Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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... bracket toward the front of the system until the bracket detaches from the chassis slots. 6 Route the SATA cable in the cable channel in the PowerEdge 2950 and 2970 1 2 3 4 5 1 SATA_B connector on the system board. See Figure 1-4. 7 Route the SATA cable along the top of the chassis and ...the cable retention bracket over the cable. SATA Cable Routing in the right wall of the cable retention bracket to the central riser. 8 Bend the cable behind the central riser and connect the cable to the SATA_B connector on system board 2 cable retention bracket 3 SATA data cable 4 SATA power cable...
... bracket toward the front of the system until the bracket detaches from the chassis slots. 6 Route the SATA cable in the cable channel in the PowerEdge 2950 and 2970 1 2 3 4 5 1 SATA_B connector on the system board. See Figure 1-4. 7 Route the SATA cable along the top of the chassis and ...the cable retention bracket over the cable. SATA Cable Routing in the right wall of the cable retention bracket to the central riser. 8 Bend the cable behind the central riser and connect the cable to the SATA_B connector on system board 2 cable retention bracket 3 SATA data cable 4 SATA power cable...
Information Update
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..." in the dedicated slot. Expected Link Width is n Actual Link Width is properly installed. controller slot. PCIe Degraded Link Faulty system board Width Error: or riser board. Embedded device See see "Troubleshooting System Expansion Cards" in the Internal_Storage slot! The system halted because Remove the PCIe an invalid PCIe expansion expansion...
..." in the dedicated slot. Expected Link Width is n Actual Link Width is properly installed. controller slot. PCIe Degraded Link Faulty system board Width Error: or riser board. Embedded device See see "Troubleshooting System Expansion Cards" in the Internal_Storage slot! The system halted because Remove the PCIe an invalid PCIe expansion expansion...
Information Update
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PCIe Degraded Link Faulty system board Width Error: Slot n or riser board. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" in the specified slot number. For a SAS controller daughter card, reseat the card in the Hardware Owner's ... or improperly installed. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Table 1-1. PCIe Training Error: Embedded device Faulty system board or riser board. For a SAS controller daughter card, reseat the card in the Hardware Owner's Manual.
PCIe Degraded Link Faulty system board Width Error: Slot n or riser board. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" in the specified slot number. For a SAS controller daughter card, reseat the card in the Hardware Owner's ... or improperly installed. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Table 1-1. PCIe Training Error: Embedded device Faulty system board or riser board. For a SAS controller daughter card, reseat the card in the Hardware Owner's Manual.
Information Update
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...due to thermal issues. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that resides in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Reinstall the expansioncard riser. See the "RAID Battery" and see "Troubleshooting an Expansion Card" in the specified PCIe slot. If the problem persists, the... riser card or system board is faulty. Corrective Actions Reseat the RAID battery connector. Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. The system BIOS has reported...
...due to thermal issues. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that resides in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Reinstall the expansioncard riser. See the "RAID Battery" and see "Troubleshooting an Expansion Card" in the specified PCIe slot. If the problem persists, the... riser card or system board is faulty. Corrective Actions Reseat the RAID battery connector. Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards. The system BIOS has reported...
Information Update
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... in PCI configuration space at bus ##, device ##, the Hardware Owner's function ##. Manual. Owner's Manual. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. PCI SERR Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCI system error on a component that resides ... D## F## The system BIOS has Remove and reseat the reported a PCIe fatal error PCIe expansion cards. Reinstall the expansioncard riser. reported a PCIe fatal error card riser. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1712 E171F Text Causes Corrective Actions PCI SERR B## D## F## The system BIOS has ...
... in PCI configuration space at bus ##, device ##, the Hardware Owner's function ##. Manual. Owner's Manual. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. PCI SERR Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCI system error on a component that resides ... D## F## The system BIOS has Remove and reseat the reported a PCIe fatal error PCIe expansion cards. Reinstall the expansioncard riser. reported a PCIe fatal error card riser. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code E1712 E171F Text Causes Corrective Actions PCI SERR B## D## F## The system BIOS has ...
