Dell E05S, E05S001 owner manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R815

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

Regulatory Model: E05S

Regulatory Type: E05S001

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ____________________ Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . 73 Page Page 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 151 5 Running the System Diagnostics. . . . . . 171 6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 175 7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup 12 Front-Panel Features and Indicators NOTE: LCD Panel Features Home Screen Setup Menu View Menu Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 18 Back-Panel Features and Indicators NOTE: Page Guidelines for Connecting External Devices NIC Indicator Codes Power Indicator Codes LCD Status Messages Viewing Status Messages Removing LCD Status Messages Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page NOTE: 38 System Messages System messages appear on the screen to notify you of a possible problem with the system. Table 1-2. System Messages Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 50 NOTE: Warning Messages Diagnostics Messages Alert Messages Other Information You May Need Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager Choosing the System Boot Mode Entering the System Setup Program Responding to Error Messages Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys System Setup Options Main Screen Page Memory Settings Screen 58 Processor Settings Screen NOTE: SATA Settings Screen Boot Settings Screen NOTE: Integrated Devices Screen PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Serial Communication Screen NOTE: Power Management Screen System Security Screen NOTE: Enables or disables the NMI feature. Exit Screen Entering the UEFI Boot Manager Using the UEFI Boot Manager Navigation Keys UEFI Boot Manager Screen NOTE: 66 UEFI Boot Settings Screen System and Setup Password Features Using the System Password Page Using the Setup Password Embedded System Management iDRAC6 Configuration Utility Entering the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility Page Installing System Components Recommended Tools Inside the System Page Front Bezel (Optional) Removing the Front Bezel Installing the Front Bezel Opening and Closing the System Opening the System Closing 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 Optical Drive Removing an Optical Drive Installing an Optical Drive Power Supplies Removing a Power Supply Installing a Power Supply Removing the Power Supply Blank Installing the Power Supply Blank Cooling Shroud Removing the Cooling Shroud Installing the Cooling Shroud Front-Chassis Assembly Page System Memory General Memory Module Installation Guidelines Memory Sparing Support 94 Page Page Installing Memory Modules Page Removing Memory Modules Cooling Fans Removing a Cooling Fan Page Installing a Cooling Fan Removing the Cooling Fan Assembly Page Installing the Cooling Fan Assembly Internal USB Memory Key Internal NIC Hardware Key Page Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Installing an Expansion Card Page Removing an Expansion Card Removing Expansion-Card Riser 1 Page Installing Expansion-Card Riser 1 Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2 Installing Expansion-Card Riser 2 Integrated Storage Controller Card Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card Page Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card RAID Battery (Optional) Removing a RAID Battery Installing the RAID Battery iDRAC6 Enterprise Card (Optional) Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card VFlash Media (Optional) Removing a VFlash Media Card Installing a VFlash Media Card Internal Dual SD Module (Optional) Removing the Internal Dual SD Module Installing the Internal Dual SD Module Processors Removing a Processor Page Page Page Installing a Processor Page System Battery Replacing the System Battery Page SAS Backplane Removing the SAS Backplane Page Installing the SAS Backplane Power Distribution Board Removing the Power Distribution Board Page Page Replacing the Power Distribution Board Control Panel Assembly Removing the Control Panel Display Module Installing the Control Panel Display Module Page Removing the Control Panel Board Installing the Control Panel Board System Board Assembly Removing the System Board Assembly Page Page Installing the System Board Assembly Page Troubleshooting Your System Safety FirstFor You and Your System 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 an Internal USB Key Troubleshooting an SD Card Troubleshooting an Optical Drive Troubleshooting a Hard Drive Troubleshooting a Storage Controller Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Page Troubleshooting the Processors Page Page Running the System Diagnostics Using Online Diagnostics Embedded System Diagnostics Features When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics Running the Embedded System Diagnostics System Diagnostics Testing Options Using the Custom Test Options Selecting Devices for Testing Selecting Diagnostics Options Viewing Information and Results Page Jumpers and Connectors System Board Jumper 176 System Board Connectors Page 178 SAS Backplane Board Connectors 180 Power Distribution Board Connectors Page Page Disabling a Forgotten Password Page Getting Help Contacting Dell Page Index B C D E F G H I K M N O P R S T U V W