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1D751bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2001 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.
1D751bk0.book Page v Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Preface This guide is intended for anyone who uses a Dell PowerEdge 350 system. The guide can be used by both first-time and experienced users who want to learn about the features and operation of their systems or who want to upgrade their systems.
1D751bk0.book Page vi Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Other Documents You May Need In addition to this User’s Guide, the following documentation is included with your system: • • The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide provides instructions for installing system hardware and includes troubleshooting and diagnostic procedures for testing your computer system. The Dell PowerEdge System Information document, which provides information about your system.
1D751bk0.book Page vii Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM • Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced. Example: “Use the format command to. . . .” In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruction and intended to be typed. Example: “Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A.” • Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold. Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows • Syntax l
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1D751bk0.book Page ix Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Contents Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1D751bk0.book Page x Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Chapter 3 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Responding to Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Using the System Setup Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 System Setup Menus and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1D751bk0.book Page xi Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Figures Tables Figure 1-1. Figure 1-2. Figure 1-3. Figure 1-4. Figure 1-5. Figure 1-6. Figure 3-1. Figure B-1. Figure B-2. Figure B-3. Figure B-4. Figure B-5. Figure B-6. Removing the Optional Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Front-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Front-Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1D751bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM CHAPTER 1 Introduction The Dell™ PowerEdge™ 350 system is an ultra-slim, rack-mounted server. This system is a full-featured system which provides a robust, reliable, rack-optimized platform on which both large and small customers can deploy Internet infrastructure applications.
1D751bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM • • • The System Setup program, which can be accessed at system boot for quickly viewing and changing the system configuration information for your system. For more information about the System Setup program, see Chapter 3, “Using the System Setup Program.” The Dell OpenManage™ software. For information on this software, see the software documentation provided with your system. Diagnostics for evaluating your system’s components and devices.
1D751bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM tabs (2) Figure 1-1. Removing the Optional Front Bezel Front-Panel Features Figure 1-2 shows the main features on the system front panel. diskette drive CD-ROM drive system indicators (5) serial port 2 system switches (3) Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features support.dell.
1D751bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM System Indicators While troubleshooting your system, you may need to check the status of the indicators on the system’s front panel, shown in Figure 1-3 and Figure 1-4. hard-disk drive activity indicator system fault indicator LAN 1 activity/link indicator LAN 2 activity/link indicator power indicator Figure 1-3.
1D751bk0.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table 1-1 describes the appearance and function of the front-panel indicators. Table 1-1.
1D751bk0.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table 1-2 describes the function of the three front-panel switches. Table 1-2. Front-Panel Switches Switch Function Power switch Turns power to the system board on or off. NOTE: To turn system power off, press and hold this switch for at least 4 seconds. Sleep switch Places the system in sleep mode. Reset switch Reboots the system. If the system locks up and you cannot shut down the system using the operating system, press the reset switch.
1D751bk0.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM The system basic input/output system (BIOS) detects the presence of external devices when you boot or reboot your system. When you connect external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: • • Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions. Always attach external devices while your system is turned off.
1D751bk0.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Getting Help If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide, or if your system does not perform as expected, Dell provides a number of tools to help you. For more information on these help tools, see “Getting Help” in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
1D751bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM CHAPTER 2 Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD contains utilities, diagnostics, drivers, and other items that can help you configure your system to best meet your needs. This chapter describes how to use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD.
1D751bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Navigating the CD The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD utilizes a standard Web browser interface. Navigating the CD is accomplished by clicking the mouse on the various icons and text hyperlinks. Click the Back icon to return to the previous screen. Click the Exit icon to exit the program. Exiting the program causes the system to reboot to the standard operating system boot partition.
1D751bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Creating Diagnostic Diskettes To create diagnostic diskettes from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD, select Create Diskettes from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant menu and then continue down the menu hierarchy by selecting the following categories: PowerEdge 350, Diskette Set, System Utilities, Server Diagnostics. Create five Server Diagnostics diskettes. To run the diagnostics, reboot your system with the first diskette you made.
