Dell PowerEdge 1800 Server System Manuals

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Dell PowerEdge 1800 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Dell PowerEdge 1800 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual (160 pages)

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
9
Other Documents You May Need
9
Obtaining Technical Assistance
10
Indicators, Codes, and Messages
11
Front-Panel Indicators and Features
12
System Status Indicators
12
Back-Panel Indicators and Features
16
Power Indicator Codes
17
SCSI Hard-Drive Indicator Codes
18
NIC Indicator Codes
20
System Messages
20
System Beep Codes
29
Warning Messages
31
Diagnostics Messages
32
Alert Messages
32
Finding Software Solutions
33
Before You Begin
33
Troubleshooting Errors and Conflicts
33
Input Errors
34
Application Conflicts
34
IRQ Assignment Conflicts
34
Running System Diagnostics
37
Using Server Administrator Diagnostics
37
System Diagnostics Features
37
When to Use the System Diagnostics
38
Running the System Diagnostics
38
From the Utility Partition
38
From the Diagnostics Diskettes
38
System Diagnostics Testing Options
38
Using the Advanced Testing Options
39
Error Messages
40
Troubleshooting Your System
41
Safety First-For You and Your System
41
Start-Up Routine
41
Checking the Equipment
42
Troubleshooting External Connections
42
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
42
Troubleshooting the Keyboard
42
Troubleshooting the Mouse
43
Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions
43
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
44
Troubleshooting a USB Device
44
Troubleshooting a NIC
45
Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message
46
Inside the System
46
Bezel
49
Removing the Bezel
49
Installing the Bezel
50
Stabilizing the Tower System
50
System Cover
51
Opening the System
51
Closing the System
51
Baffle/Back Fan Assembly
52
Removing the Baffle/Back Fan Assembly
53
Installing the Baffle/Back Fan Assembly
54
Troubleshooting a Wet System
54
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
55
Troubleshooting the System Battery
55
Troubleshooting Power Supplies
56
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
57
Troubleshooting a Fan
57
Troubleshooting System Memory
58
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
60
Troubleshooting a CD Drive
61
Troubleshooting an External SCSI Tape Drive
62
Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives
63
Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive (System with a SCSI Backplane)
63
Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives
64
Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive
64
Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive in a RAID Configuration
65
Troubleshooting a RAID Controller Card
66
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
67
Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
68
Installing System Options
71
System Fans
71
Removing the Front System Fan
71
Installing the Front System Fan
72
Redundant Power Supplies
74
Removing a Redundant Power Supply
74
Installing a Redundant Power Supply
74
Expansion Cards
75
Installing an Expansion Card
76
Removing an Expansion Card
77
System Memory
78
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
79
Installing Memory Modules
80
Removing Memory Modules
82
Processors
82
System Battery
86
Replacing the System Battery
86
Control Panel
87
Removing the Control Panel
87
Installing the Control Panel
88
Installing Drives
91
Connecting Drives
91
Interface Cables
91
Drive Cable Configurations
91
DC Power Cables
92
IDE Configuration Information
93
SATA Configuration Information
93
SCSI Configuration Information
93
SCSI Interface Cables
93
SCSI ID Numbers
93
Device Termination
94
Configuring the Boot Drive
94
Diskette Drive
94
Removing a Diskette Drive
94
Installing a Diskette Drive
95
Front-Panel Drive Inserts
96
Removing the Front-Panel Drive Inserts
96
Installing the Front-Panel Drive Inserts
97
5.25-Inch Drives
98
Installing a 5.25-Inch Drive
98
Hard Drives
104
General Installation Guidelines
104
Installing and Removing SATA Hard Drives
104
Installing and Removing Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives
111
Installing a RAID Controller Card
114
Getting Help
117
Technical Assistance
117
Online Services
117
Autotech Service
118
Automated Order-Status Service
118
Technical Support Service
119
Dell Enterprise Training and Certification
119
Problems with Your Order
119
Product Information
119
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit
119
Before You Call
120
Contacting Dell
122
A Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors
139
Jumpers-A General Explanation
139
Jumpers
139
System Board Jumpers
140
System Board Connectors
141
Disabling a Forgotten Password
142
B I/O Ports and Connectors
145
I/O Connectors
145
Serial Connector
146
Serial Connector Autoconfiguration
146
Parallel Connector
147
PS/2-Compatible Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
148
Video Connector
149
USB Connector
150
Integrated NIC Connector
150
Network Cable Requirements
151
Index
153

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