Dell PowerEdge C6145 Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model B05S Dell PowerEdge C6145 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual

1 10 | About Your System About Your System Accessing System Features During Startup The following keystrokes provide access to system features d

100 | Installing System Components Figure 3-12. Removing and Installing the Expansion-Card Connector 1 screw (2) 2 expansion-card bracket

Installing System Components | 101 Mezzanine Card Removing the SAS Mezzanine Card CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service te

102 | Installing System Components 6 Remove the three screws that secure the SAS mezzanine card to the bracket. See Figure 3-14. 7 Remove SAS

Installing System Components | 103 4 Replace the three screws that secure the SAS mezzanine-card assembly to the system-board assembly. See Figure

104 | Installing System Components Figure 3-15. Removing and Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card 1 screw (3) 2 10GbE mezzanine-card assemb

Installing System Components | 105 Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. Y

106 | Installing System Components Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board Removing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done

Installing System Components | 107 Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service techni

108 | Installing System Components Figure 3-18. Memory Slot Locations 1 DIMM A1_CHA 2 DIMM A2_CHA 3 DIMM A3_CHB 4 DIMM A4_CHB 5 DIMM A

Installing System Components | 109 Table 3-3. Memory Module Configurations and Limitation (Memory Unit=GB)

About Your System | 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front Panel−3.5” x8 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards Figure 1-2. Fro

110 | Installing System Components Removing the Memory Modules WARNING: The memory modules are hot to the touch for some time after the system

Installing System Components | 111 Installing the Memory Modules WARNING: The memory modules are hot to the touch for some time after the system h

112 | Installing System Components Figure 3-19. Installing and Removing a DIMM 1 memory module 2 memory module socket 3 memory module soc

Installing System Components | 113 System Battery Replacing the System Battery WARNING: There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is inco

114 | Installing System Components Figure 3-20. Replacing the System Battery 1 system battery 2 positive side of battery connector 3 ret

Installing System Components | 115 System Board Removing a System Board CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician.

116 | Installing System Components Figure 3-21. Removing and Installing the System Board 1 screw (8) 2 system board 3 system-board assem

Installing System Components | 117 Mezzanine Card" on page 102. 9 Install the expansion-card assembly. See Figure 3-11 on page 97. 10 Replac

118 | Installing System Components Figure 3-22. Opening and Closing the System 1 traction pad 2 system cover 3 cover release latch lock

Installing System Components | 119 CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooti

12 | About Your System Figure 1-3. Front Panel−2.5” x18 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards Figure 1-4. Front Panel−2.5” x24 Hard Drives With

120 | Installing System Components Installing a Cooling Fan CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You shoul

Installing System Components | 121 Power Distribution Boards Removing a Power Distribution Board CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certi

122 | Installing System Components Figure 3-24. Removing and Installing a Power Distribution Board 1 screw (4) 2 1st power distribution b

Installing System Components | 123 NOTE: To install the second power distribution board that is below the first power distribution board, angle th

124 | Installing System Components 1 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical out

Installing System Components | 125 Installing the Fan Controller Board CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. Y

126 | Installing System Components 2 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 117. 3 Remove the system-board assemblies. Se

Installing System Components | 127 Figure 3-27. Removing and Installing the Upper Middle Plane 1 upper middle plane 2 screw (6) 3 stand-off

128 | Installing System Components 12 Remove the screws that secure the mid-plane holder to the chassis. Figure 3-29. 13 Lift the mid-plane ho

Installing System Components | 129 Figure 3-30. Removing and Installing the Lower Middle Plane 1 lower middle plane 2 screw (6) 3 stand-off

About Your System | 13 Item Indicator, Button Or Connector Icon Description 1,3 Power-on indicator/ power button (motherboards 1,2) The power-o

130 | Installing System Components 4 Place the upper middle plane holder into the chassis. See Figure 3-29. 5 Replace the screws that secure t

