Information Update
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... resides in PCI configuration space at bus ##, device ##, function ##. See "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Corrective Actions Reseat the RAID battery connector. See "Expansion Card Risers" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. E1625 E1711 PS AC Current PCI PERR B## D## F## PCI PERR Slot #...16 Information Update Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1211 Text ROMB Batt Causes RAID battery is either missing, bad, or unable to recharge due to thermal issues. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on...
... resides in PCI configuration space at bus ##, device ##, function ##. See "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Corrective Actions Reseat the RAID battery connector. See "Expansion Card Risers" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. E1625 E1711 PS AC Current PCI PERR B## D## F## PCI PERR Slot #...16 Information Update Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1211 Text ROMB Batt Causes RAID battery is either missing, bad, or unable to recharge due to thermal issues. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on...
Getting Started Guide
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... board includes the following features: • One of cache memory and a RAID battery. A left riser card that has two full-length PCI-X 3.3-V, 64-bit,133-MHz slots on the front and back panels. See support.dell.com for system ID and error messaging. • System ID button on separate... drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive. • Optional remote access controller (RAC) for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional RAID controller card with 256 MB of the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, and 1280 x 1024. The internal channel...
... board includes the following features: • One of cache memory and a RAID battery. A left riser card that has two full-length PCI-X 3.3-V, 64-bit,133-MHz slots on the front and back panels. See support.dell.com for system ID and error messaging. • System ID button on separate... drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive. • Optional remote access controller (RAC) for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional RAID controller card with 256 MB of the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, and 1280 x 1024. The internal channel...
Getting Started Guide
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... 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. external optional USB CD...
... 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. external optional USB CD...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 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 76 Expansion Card Installation Guidelines 76 Installing an Expansion...
... 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 76 Expansion Card Installation Guidelines 76 Installing an Expansion...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Device 115 Troubleshooting a USB Device 115 Troubleshooting a NIC 116 Troubleshooting a Wet System 116 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 117 Troubleshooting the System Battery 118 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 118 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 119 Troubleshooting a Fan 119 Troubleshooting System Memory 120 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 121 ... an External SCSI Tape Drive 123 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 124 Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 126 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 127 Troubleshooting the Microprocessors 128 Contents 7
...Device 115 Troubleshooting a USB Device 115 Troubleshooting a NIC 116 Troubleshooting a Wet System 116 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 117 Troubleshooting the System Battery 118 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 118 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 119 Troubleshooting a Fan 119 Troubleshooting System Memory 120 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 121 ... an External SCSI Tape Drive 123 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 124 Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 126 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 127 Troubleshooting the Microprocessors 128 Contents 7
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...string that can change the system ID The SYSTEM NAME displays and name in the System only. Setup Program" on thermal issues. See "RAID Battery" on page 37. • The power is for redundant. RPM of specified cooling fan is no longer fan- Problems" on page 147... of acceptable operating range. Ambient system temperature is out of over- Specified voltage regulator has See "Getting Help" on page 147. RAID battery is powered on page 118. Check control panel LCD for information defined by the user in the System Setup under the following conditions:...
...string that can change the system ID The SYSTEM NAME displays and name in the System only. Setup Program" on thermal issues. See "RAID Battery" on page 37. • The power is for redundant. RPM of specified cooling fan is no longer fan- Problems" on page 147... of acceptable operating range. Ambient system temperature is out of over- Specified voltage regulator has See "Getting Help" on page 147. RAID battery is powered on page 118. Check control panel LCD for information defined by the user in the System Setup under the following conditions:...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...and restart the system. Messages will remove fault messages, and return the status indicators and LCD colors to the same display entry. See "RAID battery has less than 24 hours of events, and is a failing power supply. Solving Problems Described by deleting event entries. For example, if ...new SEL entry. • The system is reset and new error events are detected. • A failure is automatically removed when that the RAID Replace RAID battery. About Your System 27 For example, if the code E1418 CPU_1_Presence appears, you might be able to a normal state. For example, if you...
...and restart the system. Messages will remove fault messages, and return the status indicators and LCD colors to the same display entry. See "RAID battery has less than 24 hours of events, and is a failing power supply. Solving Problems Described by deleting event entries. For example, if ...new SEL entry. • The system is reset and new error events are detected. • A failure is automatically removed when that the RAID Replace RAID battery. About Your System 27 For example, if the code E1418 CPU_1_Presence appears, you might be able to a normal state. For example, if you...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Hard drives • Power supplies • System 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 • Control panel assembly • System board Recommended...
