Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- About Your System
- Accessing System Features During Startup
- Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- LCD Panel Features
- Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID
- Back Panel Features and Indicators
- Power Indicator Codes
- NIC Indicator Codes
- LCD Status Messages
- System Messages
- Warning Messages
- Diagnostics Messages
- Alert Messages
- Other Information You May Need
- Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Front Bezel (Optional)
- Information Tag
- Opening and Closing the System
- Hard Drives
- Power Supplies
- Internal SD Module
- Internal SD Flash Card
- Internal USB Memory Key
- Internal USB Cable
- Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional)
- VFlash Media (Optional)
- NIC Hardware Key
- Cooling Shroud
- Cooling Fans
- Optical Drive
- Integrated Storage Controller Card
- RAID Battery
- Cable Routing
- Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers
- Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
- Installing an Expansion Card
- Removing an Expansion Card
- Removing Expansion-Card Riser 1
- Replacing Expansion-Card Riser 1
- Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2
- Replacing Expansion-Card Riser 2
- Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2 From the Expansion-Card Bracket
- Replacing the Riser 2 Board on the Expansion-Card Bracket
- System Memory
- Processors
- System Battery
- Control Panel Assembly
- SAS Backplane (Service Only Procedure)
- System Board
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB Device
- Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting a Fan
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card
- Troubleshooting an Internal USB Memory Key
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a Storage Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Processor
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Index

56 About Your System
Alert Messages
Systems management software generates alert messages for your system. Alert
messages include information, status, warning, and failure messages for drive,
temperature, fan, and power conditions. For more information, see the
systems management software documentation.
Other Information You May Need
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your
system. Warranty information may be included within that document or as a
separate document.
• The rack documentation included with your rack solution describes how to
install your system into a rack.
•The
Getting Started Guide
provides an overview of system features, setting
up your system, and technical specifications.
• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and
tools for configuring and managing your system, including those
pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system
updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.
NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates
first because they often supersede information in other documents.