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Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM 800, 1066, or 1333 MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Support for up to 12.2 ... Riser) Two full-height, 9.5-inch length, x8 link (slot 3 and 4) or One full-height, 9.5-inch length, x16 link (slot 3) NOTE: Support for Advanced ECC or Memory Optimized operation. any additional cards installed in the system;
Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM 800, 1066, or 1333 MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Support for up to 12.2 ... Riser) Two full-height, 9.5-inch length, x8 link (slot 3 and 4) or One full-height, 9.5-inch length, x16 link (slot 3) NOTE: Support for Advanced ECC or Memory Optimized operation. any additional cards installed in the system;
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... Flash Drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Optional external VFlash card Front Video USB Internal USB Optional internal SD module Video Video type Video memory Up to six 3.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives without optional internal tape drive support Optional external USB 1.44-MB ...slimline SATA DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drive Optional external USB DVD NOTE: DVD devices are data only Optional internal Secure Digital (SD) memory card Optional external SD memory card Four RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant 15-pin VGA One ...
... Flash Drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Optional external VFlash card Front Video USB Internal USB Optional internal SD module Video Video type Video memory Up to six 3.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives without optional internal tape drive support Optional external USB 1.44-MB ...slimline SATA DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drive Optional external USB DVD NOTE: DVD devices are data only Optional internal Secure Digital (SD) memory card Optional external SD memory card Four RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant 15-pin VGA One ...
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... the System Setup Program 56 Responding to Error Messages 56 Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys 56 System Setup Options 57 Main Screen 57 Memory Settings Screen 59 Processor Settings Screen 60 SATA Settings Screen 60 Boot Settings Screen 61 Integrated Devices Screen 62 PCI IRQ Assignments Screen 63 Serial...
... the System Setup Program 56 Responding to Error Messages 56 Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys 56 System Setup Options 57 Main Screen 57 Memory Settings Screen 59 Processor Settings Screen 60 SATA Settings Screen 60 Boot Settings Screen 61 Integrated Devices Screen 62 PCI IRQ Assignments Screen 63 Serial...
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... SD Module 89 Internal SD Flash Card 89 Installing the Internal SD Flash Card 89 Removing the Internal SD Flash Card 90 Internal USB Memory Key 90 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional 91 Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card 91 Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card 93 VFlash Media (Optional...
... SD Module 89 Internal SD Flash Card 89 Installing the Internal SD Flash Card 89 Removing the Internal SD Flash Card 90 Internal USB Memory Key 90 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional 91 Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card 91 Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card 93 VFlash Media (Optional...
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... Expansion-Card Riser 2 123 Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2 From the Expansion-Card Bracket 124 Replacing the Riser 2 Board on the Expansion-Card Bracket 125 System Memory 126 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 126 Mode-Specific Guidelines 128 Installing Memory Modules 131 Removing Memory Modules 133 Processors 134 Removing a Processor 134 Contents 7
... Expansion-Card Riser 2 123 Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2 From the Expansion-Card Bracket 124 Replacing the Riser 2 Board on the Expansion-Card Bracket 125 System Memory 126 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 126 Mode-Specific Guidelines 128 Installing Memory Modules 131 Removing Memory Modules 133 Processors 134 Removing a Processor 134 Contents 7
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... Power Supplies 154 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 155 Troubleshooting a Fan 156 Troubleshooting System Memory 156 Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card 158 Troubleshooting an Internal USB Memory Key . . . . . 159 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 159 Troubleshooting a Tape... Backup Unit 160 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 161 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 162 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 163 Troubleshooting the Processor(s 165 5 Running the System Diagnostics 167 Using Dell...
... Power Supplies 154 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 155 Troubleshooting a Fan 156 Troubleshooting System Memory 156 Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card 158 Troubleshooting an Internal USB Memory Key . . . . . 159 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 159 Troubleshooting a Tape... Backup Unit 160 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 161 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 162 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 163 Troubleshooting the Processor(s 165 5 Running the System Diagnostics 167 Using Dell...
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... address. Front-Panel Features and Indicators (3.5-inch Chassis) 1 2 3 45 67 8 9 10 Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 1 System identification panel 2 Power-on the amount of memory installed in the system. The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1.
... address. Front-Panel Features and Indicators (3.5-inch Chassis) 1 2 3 45 67 8 9 10 Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 1 System identification panel 2 Power-on the amount of memory installed in the system. The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1.
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... Connector 14 iDRAC6 Enterprise port (optional) 15 VFlash media slot (optional) Description Dedicated management port for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card Power Indicator Codes An LED indicator on , also indicates that shows whether power is present or whether a power...
... Connector 14 iDRAC6 Enterprise port (optional) 15 VFlash media slot (optional) Description Dedicated management port for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card Connects an external SD memory card for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card Power Indicator Codes An LED indicator on , also indicates that shows whether power is present or whether a power...
