Dell T410 owner manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™ T410

Systems

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . 83 Page Page 4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 155 5 Running the System Diagnostics. . . . . . 173 6 Jumpers and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 177 7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. Front-Panel Features and Indicators NOTE: 14 NOTE: LCD Panel Features (Optional) Home Screen Setup Menu NOTE: 18 View Menu NOTE: Hard-Drive Status Indicators NOTE: Back-Panel Features and Indicators Page Guidelines for Connecting External Devices NIC Indicator Codes Power Indicator Codes Page Page 26 Diagnostic Lights (Optional) Page 28 LCD Status Messages (Optional) SYSTEM NAME N/A SYSTEM NAME Page 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 x y <ENABLED |DISABLED> Page Page y Page Page geometry: count: and geometry: and rank count: Page Page ... n 58 <message> Warning Messages NOTE: Diagnostics Messages Alert Messages Other Information You May Need 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 66 NOTE: SATA Settings Screen Boot Settings Screen Integrated Devices Screen NOTE: PCI IRQ Assignment Screen Serial Communication Screen Embedded Server Management Screen (Optional) Power Management Screen System Security Screen 72 NOTE: Enables or disables the NMI feature. NOTE: Exit Screen Entering the UEFI Boot Manager Using the UEFI Boot Manager Navigation Keys UEFI Boot Manager Screen NOTE: 76 UEFI Boot Settings Screen System and Setup Password Features Using the System Password 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 Installing System Components Recommended Tools Inside the System Page Front Bezel Removing the Front Bezel Installing the Front Bezel Front Bezel Inserts Removing the Front Bezel Insert Installing the Front Bezel Insert EMI Filler Removing an EMI Filler Installing an EMI Filler Opening and Closing the System Opening the System Closing the System Cooling Shroud Removing the Cooling Shroud Installing the Cooling Shroud Hard Drives Removing a Drive Blank From the Front Bay Installing a Drive Blank in the Front Bay Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive Page Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive Page Removing a Cabled Hard Drive Page Installing a Cabled Hard Drive Page Optical and Tape Drives Removing an Optical or a Tape Drive Installing an Optical or Tape Drive Page Page System Memory General Memory Module Installation Guidelines Mode-Specific Guidelines Page Page 110 Installing Memory Modules Rotate the system feet inward and lay the system on a flat surface. 1 Page Page Removing Memory Modules Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Guidelines Installing an Expansion Card Page Page Removing an Expansion Card RAID Battery (Optional) Removing the RAID Battery Installing a RAID Battery Power Supplies Removing a Redundant Power Supply Installing a Redundant Power Supply Removing a Power Supply Blank Installing a Power Supply Blank Removing a Non-Redundant Power Supply Page Installing a Non-Redundant Power Supply Internal USB Memory Key Page Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express Card (Optional) Installing an iDRAC6 Express Card Removing an iDRAC6 Express Card Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional) Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card Page Page Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card VFlash Media (Optional) Installing a VFlash Media Removing a VFlash Media System Fan Removing the System Fan Page Installing the System Fan Processors Removing a Processor Page Page Installing a Processor System Battery Replacing the System Battery Page Chassis Intrusion Switch Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch Installing the Chassis Intrusion Switch Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure) Removing the Control Panel Assembly 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 Installing the Power Distribution Board System Board (Service-Only Procedure) Removing the System Board Page Page Installing the System Board Page Page Page Troubleshooting Your System Safety First For 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 Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Troubleshooting Expansion Cards Page Troubleshooting the Processors 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 Jumpers and Connectors System Board Jumpers 178 System Board Connectors Page 180 SAS Backplane Board Connectors Page Disabling a Forgotten Password Page Getting Help Contacting Dell Page Glossary 188 Page 190 Page 192 Page 194 Page Page Index A B C D F G H I K N O P R S T U V W