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Introduction

Dell™PowerEdge™2650SystemsInstallationandTroubleshootingGuide

Other Documents You May Need

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Your system is a high-speed server that offers significant service and upgrade features. The system includes the following service features to make

troubleshooting and repair easy and effective:

l Embedded remote access hardware, which monitors temperatures and voltages throughout the system and notifies you if the system overheats, if a

system cooling fan malfunctions, or if a power supply fails

l Hot-pluggable cooling fans

l Redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies

l System diagnostics, which checks for hardware problems (if the system can boot)

System upgrade options are offered, including:

l An additional microprocessor

l Additional system memory

l A variety of PCI and PCI-X expansion-card options (including RAID controller cards)

l An integrated RAID controller that can be activated with an additional memory module, key, and battery

Other Documents You May Need

Besides this Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, the following documentation is included with your system:

l The Setting Up Your System sheet provides general instructions for setting up your system.

l The System Information document provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information might be included within this document or

as a separate document.

l The Rack Installation Guide describes how to unpack, set up, and install your system in a rack.

l The User's Guide describes system features and technical specifications, video and SCSI device drivers, the system setup program, and software support

utilities.

l The system management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the systems management

software. See the software's online help for information about the alert messages issued by the software.

l Documentation included with any options you purchased separately from the system, which includes information that you need to configure and install

these options in your system.

You may also have the following documents.

l Operating system documentation if you ordered an operating system with your system. This documentation describes how to install (if necessary),

configure, and use the operating system software.

l Documentation updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system or software.

l Optional solutions software documentation for web hosting, caching, or load balancing information.

l Technical information files—sometimes called "readme" files—may be installed on the hard drive to provide last-minute updates about technical changes

to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your system does not perform as expected, a number of tools are provided to

help you. For more information on these help tools, see "Getting Help."

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NOTE: Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain information that supersedes

the information in the other documents.