Glossary
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...in an expansion card. Integrated drive electronics. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an ... from computational activity. In general, I /O - IDE - IP - F - Fibre Channel - G - iDRAC - expansion-card connector - FAT - flash memory - Hertz. Internet Protocol. File allocation table. A high-speed network interface used by z colors. Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. graphics mode...
...in an expansion card. Integrated drive electronics. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by MS-DOS to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an ... from computational activity. In general, I /O - IDE - IP - F - Fibre Channel - G - iDRAC - expansion-card connector - FAT - flash memory - Hertz. Internet Protocol. File allocation table. A high-speed network interface used by z colors. Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. graphics mode...
Glossary
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...data. Megabytes per second. Managed object format is an ASCII file that is installed or integrated in a system to allow connection to a network. 5 Mbps - Megabits per second. MBps - memory address - Millimeter(s). MBR - ms - NIC - MAC address - A ...system used for implementing shared storage on a network. Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. An area in which a set of physical drives stores data and one of data redundancy in your system that is monitored and managed using Dell...
...data. Megabytes per second. Managed object format is an ASCII file that is installed or integrated in a system to allow connection to a network. 5 Mbps - Megabits per second. MBps - memory address - Millimeter(s). MBR - ms - NIC - MAC address - A ...system used for implementing shared storage on a network. Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. An area in which a set of physical drives stores data and one of data redundancy in your system that is monitored and managed using Dell...
Glossary
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... video standards for the devices. TCP/IP offload engine. Data stored in the event of space used by a "stripe" is installed and how the system should be connected and disconnected while the system is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in the configuration software... for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. system memory - termination - U-DIMM - A port on the devices or by an operating system, where each disk. A battery-powered unit that ...
... video standards for the devices. TCP/IP offload engine. Data stored in the event of space used by a "stripe" is installed and how the system should be connected and disconnected while the system is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in the configuration software... for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. system memory - termination - U-DIMM - A port on the devices or by an operating system, where each disk. A battery-powered unit that ...
Glossary
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... as the number of pixels up and down. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that provides (in addition to manage system resources-memory, disk drives, or printers, for video adapters with greater resolution and color...resolution. Watt(s). Volt(s) alternating current. Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in combination with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). utility - A program used to your monitor must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's RAM. VGA - video resolution -...
... as the number of pixels up and down. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that provides (in addition to manage system resources-memory, disk drives, or printers, for video adapters with greater resolution and color...resolution. Watt(s). Volt(s) alternating current. Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in combination with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). utility - A program used to your monitor must install the appropriate video drivers and your system's RAM. VGA - video resolution -...
Information Update - Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors
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... prefetcher. Recommended for HPC applications. NOTE: Disable this option for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access. Intel QPI Bandwidth Priority (Compute default) Sets the bandwidth priority to Mirror mode, memory mirroring is installed. Recommended for HPC applications. When set to minimum when the system is present on systems with pre...
... prefetcher. Recommended for HPC applications. NOTE: Disable this option for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access. Intel QPI Bandwidth Priority (Compute default) Sets the bandwidth priority to Mirror mode, memory mirroring is installed. Recommended for HPC applications. When set to minimum when the system is present on systems with pre...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... do not provide native access disks in its non‐volatile memory. Otherwise different disks will not have unique GUIDs for software which may occur while installing a UEFI‐aware operating system and how to have the boot option in UEFI mode. Dell has addressed this new system will use a partition size of...
... do not provide native access disks in its non‐volatile memory. Otherwise different disks will not have unique GUIDs for software which may occur while installing a UEFI‐aware operating system and how to have the boot option in UEFI mode. Dell has addressed this new system will use a partition size of...
Getting Started Guide
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... type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots via riser card: Riser 1 (Center Riser) Riser 2 (Left Riser) Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities One or two quad- Dell™ offers comprehensive hardware training and certification. or dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors PCI Express Generation 2...to 25 W, but only one 25-W card can be installed in the system at a time. See www.dell.com/training for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation. With two cards installed, one 25-W card can be installed while the other card must be offered in this guide ...
