Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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...tray, release the blue tab at the top of the peripheral bay and remove the optical drive from the center fan bracket. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" in which a SATA optical drive is being added, or in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 3 Remove...fans and the center fan bracket. Removing an Existing Optical Drive - See "Opening the System" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 5 Disconnect the data and power cables from the electrical outlet. 2 Remove the bezel. Installing a SATA Optical Drive 3 Installing a SATA Optical Drive These instructions apply to Dell™ PowerEdge...
...tray, release the blue tab at the top of the peripheral bay and remove the optical drive from the center fan bracket. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" in which a SATA optical drive is being added, or in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 3 Remove...fans and the center fan bracket. Removing an Existing Optical Drive - See "Opening the System" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 5 Disconnect the data and power cables from the electrical outlet. 2 Remove the bezel. Installing a SATA Optical Drive 3 Installing a SATA Optical Drive These instructions apply to Dell™ PowerEdge...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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... system and attached peripherals. Installing the SATA Optical Drive - Installing a SATA Optical Drive 7 SATA Cable Routing in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 6 Close the system. PowerEdge 2970 or 2950 1 Insert the optical drive tray into the system until it is fully inserted and locked into position. 2 Connect the SATA cable (the end with... the branching power cable) to the back of the optical drive. 3 Connect the branching power cable to power and turn on system board 4 system fans 6 optical drive 5 Reinstall the SAS controller daughter card and reconnect the SAS cable.
... system and attached peripherals. Installing the SATA Optical Drive - Installing a SATA Optical Drive 7 SATA Cable Routing in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 6 Close the system. PowerEdge 2970 or 2950 1 Insert the optical drive tray into the system until it is fully inserted and locked into position. 2 Connect the SATA cable (the end with... the branching power cable) to the back of the optical drive. 3 Connect the branching power cable to power and turn on system board 4 system fans 6 optical drive 5 Reinstall the SAS controller daughter card and reconnect the SAS cable.
Getting Started Guide
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... internal channel supports up to support legacy PCI add-in cards). • A center riser card that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. Maximum resolution is 1280 X 1024. • Systems management circuitry that has one half...video and two USB connectors. • Front-panel 1x5 LCD for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional RAID controller card with 64 K colors; See support.dell.com for remote systems management. • An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with serial access. • Back-panel connectors ...
... internal channel supports up to support legacy PCI add-in cards). • A center riser card that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. Maximum resolution is 1280 X 1024. • Systems management circuitry that has one half...video and two USB connectors. • Front-panel 1x5 LCD for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional RAID controller card with 64 K colors; See support.dell.com for remote systems management. • An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with serial access. • Back-panel connectors ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Removing the Cooling Shroud 67 Installing the Cooling Shroud 67 Fan Brackets 68 Removing the Fan Bracket 68 Replacing the Fan Bracket 69 SAS Controller Daughter Card 69 Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 70 SAS and SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines . . . . . 72 Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 74 RAID Battery 74 Installing a RAID Battery 74...
... Removing the Cooling Shroud 67 Installing the Cooling Shroud 67 Fan Brackets 68 Removing the Fan Bracket 68 Replacing the Fan Bracket 69 SAS Controller Daughter Card 69 Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 70 SAS and SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines . . . . . 72 Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 74 RAID Battery 74 Installing a RAID Battery 74...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... a NIC 116 Troubleshooting a Wet System 116 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 117 Troubleshooting the System Battery 118 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 118 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 119 Troubleshooting a Fan 119 Troubleshooting System Memory 120 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 121 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 123 Troubleshooting an External SCSI Tape Drive 123 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 124...
