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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support.dell.com Installing a Drive in the Peripheral Bay 9-7
13. Plug the DC power cable connector into the 4-pin power input connector on the
back of the drive.
14. Install the controller card in an expansion slot.
See “Installing System Board Options” in Chapter 8 for information on installing
the card.
15. Attach the interface cable that came with the drive kit to the interface connector
on the back of the drive.
16. Connect the interface cable to the controller connector on the controller card.
Refer to the controller card's documentation to identify the controller connector
on the card.
17. Connect the SCSI device to the SCSI cable provided with the device. Attach the
other end of the SCSI cable to interface connector SCSI2 (Channel B) on the sys-
tem board.
18. Check all cable connections that may have been loosened during this procedure.
Arrange cables so that they will not catch on the computer covers or block the air-
flow of the fans or cooling vents.
19. Close the computer covers.
20. Reconnect the computer and peripherals to their AC power sources, and turn
them on.
21. Perform a tape backup and verification test with the drive as instructed in the
tape-drive software documentation that came with the drive.
To connect a stand-alone tape drive that connects to the computer using a controller
card and shielded interface/DC power cable, perform the following steps.
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1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the sys-
tem from the electrical outlet.
2. Prepare the tape drive and controller card for installation.
Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the com-
puter. Unpack the tape drive and controller card, and configure them for the
system according to the instructions in the documentation that came with the
tape drive.
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