Glossary
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... processor. Double-data rate. See also memory module. DRAM - Dynamic random-access memory. DVD - Error checking and correction. EMI - Electrostatic discharge. Embedded server management. coprocessor - ERA - Embedded remote access. A technology in memory modules that allows the processor to the ...A chip that plugs into IP addresses, such as NICs. ESD - expansion bus - expansion card - An add-in -line memory module. A math coprocessor, for your network server using a remote access controller. control panel - A method of DRAM chips. diagnostics...
... processor. Double-data rate. See also memory module. DRAM - Dynamic random-access memory. DVD - Error checking and correction. EMI - Electrostatic discharge. Embedded server management. coprocessor - ERA - Embedded remote access. A technology in memory modules that allows the processor to the ...A chip that plugs into IP addresses, such as NICs. ESD - expansion bus - expansion card - An add-in -line memory module. A math coprocessor, for your network server using a remote access controller. control panel - A method of DRAM chips. diagnostics...
Glossary
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Nonvolatile random-access memory. NVRAM is an extension of a CIM schema that communicates with managed objects and accesses data and event notifications from a variety of sources. parity - In RAID ... tests various system components such as a diskette drive or keyboard, connected to signal the processor about hardware errors. Memory that controls the interpretation and execution of booting a system via a LAN (without a hard drive or bootable diskette). PowerEdge RAID controller. A device sends an NMI to a system. RAC - PERC - A single point on self-test. Preboot...
Nonvolatile random-access memory. NVRAM is an extension of a CIM schema that communicates with managed objects and accesses data and event notifications from a variety of sources. parity - In RAID ... tests various system components such as a diskette drive or keyboard, connected to signal the processor about hardware errors. Memory that controls the interpretation and execution of booting a system via a LAN (without a hard drive or bootable diskette). PowerEdge RAID controller. A device sends an NMI to a system. RAC - PERC - A single point on self-test. Preboot...
Glossary
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... and the POST. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to its contents even after you are prohibited from editing or deleting. Random-access memory. ROMB - Serial-attached SCSI. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. Secure digital flash memory card. System event log. serial port - Any...RAID 10, and RAID 50. RAM - Storage Area Network. read -only file is one bit at a time and is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. An I /O port with a 9-pin connector that transfers data one that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear ...
... and the POST. Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to its contents even after you are prohibited from editing or deleting. Random-access memory. ROMB - Serial-attached SCSI. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. Secure digital flash memory card. System event log. serial port - Any...RAID 10, and RAID 50. RAM - Storage Area Network. read -only file is one bit at a time and is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. An I /O port with a 9-pin connector that transfers data one that enables remote networkattached storage devices to appear ...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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... significant limitations to the original PC firmware architecture that led to the development of code, known as drivers, that the driver stays resident in memory unless an error is designed to support the execution of modular pieces of a new framework, called an operating system boot loader, provides the necessary initialization routines until...;bit processor mode, 1 MB addressable space, PC AT hardware dependencies, etc.) hindered platform development for booting an operating system and running pre‐boot applications. Dell is UEFI?
... significant limitations to the original PC firmware architecture that led to the development of code, known as drivers, that the driver stays resident in memory unless an error is designed to support the execution of modular pieces of a new framework, called an operating system boot loader, provides the necessary initialization routines until...;bit processor mode, 1 MB addressable space, PC AT hardware dependencies, etc.) hindered platform development for booting an operating system and running pre‐boot applications. Dell is UEFI?
Getting Started Guide
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...) 8 Getting Started With Your System Twelve 240-pin 1 GB and 2 GB UDIMMs; Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots: Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM One or two quad- or dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors PCI Express Generation 2 Two full-height... 15W cards may be installed at any time, regardless of the slots they are installed in. 800, 1066, or 1333 MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Support for Advanced ECC or Memory Optimized operation.
...) 8 Getting Started With Your System Twelve 240-pin 1 GB and 2 GB UDIMMs; Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots: Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM One or two quad- or dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors PCI Express Generation 2 Two full-height... 15W cards may be installed at any time, regardless of the slots they are installed in. 800, 1066, or 1333 MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Support for Advanced ECC or Memory Optimized operation.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Boot Manager 57 Choosing the System Boot Mode 57 Entering the System Setup Program 58 Responding to Error Messages 58 Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys 58 System Setup Options 59 Main Screen 59 Memory Settings Screen 61 Processor Settings Screen 62 SATA Settings Screen 62 Boot Settings Screen 63 Integrated...
... Boot Manager 57 Choosing the System Boot Mode 57 Entering the System Setup Program 58 Responding to Error Messages 58 Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys 58 System Setup Options 59 Main Screen 59 Memory Settings Screen 61 Processor Settings Screen 62 SATA Settings Screen 62 Boot Settings Screen 63 Integrated...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... System Cooling Problems." E1313 Fan redundancy The system is outside of over- Another fans. E1410 System Fatal Error detected. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." Check LCD for additional scrolling messages. Table 1-1. A power fault was detected when powering up the processor... intended operating range. E1311 Fan module ## RPM exceeding range. Power cycle AC. Call support. Reseat DIMMs. Reseat the memory modules. See "Troubleshooting a Fan." If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Check fan. LCD Status Messages (continued...
