Dell PowerEdge 2950 Support Question
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Question posted by healkcg on October 21st, 2013
How To Replace The Raid Battery For The Dell 2950 Poweredge Serve
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Information Update - Page 9
...supported. Information Update
9
See support.dell.com for your system.
System Board Replacement - For more than 4 GB of the hard drive. Power 2950 II and PowerEdge 2950 III Systems
• If the front...recognizes and displays 63.75 GB during POST.
Safeguarding Encrypted Data
On PowerEdge 2950 III systems using Windows Server® 2008, you can use encryption programs, such as the ...
Information Update - Page 16
...parity error on a component that resides in the Hardware Owner's Manual. See the "RAID Battery" and see "Troubleshooting an Expansion Card" in PCI configuration space at bus ##, ...recharge due to thermal issues. LCD Status Messages (continued)
Code E1211
Text ROMB Batt
Causes
RAID battery is faulty.
Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards.
Table 1-2. See "Expansion Card Risers"...
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
...-compatible video subsystem with 64 K colors; See support.dell.com for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional RAID controller card with 256 MB of throttling back to eight...messaging.
• System ID button on separate PCI-X buses (capable of cache memory and a RAID battery. A left riser card that monitors operation of DDR SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable).
When the ...
Getting Started Guide - Page 13
... conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 55 A per power supply)
Wattage Voltage Heat dissipation Maximum inrush current
Batteries System battery RAID battery (optional)
one optional internal half height tape backup device
external optional USB
Two RJ-45 (for 10 ms or less. Drives (continued) Optical drive...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 5
...
Fan Brackets 68 Removing the Fan Bracket 68 Replacing the Fan Bracket 69
SAS Controller Daughter Card 69 Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 70 SAS and SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines . . . . . 72 Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 74
RAID Battery 74 Installing a RAID Battery 74 Removing a RAID Battery 75
Configuring the Boot Device 76
Expansion Cards...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 20
...; The system is no longer fan- Ambient system temperature is either missing, Reseat the RAID battery
bad, or unable to recharge due to the
components. page 74, and "Troubleshooting
System...on
page 119. "Troubleshooting System Cooling
heating.
Cooling Problems" on page 147. failed.
RAID battery is See "Troubleshooting System
out of over- See "Getting Help" on page 119.
...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 27
...display entry. In contrast, you might determine that a microprocessor is automatically removed when that the RAID Replace RAID battery. For example, if you receive a series of an abbreviation or acronym used in this ... so on the LCD can perform this table, see the "Glossary" on page 74. See "RAID battery has less than 24 hours of events, and is a failing power supply. For other faults,...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 51
...fans • Cooling shroud • Fan brackets • SAS controller daughter card • RAID battery • Expansion cards • Expansion card cage • RAC card • Optical, diskette, and... tape drives • System memory • Processors • System battery • Expansion-card riser boards • Sideplane board • SAS Backplane board •...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 52
... authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the system. Inside the System
4
5
3
6
2
1
14 13
9
10 11 12
7 8
1 RAID battery (optional)
2 SAS controller daughter card 3 sideplane or SAS RAID controller daughter card (optional)
4 power supply bay
5 power supplies (2)
6 left riser
7 central riser
8 memory modules (8)
9 heatsinks and microprocessors (2)
10 hot-pluggable...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 70
NOTE: If you are installing a replacement RAID card, do not remove the plastic cover protecting the card until after installation of daughter ...sideplane board. Ensure that the card is different (the SAS controller daughter card has only one connector, while the SAS RAID controller daughter card has two), both cards install into the sideplane board. Although the cabling for the two types of ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 74
...
Installing System Components
See Figure 3-17. 2 Locate the battery bay to the storage daughter card, ensuring that the battery carrier is aligned and fully seated in its tray away
from the system. RAID Battery
Installing a RAID Battery
1 Insert the RAID battery into the chassis battery carrier slots and connect the battery
cable to the right of the SAS daughter card...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 75
... holding the RAID battery into the battery carrier, draw out the RAID battery from the battery carrier. Installing System Components
75 Installing a RAID Battery 3 4
2
1
1 chassis battery carrier slot (2) 2 battery cable
4 SAS RAID controller daughter card battery
3 battery carrier
Removing a RAID Battery
1 Disconnect the cable between the RAID battery and the SAS RAID controller daughter...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 96
... included with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. See "Closing the System" on page 69. 6 Close the system. 4 Install the heat sink. Replacing the System Battery
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to enter the System Setup program, and check that the new processor operates correctly. Discard used...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 118
... the system seems to the electrical outlet and turn on page 37. 2 Turn off for the time kept in the System Setup program, replace the battery. See "Using Server Administrator Diagnostics" on page 147. If the problem is turned off the system and disconnect it from the electrical outlet for at least one...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 127
...precautions, working inside the system. See
"Installing a RAID Battery" on page 54. Troubleshooting Your System
127
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
NOTE: When troubleshooting an expansion card, see "Getting Help" on page 147. • If you have a SAS RAID controller daughter card, replace the SAS RAID daughter card battery. Action
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 155
... and E-Mail Address
Technical Support website: support.dell.com.cn Technical Support E-mail: cn_support@dell.com Customer Care E-mail: customer_cn@dell.com Technical Support Fax Technical Support (Dell™ Dimension™ and Inspiron) Technical Support (OptiPlex™, Latitude™, and Dell Precision™) Technical Support (servers and storage) Technical Support (projectors, PDAs...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 177
...panel features, 17
baseboard management controller, 48
BMC, 48 batteries
removing and replacing, 96 troubleshooting, 118 battery RAID, 74 bezel removing, 53-54 replacing, 54 blank hard drive, 56 power supply, 64 ..., 119
cooling fans removing, 65 replacing, 66
cover removing, 54
D
damaged systems troubleshooting, 117
daughter card SAS, 69-70, 74
Dell contacting, 151-152
diagnostics advanced testing...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 178
..., 142 PCI buses, 142
external devices connecting, 17
F
fan bracket removing, 68 replacing, 69
features back-panel, 17 front-panel, 13
G
guidelines expansion card installation, 76..., 98 memory, 90 memory guidelines, 89 optical drive, 82 power supply blank, 65 processor, 93, 95 RAID battery, 74
installing (continued) SAS backplane board, 104 SAS controller daughter card, 70 SAS hard drive in a ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 179
..., 63 replacing, 64 troubleshooting, 118
power supply blank, 64
processor removing, 93, 95 upgrades, 93
R
RAID battery, 74 installing, 74 removing, 75
RAID controller (integrated) troubleshooting, 126
removing battery, 96 bezel...optical drive, 81 power supply, 63 power supply blank, 64 processor, 93, 95 RAID battery, 75 SAS backplane board, 103 SAS controller daughter card, 69, 74 sideplane board,...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 180
replacing battery, 96 bezel, 54 cooling fan, 66 expansion-card cage, 79 fan bracket, 69 power supply, 64 system board, 107 tape drive cable retention bracket, 88
S
safety, 111
SAS and SAS RAID...accessing system features, 12
support contacting Dell, 151-152
system opening, 54
system board connectors, 137 installing, 108 jumpers, 135 removing, 107 replacing, 107
system cooling troubleshooting, 119
...
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