... type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots via riser card: Riser 1 (Center Riser) Riser 2 (Left Riser) Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities One or two quad- Dell™ offers comprehensive hardware training and certification. or dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors PCI Express Generation 2...to 25 W, but only one 25-W card can be installed in the system at a time. See www.dell.com/training for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation. With two cards installed, one 25-W card can be installed while the other card must be offered in this guide ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...97 Internal SD Flash Card 97 Installing an Internal SD Flash Card 97 Removing an Internal SD Flash Card 98 Internal USB Memory Key 98 Internal USB Cable 99 Removing the Internal USB Cable 99 Installing the Internal USB Cable 100 VFlash Media 100 Installing a VFlash Media Card 101 ...Removing a VFlash Media Card 101 iDRAC6 Enterprise Card (Optional 101 Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card 101 ...
...97 Internal SD Flash Card 97 Installing an Internal SD Flash Card 97 Removing an Internal SD Flash Card 98 Internal USB Memory Key 98 Internal USB Cable 99 Removing the Internal USB Cable 99 Installing the Internal USB Cable 100 VFlash Media 100 Installing a VFlash Media Card 101 ...Removing a VFlash Media Card 101 iDRAC6 Enterprise Card (Optional 101 Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card 101 ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 112 RAID Battery 114 Removing a RAID Battery 114 Installing a RAID Battery 114 Removing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 114 Installing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 115 System Memory 116 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 116 Mode-Specific Guidelines 117 Installing Memory Modules 120 Removing Memory Modules 122 Processors 122 Removing a Processor 122 Installing a Processor 125 System Battery 127 Replacing the System...
... 112 RAID Battery 114 Removing a RAID Battery 114 Installing a RAID Battery 114 Removing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 114 Installing the PERC 6/I Battery Cable 115 System Memory 116 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 116 Mode-Specific Guidelines 117 Installing Memory Modules 120 Removing Memory Modules 122 Processors 122 Removing a Processor 122 Installing a Processor 125 System Battery 127 Replacing the System...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Backplane 135 System Board 135 Removing the System Board 135 Installing the System Board 138 4 Troubleshooting Your System 141 Safety First-For You and Your System 141 Troubleshooting System Startup Failure 141 Troubleshooting External Connections 141 ... System 144 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 145 Troubleshooting the System Battery 146 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 146 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 147 Troubleshooting a Fan 148 Troubleshooting System Memory 148 Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card 150 8 Contents
... Backplane 135 System Board 135 Removing the System Board 135 Installing the System Board 138 4 Troubleshooting Your System 141 Safety First-For You and Your System 141 Troubleshooting System Startup Failure 141 Troubleshooting External Connections 141 ... System 144 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 145 Troubleshooting the System Battery 146 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 146 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 147 Troubleshooting a Fan 148 Troubleshooting System Memory 148 Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card 150 8 Contents
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... system, the video monitor can take up to 25 seconds to display an image, depending on . When the system bezel is installed, the power button is on the amount of memory installed in the system. NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system to...
... system, the video monitor can take up to 25 seconds to display an image, depending on . When the system bezel is installed, the power button is on the amount of memory installed in the system. NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system to...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... exceeded allowable temperature and has been disabled to prevent damage to the for critical failure events. See "Installing a RAID Battery" and "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems." 24 About Your System E1116 Memory disabled, temp above range. system for 10 seconds and restart the system. See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems." If the problem persists...
... exceeded allowable temperature and has been disabled to prevent damage to the for critical failure events. See "Installing a RAID Battery" and "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems." 24 About Your System E1116 Memory disabled, temp above range. system for 10 seconds and restart the system. See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems." If the problem persists...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Reseat the cable. Check cable. Inspect DIMMs. No memory was detected in Install memory or reseat the system. E2011 Memory Memory detected, but is missing or bad. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "Troubleshooting System Memory." Check DIMMs. The system BIOS failed to the system for 10 seconds and restart the system. E2014 CMOS RAM failure. Remove AC power...
Reseat the cable. Check cable. Inspect DIMMs. No memory was detected in Install memory or reseat the system. E2011 Memory Memory detected, but is missing or bad. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "Troubleshooting System Memory." Check DIMMs. The system BIOS failed to the system for 10 seconds and restart the system. E2014 CMOS RAM failure. Remove AC power...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... setup program, but the current configuration does not support Advanced ECC Memory Mode. The BIOS setting has Advanced ECC mode. Advanced ECC Memory Mode disabled! Ensure that the memory modules are installed in a configuration that is running when the message appears or the...of a possible problem with the system. For memory configuration information, see "Troubleshooting System Memory." Pairs must be installed in pairs. A memory module may be matched in size and geometry. If the problem persists, see "System Memory." About Your System 37 System Messages Message Causes ...
