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Contents: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual
Dell™ PowerVault™ 735N Systems Service Manual
Preface
System Overview
Basic Troubleshooting
Codes and Error Messages
Removing and Replacing Parts
Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors
Using the System Setup Program
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2001 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Initial release: 16 Feb 2001
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  • Page 1 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, PowerEdge, PowerVault, Dell OpenManage, and Dell ActiveArchive are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation;...

  • Page 2: Read This First

    Notes, Notices, Cautions, and Warnings Read This First A prerequisite for using this manual to service Dell computer systems is a basic knowledge of IBM®- compatible systems/computers and prior training in IBM-compatible systems/computers troubleshooting techniques. In addition to information provided in this manual and in the Dell PowerVault 735N Systems...
  • Page 3 Preface: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious bodily injury.
  • Page 4 File encryption File compression Dell ActiveArchive is a snapshot utility that allows you to create up to 250 scheduled or unscheduled snapshots of the entire file system. You can recover deleted files and/or entire directories without accessing your most recent full or incremental backup, which minimizes the time and effort necessary to recover accidentally deleted files.

  • Page 5: System Features

    System Overview: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual NOTE: The Windows Powered operating system installed in the PowerVault 735N is dedicated to file server operations. Consequently, the PowerVault 735N cannot be used in the following capacities: Primary Domain Controller (PDC)

  • Page 6: Service Features

    Integrated server management circuitry that monitors cooling system fan operation as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. System board support for the Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant when the optional Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card 2 (DRAC 2) is installed, providing additional local and remote server management.

  • Page 7: Security Features

    Redundant, hot-pluggable RAID hard-disk drives The system chassis design simplifies removing and replacing system components. You can replace microprocessors or DIMMs without removing the system board. The Dell-designed SCSI backplane board and hard-disk drive carriers eliminate the extensive cabling and hard-disk drive configuration usually required for a SCSI subsystem.
  • Page 8 System Overview: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual PCI2: Optional slot for NIC, additional PERC 2/DC, DRAC 2, or high voltage differential (HVD)/low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI card for tape backup PCI3: Optional slot for NIC (recommended) Memory DIMM sockets...
  • Page 9 System Overview: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Diskette drive 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB diskette drive included with standard system SCSI hard-disk drives five 36 GB hard drives operating system drive (SCSI ID 0) on Channel A of the PERC 2/DC RAID controller in its own RAID 0 group with...
  • Page 10 System Overview: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Wattage 330 W (each power supply) Heat dissipation 1824 BTU/hr (maximum) Input voltage 100 to 240 V at 50-60 Hz autoranging Output voltages +5 VDC at 35 A and maximum +3.3 VDC at 10 A...
  • Page 11 System Overview: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual system) at 41 G for 2 milliseconds Storage six consecutive shock pulses in the positive and (non-operational) negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) at 71 G for 2 milliseconds...

  • Page 12: Before You Begin

    Overview This section describes basic troubleshooting procedures that can help you diagnose a problem with your PowerVault 735N system. These procedures can often reveal the source of a problem or indicate the correct starting point for servicing the system. NOTES: For a brief explanation of how to load and start the system diagnostics, see "Running the...

  • Page 13: External Visual Inspection

    Basic system problems may be caused by improperly set switches or controls, and loose or improperly connected cables. A quick check of these components and connections can easily solve these problems. The following subsections provide a visual inspection of the PowerVault 735N storage system and the optional attached PowerVault 210S storage system.
  • Page 14 11 Parallel port connector (not supported) 12 USB connectors (2) 13 Keyboard connector 14 NIC connector Figure 2. Front-Panel Features of the PowerVault 735N Storage System 1 Hard-disk drive activity indicator 2 System status indicator 3 Power button and power indicator...
  • Page 15 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual PowerVault 210S System Visual Inspection (Optional) The PowerVault 735N storage system configuration can be expanded to include up to three PowerVault 210S storage systems connected to the system using an optional PERC 2/DC RAID adapter installed in the PCI 2 slot.
  • Page 16 4 SCSI hard-disk drive indicators NOTE: For information on installing, configuring, and troubleshooting the PowerVault 210S system, see the Dell PowerVault 200S, 201S, 210S, and 211S Storage Systems Installation and Service Guide. The external visual inspection consists of a quick inspection of the exterior of the system, power and status indicators and any peripheral cables.

