Information Update
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... remove the system cover and access any of the bracket. Removing and Installing the Optional SATA Optical Disk Drive The following section updates the optical disk drive removal and installation procedures in your system documentation. See Figure 1. 4 Press the bracket release lever that ... 1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the optical drive. Removing the Optical Drive CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to the hard drive 0 carrier. 5 Lift and tilt the optical drive up and out of the components inside the system.
... remove the system cover and access any of the bracket. Removing and Installing the Optional SATA Optical Disk Drive The following section updates the optical disk drive removal and installation procedures in your system documentation. See Figure 1. 4 Press the bracket release lever that ... 1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the optical drive. Removing the Optical Drive CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to the hard drive 0 carrier. 5 Lift and tilt the optical drive up and out of the components inside the system.
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See "Closing the System" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. See Figure 1. 2 Rotate the drive downward until it snaps into place. 3 Connect the SATA data and power cables to remove the system cover and ...with the system. 1 Align the optical drive's mounting holes with the retaining pins on the hard drive 0 bracket. Removing and Installing the Optional SATA Optical Drive 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 SATA data cable 4 mounting holes (4) 2 SATA power cable 5 bracket release lever 3 retaining pins (4) 6 hard drive 0 Installing the Optical Drive CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are ...
See "Closing the System" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. See Figure 1. 2 Rotate the drive downward until it snaps into place. 3 Connect the SATA data and power cables to remove the system cover and ...with the system. 1 Align the optical drive's mounting holes with the retaining pins on the hard drive 0 bracket. Removing and Installing the Optional SATA Optical Drive 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 SATA data cable 4 mounting holes (4) 2 SATA power cable 5 bracket release lever 3 retaining pins (4) 6 hard drive 0 Installing the Optical Drive CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are ...
Getting Started Guide
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...or 800-MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to two internal, 1-inch high, SATA hard drives with an optional SAS controller card. • Optional remote access controller for the following internal hard-drive configurations: - System Features The major hardware and software features of your Hardware Owner... system include: • 1U/1S rack-mountable chassis with support for PCI-X and PCIe RAC connectors. • Optional USB flash drive emulates a diskette drive or hard drive. • One 345-W power supply. Intel® Celeron® - Up to a maximum of 8 GB by installing combinations ...
...or 800-MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to two internal, 1-inch high, SATA hard drives with an optional SAS controller card. • Optional remote access controller for the following internal hard-drive configurations: - System Features The major hardware and software features of your Hardware Owner... system include: • 1U/1S rack-mountable chassis with support for PCI-X and PCIe RAC connectors. • Optional USB flash drive emulates a diskette drive or hard drive. • One 345-W power supply. Intel® Celeron® - Up to a maximum of 8 GB by installing combinations ...
Getting Started Guide
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... SDRAM memory modules with ECC Four 240-pin 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB 512 MB (one 512-MB module) 8 GB Drives Hard Drives SATA SAS Optical drive USB flash drive Up to two 1-inch high drives Up to two optional internal 1-inch high drives with optional SAS controller card DVD, or combination CD-RW/DVD in a peripheral...
... SDRAM memory modules with ECC Four 240-pin 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB 512 MB (one 512-MB module) 8 GB Drives Hard Drives SATA SAS Optical drive USB flash drive Up to two 1-inch high drives Up to two optional internal 1-inch high drives with optional SAS controller card DVD, or combination CD-RW/DVD in a peripheral...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Cooling Shroud 56 Installing the Cooling Shroud 57 System Battery 58 Replacing the System Battery 58 Optical Drive 60 Removing the Optical Drive 60 Installing the Optical Drive 61 Configuring the Boot Drive 62 Hard Drives 62 Removing a Hard Drive 63 Installing a Hard Drive 67 Installing a SAS Controller Card 68 Fan Assembly 68 Removing the Fan Assembly 69 Installing the...
... Cooling Shroud 56 Installing the Cooling Shroud 57 System Battery 58 Replacing the System Battery 58 Optical Drive 60 Removing the Optical Drive 60 Installing the Optical Drive 61 Configuring the Boot Drive 62 Hard Drives 62 Removing a Hard Drive 63 Installing a Hard Drive 67 Installing a SAS Controller Card 68 Fan Assembly 68 Removing the Fan Assembly 69 Installing the...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 106 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 107 Troubleshooting a Fan 108 Troubleshooting System Memory 108 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 110 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 111 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 113 Troubleshooting the Microprocessor 114 5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . 117 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 117 System Diagnostics Features 117 When to Use the System Diagnostics 118 Running the System Diagnostics...
