Server Hardware Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About Your System
- Using the System Setup Program
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Front Drive Bezel
- Opening the System
- Closing the System
- Removing and Installing Blank Drive EMI Fillers
- Cooling Shrouds
- Power Supplies
- Hard Drives
- Diskette Drive
- Optical and Tape Drives
- Expansion Cards
- SAS Controller Card
- RAID Battery
- Configuring the Boot Device
- RAC Card
- Internal USB Memory Key Connector
- Integrated TOE
- Cooling Fans
- System Memory
- Processors
- System Battery
- Chassis Intrusion Switch
- Power Supply Distribution Board
- SAS/SATA Backplane
- Control Panel (Service-only Procedure)
- System Board (Service Only Procedure)
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Start-Up Routine
- Checking the Equipment
- Troubleshooting Serial I/O Problems
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Redundant Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key
- Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting a SCSI Tape Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hot-plug Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Glossary
- Index

Contents 9
Troubleshooting a Hot-plug Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . 183
Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller
. . . . 185
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
. . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
. . . . . . . . . 189
5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . . 193
Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . 193
System Diagnostics Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
When to Use the System Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . 194
Running the System Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . 194
System Diagnostics Testing Options
. . . . . . . . . . 194
Using the Custom Test Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Selecting Devices for Testing
. . . . . . . . . . . 195
Selecting Diagnostics Options
. . . . . . . . . . . 195
Viewing Information and Results
. . . . . . . . . . 196
6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 197
System Board Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . 197
SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors
. . . . . . . . 201
Disabling a Forgotten Password
. . . . . . . . . . . . 203
7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205










