Glossary
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... -only file is most often used to the system BIOS and then display an error message on motherboard. A ROM chip retains its operation in RAM is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. A network architecture that initiates your system's boot routine...you turn off your system. Redundant array of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. Any information stored in ROM code. readme file - SATA - Secure digital flash memory card. Second(s). service tag - Some common implementations of independent disks. A registered DDR3 memory module...
... -only file is most often used to the system BIOS and then display an error message on motherboard. A ROM chip retains its operation in RAM is lost when you call Dell for program instructions and data. A network architecture that initiates your system's boot routine...you turn off your system. Redundant array of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. Any information stored in ROM code. readme file - SATA - Secure digital flash memory card. Second(s). service tag - Some common implementations of independent disks. A registered DDR3 memory module...
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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While the Itanium chip was to create the EFI Forum. Dell is perfectly acceptable to the development of a new framework, called ... data tables that contain platform‐related information, plus boot and runtime service calls that are 3 types of code, known as drivers, that run ‐time services and drivers. Once the operating system assumes control, the ... or device. The UEFI specification also defines a driver model that the driver stays resident in memory unless an error is designed to the operating system and its boot time services and drivers, leaving only the run in the ...
While the Itanium chip was to create the EFI Forum. Dell is perfectly acceptable to the development of a new framework, called ... data tables that contain platform‐related information, plus boot and runtime service calls that are 3 types of code, known as drivers, that run ‐time services and drivers. Once the operating system assumes control, the ... or device. The UEFI specification also defines a driver model that the driver stays resident in memory unless an error is designed to the operating system and its boot time services and drivers, leaving only the run in the ...
Getting Started Guide
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... Slot 4: PCIe x8 (x4 routing, Gen2), half-length Slot 5: PCIe x16 (x8 routing, Gen2), half-length 1066-MHz or 1333-MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Eight 240-pin 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB 1 GB (one processor) or 2 GB (two processors) 32 GB (one processor) or 64 GB...
... Slot 4: PCIe x8 (x4 routing, Gen2), half-length Slot 5: PCIe x16 (x8 routing, Gen2), half-length 1066-MHz or 1333-MHz DDR3 registered or unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC) DIMMs. Eight 240-pin 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB 1 GB (one processor) or 2 GB (two processors) 32 GB (one processor) or 64 GB...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...One optional half-height (using one drive bay) or full-height drive (using two drive bays). LED panel - The four diagnostic indicator lights display error codes during normal system operation. One or two optional SATA DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drives. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 7 LED or LCD... bezel lock Description NOTE: Depending on page 26. The LCD lights blue during system startup. Secures the front bezel to AC power and an error has been detected, the LCD lights amber regardless of whether the system has been powered on. LCD panel - NOTE: DVD devices are data ...
...One optional half-height (using one drive bay) or full-height drive (using two drive bays). LED panel - The four diagnostic indicator lights display error codes during normal system operation. One or two optional SATA DVD-ROM or DVD+RW drives. Item Indicator, Button, or Icon Connector 7 LED or LCD... bezel lock Description NOTE: Depending on page 26. The LCD lights blue during system startup. Secures the front bezel to AC power and an error has been detected, the LCD lights amber regardless of whether the system has been powered on. LCD panel - NOTE: DVD devices are data ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... off if LCD messaging is turned off and can be turned on by pressing the Select button on page 27 for information about specific status codes. The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to signify when the system is off through the BMC or iDRAC utility... 15 Figure 1-2. See "LCD Status Messages (Optional)" on the LCD panel. LCD Panel Features (Optional) The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate an...
... off if LCD messaging is turned off and can be turned on by pressing the Select button on page 27 for information about specific status codes. The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to signify when the system is off through the BMC or iDRAC utility... 15 Figure 1-2. See "LCD Status Messages (Optional)" on the LCD panel. LCD Panel Features (Optional) The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate an...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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..." on page 185. 26 About Your System a non-highlighted circle indicates the light is in a normal Information only. Diagnostic Indicator Code Code Causes Corrective Action The system is in a normal Plug the system into a working off . Possible expansion card See "Troubleshooting Expansion...possible electrical outlet and press the pre-BIOS failure has power button. See "Getting Help" on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Table 1-1. occurred. operating condition after the system successfully boots to the operating system. Diagnostic Lights (Optional)...
..." on page 185. 26 About Your System a non-highlighted circle indicates the light is in a normal Information only. Diagnostic Indicator Code Code Causes Corrective Action The system is in a normal Plug the system into a working off . Possible expansion card See "Troubleshooting Expansion...possible electrical outlet and press the pre-BIOS failure has power button. See "Getting Help" on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Table 1-1. occurred. operating condition after the system successfully boots to the operating system. Diagnostic Lights (Optional)...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... drive installed in your system. Other failure. About Your System 27 Possible USB failure. configuration error. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 155 for information on page 185. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System error. Table 1-1. Diagnostic Indicator Code (continued) Code Causes Hard drive failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 162. No memory modules...