  • Page 17: Common Troubleshooting Issues

    Green. The system is receiving DC power. Proceed to step 9. Blinking Green. A system failure is detected. Check the event logs in the PowerVault 735N NAS Manager. NOTE: For more information on event logs, see the PowerVault 735N Systems System Administrator's Guide.
  • Page 18 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual ActiveArchive™ from an NFS system (CIFS) clients can access the through the Windows client to or Macintosh client. snapshots stored in the Dell perform data recovery. ActiveArchive folders for each volume. I cannot take a snapshot of my...
  • Page 19 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual My Appliance. 4. Browse through the folders and locate the shared HTTP folder (Web sharing). 5. Select the check box next to Directory Browsing. I have just deleted a volume in In the event that a volume with Remove the shares from the Dell OpenManage™...
  • Page 20 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 1. Start the PowerVault 735N NAS occur. Manager. 2. Click on Maintenance. 3. Enter your user name and password. 4. On the desktop, click on Advanced Administration menu icon. 2. Select System Settings—>...
  • Page 21 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual the volume on Windows created during the current session. be visible. Explorer through Terminal Services. Every time I try to do a The problem is caused by the Ignore this error. By default, the...
  • Page 22 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Menu to appear and display the following error: /e,/idlist, :0:2628,C:\ The Dell OpenManage Array The Dell OpenManage Array Periodically clear the Dell Manager event log size is not Manager event log has grown past OpenManage Array Manager working properly.

  • Page 23: Observing The Boot Routine

    Dell technical support representative if you need to call for technical assistance. NOTES: If the system boots without a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached, the system will not issue beep codes related to these peripherals.
  • Page 24 Using the Dell PowerVault 735N NAS Manager Web UI (User Interface) The PowerVault 735N NAS Manager is a Web-based user interface that allows you to configure the PowerVault 735N NAS appliance using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser. The interface consists of a list of common management tasks grouped under a set of tabs.
  • Page 25 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 2. In the Address field, enter one of the following URLs to navigate to the PowerVault 735N NAS Manager Web UI: http://<system_name>:1278 http://<IP_address>:1278 Can you connect to the PowerVault 735N NAS Manager? Yes.
  • Page 26 Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual a. Connect the null modem cable included with your system from the configuration system to the Administration port (Serial Port 1) on your PowerVault 735N system. b. From the Start menu, click Setting, and then Control Panel.
  • Page 27 Enter the User Name and Password for your system. z. Click Connect. This connects the system you are using for configuration. aa. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer on the system you are using to configure the PowerVault 735N system. ab. Type the name of the PowerVault 735N system.
  • Page 28 View the system's POST codes. NOTE: For more information on DRAC 2 software, see the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card Version 2.x User's Guide. To run the DRAC 2 Console Redirection Service, perform the following steps: 1. Start the DRAC 2 Console Client.

  • Page 29: Internal Visual Inspection

    Basic Troubleshooting: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 3. Is the problem resolved? Yes. You are finished. Reconfigure or administer the system as necessary. No. Contact Dell Technical Support. See "Getting Help" for more information. Internal Visual Inspection NOTICE: Before you proceed with the internal visual inspection described in this section, make sure you save all of your open application programs and close them, if possible.

