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Question posted by zolera on September 3rd, 2013
How To Replace Poweredge 2950 Raid Battery
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Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 4
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3 Pull outward again on the interposer board release tab and simultaneously pull up on the interposer board release tab at the back of the tray. Replacing a PowerEdge 2950 or 2970 Optical Drive
NOTE: If you must be replaced with the drive tray provided with the system is used for the SATA optical drive.
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 5
... rails to attach the drive to the old drive. See Figure 1-2. Replacing the Optical Drive in a PowerEdge 2950 or 2970 System
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1 optical drive 3 interposer 5 SATA power cable 7 optical drive carrier
2 interposer release latch 4 SATA cable 6 carrier latch
Replacing a PowerEdge 1950 Optical Drive
NOTE: The replacement drive tray provided in the installation kit must be used with...
Installing a SATA Optical Drive - Page 8
... detaches from the chassis slots.
6 Route the SATA cable in the cable channel in the PowerEdge 2950 and 2970
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1 SATA_B connector on the system board. See Figure 1-4.
7 Route the SATA cable along the top of the chassis and replace the cable retention bracket over the cable. 4 Remove the cooling shroud.
Figure 1-4. SATA Cable...
Information Update - Page 3
... 5 New I/O and Storage Features 6 New Security Features 6 Optional Internal USB Memory Key 6 Installing the Optional Internal USB Memory Key 7 Support for 8-GB Memory Modules - Power 2950 II and PowerEdge 2950 III Systems 9 System Board Replacement - Contents
Non-Optimal Memory Configurations 5 PowerEdge 2950 III - PowerEdge 2950 III Systems 9 Processor Upgrades -
Information Update - Page 9
... labeled with a "II", your system is installed, the system only recognizes and displays 63.75 GB during POST. System Board Replacement - Processor Upgrades -
Safeguarding Encrypted Data
On PowerEdge 2950 III systems using Windows Server® 2008, you can use encryption programs, such as the BitLocker utility, to secure the contents of memory is upgradeable...
Information Update - Page 10
... example, a failed
other system messages
DIMM) so that node
for additional information
interleaving cannot be
for the PowerEdge 2950 III system and the probable cause and corrective action when the message appears.
If you replace the system board, you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system before you can access...
Information Update - Page 16
... #
Power source is faulty. The system BIOS has reported a PCI parity error on a component that resides in the Hardware Owner's Manual. Corrective Actions
Reseat the RAID battery connector. Remove and reseat the PCIe expansion cards.
If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" in PCI configuration space at bus ##, device ##, function...
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
...and error messaging.
• System ID button on the back) capable of cache memory and a RAID battery. For more information about booting from an external device attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter, ... PCIe x8 lane slot.
• Dedicated slot for an integrated SAS host bus adapter or an optional RAID controller card with 256 MB of supporting a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a...
Getting Started Guide - Page 13
... conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 55 A per power supply)
Wattage Voltage Heat dissipation Maximum inrush current
Batteries System battery RAID battery (optional)
one optional internal half height tape backup device
external optional USB
Two RJ-45 (for 10 ms or less. external optional USB CD...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 5
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Fan Brackets 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 Battery 74 Removing a RAID Battery 75
Configuring the Boot Device 76
Expansion Cards...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 20
... . RPM of specified cooling fan is out of acceptable operating range.
See "Using the System
• The system is either missing, Reseat the RAID battery
bad, or unable to recharge due to the
components.
Specified voltage regulator has See "Getting Help" on page 147.
See "Getting Help" on page 147. ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 27
See "RAID battery has less than 24 hours of an abbreviation or acronym used in this task ...failing power supply.
For example, if you receive a series of messages indicating multiple voltage faults, you might determine that the RAID Replace RAID battery. Any of these actions will reappear under the following conditions:
• The sensor returns to log any more events. About...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 51
...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 •...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 52
Figure 3-1. Inside the System
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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
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 74
... tab while sliding the SAS controller daughter card in the slots.
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Installing System Components RAID Battery
Installing a RAID Battery
1 Insert the RAID battery into the chassis battery carrier slots and connect the battery
cable to the storage daughter card, ensuring that the battery carrier is aligned and fully seated in its tray away
from the sideplane connector, freeing...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 75
... back the two guides holding the RAID battery into the battery carrier, draw out the RAID battery from the battery carrier. Installing a RAID Battery 3 4
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1 chassis battery carrier slot (2) 2 battery cable
4 SAS RAID controller daughter card battery
3 battery carrier
Removing a RAID Battery
1 Disconnect the cable between the RAID battery and the SAS RAID controller daughter card.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 127
... firmly seated in its electrical outlet, and turn on page 147. • If you have a SAS RAID controller daughter card, replace the SAS RAID daughter card battery. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 54.
If replacing the battery does not solve the problem, see your operating system and the expansion card.
See"Installing an...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 177
... features, 17
baseboard management controller, 48
BMC, 48 batteries
removing and replacing, 96 troubleshooting, 118 battery RAID, 74 bezel removing, 53-54 replacing, 54 blank hard drive, 56 power supply, 64 ...assembly installing, 106 removing, 105
cooling fan troubleshooting, 119
cooling fans removing, 65 replacing, 66
cover removing, 54
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damaged systems troubleshooting, 117
daughter card SAS, 69...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 178
..., 142 PCI buses, 142
external devices connecting, 17
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fan bracket removing, 68 replacing, 69
features back-panel, 17 front-panel, 13
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guidelines expansion card installation, 76..., 98 memory, 90 memory guidelines, 89 optical drive, 82 power supply blank, 65 processor, 93, 95 RAID battery, 74
installing (continued) SAS backplane board, 104 SAS controller daughter card, 70 SAS hard drive in a ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 179
..., 63 replacing, 64 troubleshooting, 118
power supply blank, 64
processor removing, 93, 95 upgrades, 93
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RAID battery, 74 installing, 74 removing, 75
RAID controller (integrated) troubleshooting, 126
removing battery, 96 bezel...optical drive, 81 power supply, 63 power supply blank, 64 processor, 93, 95 RAID battery, 75 SAS backplane board, 103 SAS controller daughter card, 69, 74 sideplane board,...
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