Document Outline

• Dell™ PowerEdge™ R905
• Hardware Owner’s Manual
• Notes, Notices, and Cautions
• About Your System
  • Other Information You May Need
  • Accessing System Features During Startup
  • Front-Panel Features and Indicators
    • Hard-Drive Indicator Codes
  • Back-Panel Features and Indicators
    • Connecting External Devices
  • Power Indicator Codes
  • NIC Indicator Codes
  • LCD Status Messages
    • Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages
    • Removing LCD Status Messages
  • System Messages
  • Warning Messages
  • Diagnostics Messages
  • Alert Messages
• Using the System Setup Program
  • Entering the System Setup Program
    • Responding to Error Messages
    • Using the System Setup Program
  • System Setup Options
    • Main Screen
    • Memory Information Screen
    • CPU Information Screen
    • Integrated Devices Screen
    • Serial Communication Screen
    • System Security Screen
    • Exit Screen
  • System and Setup Password Features
    • Using the System Password
    • Using the Setup Password
  • Disabling a Forgotten Password
  • Baseboard Management Controller Configuration
    • Entering the BMC Setup Module
    • BMC Setup Module Options
• Installing System Components
  • Recommended Tools
  • Inside the System
  • Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel
  • Opening and Closing the System
    • Opening the System
    • Closing the System
  • Cooling Fans
    • Removing a Cooling Fan
    • Replacing a Cooling Fan
  • Cooling Shroud Assembly
    • Removing the Cooling Shroud Assembly
    • Replacing the Cooling Shroud Assembly
  • Power Supplies
    • Removing a Power Supply
    • Replacing a Power Supply
  • Processor Expansion Module
    • Removing the PEM or PEM Shell
    • Replacing the PEM or PEM Shell
  • Expansion Cards
    • Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
    • Installing an Expansion Card
    • Removing an Expansion Card
  • Riser Board
    • Removing the Riser Board
    • Replacing the Riser Board
  • RAC Card
    • Installing an Optional RAC Card
  • Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)
    • Installing the Optional Internal USB Memory Key
  • TOE/iSCSI Key (Optional)
  • SD Memory Card
  • NIC Daughter Card
    • Installing the NIC Daughter Card
    • Removing the NIC Daughter Card
  • System Memory
    • General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
    • Installing Memory Modules
    • Removing Memory Modules
  • Processors
    • Removing a Processor
    • Installing a Processor
  • Installing an Optical Drive
  • Hard Drives
    • Before You Begin
    • Configuring the Boot Device
    • Removing a Drive Blank
    • Installing a Drive Blank
    • Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
    • Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
    • Replacing a Hard Drive in a Hard-Drive Carrier
  • SAS Controller Cards
    • Removing a SAS Controller Card
    • Installing a SAS Controller Card
    • Installing the SAS RAID Controller Card Battery
  • Connecting an External SAS Tape Drive
  • Connecting an External Fibre Channel Storage Device
  • System Battery
    • Replacing the System Battery
  • Control Panel Assembly
    • Removing the Control Panel
    • Installing the Control Panel
  • Chassis Intrusion Switch
    • Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch
    • Installing the Chassis Intrusion Switch
  • SAS Backplane
    • Removing the SAS Backplane
    • Installing a SAS Backplane
  • Peripheral Interposer Board
    • Removing a Peripheral Interposer Board
    • Replacing a Peripheral Interposer Board
  • Fan Interposer Board
    • Removing a Fan Interposer Board
    • Installing a Fan Interposer Board
  • System Board
    • Removing the System Board
    • Installing the System Board
  • Power Distribution Board
    • Removing the Power Distribution Board
    • Installing the Power Distribution Board
  • Processor Expansion Module Board
    • Removing the PEM Board
    • Replacing the PEM Board
• Troubleshooting Your System
  • Safety First-For You and Your System
  • Start-Up Routine
  • Checking Basic Power Problems
  • Checking the Equipment
    • Troubleshooting External Connections
    • Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
    • Troubleshooting the Keyboard or Mouse
  • Troubleshooting Serial I/O Problems
    • Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
    • Troubleshooting a USB Device
  • Troubleshooting a NIC
  • Troubleshooting a Wet System
  • Troubleshooting a Damaged System
  • Troubleshooting the System Battery
  • Troubleshooting Power Supplies
  • Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
    • Troubleshooting a Fan
  • Troubleshooting System Memory
  • Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
  • Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
  • Troubleshooting a SAS Controller or SAS RAID Controller
  • Troubleshooting an External SAS Tape Drive
  • Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
  • Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
• Running the System Diagnostics
  • Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics
  • System Diagnostics Features
  • When to Use the System Diagnostics
  • Running the System Diagnostics
  • System Diagnostics Testing Options
  • Using the Custom Test Options
    • Selecting Devices for Testing
    • Selecting Diagnostics Options
    • Viewing Information and Results
• Jumpers and Connectors
  • System Board Jumpers
  • Disabling a Forgotten Password
  • System Board Connectors
  • Processor Expansion Module Board Connectors
  • SAS Backplane Board Connectors
  • SAS 2.5-Inch Peripheral Interposer Board
  • Getting Help
    • Contacting Dell
  • Glossary
  • Index