Dell R410 owner manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™

R410 Systems

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 2 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . 79 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 145 6 5 Running the System Diagnostics. . . . . . 163 6 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 7 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Page About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. 10 Front-Panel Features and Indicators NOTE: LCD Panel Features (Optional) Home Screen 14 Setup Menu NOTE: View Menu NOTE: 16 Hard Drive Status Indicators NOTE: Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure1-4 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's back panel. Page Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices NIC Indicator Codes Power Indicator Codes Diagnostic Lights (Optional) Page LCD Status Messages (Optional) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages (Optional) Removing LCD Status Messages (Optional) System Messages Page Page Page Page Page x y <ENABLED |DISABLED> Page Page y Page Page geometry: count: and geometry: and rank count: Page Page Page n 54 <message> NOTE: Warning Messages Diagnostics Messages Alert Messages Page 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 Processor Settings Screen NOTE: SATA Settings Screen 62 NOTE: Boot Settings Screen NOTE: 64 Integrated Devices Screen NOTE: PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Serial Communication Screen NOTE: Embedded Server Management Screen (Optional) Power Management Screen System Security Screen NOTE: 68 NOTE: Enables or disables the NMI feature. Exit Screen Entering the UEFI Boot Manager Using the UEFI Boot Manager Navigation Keys 70 UEFI Boot Manager Screen UEFI Boot Settings Screen NOTE: System Utilities Screen System and Setup Password Features Using the System Password Page Page Using the Setup Password Embedded System Management Baseboard Management Controller Configuration Entering the BMC Setup Module iDRAC Configuration Utility Entering the iDRAC Configuration Utility Page Installing System Components Recommended Tools Inside the System Page Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel Opening and Closing the System Opening the System Closing the System Hard Drives Removing a Drive Blank Installing a 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 Removing a Cabled Hard Drive Installing a Cabled Hard Drive Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Bracket Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Bracket Power Supplies Removing a Redundant Power Supply Installing a Redundant Power Supply Removing the Power Supply Blank Installing the Power Supply Blank Removing a Non-Redundant Power Supply Page Installing a Non-Redundant Power Supply Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Installing an Expansion Card Page Removing an Expansion Card Integrated Storage Controller Card Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card Expansion-Card Riser Removing an Expansion-Card Riser Replacing an Expansion-Card Riser Internal USB Memory Key System Board Shroud Removing the System Board Shroud Installing the System Board Shroud Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express Card (Optional) Installing an iDRAC6 Express Card Removing an iDRAC6 Express Card (Optional) Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional) Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card Page Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card VFlash Media (Optional) Installing a VFlash Media Card Removing a VFlash Media Card Cooling Fans Removing a Cooling Fan Page Replacing a Cooling Fan Optical Drive Removing an Optical Drive Page Page Installing an Optical Drive RAID Battery (Optional) Removing the RAID Battery Installing the RAID Battery System Memory General Memory Module Installation Guidelines Mode-Specific Guidelines Page Page Installing Memory Modules Page Removing Memory Modules Processors Removing a Processor Page Page Installing a Processor System Battery Replacing the System Battery Page Control Panel Assembly-LED/LCD (Service-Only Procedure) (Optional) Removing the Control Panel Assembly Page Page Page Installing the Control Panel Assembly SAS Backplane (Service-Only Procedure) Removing the SAS Backplane Page Installing the SAS Backplane Power Distribution Board (Service-Only Procedure) Removing the Power Distribution Board Page System Board (Service-Only Procedure) Removing the System Board Page Installing the System Board Page 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 Optical Drive Troubleshooting an External Tape Drive Troubleshooting a Hard Drive Page Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Troubleshooting the Microprocessors Page Page Running the System Diagnostics Using Dell Diagnostics Embedded System Diagnostics Features When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics Running the Embedded System Diagnostics Embedded System Diagnostics Testing Options Using the Custom Test Options Selecting Devices for Testing Selecting Diagnostics Options Viewing Information and Results Getting Help Contacting Dell Page Jumpers and Connectors System Board Jumpers 170 System Board Connectors See Figure7-1 and Table 7-2 for the location and description of the system board connectors. NOTE: Disabling a Forgotten Password Page Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W