Table Of Contents - Dell PowerEdge 6850 System Installation Manual

Table Of Contents

Abbreviations And Acronyms1
Jumpers, Switches, And Connectors2
System Board Jumpers2
System Board Connectors3
Disabling A Forgotten Password5
Serial Connector7
Video Connector8
Usb Connectors8
Network Cable Requirements9
Recommended Tools10
Control Panel Assembly10
Removing The Control Panel10
Before You Begin10
Installing The Control Panel11
Removing A Fan Interposer Board11
Installing A Fan Interposer Board12
Removing The Scsi Backplane12
Installing The Scsi Backplane14
Removing The System Board14
Installing The System Board18
Removing The Power Distribution Board19
Installing The Power Distribution Board20
Removing The Chassis Intrusion Switch20
Installing The Chassis Intrusion Switch21
Other Documents You May Need22
System Status Indicators23
Back-Panel Features And Indicators24
Power Indicator Codes26
Nic Indicator Codes26
Lcd Status Messages26
System Messages28
Troubleshooting28
System Beep Codes31
Warning Messages32
Diagnostic Messages32
Alert Messages32
Finding Software Solutions33
Input Errors33
Irq Assignment Conflicts33
Running The System Diagnostics35
Using Server Administrator Diagnostics35
System Diagnostics Features35
When To Use The System Diagnostics35
From The Utility Partition35
System Diagnostics Testing Options36
Using The Custom Test Options36
Selecting Devices For Testing36
Selecting Diagnostics Options36
Viewing Information And Results36
Troubleshooting Your System38
Checking Basic Power Problems38
Checking The Equipment38
Troubleshooting External Connections39
Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem39
Troubleshooting The Keyboard39
Troubleshooting The Mouse39
Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions40
Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device40
Troubleshooting A Usb Device41
Troubleshooting A Nic41
Responding To A Systems Management Software Alert Message42
Inside The System42
Opening The System42
Closing The System43
Troubleshooting A Wet System44
Troubleshooting A Damaged System44
Troubleshooting The System Battery45
Troubleshooting Power Supplies45
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems46
Troubleshooting System Memory46
Troubleshooting A Diskette Drive48
Troubleshooting An Optical Drive49
Troubleshooting A Scsi Tape Drive49
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards52
Troubleshooting The Microprocessors53
Installing System Components55
Replacing The System Battery55
Removing A System Fan56
Installing A System Fan57
Removing The Cooling Shroud57
Installing The Cooling Shroud58
Power Supplies58
Removing A Power Supply58
Installing A Power Supply59
Expansion Cards59
Installing An Expansion Card60
Installing A Non-Hot-Plug Expansion Card60
Installing A Hot-Plug Expansion Card61
Removing An Expansion Card62
Removing A Non-Hot Plug Expansion Card62
Removing A Hot-Plug Expansion Card63
System Memory65
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines65
Memory Mirroring Support66
Installing Memory Modules69
Removing Memory Modules70
Removing A Processor70
Installing A Processor71
Installing A Scsi Hard Drive74
Installing Drives74
Installing Scsi Hard Drives74
Removing A Scsi Hard Drive75
Installing A Diskette Drive75
Installing An Optical Drive77
Configuring The Boot Drive78
Removing The Scsi Backplane Board78
Raid Configurations82
Getting Help83
Technical Assistance83
Online Services83
Dell Enterprise Training And Certification84
Problems With Your Order84
Product Information84
Returning Items For Warranty Repair Or Credit84
Autotech Service84
Technical Support Service84
Before You Call85
Contacting Dell85
Notes, Notices, And Cautions94