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1D751bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM CHAPTER 3 Using the System Setup Program Each time you turn on your system, the system compares the configuration of the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) on the system board. If the system detects a discrepancy, it generates error messages that identify the incorrect configuration settings.
1D751bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation, and then shut down the system and try again. NOTE: To ensure an orderly system shutdown, consult the documentation that accompanied your operating system. You can also enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error messages. See “Responding to Error Messages” in the following section.
1D751bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table 3-1. System Setup Navigation Keys (continued) Keys Action Moves between major menu pages. Backs you out of any field.
1D751bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM System Setup Menus and Options The following subsections outline the menus and their associated options on the System Setup menu bar. Main Menu When the System Setup program runs, the BIOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen appears (see Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1.
1D751bk0.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM • • Processor Speed — Displays the microprocessor speed in megahertz (MHz). This option has no user-selectable settings. Processor Serial Number — Enables or disables (the default option) the microprocessor serial number (PSN). NOTE: This option is only available on systems with a Pentium III processor. • • • • • Cache RAM — Displays the cache random access memory (RAM) size in kilobytes (KB). This option has no user-selectable settings.
1D751bk0.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Advanced Menu Selecting the Advanced option on the menu bar allows you to configure the following advanced system features: • • • 3-6 User’s Guide Boot Configuration — Configures the following functions on your system’s next reboot: — Plug & Play O/S — Specifies if a Plug and Play operating system is being used. The default, No, configures all the devices in the system.
1D751bk0.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM • • — Secondary IDE Master — Displays the name of your system’s installed device, or displays Not Installed. If an IDE device is detected, you can configure the following options: Type (Auto is the default), LBA Mode Control (Enabled is the default), Multi-Sector Transfers (16 sectors is the default), PIO Mode (Auto is the default), Ultra MDA (Disabled is the default).
1D751bk0.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM • Clear User Password — Clears your system’s installed user password. This option has no user configurable settings. NOTE: This feature is displayed only after the supervisor password is set. • User Access Level — Limited allows the user to only change limited fields, such as Date and Time. No Access prevents user access to the Setup Utility. View Only allows user access to the Setup Utility but no fields can be changed.
1D751bk0.book Page 9 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM System Management Menu Selecting the System Management menu option allows you to set the following server management features: • • • Serial Console Redirection — Enables or disables (the default) your system’s serial console redirection. Baud Rate — Sets your system’s baud rate: 9600, 19.2 KB (the default), 38.4 KB, or 115 KB.
1D751bk0.book Page 10 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM When the Set Supervisor Password option is Installed, the system then prompts you for the supervisor password (only when going into system setup) just after the system boots. To change an existing supervisor password, you must know the supervisor password (see the section “Deleting or Changing an Existing Supervisor Password” found later in this chapter).
1D751bk0.book Page 11 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM only accept M. Certain keys and key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these keys or combinations, the system does not accept them. To erase a character when entering your password, press or the left-arrow key. NOTE: To escape from the field without assigning a supervisor password, press the key at any time before completing step 5. 6. Press .
1D751bk0.book Page 12 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM NOTE: The supervisor password only applies to the System Setup program. A user password should be installed to completely secure your system. See “Assigning a User Password” found later in this chapter. Deleting or Changing an Existing Supervisor Password To delete or change an existing supervisor password, perform the following steps: 1. Enter the System Setup program by pressing . 2.
1D751bk0.book Page 13 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Assigning a User Password Before you can assign a user password, you must enter the System Setup program and select the Set User Password option. To assign a user password, perform the following steps: 1. Enter the System Setup program by pressing . 2. Select the Security screen. 3. Select the Set User Password option and press . The system prompts you to Enter User Password. 4. Type your user password.
1D751bk0.book Page 14 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Operating With a User Password Installed If Set User Password is set to Installed, you must enter the correct user password before you can modify the majority of the System Setup options. When you start the System Setup program, the program prompts you to type the password.
