Dell R515 owner manual

Dell PowerEdge

R515 Systems

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

Regulatory Model E12S Series and E13S Series

Regulatory Type E12S002 and E13S002

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . 79 Page Page 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 157 5 Running the System Diagnostics. . . . . . 177 6 Jumpers and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 181 7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. 12 Front-Panel Features and Indicators NOTE: 14 NOTE: LCD Panel Features (Optional) Home Screen 18 Setup Menu View Menu NOTE: Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 20 Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure1-5 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the back panel of the system. NOTE: Page Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices NIC Indicator Codes Power Indicator Codes Diagnostic Lights (Optional) (continued) LCD Status Messages (Optional) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages Removing LCD Status Messages System Messages Page Page Page Page Page 46 MEMTEST lane failure detected on x Page Page Page Page Page 52 Unsupported memory configuration. DIMM mismatch across slots detected: x,x,... Page 54 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 60 Memory Settings Screen Processor Settings Screen SATA Settings Screen (Optional) 62 NOTE: Boot Settings Screen NOTE: 64 Integrated Devices Screen NOTE: PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Serial Communication Screen NOTE: Embedded Server Management Screen Power Management Screen System Security Screen NOTE: 68 NOTE: Exit Screen Enables or disables the NMI feature. Entering the UEFI Boot Manager Using the UEFI Boot Manager Navigation Keys 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 iDRAC6 Configuration Utility Entering the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility Installing System Components Recommended Tools Inside the System Page Page Front Bezel (Optional) Removing the Front Bezel Installing the Front Bezel Opening and Closing the System Opening the System Page Closing the System Cooling Shroud Removing the Cooling Shroud Installing the Cooling Shroud Hard Drives Removing a Hard-Drive Blank Installing a Hard-Drive Blank Removing a Hard Drive Installing a Hard Drive Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier Internal Hard Drives Removing an Internal Hard-Drive Bay Page Installing an Internal Hard-Drive Bay Removing an Internal Hard Drive From the InternalHard-Drive Bay Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-DriveBay Optical Drive (Optional) Removing an Optical Drive Installing an Optical Drive Cooling Fans Removing a Cooling Fan Page Page Installing a Cooling Fan Power Supplies Removing a Power Supply Installing a Power Supply Removing the Power Supply Blank Installing the Power Supply Blank System Memory General Memory Module InstallationGuidelines Mode-Specific Guidelines Page Installing Memory Modules Page Removing Memory Modules Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Page Installing an Expansion Card Page Removing an Expansion Card Removing an Expansion-Card Riser Page Installing an Expansion-Card Riser Integrated Storage Controller Card Removing the Storage Controller Card Page Installing the Storage Controller Card iDRAC6 Express Card (Optional) Installing an iDRAC6 Express Card Removing an iDRAC6 Express Card 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 Internal USB Memory Key Processors Removing a Processor Page Page Page Installing a Processor System Battery Replacing the System Battery Page Page RAID Battery (Optional) Removing the RAID Battery Installing the RAID Battery Control Panel AssemblyLED Removing the Control-Panel ModuleLED Page Installing the Control-Panel ModuleLED Control Panel AssemblyLCD (Optional) Removing the Control Panel Display Module Installing the Control Panel Display Module Removing the Control Panel Assembly Page Installing the Control Panel Assembly SAS Backplane Removing the SAS Backplane Page Page Page Installing the SAS Backplane Power Distribution Board Removing the Power Distribution Board Page Page Replacing the Power Distribution Board System Board 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 Page 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 a Hard Drive Troubleshooting an Internal Hard Drive Troubleshooting a Storage Controller Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Page Troubleshooting 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 Embedded System Diagnostics Testing Options Using the Custom Test Options Selecting Devices for Testing Selecting Diagnostics Options Viewing Information and Results Jumpers and Connectors System Board Jumpers 182 System Board Connectors See Figure6-1 and Table 6-2 for the location and description of the system board connectors. Page Disabling a Forgotten Password Page Page Getting Help Contacting Dell Page Index B C D E F G H I J K L M N R S T U V