Document Outline

• Hardware Owner’s Manual
  • 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
    • Front Bezel
      • Removing the Front Bezel
      • Replacing the Front Bezel
    • Opening and Closing the System
      • Opening the System
      • Closing the System
    • Hard Drives
      • Before You Begin
      • Removing a Drive Blank
      • Installing a Drive Blank
      • Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
      • Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
    • Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier
      • Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-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
    • Power Supplies
      • Removing a Power Supply
      • Replacing a Power Supply
      • Removing the Power Supply Blank
      • Installing the Power Supply Blank
    • System Fans
      • Removing a System Fan
      • Replacing a Cooling Fan
    • Cooling Shroud
      • Removing the Cooling Shroud
      • Installing the Cooling Shroud
    • Fan Brackets
      • Removing the Fan Bracket
      • Replacing the Fan Bracket
    • Cable Routing
      • Removing the Cable Retention Bracket
      • Installing the Cable Retention Bracket
    • SAS Controller Daughter Card
      • Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card
      • SAS Controller Daughter Card Cabling Guidelines
      • Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card
    • Configuring the Boot Device
    • Expansion Cards
      • Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
      • Installing an Expansion Card
      • Removing an Expansion Card
    • Expansion-Card Cage
      • Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
      • Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage
    • DRAC Card and Cables
      • Installing the DRAC Card and Cables
      • Removing the DRAC Card and Cables
    • Optical Drive and Cable
      • Removing the Optical Drive
      • Installing the Optical Drive
      • Removing the Optical Drive Cable
      • Installing the Optical Drive Cable
    • 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 a Processor
      • Installing a Processor
    • System Battery
      • Replacing the System Battery
    • Expansion-Card Riser Boards
      • Removing the Left Expansion-Card Riser Board
      • Installing the Left Riser Board
      • Removing the Central Riser Board
      • Installing the Central Riser Board
    • Sideplane Board
      • Removing the Sideplane Board
      • Installing the Sideplane Board
    • SAS Backplane Board
      • Removing the SAS Backplane Board
      • Installing the SAS Backplane Board
    • Control Panel Assembly (Service-only Procedure)
      • Removing the Control Panel Assembly
      • Installing the Control Panel Assembly
    • System Board (Service-only Procedure)
      • 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 an External SCSI Tape Drive
    • Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
    • Troubleshooting a SAS 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
    • System Board Connectors
    • SAS Backplane Board Connectors
    • Sideplane Board Connectors
    • Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCI Buses
    • Disabling a Forgotten Password
  • Getting Help
    • Contacting Dell
  • Glossary
  • Index