Dell C2100 owner manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™ C2100

Systems

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

Regulatory Model FS12-TY

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ____________________ Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . 33 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . 47 Page Page 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 103 5 Jumpers and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 119 6 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. Front-Panel Features and Indicators NOTE: 12 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns NOTE: Page Back-Panel Features and Indicators NIC Indicator Codes Page Power and System Board Status Codes Collecting System Event Log for Investigation POST Error Codes Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Beep Codes The following table describes the system pre post beep codes. Post Beep Codes Other Information You May Need Using the System Setup Program Start Menu System Setup Options at Boot Console Redirection Main Menu The main menu displays information about your system board and BIOS. Main Screen 40 AMIBIOS Settings Advanced Menu This option displays a table of items that define advanced information about your system. Processor Configuration NOTE: Memory Configuration IDE Configuration Super IO Configuration USB Configuration PCI Configuration Page Boot Menu Boot Settings Configuration Page Server Menu iBMC LAN Configuration Remote Access Configuration Security Menu Exit Menu Installing System Components Safety Instructions Recommended Tools 52 Inside the System Hard Drives Removing a Hard-Drive Blank Installing a Hard-Drive Blank Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier Removing the Optional Internal Hard Drive Installing the Optional Internal Hard Drive Opening and Closing the System Opening the System Closing the System Cooling Shroud Removing the Cooling Shroud Installing the Cooling Shroud Heat Sinks Removing the Heat Sink Page Installing the Heat Sink Processor Removing the Processor Page Installing the Processor System Memory General Memory Module InstallationGuidelines Mode-Specific Guidelines Supported Memory Configuration Removing Memory Modules Installing Memory Modules Page Expansion-Card Riser and Expansion Card Removing the Expansion-Card Riser Page Installing the Expansion-Card Riser Removing the Expansion Card Page Installing the Expansion Card Integrated Storage Controller Cards Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card RAID Battery (Optional) Removing a RAID Battery Installing a RAID Battery Dual RAID Battery (Optional) Removing a Dual RAID Battery Page Installing a RAID Battery Mezzanine Card (10 GbE LAN) Removing the Mezzanine Card (10 GbE LAN) 88 Installing the Mezzanine Card (10 GbE LAN) Power Supplies Removing the Power Supply Installing the Power Supply Removing the Power Supply Blank Installing the Power Supply Blank Power Distribution Board Removing the Power Distribution Board Assembly Installing the Power Distribution Board Assembly Cooling Fans Removing a Cooling Fan Assembly Installing the Cooling Fan Assembly Removing the Fan Module Installing the Fan Module Backplane Removing the Backplane Page Installing the Backplane Control Panel Assembly Removing the Control Panel Assembly Page Installing the Control Panel Assembly System Battery Removing the System Battery Installing the System Battery System Board Removing the System Board Installing the System Board Page Page Troubleshooting Your System Safety FirstFor You and Your System Installation Problems Troubleshooting System Startup Failure Troubleshooting External Connections Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem Troubleshooting a USB Device Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device Troubleshooting a NIC Troubleshooting a Wet System Troubleshooting a Damaged System Troubleshooting the System Battery Troubleshooting Power Supplies Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems Troubleshooting a Fan Troubleshooting System Memory Page Troubleshooting a Hard Drive Troubleshooting a Storage Controller Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Troubleshooting Processors IRQ Assignment Conflicts Troubleshooting Changes in BIOS Settings Jumpers and Connectors Jumper Settings System Configuration Jumper Settings Backplane Jumper Settings System Board Connectors 126 Backplane Connectors 128 Power Distribution Board Connectors Page Getting Help Contacting Dell Page Index Numerics A B C D E F G H K M N O P S T