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Question posted by jkrSoftw on February 24th, 2014
How To Replace The Raid Battery On A Dell Pe2950
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Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 5
... rails to attach the drive to the old drive. Spread the side rails of the replacement drive tray and insert the back end of the drive. See Figure 1-2. Figure 1-1. 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...
Information Update - Page 2
...Server and are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this document is subject to either trademarks or registered trademarks of Dell Inc.; Information in the United States and/or other than its own. Reproduction of these materials in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge... or death.
is a registered trademark of Dell Inc. Trademarks used in any proprietary interest ...
Information Update - Page 9
...PowerEdge 2950 III systems using Windows Server® 2008, you can use encryption programs, such as the BitLocker utility, to secure the contents of quad-core Intel Xeon processors.
Power 2950 II and PowerEdge 2950... during POST.
System Board Replacement - Loading the latest BIOS version ensures that was shipped with a "III", your system. See support.dell.com for information on memory...
Information Update - Page 16
LCD Status Messages (continued)
Code E1211
Text ROMB Batt
Causes
RAID battery is faulty.
See the "RAID Battery" and see "Troubleshooting an Expansion Card" in PCI configuration space at bus ##, device ##, function ##.
If the ... See "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Table 1-2. Reinstall the expansioncard riser.
Corrective Actions
Reseat the RAID battery connector.
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200 with 256 MB of cache memory and a RAID battery.
When the optional RAC is installed, the video resolution is not supported from external devices.
• Two integrated Gigabit ... of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. A left riser card options:
- See support.dell.com for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional...
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
... in the System only. Setup Program" on . Cooling Problems" on page 147. Specified voltage regulator has See "Getting Help" on page 119. See "RAID Battery" on page 118.
Battery" on
thermal issues. Ambient system temperature is off and active
POST errors are displayed. See
will put the system at risk of acceptable range...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 27
...from another source that the problem is easily corrected. See "RAID battery has less than 24 hours of an abbreviation or acronym used in socket 1. NOTE: For the full ..., you might determine that maps to remove the message from the LCD. In contrast, you know that the RAID Replace RAID battery. For example, if you receive a series of events, and is not installed in this task remotely, but...
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
...of the components inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
Inside the System
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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...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 70
... cable from the electrical outlet.
2 Open the system.
NOTE: If you are installing a replacement RAID card, do not remove the plastic cover protecting the card until after installation of daughter cards is...any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the sideplane board. The SAS RAID controller daughter card is aligned with the corresponding hooks on the chassis,
insert the card...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 74
... fully seated in its tray away
from the sideplane connector, freeing the chassis slots on top of the hard drive bays. 3 Insert the battery carrier and RAID battery into the battery carrier. Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card
1 Disconnect any SAS cables from the card. 4 Gently press down on the release tab while sliding the...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 75
... back the two guides holding the RAID battery into the battery carrier, draw out the RAID battery from the battery carrier. Installing a RAID Battery 3 4
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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 card. Installing...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 96
... manufacturer's instructions.
See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 55. Replacing the System Battery
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover... processor and automatically changes the system configuration information in step 10. Replace the battery only with your System Information Guide for information about safety precautions, working...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 118
...37. 2 Turn off for the time kept in the System Setup program, replace the battery. See "System Battery" on page 18.
118
Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting Power Supplies
Problem •... not remain current. NOTE: If the system is not resolved by a defective battery.
See "Using Server Administrator Diagnostics" on page 147. Action 1 Re-enter the time and date through...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 127
...about safety precautions, working inside the system.
See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 147. If replacing the battery does not solve the problem, see your Product Information Guide for your operating system and the expansion card. See... backplane board.
12 Close the system. 9 If you have a SAS RAID controller daughter card, replace the SAS RAID daughter card battery.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 178
..., 142 PCI buses, 142
external devices connecting, 17
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fan bracket removing, 68 replacing, 69
features back-panel, 17 front-panel, 13
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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
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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,...
Cabling Instructions for the -48 VDC Power Supply - Page 4
... is strictly forbidden. March 2007
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Rev. All rights reserved. A04 disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. © 2006-2007 Dell Inc.
Information in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction in any proprietary...
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