Installing System Components | 131 Backplanes NOTE: This section describes the replacement of 3.5" hard-drive backplanes. For replacement inf

132 | Installing System Components Figure 3-31. Removing and Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Cage (1) 1 3.5" hard-drive cage 2 s

Installing System Components | 133 Figure 3-32. Removing and Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Cage (2) 1 3.5" hard-drive cage 2 front

134 | Installing System Components Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service

Installing System Components | 135 Expander Card (Optional) NOTE: The information in this section applies only to system with the 2.5" SATA2

136 | Installing System Components Figure 3-34. Removing and Installing the 2.5" Hard-Drive Cage (1) 1 2.5" hard-drive cage 2 s

Installing System Components | 137 8 Disconnect front panel cables from the fan controller board. See Figure 5-11. Note the routing of the cable u

138 | Installing System Components Figure 3-36. Removing and Installing the Backplane with the Expander Card 1 2.5" hard-drive cage 2

Installing System Components | 139 Installing the Expander Card CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You shou

14 | About Your System Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 1-6. Hard-Drive Indicators 1 hard-drive activity indicator (green) 2 hard-drive

140 | Installing System Components Front Panels Removing the Front Panel CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technici

Installing System Components | 141 9 Remove the screws that secure the front-panel assembly to the hard-drive cage. See Figure 3-38. 10 Remove th

142 | Installing System Components Figure 3-39. Removing and Installing a Front Panel 1 front-panel assembly 2 front panel 3 retention h

Installing System Components | 143 5 Replace the screws that secure the front-panel assembly to the chassis. See Figure 3-32. 6 Replace the screw

144 | Installing System Components 4 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane. See Figure 5-3 for 3.5" hard drives. Note the routing o

Installing System Components | 145 Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified se

146 | Installing System Components Removing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified s

Installing System Components | 147 Figure 3-41. Removing and Installing the Sensor-Board Assembly 1 sensor-board assembly 2 screw (2) 10 Rem

148 | Installing System Components Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified

4 Troubleshooting Your System | 149 Troubleshooting Your System Safety First – For You and Your System WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the syste

About Your System | 15 Table 1-2. Hard-Drive Status Indicators−For 2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With Expander Hard Drive Type Function Activit

150 | Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting System Startup Failure If your system halts during startup, especially after installing an op

Troubleshooting Your System | 151 3 If the problem is resolved, restart the system, enter the System Setup program, and check if the nonfunctionin

152 | Troubleshooting Your System 4 Turn on the system and the serial device. If the problem is resolved, replace the serial device. If the pr

Troubleshooting Your System | 153 Troubleshooting a Wet System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You shoul

154 | Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting a Damaged System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. Y

Troubleshooting Your System | 155 4 Enter the System Setup program. If the date and time are not correct in the System Setup program, replace the

156 | Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service techni

Troubleshooting Your System | 157 7 Restart the system. If the problem is resolved, close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 1

158 | Troubleshooting Your System 8 Install the system-board assembly. See "Installing a System-Board Assembly" on page 88. 9 Recon

Troubleshooting Your System | 159 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You shoul

16 | About Your System Figure 1-8. Back Panel−One Motherboard Item Indicator, Button Or Connector Icon Description 1 Power supply 2 110

160 | Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting a Storage Controller NOTE: When troubleshooting a SAS RAID controller, also see the document

Troubleshooting Your System | 161 9 Install the system-board assembly. See "Installing a System-Board Assembly" on page 88. 10 Reconnec

162 | Troubleshooting Your System Troubleshooting Processors CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You sho

Troubleshooting Your System | 163 12 Repeat step 9 and step 10. If the problem persists, repeat step 11 and 12 with other removed processors (if p

5 164 | Jumpers and Connectors Jumpers and Connectors System Board Connectors This section provides specific information about the system jumpers. I

Jumpers and Connectors | 165 11 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector 5 12 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector 4 13 Hard Drive to backpl

