Information Update
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See "Using the System Setup Program" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. faulty or improperly the expansion card(s). PCI BIOS failed to loose; Ensure that the Remote Access Controller is n Information Update 11 appropriate cables are Cables to expansion... card(s). If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. PCIe Degraded Link Faulty system board Width Error: or riser board. Remote Access Controller initialization failure Ensure that all detected during shadowing. controller slot. Expected Link Width is n Actual Link Width is properly...
See "Using the System Setup Program" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. faulty or improperly the expansion card(s). PCI BIOS failed to loose; Ensure that the Remote Access Controller is n Information Update 11 appropriate cables are Cables to expansion... card(s). If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. PCIe Degraded Link Faulty system board Width Error: or riser board. Remote Access Controller initialization failure Ensure that all detected during shadowing. controller slot. Expected Link Width is n Actual Link Width is properly...
Information Update
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... Slot # Power source is faulty. Corrective Actions Reseat the RAID battery connector. Reinstall the expansioncard riser. See "Expansion Card Risers" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that resides in the specified PCIe slot. See the "RAID Battery" and see "Troubleshooting an Expansion Card" in...
... Slot # Power source is faulty. Corrective Actions Reseat the RAID battery connector. Reinstall the expansioncard riser. See "Expansion Card Risers" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that resides in the specified PCIe slot. See the "RAID Battery" and see "Troubleshooting an Expansion Card" in...
Information Update
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... Reinstall the expansion- If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1712 E171F Text Causes Corrective Actions PCI SERR B## D## F## The system BIOS has reported a PCI system error on a component that resides in at bus... ##, device ##, function ##. See "Expansion Card Risers" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. on a component that...
... Reinstall the expansion- If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1712 E171F Text Causes Corrective Actions PCI SERR B## D## F## The system BIOS has reported a PCI system error on a component that resides in at bus... ##, device ##, function ##. See "Expansion Card Risers" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. on a component that...
Getting Started Guide
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... page 10. 4 Getting Started With Your System OR - true-color graphics are supported in the following left riser card that has two full-length PCI-X 3.3-V, 64-bit,133-MHz slots on separate PCI-X buses (capable of throttling back to eight 2.5-inch SAS or six 3.5-inch SATA hard drives. For more ...64 K colors; NOTE: System boot is 1280 X 1024. • Systems management circuitry that has one full-length PCIe x4 lane slot. See support.dell.com for remote systems management. • An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with 256 MB of cache memory and a RAID battery. A left...
... page 10. 4 Getting Started With Your System OR - true-color graphics are supported in the following left riser card that has two full-length PCI-X 3.3-V, 64-bit,133-MHz slots on separate PCI-X buses (capable of throttling back to eight 2.5-inch SAS or six 3.5-inch SATA hard drives. For more ...64 K colors; NOTE: System boot is 1280 X 1024. • Systems management circuitry that has one full-length PCIe x4 lane slot. See support.dell.com for remote systems management. • An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with 256 MB of cache memory and a RAID battery. A left...
Getting Started Guide
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... Bus Bus type Expansion slots Center riser: PCIe Left riser PCI-X option: PCIe option: Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard drives Diskette drive 10 Getting Started With Your System One or two Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5000 Sequence. PCI-X, PCIe one half-height x8 lane...
... Bus Bus type Expansion slots Center riser: PCIe Left riser PCI-X option: PCIe option: Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard drives Diskette drive 10 Getting Started With Your System One or two Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5000 Sequence. PCI-X, PCIe one half-height x8 lane...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... System Board Jumpers 135 System Board Connectors 137 SAS Backplane Board Connectors 139 Sideplane Board Connectors 142 Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCI Buses 142 Disabling a Forgotten Password 144 7 Getting Help 147 Technical Assistance 147 Online Services 147 AutoTech Service ...148 Automated Order-Status Service 148 Technical Support Service 148 Dell Enterprise Training and Certification 149 Problems With Your Order ...
... System Board Jumpers 135 System Board Connectors 137 SAS Backplane Board Connectors 139 Sideplane Board Connectors 142 Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCI Buses 142 Disabling a Forgotten Password 144 7 Getting Help 147 Technical Assistance 147 Online Services 147 AutoTech Service ...148 Automated Order-Status Service 148 Technical Support Service 148 Dell Enterprise Training and Certification 149 Problems With Your Order ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... page 135. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 1 2 3 4 13 12 11 10 9 87 6 5 1 center PCI riser (slot 1) 4 power supplies (2) 7 system status indicator connector 10 USB connectors (2) 13 remote access controller (optional) 2 left PCI riser (slot 2) 5 system identification button 8 NIC2 connector 3 left PCI riser (slot 3) 6 system status indicator 9 NIC1 connector 11 video connector 12 serial connector Connecting External...
