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Figure 30. Cabling—x8 Hard-Drive Backplane
1.
power connector
2.
SAS A connector on system board
3.
I2C connector on system board
4.
I2C connector on backplane
5.
SAS A connector on backplane
6.
backplane power connector
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
1 About Your System
9
Front-Panel Features and Indicators-Tower Mode
9
Front-Panel Features and Indicators-Rack Mode
14
LCD Panel Features
15
Home Screen
16
Setup Menu
16
View Menu
17
Diagnostic Indicators
17
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
19
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
20
NIC Indicator Codes
22
Power Indicator Codes for Redundant Power Supply
22
Power Indicator Codes for Non-Redundant Power Supply
23
Other Information You May Need
24
2 Using the System Setup and Boot Manager
25
Choosing the System Boot Mode
25
Entering System Setup
26
Responding to Error Messages
26
Using the System Setup Navigation Keys
26
System Setup Options
27
System Setup Main Screen
27
System BIOS Screen
27
System Information Screen
27
Memory Settings Screen
28
Processor Settings Screen
28
SATA Settings Screen
30
Boot Settings Screen
30
Integrated Devices Screen
31
Serial Communications Screen
31
System Profile Settings Screen
32
System Security Screen
33
Miscellaneous Settings
34
System and Setup Password Features
34
Assigning a System And/Or Setup Password
35
Deleting or Changing an Existing System And/Or Setup Password
35
Using Your System Password to Secure Your System
36
Operating with a Setup Password Enabled
36
Entering the UEFI Boot Manager
36
Using the Boot Manager Navigation Keys
37
Boot Manager Screen
37
UEFI Boot Menu
38
Embedded System Management
38
Idrac Settings Utility
38
Entering the Idrac Settings Utility
38
Changing the Thermal Settings
38
3 Installing System Components
41
Recommended Tools
41
Front Bezel (Optional)
41
Installing the Front Bezel
41
Removing the Front Bezel
42
System Feet-Tower Mode
42
Removing the System Feet
43
Installing the System Feet
43
Wheel Assembly (Optional)-Tower Mode
43
Removing the Wheel Assembly
44
Installing the Wheel Assembly
45
Opening and Closing the System
45
Opening the System
45
Closing the System
46
Inside the System
46
Optical Drives and Tape Drives (Optional)
48
Removing the Optical Drive or Tape Drive
49
Installing the Optical Drive or Tape Drive
52
Cooling Shroud
52
Removing the Cooling Shroud
52
Installing the Cooling Shroud
53
Hard Drives-Hot-Swappable
54
Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
54
Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
55
Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
56
Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
56
Removing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
56
Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
57
Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard Drive from a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Adapter
57
Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard Drive into a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Adapter
58
Removing a Hard Drive or a Hard-Drive Adapter from a Hard-Drive Carrier
58
Installing a Hard Drive or a Hard-Drive Adapter into a Hard-Drive Carrier
59
Hard Drives-Cabled
59
Removing the Internal Hard-Drive Bay
60
Installing the Internal Hard-Drive Bay
61
Removing a Cabled Hard Drive
61
Installing a Cabled Hard Drive
62
Hard-Drive Backplane
63
Removing the Hard-Drive Backplane
63
Installing the Hard-Drive Backplane
69
Four-Slot Hard-Drive Blank
70
Removing a Four-Slot Hard-Drive Blank
70
Installing a Four-Slot Hard-Drive Blank
71
System Memory
71
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
73
Mode-Specific Guidelines
74
Sample Memory Configurations
75
Removing Memory Modules
76
Installing Memory Modules
78
Cooling Fans
79
Removing the Internal Cooling Fan
79
Installing the Internal Cooling Fan
81
Removing the External Cooling Fan
81
Installing the External Cooling Fan
83
Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)
83
Replacing the Internal USB Key
84
Pcie Card Holder (Optional)
85
Removing the Pcie Card Holder
85
Installing the Pcie Card Holder
86
Expansion Cards
86
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
86
GPU Card Installation Guidelines
87
Removing an Expansion Card
87
Installing an Expansion Card
88
Removing a GPU Card
89
Installing a GPU Card
90
Idrac Ports Card
91
Removing the Idrac Ports Card
91
Installing the Idrac Ports Card
92
Replacing an SD Vflash Card
93
Internal Dual SD Module
93
Removing an Internal Dual SD Module
93
Installing an Internal Dual SD Module
94
Internal SD Card
95
Removing an Internal SD Card
95
Installing an Internal SD Card
95
Processors
96
Removing a Processor
96
Installing a Processor
98
Redundant AC Power Supply
99
Removing a Redundant AC Power Supply
100
Installing a Redundant AC Power Supply
101
Removing the Power Supply Blank
101
Installing the Power Supply Blank
102
Replacing the Power Supply Divider
102
Non-Redundant AC Power Supply
103
Removing a Non-Redundant AC Power Supply
103
Installing a Non-Redundant AC Power Supply
105
Power Distribution Board and Power Interposer Board
105
Removing the Power Interposer Board
105
Installing the Power Interposer Board
107
Replacing the Power Distribution Board
107
System Battery
107
Replacing the System Battery
107
Control-Panel Assembly
108
Removing the Control-Panel Assembly
109
Installing the Control-Panel Assembly
112
Removing the Control Panel
112
Installing the Control Panel
114
Removing the Control-Panel Board for Systems with LCD Modules
114
Installing the Control-Panel Board for Systems with LCD Modules
115
Removing the Control-Panel Board for Systems with Diagnostic Indicators
116
Installing the Control-Panel Board for Systems with Diagnostic Indicators
117
Removing the LCD Module
117
Installing the LCD Module
118
Removing the VGA Module-Rack Mode
119
Installing the VGA Module-Rack Mode
120
System Board
120
Removing the System Board
120
Installing the System Board
121
4 Converting the System from Tower Mode to Rack Mode
123
Safety Instructions
123
Preparing a System for Conversion from Tower Mode to Rack Mode
123
Rack Installation
125
5 Troubleshooting Your System
127
Safety First-For You and Your System
127
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
127
Troubleshooting External Connections
127
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
127
Troubleshooting a USB Device
127
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
128
Troubleshooting a NIC
128
Troubleshooting a Wet System
129
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
129
Troubleshooting the System Battery
130
Troubleshooting a Non-Redundant Power Supply
130
Troubleshooting Redundant Power Supplies
131
Troubleshooting Cooling Problems
131
Troubleshooting Cooling Fans
131
Troubleshooting System Memory
131
Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key
132
Troubleshooting an SD Card
133
Troubleshooting an Optical or Tape Drive
133
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
134
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
134
Troubleshooting Processor
135
6 Using System Diagnostics
137
Dell Online Diagnostics
137
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics
137
When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics
137
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics
137
System Diagnostic Controls
138
7 Jumpers and Connectors
139
System Board Jumper Settings
139
System Board Jumpers and Connectors
140
Disabling a Forgotten Password
142
8 Technical Specifications
143
9 System Messages
149
LCD Messages
149
Viewing LCD Messages
149
Removing LCD Messages
149
System Error Messages
149
Warning Messages
165
Getting Help
167
Contacting Dell
167
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