... a NIC 116 Troubleshooting a Wet System 116 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 117 Troubleshooting the System Battery 118 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 118 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 119 Troubleshooting a Fan 119 Troubleshooting System Memory 120 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 121 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 123 Troubleshooting an External SCSI Tape Drive 123 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 124...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Batt E1211 ROMB Batt E1229 CPU # VCORE E1310 RPM Fan ## E1313 Fan Redundancy Causes Corrective Actions A 62-character string that ... # VCORE voltage regulator has failed. The system is for redundant. Another fan failure additional scrolling messages. Setup Program" on page 119. failed. See... operating range. You can be This message is no longer fan- Ambient system temperature is either missing, Reseat the RAID battery...Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" on thermal issues. RPM of specified cooling fan is out of acceptable range. See "RAID Battery" on page ...
...Batt E1211 ROMB Batt E1229 CPU # VCORE E1310 RPM Fan ## E1313 Fan Redundancy Causes Corrective Actions A 62-character string that ... # VCORE voltage regulator has failed. The system is for redundant. Another fan failure additional scrolling messages. Setup Program" on page 119. failed. See... operating range. You can be This message is no longer fan- Ambient system temperature is either missing, Reseat the RAID battery...Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" on thermal issues. RPM of specified cooling fan is out of acceptable range. See "RAID Battery" on page ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Installing System Components This section describes how to install the following system components: • Hard drives • Power supplies • System fans • Cooling shroud • Fan brackets • SAS controller daughter card • RAID battery • Expansion cards • Expansion card cage • RAC card • Optical, diskette, and tape drives • System...
Installing System Components This section describes how to install the following system components: • Hard drives • Power supplies • System fans • Cooling shroud • Fan brackets • SAS controller daughter card • RAID battery • Expansion cards • Expansion card cage • RAC card • Optical, diskette, and tape drives • System...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Figure 3-1. Inside the System 4 5 3 6 2 1 14 13 9 10 11 12 7 8 1 RAID battery (optional) 2 SAS controller daughter card 3 sideplane or SAS RAID controller daughter card (optional) 4 power supply bay 5 power supplies (2) 6 left riser 7 central riser 8 memory modules (8) 9 heatsinks and ...microprocessors (2) 10 hot-pluggable fans (4) 11 SAS backplane 12 slimline optical drive (optional) 13...
...Figure 3-1. Inside the System 4 5 3 6 2 1 14 13 9 10 11 12 7 8 1 RAID battery (optional) 2 SAS controller daughter card 3 sideplane or SAS RAID controller daughter card (optional) 4 power supply bay 5 power supplies (2) 6 left riser 7 central riser 8 memory modules (8) 9 heatsinks and ...microprocessors (2) 10 hot-pluggable fans (4) 11 SAS backplane 12 slimline optical drive (optional) 13...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Removing the Front Bezel 2 1 1 bezel lock 2 control panel LCD Replacing the Front Bezel To replace the front bezel, perform the above steps in reverse. Opening and Closing the System CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are installing a hot-plug component such as a cooling fan or power supply, turn off the system and attached peripherals...
Removing the Front Bezel 2 1 1 bezel lock 2 control panel LCD Replacing the Front Bezel To replace the front bezel, perform the above steps in reverse. Opening and Closing the System CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are installing a hot-plug component such as a cooling fan or power supply, turn off the system and attached peripherals...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Rotate the left side of the bracket upward, releasing the plastic clip from its slot in the power supply cage. Fan Brackets Removing the Fan Bracket CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any attached peripherals, and disconnect ...the components inside the system. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 67. 4 Remove the SAS controller daughter card. See Figure 3-11. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 74 5 Remove the fans from the fan bracket. See your Product Information Guide for complete information ...
...Rotate the left side of the bracket upward, releasing the plastic clip from its slot in the power supply cage. Fan Brackets Removing the Fan Bracket CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any attached peripherals, and disconnect ...the components inside the system. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 67. 4 Remove the SAS controller daughter card. See Figure 3-11. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 74 5 Remove the fans from the fan bracket. See your Product Information Guide for complete information ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... the system. See "Closing the System" on the system and attached peripherals. The SAS controller daughter card provides the SAS storage subsystem for a SAS controller daughter card. See "Replacing a Cooling Fan" on page 70. 4 Replace the fans in the fan bracket. SAS Controller Daughter Card Your system includes a dedicated slot on the system board tray. 2 Gently...