166 | Jumpers and Connectors Backplane Connectors 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD Figure 5-2. Front View of the Backplane 1 3.5” b

Jumpers and Connectors | 167 3 SGPIO connector 3 4 SATAII hard-drive connectors 1-4 for system board 1 (from right to left) 5 SGPIO connector 2

168 | Jumpers and Connectors Figure 5-5. Back View of the Backplane 1 power-supply connector 1 2 SATAII hard-drive connectors 1-12 (from

Jumpers and Connectors | 169 Middle Plane Connectors Figure 5-7. Middle Plane Connectors 1 Mini-SAS connector for hard drive 1-4 2 Mini-SAS c

About Your System | 17 Item Indicator, Button Or Connector Icon Description 9 USB port 0 Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB

170 | Jumpers and Connectors Expansion Card Connectors Figure 5-8. Expansion Card Connectors 1 PCI-E Gen 2 x16 iPass connector 2 expansio

Jumpers and Connectors | 171 SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors Figure 5-9. SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors 1 Mini-SAS connector 2 PCI-E Gen2 x8 co

172 | Jumpers and Connectors 10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors Figure 5-10. 10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors 1 10GbE mezzanine card 2 PCI-E

Jumpers and Connectors | 173 Fan Controller Board Connectors Figure 5-11. Fan Controller Board Connectors 1 front-panel connector for system b

174 | Jumpers and Connectors Power Distribution Board Connectors Figure 5-12. Power Distribution Board Connectors 1 hard-drive backplane po

Jumpers and Connectors | 175 Sensor Board Connectors Figure 5-13. Sensor Board Connectors 1 power connector 2 sensor board

176 | Jumpers and Connectors Switch and Jumper Settings CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should on

Jumpers and Connectors | 177 3.5" Backplane Jumper Settings CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You sho

178 | Jumpers and Connectors Figure 5-16. Jumpers Installed on Expander Card Table 5-3. Jumpers Installed on Expander Card Jumper Func

6 Getting Help | 179 Getting Help Contacting Dell For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL (800-999-3355). NOTE: If you do not have an

18 | About Your System NIC Indicator Codes Figure 1-9. NIC Indicators 1 speed indicator 2 link/activity indicator NIC Status Indicator (Spe

7 180 | Index Index A about your system, 10 B back panel features, 15 backplane installing, 134 removing, 131 backplane jumper settings, 177 bat

Index | 181 81 troubleshooting, 159 heat sink installing, 91 heat sink removing, 90 heat sinks installing, 91 removing, 90 I indicator codes AC pow

182 | Index removing, 92 processors troubleshooting, 162 R removing backplanes, 131 cooling fans, 118 daughter card, 101, 103 expander card, 135

Index | 183 hard drive, 159 keyboard, 150 memory, 157 NIC, 152 processors, 162 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 160 sequence, 149 system battery,

About Your System | 19 Figure 1-10. NIC Indicators (BMC Management Port) 1 speed indicator 2 link/activity indicator NIC Status Indicator (Sp

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better user of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION i

20 | About Your System Power and System Board Indicator Codes The LEDs on the system front panel and back panel display status codes during system

About Your System | 21 Power Supply Indicator Codes Figure 1-11. Power Supply Status Indicator 1 power supply 2 AC power LED AC Power LED C

22 | About Your System BMC Heart Beat LED The system board provides BMC heart beat LED (CR2) for BMC debugs. When BMC firmware is ready, the BMC h

About Your System | 23 Post Error Code Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation Whenever possible, the BIOS will output the current boot

24 | About Your System Error Code Error Message Response 4168h Memory Ignore Pause 4169h Memory Disable Pause 5120h CMOS cleared by jumper

About Your System | 25 Other Information You May Need WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty i

2 26 | Using the System Setup Program Using the System Setup Program Start Menu The system employs the latest AMI CMOS BIOS, which is stored in Fl

Using the System Setup Program | 27 Console Redirection The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems on a server, whic