  • Page 30: Running The System Diagnostics

    NOTES: To run the diagnostics, you must connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the system. See the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for additional troubleshooting information. To run the tests, you must first create five diagnostics diskettes using the Dell PowerVault 755N NAS Appliance Resource CD.
  • Page 31 Dell Web site at http://support.dell.com or call Dell for technical assistance. For instructions on contacting Dell, see "Getting Help" in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
  • Page 32 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Back to Contents Page Codes and Error Messages: Dell™ PowerVault™ 735N Systems Service Manual Overview Diagnostics Messages System Messages (POST Error Messages) Alert Log Messages From the Dell OpenManage Server Agent...
  • Page 33 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual System messages, also known as Power On Self Test (POST) error messages, alert you to a possible operating system problem or to a conflict between the software and hardware. Table 1 lists the system error messages that can occur and the probable cause for each message.
  • Page 34 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual correction subsystem or hard-disk drive code(ECC) on subsystem (defective system disk read board) Controller has failed CD-ROM drive Improperly connected or Check that the diskette drive/CD-ROM drive unit not found...
  • Page 35 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Hard disk Incorrect configuration settings Check the hard-disk drive configuration settings in controller in System Setup program, System Setup program. Reinstall the hard- failure improperly connected hard- disk drive. Check the interface cable and power disk drive, faulty hard-disk cable connections to the backplane board.
  • Page 36 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Memory double word logic failure at address, read value expecting value Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read value expecting value Memory write/read failure at address, read value expecting value...
  • Page 37 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual connector Read fault Faulty diskette, diskette/tape Replace the diskette or hard-disk drive. If the problem persists, replace the system board. drive subsystem, or hard-disk Requested sector drive subsystem (defective not found...

  • Page 38: System Beep Codes

    (code 1-1-3) means that the system was unable to read the data in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). This information is valuable to the Dell technical support representative if you need to call for technical assistance.
  • Page 39 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 1-1-4 BIOS checksum Reflash the BIOS firmware. If the problem persists, replace the system board. failure 1-2-1 Programmable Replace the system board. interval-timer failure 1-2-2 1-2-3 initialization failure DMA page...
  • Page 40 Check the keyboard cable and connector for proper connection. If the problem controller test persists, run the keyboard test in the Dell Diagnostics to determine whether the failure keyboard or keyboard controller is faulty. If the keyboard controller is faulty, replace the system board.

  • Page 41: Warning Messages

    Diagnostics Messages When you run a test group or subtest in the Dell Diagnostics, an error message may result. These particular error messages are not covered in this section. Record the message on a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist, and then follow the instructions in that section for obtaining technical assistance.

  • Page 42: Front Panel Indicators

    Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Alert Log Messages From the Dell OpenManage™ Server Agent The Dell OpenManage Server Agent server management software generates alert messages that appear in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap log file. Alert messages consist of information, status, warning, and failure messages for drive, temperature, fan, and power conditions.