... the system. See "Closing the System" on the system and attached peripherals. The SAS controller daughter card provides the SAS storage subsystem for a SAS controller daughter card. See "Replacing a Cooling Fan" on page 70. 4 Replace the fans in the fan bracket. SAS Controller Daughter Card Your system includes a dedicated slot on the system board tray. 2 Gently...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... from which bay. 7 Disconnect the SAS cable(s) and control panel cable from the chassis. See "SAS and SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines" on page 72 and "Removing the Control Panel Assembly" on page 57. See "Removing a System Fan" on page 83. 5 If applicable, disconnect the tape...the system from the electrical outlet. 2 Open the system. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 67. 10 Remove the fans. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 54. 3 If applicable, disconnect the optical drive from the SAS backplane board. SAS Backplane Board Removing the...
... from which bay. 7 Disconnect the SAS cable(s) and control panel cable from the chassis. See "SAS and SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines" on page 72 and "Removing the Control Panel Assembly" on page 57. See "Removing a System Fan" on page 83. 5 If applicable, disconnect the tape...the system from the electrical outlet. 2 Open the system. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 67. 10 Remove the fans. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 54. 3 If applicable, disconnect the optical drive from the SAS backplane board. SAS Backplane Board Removing the...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 2 Open the system. See Figure 3-35. 5 Connect the control panel cable to ensure proper installation. 10 Remove the heatsink(s) and microprocessor(s). See"Opening the System" on page 65. 7 Remove the fan bracket. See "Removing the Fan Bracket" on page 78 5 Remove the cooling shroud. Handle the... for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system. See "Closing the System" on page 55. 7 Reconnect the system to the control panel board. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 92. See "Removing a Processor" on page 101. 13 Remove the SAS backplane....
... 2 Open the system. See Figure 3-35. 5 Connect the control panel cable to ensure proper installation. 10 Remove the heatsink(s) and microprocessor(s). See"Opening the System" on page 65. 7 Remove the fan bracket. See "Removing the Fan Bracket" on page 78 5 Remove the cooling shroud. Handle the... for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system. See "Closing the System" on page 55. 7 Reconnect the system to the control panel board. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 92. See "Removing a Processor" on page 101. 13 Remove the SAS backplane....
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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.... A standard interface for enabling the operating system to a disk drive for security or tracking purposes. backup battery - The BIOS controls the following: • Communications between the processor and RAM. C - ANSI - ASCII - An individual code assigned to a ...system, usually by your system. Basic input/output system. A fast storage area that includes power supplies and fans. Compact disc. ambient temperature - Software designed to help you start your system. Your system's BIOS contains programs stored on a regular...
.... A standard interface for enabling the operating system to a disk drive for security or tracking purposes. backup battery - The BIOS controls the following: • Communications between the processor and RAM. C - ANSI - ASCII - An individual code assigned to a ...system, usually by your system. Basic input/output system. A fast storage area that includes power supplies and fans. Compact disc. ambient temperature - Software designed to help you start your system. Your system's BIOS contains programs stored on a regular...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Index A alert messages, 35 B back-panel features, 17 baseboard management controller, 48 BMC, 48 batteries removing and replacing, 96 troubleshooting, 118 battery RAID, 74 bezel removing, 53-54 replacing, 54 blank hard drive, 56 power...card riser board, 142 SAS backplane board, 139 system board, 137 control panel assembly installing, 106 removing, 105 cooling fan troubleshooting, 119 cooling fans removing, 65 replacing, 66 cover removing, 54 D damaged systems troubleshooting, 117 daughter card SAS, 69-70, 74 Dell contacting, 151-152 diagnostics advanced testing options, 132 testing options, ...
