Dell DR4000 owner manual Indicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector

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Item

Indicator, Button, or

Icon

Description

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

PCIe expansion card

 

Connects one internal and three

 

slots using riser card

 

external PCI Express Generation 2

 

 

 

expansion cards.

 

 

 

Slot 1: PCIe x4, half-length, full-height

 

 

 

Slot 2: PCIe x4, full-length, full-height

 

 

 

Slot 3: PCIe x8, half-length, full-height

 

 

 

Slot 4: PCIe x4, internal slot for

 

 

 

integrated card

 

 

 

NOTE: All slots are x8 connectors.

8

System identification

 

Connects the optional system status

 

connector

 

indicator assembly through the

 

 

 

optional cable management arm.

9

System status

 

Lights blue during normal

 

indicator

 

system operation.

 

 

 

Both the systems management software

 

 

 

and the identification buttons located

 

 

 

on the front and back of the system can

 

 

 

cause the indicator to blink blue to

 

 

 

identify a particular system.

 

 

 

Lights amber when the system needs

 

 

 

attention due to a problem.

10

System identification

 

The identification buttons on the front

 

button

 

and back panels can be used to locate

 

 

 

a particular system within a rack.

 

 

 

When one of these buttons is pushed,

 

 

 

the blue system status indicator on the

 

 

 

chassis back blinks until one of the

 

 

 

buttons is pushed again.

11

Power supply 2 (PS2)

 

750 W redundant power supply

12

Power supply 1 (PS1)

 

750 W redundant power supply

 

 

 

 

