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Table Of Contents
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- Contents
- Checking Inside the Computer
- Safety First—For You and Your Computer
- Opening the Computer Doors
- Removing the Optional Front Bezel
- Removing and Replacing the Expansion- Card Cage
- Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
- Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage
- Inside the Chassis
- Troubleshooting a Wet Computer
- Troubleshooting a Damaged Computer
- Troubleshooting the Battery
- Troubleshooting Redundant Power Supplies
- Removing and Replacing a Power Supply
- Troubleshooting a Cooling Fan
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting the System Board
- Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive Subsystem
- Troubleshooting a SCSI Tape Drive
- Troubleshooting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- Troubleshooting a RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting an Integrated RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting a PERC 2 Card
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- Installing System Board Options
- Expansion Cards
- Installing an Expansion Card
- Removing an Expansion Card
- Adding Memory
- Memory Upgrade Kits
- DIMM Installation Guidelines
- Performing a Memory Upgrade
- Installing DIMMs
- Removing DIMMs
- Upgrading the Microprocessor or Installing a Secondary Microprocessor
- Removing a Terminator Card
- Installing a Terminator Card
- Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly
- Replacing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly
- Activating the Integrated RAID Controller
- Replacing the Battery
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- Installing Hard-Disk Drives
- Preparing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives for Installation
- SCSI Hard-Disk Drive Configuration
- Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- General Information on Cabling
- Installing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- Installing a Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller Host Adapter Card
- Installing a SCSI Backplane Daughter Card
- Configuring the Boot Device
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- Safety Instructions
- Notes, Notices, Cautions, and Warnings
- Safety Caution and Warnings
- Additional Safety Precautions
- General Precautions
- Precautions for Server and Storage Systems
- Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products
- Precautions for Products With Modems, Telecommunications, or Local Area Network Options
- Precautions for Products With Laser Devices
- When Working Inside Your Computer
- Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
- Ergonomic Computing Habits
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11-6 Dell PowerEdge 2450 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Name: ______________________________________________________________Date: ______________________
Address: ________________________________________________________Phone number: _________________
Service tag (bar code on the back of the computer): _________________________________________________
Express Service Code: ___________________________________________________________________________
Return Material Authorization Number (if provided by Dell support technician): ___________________________
Operating system and version: ____________________________________________________________________
Peripherals: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Expansion cards:_________________________________________________________________________________
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Are you connected to a network? yes no
Network, version, and network card: _______________________________________________________________
Programs and versions: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Refer to your operating system documentation to determine the contents of the system’s start-up files. If the
computer is connected to a printer, print each file. Otherwise, record the contents of each file before
calling Dell.
Error message, beep code, or diagnostic code: ______________________________________________________
Description of problem and troubleshooting procedures you performed: ________________________________
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