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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
System Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Removing the Optional Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Front-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
System Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
System Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Safety, Regulatory, and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Server Assistant CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Starting the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Navigating the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Setting Up Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Server Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Running System Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Creating Diagnostic Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Creating an Asset Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Server Assistant CD ......2-1 Starting the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD......2-1 Setup Mode .
  • Page 2 Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program ....3-1 Entering the System Setup Program ........3-1 Responding to Error Messages .
  • Page 3 Figures Figure 1-1. Removing the Optional Front Bezel ......1-3 Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features ........1-3 Figure 1-3.
  • Page 5 Preface This guide is intended for anyone who uses a Dell PowerEdge 350 system. The guide can be used by both first-time and experienced users who want to learn about the features and operation of their systems or who want to upgrade their systems. The sections are summarized as follows: •...

  • Page 6: Other Documents You May Need

    You may also have one or more of the following documents: • Operating system documentation is included with the system if you ordered the operating system software from Dell. This documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. •...
  • Page 7 • Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced. Example: “Use the format command to..” In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruc- tion and intended to be typed.
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  • Page 9: Introduction

    NOTE: The PowerEdge 350 system is a “headless” system that operates without keyboard, monitor or mouse. While it is possible to connect these peripherals to the system, it is generally not necessary unless troubleshooting the system.

  • Page 10: Supported Operating Systems

    • Diagnostics for evaluating your system’s components and devices. For informa- tion on using the system diagnostics, see “Running the Dell Diagnostics” in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide . Supported Operating Systems Dell supports the following network operating systems for use on PowerEdge 350 systems: •...

  • Page 11: Front-Panel Features

    (2) Figure 1-1. Removing the Optional Front Bezel Front-Panel Features Figure 1-2 shows the main features on the system front panel. diskette drive CD-ROM drive system indicators (5) serial port 2 system switches (3) Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features Introduction support.dell.com...

  • Page 12: System Indicators

    System Indicators While troubleshooting your system, you may need to check the status of the indica- tors on the system’s front panel, shown in Figure 1-3 and Figure 1-4. hard-disk drive activity indicator LAN 1 activity/link indicator system fault indicator LAN 2 activity/link power indicator indicator...

  • Page 13: System Switches

    Figure 1-5. Reserved test switches are located in other areas of the front panel. power switch sleep switch reset switch Figure 1-5. Front-Panel Switches Introduction support.dell.com...

  • Page 14: Connecting External Devices

    Table 1-2 describes the function of the three front-panel switches. Table 1-2. Front-Panel Switches Switch Function Power switch Turns power to the system board on or off. NOTE: To turn system power off, press and hold this switch for at least 4 seconds. Sleep switch Places the system in sleep mode.

  • Page 15: Power Protection Devices

    AC power is lost. UPS systems that provide only 5 minutes of battery power let you conduct an orderly shutdown of the system, but are not intended to provide continued operation. Surge protectors should be used with all UPS systems, and the UPS system should be Underwriters Laboratories (UL) safety-approved. Introduction support.dell.com...

  • Page 16: Getting Help

    If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide, or if your system does not perform as expected, Dell provides a number of tools to help you. For more information on these help tools, see “Getting Help” in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

  • Page 17: Using The Dell Openmanage Server Assistant Cd

    Documentation is available on the Dell Online Documentation CD. In both setup mode and service mode, the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main screen gives you the option to choose one of the supported languages as the language for the screen text.

  • Page 18: Navigating The Cd

    Setting Up Your System If you purchase a system that does not have an operating system preinstalled by Dell, or if you reinstall an operating system at a later date, you should use the Server Setup option to configure your system or install your operating system.

  • Page 19: Creating Diagnostic Diskettes

    Creating an Asset Tag Using Dell OpenManage IT Assistant, you can enter an asset tag number for your sys- tem. An asset tag number can have up to ten characters and any combination of characters, excluding spaces.
  • Page 20 User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Using The System Setup Program

    Manufacturing Test Report that was shipped with your system. You can access the Manufacturing Test Report from the Dell Accessories folder. NOTE: The PowerEdge 350 system is a “headless” system that operates without keyboard, monitor, or mouse. You must connect the keyboard and monitor to perform the procedures in this chapter.

  • Page 22: Responding To Error Messages

    If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation, and then shut down the system and try again. NOTE: To ensure an orderly system shutdown, consult the documentation that accompanied your operating system.
  • Page 23 System Setup program. Saves the current field values and exits System Setup. A menu appears asking you to confirm. Select Yes to save and exit; select No to remain in the System Setup program. Using the System Setup Program support.dell.com...

