Owners Manual
Hard drive backplane.........................................................................................................................................................128
Removing the hard drive backplane ......................................................................................................................... 128
Installing the hard drive backplane .............................................................................................................................131
Removing the optional hard drive backplane (rear)................................................................................................ 132
Installing the optional hard drive backplane (rear)...................................................................................................133
SD vFlash card (optional)................................................................................................................................................. 134
Replacing an optional SD vFlash media card............................................................................................................ 135
Removing the vFlash media unit................................................................................................................................ 135
Installing the vFlash media unit...................................................................................................................................136
Control panel assembly......................................................................................................................................................137
Removing the control panel .......................................................................................................................................137
Installing the control panel ......................................................................................................................................... 139
Removing the I/O panel .............................................................................................................................................140
Installing the I/O panel ................................................................................................................................................ 141
6 Using system diagnostics.......................................................................................................... 143
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics................................................................................................................................ 143
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics....................................................................................................143
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager........................................................................ 143
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller................................................. 143
System diagnostic controls.........................................................................................................................................144
7 Jumpers and connectors............................................................................................................145
System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................................................145
System board jumpers and connectors.......................................................................................................................... 146
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................................................147
8 Troubleshooting your system..................................................................................................... 149
Troubleshooting system startup failure...........................................................................................................................149
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................................................ 149
Troubleshooting the video subsystem............................................................................................................................ 150
Troubleshooting a USB device.........................................................................................................................................150
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)............................................................................................ 151
Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (Laptop connection).....................................................................................................151
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device.................................................................................................................................152
Troubleshooting a NIC.......................................................................................................................................................152
Troubleshooting a wet system.........................................................................................................................................152
Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................................................153
Troubleshooting the system battery............................................................................................................................... 154
Troubleshooting power supply units................................................................................................................................154
Troubleshooting power source problems..................................................................................................................155
Troubleshooting power supply unit problems...........................................................................................................155
Troubleshooting cooling problems...................................................................................................................................155
Troubleshooting cooling fans........................................................................................................................................... 156
Troubleshooting system memory.....................................................................................................................................156
Troubleshooting an internal USB key.............................................................................................................................. 157
Troubleshooting an SD card............................................................................................................................................. 158
Troubleshooting an optical drive......................................................................................................................................158
Troubleshooting a tape backup unit................................................................................................................................ 159
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