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... voltage error. E1210 Motherboard battery failure. Check battery. Reseat the RAID battery connector. Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. E1116 Memory disabled, temp above range. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and ... allowable range. Reseat PCIe cards. Contact support. Cause Corrective Actions Check the system event log Remove AC power to the components. Memory has exceeded allowable temperature and has been disabled to prevent damage to the for critical failure events. If the problem persists, see ...
... voltage error. E1210 Motherboard battery failure. Check battery. Reseat the RAID battery connector. Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. E1116 Memory disabled, temp above range. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and ... allowable range. Reseat PCIe cards. Contact support. Cause Corrective Actions Check the system event log Remove AC power to the components. Memory has exceeded allowable temperature and has been disabled to prevent damage to the for critical failure events. If the problem persists, see ...
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...(s)." E122C CPU Power Fault. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." E122D Memory One of the on-board voltage regulators failed. Reseat DIMMs. Reseat the memory modules. Call support. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." RPM of ...VCORE Regulator failure. voltage regulator has failed. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems." Specified processor VCORE voltage regulator has failed. Reseat the processor(s). One of the memory Regulator # regulators has failed. See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems."...
...(s)." E122C CPU Power Fault. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." E122D Memory One of the on-board voltage regulators failed. Reseat DIMMs. Reseat the memory modules. Call support. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." RPM of ...VCORE Regulator failure. voltage regulator has failed. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems." Specified processor VCORE voltage regulator has failed. Reseat the processor(s). One of the memory Regulator # regulators has failed. See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems."...
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...bad. Reseat the cable. If the problem persists, replace cable. USB cable to shadow memory. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." the memory modules. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." E1A15 SAS cable B failure. Check ...replace cable. E1A1D Control panel USB cable not detected. Check cable. Reseat the cable. E2011 Memory Memory detected, but is configuration not configurable. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Cause Corrective Actions E1A14 SAS cable A failure. ...
...bad. Reseat the cable. If the problem persists, replace cable. USB cable to shadow memory. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." the memory modules. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." E1A15 SAS cable B failure. Check ...replace cable. E1A1D Control panel USB cable not detected. Check cable. Reseat the cable. E2011 Memory Memory detected, but is configuration not configurable. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Cause Corrective Actions E1A14 SAS cable A failure. ...
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... If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Check screen for specific error messages. E2021 Incorrect memory configuration. SIO failure. E201E POST memory BIOS POST memory test test failure. Review User Guide. Check screen for specific error messages. LCD Status Messages (continued...AC. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the system. Check DIMMs. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." failure. Incorrect memory configuration. Power cycle AC. BIOS shutdown test failure. failure. See "Troubleshooting the Processor(s)." Power cycle AC. Power ...
... If the problem persists, see "Getting Help." Check screen for specific error messages. E2021 Incorrect memory configuration. SIO failure. E201E POST memory BIOS POST memory test test failure. Review User Guide. Check screen for specific error messages. LCD Status Messages (continued...AC. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the system. Check DIMMs. See "Troubleshooting System Memory." failure. Incorrect memory configuration. Power cycle AC. BIOS shutdown test failure. failure. See "Troubleshooting the Processor(s)." Power cycle AC. Power ...
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...failure after video. one half of a faulty memory module or an invalid memory configuration. About Your System 35 E2110 Multibit Error on DIMM ## & ##. The system BIOS has Remove AC power to mirror memory. E2023 BIOS unable to the disabled memory single-bit system for 10 seconds and because ... Mem mirror OFF on DIMM ##. E2111 SBE log disabled on DIMM ##. implicated by the BIOS. see "Troubleshooting System Memory." Check screen for specific error messages. I1910 Intrusion detected. Reseat DIMM. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Cause ...
...failure after video. one half of a faulty memory module or an invalid memory configuration. About Your System 35 E2110 Multibit Error on DIMM ## & ##. The system BIOS has Remove AC power to mirror memory. E2023 BIOS unable to the disabled memory single-bit system for 10 seconds and because ... Mem mirror OFF on DIMM ##. E2111 SBE log disabled on DIMM ##. implicated by the BIOS. see "Troubleshooting System Memory." Check screen for specific error messages. I1910 Intrusion detected. Reseat DIMM. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Cause ...
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... configuration, possibly a mode. size and geometry. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in setting has been disabled. For memory configuration information, see "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "System Memory." Alert! A memory module may be installed in BIOS, but the current configuration does not... option Check other system messages for additional information for possible causes. Advanced ECC Memory Mode disabled! Advanced ECC Memory Mode was enabled in faulty or removed memory pairs. Check other messages for a ECC mode was enabled in the table,...
