Dell PowerEdge 1950 Support Question
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Question posted by stelaura on September 6th, 2013
How To Upgrade Bios Firmware On Power Edge 1950 Server And Raid Controller
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Information Update - Page 9
...upgrading your system, verify that the latest system BIOS version is on your system is upgradeable ...upgradeable to power and restart the system. 8 Enter the System Setup program and verify that ships with a "III," your system. NOTE: Some operating systems cannot support more information on the latest processor upgrade options for 8-GB Memory Modules - PowerEdge 1950 II and PowerEdge 1950...
Information Update - Page 14
... code update failed.
Configuration change and reset the system. Press M to allow this change has been requested.
Please check the system event log! Update the BIOS firmware. Table 1-1.
See the applicable troubleshooting section in See "Troubleshooting Your System" in Hardware Owner's Manual. code update loaded
See "Getting Help" in the SEL.
for...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 4
...50 System Board Cooling Shroud 50 Memory Cooling Shroud 52
Power Supplies 53 Removing a Power Supply 54 Replacing a Power Supply 55 Removing the Power Supply Blank 56 Installing the Power Supply Blank 56
SAS Controller Daughter Card 56 Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card 56 Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 56 RAID Battery 60
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Contents
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 7
... Power Supplies 100 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 101
Troubleshooting a Fan 101 Troubleshooting System Memory 102 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 103 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 104 Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 105 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 107 Troubleshooting the Microprocessors 108
5 Running the System Diagnostics
Using Server...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 21
...only. CPU & Firmware Mismatch
The BMC firmware does not support ...power cable is not configurable.
If the problem persists, see your RAID documentation. If the problem persists, replace the cable. Reseat the cable. Memory" on page 56. DMA Controller DMA controller...specified hard drive has experienced a rebuild abort. See "SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 102. If the problem persists,...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 43
...
This section describes how to install the following system components: • Cooling fan modules • Cooling shrouds • Power supplies • SAS controller daughter card or SAS RAID controller daughter card • RAID battery • RAID controller expansion card • Expansion cards • Boot drive • System memory • Processors • RAC card • Optical...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 45
...the bezel away from the system. 1 control panel
2 SAS controller daughter card 3 sideplane or SAS RAID controller daughter card (optional)
4 cooling fan modules (4)
5 power supply bays (2)
6 left end of ... be required to a SAS controller daughter card or a SAS RAID controller daughter card. The hard drives connect to change a jumper setting.
To upgrade or troubleshoot the system, remove...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 56
... the right edge of the blank into the slot in a non-redundant configuration.
SAS Controller Daughter Card
Your system includes a dedicated slot on the sideplane for your system's two optional internal hard drives.
The optional SAS RAID controller daughter card allows you are installing a SAS RAID daughter card, be installed on the unoccupied power supply bay...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 57
... diagrams for connecting the hard drives to either of the internal storage daughter cards that are illustrated in card tray (2)
daughter card socket
RAID memory module (DIMM) (SAS RAID controller daughter card only)
4 Attach any cables from the internal storage daughter card to the backplane, referring to ensure proper connection. Figure 3-8. Installing System...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 59
Cable Routing for the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card 3
2 1
1 SAS RAID connector SAS 0 2 SAS RAID controller daughter card
3 SAS backplane connector SAS A
Installing System Components
59 Figure 3-10.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 60
... 3-11. Installing a SAS RAID Battery 2
3 1
1 RAID battery
2 SAS RAID daughter card battery connector
3 release latch
Removing a RAID Battery 1 Disconnect the RAID battery cable from the battery pocket.
60
Installing System Components RAID Battery
Installing a RAID Battery 1 Locate the RAID battery pocket on the chassis that is adjacent to the RAID controller daughter card.
See Figure...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 74
... 3-17. 3 Connect the optical-drive cable from the back of the drive. Figure 3-17. See Figure 3-17. 4 Replace the SAS controller daughter card.See "Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card or SAS RAID
Controller Daughter Card" on the system.
74
Installing System Components See "Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 45. 7 Reconnect your...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 86
... removing a battery.
86
Installing System Components See Figure 6-8. 3 Replace the SAS controller daughter card. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the same or ...socket.
System Battery
The system battery is incorrectly installed. See "Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card" on page 46. 5 Replace the bezel. See "Removing an ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 90
...: Many repairs may only be done by the card edges and avoid touching the components on page 54. 7 Remove the ...to the touch for some time after the system has been powered down. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as ... 56.
8 Close the system. See "Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card" on page 67. Damage due to servicing that...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 104
... needed through the following steps. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your system has a SAS RAID controller daughter card, perform the following steps.
2 Remove the bezel.
See "Using Server Administrator Diagnostics" on page 46. 10 Reconnect the system to the next step. 4 Turn off the system and attached...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 105
..." on the system and attached peripherals. c Verify that the power connectors on page 76. If the problem persists, see the documentation for your operating system and the controller daughter card. See the operating system documentation for the RAID. See "Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card" on page 125. e Verify that the...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 106
... the SAS backplane board. 12 Close the system. See "Using Server Administrator Diagnostics" on page 56. 11 Ensure that is not authorized by Dell is not resolved, continue to enter the configuration utility program: • for a SAS controller • for a SAS RAID controller See the controller's documentation for information about configuration settings.
4 Check the configuration...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 157
...-card riser board, 122
POST accessing system features, 10
power indicator, 15
power supplies removing, 54 replacing, 55 troubleshooting, 100
power supply blank, 56 processor
installing, 69 replacing, 67 upgrades, 67
R
RAC card installing, 71
RAID battery installing, 60 removing, 60
raid battery, 60
RAID controller (integrated) troubleshooting, 105
recommended tools, 44
reference documents...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 159
... connections, 94 keyboard, 95 memory, 102 microprocessors, 108 mouse, 96 NIC, 98 power supplies, 100 RAID controller
(integrated), 105 SAS hard drive, 104 serial I/O device, 97 start-up routine, 93 system cooling, 101 USB device, 97 video, 95 wet system, 98
U
upgrades processor, 67
USB device troubleshooting, 97
using system setup, 31
V
video troubleshooting...
Getting Started Guide - Page 5
... upgrade kits from Dell.
Not all versions of the Intel Xeon microprocessor will work properly as the instructions for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional integrated RAID controller ... The upgrade kit from an external device attached to two hot-pluggable, 670-W power supplies in the eight memory module sockets on systems with 256 MB of cache memory and a RAID battery.
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