... page 135. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 1 2 3 4 13 12 11 10 9 87 6 5 1 center PCI riser (slot 1) 4 power supplies (2) 7 system status indicator connector 10 USB connectors (2) 13 remote access controller (optional) 2 left PCI riser (slot 2) 5 system identification button 8 NIC2 connector 3 left PCI riser (slot 3) 6 system status indicator 9 NIC1 connector 11 video connector 12 serial connector Connecting External...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCIe fatal error on page 127. Remove and reseat the PCI expansion cards. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. If the problem that resides in PCI configuration persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on a component that resides in the system, but is...
... Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCIe fatal error on page 127. Remove and reseat the PCI expansion cards. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. If the problem that resides in PCI configuration persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on a component that resides in the system, but is...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Cable A SAS cable A is missing, preventing the system from the system. Error detected during memory configuration. DMA Controller DMA controller failure. PCI Rsr Config PCI risers are not configured correctly; If problem persists, replace cable. See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 98. Unusable Memory Memory is ...Missing One or all of BMC. See the BMC User's Guide for more information on setup and use of the PCI risers is missing or bad. CMOS Fail CMOS failure. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1811 E1812 E1913 E1A11 E1A12 E1A14...
...Cable A SAS cable A is missing, preventing the system from the system. Error detected during memory configuration. DMA Controller DMA controller failure. PCI Rsr Config PCI risers are not configured correctly; If problem persists, replace cable. See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 98. Unusable Memory Memory is ...Missing One or all of BMC. See the BMC User's Guide for more information on setup and use of the PCI risers is missing or bad. CMOS Fail CMOS failure. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1811 E1812 E1913 E1A11 E1A12 E1A14...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Card" on the system board through the SAS backplane board. The optical drive connects to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion cards, while the central riser accommodates one half-length PCIe expansion card. The hard drives connect to the power button, diskette drive, optical drive,...the microprocessors and memory, are installed directly on page 81. Hard Drive and Media Bay Configurations Number of the bezel. 3 Rotate the left riser accommodates up to change a jumper setting. Installing System Components 53 See Table 3-1 for an optional optical drive. For more information, see ...
...Card" on the system board through the SAS backplane board. The optical drive connects to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion cards, while the central riser accommodates one half-length PCIe expansion card. The hard drives connect to the power button, diskette drive, optical drive,...the microprocessors and memory, are installed directly on page 81. Hard Drive and Media Bay Configurations Number of the bezel. 3 Rotate the left riser accommodates up to change a jumper setting. Installing System Components 53 See Table 3-1 for an optional optical drive. For more information, see ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Guide for information about safety precautions, working inside the system. The half-height center riser board provided with either a PCI-X or a PCI Express (PCIe) left and central risers is the same except that the system boots from a hard drive, the drive must...PCI Buses" on the central riser supports half-length expansion cards only. See "Using the System Setup Program" on the left riser board options features one PCIe x4-lane expansion slot. Configuring the Boot Device NOTE: System boot is not supported from the electrical outlet. 3 Open the system. See support.dell...
... Guide for information about safety precautions, working inside the system. The half-height center riser board provided with either a PCI-X or a PCI Express (PCIe) left and central risers is the same except that the system boots from a hard drive, the drive must...PCI Buses" on the central riser supports half-length expansion cards only. See "Using the System Setup Program" on the left riser board options features one PCIe x4-lane expansion slot. Configuring the Boot Device NOTE: System boot is not supported from the electrical outlet. 3 Open the system. See support.dell...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... bracket. b Position the expansion card so that came with the card for the new card. Figure 3-18. See "Closing the System" on the expansion-card riser board. See Figure 3-18. 5 Install the expansion card: a If the expansion card is full length, align its cable connections. 7 Close the system. d When the card...System Components 77 See the documentation that the card-edge connector aligns with the front card guide. c Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the PCI card connector until the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card latch. See Figure 3-18.
