Dell PowerEdge 2900 Support Question
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Question posted by darlLak on November 23rd, 2013
Can't Install Operating System On Poweredge 2900 Drives
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Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 1
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 19x0 and 29x0 Systems
Installing a SATA Optical Drive
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 3
...which an existing PATA or IDE optical drive is being replaced by a SATA optical drive. Installing a SATA Optical Drive
These instructions apply to Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems to remove the system cover... came with a drive tray, release the blue tab at the top of the peripheral bay and remove the optical drive from the back of the optical drive.
6 PowerEdge 2900 and 1900 systems only...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 4
... same carrier. See Figure 1-1.
2 Pull the interposer board connector from the optical drive connector and rotate the interposer board outward to the old drive.
1 Pull outward on the interposer board release tab at the back of the tray. The PowerEdge 2900 and 1900 systems do not reuse the interposer board attached to detach the...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 5
... attached to the tray.
Installing a SATA Optical Drive
5 Replacing the Optical Drive in a PowerEdge 2950 or 2970 System
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1 optical drive 3 interposer 5 SATA power cable 7 optical drive carrier
2 interposer release latch 4 SATA cable 6 carrier latch
Replacing a PowerEdge 1950 Optical Drive
NOTE: The replacement drive tray provided in the installation kit must be used...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 6
...a Route the cable through the power cable cutout in the optical drive kit.
4 Route the SATA cable to the power supply bays. Installing a SATA Optical Drive in a PowerEdge 1950 Drive Tray 2 3
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1 optical drive 3 SATA power cable 5 optical drive carrier
2 SATA cable 4 carrier latch
Installing the SATA Optical Drive -
Figure 1-2. b Bend the cable toward the chipset shroud and insert the...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 7
See "Closing the System" in your Hardware Owner's Manual.
6 Close the system.
Installing the SATA Optical Drive - SATA Cable Routing in your Hardware Owner's Manual.
7 Reconnect the system to the power supply connector. PowerEdge 2970 or 2950
1 Insert the optical drive tray into the system until it is fully inserted and locked into position.
2 Connect...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 8
...connector on system board 2 cable retention bracket
3 SATA data cable
4 SATA power cable
5 optical drive
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Installing a SATA Optical Drive See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" in your Hardware Owner's Manual.
5 Remove the cable retention bracket... the SATA cable in the cable channel in the PowerEdge 2950 and 2970
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1 SATA_B connector on the system board. 4 Remove the cooling shroud....
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 9
... your Hardware Owner's Manual.
6 Replace the fans in the optical drive kit and connect one end to the optical drive and the other to the power supply as follows:
- Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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PowerEdge 2900 and 1900
1 If the mounting screws are not attached to the drive, install them now.
2 Align the mounting screws with the bay slide...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 10
...'s Manual.
10 Reconnect the system to the SAS controller daughter card.
9 Close the system. See "Closing the System" in a PowerEdge 2900 or 1900
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1 optical drive 3 SATA data cable 5 SATA power connector on SAS
backplane (PowerEdge 2900 only)
2 SATA power cable 4 SATA connector on system board
8 Reconnect the cables to power and turn on the system...
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
... diskette drive, a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.
•... 4e/DC. When the optional RAC is installed, the video resolution is not supported from ...Operating Systems
• Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard and Premium Editions
• Microsoft Windows Server...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 175
...application programs and operating systems to match the video adapter installed in the event of pixels up file for use on the hard drive. Video drivers may... colors. video resolution -
A Windows operating system designed for the Windows operating system.
VGA - WH - Windows Powered -
Glossary
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Windows Server 2003 - Extensible Markup Language. To ...
Information Update - Page 3
... 5 New Performance Features 5 New I/O and Storage Features 5 New Security Features 5
Optional Internal USB Memory Key 6 Installing the Optional Internal USB Memory Key 7
Processor Upgrades - Contents
PowerEdge 2900 III - PowerEdge 2900 II and PowerEdge 2900 III Systems 9
System Board Replacement - Safeguarding Encrypted Data 9
System Message Update 10
LCD Status Messages Update 14...
Information Update - Page 5
... cards. • One internal USB 2.0-compliant connector supporting an optional
bootable USB flash drive or USB memory key. • Support for PowerEdge 2900 III systems • Operating system information • Hardware Owner's Manual updates • System board replacement (service-only procedure)
PowerEdge 2900 III - New System Features
New Performance Features
• Two dual-core or...
Information Update - Page 9
... recovery key when you restart your system before you are using Windows Server® 2008, you are prompted to store this recovery key.
Information Update
9 System Board Replacement - Be sure to create a recovery key during system setup. PowerEdge 2900 II and PowerEdge 2900 III Systems
• If the front of your system chassis is labeled...
Information Update - Page 14
... system documentation on valid memory configurations, please see "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" in the system event log (SEL).
The LCD messages refer to the LCD status messages that the memory modules are installed in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Write fault
Write fault on the PowerEdge 2900 III system and the probable cause for each message.
Information Update - Page 21
... preserved). Information Update
21 Table 1-5. Integrated Devices Screen Options (continued)
Option
Description
System Interrupts This field controls the interrupt assignment for the PowerEdge 2900 III system. When set to On without Pre-boot Measurements, the system reports the TPM to the operating system.
The operational state of the TPM is not reported to the...
Information Update - Page 23
... Xeon 54xx processor is installed in a system running RHEL Version 3 Update 9, incorrect processor information is displayed in /proc/cpuinfo. (The actual processor speed is supported by the PowerEdge 2900 and 2900 II systems, but not by the PowerEdge 2900 III system.
SATA Optical Drive Support on RHEL3 and SLES9
SATA optical drives are supported on the Server OS Install tab.
Information Update - Page 48
Microsoft Windows 2000
System Build and Update Utility Microsoft® Windows® 2000 将位于 Server OS Install PowerEdge 2900 和 2900 II PowerEdge 2900 III
Customize Log output file pathname USB
1-3
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信息更新
Information Update - Page 133
...; cat/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuxx/cpufreq/scaling_ cur_freq
• RHEL 3 9 Intel Xeon 54xx proc/cpuinfo
RHEL 4
Microsoft Windows 2000
System Build and Update Utility Server OS Install OS OS Microsoft® Windows® 2000 PowerEdge 2900/2900 II OS PowerEdge 2900 III
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Information Update - Page 160
.../cpu/cpuxx/cpufreq/scaling_ cur_freq
• Intel Xeon 54xx RHEL 버전 3 9 proc/cpuinfo
RHEL 4 Update
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 이 Server OS Install(서버 OS PowerEdge 2900 III 대신 PowerEdge 2900 및 2900 II
USB
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