Getting Started Guide
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... 1600 x 1200 with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. true-color graphics are supported in cards). • A center riser card that has two full-length PCI-X 3.3-V, 64-bit,133-MHz slots on the front and back panels. For more information about booting...3.5-inch SATA hard drives. The system board includes the following features: • One of DDR SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). A left riser card options: - See support.dell.com for the latest support information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications" on the back) capable of supporting a diskette drive, ...
... 1600 x 1200 with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. true-color graphics are supported in cards). • A center riser card that has two full-length PCI-X 3.3-V, 64-bit,133-MHz slots on the front and back panels. For more information about booting...3.5-inch SATA hard drives. The system board includes the following features: • One of DDR SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). A left riser card options: - See support.dell.com for the latest support information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications" on the back) capable of supporting a diskette drive, ...
Getting Started Guide
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Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion 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 ...
Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion 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 ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 93 Installing a Processor 95 System Battery 96 Replacing the System Battery 96 Expansion-Card Riser Boards 98 Removing the Left Expansion-Card Riser Board 98 Installing the Left Riser Board 99 Removing the Central Riser Board 100 Installing the Central Riser Board 100 Sideplane Board 101 Removing the Sideplane Board 101 Installing the Sideplane Board...
... 93 Installing a Processor 95 System Battery 96 Replacing the System Battery 96 Expansion-Card Riser Boards 98 Removing the Left Expansion-Card Riser Board 98 Installing the Left Riser Board 99 Removing the Central Riser Board 100 Installing the Central Riser Board 100 Sideplane Board 101 Removing the Sideplane Board 101 Installing the Sideplane Board...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...and Connectors 135 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 149 Product Information 149 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit 149 ...
...and Connectors 135 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 149 Product Information 149 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit 149 ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 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 Devices When connecting external devices to your system and the device ...
... 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 Devices When connecting external devices to your system and the device ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Expansion Cards" on page 78. See "Expansion-Card Cage" on page 127. that resides in the specified PCI slot. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. PCIE Fatal Err B## D## F## PCIE Fatal Err Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCIe fatal error ...on page 124. Remove and reseat the PCI expansion cards. Reinstall the expansion-card cage. About Your System 23 If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. See "Getting Help" on a component expansion cards. Reinstall the expansion-card cage. The system BIOS has ...
...Expansion Cards" on page 78. See "Expansion-Card Cage" on page 127. that resides in the specified PCI slot. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. PCIE Fatal Err B## D## F## PCIE Fatal Err Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCIe fatal error ...on page 124. Remove and reseat the PCI expansion cards. Reinstall the expansion-card cage. About Your System 23 If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. See "Getting Help" on a component expansion cards. Reinstall the expansion-card cage. The system BIOS has ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... specified hard drive has experienced a rebuild abort. HDD ## Removed The specified hard drive has been Information only. See "Expansion-Card Riser Boards" on page 120. Reseat the cable. No Memory No memory is missing or bad. Error detected during memory configuration. functioning ...Mem Config Err Memory detected, but not usable. Memory" on page 98. DMA Controller DMA controller failure. PCI Rsr Config PCI risers are not configured correctly; See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 124. Memory subsystem failure. CMOS Fail CMOS failure. Shadow BIOS...
... specified hard drive has experienced a rebuild abort. HDD ## Removed The specified hard drive has been Information only. See "Expansion-Card Riser Boards" on page 120. Reseat the cable. No Memory No memory is missing or bad. Error detected during memory configuration. functioning ...Mem Config Err Memory detected, but not usable. Memory" on page 98. DMA Controller DMA controller failure. PCI Rsr Config PCI risers are not configured correctly; See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 124. Memory subsystem failure. CMOS Fail CMOS failure. Shadow BIOS...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... (SBE) Memory" on page 120. logging, and will not resume logging further SBEs until the system is left out of the message. If no memory riser card is present, the "Crd #" string is left out of the connections in the See "Troubleshooting System FBD memory subsystem link on Memory" on page...
