Inside the system, Opening the system – Dell PowerEdge 1850 User Manual

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3.

Ensure that the appropriate drivers are installed and the protocols are bound. See the NIC's documentation.

 

4.

Enter the System Setup program and confirm that the NICs are enabled. See "Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide.

 

5.

Ensure that the NICs, hubs, and switches on the network are all set to the same data transmission speed. See the network equipment documentation.

 

6.

Ensure that all network cables are of the proper type and do not exceed the maximum length. See "Network Cable Requirements" in your User's Guide.

 Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message 

Systems management software monitors critical system voltages and temperatures, fans, and hard drives in the system. Alert messages appear in the Alert
Log
window. For information about the Alert Log window, see the systems management software documentation.

 

Inside the System

In

Figure 5

-1

, the bezel and system cover are removed to provide an interior view of the system.

 

Figure 5-1. Inside the System

The system board holds the system's control circuitry and other electronic components. The processor and memory are installed directly on the system board.
Using a riser card, the system can accommodate up to two expansion cards. The SCSI backplane supports up to two SCSI hard drives. The peripheral bays
provide space for up to two hard drives, an optional optical drive, and an optional diskette drive. Power is supplied to the system board and drives through
one or two (optional) power supplies.

 

Opening the System

The system is enclosed by an optional bezel and cover. To upgrade or troubleshoot the system, remove the bezel and cover to access the drives, and other
internal system components.

 

1.

If applicable, remove the bezel. See

Figure 5

-2

.

a.

 

Unlock the bezel.

b.

 

While grasping the bezel, slide it toward the key lock.

c.

 

Unlatch the left end of the bezel and rotate it away from the front panel.

d.

 

Unhook the right end of the bezel and pull the bezel away from the system.

 

Figure 5-2. Installing and Removing the Optional Bezel

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