28 | Using the System Setup Program b) Make sure BMC NIC under the IPMI configuration. If users select dedicated NIC, make sure the LAN cable ha

Using the System Setup Program | 29 Main Menu The main menu displays information about your system boards and BIOS. Main Screen

Contents | 3 Contents 1 About Your System ... 10 Accessing System Features Du

30 | Using the System Setup Program NOTE: The information about BMC/FCB/Asset Tag/Service Tag/ePPID shown in the main menu is different in each

Using the System Setup Program | 31 Count Displays the physical processor count. System Memory Option Description Size Displays the total system

32 | Using the System Setup Program Advanced Menu This option displays a table of items that defines advanced information about your system. CAU

Using the System Setup Program | 33 Option Description CPU Configuration Configure CPU. Memory Configuration Configure memory. IDE Configuration

34 | Using the System Setup Program CPU Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description Mo

Using the System Setup Program | 35 Option Description Cache L2 Displays the size of CPU L2. Cache L3 Displays the size of CPU L3. Speed Displa

36 | Using the System Setup Program Power Management Maximum Performance Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Opt

Using the System Setup Program | 37 Power Management OS Control Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Descrip

38 | Using the System Setup Program Power Management Advanced Platform Management Link Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following

Using the System Setup Program | 39 Memory Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description

4 | Contents Processor ... 30 System Memory ...

40 | Using the System Setup Program IDE Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description On

Using the System Setup Program | 41 Option Description (Disabled default) protection. This will be effective only if device is accessed through BI

42 | Using the System Setup Program AHCI Port0 Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description SATA Port0

Using the System Setup Program | 43 USB Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description Modu

44 | Using the System Setup Program Option Description BIOS EHCI Hand-Off (Enabled default) This is a workaround for operating systems without E

Using the System Setup Program | 45 Option Description (Enabled default) ROM” is shown in SETUP screen when PXE or iSCSI is set. NIC2 Option ROM (

46 | Using the System Setup Program PCIE Slot/Onboard LAN/Mezzing Slot ASPM Scroll to one of these three items and press Enter to view the follow

Using the System Setup Program | 47 NB-SB Port Features Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description Li

48 | Using the System Setup Program Hyper Transport Configuration

Using the System Setup Program | 49 Boot Menu This page enables you to set POST boot parameters. Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the fo

Contents | 5 Command Line Interface for Setup Options ... 68 3 Installing System Components ...

50 | Using the System Setup Program Boot Settings Configuration Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items: Option D

Using the System Setup Program | 51 Option Description (Disabled default) Force PXE Boot only (Disabled default) Forces the system to boot by PXE o

52 | Using the System Setup Program Hard Disk Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen:

Using the System Setup Program | 53 Removable Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen:

54 | Using the System Setup Program CD/DVD Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen:

Using the System Setup Program | 55 USB Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen:

56 | Using the System Setup Program Network Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen:

Using the System Setup Program | 57 Security Menu This page enables you to set the security parameters. Scroll to this item and press Enter to view

58 | Using the System Setup Program Option Description Supervisor Password Displays whether the supervisor password is installed or not. User Pa

Using the System Setup Program | 59 Server Menu This page enables you to configure Server parameters. Scroll to this item and press Enter to view t

6 | Contents Installing the Heat Sink ... 91 Processors ...

60 | Using the System Setup Program The “Delay Time” is shown in SETUP screen when in AC Power Recovery Delay is User define. Delay Time will cha

Using the System Setup Program | 61 Remote Access Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Descr

62 | Using the System Setup Program Option Description Hyper Terminal on remote side will be discontinued when <Ctrl>+<S> key is pre

Using the System Setup Program | 63 IPMI Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description Set

64 | Using the System Setup Program IP Address Configuration Select IP Address item in the IPMI Configuration screen to view the following submen

Using the System Setup Program | 65 Subnet Mask Configuration Select Subnet Mask item in the IPMI Configuration screen to view the following subme

