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Drives Hard drives Optical drive Tape drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Internal USB Video Video type Video memory Up to four 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA internal drives or Up to four 3.5-inch cabled SAS or SATA internal drives or Up ...
Drives Hard drives Optical drive Tape drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Internal USB Video Video type Video memory Up to four 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA internal drives or Up to four 3.5-inch cabled SAS or SATA internal drives or Up ...
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... Board 144 4 Troubleshooting Your System 147 Safety First-For You and Your System 147 Troubleshooting System Startup Failure 147 Troubleshooting External Connections 148 Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 148 Troubleshooting a USB Device 148 Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device 149 Troubleshooting a NIC 149 Troubleshooting a Wet System 150 8 Contents
... Board 144 4 Troubleshooting Your System 147 Safety First-For You and Your System 147 Troubleshooting System Startup Failure 147 Troubleshooting External Connections 148 Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 148 Troubleshooting a USB Device 148 Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device 149 Troubleshooting a NIC 149 Troubleshooting a Wet System 150 8 Contents
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Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD lights blue during system startup. NOTE: When powering on the system, the video monitor can be used to the system is turned off the system using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power ...
Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD lights blue during system startup. NOTE: When powering on the system, the video monitor can be used to the system is turned off the system using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power ...
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... Express. Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 1 power supplies (2) 2 USB connectors (4) 3 Ethernet connectors (2) 4 video connector 5 serial connector 6 iDRAC6 Enterprise port (optional) 7 VFlash media slot (optional) 8 PCIe expansion card slots (5) 9 security cable slot Description Depending on the configuration of your...
... Express. Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 1 power supplies (2) 2 USB connectors (4) 3 Ethernet connectors (2) 4 video connector 5 serial connector 6 iDRAC6 Enterprise port (optional) 7 VFlash media slot (optional) 8 PCIe expansion card slots (5) 9 security cable slot Description Depending on the configuration of your...
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... into a working off condition or a possible electrical outlet and press the pre-BIOS failure has power button. The system is in a normal Information only. Possible video failure. Hard drive failure. occurred. BIOS checksum failure detected; Memory failure. Possible expansion card See "Troubleshooting Expansion failure. See "Getting Help" on page 163. Cards...
... into a working off condition or a possible electrical outlet and press the pre-BIOS failure has power button. The system is in a normal Information only. Possible video failure. Hard drive failure. occurred. BIOS checksum failure detected; Memory failure. Possible expansion card See "Troubleshooting Expansion failure. See "Getting Help" on page 163. Cards...
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... Your System 37 Check screen for specific error messages. Check screen message. ation. Check screen for specific error messages. Check screen message. General failure after video. DIMM.
... Your System 37 Check screen for specific error messages. Check screen message. ation. Check screen for specific error messages. Check screen message. General failure after video. DIMM.
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... are run at system boot. Any critical errors will not halt if an error occurs during normal POST. Displays the type of video memory. Enables error logging Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 61 Displays the amount of system memory. Option Report... does not affect the operation of keyboard errors during POST. Memory Settings Screen Option System Memory Size System Memory Type System Memory Speed Video Memory System Memory Testing (Enabled default) Error Logging Threshold Mode (Enabled default) Description Displays the amount of system memory. Displays the...
... are run at system boot. Any critical errors will not halt if an error occurs during normal POST. Displays the type of video memory. Enables error logging Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 61 Displays the amount of system memory. Option Report... does not affect the operation of keyboard errors during POST. Memory Settings Screen Option System Memory Size System Memory Type System Memory Speed Video Memory System Memory Testing (Enabled default) Error Logging Threshold Mode (Enabled default) Description Displays the amount of system memory. Displays the...
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...OS Watchdog Timer (Disabled default) Sets a timer to monitor the operating system for the NIC. Embedded Video Controller (Enabled default) Displays the total amount of video memory available in recovery if the system stops responding. Integrated Devices Screen Option Description Integrated SAS Controller ...embedded NIC. NOTE: This feature is not initialized. MAC Address Displays the MAC address for activity, and aids in the embedded video controller. 64 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager Internal USB Port (On default) Enables or disables the internal...
...OS Watchdog Timer (Disabled default) Sets a timer to monitor the operating system for the NIC. Embedded Video Controller (Enabled default) Displays the total amount of video memory available in recovery if the system stops responding. Integrated Devices Screen Option Description Integrated SAS Controller ...embedded NIC. NOTE: This feature is not initialized. MAC Address Displays the MAC address for activity, and aids in the embedded video controller. 64 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager Internal USB Port (On default) Enables or disables the internal...