...Hard drives • Power supplies • System 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 • Control panel assembly • System board Recommended...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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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 fans (4) 11 SAS backplane ...
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 fans (4) 11 SAS backplane ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 3 2 1 4 5 7 6 1 SAS controller daughter card 2 4 SAS controller daughter card 5 battery connector 7 SAS controller daughter card tray SAS controller daughter card 3 slot SAS connectors 0 and 1 (for 6 RAID card only) out to backplane SAS_A or SAS_B (for RAID card only) connector release tab chassis slots (2) 6 Attach any cables from the SAS controller...
Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 3 2 1 4 5 7 6 1 SAS controller daughter card 2 4 SAS controller daughter card 5 battery connector 7 SAS controller daughter card tray SAS controller daughter card 3 slot SAS connectors 0 and 1 (for 6 RAID card only) out to backplane SAS_A or SAS_B (for RAID card only) connector release tab chassis slots (2) 6 Attach any cables from the SAS controller...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...the SAS controller daughter card in the slots. 74 Installing System Components RAID Battery Installing a RAID Battery 1 Insert the RAID battery into the chassis battery carrier slots and connect the battery cable to the storage daughter card, ensuring that the battery carrier is aligned and fully seated in its tray away from the...the card 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. See Figure 3-12. See "Removing the Control Panel Assembly" on page 105 3 Disconnect any...
...the SAS controller daughter card in the slots. 74 Installing System Components RAID Battery Installing a RAID Battery 1 Insert the RAID battery into the chassis battery carrier slots and connect the battery cable to the storage daughter card, ensuring that the battery carrier is aligned and fully seated in its tray away from the...the card 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. See Figure 3-12. See "Removing the Control Panel Assembly" on page 105 3 Disconnect any...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Installing System Components 75 Figure 3-17. See Figure 3-17. 2 Press down and to the left on the battery carrier to disengage the carrier from the chassis battery carrier slots. 3 Gently pulling 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 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 card.
Installing System Components 75 Figure 3-17. See Figure 3-17. 2 Press down and to the left on the battery carrier to disengage the carrier from the chassis battery carrier slots. 3 Gently pulling 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 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 card.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...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. See "Front Bezel" on page 54. If the problem persists, proceed as follows: • If you have a SAS...procedure, see "Getting Help" on page 147. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 76. 6 Close the system. See "Installing a RAID Battery" on the system and attached peripherals. See "Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 70. 11 Ensure that each expansion card is firmly seated...
...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. See "Front Bezel" on page 54. If the problem persists, proceed as follows: • If you have a SAS...procedure, see "Getting Help" on page 147. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 76. 6 Close the system. See "Installing a RAID Battery" on the system and attached peripherals. See "Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 70. 11 Ensure that each expansion card is firmly seated...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Index A alert messages, 35 B back-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 BMC, 48 boot device configuring, 76 ... troubleshooting, 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 options, 132 testing options, 132 when to use, 131 diskette drive installing, 84 removing, 83 troubleshooting, ...
Index A alert messages, 35 B back-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 BMC, 48 boot device configuring, 76 ... troubleshooting, 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 options, 132 testing options, 132 when to use, 131 diskette drive installing, 84 removing, 83 troubleshooting, ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... drive blank, 57 hard drives, 57 left riser board, 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 SATAu drive carrier, 59 SATA hard drive in a SATA...
... drive blank, 57 hard drives, 57 left riser board, 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 SATAu drive carrier, 59 SATA hard drive in a SATA...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... removing, 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, 53 central riser, 100 control panel assembly, 105 cooling fan, 65 cover, 54 diskette drive, 83...left riser, 99 left riser board, 98 memory, 92 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, 101 system board, 107 tape drive, 86 tape drive ...
... removing, 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, 53 central riser, 100 control panel assembly, 105 cooling fan, 65 cover, 54 diskette drive, 83...left riser, 99 left riser board, 98 memory, 92 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, 101 system board, 107 tape drive, 86 tape drive ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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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 controller daughter card cabling guidelines, 72 SAS backplane board connectors, 139 ...password enabled working with, 47 setup password features, 45 sideplane board installing, 102 removing, 101 startup 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,...
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 controller daughter card cabling guidelines, 72 SAS backplane board connectors, 139 ...password enabled working with, 47 setup password features, 45 sideplane board installing, 102 removing, 101 startup 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,...