Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
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- 6741Uc10
- 6741Uc20
- 6741Uc30
- 6741Uc40
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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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- 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
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7-18 Dell PowerEdge 2450 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
8. Run the system board tests again.
Did the tests run successfully?
Ye s . Go to step 8.
No. Go to step 10.
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for each of the remaining expansion cards that you
removed in step 3.
Have you reinstalled all of the expansion cards without a test failure?
Ye s . Go to step 10.
No. One of the expansion cards is faulty. See Chapter 11, “Getting Help,” for
instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
10. Disconnect the keyboard and reboot the system.
Does the system boot successfully to the operating system?
Ye s . Go to step 11.
No. See Chapter 11, “Getting Help,” for instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
11. Swap the keyboard with a comparable working keyboard and run the system
board tests again.
Did the tests run successfully?
Ye s . You have fixed the problem.
No. See Chapter 11, “Getting Help,” for instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
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If the monitor displays a system error message indicating a diskette drive problem
during execution of either the boot routine or the Dell Diagnostics, the problem may
be caused by any of the following conditions:
The system configuration settings do not match the physical diskette subsystem
configuration.
An expansion card is interfering with proper drive operations.
The diskette drive/CD-ROM drive unit is improperly seated against the interposer
board.
The diskette drive is faulty.
The interposer board is faulty.