... setup program, but the current configuration does not support Advanced ECC Memory Mode. The BIOS setting has Advanced ECC mode. Advanced ECC Memory Mode disabled! Ensure that the memory modules are installed in a configuration that is running when the message appears or the...of a possible problem with the system. For memory configuration information, see "Troubleshooting System Memory." Pairs must be installed in pairs. A memory module may be matched in size and geometry. If the problem persists, see "System Memory." About Your System 37 System Messages Message Causes ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... About Your System Alert! The iDRAC6 is not Wait for interleaving cannot be disabled. iDRAC6 not responding. Alert! The memory configuration Ensure that the memory does not support node modules are installed in a interleaving, or the configuration that system may exceed PSU wattage. The system will configuration information, run but node interleaving will...
... About Your System Alert! The iDRAC6 is not Wait for interleaving cannot be disabled. iDRAC6 not responding. Alert! The memory configuration Ensure that the memory does not support node modules are installed in a interleaving, or the configuration that system may exceed PSU wattage. The system will configuration information, run but node interleaving will...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... power supplies are not supported with this warning, then the replaced component(s) are installed, replace them with the High Output power supplies to the previous configuration. Redundant memory disabled! out of processor(s), memory modules, and expansion cards may be faulty. A memory module may not be cleared before the next boot. See "Using the System...
... power supplies are not supported with this warning, then the replaced component(s) are installed, replace them with the High Output power supplies to the previous configuration. Redundant memory disabled! out of processor(s), memory modules, and expansion cards may be faulty. A memory module may not be cleared before the next boot. See "Using the System...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... not match the setting in size and geometry. See "System been disabled. Memory." Pairs must be matched in modules for information on your operating system documentation. See your hard drive. About Your System 45 If necessary, install the operating system on setting the order of boot devices. See "Getting Help." System Messages...
... not match the setting in size and geometry. See "System been disabled. Memory." Pairs must be matched in modules for information on your operating system documentation. See your hard drive. About Your System 45 If necessary, install the operating system on setting the order of boot devices. See "Getting Help." System Messages...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...Setup program, and check the System Memory setting on the memory module with your thumbs to install the memory module in the socket in the socket. Installing and Removing a Memory Module 1 2 3 1 memory module 3 alignment key 2 memory module socket ejectors (2) 6 Align the memory module's edge connector with the ejectors ...on the other sockets that allows you to lock the memory module into the socket. The system should have memory modules installed. 8 Repeat step 4 through step 7 of the memory module socket, and insert the memory module in only one way. 7 Press down on the...
...Setup program, and check the System Memory setting on the memory module with your thumbs to install the memory module in the socket in the socket. Installing and Removing a Memory Module 1 2 3 1 memory module 3 alignment key 2 memory module socket ejectors (2) 6 Align the memory module's edge connector with the ejectors ...on the other sockets that allows you to lock the memory module into the socket. The system should have memory modules installed. 8 Repeat step 4 through step 7 of the memory module socket, and insert the memory module in only one way. 7 Press down on the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... at a specific graphics resolution, you may be an expansion card that provides (in the cable. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. USB memory key - Volt(s) alternating current. Volt(s) direct current. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of a SCSI cable) must support the resolution. 176 Glossary TOE - TCP/IP - A port on the...
... at a specific graphics resolution, you may be an expansion card that provides (in the cable. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. USB memory key - Volt(s) alternating current. Volt(s) direct current. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of a SCSI cable) must support the resolution. 176 Glossary TOE - TCP/IP - A port on the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...installing control panel board, 132 control panel display module, 131 expansion card, 90 hard drive blank, 83 hard drives, 84 iDRAC card, 101 internal USB cable, 100 memory modules, 120 optical drive, 108 PERC 6/I battery cable, 115 diagnostics advanced testing options, 161 testing options, 161 using Dell PowerEdge... Diagnostics, 159 when to use, 160 DIMMs See memory modules (DIMMs).
...installing control panel board, 132 control panel display module, 131 expansion card, 90 hard drive blank, 83 hard drives, 84 iDRAC card, 101 internal USB cable, 100 memory modules, 120 optical drive, 108 PERC 6/I battery cable, 115 diagnostics advanced testing options, 161 testing options, 161 using Dell PowerEdge... Diagnostics, 159 when to use, 160 DIMMs See memory modules (DIMMs).