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Dell PowerEdge 2950 Owner's Manual (182 pages)

Brand: Dell | Category: Servers | Size: 18.72 MB |

English

Table of contents

Hardware Owner’s Manual

1

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

2

Contents

3

4 Contents

4

6 Contents

6

8 Contents

8

Contents 9

9

10 Contents

10

About Your System

11

14 About Your System

14

Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

15

Connecting External Devices

17

Power Indicator Codes

18

NIC Indicator Codes

19

LCD Status Messages

19

20 About Your System

20

NOTE: The LCD continues to

21

22 About Your System

22

24 About Your System

24

26 About Your System

26

Removing LCD Status Messages

27

System Messages

28

30 About Your System

30

32 About Your System

32

34 About Your System

34

Warning Messages

35

Diagnostics Messages

35

Alert Messages

35

36 About Your System

36

Responding to Error Messages

37

System Setup Options

38

Setup program screen

39

CPU Information Screen

41

Integrated Devices Screen

42

Serial Communication Screen

43

System Security Screen

43

Exit Screen

44

Using the System Password

45

Using the Setup Password

47

Entering the BMC Setup Module

49

BMC Setup Module Options

49

Inside the System

52

Front Bezel

53

Replacing the Front Bezel

54

Opening the System

54

Hard Drives

55

Before You Begin

56

Removing a Drive Blank

56

Installing a Drive Blank

57

SATAu SAS

59

Power Supplies

62

Removing a Power Supply

63

Replacing a Power Supply

64

System Fans

65

Cooling Shroud

66

Removing the Cooling Shroud

67

Installing the Cooling Shroud

67

Fan Brackets

68

SAS Controller Daughter Card

69

RAID Battery

74

Removing a RAID Battery

75

Configuring the Boot Device

76

Expansion Cards

76

Expansion-Card Cage

78

Installing a RAC Card

80

Optical Drive

81

Installing the Optical Drive

82

Diskette Drive

83

SCSI Tape Drive

86

System Memory

89

Memory Sparing Support

90

Memory Mirroring Support

90

Installing Memory Modules

90

Removing Memory Modules

92

Processors

93

Installing a Processor

95

System Battery

96

Expansion-Card Riser Boards

98

Sideplane Board

101

SAS Backplane Board

103

Removing the System Board

107

Installing the System Board

108

Installing System Components

110

Troubleshooting Your System

111

Checking the Equipment

112

Troubleshooting the Keyboard

113

Troubleshooting the Mouse

114

Troubleshooting a USB Device

115

Troubleshooting a NIC

116

Troubleshooting a Wet System

116

Troubleshooting a Fan

119

Troubleshooting System Memory

120

Troubleshooting a Hard Drive

124

System Diagnostics Features

131

Using the Custom Test Options

132

Selecting Diagnostics Options

133

Jumpers and Connectors

135

Jumper Setting Description

136

System Board Connectors

137

138 Jumpers and Connectors

138

140 Jumpers and Connectors

140

Sideplane Board Connectors

142

Jumpers and Connectors 145

145

146 Jumpers and Connectors

146

Getting Help

147

AutoTech Service

148

Technical Support Service

148

Problems With Your Order

149

Product Information

149

Before You Call

150

Contacting Dell

152

154 Getting Help

154

156 Getting Help

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158 Getting Help

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160 Getting Help

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162 Getting Help

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164 Getting Help

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166 Getting Help

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168 Getting Help

168

Printers, and Projectors

168

Glossary

169

170 Glossary

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172 Glossary

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174 Glossary

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176 Glossary

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Index 177

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178 Index

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Index 179

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180 Index

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Index 181

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182 Index

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