Hardware Owner’s Manual
Dell PowerEdge C6145 Systems
Regulatory Model B05S
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
February
Contents
2 Using the System Setup Program
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
Back Panel Features and Indicators
Boot Menu
Advanced Menu
Security Menu
Server Menu
3 Installing System Components
Safety Instructions
Power Supplies
Recommended Tools
6 Contents
Expansion-Card Assembly and Expansion Card
Contents
Installing a System Board
4 Troubleshooting Your System
8 Contents
Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System
Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System
System Board Connectors
Accessing System Features During Startup
About Your System
Keystroke
Description
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1. Front Panel−3.5” x8 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-2. Front Panel−3.5” x12 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
About Your System
Figure 1-3. Front Panel−2.5” x18 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-4. Front Panel−2.5” x24 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-5. Front Panel−2.5” x24 Hard Drives With One Motherboard
12 About Your System
Indicator, Button
Or Connector
graceful shutdown before power to
Icon
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns
Figure 1-6. Hard-Drive Indicators
Hard
Activity LED
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Expander
Hard Drive
Function
Indicator, Button
Or Connector
Figure 1-8. Back Panel−One Motherboard
Icon
Indicator, Button
Or Connector
NOTE When powering on the system, the
systems, turning off the system using the
NIC Indicator Codes
Figure 1-9. NIC Indicators
NIC Status Indicator Speed
NIC Status Indicator Link/Activity
Figure 1-10. NIC Indicators BMC Management Port
NIC Status Indicator Speed
NIC Status Indicator Link/Activity
Condition
Power and System Board Indicator Codes
20 About Your System
Power Supply Indicator Codes
Figure 1-11. Power Supply Status Indicator
AC Power LED
Condition
BMC Heart Beat LED
Figure 1-12. BMC Heart Beat LED
BMC heart beat LED
22 About Your System
Post Error Code
Collecting System Event Log SEL for Investigation
Post Error Code Event
Other Information You May Need
About Your System
System Setup Options at Boot
Using the System Setup Program
Start Menu
Console Redirection
28 Using the System Setup Program
Main Screen
Main Menu
Using the System Setup Program
BIOS Firmware
System Firmware
Product Information
Processor
System Memory
Displays the total system memory size installed on the system
Using the System Setup Program
CountDisplays the physical processor count
Advanced Menu
32 Using the System Setup Program
Option
CPU Configuration
Description
CPU Configuration
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Option
Description
Option
Auto Mode default
Description
Power Management Maximum Performance
Option
Description
Maximum Performance
Power Management OS Control
P-state 0 default
Using the System Setup Program
Option
Power Management Advanced Platform Management Link
38 Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
Memory Configuration
Using the System Setup Program
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Option
IDE Configuration
Native IDE default
Option
Description
Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
function for that port will not work
AHCI Port0
42 Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
USB Configuration
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Option
Description
PCI Configuration
Option
Description
Option
Option
Using the System Setup Program
Description
PCIE Slot/Onboard LAN/Mezzing Slot ASPM
46 Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
NB-SB Port Features
Using the System Setup Program
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Option
Hyper Transport Configuration
48 Using the System Setup Program
Boot Menu
This page enables you to set POST boot parameters
Using the System Setup Program
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Boot Settings Configuration
Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items
Option
Description
Boot Device Priority
Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items
Option
Description
Hard Disk Drives
52 Using the System Setup Program
Using the System Setup Program
Removable Drives
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
CD/DVD Drives
54 Using the System Setup Program
Using the System Setup Program
USB Drives
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Network Drives
56 Using the System Setup Program
Security Menu
This page enables you to set the security parameters
Using the System Setup Program
Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen
Full Access default
Full Access default
Full Access default
Option
Server Menu
Power Off default
Immediate default
Option
System Management
60 Using the System Setup Program
Remote Access Configuration
115200 8,n,1 default
Option
Description
Option
62 Using the System Setup Program
Description
IPMI Configuration
Sets the type of BMC NIC from BIOS
Shared default
BMC will reset
IP Address Configuration
64 Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
Subnet Mask Configuration
Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
Default Gateway IP Configuration
66 Using the System Setup Program
Option
Description
Option
Exit Menu
Description
Command Line Interface for Setup Options
impitool raw command data
syscfg -t=D4tokenid
syscfg --istokenactive=D4tokenid
Setup Option
Using the System Setup Program
Token
Description
Setup Option
70 Using the System Setup Program
Token
Description
Setup Option
Using the System Setup Program
Token
Description
Setup Option
72 Using the System Setup Program
Token
Description
Setup Option
Using the System Setup Program
Token
Description
Setup Option
74 Using the System Setup Program
Token
Description
Table 2-2. The IPMI Command Table
IPMI Command
Setup Option
Using the System Setup Program
IPMI Command
Setup Option
76 Using the System Setup Program
Description
Table 2-3. The Power Management Settings
Performance Settings
Power Optimized
Settings
Safety Instructions
Installing System Components
Recommended Tools
Inside the System
system-board assembly
power distribution board
Installing System Components
Hard Drives
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier
Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier
Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
3 Turn the lock lever clockwise to the lock symbol. See Figure
2 Close the release handle to lock the hard drive in place
Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier
Installing System Components
2 Lift the hard drive out of the hard-drive carrier
1 Place the hard drive into the hard-drive carrier. See Figure
Power Supplies
Recommended Configuration
Full Configuration
Table 3-1. PSU and Motherboard Support Matrix
Removing a Power Supply
NOTE The maximum output power is printed on the power supply label
Installing a Power Supply
86 Installing System Components
System-Board Assembly
Removing a System-Board Assembly
Air Ducts
Installing a System-Board Assembly
Removing the Air Duct
Installing the Air Duct
Figure 3-7. Removing and Installing the Air Ducts
Heat Sinks
Removing the Heat Sink
Installing the Heat Sink
Figure 3-8. Removing and Installing the Heat Sink
Processors
Removing a Processor
3 Remove the heat sink, see Removing the Heat Sink on page
Installing a Processor
Expansion-Card Assembly and Expansion Card
Removing the Expansion Card
latch
Installing the Expansion Card
Figure 3-11. Removing the Expansion Card
9 Replace the screw securing the expansion card
Expansion-Card Connector
Removing the Expansion-Card Connector
Installing the Expansion-Card Connector
Mezzanine Card
Removing the SAS Mezzanine Card
Installing the SAS Mezzanine Card
Removing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card
Figure 3-15. Removing and Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card
system-board assembly
Figure 3-16. Removing and Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card
104 Installing System Components
Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card
Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board
Removing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board
Supported DIMM Configuration
Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board
System Memory
Figure 3-18. Memory Slot Locations
Table 3-3. Memory Module Configurations and Limitation Memory Unit=GB
Installing System Components
Removing the Memory Modules
110 Installing System Components
Installing the Memory Modules
Figure 3-19. Installing and Removing a DIMM
112 Installing System Components
memory module
3 memory module socket ejector
System Battery
Replacing the System Battery
11 Exit the System Setup program
System Board
Removing a System Board
Installing a System Board
Opening and Closing the System
Opening the System
Cooling Fans
Closing the System
Removing a Cooling Fan
Figure 3-22. Opening and Closing the System
Figure 3-23. Removing and Installing a Cooling Fan
cooling fans
120 Installing System Components
Installing a Cooling Fan
NOTE The fan blades should face the front panel of the system
Power Distribution Boards
Removing a Power Distribution Board
Installing a Power Distribution Board
Figure 3-24. Removing and Installing a Power Distribution Board
2nd power distribution board
122 Installing System Components
