$$# 11A
memory mirroring# 11A
O!timiEer# 11A
memory modules <D/MMs=
(on)iguring# 115
installing# 116
remo2ing# 121
.D/MM (on)igurations# 123;127
messages
error messages# A2
status 8$D# 26
system# 72
warning# 56
"
"/$
indi(ators# 25
"/$s
,a(+;!anel (onne(tors# 22
trou,les*ooting# 1B1
O
O!timiEer memory mode# 11A
P
!assword
setu!# B>
system# BA
!asswords
disa,ling# 16A
!*one num,ers# 166
POS
a((essing system )eatures# 13
!ower indi(ators# 17# 2A
!ower su!!lies
indi(ators# 2A
remo2ing# 110# 112
re!la(ing# 111# 117
!ower su!!ly ,lan+# 112
!ro(essor
installing# 172
remo2ing# 13>
See !ro(essor-
u!grades# 13>
!ro(essors
trou,les*ooting# 1>A
R
remote a((ess (ontroller
See iDR'$-
remo2ing
,eEel# >A
(ontrol !anel assem,ly# 17B# 176#
152# 157
(ooling s*roud# 60
(o2er# >B
e3!ansion (ard# 12A
*ard dri2e <(a,led=# 65;6A
*ard dri2e ,lan+# 61
memory modules# 121
!ower su!!ly# 110# 112
!ower su!!ly ,lan+# 112
!ro(essor# 13>
S'S ,a(+!lane ,oard# 15A
S'S (ontroller#
126 system ,oard#
1A5
re!la(ing
(ooling )an# 106
!ower su!!ly# 111# 117
system ,attery# 173
S
sa)ety# 1A6
S'S ,a(+!lane ,oard
installing# 1A0
remo2ing# 15A
S'S (ontroller (ard
installing# 131
remo2ing# 126
S'S (ontroller daug*ter (ard
trou,les*ooting# 1>3
S'S *ard dri2e- See *ard dri2e-
S'S R'/D (ontroller daug*ter
(ard
trou,les*ooting# 1>3
S'' *ard dri2e- See *ard dri2e-
SD (ard
trou,les*ooting# 1B6
se(uring your system# B1# BB
setu! !assword# B>
slots
See e3!ansion slots-
startu!
a((essing system )eatures# 13
su!!ort
(onta(ting Dell# 166
system
(losing# >6
o!ening# >B
system ,oard
(onne(tors# 167
installing# 1AB
1um!ers# 163
remo2ing# 1A5
system (ooling
trou,les*ooting# 1BA
system )eatures
a((essing# 13
system messages# 72
system !assword# BA
system setu! !rogram
,oot settings# AB
em,edded ser2er management
o!tions# B0
integrated de2i(es o!tions# A>
+eystro+e to enter# A2
memory settings# A5
P$/ /RD assignments# A6
!ower management o!tions# B1
!ro(essor settings# AA
S'' settings# AB
serial (ommuni(ations
o!tions# A6
system se(urity o!tions# B1
system setu! s(reens
main# A3

tele!*one num,ers# 166


PM se(urity# B1
trou,les*ooting
,attery# 1B7
$D dri2e# 1>0
(ooling )ans# 1BA
damaged system# 1B7
e3!ansion (ard# 1>7
e3ternal (onne(tions# 1A6
*ard dri2e# 1>1;1>2
internal *ard dri2e# 1>2
internal .S@ +ey# 1B6
+ey,oard# 1B0
memory# 1BB
"/$# 1B1
!ro(essors# 1>A
S'S R'/D (ontroller daug*ter
(ard# 1>3
SD (ard# 1B6
system (ooling# 1BA
2ideo# 1B0
wet system# 1B2
.
.E:/ @oot Manager
entering# B7
main s(reen# B5
System .tilities s(reen# B5
.E:/ @oot Settings s(reen# B5
.ni)ied Ser2er $on)igurator
8i)e(yl e $ontroller# B6
u!grades
!ro(essor# 13>
.S@
)ront;!anel (onne(tors# 17
internal (onne(tor )or memory
+ey# 13B
.S@ de2i(e
,a(+;!anel (onne(tors# 22
.S@ +ey
trou,les*ooting# 1B6
?
2ideo
,a(+;!anel (onne(tor# 22
)ront;!anel (onne(tors# 17
trou,les*ooting# 1B0
%
warning messages# 56
warranty# A0
wet system
trou,les*ooting# 1B2

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