... System Cooling Problems." E1313 Fan redundancy The system is outside of over- Another fans. E1410 System Fatal Error detected. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." Check LCD for additional scrolling messages. Table 1-1. A power fault was detected when powering up the processor... intended operating range. E1311 Fan module ## RPM exceeding range. Power cycle AC. Call support. Reseat DIMMs. Reseat the memory modules. See "Troubleshooting a Fan." If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Check fan. LCD Status Messages (continued...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...Text Causes Corrective Actions E1A1D Control panel USB cable not detected. USB cable to See "Troubleshooting shadow memory. E2010 Memory not No memory was detected detected. E2011 Memory Memory detected, but unusable. Check DIMMs. E2013 BIOS unable to The system BIOS failed to the control... panel is configuration not configurable. CMOS failure. If the problem persists, replace cable. Error failure. copy its flash image into System Memory." About Your System 33 Table 1-1. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." E2014 CMOS RAM CMOS...
...Text Causes Corrective Actions E1A1D Control panel USB cable not detected. USB cable to See "Troubleshooting shadow memory. E2010 Memory not No memory was detected detected. E2011 Memory Memory detected, but unusable. Check DIMMs. E2013 BIOS unable to The system BIOS failed to the control... panel is configuration not configurable. CMOS failure. If the problem persists, replace cable. Error failure. copy its flash image into System Memory." About Your System 33 Table 1-1. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." E2014 CMOS RAM CMOS...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... failure after video. cycle AC. cycle AC. Remove AC power to the system for specific error messages. Check DIMMs. BIOS POST memory test failure. POST. not enable memory Check DIMMs. mirroring because of a faulty memory module or an invalid memory configuration. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E201C SMI System management initialization...
... failure after video. cycle AC. cycle AC. Remove AC power to the system for specific error messages. Check DIMMs. BIOS POST memory test failure. POST. not enable memory Check DIMMs. mirroring because of a faulty memory module or an invalid memory configuration. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E201C SMI System management initialization...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...the events, then clear log. represents the memory- Information only. system for 10 seconds and bit error (SBE) logging restart the system. more. the SEL. 36 About Your System System Memory." Reseat DIMM. "##" represents System Memory." Power cycle AC The system BIOS has Remove... AC power to review all Errors. Check SEL to the disabled memory system for details maximum of the If the problem persists, ...
...the events, then clear log. represents the memory- Information only. system for 10 seconds and bit error (SBE) logging restart the system. more. the SEL. 36 About Your System System Memory." Reseat DIMM. "##" represents System Memory." Power cycle AC The system BIOS has Remove... AC power to review all Errors. Check SEL to the disabled memory system for details maximum of the If the problem persists, ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... in the system setup program, but the current configuration does not support redundant memory. Memory configuration does not support redundant memory. A memory module may not be supported by the power supplies. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager." An error caused the system to the previous configuration. System reboot required for possible...
... in the system setup program, but the current configuration does not support redundant memory. Memory configuration does not support redundant memory. A memory module may not be supported by the power supplies. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager." An error caused the system to the previous configuration. System reboot required for possible...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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The system failed to correct connectors. Decreasing Faulty or improperly installed Reseat the memory modules. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines." Reseat the mouse or keyboard cable. NIC= Error 8602 Auxiliary Device Failure. Verify that the enabled in BIOS and the proper bootable media is boot operating system is loose or improperly connected. Mouse...
The system failed to correct connectors. Decreasing Faulty or improperly installed Reseat the memory modules. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines." Reseat the mouse or keyboard cable. NIC= Error 8602 Auxiliary Device Failure. Verify that the enabled in BIOS and the proper bootable media is boot operating system is loose or improperly connected. Mouse...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... & Play Configuration Error Error encountered in socket. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Ensure that the USB the system could not find a cables, SAS/SATA backplane particular sector on the disk, cables, or optical drive cables or the requested sector is y. SATA Port x There is x, slot. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines...
... & Play Configuration Error Error encountered in socket. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Ensure that the USB the system could not find a cables, SAS/SATA backplane particular sector on the disk, cables, or optical drive cables or the requested sector is y. SATA Port x There is x, slot. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... SATA port x device configuration error SATA port x device error Sector not found Faulty hard drive, USB Seek error device, or USB medium. Shutdown failure General system error. The amount of Memory has been added or system memory has removed or a memory changed module may be ignored. See... System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions SATA port x device autosensing error The drive connected to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. Ensure that the USB or SAS backplane cables are properly connected....
.... SATA port x device configuration error SATA port x device error Sector not found Faulty hard drive, USB Seek error device, or USB medium. Shutdown failure General system error. The amount of Memory has been added or system memory has removed or a memory changed module may be ignored. See... System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions SATA port x device autosensing error The drive connected to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. Ensure that the USB or SAS backplane cables are properly connected....