... 106 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 107 Troubleshooting a Fan 108 Troubleshooting System Memory 108 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 110 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 111 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 113 Troubleshooting the Microprocessor 114 5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . 117 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 117 System Diagnostics Features 117 When to Use the System Diagnostics 118 Running the System Diagnostics...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... and back panels to the system. 4 Hard-drive activity indicator 5 Video connector The green hard-drive activity indicator flashes when the hard drives are in diagnosing and troubleshooting the system. Connects a monitor to identify a particular system. 8 Hard drive 1 9 Hard drive 0 10 Optical drive 11 Bezel Optional 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drive. A 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drive. Optional 16 About Your System You can...
... and back panels to the system. 4 Hard-drive activity indicator 5 Video connector The green hard-drive activity indicator flashes when the hard drives are in diagnosing and troubleshooting the system. Connects a monitor to identify a particular system. 8 Hard drive 1 9 Hard drive 0 10 Optical drive 11 Bezel Optional 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drive. A 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drive. Optional 16 About Your System You can...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... in Wait until the process is installed installed. Retry the BIOS update. on page 127. Check the System Setup configuration settings. Data error The diskette drive or hard drive cannot read the data. System Messages Message Causes Corrective Actions Attempting to remove the system cover and access any procedure, see "Getting Help" on..., run the appropriate utility to check the file structure of the message and recommended action. attempt failed. See Figure 6-1 for an explanation of the diskette drive or hard drive.
... in Wait until the process is installed installed. Retry the BIOS update. on page 127. Check the System Setup configuration settings. Data error The diskette drive or hard drive cannot read the data. System Messages Message Causes Corrective Actions Attempting to remove the system cover and access any procedure, see "Getting Help" on..., run the appropriate utility to check the file structure of the message and recommended action. attempt failed. See Figure 6-1 for an explanation of the diskette drive or hard drive.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...address Memory write/read failure at address, read value expecting value Memory" on page 127. boot device, ensure that the hard drive is in the drive. See expecting value "Troubleshooting System Memory double word logic failure at address, read value or faulty system board. No ...boot device available The system cannot find the If the diskette drive is incorrectly detected configured. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that a bootable disk is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device...
...address Memory write/read failure at address, read value expecting value Memory" on page 127. boot device, ensure that the hard drive is in the drive. See expecting value "Troubleshooting System Memory double word logic failure at address, read value or faulty system board. No ...boot device available The system cannot find the If the diskette drive is incorrectly detected configured. If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that a bootable disk is installed, properly seated, and partitioned as a boot device...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... system configuration information in the System Setup program, the operating system might be malfunctioning. See your operating system documentation for the hard drive. No timer tick interrupt A chip on page 113. 24 About Your System connected to boot from a bootable operating system. Table 1-4. might be incorrect. Not a boot ...
... system configuration information in the System Setup program, the operating system might be malfunctioning. See your operating system documentation for the hard drive. No timer tick interrupt A chip on page 113. 24 About Your System connected to boot from a bootable operating system. Table 1-4. might be incorrect. Not a boot ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 111. "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 113. Parameters hard disk drive failure. See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 102 or is defective. Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and reboot the system. Ensure that the diskette diskette or hard drive, the and hard-drive cables are system could not implement Remote Configuration request. System...
... the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 111. "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 113. Parameters hard disk drive failure. See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 102 or is defective. Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and reboot the system. Ensure that the diskette diskette or hard drive, the and hard-drive cables are system could not implement Remote Configuration request. System...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Actions SATA Port 0/1/2 SATA Port 0/1/2 set as Auto, Run the System Setup hard disk not found Seek error Seek operation failed Faulty diskette or hard drive. program to correct the settings. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 102 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 106. Shutdown failure Shutdown test failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on...
... Actions SATA Port 0/1/2 SATA Port 0/1/2 set as Auto, Run the System Setup hard disk not found Seek error Seek operation failed Faulty diskette or hard drive. program to correct the settings. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 102 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 106. Shutdown failure Shutdown test failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... board. 2 failed See "Getting Help" on page 35. See "Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on the boot hard drive. Check the Time and Date settings. Utility partition not available Utility partition is not available on the hard disk Create a utility partition on page 81. See the CDs that all memory modules are properly installed...
... board. 2 failed See "Getting Help" on page 35. See "Memory Module Installation Guidelines" on the boot hard drive. Check the Time and Date settings. Utility partition not available Utility partition is not available on the hard disk Create a utility partition on page 81. See the CDs that all memory modules are properly installed...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... Corrective Action See "Troubleshooting the Microprocessor" on page 111 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 102 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 114. Table 1-5 lists the causes and possible corrective actions ... Codes The four diagnostics indicators on selected drive Causes Faulty diskette, diskette drive, hard drive. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 113. = yellow = green = off About Your System 29 Ensure that the diskette drive and hard-drive cables are properly connected. Diagnostic Indicator Codes...
