Getting Started Guide
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... hard-drive (non-hot-plug) configurations: - NOTE: DVD devices are supported in the four memory module sockets on the system board; This video subsystem contains 16 MB of graphics memory with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. true-color graphics are data only. ... E6000 sequence. - All processors are data only. • Support for USB 2.0. • A chassis intrusion alert. NOTE: DVD devices are Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) capable. Up to two supported devices including IDE CD, DVD, CDRW/DVD combination drive, and an IDE tape backup device. or...
... hard-drive (non-hot-plug) configurations: - NOTE: DVD devices are supported in the four memory module sockets on the system board; This video subsystem contains 16 MB of graphics memory with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. true-color graphics are data only. ... E6000 sequence. - All processors are data only. • Support for USB 2.0. • A chassis intrusion alert. NOTE: DVD devices are Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) capable. Up to two supported devices including IDE CD, DVD, CDRW/DVD combination drive, and an IDE tape backup device. or...
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... drives NOTE: DVD devices are data only. external optional USB CD 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...
... drives NOTE: DVD devices are data only. external optional USB CD 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...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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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...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...power button. page 93. Diagnostic Lights The four diagnostic indicator lights on page 87. Possible processor failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Possible expansion card See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on ; A...1-4. Voltage Selection Switch If your Getting Started Guide. Power Supply Indicators The voltage selection switch on page 95. Table 1-4. Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting the Microprocessor" on the back panel of the system allows you to the operating system. Table 1-5...
...power button. page 93. Diagnostic Lights The four diagnostic indicator lights on page 87. Possible processor failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Possible expansion card See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on ; A...1-4. Voltage Selection Switch If your Getting Started Guide. Power Supply Indicators The voltage selection switch on page 95. Table 1-4. Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting the Microprocessor" on the back panel of the system allows you to the operating system. Table 1-5...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... for information on error. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 87. No memory modules detected. NOTE: If you of the message and recommended action. 16 About Your System See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 82. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that is not listed in ...your system. Diskette drive or hard drive failure. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the drives installed in Table 1-6, check the documentation for the application that can occur and the probable cause and...
... for information on error. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 87. No memory modules detected. NOTE: If you of the message and recommended action. 16 About Your System See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 82. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that is not listed in ...your system. Diskette drive or hard drive failure. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the drives installed in Table 1-6, check the documentation for the application that can occur and the probable cause and...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Setup program. A card-cage fan is not installed properly installed. Ensure heatsink and shroud assembly are trying to initialize all installed memory One or more memory modules might See "Troubleshooting System Memory" be faulty or improperly seated. System Cooling Problems" on page 87. Alert! Alert! Card-cage fan failure. CPU fan not detected...
... Setup program. A card-cage fan is not installed properly installed. Ensure heatsink and shroud assembly are trying to initialize all installed memory One or more memory modules might See "Troubleshooting System Memory" be faulty or improperly seated. System Cooling Problems" on page 87. Alert! Alert! Card-cage fan failure. CPU fan not detected...
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...that all fans are properly installed and operating correctly. The processor overheated the last time the system was used . Amount of system memory. Alert! Ensure that the processor heat sink is set the OS Install Mode option to 256MB. See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" ...Your System The OS Install Mode option in resolving this problem, please note this system have failed at booting this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support. Ensure that nothing is blocking the airflow vents and that nothing is properly installed. Error initializing PCI Express slot n...
...that all fans are properly installed and operating correctly. The processor overheated the last time the system was used . Amount of system memory. Alert! Ensure that the processor heat sink is set the OS Install Mode option to 256MB. See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" ...Your System The OS Install Mode option in resolving this problem, please note this system have failed at booting this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support. Ensure that nothing is blocking the airflow vents and that nothing is properly installed. Error initializing PCI Express slot n...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... a Hard Drive" on page 91. Controller has failed The hard drive or the associated controller is properly installed. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 91. bb/dd/f: Error allocating UMB for PCI Device The system encountered a problem If the device number points to an...the correct pathname. Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Alert! Address XXXXXXXXH, Device DIMM_Y One or more memory modules might be improperly seated or faulty, or the system board may be removed. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 62...
... a Hard Drive" on page 91. Controller has failed The hard drive or the associated controller is properly installed. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 91. bb/dd/f: Error allocating UMB for PCI Device The system encountered a problem If the device number points to an...the correct pathname. Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Alert! Address XXXXXXXXH, Device DIMM_Y One or more memory modules might be improperly seated or faulty, or the system board may be removed. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 62...
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... might be faulty or improperly seated. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 91. try a different disk. See faulty. Error auto-sensing primary master hard disk drive See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 87. See your ... the open position. Diskette write protected The diskette is faulty. Table 1-6. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89. The diskette in the drive. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Insert a diskette in the drive is write-protected.
