Dell 3250 Manuals

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Dell Vostro 3250 D13S - Desktop PC Quick Start Guide

Brand: Dell | Category: Desktop | Size: 0.4 MB

Dell 3250 Product Manual (240 pages)

Dell PowerEdge 3250 Servers: Product Guide

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 8.24 MB

Important Safety Information

3
Regulatory and Certification Information

5
- Product Regulatory Compliance
  5
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
  7
  - FCC Verification Statement (USA)
    7
  - ICES-003 (Canada)
    8
  - Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity)
    8
  - VCCI (Japan)
    8
  - BSMI (Taiwan)
    8
  - RRL (Korea)
    9
Conventions

10
- Table of Contents
  11
Part 1: System Description and Configuration

23
- Table 1. Physical Specifications
  23
  - Table 2. Feature Summary
    24
  - External Chassis Features
    25
    
    Chassis Front
    25
    
    Figure 2. Server System Front with Bezel Installed
    25
    
    Figure 3. Server System Front with Bezel Removed
    25
    
    Front Panel
    26
    
    Figure 4. Front Panel Controls, Indicators, and Connectors
    27
    
    Figure 5. Peripheral Bay
    27
    
    Peripheral Bay
    27
    
    Figure 6. Hard Drive Carrier
    28
    
    Table 3. SCSI Hard Drive LED Details
    28
    
    Figure 7. DVD-ROM / CD-ROM Drive Installation
    29
    
    Figure 8. Power Bay
    30
    
    Power Bay
    30
    
    Figure 9. AC Power Status Leds
    31
    
    Chassis Rear
    32
    
    Figure 10. Chassis Rear Features
    32
  - Internal Chassis Features
    33
    
    Electronics Bay
    33
    
    Figure 11. Electronics Bay
    33
    
    Cooling Subsystem
    34
    
    Figure 12. Electronics Bay (Subassembly Removed)
    34
    
    Figure 13. Power Bay (Removed from Chassis)
    35
    
    Figure 14. Cooling Subsystem Layout
    36
    
    Figure 15. System Fan Status LED
    37
    
    Power Subsystem
    38
    
    Power Supply Modules
    38
    
    Processor Power Pods
    38
    
    Redundant AC Power Source Operation
    38
1 System Description

23
- Figure 1. Server System Front
  23
2 Board Set Description

39
- Figure 16. Main Board Layout
  40
  - Main Board
    41
    
    Figure 17. Location of Memory DIMMS
    42
    
    Memory Subsystem
    42
    
    Processor Sockets
    42
    
    Network Interface Controller
    43
    
    SCSI Controller
    43
    
    Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
    44
    
    IDE Controller
    44
    
    Video Controller
    44
  - PCI Riser Board
    46
  - SCSI Backplane Board
    46
    
    Qlogic* GEM359* SCSI Hot-Swap Controller
    47
  - Peripheral Board
    48
    
    Peripheral Board Functional Blocks
    48
    
    Peripheral Interface
    48
  - Server Management
    49
3 Configuration Software and Utilities

50
- Utilities / Drivers on Resource CD
  50
  - Running Software Utilities Directly from the Resource CD
    50
- Power-On Sequence and Power-On Self-Test (POST)
  50
- Extensible Firmware Interface Boot Manager
  51
- Table 4. Boot Maintenance Menu Options
  51
- The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
  54
- Table 5. EFI Shell Commands
  54
- Firmware Upgrades
  56
  - Running the Firmware Update Utility
    57
  - Table 6. Firmware Update Utility Command-Line Options and Parameters
    57
- BIOS Upgrades
  59
- FRUSDR Load Utility
  63
- BIOS Setup
  71
- LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
  77
- Figure 18. LSI SCSI Utility Main Menu
  78
- Figure 19. Adapter Properties
  79
- Figure 20. Device Properties
  80
- Figure 21. Adapter and / or Device Properties Exit Menu
  81
- System Maintenance Utility
  82
- EFI Platform Diagnostic Tests
  136
  - Starting the Application
    136
  - Understanding the General User Interface
    137
  - Understanding Basic Testing
    137
  - Enabling Tests for Execution
    137
  - Setting Test Options
    138
  - Interpreting Results
    138
  - Help on Individual Tests
    138
  - Viewing System Information
    138
  - Viewing the Test Log
    139
- EFI Service Partition
  139
  - Service Partition Requirements
    139
  - Installing Service Partition Files
    139
  - Installation Requirements
    140
  - Installing the Files
    140
  - Booting from the Service Partition
    140
    
    Locally
    141
- Console Redirection
  141
  - Operation
    141
  - Keystroke Mappings
    142
  - Table 21. Non-ASCII Key Mappings
    142
  - Table 22. ASCII Key Mappings
    143
  - Limitations
    144
  - Server Management Interface
    144
    