... drive installed in your system. Other failure. About Your System 27 Possible USB failure. configuration error. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 155 for information on page 185. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System error. Table 1-1. Diagnostic Indicator Code (continued) Code Causes Hard drive failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 162. No memory modules...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...in The SYSTEM NAME the System Setup displays under the program. on. • The power is for at least five seconds until an error code appears on page 62. of the allowed range. log for 10 seconds and restart the system. Problems" on page 185. You can be... See "Troubleshooting exceeds a reached a point outside System Cooling allowed range. LCD Status Messages Code Text Causes Corrective Actions N/A SYSTEM NAME A 62-character string that This message is off and active errors are displayed. Remove AC power to boot, press the System ID button for can change ...
...in The SYSTEM NAME the System Setup displays under the program. on. • The power is for at least five seconds until an error code appears on page 62. of the allowed range. log for 10 seconds and restart the system. Problems" on page 185. You can be... See "Troubleshooting exceeds a reached a point outside System Cooling allowed range. LCD Status Messages Code Text Causes Corrective Actions N/A SYSTEM NAME A 62-character string that This message is off and active errors are displayed. Remove AC power to boot, press the System ID button for can change ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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.... E1418 CPU # not detected. E141F CPU # protocol The system BIOS has error. Power reported a processor cycle AC. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E1410 Internal Error Specified processor has an Remove AC power to the type described in the processor ...exceeding range. Check CPU is properly installed. E141C Unsupported Processors are properly range. caused by the processor. Check CPU heatsink. protocol error. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and Check "FRU X". may or may not have been restart the system...
.... E1418 CPU # not detected. E141F CPU # protocol The system BIOS has error. Power reported a processor cycle AC. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E1410 Internal Error Specified processor has an Remove AC power to the type described in the processor ...exceeding range. Check CPU is properly installed. E141C Unsupported Processors are properly range. caused by the processor. Check CPU heatsink. protocol error. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and Check "FRU X". may or may not have been restart the system...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E1420 CPU Bus parity The system BIOS has error. E1610 Power Supply # Specified power supply See "Troubleshooting (### W) was removed or is attached to the system for 10 seconds and restart ... cables. restart the system. Check power supply. E161C Power Supply # (### W) lost its AC input. Check the AC power source for 10 seconds and error. Table 1-2. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Power Supplies" on missing. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 161. E1422 CPU...
LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E1420 CPU Bus parity The system BIOS has error. E1610 Power Supply # Specified power supply See "Troubleshooting (### W) was removed or is attached to the system for 10 seconds and restart ... cables. restart the system. Check power supply. E161C Power Supply # (### W) lost its AC input. Check the AC power source for 10 seconds and error. Table 1-2. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Power Supplies" on missing. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 161. E1422 CPU...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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..., see "Troubleshooting Power Supplies" on page 161. Check PSU and config. reported an I /O channel The system BIOS has check error. About Your System 33 Specified power supply's AC input is no longer redundant. wattage are not the same supplies with throttling. LCD... Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E1620 Power Supply # (### W) AC power error. Check the AC power source for more power than the power supplies can provide, even with matching = ...
..., see "Troubleshooting Power Supplies" on page 161. Check PSU and config. reported an I /O channel The system BIOS has check error. About Your System 33 Specified power supply's AC input is no longer redundant. wattage are not the same supplies with throttling. LCD... Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E1620 Power Supply # (### W) AC power error. Check the AC power source for more power than the power supplies can provide, even with matching = ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...The system BIOS has Remove and reseat the reported a PCI parity error PCIe expansion cards. E1712 PCI system error on Slot #. If the problem persists, see resides in PCI ... and reseat the reported a PCIe fatal error PCIe expansion cards. E171F PCIe fatal error on page 169. If on ##, device ##, function page 169. ##. If error on a component that the problem persists... Function ## The system BIOS has Remove and reseat the reported a PCI parity error PCIe expansion cards. an error in the specified "Troubleshooting slot. Remove is unable to determine its AC power ...
...The system BIOS has Remove and reseat the reported a PCI parity error PCIe expansion cards. E1712 PCI system error on Slot #. If the problem persists, see resides in PCI ... and reseat the reported a PCIe fatal error PCIe expansion cards. E171F PCIe fatal error on page 169. If on ##, device ##, function page 169. ##. If error on a component that the problem persists... Function ## The system BIOS has Remove and reseat the reported a PCI parity error PCIe expansion cards. an error in the specified "Troubleshooting slot. Remove is unable to determine its AC power ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...configured, but unusable. Power RAM not functioning cycle AC. E2015 DMA Controller DMA controller failure. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 185. Error failure. System Memory" on Check DIMMs. memory. Check DIMMs. E2013 BIOS unable to The system BIOS failed to the system for 10 seconds and restart... to See "Troubleshooting shadow memory. failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 185. 36 About Your System Power cycle AC. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E2010 Memory not detected.
