Dell E28S Series

Hard-drive backplane...................................................................................... 162
Removing the hard drive backplane.................................................... 162
Installing the hard drive backplane......................................................169
Control panel....................................................................................................171
Removing the control panel.................................................................171
Installing the control panel.................................................................. 173
Removing the control panel module.................................................... 175
Installing the control panel module......................................................178
Power interposer board....................................................................................181
Removing the power interposer board.................................................181
Installing the power interposer board..................................................182
System board.................................................................................................. 183
Removing the system board............................................................... 183
Installing the system board................................................................. 185
Trusted Platform Module.................................................................................188
Installing the Trusted Platform Module...............................................188
Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users..............................................189
Initializing the TPM for TXT users...................................................... 189
Using system diagnostics 191
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................192
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics................................ 192
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager....... 192
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle
Controller........................................................................................... 192
System diagnostic controls.................................................................192
Jumpers and connectors 195
System board jumper settings......................................................................... 196
System board connectors................................................................................197
Disabling a forgotten password....................................................................... 199
Troubleshooting your system 201
Troubleshooting system startup failure...........................................................202
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................ 202
Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................202
Troubleshooting a USB device........................................................................ 202
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device.................................................................203
Troubleshooting a NIC.................................................................................... 203
Troubleshooting a wet system........................................................................ 204
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................205
Troubleshooting the system battery............................................................... 206
Troubleshooting power supply units................................................................206
Troubleshooting power source problems............................................206
Power supply unit problems............................................................... 207
Troubleshooting cooling problems...................................................................207
Troubleshooting cooling fans.......................................................................... 208
Troubleshooting system memory.................................................................... 208
Troubleshooting an internal USB key.............................................................. 209
Troubleshooting an SD card............................................................................ 210
Troubleshooting an optical drive.......................................................................211
Troubleshooting a hard drive............................................................................211
Troubleshooting a storage controller............................................................... 212
Troubleshooting expansion cards.....................................................................213
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