Dell POWEREDGE R805 User Manual

Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual About Your System Using the System Setup Program Installing System Components Troublesh

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Warning Messages A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, befo

drive, a message will warn you that you may lose all data on the hard drive. Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respond by

Back to Contents Page Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Notes, Notices, and Cautions Information in this document is subj

Back to Contents Page  Running the System Diagnostics Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Using Server Administrator Diag

Click the testing option in the Main Menu window. Table5-1 provides a brief explanation of testing options. Table 5-1.SystemDiagnosticsTestingOp

Back to Contents Page  Getting Help Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Contacting Dell Contacting Dell For customers

Back to Contents Page  Glossary Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual This section defines or identifies technical terms, ab

DNS — Domain Name System. A method of translating Internet domain names, such as www.dell.com, into IP addresses, such as 143.166.83.200. DRAM — Dynam

LAN — Local area network. A LAN is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated spec

Back to Contents Page  About Your System Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Other Information You May Need Accessing

readme file — A text file, usually shipped with software or hardware, that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documenta

Back to Contents Page  Windows Powered — A Windows operating system designed for use on NAS systems. For NAS systems, the Windows Powered operating s

Back to Contents Page  Installing System Components Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Recommended Tools Inside the S

Recommended Tools You may need the following items to perform the procedures in this section: l Key to the system keylock l #1 and #2 Phillips sc

Figure 3-2. Control Panel LCD With Bezel Installed  Removing the Front Bezel  1. Using the system key, unlock the bezel.  2. Press the tab at

To upgrade or troubleshoot the system, remove the system cover to gain access to internal components.  1. Unless you are installing a hot-plug compon

Removing a Drive Blank Remove the drive blank as you would the 2.5-inch hard drive carrier:  1. Remove the front bezel, if attached. See Removing the

 3. Install the hot-plug hard drive. a. Open the handle on the hard-drive carrier. b. Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay until

Power Supplies Your system supports one or two power supplies rated at an output of 700 W. If only one power supply is installed, it must be insta

 Replacing a Power Supply  1. With the power-supply handle in the extended position, slide the new power supply into the chassis. See Figure3-7.

Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure1-1 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located behind the optional rack bezel on the system&a

 1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.  2. Open the system. See Openi

 1. Open the system. See Opening the System. Use caution when handling the fan until the fan blades stop spinning.  2. Raise the fan handle and pu

 5. Attach one end of the interface cable to connector 0 on the SAS controller and the other end to the backplane SAS connector. See Figure3-11.

RAID Battery The information in this section applies only to systems with the optional battery-cached SAS controller daughter card.  Installing a R

 Installing the Optional Internal USB Memory Key   1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its e

The expansion card slots are on separate buses. To identify expansion slots, see Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCIe Buses.  Expansion Ca

 4. Remove the expansion card: a. Open the expansion-card latch at the back of the system chassis. See Figure3-14. b. Grasp the expansion ca

 Removing the Processor Cooling Shroud  1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical

 3. Lower the left ("A") memory module shroud over the "A" memory modules and press down lightly to latch the shroud to the pro

 4. Reinstall the cooling shrouds. See Cooling Shrouds.  5. Reinstall the expansion-card riser 2. See Replacing Expansion-Card Riser 2.  6.

Hard-Drive Indicator Codes The hard-drive carriers have two indicators—the drive-activity indicator and the drive-status indicator. See Figure1-2. In

 Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2   1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet

Figure 3-19. Removing and Replacing the Riser 2 Board  5. Remove the expansion-card riser board: a. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the s

 5. Disconnect the two short ribbon cables to the RAC card. See Figure3-20. Figure 3-20. Removing and Installing a RAC Card  6. Pull back sl

standoffs. See Figure3-20. When the front of the card is fully seated, the plastic standoff snaps over the edge of the card.  9. Connect the two s

 Replacing the LOM Daughter Card   1. Angle the LOM card so that its NIC connectors are positioned toward the back-panel LOM card opening.  2.

