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12
About Y
our Sy
stem
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1.
Front-Panel Fe
atures and Indicators
Item
Indicator
, Button,
or
Connector
Icon
Description
1
LED panel
The LED panel has four diagnostic
indicator lights that display error codes
during system startup. See
"Diagnostic
Lights" on page
21
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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1 About Your System
11
Accessing System Features During Startup
11
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
12
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
15
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
16
Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices
18
NIC Indicator Codes
19
Power Indicator Codes
19
Diagnostic Lights
21
System Messages
23
Warning Messages
39
Diagnostics Messages
39
Alert Messages
39
Other Information You May Need
40
2 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
41
Choosing the System Boot Mode
41
Entering the System Setup Program
42
Responding to Error Messages
42
Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys
42
System Setup Options
43
Main Screen
43
Memory Settings Screen
45
Processor Settings Screen
45
SATA Settings Screen (Optional)
47
Boot Settings Screen
47
Integrated Devices Screen
48
PCI IRQ Assignments Screen
49
Serial Communication Screen
49
Power Management Screen
51
System Security Screen
52
Exit Screen
54
Entering the UEFI Boot Manager
54
Using the UEFI Boot Manager Navigation Keys
54
UEFI Boot Manager Screen
55
UEFI Boot Settings Screen
55
System Utilities Screen
56
System and Setup Password Features
56
Using the System Password
56
Using the Setup Password
58
Embedded System Management
60
Idrac Configuration Utility
60
Entering the Idrac Configuration Utility
61
3 Installing System Components
63
Recommended Tools
63
Inside the System
63
Front Bezel (Optional)
65
Removing the Front Bezel
65
Installing the Front Bezel
66
Opening and Closing the System
66
Opening the System
66
Closing the System
67
Cooling Shroud
68
Removing the Cooling Shroud
68
Installing the Cooling Shroud
69
Hard Drives
69
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
69
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
70
Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
70
Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
71
Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier
72
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier
73
Internal Hard Drives
73
Removing an Internal Hard Drive Bay
73
Installing an Internal Hard Drive Bay
75
Removing an Internal Hard Drive from the Internal Hard-Drive Bay
76
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Bay
76
Cooling Fans
77
Removing a Cooling Fan
77
Replacing a Cooling Fan
79
Power Supplies
79
Removing a Redundant Power Supply
80
Installing a Redundant Power Supply
81
Removing the Power Supply Blank
82
Installing the Power Supply Blank
82
System Memory
82
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
83
Mode-Specific Guidelines
84
Installing Memory Modules
87
Removing Memory Modules
89
Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers
90
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
90
Installing an Expansion Card
92
Removing an Expansion Card
94
Removing an Expansion-Card Riser
95
Installing an Expansion-Card Riser
97
Integrated Storage Controller Card
97
Removing the Storage Controller Card
98
Installing the Storage Controller Card
100
Idrac6 Express Card
101
Installing an Idrac6 Express Card
101
Removing an Idrac6 Express Card
102
Idrac6 Enterprise Card (Optional)
103
Installing an Idrac6 Enterprise Card
103
Removing an Idrac6 Enterprise Card
105
Vflash Media (Optional)
106
Installing a Vflash Media Card
106
Removing a Vflash Media Card
106
Internal USB Memory Key
106
Processors
107
Removing a Processor
107
Installing a Processor
111
System Battery
112
Replacing the System Battery
112
RAID Battery (Optional)
115
Removing the RAID Battery
115
Installing the RAID Battery
116
Control Panel Assembly
116
Removing the Control-Panel Module
116
Installing the Control-Panel Module
118
SAS Backplane
118
Removing the SAS Backplane
118
Installing the SAS Backplane
121
Power Distribution Board
122
Removing the Power Distribution Board
122
Installing the Power Distribution Board
124
System Board
125
Removing the System Board
125
Installing the System Board
127
4 Troubleshooting Your System
129
Safety First-For You and Your System
129
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
129
Troubleshooting External Connections
129
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
130
Troubleshooting a USB Device
130
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
131
Troubleshooting a NIC
131
Troubleshooting a Wet System
132
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
134
Troubleshooting the System Battery
134
Troubleshooting Power Supplies
135
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
136
Troubleshooting a Fan
136
Troubleshooting System Memory
137
Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key
139
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
140
Troubleshooting an Internal Hard Drive
141
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller
142
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
143
Troubleshooting Processors
145
5 Running the System Diagnostics
147
Using Online Diagnostics
147
Embedded System Diagnostics Features
147
When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics
148
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics
148
Embedded System Diagnostics Testing Options
149
Using the Custom Test Options
149
Selecting Devices for Testing
149
Selecting Diagnostics Options
149
Viewing Information and Results
150
6 Jumpers and Connectors
151
System Board Jumpers
151
System Board Connectors
152
Disabling a Forgotten Password
154
7 Getting Help
157
Contacting Dell
157
Index
159
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Language
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