Dell PowerEdge 1950: Index
Index: Dell PowerEdge 1950
Index
A
C
removing, 46
airflow
CD drive
cooling shroud, 50
troubleshooting, 103
D
alert messages, 30
checking equipment, 94
damaged systems
closing the cover, 47
troubleshooting, 99
configuring
B
daughter card
boot drive, 63
SAS, 56
back-panel
memory, 64
features, 14
Dell
connecting external
contacting, 129-130
baseboard management
devices, 15
controller, 41
diagnostic messages, 30
connectors
BMC, 41
expansion-card riser board, 122
diagnostics
batteries
SAS backplane board, 120
advanced testing options, 112
removing and replacing, 86
SATA backplane board, 120
testing options, 112
troubleshooting, 100
system board, 118
when to use, 111
battery
control panel assembly, 88
DIMMS
raid, 60
installing, 89
memory modules, 63
removing, 88
bezel
DIMMs
removing, 45-46
cooling fan
sockets, 63
replacing, 46
troubleshooting, 101
diskette drives
blank
cooling fan module
see optical/diskette drive tray
hard drive, 75
removing, 48
documentation
power supply, 56
replacing, 49
you may need, 9
BMC, 41
cooling fan modules, 48
drive blank
boot device
cooling shroud
installing, 76
configuring, 63
airflow, 50
removing, 75
memory, 52
boot drive
drive carrier
system board, 50
configuring, 63
SAS hard drive (SATAu), 78
cover
SATA hard drive (SATA), 79
closing, 47
SATA hard drive (SATAu), 80
opening, 46
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E
guidelines for memory
hard drive blank, 76
installation, 64
heat sink, 68
error messages, 31
memory guidelines, 64
expansion card
memory modules, 65
removing, 82
H
opening the cover, 46
troubleshooting, 107
optical/diskette drive tray, 74
hard drive
expansion cards
power supply blank, 56
installing SAS in a SATAu drive
installation guidelines, 61
processor, 67, 69
carrier, 78
installing, 61
RAC card, 71
installing SATA in a SATA drive
PCIe, 61
risers, 82
carrier, 79
PCI-X, 61
SAS controller daughter
installing SATA in a SATAu
removing, 62
card, 56
drive carrier, 80
SAS hard drive in a SATAu
expansion slots
removing from a drive
drive carrier, 78
carrier, 78
PCI buses, 122
SAS/SATA hard drives, 76
hard drives
expansion-card riser board
SATA hard drive in a SATA
boot device, 63
connectors, 122
drive carrier, 79
indicator codes, 12
PCI buses, 122
SATA hard drive in a SATAu
SAS hard drives, 75
drive carrier, 80
external devices
SATA hard drives, 75
sideplane board, 85
connecting, 15
heat sink, 68
system board, 91
system components, 43
tools, 44
F
I
installing RAID battery, 60
fan modules
indicators
internal hard drives, 75
cooling, 48
back-panel, 14
IRQs
features
front-panel, 11
avoiding conflicts, 94
back-panel, 14
hard-drive, 12
line assignments, 94
front-panel, 11
NIC, 16
front panel
power, 15
features, 11
information you may need, 9
J
fully buffered DIMMs
inside the system, 44
jumpers
memory modules, 63
installing, 68
system board, 115
closing the cover, 47
control panel assembly, 89
G
expansion card, 61
K
guidelines
expansion card guidelines, 61
keyboards
expansion card installation, 61
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troubleshooting, 95
O
installing, 69
replacing, 67
opening the cover, 46
upgrades, 67
optical drives
M
see optical/diskette drive tray
memory
optical/diskette drive tray
R
installation guidelines, 64
installing, 74
installing, 65
RAC card
removing, 73
system, 63
installing, 71
troubleshooting, 102
optional risers
RAID battery
removing, 82
memory cooling shroud, 52
installing, 60
removing, 52
options
removing, 60
replacing, 53
system setup, 32
raid battery, 60
memory module sockets, 63
RAID controller (integrated)
memory modules
troubleshooting, 105
P
removing, 67
recommended tools, 44
password
messages
disabling, 117
reference documents, 9
alert, 30
password features
removing
diagnostics, 30
setup, 38
battery, 86
error messages, 31
system, 38
bezel, 45
hard-drive indicator codes, 12
control panel assembly, 88
status LCD, 17
passwords
cooling fan module, 48
system, 25
setup, 40
cover, 46
warning, 30
system, 38
expansion card, 62
microprocessors
PCI buses
hard drive blank, 75
troubleshooting, 108
expansion-card riser board, 122
hard drive from a drive
mouse
POST
carrier, 78
troubleshooting, 96
accessing system features, 10
memory, 67
optical/diskette drive tray, 73
power
power supply, 54
indicator, 15
power supply blank, 56
N
power supplies
RAID battery, 60
NICs
removing, 54
risers, 82
indicators, 16
replacing, 55
SAS controller daughter
troubleshooting, 98
troubleshooting, 100
card, 56
power supply blank, 56
sideplane board, 83
system board, 90
processor
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removing and replacing
serial I/O device
installing, 43
bezel, 46
troubleshooting, 97
system cooling
replacing
setup password
troubleshooting, 101
battery, 86
assigning, 40
system features
cooling fan module, 49
changing, 41
accessing, 10
power supply, 55
using, 40
system memory, 63
processor, 67
setup password enabled
system battery, 86
system messages, 25
working with, 41
risers
system password
setup password features, 38
expansion cards, 122
assigning, 38
shroud
removing, 82
changing, 40
cooling DIMMs, 50
deleting, 40
sideplane board, 83
using, 38
installing, 85
S
system password features, 38
removing, 83
safety, 93
system setup
sideplane board
entering, 31
SAS
connectors, 123
entering BMC, 42
backplane, 120
slots
options, 32
hard drives, 75
expansion cards, 61
using, 31
RAID battery, 60
sideplane board
startup
system setup screens
connectors, 123
accessing system features, 10
integrated devices, 36
main, 32
SAS backplane board
support
system securtiy, 37
connectors, 120
contacting Dell, 129-130
system view
SAS controller daughter card
system
interior, 44
removing, 56
opening, 46
SAS hard drive
system battery
troubleshooting, 104
replacing, 86
T
SAS hard drives
system board
tools
installing, 76
connectors, 118
installing system
installing, 91
SATA
components, 44
jumpers, 115
backplane, 120
removing, 90
troubleshooting
hard drives, 75
basic I/O, 96
system board cooling
SATA backplane board
battery, 100
shroud, 50
connectors, 120
CD drive, 103
system components
securing your system, 39
cooling fan, 101
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damaged system, 99
troubleshooting, 98
expansion card, 107
external connections, 94
keyboard, 95
Z
memory, 102
ZIF socket, 67
microprocessors, 108
mouse, 96
NIC, 98
power supplies, 100
RAID controller
(integrated), 105
SAS hard drive, 104
serial I/O device, 97
start-up routine, 93
system cooling, 101
USB device, 97
video, 95
wet system, 98
U
upgrades
processor, 67
USB device
troubleshooting, 97
using system setup, 31
V
video
troubleshooting, 95
W
warning messages, 30
wet system
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