Glossary
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... NICs. device driver - diagnostics - See device driver. Electromagnetic interference. Electrostatic discharge. expansion card - COMn - The part of tests for the serial ports on the system board. See processor. DHCP - A comprehensive set of the system that controls the transfer of DRAM chips. Domain Name System. A chip that allows the operating system or...
... NICs. device driver - diagnostics - See device driver. Electromagnetic interference. Electrostatic discharge. expansion card - COMn - The part of tests for the serial ports on the system board. See processor. DHCP - A comprehensive set of the system that controls the transfer of DRAM chips. Domain Name System. A chip that allows the operating system or...
Glossary
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... to 1,000,000,000 bytes. Gram(s). Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. graphics mode - Input/output. Integrated drive electronics. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. IPv6 - F - FAT - g - Gravities. A standard interface between the system's bus and the peripheral device, typically a ...device. File transfer protocol. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is powered on the system board or riser board for connection of processors with networked storage devices. host adapter - The ability to -point bidirectional serial links intended...
... to 1,000,000,000 bytes. Gram(s). Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits. graphics mode - Input/output. Integrated drive electronics. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. IPv6 - F - FAT - g - Gravities. A standard interface between the system's bus and the peripheral device, typically a ...device. File transfer protocol. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is powered on the system board or riser board for connection of processors with networked storage devices. host adapter - The ability to -point bidirectional serial links intended...
Glossary
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...more pins emerging from which the keyboard and mouse are used. An electronic device that allows selection of changing the circuitry in a board. Meter(s). Interrupt request. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects the pins and creates a circuit...be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by wiring dedicated specifically to the processor. Light-emitting diode. LOM - LAN on a circuit board with a traditional expansion bus. jumper - Small blocks on motherboard. KB - Kbps - kg - LCD - On a system with local-bus ...
...more pins emerging from which the keyboard and mouse are used. An electronic device that allows selection of changing the circuitry in a board. Meter(s). Interrupt request. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects the pins and creates a circuit...be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by wiring dedicated specifically to the processor. Light-emitting diode. LOM - LAN on a circuit board with a traditional expansion bus. jumper - Small blocks on motherboard. KB - Kbps - kg - LCD - On a system with local-bus ...
Glossary
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... USB connector. A type of data redundancy in memory modules (DIMMs). See also striping and RAID. NAS is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Network interface controller. A device that is an ASCII file that contains the CIM schema definition. Media Access ...system data. memory address - Mb - A system can contain several different forms of the concepts used to the system board. Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that is one of memory, such as a hexadecimal number, in a system to allow connection to...
... USB connector. A type of data redundancy in memory modules (DIMMs). See also striping and RAID. NAS is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator. Network interface controller. A device that is an ASCII file that contains the CIM schema definition. Media Access ...system data. memory address - Mb - A system can contain several different forms of the concepts used to the system board. Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that is one of memory, such as a hexadecimal number, in a system to allow connection to...
Glossary
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... Second(s). A bar code label on the system used to connect a modem to its contents even after you call Dell for program instructions and data. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. RAID - Some common implementations of independent disks. ...area for technical support. Storage Area Network. SD card - sec - System event log. SAS - A standard interface between the system board and storage devices. SDRAM - A network architecture that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. Serial-attached SCSI. ROM - readme...
... Second(s). A bar code label on the system used to connect a modem to its contents even after you call Dell for program instructions and data. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. RAID - Some common implementations of independent disks. ...area for technical support. Storage Area Network. SD card - sec - System event log. SAS - A standard interface between the system board and storage devices. SDRAM - A network architecture that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. Serial-attached SCSI. ROM - readme...
Glossary
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...devices are video standards for multiple USB-compliant devices, such as password protection. An unregistered (unbuffered) DDR3 memory module. SVGA - system board - SMP - SNMP - system memory - See RAM. Uninterruptible power supply. striping - See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. termination ...RAM, controllers for the devices. The amount of space used to connect to I/O devices. As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by changing jumper or switch settings on each...
...devices are video standards for multiple USB-compliant devices, such as password protection. An unregistered (unbuffered) DDR3 memory module. SVGA - system board - SMP - SNMP - system memory - See RAM. Uninterruptible power supply. striping - See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. termination ...RAM, controllers for the devices. The amount of space used to connect to I/O devices. As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by changing jumper or switch settings on each...
Glossary
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... used to the user as the number of pixels across multiple environments. A single physical system may be an expansion card that plugs into the system board or may appear to manage system resources-memory, disk drives, or printers, for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards...
... used to the user as the number of pixels across multiple environments. A single physical system may be an expansion card that plugs into the system board or may appear to manage system resources-memory, disk drives, or printers, for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards...
