Getting Started Guide
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... the correct version of your system by installing a second microprocessor, you must order the microprocessor upgrade kits from Dell. This video subsystem contains a minimum of 16MB of 256-MB, 512-MB, 1-GB, or 2-GB memory modules in features: • Dual-channel IDE.... • Support for the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024 Getting Started With Your System 3 A controller expansion card is 1600x1200 with two Intel Xeon microprocessors. A third hard drive may be installed using the internal hard drive bays. NOTE: A tape backup device or a second...
... the correct version of your system by installing a second microprocessor, you must order the microprocessor upgrade kits from Dell. This video subsystem contains a minimum of 16MB of 256-MB, 512-MB, 1-GB, or 2-GB memory modules in features: • Dual-channel IDE.... • Support for the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024 Getting Started With Your System 3 A controller expansion card is 1600x1200 with two Intel Xeon microprocessors. A third hard drive may be installed using the internal hard drive bays. NOTE: A tape backup device or a second...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Checking the Equipment 95 Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts 96 Troubleshooting External Connections 96 Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 96 Troubleshooting the Keyboard 97 Troubleshooting the Mouse 98 Troubleshooting Serial I/O Problems 98 Troubleshooting a ...Drive 106 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 107 Troubleshooting a SAS RAID Controller 108 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 109 Troubleshooting the Microprocessors 110 5 Running the System Diagnostics 113 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 113 System Diagnostics Features 113 When to Use the System Diagnostics 114 Running the...
Checking the Equipment 95 Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts 96 Troubleshooting External Connections 96 Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 96 Troubleshooting the Keyboard 97 Troubleshooting the Mouse 98 Troubleshooting Serial I/O Problems 98 Troubleshooting a ...Drive 106 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 107 Troubleshooting a SAS RAID Controller 108 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 109 Troubleshooting the Microprocessors 110 5 Running the System Diagnostics 113 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 113 System Diagnostics Features 113 When to Use the System Diagnostics 114 Running the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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About Your System 13 Back-Panel Features 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 AC power connector 4 USB connectors (5) 7 serial connector 2 expansion-card slots (5) 5 video connector 3 NIC connector 6 parallel connector Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: • Most devices must be connected to a ...
About Your System 13 Back-Panel Features 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 AC power connector 4 USB connectors (5) 7 serial connector 2 expansion-card slots (5) 5 video connector 3 NIC connector 6 parallel connector Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: • Most devices must be connected to a ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...BIOS checksum failure Ensure that the diskette drive and hard drives are functioning detected; Ensure that all network cards and connections are properly connected. system is in your system. mode. Possible processor failure. Possible video failure. No memory modules detected. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 123. See "Troubleshooting System ... USB failure. Table 1-4. Diskette drive or hard drive failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 123. 16 About Your System See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 109. Possible expansion...
...BIOS checksum failure Ensure that the diskette drive and hard drives are functioning detected; Ensure that all network cards and connections are properly connected. system is in your system. mode. Possible processor failure. Possible video failure. No memory modules detected. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 123. See "Troubleshooting System ... USB failure. Table 1-4. Diskette drive or hard drive failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 123. 16 About Your System See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 109. Possible expansion...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... keyboard. See "Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics" on page 113. See "Getting Help" on again. 3 Determine whether the system has monitors attached to the monitor. 2 Determine whether the system has an expansion card with the keyboard. • Keyboard is not functioning properly. Troubleshooting the Keyboard Problem • System message indicates a problem with a video output connector.
... keyboard. See "Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics" on page 113. See "Getting Help" on again. 3 Determine whether the system has monitors attached to the monitor. 2 Determine whether the system has an expansion card with the keyboard. • Keyboard is not functioning properly. Troubleshooting the Keyboard Problem • System message indicates a problem with a video output connector.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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A connector on diskette while still installed in an expansion card. Fahrenheit. A type of EEPROM chip that can be differentiated from computational activity. format - FTP - File transfer protocol. Gram(s). Gravities. Gb - However, when referring to 1,...chips can optionally use a FAT file system structure. To prepare a hard drive or diskette for devices. Feet. Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. A video mode that functions without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached. As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that data is about a manageable ...
A connector on diskette while still installed in an expansion card. Fahrenheit. A type of EEPROM chip that can be differentiated from computational activity. format - FTP - File transfer protocol. Gram(s). Gravities. Gb - However, when referring to 1,...chips can optionally use a FAT file system structure. To prepare a hard drive or diskette for devices. Feet. Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. A video mode that functions without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached. As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that data is about a manageable ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... that a program can be an expansion card that automatically supplies power to specialized hardware on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere. A battery-powered unit that plugs into the system board or may need to a telephone line. Video graphics array. When you must install the appropriate video drivers and your system in addition...
... that a program can be an expansion card that automatically supplies power to specialized hardware on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere. A battery-powered unit that plugs into the system board or may need to a telephone line. Video graphics array. When you must install the appropriate video drivers and your system in addition...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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troubleshooting (continued) expansion cards, 109 external connections, 96 hard drive, 107 keyboard, 97 memory, 103 microprocessors, 110 mouse, 98 NIC, 100 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 108 serial I/O device, 99 start-up routine, 95 system battery, 102 system cooling, 102 USB device, 99 video, 96 wet system, 100 U USB device troubleshooting, 99 V video troubleshooting, 96 W warning messages, 25 warranty, 9 wet system troubleshooting, 100 160 Index
troubleshooting (continued) expansion cards, 109 external connections, 96 hard drive, 107 keyboard, 97 memory, 103 microprocessors, 110 mouse, 98 NIC, 100 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 108 serial I/O device, 99 start-up routine, 95 system battery, 102 system cooling, 102 USB device, 99 video, 96 wet system, 100 U USB device troubleshooting, 99 V video troubleshooting, 96 W warning messages, 25 warranty, 9 wet system troubleshooting, 100 160 Index