    Sample Setup for Console Redirection
    144
- Terminal Mode
  145
  - Setup and Configuration
    146
    
    Configuration Using System Maintenance Utility (SMU)
    146
    
    Connection Mechanism
    146
    
    Hardware Setup
    146
    
    Serial Channel Configuration
    146
    
    Sample Setup for Terminal Mode
    147
    
    User Configuration
    148
  - Security Information
    149
  - Terminal Mode Commands
    149
    
    Input Restrictions
    149
  - Hex-ASCII Command Format
    150
  - Table 23. Terminal Mode Request to BMC
    150
  - Table 24. Terminal Mode Request from BMC
    150
  - Text Command Format
    151
  - Terminal Mode IPMI Message Bridging
    151
  - Table 25. Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message Bridging
    151
  - Table 26. Terminal Mode Text Commands
    152
  - Table 27. Boot Option Parameters
    156
  - Table 28. Terminal Mode Configuration
    160
- Shutting down the Server
  161
Part 2: Servicing the System

162
- Warnings and Cautions
  162
  - Before Top Cover or Module Removal
    163
4 Working Inside the System

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- Tools and Supplies Needed
  163
- Figure 50. Tools and Supplies Needed
  163
- Torque Settings
  165
- Identifying Chassis Modules
  165
- Figure 51. Locating System Modules
  165
- Table 29. Torque Settings
  165
- Removing and Installing the Top Cover
  166
  - Removing the Top Cover
    166
  - Figure 52. Removing the Top Cover
    166
  - Installing the Top Cover
    167
  - Figure 53. Installing the Top Cover
    167
5 Hot-Swapping System Components

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- Hot-Swap Hard Drives
  168
- Hot-Swap System Fans
  170
- Hot-Swap Power Supplies
  172
6 Servicing the Electronics Bay

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- Adding or Replacing PCI Cards
  174
  - Removing the PCI Riser Assembly
    174
  - Figure 59. Removing PCI Riser Assembly
    175
  - Installing PCI Cards
    176
  - Installing the PCI Riser Assembly
    176
  - Table 32. PCI Slot Information
    176
- Replacing the Battery
  177
7 Servicing the Main Board

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- Working with Intel
  178
  - Processors
    178
- Replacing a Thermal Blank
  178
  - Removing a Thermal Blank
    179
  - Figure 60. Removing the Thermal Blank
    179
  - Installing a Thermal Blank
    180
  - Figure 61. Installing a Thermal Blank
    180
- Replacing a Processor
  181
  - Removing a Power Pod
    181
  - Removing a Processor
    182
  - Figure 62. Removing Power Pod and Processor
    182
  - Installing a Processor
    183
  - Installing a Power Pod
    183
  - Figure 63. Installing a Processor and Power Pod
    183
- Adding or Replacing Memory Dimms
  184
  - Figure 64. Location of Memory DIMMS
    184
  - Figure 65. Removing Dimms
    185
  - Removing Dimms
    185
  - Figure 66. Installing Dimms
    186
  - Installing Dimms
    186
- Replacing the Main Board
  187
  - Removing the Main Board
    187
  - Figure 67. Removing the Main Board
    187
  - Installing the Main Board
    188
  - Figure 68. Installing the Main Board
    188
8 Servicing the Peripheral Bay

189
9 Servicing the Power Bay

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10 Technical Reference

199
- Figure 76. Interconnect Block Diagram
  199
  - System Interconnection
    200
  - Table 33. Cable and Connector Descriptions
    200
  - User-Accessible Interconnects
    201
    
    Serial Port
    201
    
    Table 34. Com Connector Pinout
    201
    
    Table 35. Video Connector Pinout
    202
    
    Video Port
    202
    
    Table 36. USB Connector Pinout
    203
    
    Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface
    203
    
    Ethernet Connector
    204
    
    Table 37. Ethernet Connector Pinout
    204
    
    Table 38. Ultra320 SCA-2 Connector Pinout
    206
    
    Ultra320 SCA-2 HDD Connector
    206
    
    External Ultra320 SCSI Connector
    207
    
    Table 39. External Ultra320 SCSI Connector Pinout
    207
    
    AC Power Input
    208
    
    Figure 77. AC Power Input Connector
    208
  - Jumper Information
    209
    
    Changing Jumper Settings
    209
    
    Configuring Main Board Jumpers
    209
    
    Table 40. Main Board Jumpers
    209
    
    Figure 78. Main Board Layout
    210
POST Error Codes and Messages

211
- North and South Port 80/81 Cards
  211
- POST Codes
  211
  - POST Codes Module Map
    211
  - Table 41. General POST Code Module Numbers for Itanium®-Based Platforms
    212
  - Specific POST Code Modules
    214
    
