Installing System Components | Dell 1950 manual

Installing System Components

This section describes how to install the following system components:

•Cooling fan modules

•Cooling shrouds

•Power supplies

•SAS controller daughter card or SAS RAID controller daughter card

•RAID battery

•RAID controller expansion card

•Expansion cards

•Boot drive

•System memory

•Processors

•RAC card

•Optical drive

•Hard drives

•SAS backplane boards

•Risers

•Sideplane board

•System battery

•Control panel assembly

•System board

Installing System Components

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Contents

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 June 2009 P/N HH176 A01 Contents Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Contents Baseboard Management Controller ConfigurationRemoving and Replacing the Front Bezel Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card General Memory Module Installation Guidelines 100 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 101 102 Using Server Administrator Diagnostics 111103 104 126 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit 127Dell Enterprise Training and Certification 127 128 About Your System Other Information You May Need Accessing System Features During Startup Front-Panel Features and Indicators Hard-Drive Indicator Codes Amber Hard-Drive Indicators Video connector Back-Panel Features and IndicatorsOptional USB connectors NIC2 connector Connecting External Devices Power Indicator Codes Power Supply Indicators Power supply status indicator NIC Indicator Codes LCD Status Messages E1229 E1211 Romb BattE1310 RPM Fan ## E1311 RPM Fan Mod #x E141C CPU Mismatch E1418 CPU # PresenceE141F CPU Protocol E1420 CPU Bus Perr E1624 PS Redundancy E1620 PS # Input RangeE1710 Channel Chk E1711 E2011 Mem Config Err E1810 HDD ## FaultE2013 Shadow Bios Fail E1812 HDD ## Removed E2018 Prog Timer E2017 Timer FailE2019 Parity Error E201F Drac Config Crd # Dimm ## E2111 SBE Log DisableE2112 Mem Spare Crd # E2113 Mem Mirror Crd # Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages Removing LCD Status MessagesI1912 SEL Full System Messages DIMMs must be populated Error Remote AccessSequential order beginning With slot 1. The following Manufacturing mode Configuration, ResourceNo boot device available General failure No timer tick interrupt No boot sector on hardNorthbound merge error Error Embedded Update attempt failed Read faultSeek error Requested sector not found Diagnostics Messages Alert Messages About Your System Responding to Error Messages Entering the System Setup ProgramUsing the System Setup Program Using the System Setup Program Main Screen System Setup Options Status, and redundant memory status CPU InformationCPU Information Screen on Off default Failsafe Baud Rate System Setup Program Options Description Boot SequenceDefault Be adjusted CPU Information Screen Will become read-only, and automatically set to DisabledPrefetch Cache, and the number of cores Integrated Devices Screen System Security Screen Using the System Password System and Setup Password FeaturesLast default Restored Using the System Setup Program Using the Setup Password Disabling a Forgotten Password Baseboard Management Controller ConfigurationSee Disabling a Forgotten Password on BMC Setup Module Options Entering the BMC Setup Module Installing System Components Installing System Components Inside the System Recommended Tools Control panel Removing and Replacing the Front BezelSideplane Backplane Opening the System Opening and Closing the System Closing the System Removing a Cooling Fan Module Cooling Fan Modules Replacing a Cooling Fan Module Cooling Shrouds System Board Cooling ShroudMemory Cooling Shroud Memory Cooling Shroud Installing System Components Removing a Power Supply Power SuppliesMemory cooling shroud System processors Locking tab Replacing a Power Supply Installing the Power Supply Blank Removing the Power Supply BlankSAS Controller Daughter Card Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card Only Card only SAS RAID connector 0 to Sideplane Daughter card socket Tray assembly Release latch SAS a Card RAID Battery Expansion Cards Battery connector Installing an Expansion Card Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Removing an Expansion Card Card-edge connector Configuring the Boot Device Configuring the Boot DriveSystem Memory General Memory Module Installation Guidelines Non-Optimal Memory ConfigurationsMemory Sparing Support Memory Mirroring Support Installing Memory Modules Ejectors Processors Activating the Integrated NIC TOERemoving Memory Modules Removing the Processor 14. Installing and Removing the Heat Sink Heat sink Processor Socket-release lever ZIF socket Installing a Processor RAC Card Removing the Optical Drive Tray Optical Drive Installing the Optical Drive Tray Optical-drive release tabOptical drive Hard Drives Before You BeginRemoving a Drive Blank Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive Installing a Drive Blank Drive carrier 18. Installing a Hot-Plug Hard-Drive Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier Replacing a Hard-Drive CarrierRemoving a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier Installing a Sata Hard Drive Into a Sata Drive Carrier Sata hard drive Sata hard-drive Hole labels Installing System Components Removing an Expansion-Card Riser Expansion-Card Riser Backplane Board Installing an Expansion-Card RiserRemoving the Backplane Board Center riser board Center riser board release Latch Backplane board Installing the Backplane Board Sideplane BoardRemoving the Sideplane Board Installing the Sideplane Board System BatteryReplacing the System Battery System battery is a 3.0-volt V, coin-cell battery Connector Removing the Control Panel Control Panel Assembly Control panel cable Control-panel circuit board Installing the Control Panel Removing the System Board System Board Handle System-board tray Installing the System Board Installing System Components Installing System Components Software Monitors power indicator Safety First-For You and Your SystemStart-Up Routine Start-Up Routine Indications Look/listen for Action Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts Troubleshooting External ConnectionsChecking the Equipment Troubleshooting the Keyboard Troubleshooting the Video SubsystemMonitor is not working properly Video memory is faulty Problem Troubleshooting the Mouse Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions Troubleshooting a USB Device Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device Troubleshooting a Wet System Troubleshooting a NICNIC 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 System Cooling Problems Troubleshooting a Fan101 Troubleshooting System Memory Troubleshooting an Optical Drive Action Troubleshooting Your System103 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 105 Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Action 107 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Troubleshooting the Microprocessors 109 110 System Diagnostics Features Using Server Administrator DiagnosticsWhen to Use the System Diagnostics 111 System Diagnostics Testing Options Running the System DiagnosticsUsing the Custom Test Options Selecting Devices for Testing Selecting Diagnostics Options Viewing Information and Results113 114 Jumpers and Connectors System Board Jumpers115 Pwrden 117 118 System Board Connectors 119 SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors Drive 0 connectorDrive 1 connector 121 122 Expansion-CardRiser-Board Components and PCI Buses Control panel connector SAS Sideplane Board ConnectorsChassis intrusion switch 123 124 Technical Assistance Online Services125 Getting Help Automated Order-Status Service AutoTech ServiceTechnical Support Service Electronic Quote Service 127 128 Before You Call 129 130 Contacting Dell 131 132 133 General Support 01-899-753-0777 134 135 136 General Support dial from within Jamaica only Getting Help 137 138 139 140 General Support 001-800-882-1519General Support 001-800-220-1006 141 142 143 144 145 146 Amperes AC Alternating current 147BTU British thermal unit Celsius CPU Central processing unit. See processor DC Direct current 148 149 FahrenheitFBD Fully buffered Dimm LVD Low voltage differential Meters MA Milliamperes 150 151 TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol 152 Volts VAC Volts alternating current VDC Volts direct current 153 154 155 Diskette drives Index Board 157PCI buses expansion-card riser Index 159 Upgrades processor 160