... Corrective Action See "Troubleshooting the Microprocessor" on page 111 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 102 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 114. Table 1-5 lists the causes and possible corrective actions ... Codes The four diagnostics indicators on selected drive Causes Faulty diskette, diskette drive, hard drive. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 113. = yellow = green = off About Your System 29 Ensure that the diskette drive and hard-drive cables are properly connected. Diagnostic Indicator Codes...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...on page 102. Possible system board See "Troubleshooting IRQ resource and/or Assignment Conflicts" on the drives installed in your system. See "Installing a Hard Drive" on page 67 for information on page 98. Possible USB failure. A B C D No memory ...modules See "Troubleshooting System detected. hard-drive are properly connected. See "Getting Help" on page 108. system board If the problem persists, see "Getting hardware failure. A B C D A B C D Diskette drive or hard Ensure that the diskette drive and drive failure. A B C D System board failure. ...
...on page 102. Possible system board See "Troubleshooting IRQ resource and/or Assignment Conflicts" on the drives installed in your system. See "Installing a Hard Drive" on page 67 for information on page 98. Possible USB failure. A B C D No memory ...modules See "Troubleshooting System detected. hard-drive are properly connected. See "Getting Help" on page 108. system board If the problem persists, see "Getting hardware failure. A B C D A B C D Diskette drive or hard Ensure that the diskette drive and drive failure. A B C D System board failure. ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... system is emitted, write down the series of beeps and then look it up the meaning of beeps that the optical drive and hard drives are properly connected. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 127. If a beep code is in..." on page 113. A B C D A B C D A B C D Other failure. Corrective Action See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 97 for the appropriate drive installed in a normal operating condition after POST. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Possible expansion card failure. Information only. = yellow = green = off System Beep Codes...
... system is emitted, write down the series of beeps and then look it up the meaning of beeps that the optical drive and hard drives are properly connected. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 127. If a beep code is in..." on page 113. A B C D A B C D A B C D Other failure. Corrective Action See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 97 for the appropriate drive installed in a normal operating condition after POST. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Possible expansion card failure. Information only. = yellow = green = off System Beep Codes...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... internal clock. See "SATA Configuration Screen" on the system's internal calendar. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in which the system searches the hard drives during system startup. NOTE: The System Setup program defaults are listed under their respective options, where applicable. ...Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network. Using the System Setup Program 37 Resets the date on page 40. Main System Setup Program Screen ...
... internal clock. See "SATA Configuration Screen" on the system's internal calendar. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in which the system searches the hard drives during system startup. NOTE: The System Setup program defaults are listed under their respective options, where applicable. ...Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network. Using the System Setup Program 37 Resets the date on page 40. Main System Setup Program Screen ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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... 41. Table 2-2. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type. System Security Displays a screen to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash drive to configure the system password and setup password features. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to the system. 38 Using the System Setup Program Console Redirection See "Console Redirection Screen" on...
... 41. Table 2-2. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type. System Security Displays a screen to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash drive to configure the system password and setup password features. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to the system. 38 Using the System Setup Program Console Redirection See "Console Redirection Screen" on...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...prefetcher. Displays the CPU name of the processor. Table 2-5. Displays the number of sequential memory access. Displays the drive model of the selected hard drive. If the processor does not support Demand-Based Power Management, this option for applications that appear on the SATA ...Configuration screen. Displays the drive type of the selected hard drive. When set to Disabled, the Performance State Tables are reported to the operating system. SATA Configuration Screen Table ...
...prefetcher. Displays the CPU name of the processor. Table 2-5. Displays the number of sequential memory access. Displays the drive model of the selected hard drive. If the processor does not support Demand-Based Power Management, this option for applications that appear on the SATA ...Configuration screen. Displays the drive type of the selected hard drive. When set to Disabled, the Performance State Tables are reported to the operating system. SATA Configuration Screen Table ...
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Installing System Components This section describes how to install the following system components: • Cooling shroud • System battery • Optical drive • Hard drives • Fan assembly • Optional PCI fan • Power supply • Expansion cards • Riser card • System memory • Processor • Control panel • ...
Installing System Components This section describes how to install the following system components: • Cooling shroud • System battery • Optical drive • Hard drives • Fan assembly • Optional PCI fan • Power supply • Expansion cards • Riser card • System memory • Processor • Control panel • ...