Quick Reference Guide
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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5-4 Dell PowerEdge 2450 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Move the highlight to the option you want to select by pressing the left- or right-
arrow key, and then press <Enter>.
Whenever one of the options is selected, additional choices become available.
The following subsections explain the menu options as listed from left to right in the
Device Groups menu.
Run Tests displays seven options: One, All, Select, Options, Results, Errors, and
Help. If you select One, all the devices within the highlighted device group are run. If
you select All, all of the tests in all of the device group tests are run. (The device
group tests are run in the same order as they are listed.) If you choose Select, only
the selected device groups or the devices that you selected within the device groups
are run. Before you test any device groups or devices, consider setting global parame-
ters within Options. Global parameters offer you greater control over how the device
group tests or device tests are run and how results are reported. Help displays a
series of help options, including Menu, Keys, Device, Group, and Te s t .
Most of the device groups consist of several devices. Use the Devices option to
select individual devices within the device group(s).
When you select Devices, the following options are displayed: Run Tests, Tests,
Select, Parameters, and Help. Table 5-1 lists all of the possible values for each
option.
Run Tests Displays five options: Run Tests, Tests, Select, Parameters, and
Help.
Tests Allows you to select individual devices to tailor the testing process
to your particular needs. You can choose one or more devices from
the list. When you choose Tests, four options are displayed: Run
Tests, Select, Parameters, and Help.
Select Allows you to choose one or more devices from a particular device
group. Three options are displayed: One, All, and Help.
Parameters Determines how a particular test will be run. Table 5-2 lists all of the
possible values for each option. To change Parameters options,
press the spacebar, the left- and right-arrow keys, or the plus (+) and
minus (-) keys.
Help Displays a list of help topics.