  • Page 24: System Setup Menus And Options

    System Setup Menus and Options The following subsections outline the menus and their associated options on the Sys- tem Setup menu bar. Main Menu When the System Setup program runs, the BIOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen appears (see Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1.
  • Page 25 NOTE: You can use the plus and minus keys to set the system time and date. Use the keys on the numeric keypad only; it does not matter if NumLock is on or off. Using the System Setup Program support.dell.com...

  • Page 26: Advanced Menu

    Advanced Menu Selecting the Advanced option on the menu bar allows you to configure the following advanced system features: • Boot Configuration — Configures the following functions on your system’s next reboot: — Plug & Play O/S — Specifies if a Plug and Play operating system is being used.

  • Page 27: Security Menu

    The default option is no supervisor pass- word installed. • Set User Password — Specifies a user password that can be up to seven alpha numeric characters long. The default option is no supervisor password installed. Using the System Setup Program support.dell.com...

  • Page 28: Boot Menu

    • Clear User Password — Clears your system’s installed user password. This option has no user configurable settings. NOTE: This feature is displayed only after the supervisor password is set. • User Access Level — Limited allows the user to only change limited fields, such as Date and Time.

  • Page 29: System Management Menu

    System Setup program while a user pass- word is used to access the system, such as when logging in. Your Dell system is shipped to you without the supervisor password feature installed. If system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with supervisor password protection.

  • Page 30: Assigning A Supervisor Password (System Setup Only)

    When the Set Supervisor Password option is Installed, the system then prompts you for the supervisor password (only when going into system setup) just after the system boots. To change an existing supervisor password, you must know the supervisor password (see the section “Deleting or Changing an Existing Supervisor Password”...

  • Page 31: Using Your Supervisor Password To Secure Your System Setup

    Even after your system is turned off and on, the previous message is displayed each time an incorrect or incomplete supervisor password is entered. Using the System Setup Program 3-11 support.dell.com...

  • Page 32: Deleting Or Changing An Existing Supervisor Password

    Supervisor Password (System Setup Only)” found earlier in this chapter. Using the User Password Feature Your Dell system is shipped to you without the user password feature installed. If sys- tem security is a concern, you should operate your system with user password protection.

  • Page 33: Assigning A User Password

    NOTES: The user password can be the same as the supervisor password. If the two passwords are different, the user password can be used as an alternate supervisor password. However, the supervisor password cannot be used in place of the user password. Using the System Setup Program 3-13 support.dell.com...

  • Page 34: Operating With A User Password Installed

    Operating With a User Password Installed If Set User Password is set to Installed, you must enter the correct user password before you can modify the majority of the System Setup options. When you start the System Setup program, the program prompts you to type the password. If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system displays the follow- ing message: Invalid Password-System Halted...

  • Page 35: Technical Specifications

    128-, or 256-MB registered SDRAM DIMMs; must be rated for 100-MHz operation Minimum RAM 128 MB Maximum RAM 1 GB NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the “Glossary.” Technical Specifications support.dell.com...
  • Page 36 Table A-1. Technical Specifications (continued) Drives Diskette drive 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB diskette drive included with standard system Hard-disk drives two 1-inch form-factor ATA-100 IDE hard-disk drives CD-ROM drive Ports Externally accessible: Serial two 9-pin connectors two 4-pin connectors RJ45 two RJ45 connectors for connection to two inte- grated Intel 82559 10/100 Ethernet controllers Video 15-pin connector on expansion card...
  • Page 37 71 G for 2 ms Altitude: Operating –16 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft) Storage –16 to 10,600 m (–50 to 35,000 ft) NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the “Glossary.” Technical Specifications support.dell.com...
  • Page 38 User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: I/O Ports And Connectors

    Figure B-1 identifies the I/O ports and connectors for your system. AC power receptacle keyboard and mouse connectors (2) USB connectors 0 (top) and 1 LAN connectors 2 (top) and 1 serial port 1 video connector Figure B-1. I/O Ports and Connectors I/O Ports and Connectors support.dell.com...

  • Page 40: Serial Ports

    Serial Ports The two integrated serial ports on the front and back panels of the system use 9-pin D-subminiature connectors. These ports support devices such as external modems, printers, plotters, and mice that require serial data transmission (the transmission of data one bit at a time over one line).

  • Page 41: Keyboard And Mouse Connectors

    If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need pin number and signal information for the mouse connector. Figure B-4 illustrates the pin numbers for the mouse connector, and Table B-3 defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the mouse connector. I/O Ports and Connectors support.dell.com...

