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...800 x 600, 1024 x 768, and 1280 x 1024. Intel® Pentium® D processor, E6000 sequence. - This video subsystem contains 16 MB of graphics memory with a SAS controller card • One 3.5-inch peripheral drive bay for the optional diskette drive, and two 5.25-inch bays for USB 2.0. • A ...chassis intrusion alert. or 667- (when available) MHz DDR II SDRAM memory, upgradable to two internal 3.5-inch SATA hard drives with an integrated SATA controller or - All processors are data only. • Support for 2D...
...800 x 600, 1024 x 768, and 1280 x 1024. Intel® Pentium® D processor, E6000 sequence. - This video subsystem contains 16 MB of graphics memory with a SAS controller card • One 3.5-inch peripheral drive bay for the optional diskette drive, and two 5.25-inch bays for USB 2.0. • A ...chassis intrusion alert. or 667- (when available) MHz DDR II SDRAM memory, upgradable to two internal 3.5-inch SATA hard drives with an integrated SATA controller or - All processors are data only. • Support for 2D...
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... combination CD-RW/DVD drives NOTE: DVD devices are data only. Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots PCIe PCI Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard Drives Diskette drive Optical drives 8 Getting Started With Your System Intel® Pentium® D processor...
... combination CD-RW/DVD drives NOTE: DVD devices are data only. Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots PCIe PCI Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard Drives Diskette drive Optical drives 8 Getting Started With Your System Intel® Pentium® D processor...
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Drives (continued) Tape drive Flash drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Internally accessible IDE channel SATA channels Video Video type Video memory Power AC power supply (per power supply) Wattage Voltage Heat dissipation CMOS Backup Battery Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum configuration) one optional internal half-...
Drives (continued) Tape drive Flash drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Internally accessible IDE channel SATA channels Video Video type Video memory Power AC power supply (per power supply) Wattage Voltage Heat dissipation CMOS Backup Battery Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum configuration) one optional internal half-...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Expansion Card 56 Installing an Expansion Card 57 SAS Controller Expansion Card 58 Memory 58 Memory Module Upgrade Kits 59 Memory Module Installation Guidelines 59 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations (Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Only 59 Removing a Memory Module 60 Installing a Memory Module 60 Microprocessor 62 Removing the Processor 62 Replacing the Processor 65...
... Expansion Card 56 Installing an Expansion Card 57 SAS Controller Expansion Card 58 Memory 58 Memory Module Upgrade Kits 59 Memory Module Installation Guidelines 59 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations (Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Only 59 Removing a Memory Module 60 Installing a Memory Module 60 Microprocessor 62 Removing the Processor 62 Replacing the Processor 65...
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... Troubleshooting a Fan 87 Troubleshooting System Memory 87 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 89 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 90 Troubleshooting an IDE Tape Drive 91 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 91 Troubleshooting a SAS RAID Controller 92 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 93 Troubleshooting the Microprocessor 95 5 Running the System Diagnostics 97 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 97 System Diagnostics Features 97...
... Troubleshooting a Fan 87 Troubleshooting System Memory 87 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 89 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 90 Troubleshooting an IDE Tape Drive 91 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 91 Troubleshooting a SAS RAID Controller 92 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 93 Troubleshooting the Microprocessor 95 5 Running the System Diagnostics 97 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 97 System Diagnostics Features 97...
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... page 87. Voltage Selection Switch If your Getting Started Guide. Table 1-5 lists the causes and possible corrective actions associated with these codes. Possible processor failure. Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting System...
... page 87. Voltage Selection Switch If your Getting Started Guide. Table 1-5 lists the causes and possible corrective actions associated with these codes. Possible processor failure. Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting System...
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... See "Getting Help" on page 87. See "Hard Drives" on page 51 or "Diskette Drive" on page 107. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 107. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that the diskette drive, optical drive, and hard drives are properly connected. Possible USB ...failure. NOTE: If you of the message and recommended action. 16 About Your System Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 79 for an explanation of a possible problem with the system. Ensure that is running when the message appears...
