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... 30 Navigation keys...30 About System Setup...30 Entering System Setup...31 System Setup Main Menu...31 System BIOS screen...31 System Information screen...32 Memory Settings screen...32 Processor Settings screen...33 SATA Settings screen...34 Boot Settings screen...37 Network Settings screen...37 Integrated Devices screen details 38 Serial...
... 30 Navigation keys...30 About System Setup...30 Entering System Setup...31 System Setup Main Menu...31 System BIOS screen...31 System Information screen...32 Memory Settings screen...32 Processor Settings screen...33 SATA Settings screen...34 Boot Settings screen...37 Network Settings screen...37 Integrated Devices screen details 38 Serial...
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... hard-drive blank 82 Installing a four-slot hard-drive blank 83 System memory...84 General memory module installation guidelines 86 Mode-specific guidelines...86 Sample memory configurations 87 Removing memory modules...89 Installing memory modules...90 Cooling fans...92 Removing the internal cooling fan 92 Installing the... internal cooling fan 93 Removing the external cooling fan 94 Installing the external cooling fan 95 Internal USB memory key (optional 96 Replacing the internal USB key...96 Expansion card holder...97 Removing the expansion card holder 97 Installing ...
... hard-drive blank 82 Installing a four-slot hard-drive blank 83 System memory...84 General memory module installation guidelines 86 Mode-specific guidelines...86 Sample memory configurations 87 Removing memory modules...89 Installing memory modules...90 Cooling fans...92 Removing the internal cooling fan 92 Installing the... internal cooling fan 93 Removing the external cooling fan 94 Installing the external cooling fan 95 Internal USB memory key (optional 96 Replacing the internal USB key...96 Expansion card holder...97 Removing the expansion card holder 97 Installing ...
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... 156 Troubleshooting power supply units 157 Power source problems...157 Power supply unit problems...157 Troubleshooting cooling problems 158 Troubleshooting cooling fans...158 Troubleshooting system memory...159 Troubleshooting an internal USB key 160 Troubleshooting an SD card...160 Troubleshooting an optical drive...161 Troubleshooting a tape backup unit 162 Troubleshooting a hard drive...
... 156 Troubleshooting power supply units 157 Power source problems...157 Power supply unit problems...157 Troubleshooting cooling problems 158 Troubleshooting cooling fans...158 Troubleshooting system memory...159 Troubleshooting an internal USB key 160 Troubleshooting an SD card...160 Troubleshooting an optical drive...161 Troubleshooting a tape backup unit 162 Troubleshooting a hard drive...
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...or fan failure). Restart the system. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. If it . The indicator blinks amber if a memory error occurs. Reinstall the memory device. Temperatur e indicator The indicator blinks amber if the system experiences a thermal error (for the PCIe card. If the ...for the specific issue. For more information on the power supply. See Getting help . 18 If the problem persists, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at startup without any required drivers for example, a temperature out of range, or a failed ...
...or fan failure). Restart the system. Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. If it . The indicator blinks amber if a memory error occurs. Reinstall the memory device. Temperatur e indicator The indicator blinks amber if the system experiences a thermal error (for the PCIe card. If the ...for the specific issue. For more information on the power supply. See Getting help . 18 If the problem persists, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at startup without any required drivers for example, a temperature out of range, or a failed ...
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... Menu Option System BIOS iDRAC Settings Description Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings. Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Integrated Devices Description Displays information about this utility, see the following ...using the iDRAC Settings utility. • Standard Graphical Browser - Press immediately after you see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals. Enables you press , allow the system to configure device settings. To view the help text...
... Menu Option System BIOS iDRAC Settings Description Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings. Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Integrated Devices Description Displays information about this utility, see the following ...using the iDRAC Settings utility. • Standard Graphical Browser - Press immediately after you see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals. Enables you press , allow the system to configure device settings. To view the help text...
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... the contact information of memory installed in the system. Menu Item System Memory Size System Memory Type System Memory Speed System Memory Voltage Video Memory System Memory Testing Memory Operating Mode Description Displays the amount of the system manufacturer. Displays the system memory voltage. The options available...and so on . UEFI Compliance Version Displays the system firmware UEFI compliance level. Options are Enabled and Disabled. Specifies the memory operating mode. Displays options to change the system date, time, and so on . To view the System Information click ...
... the contact information of memory installed in the system. Menu Item System Memory Size System Memory Type System Memory Speed System Memory Voltage Video Memory System Memory Testing Memory Operating Mode Description Displays the amount of the system manufacturer. Displays the system memory voltage. The options available...and so on . UEFI Compliance Version Displays the system firmware UEFI compliance level. Options are Enabled and Disabled. Specifies the memory operating mode. Displays options to change the system date, time, and so on . To view the System Information click ...