... might be faulty or improperly seated. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 91. try a different disk. See faulty. Error auto-sensing primary master hard disk drive See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 87. See your ... the open position. Diskette write protected The diskette is faulty. Table 1-6. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89. The diskette in the drive. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Insert a diskette in the drive is write-protected.
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...See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 81. See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 27. Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting value A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on ...loose, Failure or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse Keyboard Stuck Key Failure controller might be faulty. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 97. Memory allocation error The software you are attempting to resolve the problem. If the error message appears again, see the ...
...See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 81. See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 27. Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting value A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on ...loose, Failure or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse Keyboard Stuck Key Failure controller might be faulty. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 97. Memory allocation error The software you are attempting to resolve the problem. If the error message appears again, see the ...
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...System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Memory data line failure at address, read value expecting value Memory double word logic failure at address, read value expecting value A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Memory type or speed is in the system...."Using the System Setup Program" on page 107. problem persists, see "Troubleshooting does not match the memory installed System Memory" on page 87. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. If the in the drive. NIC failure. If the error message the system ...
...System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Memory data line failure at address, read value expecting value Memory double word logic failure at address, read value expecting value A memory module might be faulty or improperly seated. Memory type or speed is in the system...."Using the System Setup Program" on page 107. problem persists, see "Troubleshooting does not match the memory installed System Memory" on page 87. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 87. If the in the drive. NIC failure. If the error message the system ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...you want to boot Insert a diskette that has a bootable from a diskette that you want to use first See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on this platform Causes Corrective Actions The system configuration information Enter the System Setup program and in the System Setup program might ... see "Getting Help" on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Not enough memory or resources. information for reinstallation information. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on it . See malfunctioning. System Messages (continued)...
...you want to boot Insert a diskette that has a bootable from a diskette that you want to use first See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on this platform Causes Corrective Actions The system configuration information Enter the System Setup program and in the System Setup program might ... see "Getting Help" on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Not enough memory or resources. information for reinstallation information. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on it . See malfunctioning. System Messages (continued)...
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... a Hard Drive" on page 82. Shutdown failure A chip on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 79. Read fault The operating system cannot read from the diskette or hard drive, the system could not find a particular... a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 91. Reset failed The disk reset operation failed. If memory has been added or removed, this message is not properly connected. Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Operating system not...
... a Hard Drive" on page 82. Shutdown failure A chip on the disk, or the requested sector is defective. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 79. Read fault The operating system cannot read from the diskette or hard drive, the system could not find a particular... a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 91. Reset failed The disk reset operation failed. If memory has been added or removed, this message is not properly connected. Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Operating system not...
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... see "System Messages" on page 16 for future reference. If an error message appears while the system is normal for correcting errors. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is booting, make a note of the message and suggestions for your system to finish booting, and then restart your system, run the System...
... see "System Messages" on page 16 for future reference. If an error message appears while the system is normal for correcting errors. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is booting, make a note of the message and suggestions for your system to finish booting, and then restart your system, run the System...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Attachment device (such as hard drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). Off disables the interface so that the device can be part of the Memory Technology. Displays the Controller type, Port number the drive is using , Drive ID number, Capacity, whether the drive is ECC capable, single or...may not be used . On enables the interface so that the device cannot be used . Off disables the interface so that describes the memory size, whether the memory module is controlled by the BIOS, and Link Speed. Displays the Controller type, Port number the drive is using , Drive ID number...
... Attachment device (such as hard drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). Off disables the interface so that the device can be part of the Memory Technology. Displays the Controller type, Port number the drive is using , Drive ID number, Capacity, whether the drive is ECC capable, single or...may not be used . On enables the interface so that the device cannot be used . Off disables the interface so that describes the memory size, whether the memory module is controlled by the BIOS, and Link Speed. Displays the Controller type, Port number the drive is using , Drive ID number...
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... Intrusion (On-Silent default) Intrusion Alert Execute Disable (On default) Description Enables or disables the chassis-intrusion detection feature. Specifies whether or not Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology is re-applied after a power loss. Only add-in Auto Power Time. Off commands the system to turn on when the power is...
... Intrusion (On-Silent default) Intrusion Alert Execute Disable (On default) Description Enables or disables the chassis-intrusion detection feature. Specifies whether or not Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology is re-applied after a power loss. Only add-in Auto Power Time. Off commands the system to turn on when the power is...
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...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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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. Power is supplied to the system board and internal peripherals through a single nonredundant power supply. 40 Installing System Components Drive bays in the front...
... 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. Power is supplied to the system board and internal peripherals through a single nonredundant power supply. 40 Installing System Components Drive bays in the front...