... bracket. b Position the expansion card so that came with the card for the new card. Figure 3-18. See "Closing the System" on the expansion-card riser board. See Figure 3-18. 5 Install the expansion card: a If the expansion card is full length, align its cable connections. 7 Close the system. d When the card...System Components 77 See the documentation that the card-edge connector aligns with the front card guide. c Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the PCI card connector until the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card latch. See Figure 3-18.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Sideplane Board Connectors See Figure 6-6 for the location and description of connectors on the optional PCI-X/PCIe expansion-card riser boards, including the expansion-card slots and buses. 142 Jumpers and Connectors Figure 6-6. Sideplane Board Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 control panel (CTRL) 4 CD IDE (IDE) 2 SAS controller daughter card 3 chassis intrusion switch (PCIE_STORAGE) 5 pin guides (2) 6 system board connector Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCI Buses Figure 6-7, Figure 6-8, and Figure 6-9 show the components on the sideplane board.
Sideplane Board Connectors See Figure 6-6 for the location and description of connectors on the optional PCI-X/PCIe expansion-card riser boards, including the expansion-card slots and buses. 142 Jumpers and Connectors Figure 6-6. Sideplane Board Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 control panel (CTRL) 4 CD IDE (IDE) 2 SAS controller daughter card 3 chassis intrusion switch (PCIE_STORAGE) 5 pin guides (2) 6 system board connector Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCI Buses Figure 6-7, Figure 6-8, and Figure 6-9 show the components on the sideplane board.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Optional PCI-X Left Expansion-Card Riser Board Components 1 2 3 slot 3 PCIe x4 lane width 3 1 riser release pin 4 pin guide (2) 5 2 slot 2 PCI-X 133-MHz 5 system board connector 4 3 slot 3 PCI-X 133-MHz Jumpers and Connectors 143 Figure 6-7. Optional PCIe Left Expansion-Card Riser Board Components 1 2 3 4 5 1 riser release pin 4 pin guide (2) 2 slot 2 PCIe x8 lane width 5 system board connector Figure 6-8.
Optional PCI-X Left Expansion-Card Riser Board Components 1 2 3 slot 3 PCIe x4 lane width 3 1 riser release pin 4 pin guide (2) 5 2 slot 2 PCI-X 133-MHz 5 system board connector 4 3 slot 3 PCI-X 133-MHz Jumpers and Connectors 143 Figure 6-7. Optional PCIe Left Expansion-Card Riser Board Components 1 2 3 4 5 1 riser release pin 4 pin guide (2) 2 slot 2 PCIe x8 lane width 5 system board connector Figure 6-8.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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Optional PCIe Expansion-Card Central Riser Board Components 1 2 1 slot 1 PCI-X - NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in use. See Figure 6-1 to their electrical outlets, and turn on page 54. 3 Lift up ...
Optional PCIe Expansion-Card Central Riser Board Components 1 2 1 slot 1 PCI-X - NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in use. See Figure 6-1 to their electrical outlets, and turn on page 54. 3 Lift up ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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..., 142 expansion-card cage removing, 78 replacing, 79 expansion-card riser board connectors, 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 guidelines ..., 106 diskette drive, 84 diskette drive into drive carrier, 85 expansion card, 76 expansion card guidelines, 76 hard 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 ...
..., 142 expansion-card cage removing, 78 replacing, 79 expansion-card riser board connectors, 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 guidelines ..., 106 diskette drive, 84 diskette drive into drive carrier, 85 expansion card, 76 expansion card guidelines, 76 hard 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 ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 82 removing, 81 options system setup, 38 P password disabling, 144 password features setup, 45 system, 45 passwords setup, 47 system, 45 PCI buses expansion-card riser board, 142 POST accessing system features, 12 power indicator, 18 power supplies removing, 63 replacing, 64 troubleshooting, 118 power supply blank, 64 ..., 78 expansion-card cage, 78 fan bracket, 68 hard drive blank, 56 hard drive from a drive carrier, 58 hard drives, 57 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 ...
... 82 removing, 81 options system setup, 38 P password disabling, 144 password features setup, 45 system, 45 passwords setup, 47 system, 45 PCI buses expansion-card riser board, 142 POST accessing system features, 12 power indicator, 18 power supplies removing, 63 replacing, 64 troubleshooting, 118 power supply blank, 64 ..., 78 expansion-card cage, 78 fan bracket, 68 hard drive blank, 56 hard drive from a drive carrier, 58 hard drives, 57 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 ...