User Manual
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...type PCI Express Generation 2 Expansion slots PCIe One x16, half-length, half-height Daughter card PCIe One x8, custom slot Memory (Per System Board) Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM 800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 registered memory modules with ECC Twelve 240-pin DIMMs ... drives or up to twenty four 2.5-inch, hot-swappable SAS/SATA/SSD drives NOTE: SAS hard drives are supported by add-on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents. This document is available online at support...
...type PCI Express Generation 2 Expansion slots PCIe One x16, half-length, half-height Daughter card PCIe One x8, custom slot Memory (Per System Board) Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM 800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 registered memory modules with ECC Twelve 240-pin DIMMs ... drives or up to twenty four 2.5-inch, hot-swappable SAS/SATA/SSD drives NOTE: SAS hard drives are supported by add-on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents. This document is available online at support...
User Manual
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Secondary In-rush Current cannot exceed 35 Amps (peak). Getting Started With Your System | 11 Connectors (Per System Board) Back NIC Serial USB Video Management Port Two RJ-45 (10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet) 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant 15-...pin VGA Dedicated Ethernet port for remote management access Video (Per System Board) Video type Video memory AST2050 video controller, VGA connector 8 MB Power AC power supply (per power supply) Wattage 470 W Voltage 100-240 VAC, 50/...
Secondary In-rush Current cannot exceed 35 Amps (peak). Getting Started With Your System | 11 Connectors (Per System Board) Back NIC Serial USB Video Management Port Two RJ-45 (10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet) 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant 15-...pin VGA Dedicated Ethernet port for remote management access Video (Per System Board) Video type Video memory AST2050 video controller, VGA connector 8 MB Power AC power supply (per power supply) Wattage 470 W Voltage 100-240 VAC, 50/...
User Manual
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...) Maximum vibration Operating Storage 0.26 Grms at 5-350 Hz 1.93 Grms at 10-500 Hz for specific system configurations, see www.dell.com/environmental_datasheets. Temperature Operating Storage 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of...gradation of 20°C per hour Relative humidity Operating Storage 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per system board) System battery RAID battery (optional) CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell 3.7 V lithium ion battery pack Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum...
...) Maximum vibration Operating Storage 0.26 Grms at 5-350 Hz 1.93 Grms at 10-500 Hz for specific system configurations, see www.dell.com/environmental_datasheets. Temperature Operating Storage 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) with a maximum temperature gradation of...gradation of 20°C per hour Relative humidity Operating Storage 20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per system board) System battery RAID battery (optional) CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell 3.7 V lithium ion battery pack Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 12 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 14 Back Panel Features and Indicators 18 NIC Indicator Codes 20 Power and System Board Indicator Codes 21 Power Supply Indicator Codes 22 BMC Heart Beat LED 23 Post Error Code 24 Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation ...... 24...
... 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 12 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 14 Back Panel Features and Indicators 18 NIC Indicator Codes 20 Power and System Board Indicator Codes 21 Power Supply Indicator Codes 22 BMC Heart Beat LED 23 Post Error Code 24 Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation ...... 24...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...-Drive Carrier 64 Power Supplies 65 Recommended configuration 65 Full Configuration 66 Removing a Power Supply 66 Installing a Power Supply 67 System-Board Assembly 68 Removing a System-Board Assembly 68 Installing a System-Board Assembly 69 Heat Sinks...70 Removing the Heat Sink 70 Installing the Heat Sink 71 Processors 72 Removing a Processor 72 Installing...
...-Drive Carrier 64 Power Supplies 65 Recommended configuration 65 Full Configuration 66 Removing a Power Supply 66 Installing a Power Supply 67 System-Board Assembly 68 Removing a System-Board Assembly 68 Installing a System-Board Assembly 69 Heat Sinks...70 Removing the Heat Sink 70 Installing the Heat Sink 71 Processors 72 Removing a Processor 72 Installing...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... (Optional 91 Removing the RAID Battery 91 Installing the RAID Battery 92 Removing the RAID Battery Carrier 93 Installing the RAID Battery Carrier 94 System Board 95 Removing a System Board 95 Installing a System Board 96 Opening and Closing the System 97 Opening the System 97 Closing the System 98 Cooling Fans 98 6 | Contents
... (Optional 91 Removing the RAID Battery 91 Installing the RAID Battery 92 Removing the RAID Battery Carrier 93 Installing the RAID Battery Carrier 94 System Board 95 Removing a System Board 95 Installing a System Board 96 Opening and Closing the System 97 Opening the System 97 Closing the System 98 Cooling Fans 98 6 | Contents
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... a Cooling Fan 98 Installing a Cooling Fan 100 Power Distribution Boards 100 Removing a Power Distribution Board 100 Installing a Power Distribution Board 102 Fan Controller Board 103 Removing the Fan Controller Board 103 Installing the Fan Controller Board 105 Middle Planes 105 Removing the Middle Planes 105 Installing the Middle... Card 120 Front Panels 121 Removing the Front Panel 121 Installing the Front Panel 124 Sensor Boards 125 Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5" HDD System ......... 125 Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5" HDD System .......... 127 Removing the Sensor...