Index A alert messages, 35 B back-panel features, 17 baseboard management controller, 48 BMC, 48 batteries removing and replacing, 96 troubleshooting, 118 battery RAID, 74 bezel removing, 53-54 replacing, 54 blank hard drive, 56 power...card riser board, 142 SAS backplane board, 139 system board, 137 control panel assembly installing, 106 removing, 105 cooling fan troubleshooting, 119 cooling fans removing, 65 replacing, 66 cover removing, 54 D damaged systems troubleshooting, 117 daughter card SAS, 69-70, 74 Dell contacting, 151-152 diagnostics advanced testing options, 132 testing options, ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...PCI buses, 142 expansion-card cage removing, 78 replacing, 79 expansion-card riser board connectors, 142 PCI buses, 142 external devices connecting, 17 F fan bracket removing, 68 replacing, 69 features back-panel, 17 front-panel, 13 G guidelines expansion card installation, 76 guidelines for memory installation, 89 H... guidelines, 89 optical drive, 82 power supply blank, 65 processor, 93, 95 RAID battery, 74 installing (continued) SAS backplane board, 104 SAS controller daughter card, 70 SAS hard drive in a SATAu drive carrier, 59 SATA hard drive in a SATA drive carrier, 60 SATA hard drive in ...
...PCI buses, 142 expansion-card cage removing, 78 replacing, 79 expansion-card riser board connectors, 142 PCI buses, 142 external devices connecting, 17 F fan bracket removing, 68 replacing, 69 features back-panel, 17 front-panel, 13 G guidelines expansion card installation, 76 guidelines for memory installation, 89 H... guidelines, 89 optical drive, 82 power supply blank, 65 processor, 93, 95 RAID battery, 74 installing (continued) SAS backplane board, 104 SAS controller daughter card, 70 SAS hard drive in a SATAu drive carrier, 59 SATA hard drive in a SATA drive carrier, 60 SATA hard drive in ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... removing, 93, 95 upgrades, 93 R RAID battery, 74 installing, 74 removing, 75 RAID controller (integrated) troubleshooting, 126 removing battery, 96 bezel, 53 central riser, 100 control panel assembly, 105 cooling fan, 65 cover, 54 diskette drive, 83 diskette drive from drive carrier, 85 expansion card, 78... expansion-card cage, 78 fan bracket, 68 hard drive blank, 56 hard drive from a drive ...
... removing, 93, 95 upgrades, 93 R RAID battery, 74 installing, 74 removing, 75 RAID controller (integrated) troubleshooting, 126 removing battery, 96 bezel, 53 central riser, 100 control panel assembly, 105 cooling fan, 65 cover, 54 diskette drive, 83 diskette drive from drive carrier, 85 expansion card, 78... expansion-card cage, 78 fan bracket, 68 hard drive blank, 56 hard drive from a drive ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...cooling fan, 66 expansion-card cage, 79 fan bracket, 69 power supply, 64 system board, 107 tape drive cable retention bracket, 88 S safety, 111 SAS and SAS RAID controller daughter card cabling guidelines, 72 SAS backplane board connectors, 139 installing, 104 removing, 103 SAS controller ...enabled working with, 47 setup password features, 45 sideplane board installing, 102 removing, 101 startup accessing system features, 12 support contacting Dell, 151-152 system opening, 54 system board connectors, 137 installing, 108 jumpers, 135 removing, 107 replacing, 107 system cooling troubleshooting...
...cooling fan, 66 expansion-card cage, 79 fan bracket, 69 power supply, 64 system board, 107 tape drive cable retention bracket, 88 S safety, 111 SAS and SAS RAID controller daughter card cabling guidelines, 72 SAS backplane board connectors, 139 installing, 104 removing, 103 SAS controller ...enabled working with, 47 setup password features, 45 sideplane board installing, 102 removing, 101 startup accessing system features, 12 support contacting Dell, 151-152 system opening, 54 system board connectors, 137 installing, 108 jumpers, 135 removing, 107 replacing, 107 system cooling troubleshooting...