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...or drive missing. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 112 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" ...hard drive, the system could not find a particular sector on page 115 for jumper location. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 105, "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 112, or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive..." on the disk, or the requested sector is detected during all appropriate cables are not properly seated, See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive... Faulty diskette or hard drive. SATA port n hard disk drive SATA cables are...
...or drive missing. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 112 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" ...hard drive, the system could not find a particular sector on page 115 for jumper location. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 105, "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 112, or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive..." on the disk, or the requested sector is detected during all appropriate cables are not properly seated, See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive... Faulty diskette or hard drive. SATA port n hard disk drive SATA cables are...
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... ignored. DIMM y Ensure that came with your Dell sales agent to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. Create a utility partition on page 110. Update the BIOS firmware. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the boot hard drive. The following DIMM pair is not supported by...
... ignored. DIMM y Ensure that came with your Dell sales agent to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. Create a utility partition on page 110. Update the BIOS firmware. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the boot hard drive. The following DIMM pair is not supported by...
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... 3 Connect the power cables to the following components where applicable (see Figure 3-4) 4 Replace the center fan bracket. One fan on page 48. 7 Connect the power cable to easily identify and replace the proper fan. 52 Installing System Components See "Closing the System" on top of ... PWR CTRL connector on the system board • Hard drives • Diskette drive • Optical drive • Tape backup unit • Cable retention clips on page 53. 6 Close the system. See "Replacing the Center Fan Bracket" on page 79. 5 Replace the expansion-bay and processor fans (FAN1, FAN2,...
... 3 Connect the power cables to the following components where applicable (see Figure 3-4) 4 Replace the center fan bracket. One fan on page 48. 7 Connect the power cable to easily identify and replace the proper fan. 52 Installing System Components See "Closing the System" on top of ... PWR CTRL connector on the system board • Hard drives • Diskette drive • Optical drive • Tape backup unit • Cable retention clips on page 53. 6 Close the system. See "Replacing the Center Fan Bracket" on page 79. 5 Replace the expansion-bay and processor fans (FAN1, FAN2,...
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... FAN3). See "Replacing the Center Fan Bracket" on page 53. 66 Installing System Components Six-hard-drive Configuration (SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 hard drive activity system board connector (HD_ACT_CARD) 2 SAS RAID controller daughter 3 SASx connector (2) card battery connector 4 hard drive LED activity cable 5 center fan retention cage connector 6 hard drive interface cable connector 7 hard drive power connector 5 Replace the center fan...
... FAN3). See "Replacing the Center Fan Bracket" on page 53. 66 Installing System Components Six-hard-drive Configuration (SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 hard drive activity system board connector (HD_ACT_CARD) 2 SAS RAID controller daughter 3 SASx connector (2) card battery connector 4 hard drive LED activity cable 5 center fan retention cage connector 6 hard drive interface cable connector 7 hard drive power connector 5 Replace the center fan...
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... for an optional SAS RAID controller daughter card. See Figure 3-8. The optional SAS RAID controller daughter card supports up to six SAS or SATA hard drives and enables you to the SAS RAID controller daughter card. See Figure 3-25. 4 Route the cable connector through the routing hole on the ... card by sliding the battery up your SAS RAID controller daughter card. See Figure 3-25. 3 Insert the new battery into the slots. Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery 1 Disconnect the battery cable from the expansion-bay bracket by releasing the tab on the cable connector ...
... for an optional SAS RAID controller daughter card. See Figure 3-8. The optional SAS RAID controller daughter card supports up to six SAS or SATA hard drives and enables you to the SAS RAID controller daughter card. See Figure 3-25. 4 Route the cable connector through the routing hole on the ... card by sliding the battery up your SAS RAID controller daughter card. See Figure 3-25. 3 Insert the new battery into the slots. Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery 1 Disconnect the battery cable from the expansion-bay bracket by releasing the tab on the cable connector ...
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Figure 3-25. Replacing a SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery 8 9 1 7 2 6 5 4 3 1 connector release tab 2 routing hole for RAID battery 3 RAID battery cable cable 4 expansion-bay bracket 5 battery bay 6 RAID battery 7 SAS RAID controller daughter 8 hard drive LED activity cable 9 hard drive LED activity cable card connector Removing the SAS RAID... the battery cable. See Figure 3-26. Installing System Components 93 See Figure 3-26. 2 Remove the hard drive LED activity cable from the controller card by releasing the tab on the cable connector on the system board.
Figure 3-25. Replacing a SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery 8 9 1 7 2 6 5 4 3 1 connector release tab 2 routing hole for RAID battery 3 RAID battery cable cable 4 expansion-bay bracket 5 battery bay 6 RAID battery 7 SAS RAID controller daughter 8 hard drive LED activity cable 9 hard drive LED activity cable card connector Removing the SAS RAID... the battery cable. See Figure 3-26. Installing System Components 93 See Figure 3-26. 2 Remove the hard drive LED activity cable from the controller card by releasing the tab on the cable connector on the system board.