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About Your System

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Contents Dell DR4000 Systems Page Contents Installing the Front Bezel Embedded System ManagementOpening and Closing the System Integrated Storage Controller Card 121 128 132139 140143 Disabling a Forgotten Password 146144 Contents Accessing System Features During Startup Keystroke DescriptionFront-Panel Features and Indicators Indicator, Button Icon Description Or Connector Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Drive-Status Indicator Pattern ConditionBack-Panel Features and Indicators Icon DescriptionIndicator, Button, or Icon Description Connector Nvram Card Indicator Codes NIC Indicator CodesIndicator Indicator Code Power Indicator Codes Green Indicator Amber Indicator Backup ProgressDiagnostic Lights Power Supply Status IndicatorDiagnostic Indicator Codes Causes Corrective Action Diagnostic Indicator Codes Causes Corrective Action System Messages Message Causes Corrective ActionsIDRAC6 is not Wait for the system System configuration If any system components Remote Bios update Retry the Bios update Mismatched processors have Ensure that all processors OS NIC interface is set Configuration. The system Modules are installed in a Memtest lane Incorrect configuration Check the hard drive Device, or USB medium Match in rank Count x,x Following DIMMs should Match in size Memory module without a Replace the memory Support.dell.com. See Unsupported Processors, memory Were just upgraded Diagnostics Messages Alert MessagesOther Information You May Need Entering the System Setup Program Responding to Error MessagesUsing the System Setup Program Navigation Keys Keys ActionSystem Setup Options Main ScreenBoot Settings See Boot Settings Screen on Option DescriptionMemory Settings Screen Processor Settings ScreenEnables or disables Execute Disable Memory Protection Not installed in the same boot mode Boot Settings ScreenIntegrated Devices Screen PCI IRQ Assignments Screen OptionDescriptionSerial Communication Screen Serial Device 1=COM1 Serial Device 2=COM2Power Management Screen System Security ScreenPassword on TPM keys prior to enabling this optionExit Screen Diagnostic screenDo so by qualified support personnel or by Using the System Password System and Setup Password FeaturesAssigning a System Password Using Your System Password to Secure Your System Using the Setup Password Disabling the System PasswordChanging an Existing System Password Assigning a Setup PasswordDeleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password Operating With a Setup Password EnabledEmbedded System Management Baseboard Management Controller Configuration Entering the BMC Setup Module IDRAC Configuration UtilityEntering the iDRAC Configuration Utility Recommended Tools Inside the SystemInside the System Front Bezel Removing the Front BezelOpening and Closing the System Installing the Front BezelOpening the System Closing the System Cooling Shroud Removing the Cooling ShroudHard Drives Installing the Cooling ShroudRemoving a Hard-Drive Blank Installing a Hard-Drive Blank Removing a Hot-Swap Hard DriveInstalling a Hot-Swap Hard Drive Removing and Installing a Hot-Swap Hard DriveInstalling a Hot-Swap Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive CarrierInstalling a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier Internal Hard DrivesRemoving an Internal Hard Drive Bay Came with the productRemoving and Installing an Internal Hard-Drive Bay Installing an Internal Hard-Drive Bay Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Bay Cooling Fans Removing a Cooling Fan10. Removing and Installing a Fan Installing a Cooling Fan Power Supplies Removing a Power SupplyInstalling a Power Supply 11. Removing and Installing a Power SupplyGeneral Memory Module Installation Guidelines System MemoryMode-Specific Guidelines Advanced ECC Lockstep Mode SupportMemory Mirroring Support Optimizer Independent Channel Mode Rdimm Dual-Rank Memory Configuration Per ProcessorMemory Module Physical Available Mode Size Removing Memory ModulesInstalling Memory Modules 12. Removing and Installing a Memory Module Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card RisersRemoving an Expansion Card Removing an Expansion-Card Riser Installing an Expansion Card 13. Removing and Installing an Expansion-Card Riser14. Removing and Installing an Expansion Card Installing an Expansion-Card Riser Integrated Storage Controller CardRemoving the Storage Controller Card 15. Installing and Removing the Storage Controller Card Installing the Storage Controller Card IDRAC6 Express Card Removing an iDRAC6 Express CardInstalling an iDRAC6 Express Card 16. Removing and Installing an iDRAC6 Express Card IDRAC6 Enterprise Card Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise CardInstalling an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card Processors Removing a ProcessorInstalling System Components 18. Installing and Removing the Heat Sink 19. Installing and Removing a Processor Installing a Processor Replacing the System Battery System Battery100 20. Replacing the System Battery 101102 Removing the RAID Battery RAID Battery103 Control Panel Assembly-LED Installing the RAID BatteryRemoving the Control-PanelModule-LED 10422. Removing and Installing the Control Panel-LED 105Installing the Control-Panel Module-LED 106Removing the Front-Panel I/O Module Front-Panel I/O Module107 23. Removing and Installing the Front-Panel I/O Module 108Installing the Front-Panel I/O Module SAS BackplaneRemoving the SAS Backplane 109110 24. Removing and Installing a SAS Backplane 111Installing the SAS Backplane 112Removing the Power Distribution Board Power Distribution Board113 25. Removing and Installing the Power Distribution Board 114Installing the Power Distribution Board 115Removing the System Board System Board116 26. Removing and Installing the System Board 117Installing the System Board 118119 120 Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting External ConnectionsTroubleshooting a USB Device Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem122 Troubleshooting a NIC Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device123 Troubleshooting a Wet System Troubleshooting an Nvram card124 125 Troubleshooting the System Battery Troubleshooting a Damaged System126 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 127Troubleshooting a Fan Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems128 Troubleshooting System Memory 129130 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 131Troubleshooting an Internal Hard Drive 132Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 133Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 134135 Troubleshooting Processors 136137 138 Embedded System Diagnostics Features 139Running the Embedded System Diagnostics Embedded System Diagnostics Testing OptionsUsing the Custom Test Options Testing Option FunctionSelecting Devices for Testing Selecting Diagnostics OptionsViewing Information and Results 141142 System Board Jumpers System Board Jumper Settings Description143 System Board Connectors 144System Board Connectors Description 145Disabling a Forgotten Password 146147 148 Contacting Dell 149150 Index 151152 Post 153154 USB 155156
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