Owners Manual
Hard drive backplane.........................................................................................................................................................129
Removing the hard drive backplane ......................................................................................................................... 129
Installing the hard drive backplane ............................................................................................................................132
Removing the optional hard drive backplane (rear)................................................................................................ 133
Installing the optional hard drive backplane (rear)...................................................................................................134
SD vFlash card (optional)................................................................................................................................................. 135
Replacing an optional SD vFlash media card............................................................................................................ 136
Removing the vFlash media unit................................................................................................................................ 136
Installing the vFlash media unit...................................................................................................................................137
Control panel assembly..................................................................................................................................................... 138
Removing the control panel .......................................................................................................................................138
Installing the control panel ......................................................................................................................................... 140
Removing the I/O panel ..............................................................................................................................................141
Installing the I/O panel ................................................................................................................................................142
6 Using system diagnostics.......................................................................................................... 144
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics................................................................................................................................ 144
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics....................................................................................................144
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager........................................................................ 144
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller................................................. 144
System diagnostic controls.........................................................................................................................................145
7 Jumpers and connectors............................................................................................................146
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................................................146
System board jumpers and connectors...........................................................................................................................147
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................................................148
8 Troubleshooting your system..................................................................................................... 150
Troubleshooting system startup failure.......................................................................................................................... 150
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................................................150
Troubleshooting the video subsystem............................................................................................................................. 151
Troubleshooting a USB device..........................................................................................................................................151
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)............................................................................................152
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (Laptop connection).................................................................................................... 152
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device.................................................................................................................................153
Troubleshooting a NIC.......................................................................................................................................................153
Troubleshooting a wet system.........................................................................................................................................153
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................................................154
Troubleshooting the system battery............................................................................................................................... 155
Troubleshooting power supply units................................................................................................................................155
Troubleshooting power source problems..................................................................................................................156
Troubleshooting power supply unit problems...........................................................................................................156
Troubleshooting cooling problems...................................................................................................................................156
Troubleshooting cooling fans............................................................................................................................................157
Troubleshooting system memory.....................................................................................................................................157
Troubleshooting an internal USB key.............................................................................................................................. 158
Troubleshooting an SD card............................................................................................................................................. 159
Troubleshooting an optical drive......................................................................................................................................159
Troubleshooting a tape backup unit................................................................................................................................ 160
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