Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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Installing a SATA Optical Drive These instructions apply to Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. a Disconnect the SAS cable from the SAS controller and pull the cable away from the electrical outlet. 2 Remove the bezel. All Systems 1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive These instructions apply to Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. a Disconnect the SAS cable from the SAS controller and pull the cable away from the electrical outlet. 2 Remove the bezel. All Systems 1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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Installing the SATA Optical Drive - See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 7 Reconnect the system to the power supply connector. PowerEdge 2970 or 2950 1 Insert the optical drive tray into the system until it is fully inserted and locked into position. ... branching power cable to power and turn on system board 4 system fans 6 optical drive 5 Reinstall the SAS controller daughter card and reconnect the SAS cable. Installing a SATA Optical Drive 7 See "Closing the System" in the PowerEdge 1950 2 1 3 4 6 5 1 SATA data cable 3 chipset shroud 5 ...
Installing the SATA Optical Drive - See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 7 Reconnect the system to the power supply connector. PowerEdge 2970 or 2950 1 Insert the optical drive tray into the system until it is fully inserted and locked into position. ... branching power cable to power and turn on system board 4 system fans 6 optical drive 5 Reinstall the SAS controller daughter card and reconnect the SAS cable. Installing a SATA Optical Drive 7 See "Closing the System" in the PowerEdge 1950 2 1 3 4 6 5 1 SATA data cable 3 chipset shroud 5 ...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive
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Figure 1-5. See "Closing the System" in a PowerEdge 2900 or 1900 3 2 4 5 1 1 optical drive 3 SATA data cable 5 SATA power connector on SAS backplane (PowerEdge 2900 only) 2 SATA power cable 4 SATA connector on system board 8 Reconnect the cables to power and turn on the system and attached peripherals. 10 Installing a SATA Optical Drive SATA Cable Routing in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 10 Reconnect the system to the SAS controller daughter card. 9 Close the system.
Figure 1-5. See "Closing the System" in a PowerEdge 2900 or 1900 3 2 4 5 1 1 optical drive 3 SATA data cable 5 SATA power connector on SAS backplane (PowerEdge 2900 only) 2 SATA power cable 4 SATA connector on system board 8 Reconnect the cables to power and turn on the system and attached peripherals. 10 Installing a SATA Optical Drive SATA Cable Routing in your Hardware Owner's Manual. 10 Reconnect the system to the SAS controller daughter card. 9 Close the system.
Information Update
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...iSCSI remote boot. • Support for 10-Gb Ethernet cards. • One internal USB 2.0-compliant connector supporting an optional bootable USB flash drive or USB memory key. • Support for iSCSI boot. The USB memory key can be enabled in the Hardware Owner's Manual. CAUTION: ...flash memory key. New Security Features • Trusted Program Module (TPM) support for improved security. • Optional support for optional SAS 6i/R and PERC 6/i adapters. New I/O and Storage Features • Optional Intel quad-port Gigabit Ethernet NIC, capable of the System Setup program.
...iSCSI remote boot. • Support for 10-Gb Ethernet cards. • One internal USB 2.0-compliant connector supporting an optional bootable USB flash drive or USB memory key. • Support for iSCSI boot. The USB memory key can be enabled in the Hardware Owner's Manual. CAUTION: ...flash memory key. New Security Features • Trusted Program Module (TPM) support for improved security. • Optional support for optional SAS 6i/R and PERC 6/i adapters. New I/O and Storage Features • Optional Intel quad-port Gigabit Ethernet NIC, capable of the System Setup program.
Information Update
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...Remote Access Controller initialization failure Ensure that all detected during shadowing. No boot device available Faulty or missing optical drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem, or no bootable USB key installed. Ensure that the Remote Access Controller is n Information Update 11 The... system halted because Remove the PCIe an invalid PCIe expansion expansion card and install card is installed in the internal SAS ...
...Remote Access Controller initialization failure Ensure that all detected during shadowing. No boot device available Faulty or missing optical drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem, or no bootable USB key installed. Ensure that the Remote Access Controller is n Information Update 11 The... system halted because Remove the PCIe an invalid PCIe expansion expansion card and install card is installed in the internal SAS ...
Getting Started Guide
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...174; Xeon® Processors 5000 Sequence. • Support for up to six 3.5-inch, internal hot-pluggable Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or SATA hard drives without optional media bay, or up to two hot-pluggable, 750-W power supplies in the eight memory module sockets on systems ...between independent processors. The upgrade kit from Dell. The system also features redundant memory, which is opened. • Up to four 3.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS or SATA hard drives with optional media bay, or eight 2.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS hard drives. • The optional media bay (...
...174; Xeon® Processors 5000 Sequence. • Support for up to six 3.5-inch, internal hot-pluggable Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or SATA hard drives without optional media bay, or up to two hot-pluggable, 750-W power supplies in the eight memory module sockets on systems ...between independent processors. The upgrade kit from Dell. The system also features redundant memory, which is opened. • Up to four 3.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS or SATA hard drives with optional media bay, or eight 2.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS hard drives. • The optional media bay (...