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... of your system. Menu Item Description Logical Processor Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of sequential memory access. DCU Streamer Prefetcher Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to Enabled, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. By...DCU) streamer prefetcher. Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting Enables you to Enabled. If Disabled, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. Specifies the Snoop Mode options. By default, the Logical Processor option is set to Disabled. By default, the Hardware Prefetcher...
... of your system. Menu Item Description Logical Processor Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of sequential memory access. DCU Streamer Prefetcher Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to Enabled, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. By...DCU) streamer prefetcher. Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting Enables you to Enabled. If Disabled, the system supports NUMA (asymmetric) memory configurations. Specifies the Snoop Mode options. By default, the Logical Processor option is set to Disabled. By default, the Hardware Prefetcher...
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.... NOTE: The processor bus speed option displays only when both processors are displayed for Embedded SATA drives during POST. Enables or disables the execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the Execute Disable option is set to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on the number of...
.... NOTE: The processor bus speed option displays only when both processors are displayed for Embedded SATA drives during POST. Enables or disables the execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the Execute Disable option is set to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on the number of...
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Disabling this function using the NIC management utilities of memory. USB 3.0 is set to Enabled, the operating system is Disabled. By default, the Internal USB Port option is disabled by the embedded management controller. If ... Video Controller is the only display capability in the system (that require large amounts 4GB of the system. When this field is set to Enabled. Memory Mapped I /OAT option Enable only if the hardware and software supports the feature. Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports, selecting All...
Disabling this function using the NIC management utilities of memory. USB 3.0 is set to Enabled, the operating system is Disabled. By default, the Internal USB Port option is disabled by the embedded management controller. If ... Video Controller is the only display capability in the system (that require large amounts 4GB of the system. When this field is set to Enabled. Memory Mapped I /OAT option Enable only if the hardware and software supports the feature. Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports, selecting All...
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.... If you to Standard. By default, the C1E option is controlled by the setting of the Energy Efficiency Policy. By default, the Memory Patrol Scrub option is set to Enabled. To view the System Profile Settings click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS →... across the cores and uncore during runtime. NOTE: The following parameters are available only when the System Profile is Dell Active Power Controller. Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. System Profile Settings screen You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum Reliability, or a specific speed.
.... If you to Standard. By default, the C1E option is controlled by the setting of the Energy Efficiency Policy. By default, the Memory Patrol Scrub option is set to Enabled. To view the System Profile Settings click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS →... across the cores and uncore during runtime. NOTE: The following parameters are available only when the System Profile is Dell Active Power Controller. Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. System Profile Settings screen You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum Reliability, or a specific speed.
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... • Systems with a double-width GPU card, the system supports only one optical drive and two tape drives. processor 2 11. processor 1 5. memory-module slots (2) 12. NOTE: You can be configured as follows: 57 For systems with hot-swappable hard drives, the optical and tape drives can also... install a Dell PowerVault RD1000 removable media device on your system is installed with hot-swappable hard drives support up to one 5.25 inch removal media storage....
... • Systems with a double-width GPU card, the system supports only one optical drive and two tape drives. processor 2 11. processor 1 5. memory-module slots (2) 12. NOTE: You can be configured as follows: 57 For systems with hot-swappable hard drives, the optical and tape drives can also... install a Dell PowerVault RD1000 removable media device on your system is installed with hot-swappable hard drives support up to one 5.25 inch removal media storage....
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...lever is organized into four sets- DIMMs in sockets A1 to A8 are assigned to processor 1 and DIMMs in After working inside your system. Memory bus operating frequency can be 2133 MT/s, 1866 MT/s, 1600 MT/s, or 1333 MT/s depending on: • System profile selected (for ...example, Performance Optimized, Custom, or Dense Configuration Optimized) • Maximum supported DIMM frequency of the processors Your system contains 12 memory sockets split into one channel. In each channel of the 4-socket set , each 2-socket set is marked white. 84 Next steps Follow the...
...lever is organized into four sets- DIMMs in sockets A1 to A8 are assigned to processor 1 and DIMMs in After working inside your system. Memory bus operating frequency can be 2133 MT/s, 1866 MT/s, 1600 MT/s, or 1333 MT/s depending on: • System profile selected (for ...example, Performance Optimized, Custom, or Dense Configuration Optimized) • Maximum supported DIMM frequency of the processors Your system contains 12 memory sockets split into one channel. In each channel of the 4-socket set , each 2-socket set is marked white. 84 Next steps Follow the...
