Dell E23S Series owner manual

Dell PowerEdge R920 System

Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: E23S Series

Regulatory Type: E23S001

Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents Page Page Page Page Page About Your System Front-Panel Features And Indicators LCD Panel Features Home Screen Setup Menu View Menu Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns PCIe SSD LED Indicators Back-Panel Features And Indicators NIC Indicator Codes Power Indicator Codes Related Documentation Getting Started Guide Quick Resource Locator Using The System Setup and Boot Manager Choosing The System Boot Mode Entering System Setup Responding To Error Messages Using The System Setup Navigation Keys System Setup Options System Setup Main Screen System BIOS Screen System Information Screen Memory Settings Screen Processor Settings Screen SATA Settings Screen Boot Settings Screen Integrated Devices Screen Serial Communications Screen System Profile Settings Screen System Security Screen Miscellaneous Settings System And Setup Password Features Assigning A System And/Or Setup Password Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And/Or Setup Password Using Your System Password To Secure Your System Operating With A Setup Password Enabled Entering The UEFI Boot Manager Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys Boot Manager Screen UEFI Boot menu Embedded System Management iDRAC Settings Utility Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility Changing The Thermal Settings Installing System Components Recommended Tools Front Bezel (Optional) Removing The Front Bezel Installing The Front Bezel Opening And Closing The System Opening The System Closing The System Inside The System Chassis Intrusion Switch Removing And Installing The Chassis Intrusion Switch Cable Cable Management Tray Removing The Cable Management Tray Installing The Cable Management Tray System Memory Page Page Page General Memory Module Installation Guidelines Mode-Specific Guidelines Advanced ECC (Lockstep) Memory Optimized (Independent Channel) Mode Memory Sparing Memory Mirroring Fault Resilient Memory Sample Memory Configurations Page Page Removing A Memory-Riser Blank Installing A Memory-Riser Blank Removing A Memory Riser Installing A Memory Riser Removing Memory Modules From The Memory Riser Page Installing Memory Modules Page Memory Riser And Fan Cage Removing The Memory Riser And Fan Cage Installing The Memory Riser And Fan Cage Hard Drives Removing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank Removing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive Removing A Hard Drive From A Hard-Drive Carrier Installing A Hard Drive Into A Hard-Drive Carrier Optical Drive (Optional) Removing The Optical Drive Installing The Optical Drive Cooling Fans Removing A Cooling Fan Installing A Cooling Fan Removing The Fan Tray Installing The Fan tray Internal USB Memory Key (Optional) Replacing The Internal USB Key Expansion Cards And Expansion-Card Risers Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Removing The Left Expansion Card Riser Blank Installing The Left Expansion Card Riser Blank Removing The Right Expansion Card Riser Blank Removing An Expansion Card From Expansion-Card Risers 2 and 3 Page Page Page Page Installing An Expansion Card Into The Expansion-Card Riser 2 and 3 NDC Riser (I/O Riser 1) Removing The NDC Riser (I/O Riser 1) Installing The NDC Riser (I/O Riser 1) Network Daughter Card Removing The Network Daughter Card Installing The Network Daughter Card SD vFlash Card Replacing An SD vFlash Card Internal Dual SD Module Removing The Internal Dual SD Module Installing The Internal Dual SD Module Internal SD Card Removing An Internal SD Card Installing An Internal SD Card Integrated Storage Controller Card Removing The Integrated Storage Controller Card Installing The Integrated Storage Controller Card RAID Battery Removing a RAID Battery Installing The RAID Battery Processors Removing A Heat Sink Blank Installing A Heat Sink Blank Removing A Processor Page Page Installing A Processor Power Supplies Hot Spare Feature Removing An AC Power Supply Installing An AC Power Supply Wiring Instructions For A DC Power Supply Input Requirements Kit Contents Required Tools Required Wires Assembling The DC Input Power Wires Removing A DC Power Supply Installing A DC Power Supply Removing The Power Supply Blank Installing The Power Supply Blank Power Distribution Board Removing The Power Supply Bay Installing The Power Supply Bay Removing The Power Distribution Board Installing The Power Distribution Board System Battery Replacing The System Battery Hard-Drive Backplane Removing The Hard-Drive Backplane Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane SAS Expander Daughter Card Removing The SAS Expander Daughter Card Installing The SAS Expander Daughter Card Control Panel Board Removing The Control Panel Board Installing The Control Panel Board System Board Removing The System Board Installing The System Board iDRAC7 version 1.40.40 User's Guide Troubleshooting Your System Safety FirstFor You And Your System Troubleshooting System Startup Failure Troubleshooting External Connections Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device Troubleshooting A Wet System Troubleshooting A Damaged System Troubleshooting The System Battery Troubleshooting Power Supplies Troubleshooting Cooling Problems Troubleshooting Cooling Fans Troubleshooting System Memory Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key Troubleshooting An SD Card Troubleshooting An Optical Drive Troubleshooting A Hard Drive Troubleshooting A Storage Controller Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Troubleshooting Processors Page Using System Diagnostics Dell Embedded System Diagnostics When To Use The Embedded System Diagnostics Running The Embedded System Diagnostics System Diagnostic Controls Page Jumpers And Connectors System Board Jumper Settings System Board Connectors Page Page Disabling A Forgotten Password Technical Specifications Page Unified mode Performance mode Page Page Page System Messages LCD Messages Viewing LCD Messages Removing LCD Messages System Error Messages Page Page 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