  • Page 43: Power Supply Indicators

    Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Table 4 lists the drive indicator patterns established by the SCSI backplane firmware. Different patterns are displayed as drive events occur in the system. For example, in the event of a hard-disk drive failure, the "drive failed"...
  • Page 44 Codes and Error Messages: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual The system top doors must be opened to observe the power supply status indicators. Your system may have one or two power supplies. Each power supply has two LED indicators on the top back (see Figure 3): The red (front) failure indicator lights when a fault has occurred and the power supply needs replacing.
  • Page 45 The procedures in this guide require that you remove the cover and work inside the computer. While working inside the computer, do not attempt to service the computer except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in Dell documentation. Always follow the instructions closely.
  • Page 46 System rack kits are intended to be installed in a Dell rack by trained service technicians. If you install the kit in any other rack, be sure that the rack meets the specifications of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard ANSI/EIA-310-D-92, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 297, and Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) 41494.
  • Page 47 NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" for information on protecting the system from electrostatic discharge. In addition, Dell recommends that you periodically review the safety instructions for this system as defined in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. System Doors The system has two doors on the top of the system that provide access to the system board and expansion cards. The doors interlock so that the keylock on the right-side door secures both doors.
  • Page 48 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual To open the system top doors, perform the following steps: CAUTION: See "Safety First—For You and Your Computer" before working inside your system. 1. Slide the system out of the rack.
  • Page 49 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 2 Tabs (2) 3 Status indicators (2) 4 Dell nameplate NOTICE: When replacing the optional front bezel, ensure that the bezel is oriented so that its status indicators are positioned just below the Dell nameplate in the center of the bezel.
  • Page 50 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Control Panel Assembly Figure 4. Control Panel Assembly Removal 1 Screw 2 Control panel 3 Control panel cable 4 Fifth hard drive (SCSI ID 4) To remove the control panel assembly, perform the following steps.
  • Page 51 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual To remove the chassis intrusion switch, perform the following steps. NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" for information on protecting the system from electrostatic discharge. Remove the front bezel. Open the system doors.
  • Page 52 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 5. Slide the interposer board toward the back of the system approximately 12.5 mm (0.5 inch), then lift the interposer board up and out of the chassis. Drives Figure 7 shows examples of drive hardware that can be installed in the system.
  • Page 53 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 6. Pull the locking latch away from the integrated diskette drive/CD-ROM drive assembly approximately 12.5 mm (one-half inch). 7. Slide the integrated diskette drive/hard-disk drive assembly forward approximately 12.5 mm (one-half inch) to slide the assembly off its...
  • Page 54 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 3. If you have not already done so, unlock and open the system doors and remove the hard-disk drive lock from the hard-disk drive bay you intend to remove (see Figure 10).
  • Page 55 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 6. If the replacement hard-disk drive has no carrier, remove the hard-disk drive that you removed from its carrier: a. Remove the four screws that secure the drive to the carrier (see Figure 13).
  • Page 56 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual To remove a SCSI backplane board, perform the following steps. NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" for information on protecting the system from electrostatic discharge. Remove the optional plastic bezel (if installed).
  • Page 57 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 7. Loosen the thumbscrew on the SCSI backplane board (see Figure 16). 8. Slide the SCSI backplane board to the right (toward the center of the chassis) about 6.3 millimeters (a quarter-inch) and lift it off the L- shaped mounting tabs on the hard-disk drive cage.
  • Page 58 Three cooling fans are installed in the center of the system chassis. (Fan 1 is the outermost fan in the fan assembly.) If you observe that one of the fans is not operating or if the Dell Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) server management application issues a fan-related error message, perform the following steps to replace the faulty fan.
  • Page 59 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 10. Turn on the system. Power Supplies The system may contain one or two hot-pluggable power supplies. Hot-Pluggable Power Supply Figure 19. Hot-Pluggable Power Supply Removal 1 Latch 2 Power supply 3 Handle To remove a hot-pluggable power supply with the system operating, perform the following steps.
  • Page 60 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual As the latch closes, notice that the power supply slides back in its slot to engage its back-panel connectors with the mating connector on the PSDB. NOTE: The power supply will not function until the latch is engaged.
  • Page 61 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual When installing the replacement PSDB, fold the cable harnesses out of the way as you are inserting the PSDB. The side of the PSDB with the card-edge connector that mates with the power supply connector should be lowered into position first; this simplifies installation of the PSDB.
  • Page 62 The riser board contains three full-length 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI expansion-card connectors. All three connectors support both 3.3-V and 5-V cards. Connector PCI2 supports an optional Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card 2 (DRAC 2). To remove the riser board, perform the following steps.
  • Page 63 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 2 Expansion card 3 Card guide 4 Expansion-card cage 5 Riser board 6 Expansion-card connector 7 Card-edge connector Replacing the Expansion Card To install a replacement expansion card, perform the following steps.
  • Page 64 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual NOTE: The DIMMs must be rated to run at 133 MHz or faster. DIMM Installation Guidelines Starting with the socket nearest to the system board's back edge, the DIMM sockets are labeled "DIMM_A" through "DIMM_D" (see Figure 24).
  • Page 65 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 8. Press down on the DIMM with your thumbs while pulling up on the ejectors with your index fingers to lock the DIMM into the socket (see Figure 25). When the DIMM is properly seated in the socket, the ejectors on the DIMM socket should align with the ejectors on the other sockets with DIMMs installed.
  • Page 66 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Installing a Terminator Card To install a terminator card, align the notch on the terminator card with the socket on the guide bracket assembly and guide the card into the empty guide bracket assembly.
  • Page 67 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Replacing the SEC Cartridge and Heat Sink Assembly To install the replacement SEC cartridge and heat sink assembly, see Figure 28 and perform the following steps: 1. Remove the terminator card...
  • Page 68 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" for information on protecting the system from electrostatic discharge. 1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
  • Page 69 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 1 Video connector (VGA) (not supported) 2 Serial port connector (COM1) (Administration port) 3 Serial port connector (COM2) (UPS port) 4 Parallel port connector (PARALLEL) (not supported) 5 Thumbscrew 6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors (2)
  • Page 70 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual The system battery maintains system configuration, date, and time information in a special section of memory when you turn off the system. The operating life of the battery ranges from 2 to 5 years, depending on how you use the system (for example, if you keep the system on most of the time, the battery gets little use and thus lasts longer).
  • Page 71 Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 7. Reinstall the expansion cards if you removed them in step 5. 8. Close the system doors and then reconnect the system and peripherals to their AC power sources and turn them on.