... a Cooling Fan 98 Installing a Cooling Fan 100 Power Distribution Boards 100 Removing a Power Distribution Board 100 Installing a Power Distribution Board 102 Fan Controller Board 103 Removing the Fan Controller Board 103 Installing the Fan Controller Board 105 Middle Planes 105 Removing the Middle Planes 105 Installing the Middle... Card 120 Front Panels 121 Removing the Front Panel 121 Installing the Front Panel 124 Sensor Boards 125 Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5" HDD System ......... 125 Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5" HDD System .......... 127 Removing the Sensor...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 140 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 142 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 143 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 144 Troubleshooting Processors 145 IRQ Assignment Conflicts 146 5 Jumpers and Connectors 147 System Board Connectors 147 Backplane Connectors 148 8 | Contents Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5" HDD System .......... 130 4 Troubleshooting Your System 132 Safety First -
... 140 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 142 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 143 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 144 Troubleshooting Processors 145 IRQ Assignment Conflicts 146 5 Jumpers and Connectors 147 System Board Connectors 147 Backplane Connectors 148 8 | Contents Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5" HDD System .......... 130 4 Troubleshooting Your System 132 Safety First -
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Front Panel−3.5" Hard Drives With Four System Boards Figure 1-2. Front Panel−3.5" Hard Drives With Two System Boards Figure 1-3. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front Panel− 2.5" Hard Drives With Four System Boards 12 | About Your System
Front Panel−3.5" Hard Drives With Four System Boards Figure 1-2. Front Panel−3.5" Hard Drives With Two System Boards Figure 1-3. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front Panel− 2.5" Hard Drives With Four System Boards 12 | About Your System
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Your System | 13 NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off . Front Panel−2.5" Hard Drives With Two System Boards Item Indicator, Button Icon Or Connector 1,3,7,9 Power-on indicator/ power button (system boards 1,2,4,3) Description The power-on indicator lights when the system power is turned off the system using the power button...
... Your System | 13 NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off . Front Panel−2.5" Hard Drives With Two System Boards Item Indicator, Button Icon Or Connector 1,3,7,9 Power-on indicator/ power button (system boards 1,2,4,3) Description The power-on indicator lights when the system power is turned off the system using the power button...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... status indicator on the front and back blink until the button is pushed again. Item Indicator, Button Icon Or Connector 2,4,6,8 System identification indicator/button (system boards 1,2,4,3) 5 Hard Drives * Drive Cover Description The identification button can be used to locate a particular system and system...
... status indicator on the front and back blink until the button is pushed again. Item Indicator, Button Icon Or Connector 2,4,6,8 System identification indicator/button (system boards 1,2,4,3) 5 Hard Drives * Drive Cover Description The identification button can be used to locate a particular system and system...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... 1 3 USB ports (2) 4 System identification indicator 5 NIC connector 1 Description 470W/750W/1100W/1400W 470W/750W/1100W/1400W Connect USB devices to identify a particular system and system board. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant Both the systems management software and the identification buttons located on the front can cause the indicator to flash blue...
... 1 3 USB ports (2) 4 System identification indicator 5 NIC connector 1 Description 470W/750W/1100W/1400W 470W/750W/1100W/1400W Connect USB devices to identify a particular system and system board. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant Both the systems management software and the identification buttons located on the front can cause the indicator to flash blue...
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Enumeration−Two System Boards NIC Indicator Codes Figure 1-9. NIC Indicators 1 link/activity indicator NIC Status Indicator (link/activity) Solid green Blinks green Off 2 speed indicator Condition LAN linking/No access LAN accessing No link 20 | About Your System Figure 1-7. Enumeration−Four System Boards Figure 1-8.
Enumeration−Two System Boards NIC Indicator Codes Figure 1-9. NIC Indicators 1 link/activity indicator NIC Status Indicator (link/activity) Solid green Blinks green Off 2 speed indicator Condition LAN linking/No access LAN accessing No link 20 | About Your System Figure 1-7. Enumeration−Four System Boards Figure 1-8.