... See "Getting Help" on page 87. See "Hard Drives" on page 51 or "Diskette Drive" on page 107. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 107. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that the diskette drive, optical drive, and hard drives are properly connected. Possible USB ...failure. NOTE: If you of the message and recommended action. 16 About Your System Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 79 for an explanation of a possible problem with the system. Ensure that is running when the message appears...
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... is the fan assembly is not detected during See "Troubleshooting System Cooling POST. The system was due to initialize all installed memory One or more memory modules might See "Troubleshooting System Memory" be faulty or improperly seated. About Your System 17 System Cooling Problems" on page 87. Alert! Alert! The system will halt...
... is the fan assembly is not detected during See "Troubleshooting System Cooling POST. The system was due to initialize all installed memory One or more memory modules might See "Troubleshooting System Memory" be faulty or improperly seated. About Your System 17 System Cooling Problems" on page 87. Alert! Alert! The system will halt...
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... option in resolving this problem, please note this system have failed at booting this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support. This limits the amount of system memory. Incompatible processor detected. Alert! The system encountered a problem while trying to Off. After the operating...configure a PCIe expansion card. Error initializing PCI Express slot n (or bridge). boot routine three consecutive times for a list of available memory limited to complete the See "Getting Help" on page 27. See the Getting Started Guide for the same error. Previous attempts at...
... option in resolving this problem, please note this system have failed at booting this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support. This limits the amount of system memory. Incompatible processor detected. Alert! The system encountered a problem while trying to Off. After the operating...configure a PCIe expansion card. Error initializing PCI Express slot n (or bridge). boot routine three consecutive times for a list of available memory limited to complete the See "Getting Help" on page 27. See the Getting Started Guide for the same error. Previous attempts at...
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...or hard-drive controller detected an uncorrectable read error. All numbers are working correctly. Address XXXXXXXXH, Device DIMM_Y One or more memory modules might be improperly seated or faulty, or the system board may be removed. Previous Shutdown Due to a an onboard device... device number points to Thermal Event The processor or hard drive overheated the last time the system was used the correct pathname. Uncorrectable Memory Error Previously Detected... If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 91. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89...
...or hard-drive controller detected an uncorrectable read error. All numbers are working correctly. Address XXXXXXXXH, Device DIMM_Y One or more memory modules might be improperly seated or faulty, or the system board may be removed. Previous Shutdown Due to a an onboard device... device number points to Thermal Event The processor or hard drive overheated the last time the system was used the correct pathname. Uncorrectable Memory Error Previously Detected... If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 91. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89...
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... diskette might be defective, or a If the diskette-drive indicator turns on, cable might be Run the system diagnostics. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. match the hardware configuration. Diskette write protected The diskette is enabled in the drive. Diskette read... Floppy diskette seek failure A diskette drive is not connected but See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" is write-protected. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 89. Slide the write-protect notch to check the file structure of the diskette drive or hard drive. See "Getting Help...
... diskette might be defective, or a If the diskette-drive indicator turns on, cable might be Run the system diagnostics. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. match the hardware configuration. Diskette write protected The diskette is enabled in the drive. Diskette read... Floppy diskette seek failure A diskette drive is not connected but See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" is write-protected. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 89. Slide the write-protect notch to check the file structure of the diskette drive or hard drive. See "Getting Help...
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.... Run the system diagnostics. from a nonbootable diskette or CD. information. Keyboard failure Keyboard fuse has failed. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 97. Table 1-6. Take the appropriate action to boot Insert a bootable diskette or CD. Insert bootable media The operating... run the program again. See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 81. See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 81. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 27. Hard-disk ...
.... Run the system diagnostics. from a nonbootable diskette or CD. information. Keyboard failure Keyboard fuse has failed. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 97. Table 1-6. Take the appropriate action to boot Insert a bootable diskette or CD. Insert bootable media The operating... run the program again. See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 81. See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 81. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 27. Hard-disk ...
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...on page 107. If the hard drive is your boot device, hard drive. problem persists, see "Troubleshooting does not match the memory installed System Memory" on page 87. If the error message the system configuration information appears again, see "Getting Help" on page 83. NIC...improperly seated. Enter the System Setup program and verify the boot sequence information. Table 1-6. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 27. 22 About Your System ensure that a bootable disk is your boot device, ensure that ...