  • Page 42: Video Connector

    Figure B-4. Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector Table B-3. Mouse Connector Pin Assignments Signal Definition MSDATA Mouse data No connection Signal ground FVcc Fused supply voltage MSCLK Mouse clock No connection Shell Chassis ground Video Connector The system uses a 15-pin high-density D-subminiature connector on a video controller for attaching a video graphics array (VGA)-compatible monitor to your system.

  • Page 43: Usb Connectors

    If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need pin number and signal information for the USB connectors. Figure B-6 illustrates the USB connector and Table B-5 defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the USB connector. Figure B-6. Pin Numbers for the USB Connector I/O Ports and Connectors support.dell.com...

  • Page 44: Integrated Network Interface Controller Connector

    Table B-5. USB Connector Pin Assignments Signal Definition Supply voltage DATA Data in +DATA Data out Signal ground Integrated Network Interface Controller Connector Your system has two integrated 10/100–megabit-per-second (Mbps) network interface controllers (NICs). Each NIC provides all the functions of a separate network expan- sion card and supports both the 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards.
  • Page 45 • The maximum cable run length (from a workstation to a concentrator) is 328 feet (ft) (100 meters [m]). • For 10BASE-T networks, the maximum number of daisy-chained concentrators on one network segment is four. I/O Ports and Connectors support.dell.com...
  • Page 46 User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Adapter Card

    BBS contains the latest version of Abbreviation for ampere(s). software such as video drivers and the Dell Directory. If your system has a modem, you can access the BBS and Abbreviation for alternating current. download the most recent version of this software.
  • Page 48 system fails to respond, you can reboot (also called warm boot) your system by Abbreviation for centimeter(s). pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Del>; otherwise, controller you must perform a cold boot by pressing the reset button (if your system has one) A chip or expansion card that controls the or by turning the system off and then back transfer of data between the micro- processor and a peripheral such as a...
  • Page 49 Your system contains an expansion bus A comprehensive set of diagnostic tests that allows the microprocessor to com- for your Dell system. To use the diskette- municate with controllers for peripheral based diagnostics, you must boot your devices, such as a network card or an in- system from the Dell Diagnostics ternal modem.
  • Page 50 expansion-card connector controller for a peripheral. (Hard-disk drive controller subsystems include integrated A connector on the system's system host adapter circuitry.) To add a SCSI ex- board for plugging in an expansion card. pansion bus to your system, you must external cache memory install the appropriate host adapter.
  • Page 51 Mouse-aware software allows you to Acronym for logical unit number. activate commands by clicking a mouse button while pointing at objects displayed on the screen. Abbreviation for meter(s). Abbreviation for millisecond(s). Abbreviation for milliampere(s). Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s). Glossary support.dell.com...

  • Page 52: Parallel Port

    MS-DOS peripheral device Abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating An internal or external device—such as a System. printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—con- nected to a system. Abbreviation for millivolt(s). Abbreviation for pin grid array, a type of microprocessor socket that allows you to remove the microprocessor chip.
  • Page 53 • extended memory are utilities included in Various ROM chips MS-DOS. Frequently used synonyms for system board are motherboard and logic board. Abbreviation for volt(s). Glossary support.dell.com...
  • Page 54 On most current Dell systems, a video tor must support the resolution. adapter is integrated into the system board. Also available are many video adapter cards that plug into an expansion- Abbreviation for watt(s).
  • Page 55 IDE configuration, 3-6 creating an asset tag, 2-3 peripheral configuration, 3-6 creating diagnostic diskettes, 2-3 asset tag creating, 2-3 Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD navigating, 2-2 BIOS Setup Utility, 3-4 Server Setup mode, 2-2 boot menu options, 3-8 service mode, 2-1...
  • Page 56 exit menu options (continued) main menu options (continued) load custom defaults, 3-9 memory bank 1, 3-5 load setup defaults, 3-9 memory bank 2, 3-5 save custom defaults, 3-9 memory bank 3, 3-5 memory configuration, 3-5 processor serial number, 3-5 processor speed, 3-5 processor type, 3-4 system date, 3-5 features, 1-1...
  • Page 57 3-14 system features, 1-1 deleting, 3-14 system management menu, 3-9 system management menu options, 3-9 baud rate, 3-9 flow control, 3-9 serial console redirection, 3-9 video subsystem, 1-1 system setup entering, 3-1 menus, 3-4 options, 3-4 using, 3-1 Index support.dell.com...
  • Page 58 User’s Guide...

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