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... electrical outlet. 9 Turn on the system and attached peripherals. See "Closing the System" on page 86 7 Lay the system upright on a flat surface. 8 Reattach any video output. • RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be mixed. • Except for memory channels that fail to 8 GB. or 1333-MHz, and quad-rank DIMMs can...
... electrical outlet. 9 Turn on the system and attached peripherals. See "Closing the System" on page 86 7 Lay the system upright on a flat surface. 8 Reattach any video output. • RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be mixed. • Except for memory channels that fail to 8 GB. or 1333-MHz, and quad-rank DIMMs can...
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... You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in which you boot the system to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is also true. Troubleshooting Your System Safety First-For You and Your System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by the ...product. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57. • Invalid memory configurations could cause the system to video imaging or LCD messaging, especially after installing an operating system from the UEFI Boot Manager, the system will hang. See "Expansion Cards" on...
... You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in which you boot the system to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is also true. Troubleshooting Your System Safety First-For You and Your System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by the ...product. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 57. • Invalid memory configurations could cause the system to video imaging or LCD messaging, especially after installing an operating system from the UEFI Boot Manager, the system will hang. See "Expansion Cards" on...
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... following steps to the monitor. 3 Run the appropriate online diagnostic test. If the problem is not related to video hardware. Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 1 Check the system and power connections to the monitor. 2 Check the video interface cabling from the system to troubleshoot a USB keyboard and/or mouse. b Connect the keyboard/mouse to...
... following steps to the monitor. 3 Run the appropriate online diagnostic test. If the problem is not related to video hardware. Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 1 Check the system and power connections to the monitor. 2 Check the video interface cabling from the system to troubleshoot a USB keyboard and/or mouse. b Connect the keyboard/mouse to...
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... the system is resolved, close the system. Read and follow the corrective actions provided by the diagnostic program. 2 If the system is not covered by Dell is not operational, turn off the system and attached peripherals, and unplug the system from the power source. Wait at startup without... video output. See "Closing the System" on page 86. 6 If the fan does not function, turn off the system and install a new fan. NOTE: Invalid memory ...
... the system is resolved, close the system. Read and follow the corrective actions provided by the diagnostic program. 2 If the system is not covered by Dell is not operational, turn off the system and attached peripherals, and unplug the system from the power source. Wait at startup without... video output. See "Closing the System" on page 86. 6 If the fan does not function, turn off the system and install a new fan. NOTE: Invalid memory ...
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.... The file system structure used by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral. A comprehensive set of a clock cycle. Digital versatile disc or digital video disc. ESD - Embedded server management. DNS - ECC - Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the operating system or some specialized function to the system...
.... The file system structure used by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral. A comprehensive set of a clock cycle. Digital versatile disc or digital video disc. ESD - Embedded server management. DNS - ECC - Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the operating system or some specialized function to the system...
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...-side bus. FTP - GB - host adapter - A controller that enables SCSI device communication across a network or the Internet. Hz - Internet Dell Remote Access Controller. g - Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. graphics mode - hot-swap - I /O activity can be ... - A protocol that implements communication between the system's bus and the peripheral device, typically a storage device. Fibre Channel - A video mode that can be assigned an IRQ number. Two devices can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility. Integrated drive electronics. IRQ...
...-side bus. FTP - GB - host adapter - A controller that enables SCSI device communication across a network or the Internet. Hz - Internet Dell Remote Access Controller. g - Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. graphics mode - hot-swap - I /O activity can be ... - A protocol that implements communication between the system's bus and the peripheral device, typically a storage device. Fibre Channel - A video mode that can be assigned an IRQ number. Two devices can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility. Integrated drive electronics. IRQ...
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...Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. kg - LCD - On a system with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they would with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to mean 1,000...000 bytes. 182 Glossary Media Access Control address. Kilobit(s); 1024 bits. Kilogram(s); 1000 grams. kHz - Land grid array. Kb - Keyboard/video/mouse. LAN - Light-emitting diode. The wire connects the pins and creates a circuit, providing a simple and reversible method of the ...
...Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits. kg - LCD - On a system with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they would with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to mean 1,000...000 bytes. 182 Glossary Media Access Control address. Kilobit(s); 1024 bits. Kilogram(s); 1000 grams. kHz - Land grid array. Kb - Keyboard/video/mouse. LAN - Light-emitting diode. The wire connects the pins and creates a circuit, providing a simple and reversible method of the ...
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... pixels up and down. Power-on motherboard. readme file - Power distribution unit. Your system contains some programs essential to run on a video display. The system's primary temporary storage area for local-bus implementation. processor - A method of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID ...operation in ROM include the program that provides electrical power to a system. pixel - RAID - ROM - A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is one processor must usually be locally attached. 184 Glossary Remote access controller. Peripheral Component Interconnect.
... pixels up and down. Power-on motherboard. readme file - Power distribution unit. Your system contains some programs essential to run on a video display. The system's primary temporary storage area for local-bus implementation. processor - A method of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID ...operation in ROM include the program that provides electrical power to a system. pixel - RAID - ROM - A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is one processor must usually be locally attached. 184 Glossary Remote access controller. Peripheral Component Interconnect.
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...by setting features such as the processor(s), RAM, controllers for operation. See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. VGA and SVGA are video standards for technical support. Because the System Setup program is the same on each disk. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. SD card - serial...board, the system board usually contains most often used to identify it when you to describe a system that allows you call Dell for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than standard ports. Data stored in effect until you change them again. system ...
...by setting features such as the processor(s), RAM, controllers for operation. See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. VGA and SVGA are video standards for technical support. Because the System Setup program is the same on each disk. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. SD card - serial...board, the system board usually contains most often used to identify it when you to describe a system that allows you call Dell for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than standard ports. Data stored in effect until you change them again. system ...
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...manage system resources-memory, disk drives, or printers, for example. USB devices can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). Volt(s). video resolution - Video resolution (800 x 600, for the devices. Some devices (such as the last device at a specific...the system is expressed as mice and keyboards. UPS - Universal Serial Bus. VAC - Volt(s) direct current. Video graphics array. video adapter - Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in the configuration software for example) is running. U-DIMM - uplink port - USB memory...
...manage system resources-memory, disk drives, or printers, for example. USB devices can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). Volt(s). video resolution - Video resolution (800 x 600, for the devices. Some devices (such as the last device at a specific...the system is expressed as mice and keyboards. UPS - Universal Serial Bus. VAC - Volt(s) direct current. Video graphics array. video adapter - Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in the configuration software for example) is running. U-DIMM - uplink port - USB memory...
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...USB, 12, 19 video, 12, 19 contacting Dell, 177 control panel assembly features, 12 installing, 138 LCD panel features, 14 removing, 136 cooling fans troubleshooting, 154 cover closing, 86 D damaged systems troubleshooting, 152 Dell contacting, 177 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics using, 165 ...diagnostics advanced testing options, 167 testing options, 167 using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics, 165 when to use, 166 DIMMs See memory modules (DIMMs). ...
...USB, 12, 19 video, 12, 19 contacting Dell, 177 control panel assembly features, 12 installing, 138 LCD panel features, 14 removing, 136 cooling fans troubleshooting, 154 cover closing, 86 D damaged systems troubleshooting, 152 Dell contacting, 177 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics using, 165 ...diagnostics advanced testing options, 167 testing options, 167 using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics, 165 when to use, 166 DIMMs See memory modules (DIMMs). ...
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... troubleshooting, 161 SD card troubleshooting, 157 securing your system, 67, 73 setup password, 74 slots See expansion slots. startup accessing system features, 11 support contacting Dell, 177 system closing, 86 system cooling troubleshooting, 154 system features accessing, 11 system password, 72 system setup options, 59 system setup program CPU options, 62... memory, 155 microprocessors, 163 NIC, 149 power supplies, 153 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 161 SD card, 157 system cooling, 154 system startup failure, 147 video, 148 Index 192
... troubleshooting, 161 SD card troubleshooting, 157 securing your system, 67, 73 setup password, 74 slots See expansion slots. startup accessing system features, 11 support contacting Dell, 177 system closing, 86 system cooling troubleshooting, 154 system features accessing, 11 system password, 72 system setup options, 59 system setup program CPU options, 62... memory, 155 microprocessors, 163 NIC, 149 power supplies, 153 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 161 SD card, 157 system cooling, 154 system startup failure, 147 video, 148 Index 192