text message format 319
tools, overview 25
diagnostics 25
dimension 6
DIMM
installing 436
DIMM air baffle
installing 428
removing 428
DIMM installation sequence
memory mirroring 433, 435
DIMMs
installing 430
order of installation for non-mirroring mode 433
removing 429
display area
light path diagnostics panel 381
display problems 370
documentation 5
updates 5
using 536
documentation, updated
finding 5
drive, DVD
installing 485
removing 484
DSA log 26
DSA, sending data 536
DVD
drive activity LED 10
eject button 10
DVD drive
installing 443, 485
problems 360
removing 484
replacing 441
DVD drive, installing 443
E
electrical input 6
electronic emission Class A notice 542
embedded hypervisor
using 525
enabling 524
enclosure management heartbeat
LED 394
environment 6
error codes and messages
diagnostic 319
IMM 28
messages, diagnostic 318
POST 305
error logs
clearing 27
viewing 26
error messages 28
error symptoms
DVD drive 360
general 361
hard disk drive 362
hypervisor flash device 364
intermittent 365
keyboard, non-USB 366
memory 367
microprocessor 369
monitor 370
mouse, non-USB 366
optional devices 372
pointing device, non-USB 366
power 373
serial port 377
ServerGuide 378
software 379
USB port 380
video 380
errors
dc power supply LEDs 393
format, diagnostic code 319
Ethernet
controller
troubleshooting 399
link status LED 13
systems-management connector 13
Ethernet activity
LED 11, 13
Ethernet connector 13
Ethernet controller configuration 514
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 542
event logs 26
event logs, methods for viewing 26
event lot, POST 26
event lot, system 26
expansion bays 6
F
fan
replacing 460–461
FCC Class A notice 542
features 6
ServerGuide 515
field replaceable units (FRUs) 403
finding
updated documentation 5
firmware
updates 5
firmware updates 5, 417
firmware, server
starting 522
firmware, server, recovering 395
firmware, server, updating 502
firmware, updating 513
formatting
hard disk drive 528
G
gaseous contamination 6, 541
general
problems 361
Germany Class A statement 542
grease, thermal 506
guidelines
options installation 417
system reliability 418
H
handling static-sensitive devices 419
hard disk drive
formatting 528
hot-swap SATA 437
installing 437
problems 362
removing 437
SAS 437
SCSI 437
simple-swap SATA 439
hard disk drive (SATA), installing (simple-swap 2.5-inch) 440
hard disk drive activity LED 10
hard disk drive status LED 10
hard disk drive, installing (hot-swap 2.5-inch) 437
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