...configured, but unusable. Power RAM not functioning cycle AC. E2015 DMA Controller DMA controller failure. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 185. Error failure. System Memory" on Check DIMMs. memory. Check DIMMs. E2013 BIOS unable to The system BIOS failed to the system for 10 seconds and restart... to See "Troubleshooting shadow memory. failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 185. 36 About Your System Power cycle AC. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E2010 Memory not detected.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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..., see "Getting Help" on page 185. failure. Parity error. E2018 Programmable Timer error. Power cycle AC. E201B Keyboard Controller error. Keyboard controller failure. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 185. E2019 Parity error. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page.... Power cycle AC. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 185. Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes E2017 Timer refresh Timer refresh failure. Power cycle AC. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the...
..., see "Getting Help" on page 185. failure. Parity error. E2018 Programmable Timer error. Power cycle AC. E201B Keyboard Controller error. Keyboard controller failure. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 185. E2019 Parity error. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page.... Power cycle AC. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 185. Table 1-2. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes E2017 Timer refresh Timer refresh failure. Power cycle AC. Remove AC power to the system for 10 seconds and restart the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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Power initialization failure. Remove AC power to the system for specific error messages. E2020 CPU Processor configuration configuration failure. E2021 Incorrect Incorrect memory memory configuration. Check screen for 10 seconds...page 162. 38 About Your System Remove AC power to the system for specific error messages. configuration. failure. See "Troubleshooting the Processors" on page 185. Table 1-2. failure. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E201C SMI System management initialization interrupt (SMI) failure. E201D...
Power initialization failure. Remove AC power to the system for specific error messages. E2020 CPU Processor configuration configuration failure. E2021 Incorrect Incorrect memory memory configuration. Check screen for 10 seconds...page 162. 38 About Your System Remove AC power to the system for specific error messages. configuration. failure. See "Troubleshooting the Processors" on page 185. Table 1-2. failure. LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E201C SMI System management initialization interrupt (SMI) failure. E201D...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E2022 General General failure after video. "##" ... memory module page 162. Power cycle AC. slot "##" has had too many If the problem persists, errors. bit error (MBE). E2023 BIOS Unable to the disabled memory single- The system BIOS has Remove AC power to The... system BIOS could mirror memory. Check screen for 10 seconds and bit error (SBE) logging restart the system. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on DIMM ##. the memory had a multi-...
LCD Status Messages (continued) Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E2022 General General failure after video. "##" ... memory module page 162. Power cycle AC. slot "##" has had too many If the problem persists, errors. bit error (MBE). E2023 BIOS Unable to the disabled memory single- The system BIOS has Remove AC power to The... system BIOS could mirror memory. Check screen for 10 seconds and bit error (SBE) logging restart the system. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on DIMM ##. the memory had a multi-...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E2113 Mem mirror OFF on the LCD. Power cycle AC The system BIOS has Remove AC power to the sequentially on DIMM ## & ##. I1911 LCD Log Full. messages can display Remove AC power to the disabled memory system for details maximum of ten error on...Review & clear and is unable to greater than 24 hours of sustained charge. system for details on the events. instructs the user to review all Errors. "## & ##" System Memory" on the events, then clear log. The SEL is full of the If the problem persists, mirror has had ...
... Code Text Causes Corrective Actions E2113 Mem mirror OFF on the LCD. Power cycle AC The system BIOS has Remove AC power to the sequentially on DIMM ## & ##. I1911 LCD Log Full. messages can display Remove AC power to the disabled memory system for details maximum of ten error on...Review & clear and is unable to greater than 24 hours of sustained charge. system for details on the events. instructs the user to review all Errors. "## & ##" System Memory" on the events, then clear log. The SEL is full of the If the problem persists, mirror has had ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... is removed from the display: About Your System 41 For other faults, you might be able to determine the problem if multiple related errors occur. requires more power than system, reduce the Check PSU and what the power supply can often specify a very precise fault condition ...the problem is a failing power supply. provide. power supplies, and then restart the system. Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages The code and text on page 187. W1628 Performance The system configuration Turn off power to the degraded. For example, if you receive a series of...
... is removed from the display: About Your System 41 For other faults, you might be able to determine the problem if multiple related errors occur. requires more power than system, reduce the Check PSU and what the power supply can often specify a very precise fault condition ...the problem is a failing power supply. provide. power supplies, and then restart the system. Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages The code and text on page 187. W1628 Performance The system configuration Turn off power to the degraded. For example, if you receive a series of...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. serial port - Because the System Setup program is the same on each disk. SDRAM - Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system. system board - system memory - Secure digital flash memory card. A legacy I /O devices. service tag - striping - sec... Super video graphics array. SMP - termination - A bar code label on the system used to connect a modem to the system BIOS and then display an error message on the same set of disks in a series, you call Dell for video adapters with a 9-pin connector that has two or...
... also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. serial port - Because the System Setup program is the same on each disk. SDRAM - Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system. system board - system memory - Secure digital flash memory card. A legacy I /O devices. service tag - striping - sec... Super video graphics array. SMP - termination - A bar code label on the system used to connect a modem to the system BIOS and then display an error message on the same set of disks in a series, you call Dell for video adapters with a 9-pin connector that has two or...