Owners Manual

Removing the HDD cage and backplane ..........................................................................90
Installing the HDD cage and backplane .............................................................................93
System board ..................................................................................................................................95
Removing the system board.................................................................................................95
Installing the system board ................................................................................................... 97
Trusted Platform Module .......................................................................................................99
5 Troubleshooting your system ....................................................................... 101
Safety first—for you and your system ...................................................................................... 101
Troubleshooting system startup failure................................................................................... 101
Troubleshooting external connections ................................................................................... 101
Troubleshooting the video subsystem .................................................................................... 101
Troubleshooting a USB device .................................................................................................. 101
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device .........................................................................................102
Troubleshooting a NIC................................................................................................................102
Troubleshooting a wet system ..................................................................................................103
Troubleshooting a damaged system .......................................................................................104
Troubleshooting the system battery ........................................................................................105
Troubleshooting PSUs ................................................................................................................105
Power source issues .............................................................................................................105
PSU issues ...............................................................................................................................106
Troubleshooting cooling issues ................................................................................................106
Troubleshooting system fans .................................................................................................... 107
Troubleshooting system memory ............................................................................................ 107
Troubleshooting HDDs ...............................................................................................................108
Troubleshooting expansion cards ............................................................................................109
Troubleshooting processors ...................................................................................................... 110
Troubleshooting server sleds .................................................................................................... 110
System messages ......................................................................................................................... 110
Warning messages ................................................................................................................ 110
Diagnostic messages ............................................................................................................111
6 Using system diagnostics .............................................................................. 112
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics .........................................................................................112
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics ...........................................................112
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager .............................112
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller ....112
System diagnostic controls .................................................................................................113
7 Jumpers and connectors ............................................................................... 114
System board jumper settings ...................................................................................................114
System board connectors ...........................................................................................................115