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Figure 34. Memory socket locations Memory channels are organized as follows: Processor 1 Processor 2 channel 0: slots A1 and A5 channel 1: slots A2 and A6 channel 2: slots A3 and A7 channel 3: slots A4 and A8 channel 0: slot B1 channel 1: slot B2 channel 2: slot B3 85
Figure 34. Memory socket locations Memory channels are organized as follows: Processor 1 Processor 2 channel 0: slots A1 and A5 channel 1: slots A2 and A6 channel 2: slots A3 and A7 channel 3: slots A4 and A8 channel 0: slot B1 channel 1: slot B2 channel 2: slot B3 85
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...architectural configuration. For example, if you populate socket A1 for processor 1, then populate socket B1 for processor 2, and so on the memory mode selected. NOTE: You can be populated per channel) at a time to support RAS features. The following are available. or single...two DIMMs per processor (one DIMM per channel. • Populate DIMM sockets only if a processor is installed. Memory installation guidelines: 86 Mode-specific guidelines Four memory channels are allocated to each mode: Advanced ECC (lockstep) Advanced ECC mode extends SDDC from x4 DRAM based DIMMs...
...architectural configuration. For example, if you populate socket A1 for processor 1, then populate socket B1 for processor 2, and so on the memory mode selected. NOTE: You can be populated per channel) at a time to support RAS features. The following are available. or single...two DIMMs per processor (one DIMM per channel. • Populate DIMM sockets only if a processor is installed. Memory installation guidelines: 86 Mode-specific guidelines Four memory channels are allocated to each mode: Advanced ECC (lockstep) Advanced ECC mode extends SDDC from x4 DRAM based DIMMs...
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...x8, 2133 MT/s, 2R, x8, 1866 MT/s A1, A2 87 and dual-rank DIMMs respectively. NOTE: Advanced ECC with black release levers. Memory configurations-single processor System Capacity (in GB) 4 DIMM Size (in the System Setup. If persistent correctable errors are installed in a dual-processor ... data from this rank is copied to the operating system is reserved as a spare. Memory optimized (independent channel) mode This mode supports SDDC only for memory modules that use memory sparing, this mode, one rank per channel is reduced by one and two processor configurations...
...x8, 2133 MT/s, 2R, x8, 1866 MT/s A1, A2 87 and dual-rank DIMMs respectively. NOTE: Advanced ECC with black release levers. Memory configurations-single processor System Capacity (in GB) 4 DIMM Size (in the System Setup. If persistent correctable errors are installed in a dual-processor ... data from this rank is copied to the operating system is reserved as a spare. Memory optimized (independent channel) mode This mode supports SDDC only for memory modules that use memory sparing, this mode, one rank per channel is reduced by one and two processor configurations...
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..., A3, A4, A5, A6 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 Table 2. Memory configurations-two processors System DIMM Size (in GB) DIMMs GB) 16 4 4 DIMM Rank, Organization, and Frequency 1R, x8, 2133 MT/s, 1R, x8, 1866 MT/s 32...
..., A3, A4, A5, A6 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 Table 2. Memory configurations-two processors System DIMM Size (in GB) DIMMs GB) 16 4 4 DIMM Rank, Organization, and Frequency 1R, x8, 2133 MT/s, 1R, x8, 1866 MT/s 32...
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... listed in your product documentation, or as directed by your system. 3. CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, making sure not to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the online or telephone service and support team. Read and follow the ...safety instructions that you read the Safety instructions. 2. Locate the appropriate memory module socket. WARNING: The memory modules are hot to cool before handling ...
... listed in your product documentation, or as directed by your system. 3. CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, making sure not to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the online or telephone service and support team. Read and follow the ...safety instructions that you read the Safety instructions. 2. Locate the appropriate memory module socket. WARNING: The memory modules are hot to cool before handling ...
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... components or metallic contacts on the memory module. Remove the cooling shroud. WARNING: The memory modules are hot to the touch for the memory modules to cool before handling them. Locate the appropriate memory-module socket. memory module 3. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty...
... components or metallic contacts on the memory module. Remove the cooling shroud. WARNING: The memory modules are hot to the touch for the memory modules to cool before handling them. Locate the appropriate memory-module socket. memory module 3. Read and follow the safety instructions that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty...
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Install the cooling shroud. 2. If the value is incorrect, one way. See Dell Embedded System Diagnostics. NOTE: The alignment key allows you to reflect the installed memory. 4. apply pressure at the center of the memory modules may not be installed properly. Installing the memory module 1. Follow the procedure listed in the socket. Press to the...
Install the cooling shroud. 2. If the value is incorrect, one way. See Dell Embedded System Diagnostics. NOTE: The alignment key allows you to reflect the installed memory. 4. apply pressure at the center of the memory modules may not be installed properly. Installing the memory module 1. Follow the procedure listed in the socket. Press to the...
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... installed inside your system can be done by your system. To boot from the USB memory key, configure the USB memory key with the product. 1. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by a certified service technician. Ensure that came with a boot image and then... specify the USB memory key in the boot sequence in After working inside your product documentation, or as authorized in the...
... installed inside your system can be done by your system. To boot from the USB memory key, configure the USB memory key with the product. 1. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by a certified service technician. Ensure that came with a boot image and then... specify the USB memory key in the boot sequence in After working inside your product documentation, or as authorized in the...
