Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- 6741Utopcover
- 6741Ubk0toc
- 6741Uc10
- 6741Uc20
- 6741Uc30
- 6741Uc40
- 6741Uc50
- 6741Uc60
- 6741Uc70
- 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
- 6741Uc80
- Contents
- 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
- 6741Uc90
- 6741u100
- Contents
- 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
- 6741u110
- 6741UappendixA
- 6741UsafetyInstructions
- Contents
- 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
- 6741Upreface
- 6741Ugabbrev
- 6741Ubk0lof
- 6741Ubk0lot
- 6741Ubk0toc
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Troubleshooting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Troubleshooting a RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Troubleshooting an Integrated RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Troubleshooting a PERC 2 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
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Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Installing an Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Removing an Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Adding Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Memory Upgrade Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
DIMM Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Performing a Memory Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Installing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Removing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Upgrading the Microprocessor or Installing a Secondary Microprocessor . . . . . . . 8-9
Removing a Terminator Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Installing a Terminator Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Removing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Replacing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Activating the Integrated RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
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Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Interface Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
SCSI Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
SCSI ID Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Device Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Installing a Device That Uses the System’s Integrated SCSI Controller . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Installing a Tape Drive That Uses a Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Connecting an External Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
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Preparing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
SCSI Hard-Disk Drive Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
General Information on Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Installing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Installing a Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller Host Adapter Card. . . . 10-4
Installing a SCSI Backplane Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Configuring the Boot Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7