    SAL-A Module
    214
    
    Table 42. SAL-A POST Codes (BSP Only)
    214
    
    SAL-B Module
    216
    
    Table 43. SAL-B POST Codes
    216
    
    SAL-F Module
    219
    
    Table 44. SAL-F POST Codes
    219
    
    IA-32 Module
    220
    
    Table 45. IA-32 POST Codes
    220
    
    Table 46. ACPI POST Codes
    223
    
    Table 47. SAL Runtime POST Codes
    223
    
    Recovery Port 80 Codes
    224
    
    Table 48. Recovery POST Codes
    224
    
    POST Error Codes and Messages
    225
    
    Table 49. POST Error Messages and Codes
    225
  - POST Beep Codes
    227
  - Table 50. Error Beep Codes
    227
  - Table 51. POST Memory Beep Error Codes - Debug Port Encoding List
    227
- Memory Test Failure
  228
  - Recovery Beep Codes
    228
  - Table 52. Recovery Mode Beep Codes
    228
Safety Warnings

229
- WARNING: English (US)
  230
- AVERTISSEMENT: Français
  232
- WARNUNG: Deutsch
  234
- AVVERTENZA: Italiano
  236
- ADVERTENCIAS: Español
  238

Dell 3250 Product Manual (37 pages)

Product Guide (.pdf)

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 0.32 MB

Revision History
2
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

7
2 SEL Overview

8
3 EFI-Based Selviewer Task

9
- Figure 1. SEL Viewer
  9
4 SR870BH2 SEL Data Tables

10
- Table 1. SR870BH2 Generator ID Codes
  10
- Table 2. SR870BH2 Sensor Codes
  10
5 SR870BH2 Machine Check Error Handling

13
- Classification of Errors
  13
- Error Types
  13
- Error Signaling
  14
- Error Reporting
  15
- Table 3. SAL 3.0 MCA Records
  15
- Thresholding
  16
- SEL Event Log Format for Machine Check Errors
  16
- Table 4. SEL Event Logs for Machine Check Errors
  17
6 SR870BH2 PCI Device Ids

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- Table 5. Onboard PCI Devices and Slots
  18
7 BIOS POST Error Codes and Messages

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- Error Code Classification
  19
- Table 6. Error Code Classification
  19
8 Debug Methodology and Failure Isolation

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- Memory
  24
  - Memory Debug Methodology
    24
  - Memory Component Isolation
    24
- Processor
  25
  - Processor Debug Methodology
    25
  - Processor Component Isolation
    25
- Processor - Late Self-Test
  26
  - Late Self-Test Display
    26
  - Late Self-Test Usage Notes
    27
- Watch Dog Timer
  27
  - Watch Dog Timer Debug Methodology
    27
  - Watchdog Timer Failure Isolation
    27
- Fault Resilient Boot (FRB)
  27
  - FRB3 - BSP Reset Failures
    28
  - FRB2 - BSP POST Failures
    28
  - FRB1 - BSP Self-Test Failures
    28
  - FRB Debug Methodology
    28
  - FRB Failure Isolation
    29
9 POST Codes

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- North and South Port 80/81 Cards
  30
10 Beep Codes

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- Table 7. Error Beep Codes
  31
  - Recovery Beep Codes
    32
  - BMC Beep Code Generation
    32
  - Table 8. Recovery Mode Beep Codes
    32
  - Table 9. BMC Beep Codes
    32
11 Clearing CMOS and BIOS Recovery

33
- CMOS Clear
  33
- BIOS Recovery Mode
  34
- Glossary
  35
Appendix B: Reference Documents

37

Dell 3250 Owner's Manual (39 pages)

Brand: Dell | Category: Laptop | Size: 5.36 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Working on Your Computer

5
2 Troubleshooting Your Computer

25
- Diagnostic Power LED Codes
  25
- Diagnostic Error Messages
  26
- System Error Messages
  30
3 System Setup Overview

31
- Accessing System Setup
  31
- System Setup Options
  31
4 Specifications

35
5 Contacting Dell

39

Dell 3250 Owner's Manual (39 pages)

Brand: Dell | Category: Laptop | Size: 2.93 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Working on Your Computer

5
2 Troubleshooting Your Computer

26
- Diagnostic Power LED Codes
  26
- Diagnostic Error Messages
  27
- System Error Messages
  31
3 System Setup Overview

32
- Accessing System Setup
  32
- System Setup Options
  32
4 Specifications

36
5 Contacting Dell

39

Dell 3250 Information Update (32 pages)

Dell PowerEdge 3250 Servers: Supplementary Guide

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