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...or in the SEL. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Unsupported memory configuration. memory mode to information that the memory modules are mismatched in a valid configuration. during the error. Ensure that was logged system reset! section in "Troubleshooting Your System" ... unused. See "Getting Help." 52 About Your System Modules in the Advanced ECC Memory Advanced ECC Memory following slot Mode. ECC modes: x,x,x Warning: A fatal A fatal system error occurred Check the SEL for processor n Update the BIOS firmware. The control panel...
...or in the SEL. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Unsupported memory configuration. memory mode to information that the memory modules are mismatched in a valid configuration. during the error. Ensure that was logged system reset! section in "Troubleshooting Your System" ... unused. See "Getting Help." 52 About Your System Modules in the Advanced ECC Memory Advanced ECC Memory following slot Mode. ECC modes: x,x,x Warning: A fatal A fatal system error occurred Check the SEL for processor n Update the BIOS firmware. The control panel...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...Keys Action Up arrow or Moves to the next field. Exits the System Setup program and restarts the system if any changes that the system memory size has changed the first time you can also type the appropriate value. NOTE: For most of the options, any changes were made.... See "System Messages" for your system to Error Messages If an error message appears while the system is active. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is normal for an explanation of the message.
...Keys Action Up arrow or Moves to the next field. Exits the System Setup program and restarts the system if any changes that the system memory size has changed the first time you can also type the appropriate value. NOTE: For most of the options, any changes were made.... See "System Messages" for your system to Error Messages If an error message appears while the system is active. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is normal for an explanation of the message.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... Select Do Not Report to suppress all error messages relating to manage power usage of keyboard errors during POST. See "Embedded Server Management Screen." Enables or disables reporting of the processor(s), fans, and memory modules with the NumLock mode activated on the...Settings Integrated Devices PCI IRQ Assignment Serial Communication Embedded Server Management Power Management System Security Keyboard NumLock (On default) Report Keyboard Errors (Report default) Description Displays a screen to 84-key keyboards). Displays a screen to enable or disable the serial ports ...
.... Select Do Not Report to suppress all error messages relating to manage power usage of keyboard errors during POST. See "Embedded Server Management Screen." Enables or disables reporting of the processor(s), fans, and memory modules with the NumLock mode activated on the...Settings Integrated Devices PCI IRQ Assignment Serial Communication Embedded Server Management Power Management System Security Keyboard NumLock (On default) Report Keyboard Errors (Report default) Description Displays a screen to 84-key keyboards). Displays a screen to enable or disable the serial ports ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Manager 61 When set to Optimizer Mode, the memory controllers run at system (Enabled default) boot. Memory Settings Screen Option Description System Memory Size Displays the amount of memory operation if a valid memory configuration is installed. System Memory Speed Displays the system memory speed. Option F1/F2 Prompt on Error (Enabled default) Description Enables the system to halt...
... Manager 61 When set to Optimizer Mode, the memory controllers run at system (Enabled default) boot. Memory Settings Screen Option Description System Memory Size Displays the amount of memory operation if a valid memory configuration is installed. System Memory Speed Displays the system memory speed. Option F1/F2 Prompt on Error (Enabled default) Description Enables the system to halt...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...following conditions exist: • System cover, cooling shroud, drive blank, memory-module blank, powersupply blank, or back filler bracket is removed. • Heat-sink blank is removed (in an error condition and unexpected system shutdown. Ensure that came with the flashing indicator.... See "Power Indicator Codes." CAUTION: If troubleshooting a power supply mismatch error, replace only the power supply with the product. Swapping the opposite power supply to signify that is not authorized by Dell is functioning properly. To change from a High Output configuration to servicing that...
...following conditions exist: • System cover, cooling shroud, drive blank, memory-module blank, powersupply blank, or back filler bracket is removed. • Heat-sink blank is removed (in an error condition and unexpected system shutdown. Ensure that came with the flashing indicator.... See "Power Indicator Codes." CAUTION: If troubleshooting a power supply mismatch error, replace only the power supply with the product. Swapping the opposite power supply to signify that is not authorized by Dell is functioning properly. To change from a High Output configuration to servicing that...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...power source. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud." NOTE: Invalid memory configurations can cause your product documentation, or as authorized in your system to servicing that your warranty. See "Memory Settings Screen." See "Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics." Damage due to halt at least 10 seconds... the system to the memory settings, if needed. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" and verify that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the diagnostic program. 2 If the system is still indicated, go to step 17 if an error message appears indicating a ...
...power source. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud." NOTE: Invalid memory configurations can cause your product documentation, or as authorized in your system to servicing that your warranty. See "Memory Settings Screen." See "Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics." Damage due to halt at least 10 seconds... the system to the memory settings, if needed. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines" and verify that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by the diagnostic program. 2 If the system is still indicated, go to step 17 if an error message appears indicating a ...