66 | Using the System Setup Program Default Gateway IP Configuration: Select Default Gateway IP item in the IPMI Configuration screen to view the

Using the System Setup Program | 67 Exit Menu Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Description Save Changes

68 | Using the System Setup Program Command Line Interface for Setup Options The options of SETUP menu allow users to control by system configura

Using the System Setup Program | 69 Token Setup Option Description 009C Legacy USB Support Disable USB emulation 00A1 Restore on AC power L

Contents | 7 Installing a System Board ... 116 Opening and Closing the System

70 | Using the System Setup Program Token Setup Option Description 0222 Power Management Enable APML control. 0224 Onboard VGA device Enabl

Using the System Setup Program | 71 Token Setup Option Description 401C Redirection After BIOS POST The BIOS console redirection, if enabled, co

72 | Using the System Setup Program Token Setup Option Description 481B NIC Function Support Onboard NIC support PXE ROM. 481C NIC Function

Using the System Setup Program | 73 Token Setup Option Description 4859 Secure Virtual Machine Mode Disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode. 485E

74 | Using the System Setup Program Token Setup Option Description 48A2 Non-Coherent HT Link Speed Set Non-Coherent HT Link Speed to HT1 1200Mh

Using the System Setup Program | 75 Table 2-2. The IPMI Command Table IPMI Command Setup Option Description ipmitool raw 0x34 0xB1 <Byte1:4&

76 | Using the System Setup Program IPMI Command Setup Option Description Return: ID ipmitool raw 0x30 3 ID 0x11 0x4 0 0 0 1 <LSB timer>

Using the System Setup Program | 77 Table 2-3. The Power Management Settings Setup Menu Performance Settings Power Optimized Settings Option D4

3 78 | Installing System Components Installing System Components Safety Instructions WARNING: Working on systems that are still connected to a p

Installing System Components | 79 Inside the System CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perf

8 | Contents Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System ... 143 Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System ..

80 | Installing System Components Hard Drives The installation and removal procedures for the 3.5" hard drive and the 2.5" hard drive

Installing System Components | 81 Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You shou

82 | Installing System Components Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You

Installing System Components | 83 2 Lift the hard drive out of the hard-drive carrier. Figure 3-4. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive From the

84 | Installing System Components Power Supplies NOTE: The following table lists the maximum supported configuration where power supply redunda

Installing System Components | 85 Removing a Power Supply CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onl

86 | Installing System Components Installing a Power Supply CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You shoul

Installing System Components | 87 System-Board Assembly Removing a System-Board Assembly CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified ser

88 | Installing System Components Installing a System-Board Assembly CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician.

Installing System Components | 89 4 Gently lift the air ducts out of the system-board assembly. See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. Removing and Install

Contents | 9 5 Jumpers and Connectors ... 164 System Board Connectors ...

90 | Installing System Components 1 Align the air ducts to the system-board assembly and heat sinks by the rivet holes. See Figure 3-7. 2 Repl

Installing System Components | 91 Figure 3-8. Removing and Installing the Heat Sink 1 screw (2) 2 heat sink Installing the Heat Sink CAUTIO

92 | Installing System Components 6 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn on the system, including any attached peripherals. 7

Installing System Components | 93 2 Remove the system-board assembly. See "Removing a System-Board Assembly" on page 87. 3 Remove the h

94 | Installing System Components Installing a Processor CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should o

Installing System Components | 95 CAUTION: Using excess thermal grease can cause grease to contact the processor shield, which can cause contamina

96 | Installing System Components 4 Lift the expansion-card assembly out of the system-board assembly. See Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10. Removing

Installing System Components | 97 Figure 3-11. Removing the Expansion Card 1 metal filler bracket 2 screw 3 expansion card 4 expansion-ca

98 | Installing System Components 3 Remove the system-board assembly. See "Removing a System-Board Assembly" on page 87. 4 Remove th

Installing System Components | 99 Expansion-Card Connector Removing the Expansion-Card Connector CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certi