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... SAS RAID controller daughter card battery, see "Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery" on page 92. Installing and Removing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 8 7 1 6 2 5 4 3 1 SAS RAID controller daughter 2 card 4 hard drive LED activity 5 indicator system board connector (HD_ACT_CARD) 7 hard drive LED activity 8 indicator cable connector RAID battery cable (SAS RAID 3 only) slide...
... SAS RAID controller daughter card battery, see "Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery" on page 92. Installing and Removing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 8 7 1 6 2 5 4 3 1 SAS RAID controller daughter 2 card 4 hard drive LED activity 5 indicator system board connector (HD_ACT_CARD) 7 hard drive LED activity 8 indicator cable connector RAID battery cable (SAS RAID 3 only) slide...
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...See "Removing the Bezel" on page 33. See Figure 3-25. 4 Connect the hard drive LED activity indicator cable to the SAS RAID controller daughter card and to replace the SAS RAID controller daughter card battery, see "Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery" on the SAS RAID controller daughter card.... 2 Insert the card into the socket connector, push only on the card edges and not on the system board. Configuring the Boot Drive By default, the system ...
...See "Removing the Bezel" on page 33. See Figure 3-25. 4 Connect the hard drive LED activity indicator cable to the SAS RAID controller daughter card and to replace the SAS RAID controller daughter card battery, see "Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery" on the SAS RAID controller daughter card.... 2 Insert the card into the socket connector, push only on the card edges and not on the system board. Configuring the Boot Drive By default, the system ...
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... system cover and access any procedure, see the documentation for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system. If replacing the battery does not solve the problem, see "Getting Help" on page 131. • If you have a SAS RAID controller daughter ... installed and connected: • Memory module • Battery 10 Verify that the hard drive LED activity indicator cable is firmly seated in their connectors. 12 Verify that the cable connections between the hard drive(s) and the SAS controller card or SAS RAID controller daughter card are securely seated ...
... system cover and access any procedure, see the documentation for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system. If replacing the battery does not solve the problem, see "Getting Help" on page 131. • If you have a SAS RAID controller daughter ... installed and connected: • Memory module • Battery 10 Verify that the hard drive LED activity indicator cable is firmly seated in their connectors. 12 Verify that the cable connections between the hard drive(s) and the SAS controller card or SAS RAID controller daughter card are securely seated ...
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..., 54 fans, 52 installing and removing, 53 numbered, 53 features back-panel, 14 front-panel, 11 G guidelines for memory installation, 82 H hard drive troubleshooting, 115 hard drives, 59 installing, 61 removing, 59 hot-plug fans, 53 power supplies, 50 I indicators back-panel, 14 front-panel, 11 LCD, 16 NIC... socket arrangement, 81 sparing, 82 troubleshooting, 110 messages alert, 31 error, 33 status LCD, 16 system, 23 warning, 30 microprocessor replacing, 88 troubleshooting, 118 mirroring memory, 83 mouse troubleshooting, 104 N NICs indicators, 15 troubleshooting, 106 NMI button, 12 164 Index
..., 54 fans, 52 installing and removing, 53 numbered, 53 features back-panel, 14 front-panel, 11 G guidelines for memory installation, 82 H hard drive troubleshooting, 115 hard drives, 59 installing, 61 removing, 59 hot-plug fans, 53 power supplies, 50 I indicators back-panel, 14 front-panel, 11 LCD, 16 NIC... socket arrangement, 81 sparing, 82 troubleshooting, 110 messages alert, 31 error, 33 status LCD, 16 system, 23 warning, 30 microprocessor replacing, 88 troubleshooting, 118 mirroring memory, 83 mouse troubleshooting, 104 N NICs indicators, 15 troubleshooting, 106 NMI button, 12 164 Index
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...bay bracket, 98 fans, 53 hard drives, 59 memory, 85 optical drive, 70 power supply, 50 processor, 88 system board, 97 tape backup unit, 67 S safety, 101 SAS controller. See SAS controller daughter card SAS RAID controller daughter card battery replacement, 92 troubleshooting, 116 securing ...your system, 42 serial I/O device troubleshooting, 105 setup password assigning, 43 changing, 44 using, 43 spare bank, 82 startup accessing system features, 10 status messages LCD, 16 systems management, 23 support contacting Dell, 136 system...
...bay bracket, 98 fans, 53 hard drives, 59 memory, 85 optical drive, 70 power supply, 50 processor, 88 system board, 97 tape backup unit, 67 S safety, 101 SAS controller. See SAS controller daughter card SAS RAID controller daughter card battery replacement, 92 troubleshooting, 116 securing ...your system, 42 serial I/O device troubleshooting, 105 setup password assigning, 43 changing, 44 using, 43 spare bank, 82 startup accessing system features, 10 status messages LCD, 16 systems management, 23 support contacting Dell, 136 system...