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Dell PowerEdge 1950 Systems
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Troubleshooting
Install
Error messages
Password
VT 100/VT 220 default
Hard-Drive Indicator Codes
Connecting External Devices
Configuring the Boot Device
Running the System Diagnostics
System Setup Options
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Hardware Owner’s Manual
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W . d e l l . c o m s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m
Dell PowerEdge 1950 Systems
September HH176
Contents
Installing System Components
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
Troubleshooting Your System
Running the System Diagnostics
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Other Information You May Need
About Your System
Accessing System Features During Startup
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Hard-Drive Indicator Codes
About Your System
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Connecting External Devices
Power Indicator Codes
NIC Indicator Codes
LCD Status Messages
CPU # Vcore
Processors are in a configuration
System Bios has reported a
Support the CPU
Interrupt controller failure See Getting Help on
System Bios has disabled See Troubleshooting System
Removing LCD Status Messages
Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages
For jumper location
System Messages
Must be populated in sequential order System Memory on
System detected and corrected a No action is required
Faulty system board See Getting Help on
System unable to process Remote Retry Remote Configuration
Alert Messages
Diagnostics Messages
Responding to Error Messages
Entering the System Setup Program
Using the System Setup Program
Main Screen
System Setup Options
Main System Setup Program Screen
Options are On with Console Redirection via COM2, and Off
VT 100/VT 220 default
CPU Information Screen
Enabled without PXE
Enabled with PXE
Integrated Devices Screen
System Security Screen
Using the System Password
System and Setup Password Features
Exit Screen
Using the System Setup Program
Using the Setup Password
Baseboard Management Controller Configuration
Disabling a Forgotten Password
See Disabling a Forgotten Password on
BMC Setup Module Options
Entering the BMC Setup Module
Installing System Components
Inside the System
Recommended Tools
Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel
Opening the System
Opening and Closing the System
Closing the System
Removing a Cooling Fan Module
Cooling Fan Modules
Replacing a Cooling Fan Module
Removing the Plastic Fan Guide
Cooling Shrouds
Replacing the Plastic Fan Guide
System Board Cooling Shroud
System Board Cooling Shroud System board cooling shroud
Memory Cooling Shroud
Power Supplies
Removing a Power Supply
Replacing a Power Supply
Installing the Power Supply Blank
Removing the Power Supply Blank
SAS Controller Daughter Card
Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card
Dimm SAS RAID
SAS a
SAS a
RAID Battery
Installing an Expansion Card
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
Expansion Cards
Removing an Expansion Card
Configuring the Boot Drive
Configuring the Boot Device
System Memory
Non-Optimal Memory Configurations
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
Memory Sparing Support
Memory Mirroring Support
Installing Memory Modules
Installing System Components
Processors
Activating the Integrated NIC TOE
Removing Memory Modules
Removing the Processor
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Installing System Components
Installing a Processor
RAC Card
Installing a RAC Card
Removing the RAC Card and Cables
Removing the Optical Drive Tray
Optical Drive
Installing the Optical Drive Tray
Before You Begin
Hard Drives
Removing a Drive Blank
Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive
Installing a Drive Blank
Installing System Components
Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier
Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier
Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
Installing a Sata Hard Drive Into a Sata Drive Carrier
Installing System Components
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Removing an Expansion-Card Riser
Expansion-Card Riser
Backplane Board
Installing an Expansion-Card Riser
Removing the Backplane Board
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Sideplane Board
Installing the Backplane Board
Removing the Sideplane Board
Replace the backplane board
Installing the Sideplane Board
System Battery
Replacing the System Battery
System battery is a 3.0-volt V, coin-cell battery
Installing System Components
Removing the Control Panel
Control Panel Assembly
Installing the Control Panel
Removing the System Board
System Board
Installing the System Board
Installing System Components
Start-Up Routine
Safety First-For You and Your System
Troubleshooting External Connections
Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts
Checking the Equipment
Troubleshooting the Keyboard
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
Monitor is not working properly Video memory is faulty
Troubleshooting the Mouse
Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions
Troubleshooting a USB Device
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Troubleshooting a NIC
NIC cannot communicate with network
Liquid spilled on the system Excessive humidity
System was dropped or damaged
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting Power Supplies
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Troubleshooting a Fan
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
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Troubleshooting System Memory
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Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
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Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card
Action
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Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
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System Diagnostics Features
Using Server Administrator Diagnostics
When to Use the System Diagnostics
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System Diagnostics Testing Options
Running the System Diagnostics
Using the Custom Test Options
Selecting Devices for Testing
Viewing Information and Results
Selecting Diagnostics Options
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System Board Jumpers
Pwrden
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System Board Connectors
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SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors
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Expansion-CardRiser-Board Components and PCI Buses
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SAS Sideplane Board Connectors
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Technical Assistance
Online Services
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Automated Order-Status Service
AutoTech Service
Technical Support Service
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Before You Call
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Contacting Dell
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Brunei
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Canada North York, Ontario
Cayman Islands
China Xiamen
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Colombia
Costa Rica
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France Paris Montpellier Website support.euro.dell.com
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Home and Small Business
Corporate
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Ireland Cherrywood Website support.euro.dell.com
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Italy Milan Website support.euro.dell.com
Jamaica
Japan Kawasaki Website support.jp.dell.com
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Korea Seoul
Latin America
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Luxembourg Website support.euro.dell.com
Macao
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Spain Madrid Website support.euro.dell.com
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Sweden Upplands Vasby Website support.euro.dell.com
Switzerland Geneva Website support.euro.dell.com
Taiwan Website support.ap.dell.com
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Thailand Website support.ap.dell.com
Trinidad/Tobago
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Uruguay
A. Austin, Texas
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Business
Virgin Islands
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Glossary
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
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System memory See RAM
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Memory modules DIMMs sockets Diskette drives
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