Document Outline

• Hardware Owner’s Manual
• Contents
• 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
    • CPU Information Screen
    • Integrated Devices 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 Front Bezel
  • Opening and Closing the System
    • Opening the System
    • Closing the System
  • Cooling Fan Modules
    • Removing a Cooling Fan Module
    • Replacing a Cooling Fan Module
    • Removing the Plastic Fan Guide
    • Replacing the Plastic Fan Guide
  • Cooling Shrouds
    • System Board Cooling Shroud
    • Memory Cooling Shroud
  • Power Supplies
    • Removing a Power Supply
    • Replacing a Power Supply
    • Removing the Power Supply Blank
    • Installing the Power Supply Blank
  • SAS Controller Daughter Card
    • Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card
    • Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card
    • RAID Battery
  • Expansion Cards
    • Installing an Expansion Card
    • Removing an Expansion Card
  • Configuring the Boot Device
  • Configuring the Boot Drive
  • System Memory
    • General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
    • Non-Optimal Memory Configurations
    • Memory Sparing Support
    • Memory Mirroring Support
    • Installing Memory Modules
    • Removing Memory Modules
  • Activating the Integrated NIC TOE
  • Processors
    • Removing the Processor
    • Installing a Processor
  • RAC Card
    • Installing a RAC Card
    • Removing the RAC Card and Cables
  • Optical Drive
    • Removing the Optical Drive Tray
    • Installing the Optical Drive Tray
  • Hard Drives
    • Before You Begin
    • Removing a Drive Blank
    • Installing a Drive Blank
    • Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
  • Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier
    • Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
    • Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier
    • Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATA Drive Carrier
    • Installing a SATA Hard Drive and Interposer Card Into a SATAu Hard-Drive Carrier
  • Expansion-Card Riser
    • Removing an Expansion-Card Riser
    • Installing an Expansion-Card Riser
  • Backplane Board
    • Removing the Backplane Board
    • Installing the Backplane Board
  • Sideplane Board
    • Removing the Sideplane Board
    • Installing the Sideplane Board
  • System Battery
    • Replacing the System Battery
  • Control Panel Assembly
    • Removing the Control Panel
    • Installing the Control Panel
  • System Board
    • Removing the System Board
    • Installing the System Board
• Troubleshooting Your System
  • Safety First-For You and Your System
  • Start-Up Routine
  • Checking the Equipment
    • Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts
    • Troubleshooting External Connections
    • Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
    • Troubleshooting the Keyboard
    • Troubleshooting the Mouse
  • Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions
    • 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 or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card
  • Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
  • Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
• Running the System Diagnostics
  • Using Server Administrator 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
  • SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors
  • Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCI Buses
  • SAS Sideplane Board Connectors
• Getting Help
  • Technical Assistance
    • Online Services
    • AutoTech Service
    • Automated Order-Status Service
    • Technical Support Service
  • Dell Enterprise Training and Certification
  • Problems With Your Order
  • Product Information
  • Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit
  • Before You Call
  • Contacting Dell
• Glossary
• Index