Getting Started Guide
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...; Dedicated slot for system ID and error messaging. • System ID button on page 10. 4 Getting Started With Your System See support.dell.com for remote systems management. • An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. For more ...information about booting from an external device attached to eight 2.5-inch SAS or six 3.5-inch SATA hard drives. A left riser card that monitors operation of cache memory and a RAID battery. OR - Maximum resolution is 1280 X 1024. ...
...; Dedicated slot for system ID and error messaging. • System ID button on page 10. 4 Getting Started With Your System See support.dell.com for remote systems management. • An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. For more ...information about booting from an external device attached to eight 2.5-inch SAS or six 3.5-inch SATA hard drives. A left riser card that monitors operation of cache memory and a RAID battery. OR - Maximum resolution is 1280 X 1024. ...
Getting Started Guide
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... 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 ...GB up to six 3.5-inch, internal hot-pluggable SAS or SATA hard drives without optional media bay, OR up to four 3.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS or SATA hard drives with optional media bay OR eight 2.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS hard drives one optional 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB external optional ...
... 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 ...GB up to six 3.5-inch, internal hot-pluggable SAS or SATA hard drives without optional media bay, OR up to four 3.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS or SATA hard drives with optional media bay OR eight 2.5-inch internal hot-pluggable SAS hard drives one optional 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB external optional ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... You Begin 56 Removing a Drive Blank 56 Installing a Drive Blank 57 Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive 57 Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive 57 Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier 58 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 58 Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier 59 Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATA Drive Carrier 60 Installing a SATA Hard Drive and Interposer Card Into a SATAu...
... You Begin 56 Removing a Drive Blank 56 Installing a Drive Blank 57 Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive 57 Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive 57 Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier 58 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier 58 Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier 59 Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATA Drive Carrier 60 Installing a SATA Hard Drive and Interposer Card Into a SATAu...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...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 ...Optical Drive 81 Removing the Optical Drive 81 Installing the Optical Drive 82 Diskette Drive 83 Removing the Diskette Drive From the System 83 Installing the Diskette Drive Into the System 84 Removing the Diskette Drive From the Drive Carrier 85 Installing the Diskette Drive Into the Drive Carrier...
...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 ...Optical Drive 81 Removing the Optical Drive 81 Installing the Optical Drive 82 Diskette Drive 83 Removing the Diskette Drive From the System 83 Installing the Diskette Drive Into the System 84 Removing the Diskette Drive From the Drive Carrier 85 Installing the Diskette Drive Into the Drive Carrier...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Removing and Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Drive 86 Removing and Replacing the Tape Drive Cable Retention Bracket . . . . 88 System Memory 89 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 89 Non-Optimal Memory Configurations 90 Memory Sparing Support ... the Central Riser Board 100 Sideplane Board 101 Removing the Sideplane Board 101 Installing the Sideplane Board 102 SAS Backplane Board 103 Removing the SAS Backplane Board 103 Installing the SAS Backplane Board 104 Control Panel Assembly (Service-only Procedure 105 Removing the Control Panel Assembly 105 Installing the...
... Removing and Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Drive 86 Removing and Replacing the Tape Drive Cable Retention Bracket . . . . 88 System Memory 89 General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 89 Non-Optimal Memory Configurations 90 Memory Sparing Support ... the Central Riser Board 100 Sideplane Board 101 Removing the Sideplane Board 101 Installing the Sideplane Board 102 SAS Backplane Board 103 Removing the SAS Backplane Board 103 Installing the SAS Backplane Board 104 Control Panel Assembly (Service-only Procedure 105 Removing the Control Panel Assembly 105 Installing the...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Battery 118 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 118 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 119 Troubleshooting a Fan 119 Troubleshooting System Memory 120 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 121 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 123 Troubleshooting 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
... Battery 118 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 118 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 119 Troubleshooting a Fan 119 Troubleshooting System Memory 120 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 121 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 123 Troubleshooting 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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.... If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting space at bus ##, device ##, Expansion Cards" on page 127. E1810 HDD ## Fault The SAS subsystem has determined that resides in the system, but is faulty. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that...E171F Text Causes Corrective Actions PCI PERR B## D## F## PCI PERR Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that hard drive ## has experienced a fault. PCIE Fatal Err B## D## F## PCIE Fatal Err Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCIe fatal error on page ...