...on page 107. If the hard drive is your boot device, hard drive. problem persists, see "Troubleshooting does not match the memory installed System Memory" on page 87. If the error message the system configuration information appears again, see "Getting Help" on page 83. NIC...improperly seated. Enter the System Setup program and verify the boot sequence information. Table 1-6. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 27. 22 About Your System ensure that a bootable disk is your boot device, ensure that ...
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.... The operating system is not supported on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Not enough memory or resources. Close all windows and open . System Messages (continued) Message No boot sector on this platform Causes Corrective Actions The system configuration information Enter... Diagnostics" on page 107. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 91. Close some cases, you want to use first See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. Table 1-6.
.... The operating system is not supported on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Not enough memory or resources. Close all windows and open . System Messages (continued) Message No boot sector on this platform Causes Corrective Actions The system configuration information Enter... Diagnostics" on page 107. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 91. Close some cases, you want to use first See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. Table 1-6.
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... sector is Try increasing disk space on the too large to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. Sector not found See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 91. The amount of the computer The keyboard and/or mouse is ...file that you are trying to USB ports on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 91. If memory has been added or removed, this message is too large for the destination drive. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a...
... sector is Try increasing disk space on the too large to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. Sector not found See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 91. The amount of the computer The keyboard and/or mouse is ...file that you are trying to USB ports on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 91. If memory has been added or removed, this message is too large for the destination drive. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... send a message the first time you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system configuration and optional settings. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is booting, make a note of the message and suggestions for future reference. Navigating the System Setup Program Table 2-1 lists the keys that accompanied...
... send a message the first time you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system configuration and optional settings. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is booting, make a note of the message and suggestions for future reference. Navigating the System Setup Program Table 2-1 lists the keys that accompanied...
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... PCI Info Date/Time Boot Sequence (Diskette drive default) Description Displays the amount of Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and a description of cards that describes the memory size, whether the memory module is connected. Resets the system's internal calendar and clock. Drive Options Option Diskette Drive ..., whether the drive is controlled by the BIOS, and Link Speed. Off does not report errors. Displays the types of the Memory Technology. On enables the interface so that the device cannot be used . On reports errors. 30 Using the System Setup Program ...
... PCI Info Date/Time Boot Sequence (Diskette drive default) Description Displays the amount of Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and a description of cards that describes the memory size, whether the memory module is connected. Resets the system's internal calendar and clock. Drive Options Option Diskette Drive ..., whether the drive is controlled by the BIOS, and Link Speed. Off does not report errors. Displays the types of the Memory Technology. On enables the interface so that the device cannot be used . On reports errors. 30 Using the System Setup Program ...
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... disabled when the system is reapplied. Pressing any edit key acknowledges the intrusion and arms the system to Off. Specifies whether or not Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology is re-applied after a power loss. On commands the system to wake up the system. Off conserves less power and removes power from...
... disabled when the system is reapplied. Pressing any edit key acknowledges the intrusion and arms the system to Off. Specifies whether or not Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology is re-applied after a power loss. On commands the system to wake up the system. Off conserves less power and removes power from...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... system components: • Front drive bezel • Diskette drive • Optical and tape drives • Hard drives • Expansion cards • SAS controller card • Memory • Microprocessor • Cooling fans • System battery • Power supply • Chassis intrusion switch • Bezel • I/O panel • System board Recommended Tools You...
... system components: • Front drive bezel • Diskette drive • Optical and tape drives • Hard drives • Expansion cards • SAS controller card • Memory • Microprocessor • Cooling fans • System battery • Power supply • Chassis intrusion switch • Bezel • I/O panel • System board Recommended Tools You...
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... hard drives (2) processor cooling fan 3 power supply 6 card cage fan 9 3.5-inch drive bay The system board can accommodate one processor, five expansion cards, and four memory modules. The hard drive bays provide space for up to provide an interior view of the system provide space for SAS hard drives. Power is...
... hard drives (2) processor cooling fan 3 power supply 6 card cage fan 9 3.5-inch drive bay The system board can accommodate one processor, five expansion cards, and four memory modules. The hard drive bays provide space for up to provide an interior view of the system provide space for SAS hard drives. Power is...