Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
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- 6741Uc10
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- 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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- 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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6. Open the computer doors.
7. Remove all hard-disk drives from the four hard-disk drive bays.
8. Remove and replace the SCSI backplane daughter board(s).
9. Reinstall the hard-disk drives.
10. Check the SCSI cable connections to the SCSI backplane board and to the SCSI
host adapter. Check the DC power cable connection to the SCSI backplane board.
The SCSI cable may be connected to the SCSI host adapter on the system board
or to a SCSI host adapter card in an expansion slot. See Chapter 10, “Installing
Hard-Disk Drives,” for the location of the cable connectors on the SCSI backplane
board and the system board.
Are the cables firmly connected?
Ye s . Go to step 12.
No. Go to step 11.
11. Reseat the cable connectors, and then reconnect the computer and peripherals
to their AC power sources and turn them on.
Is the problem resolved?
Ye s . The cable connections were faulty. You have fixed the problem.
No. Go to step 12.
12. Partition and logically format the hard-disk drive. If possible, restore the files to
the drive. To partition and logically format the drive, see the documentation for
the computer's operating system.
Is the problem resolved?
Ye s . The hard-disk drive format was corrupted. You have fixed the problem.
No. See Chapter 11, “Getting Help,” for instructions on obtaining technical
assistance.
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Your system may contain an optional integrated RAID controller or optional Dell
PERC 2 host adapter card.