  • Page 72: Jumpers And Switches-A General Explanation

    Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell Powervault 735N Systems Service Manual Back to Contents Page Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell™ PowerVault™ 735N Systems Service Manual Overview SCSI Backplane Boards Jumpers and Switches—A General Explanation Interposer Board Connectors System Board Jumpers Disabling a Forgotten Password...

  • Page 73: System Board Jumpers

    Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell Powervault 735N Systems Service Manual Switches Switches control various circuits or functions in the computer system. The switches that you are most likely to encounter are dual in-line package (DIP) switches, which are normally packaged in groups of two or more switches in a plastic case.

  • Page 74: System Board Labels

    Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell Powervault 735N Systems Service Manual Table 1. System-Board Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Description CARDBIOS Reserved (do not change). ISA_CLR (default) The ISA configuration settings are retained at system boot. The ISA configuration settings are cleared at next system boot. If the ISA configuration settings become corrupted to the point where the system will not boot, install the jumper plug and boot the system.

  • Page 75: Scsi Backplane Boards

    Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell Powervault 735N Systems Service Manual Connector or Socket Description BACKPLANE Hot-pluggable SCSI backplane board interface cable connector BATTERY Battery connector COMn Serial port connectors; sometimes referred to as COM1 and COM2 DIMM_x DIMM sockets DIMM_RAID...

  • Page 76: Disabling A Forgotten Password

    Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell Powervault 735N Systems Service Manual 7 Data cable connector to fifth hard-disk drive SCSI backplane board (SCSI ID 4) Interposer Board Connectors Figure 3 shows the connectors and sockets located on the interposer board. Figure 3. Connectors on the Interposer Board...
  • Page 77 Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors: Dell Powervault 735N Systems Service Manual 1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the AC power cable from its power source. Remove the optional front bezel, if it has one. 3. Open the system doors.

  • Page 78: Entering The System Setup Program

    To enable or disable integrated devices in your system After you set up your system, run the System Setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration information and optional settings. Dell recommends that you write down the information for future reference.

  • Page 79: System Setup Screens

    Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual If your system is already on, shut it down and then turn it on again. 2. Press <F2> immediately after you see the following message: Press <F2> for System Setup If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation;...
  • Page 80 Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual file:///C:/Users/Phebega_Pericho/Desktop/spv735N/en/sm/setup.htm[3/15/2013 4:18:21 PM]...

  • Page 81: System Setup Options

    Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual System Setup Options Table 1 lists the options on the System Setup screens. Table 1. System Setup Options Option Function Time Resets the time on the system's internal clock.
  • Page 82 Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual Keyboard Errors Enables or disables the reporting of keyboard errors during POST. Boot Sequence Determines whether the system boots from Diskette First (the default), Hard-Disk Only, or Device List, Ctrl–>. Press <Ctrl> and the right-arrow key to select from devices on the Device List screen.
  • Page 83 When your system operates in a headless configuration, you cannot input a system password to reboot the system. Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should attach a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to your system and enable password protection.
  • Page 84 Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see "Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password"). If you assign and later forget a system password, you need to be able to remove the system cover to change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature (see "Disabling a Forgotten...
  • Page 85 Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual 4. Press <Enter>. If the new system password is less than seven characters, the whole field fills with placeholders. Then the option heading changes to Verify Password, followed by another empty seven-character field in square brackets.
  • Page 86 "Assigning a System Password." Using the Setup Password Feature Your Dell system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should operate your system with setup password protection. You can assign a setup password whenever you use the System Setup program.
  • Page 87 Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual use, the system emits a beep. NOTES: The setup password can be the same as the system password. If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate system password.

  • Page 88: Responding To Error Messages

    Using the System Setup Program: Dell PowerVault 735N Systems Service Manual passwords, and erase the existing passwords. To disable a forgotten supervisor password or setup password, perform the following steps. NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge." 1. Open the right-side system cover.

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