Figure 3-22. Removing and Installing the Optical Drive Tray Figure 3-23. Cabling the Optical Drive 1 optical drive 2 optical-drive interface cable

 Installing an Optical Drive Into the Optical Drive Tray  1. With the optical drive at a slight angle to the drive tray, lower the right side of t

 Memory Sparing Support Memory sparing is supported in systems that have one of the fully populated memory configurations shown in Table3-1. The mem

 4. Locate the memory module sockets on the system board. See Figure6-2.   5. Press the ejectors on the memory module socket down and out, as sh

 3. Remove the memory cooling shroud. See Removing the Memory Module Cooling Shrouds.  4. Locate the memory module sockets on the system board. S

 Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: l Most devices must be connected to a specifi

 12. Position your thumb firmly over the socket-release lever and release the lever from the locked position. Rotate the lever 90 degrees upward unti

a. If the release lever on the processor socket is not positioned all the way up, move it to that position. b. With the processor and the socket k

 3. Locate the battery socket. See System Board Connectors.  4. Remove the system battery. a. Support the battery connector by pressing down fi

Installing the Sideplane Board  1. Insert the sideplane board into sideplane slots along the left wall of the chassis and lower the sideplane board s

 7. Disconnect the power cable from the backplane connector.  8. Disconnect the optical drive power cable from the backplane connector.  9.

 Removing the Control Panel Assembly   1. If applicable, remove the bezel. See Removing the Front Bezel.  2. Turn off the system and attached p

 4. Connect the display module cable to the control panel board. See Figure3-31.  5. Connect the control panel cable to the control panel boar

Figure 3-32. System Board Removal  Installing the System Board  1. Lower the system-board tray until the tray sits flat on the bottom of the cha

Back to Contents Page  Jumpers and Connectors Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual System Board Jumpers System Board Co

System Board Connectors See Figure6-2 and Table6-2 for the location and description of system board connectors. Figure 6-2. System Board Connecto

Table 1-5. NIC Indicator Codes LCD Status Messages The system's control panel LCD provides status messages to signify when the system is ope

SAS/SATA Backplane Board Connectors Figure6-3 shows the location of the connectors on the SAS/SATA backplane board. Figure 6-3. SAS/SATA Backplane

Expansion-Card Riser-Board Components and PCIe Buses Figure6-5 and Figure6-6 show the components on the PCIe expansion-card riser boards, includin

 6. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.  7. Open the system. See Openi

Back to Contents Page  Using the System Setup Program Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Entering the System Setup Progr

Figure 2-1. Main System Setup Program Screen Table2-2 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the main System

 CPU Information Screen Table2-4 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the CPU Information screen. Table 2-4

Table2-5 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Integrated Devices screen. Table 2-5.IntegratedDevicesS

 Exit Screen After you press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program, the Exit screen displays the following options: l Save Changes and Exit

Your system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, operate your system only with system passw

If an incorrect system password is entered, the system displays a message and prompts you to re-enter your password. You have three attempts to enter

E1227 Linear PwrGd Linear voltage regulator(s) has failed. Represents status of multiple voltage regulators used in the video and LOM circuitry. See G

 3. If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in Assigning a Setup Password. Disabling a Forgotten Password See Disabling a F

Back to Contents Page  Troubleshooting Your System Dell™PowerEdge™R805SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Safety First—For You and Your Syst

Table 4-2.IRQAssignmentDefaults  Troubleshooting External Connections Loose or improperly connected cables are the most likely source of problem

Troubleshooting the Keyboard  Problem l System message indicates a problem with the keyboard l Keyboard is not functioning properly  Action  1.

 1. Enter the System Setup program and ensure that the serial port is enabled, and the serial port/COM ports are configured appropriately for any app

If the problem persists, see Getting Help. Troubleshooting a NIC  Problem l NIC cannot communicate with network.  Action  1. Run the appropriat

If the system does not start properly, see Getting Help.  7. If the system starts properly, shut down the system and reinstall all of the expansion c

4. Enter the System Setup program. If the date and time are not correct in the System Setup program, replace the battery. See System Battery. If the

 Troubleshooting a Fan  Problem l System-status indicator is amber. l Systems management software issues a fan-related error message. l Front p

If you receive any other system message that indicates a nonspecific memory problem, continue to the next step.  4. Enter the System Setup program an

on a component that resides in the specified slot. If the problem persists, the riser card or system board is faulty. See Getting Help. E1714 Unknown

5. Close the system. See Opening and Closing the System.  6. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached pe

Action  1. Remove the tape cartridge you were using when the problem occurred, and replace it with a tape cartridge that you know works.  2. Ensu

5. If your system has the optional battery-cached SAS RAID controller daughter card, perform the following steps. a. Restart the system and press &

 5. Remove the bezel. See Removing the Front Bezel.  6. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electric

 14. For each expansion card you removed in step 10, perform the following steps: a. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect

 Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages The code and text on the LCD can often specify a very precise fault condition that is easily corre