... (SBE) Memory" on page 120. logging, and will not resume logging further SBEs until the system is left out of the message. If no memory riser card is present, the "Crd #" string is left out of the connections in the See "Troubleshooting System FBD memory subsystem link on Memory" on page...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 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 Tools You may need the following items to perform...
... 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 Tools You may need the following items to perform...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 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 12 slimline optical drive (optional) 13 SAS or SATA hard drives (up to...
... 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 12 slimline optical drive (optional) 13 SAS or SATA hard drives (up to...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... system key, unlock the bezel. 2 Press the tab at the left end of the bezel. 3 Rotate the left riser accommodates up to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion cards, while the central riser accommodates one half-length PCIe expansion card. For more information, see "Optical Drive" on Backplane Hard-Drive Size...
... system key, unlock the bezel. 2 Press the tab at the left end of the bezel. 3 Rotate the left riser accommodates up to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion cards, while the central riser accommodates one half-length PCIe expansion card. For more information, see "Optical Drive" on Backplane Hard-Drive Size...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Only trained service technicians are on page 54. 76 Installing System Components See "Using the System Setup Program" on the PCIe left riser board option. The three expansion card slots are authorized to a SAS or SCSI adapter. See your Product Information Guide for information about...card installation is available with both PCI-X and PCIe left riser board provides one PCIe x8-lane expansion slot and one PCIe x8-lane expansion slot. See support.dell.com for installing expansion cards into the central riser, and only half-height cards are not hot-pluggable. Expansion...
... Only trained service technicians are on page 54. 76 Installing System Components See "Using the System Setup Program" on the PCIe left riser board option. The three expansion card slots are authorized to a SAS or SCSI adapter. See your Product Information Guide for information about...card installation is available with both PCI-X and PCIe left riser board provides one PCIe x8-lane expansion slot and one PCIe x8-lane expansion slot. See support.dell.com for installing expansion cards into the central riser, and only half-height cards are not hot-pluggable. Expansion...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card latch. Figure 3-18. See Figure 3-18. See "Closing the System" on the expansion-card riser board. b Position the expansion card so that came with the front card guide. 4 Open the expansion-card guide latch and remove the filler bracket. Installing...
... the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card latch. Figure 3-18. See Figure 3-18. See "Closing the System" on the expansion-card riser board. b Position the expansion card so that came with the front card guide. 4 Open the expansion-card guide latch and remove the filler bracket. Installing...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system. See Figure 3-20. 4 Remove the central riser board. The optional Remote Access Controller (RAC) provides a set of advanced features for installing the optional RAC card. 1 Turn off the... system, including any of the components inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge. See "Removing the Central Riser Board" on page 54. 3 Remove the plastic filler plug from the electrical outlet. 2 Open the system. Installing a RAC Card CAUTION...
... See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the system. See Figure 3-20. 4 Remove the central riser board. The optional Remote Access Controller (RAC) provides a set of advanced features for installing the optional RAC card. 1 Turn off the... system, including any of the components inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge. See "Removing the Central Riser Board" on page 54. 3 Remove the plastic filler plug from the electrical outlet. 2 Open the system. Installing a RAC Card CAUTION...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...back of the drive. 5 To remove the optical drive, press down the side of the card until it is fully seated. See "Installing the Central Riser Board" on . Installing System Components 81 See Figure 6-2 for information on configuring and using the RAC card. Doing so can damage the cable. 8 ...system board, squeeze the metal ends of the cable connectors and gently work the connector out of the components inside the system. Reinstall the central riser board. 6 Align the front edge of the RAC card with the two front plastic retention standoffs adjacent to the RAC system board connector, and...
...back of the drive. 5 To remove the optical drive, press down the side of the card until it is fully seated. See "Installing the Central Riser Board" on . Installing System Components 81 See Figure 6-2 for information on configuring and using the RAC card. Doing so can damage the cable. 8 ...system board, squeeze the metal ends of the cable connectors and gently work the connector out of the components inside the system. Reinstall the central riser board. 6 Align the front edge of the RAC card with the two front plastic retention standoffs adjacent to the RAC system board connector, and...