Dell PowerEdge R210 Owner's Manual

Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual About Your System Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager Installing System

Click the testing option in the Main Menu window. Using the Custom Test Options When you select Custom Test in the Main Menu window, the Customize w

Back to Contents Page  Getting Help Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Contacting Dell For customers in the United States

Back to Contents Page  Glossary Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual A — Ampere(s). AC — Alternating current. ACPI — Advance

expansion-card connector — A connector on the system board or riser board for plugging in an expansion card. F — Fahrenheit. FAT — File allocation tab

mA — Milliampere(s). MAC address — Media Access Control address. Your system's unique hardware number on a network. mAh — Milliampere-hour(s). Mb

ROMB — RAID on motherboard. SAN — Storage Area Network. A network architecture that enables remote network-attached storage devices to appear to a ser

WH — Watt-hour(s). XML — Extensible Markup Language. XML is a way to create common information formats and to share both the format and the data on th

Back to Contents Page  Installing System Components Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Recommended Tools l Key to the sy

 1. Using the system key, unlock the front bezel (if locked).  2. Lift up the release latch next to the keylock.  3. Rotate the left end of t

 Closing the System  1. Place the cover onto the chassis and offset it slightly toward the back of the system, so that the two hooks on the back e

Back to Contents Page  About Your System Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Accessing System Features During Startup The

Figure 3-4. Removing the Optical Drive  Installing an Optical Drive   1. If installed, remove the front bezel. See Removing the Front Bezel. 

 13. Reconnect the system and peripherals to their electrical outlets. Hard Drives Your system supports up to two 3.5-inch (SAS or SATA) or 2.5-

2. Open the system. See Opening the System.  3. If present, remove the optical drive mounted above the hard drive 1 (HDD1) bracket. See Removing a

Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Bracket  1. Insert the hard drive into the hard-drive bracket. See Figure3-6. If you are installing a 2.

 8. Connect any cables to the expansion card.  9. Close the system. See Closing the System.  10. Reconnect the system to its electrical outle

 Installing an Expansion-Card Riser  1. Align the expansion-card riser with the riser guide posts on the system board. See Figure3-8.  2. Low

Cooling Shroud The system board shroud covers the processor, heat sink, and memory modules, and provides air flow to these components. Airflow is

Installing the Cooling Shroud  1. Position the cooling shroud by aligning the guide slots with the guide screws on the system board. See Figure3-10.

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

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

Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure1-2 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's back panel. Figure 1-2. B

 Installing a Cooling Fan  1. Ensure that the fan is oriented correctly. Orient the fan module so that the side with the power cable faces towa

 7. If applicable, reinstall the expansion card. See Installing an Expansion Card.  8. Close the system. See Closing the System.  9. Reconn

 4. Remove the plastic filler plug for the iDRAC6 Enterprise port from the system back panel.  5. Angle the card so that the RJ-45 connector fi

 11. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals. VFlash Media (Optional) The VFla

Figure 3-15. Installing and Removing the Heat Sink  11. Rotate the processor shield upward and out of the way. See Figure3-16.  12. Lift the

 2. Unpack the processor if it has not been used previously. If the processor has already been used, remove any thermal grease from the top of th

 Installing the Power Supply  1. Open the system. See Opening the System.  2. Place the power supply on the chassis and align the hole on the

 3. Locate the battery socket. See Figure6-1.   4. To remove the battery, push the metal tab away from the battery until the battery pops out.

 6. Remove the four screws that secure the control panel board to the chassis. Figure 3-19. Control Panel Removal  Installing the Control Pane

 1. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.  2. Open the system. See Opening the Syst

Guidelines for Connecting External Devices l Turn off power to the system and external devices before attaching a new external device. Turn on any

6. Tighten the ten screws that secure the system board to the chassis. See Figure3-20.  7. Transfer the processor and the heat sink to the new sy

Back to Contents Page  Jumpers and Connectors Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual System Board Jumpers System Board Con

Disabling a Forgotten Password The system's software security features include a system password and a setup password, which are discussed in d

Back to Contents Page  Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual The System S

System Setup Options  Main Screen  <F1> Displays the System Setup program's help file. NOTE: For most of the options, any changes th

Memory Settings Screen  Processor Settings Screen  SATA Settings Screen  Boot Settings Screen  Option  Description System Memory Size Displays th

 Integrated Devices Screen  PCI IRQ Assignments Screen  Serial Communication Screen If the operating system supports Unified Extensible Firmware In

 Power Management Screen  System Security Screen Serial Port Address (Serial Device 1=COM1, Serial Device2=COM2 default) Sets the serial port addres

 Exit Screen Press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program; the Exit screen displays: l Save Changes and Exit l Discard Changes and Exit l 

 UEFI Boot Manager Screen  UEFI Boot Settings Screen  System Utilities Screen System and Setup Password Features Your system is shipped without t

System Messages System messages appear on the screen to notify you of a possible problem with the system. No memory modules detected. See Troubles

 Assigning a System Password Before assigning a system password, enter the System Setup program and check the System Password option. When a system

2. Highlight Setup Password, press <Enter> to access the setup password window. Press <Enter> twice to clear the existing setup password.

documentation on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Baseboard Management Controller Configuration The BMC enables configuring, mo

Back to Contents Page  Troubleshooting Your System Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Safety First—For You and Your System

4. Replace the keyboard/mouse with another working keyboard/mouse.  5. If the problem is resolved, replace the faulty keyboard/mouse.  6. If t

Troubleshooting a Wet System   1. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.  2. Open

 5. Run the system board tests in the system diagnostics. See Running the System Diagnostics. If the tests fail, see Getting Help. Troubleshootin

 5. Restart the system. If the fan functions properly, close the system. See Closing the System.  6. If the fan does not function, turn off the s

Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key   1. Enter the System Setup program and ensure that the USB key port is enabled. See Integrated Devices Screen

the command. the information, and take the appropriate action to resolve the problem. Invalid configuration information - please run SETUP program. An

 4. Ensure that the tape drive's interface cable is fully connected to the external port on the controller card.  5. Turn off the system a

 4. Ensure that the expansion-card riser is firmly seated in its connector. See Installing an Expansion Card.  5. Ensure that the expansion card

SATA port x device error. Sector not found. Seek error. Seek operation failed. Faulty hard drive or USB medium or device. Replace the USB medium or de

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

Back to Contents Page  Running the System Diagnostics Dell™PowerEdge™R210SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Using Online Diagnostics Embe