Fan Controller Board
Removing the Fan Controller Board
Figure 3-25. Removing and Installing the Fan Controller Board
fan controller board
Middle Planes
Installing the Fan Controller Board
Removing the Middle Planes
126 Installing System Components
Figure 3-26. Removing and Installing the Cooling-Fan Brackets
cooling-fan bracket
Figure 3-27. Removing and Installing the Upper Middle Plane
Figure 3-28. Removing and Installing the Mid-plane Holder Support
Installing System Components
upper middle plane
Figure 3-29. Removing and Installing the Mid-plane Holder
mid-plane holder
Installing the Middle Planes
Figure 3-30. Removing and Installing the Lower Middle Plane
130 Installing System Components
Backplanes
Removing the 3.5 Hard-Drive Backplane
132 Installing System Components
Figure 3-31. Removing and Installing the 3.5 Hard-Drive Cage
3.5 hard-drive cage
Figure 3-32. Removing and Installing the 3.5 Hard-Drive Cage
Installing System Components
front-panel assembly
3.5 hard-drive cage
Installing the 3.5 Hard-Drive Backplane
Expander Card Optional
Removing the Expander Card
136 Installing System Components
Figure 3-34. Removing and Installing the 2.5 Hard-Drive Cage
2.5 hard-drive cage
Figure 3-35. Removing and Installing the Hard-Drive Cage
2.5 hard-drive backplane
expander card
Installing the Expander Card
Front Panels
Removing the Front Panel
3-38
Installing the Front Panel
Figure 3-39. Removing and Installing a Front Panel
Sensor Boards
Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System
144 Installing System Components
Figure 3-40. Removing and Installing the Sensor Board
sensor board
Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System
Removing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System
146 Installing System Components
Figure 3-41. Removing and Installing the Sensor-Board Assembly
sensor-board assembly
Figure 3-42. Removing and Installing the Sensor Board
Installing System Components
Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System
148 Installing System Components
Safety First - For You and Your System
Troubleshooting 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
152 Troubleshooting Your System
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
154 Troubleshooting Your System
Troubleshooting Power Supplies
Troubleshooting a Fan
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
156 Troubleshooting Your System
Troubleshooting System Memory
If the problem is not resolved, proceed with the next step
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller
160 Troubleshooting Your System
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting Processors
162 Troubleshooting Your System
IRQ Assignment Conflicts
Jumpers and Connectors
System Board Connectors
Figure 5-1. System Board Connectors
main power connector
11 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector
13 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector
15 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector 17 SGPIO connector
23 onboard SATAII connector 25 onboard SATAII connector
Backplane Connectors
3.5 Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD
fan controller board connector
166 Jumpers and Connectors
2.5 Hard-Drive Backplane With Expander
Figure 5-4. Front View of the Backplane
Figure 5-5. Back View of the Backplane
2.5 Hard-Drive Backplane Expander Card Connectors
Figure 5-6. 2.5 Hard-Drive Backplane Expander Card
Middle Plane Connectors
Figure 5-7. Middle Plane Connectors
Expansion Card Connectors
Figure 5-8. Expansion Card Connectors
170 Jumpers and Connectors
PCI-E Gen 2 x16 iPass connector
SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors
Figure 5-9. SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors
Mini-SAS connector
SGPIO connector B
10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors
Figure 5-10. 10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors
172 Jumpers and Connectors
PCI-E Gen2 x8 connector
Fan Controller Board Connectors
Figure 5-11. Fan Controller Board Connectors
Power Distribution Board Connectors
Figure 5-12. Power Distribution Board Connectors
hard-drive backplane power
PMbus connector
Sensor Board Connectors
Figure 5-13. Sensor Board Connectors
power connector
Jumpers and Connectors
Switch and Jumper Settings
System Configuration Switch Settings
Figure 5-14. System Configuration Switch
Table 5-1. System Configuration Switch
3.5 Backplane Jumper Settings
2.5 Backplane Expander Card Jumper Settings
Figure 5-15. Jumpers Installed on 3.5 Backplane
Table 5-2. Jumpers Installed on 3.5 Backplane
Figure 5-16. Jumpers Installed on Expander Card
Table 5-3. Jumpers Installed on Expander Card
178 Jumpers and Connectors
Jumper
Getting Help
Contacting Dell
Index
Page
182 Index
Index