.... If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting space at bus ##, device ##, Expansion Cards" on page 127. E1810 HDD ## Fault The SAS subsystem has determined that resides in the system, but is faulty. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that...E171F Text Causes Corrective Actions PCI PERR B## D## F## PCI PERR Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that hard drive ## has experienced a fault. PCIE Fatal Err B## D## F## PCIE Fatal Err Slot # The system BIOS has reported a PCIe fatal error on page ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...CMOS failure. CMOS RAM not See "Getting Help" on page 69. HDD ## Removed The specified hard drive has been Information only. removed from powering on page 98. See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 147. See "Installing Memory Modules" on page 124. Shadow BIOS Fail The.... See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 90. If the problem persists, see your RAID documentation. PCI Rsr Config PCI risers are not configured correctly; See "Expansion-Card Riser Boards" on . PCI Rsr Missing One or all of BMC. Information only. SAS Cable A SAS cable A is missing or ...
...CMOS failure. CMOS RAM not See "Getting Help" on page 69. HDD ## Removed The specified hard drive has been Information only. removed from powering on page 98. See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 147. See "Installing Memory Modules" on page 124. Shadow BIOS Fail The.... See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 90. If the problem persists, see your RAID documentation. PCI Rsr Config PCI risers are not configured correctly; See "Expansion-Card Riser Boards" on . PCI Rsr Missing One or all of BMC. Information only. SAS Cable A SAS cable A is missing or ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...for example, 1 DIMM, 6 DIMMs, 4 DIMMs in slots 1, 2, 5, and 6, etc.). See "Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card" on the boot hard drive. See "Processors" on page 147. Warning! See "Getting Help" on page 93. Warning: Embedded RAID firmware is ...The current memory configuration is not optimal. Dell recommends a population of 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs. DIMMs should be populated sequentially starting in this table, see the "Glossary" on selected drive Faulty diskette, optical/diskette drive assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem. See "System Memory" on ...
...for example, 1 DIMM, 6 DIMMs, 4 DIMMs in slots 1, 2, 5, and 6, etc.). See "Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card" on the boot hard drive. See "Processors" on page 147. Warning! See "Getting Help" on page 93. Warning: Embedded RAID firmware is ...The current memory configuration is not optimal. Dell recommends a population of 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs. DIMMs should be populated sequentially starting in this table, see the "Glossary" on selected drive Faulty diskette, optical/diskette drive assembly, hard drive, or hard-drive subsystem. See "System Memory" on ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...Tag Description Determines the order in which the system searches for a USB flash drive. NOTE: System boot is attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to configure serial communication, external serial connector, failsafe baud rate, remote terminal ...options such as virtual floppy and virtual CD-ROM may be present. Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network. Table 2-2. See support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting from an external device attached to the system. See Table...
...Tag Description Determines the order in which the system searches for a USB flash drive. NOTE: System boot is attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to configure serial communication, external serial connector, failsafe baud rate, remote terminal ...options such as virtual floppy and virtual CD-ROM may be present. Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network. Table 2-2. See support.dell.com for the latest support information about booting from an external device attached to the system. See Table...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. Diskette Controller (Auto default) Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. Embedded Gb NIC2 (Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. TOE Capability Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status...selectable settings. IDE CD-ROM Controller Enables the integrated IDE controller. Integrated Devices Screen Options Option Description Integrated SAS Controller Enables or disables the integrated SAS controller. (Enabled default) Embedded SATA (Off default) Allows the integrated SATA controller to be used to...
... the MAC address for the integrated 10/100/1000 NIC. Diskette Controller (Auto default) Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. Embedded Gb NIC2 (Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. TOE Capability Displays the TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) feature status...selectable settings. IDE CD-ROM Controller Enables the integrated IDE controller. Integrated Devices Screen Options Option Description Integrated SAS Controller Enables or disables the integrated SAS controller. (Enabled default) Embedded SATA (Off default) Allows the integrated SATA controller to be used to...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...; 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 Tools ...
...; 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 Tools ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...discharge. Figure 3-1. 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 12 slimline optical drive (optional) 13 SAS or SATA hard drives (up to remove the system cover and access any of the system. See your Product Information Guide ...
...discharge. Figure 3-1. 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 12 slimline optical drive (optional) 13 SAS or SATA hard drives (up to remove the system cover and access any of the system. See your Product Information Guide ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... circuitry and other electronic components. Front Bezel A lock on page 81. The optical drive connects to eight 2.5-inch SAS drives or six 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drives. Table 3-1. The hard drives connect to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion cards, while the central riser ... setting. Installing System Components 53 Depending on the system board. See Table 3-1 for an optional optical drive. For more information, see "Hard Drives" on page 55 and "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 135. During an installation or troubleshooting procedure, you ordered, an optional ...
... circuitry and other electronic components. Front Bezel A lock on page 81. The optical drive connects to eight 2.5-inch SAS drives or six 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drives. Table 3-1. The hard drives connect to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion cards, while the central riser ... setting. Installing System Components 53 Depending on the system board. See Table 3-1 for an optional optical drive. For more information, see "Hard Drives" on page 55 and "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 135. During an installation or troubleshooting procedure, you ordered, an optional ...