Dell 2900 owner manual Index

Index

A

alert messages, 33

asset tag, 38

B

baseboard management controller

battery, 77

SAS RAID controller daughter card, 96

system, 77

troubleshooting the RAID card battery, 130

troubleshooting the system battery, 122

bezel (rack) installing, 53 removing, 50

bezel (tower) installing, 53 peripheral bay panel, 52 removing, 51

blank

hard drive, 56 power supply, 64

BMC. See baseboard management controller

boot drive configuring, 105

boot sequence, 38

C

cabling the SAS backplanes, 99

CD drive troubleshooting, 127

checking equipment, 116

closing the system, 53

configuring boot drive, 105 memory, 84

connecting external devices, 16

connectors

SAS backplane (1x8), 142 system board, 141

control panel installing, 106 removing, 105

cooling fans

removing and installing, 65 troubleshooting, 123

cooling shroud installing, 81 removing, 79

cooling shroud fan, 66

cover closing, 53 opening, 53

CPU setup options, 39

D

damaged systems troubleshooting, 121

Dell contacting, 152

diagnostics checklist, 151 testing options, 136 when to use, 135

DIMM installing, 85 removing, 87 sockets, 82

diskette drive drive carrier, 76 installing, 76 removing, 74 troubleshooting, 126

drive blank installing, 56 removing, 56

drive carrier diskette drive, 76

SAS hard drive (SATAu), 58 SATA hard drive (SATA), 59 SATA hard drive (SATAu), 60

Index

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