... configuration, possibly a mode. size and geometry. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in setting has been disabled. For memory configuration information, see "Troubleshooting System Memory." See "System Memory." Alert! A memory module may be installed in BIOS, but the current configuration does not... option Check other system messages for additional information for possible causes. Advanced ECC Memory Mode disabled! Advanced ECC Memory Mode was enabled in faulty or removed memory pairs. Check other messages for a ECC mode was enabled in the table,...
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... information for 10 seconds and restart the system. iDRAC6 not responding. Power required may power down without node interleaving. The memory configuration does not support node interleaving, or the configuration has changed (for the system to boot. Rebooting. Alert! If the problem ...persists, see "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines." The iDRAC6 is not responding to the system for possible causes. The iDRAC6 was remotely reset while system ...
... information for 10 seconds and restart the system. iDRAC6 not responding. Power required may power down without node interleaving. The memory configuration does not support node interleaving, or the configuration has changed (for the system to boot. Rebooting. Alert! If the problem ...persists, see "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines." The iDRAC6 is not responding to the system for possible causes. The iDRAC6 was remotely reset while system ...
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...installed, replace them with this power supply. If any system components were just upgraded, return the system to reboot. Redundant memory disabled! A memory module may not be supported by the power supplies. System fatal error during previous boot. An error caused the system ...for normal operation. System is in the system setup program, but the current configuration does not support redundant memory. Memory configuration does not support redundant memory. Reset the memory setting, if appropriate. MANUFACTURING MODE will be faulty. Table 1-2. If Energy Smart power supplies are not...
...installed, replace them with this power supply. If any system components were just upgraded, return the system to reboot. Redundant memory disabled! A memory module may not be supported by the power supplies. System fatal error during previous boot. An error caused the system ...for normal operation. System is in the system setup program, but the current configuration does not support redundant memory. Memory configuration does not support redundant memory. Reset the memory setting, if appropriate. MANUFACTURING MODE will be faulty. Table 1-2. If Energy Smart power supplies are not...
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... have the same cache size, number of cores and logical processors, and power rating. See "Processors." Table 1-2. CPUs with no memory. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions BIOS Update Remote BIOS update Attempt Failed! NVRAM_CLR jumper is installed on system board NVRAM_CLR... jumper is Move the NVRAM_CLR installed in the processor. have Ensure that the processors are Install memory modules for check any other system power conservation. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager." See "...
... have the same cache size, number of cores and logical processors, and power rating. See "Processors." Table 1-2. CPUs with no memory. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions BIOS Update Remote BIOS update Attempt Failed! NVRAM_CLR jumper is installed on system board NVRAM_CLR... jumper is Move the NVRAM_CLR installed in the processor. have Ensure that the processors are Install memory modules for check any other system power conservation. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager." See "...
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...Shared NIC interface is available. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device." Ensure that the boot mode is set correctly and that the memory modules are securely attached to change the boot mode as needed. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager." See... Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Current boot mode The system failed to boot is indicated, see "Troubleshooting a NIC." available memory installed memory modules. Embedded NICx and NICy: OS NIC=, Management Shared NIC= The OS NIC interface is loose or improperly connected. Error 8602 ...
...Shared NIC interface is available. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device." Ensure that the boot mode is set correctly and that the memory modules are securely attached to change the boot mode as needed. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager." See... Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Current boot mode The system failed to boot is indicated, see "Troubleshooting a NIC." available memory installed memory modules. Embedded NICx and NICy: OS NIC=, Management Shared NIC= The OS NIC interface is loose or improperly connected. Error 8602 ...
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...then enter the System Setup program to change settings. Maximum rank count exceeded. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines." Memory Initialization Warning: Memory size may not work because all user accessible USB ports are installed in manufacturing Reboot to take... Corrective Actions Local keyboard may be reduced Invalid memory configuration. See "Entering the System Setup Program." Ensure that the memory modules are disabled. The following DIMM has been disabled: x Invalid memory configuration. Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting...
...then enter the System Setup program to change settings. Maximum rank count exceeded. See "General Memory Module Installation Guidelines." Memory Initialization Warning: Memory size may not work because all user accessible USB ports are installed in manufacturing Reboot to take... Corrective Actions Local keyboard may be reduced Invalid memory configuration. See "Entering the System Setup Program." Ensure that the memory modules are disabled. The following DIMM has been disabled: x Invalid memory configuration. Memory address line failure at address, read value expecting...
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... may support only the minimum frequency. Information only. Ensure that your memory configuration supports the higher frequency. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in BIOS. Memory tests terminated by pressing the spacebar. Memory." System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read value expecting value Faulty or improperly...
... may support only the minimum frequency. Information only. Ensure that your memory configuration supports the higher frequency. Ensure that the memory modules are installed in BIOS. Memory tests terminated by pressing the spacebar. Memory." System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read value expecting value Faulty or improperly...