Dell M820 owner manual

Dell PowerEdge M820 Systems

Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: FHB

Regulatory Type: FHB007

Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents 2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager................................................. 10 Page Page Page About Your System Front-Panel Features And Indicators Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns Other Information You May Need Page 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 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 Using Your System Password To Secure Your System Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And/Or Setup Password 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 Installing Blade Components Recommended Tools Removing And Installing A Blade Removing The Blade Installing A Full-Height Blade Opening And Closing The Blade Opening The Blade Closing The Blade Inside The Blade Cooling Shroud Removing The Cooling Shroud Installing The Cooling Shroud Hard Drives/SSDs Removing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSD Installing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSD Shutdown Procedure For Servicing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSD Configuring The Boot Drive Removing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSD From A Hard-Drive/PCIe SSD Carrier Installing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSD In A Hard-Drive/PCIe SSD Carrier Hard Drive/SSD Backplane Removing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane Page Installing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane I/O Module Mezzanine Cards Mezzanine Card Installation Guidelines Removing A Mezzanine Card Installing A Mezzanine Card Network Daughter Card/LOM Riser Card Removing The Network Daughter Card/LOM Riser Card Installing The Network Daughter Card/LOM Riser Card Management Riser Card Replacing The SD Card Internal USB Key Replacing The Internal USB Key SD vFlash Card Replacing The SD vFlash Card Processor/DIMM Blank Removing A Processor/DIMM Blank Installing A Processor/DIMM Blank Processors Removing A Processor Page Page Page Installing A Processor System Board Removing The System Board Installing The System Board System Memory Page Page General Memory Module Installation Guidelines Mode-Specific Guidelines Advanced ECC (Lockstep) Memory Optimized (Independent Channel) Mode Memory Sparing Memory Mirroring Sample Memory Configurations Page Page Page Removing Memory Modules Installing Memory Modules NVRAM Backup Battery Replacing The NVRAM Backup Battery Storage Controller Card/PCIe Extender Card Removing The Storage Controller Card/PCIe Extender Card Page Installing The Storage Controller Card/PCIe Extender Card Troubleshooting Your System Safety FirstFor You and Your System Troubleshooting System Memory Troubleshooting Hard Drives Troubleshooting USB Devices Troubleshooting An Internal SD Card Troubleshooting Processors Troubleshooting The Blade System Board Troubleshooting The NVRAM Backup Battery Using System Diagnostics Dell Online Diagnostics Dell Embedded System Diagnostics When To Use The Embedded System Diagnostics Running The Embedded System Diagnostics System Diagnostic Controls Jumpers And Connectors System Board Jumper Settings System Board Connectors Disabling A Forgotten Password Page Technical Specifications Page Page System Messages LCD Status Messages Viewing LCD Messages Removing LCD Messages System Error Messages Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Getting Help Contacting Dell