1D751bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM APPENDIX A Technical Specifications Table A-1.
1D751bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table A-1. Technical Specifications (continued) Drives Diskette drive 3.5-inch, 1.
1D751bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table A-1. Technical Specifications (continued) Physical Height 4.3 cm (1.7 inches) Width 42.5 cm (16.7 inches) Depth 55 cm (22 inches) Weight 10 kg (23 lb) maximum Environmental (PE) Temperature: Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F) Relative humidity: Operating 8% to 80% (noncondensing) with a humidity gradation of 10% per hour Storage 5% to 95% (noncondensing) Maximum vibration: Operating 0.
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1D751bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM APPENDIX B I/O Ports and Connectors This section provides specific information about the input/output (I/O) ports and connectors on the back panel of the system. I/O Ports and Connectors The I/O ports and connectors on the back panel of the system are the gateways through which the system communicates with external devices, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor. Figure B-1 identifies the I/O ports and connectors for your system.
1D751bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Serial Ports The two integrated serial ports on the front and back panels of the system use 9-pin D-subminiature connectors. These ports support devices such as external modems, printers, plotters, and mice that require serial data transmission (the transmission of data one bit at a time over one line). Most software uses the term COM (for communications) plus a number to designate a serial port (for example, COM1 or COM2).
1D751bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Keyboard and Mouse Connectors The system uses a Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard and supports a PS/2-compatible mouse. Cables from both devices attach to 6-pin, miniature Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) connectors on the back panel of your system. Mouse driver software can give the mouse priority with the microprocessor by issuing IRQ12 whenever a new mouse movement is detected.
1D751bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Figure B-4. Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector Table B-3.
1D751bk0.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table B-4.
1D751bk0.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Table B-5. USB Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal I/O Definition 1 Vcc N/A Supply voltage 2 DATA I Data in 3 +DATA O Data out 4 GND N/A Signal ground Integrated Network Interface Controller Connector Your system has two integrated 10/100–megabit-per-second (Mbps) network interface controllers (NICs).
1D751bk0.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM NOTICE: To avoid line interference, voice and data lines must be in separate sheaths. • • • • support.dell.com For 10BASE-T networks, use Category 3 or greater wiring and connectors. For 100BASE-TX networks, use Category 5 or greater wiring and connectors. The maximum cable run length (from a workstation to a concentrator) is 328 feet (ft) (100 meters [m]).
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1D751bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell user documents. A Abbreviation for ampere(s). AC Abbreviation for alternating current. adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the system's system board. An adapter card adds some specialized function to the system by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device.
1D751bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM system fails to respond, you can reboot (also called warm boot) your system by pressing ; otherwise, you must perform a cold boot by pressing the reset button (if your system has one) or by turning the system off and then back on. bootable diskette You can start your system from a diskette in drive A. To make a bootable diskette, insert a diskette in drive A, type sys a: at the command line prompt and then press .
1D751bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM diagnostics See diskette-based diagnostics. DIMM Acronym for dual in-line memory module. DIN Acronym for Deutsche Industrie Norm. DIP Acronym for dual in-line package. A circuit board, such as a system board or expansion card, may contain DIP switches for configuring the circuit board. DIP switches are always toggle switches, with an ON position and an OFF position.
1D751bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM expansion-card connector A connector on the system's system board for plugging in an expansion card. external cache memory A RAM cache using SRAM chips. Because SRAM chips operate at several times the speed of DRAM chips, the microprocessor can retrieve data and instructions faster from external cache memory than from RAM. F Abbreviation for Fahrenheit.
1D751bk0.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM Kbit(s) Abbreviation for kilobit(s), 1024 bits. Kbps Abbreviation for kilobit(s) per second. key combination A command requiring that you press multiple keys at the same time. For example, you can reboot your system by pressing the key combination. kg Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1000 grams. kHz Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1000 hertz. LAN Acronym for local area network.
1D751bk0.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM MS-DOS Abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating System. mV Abbreviation for millivolt(s). NIC Acronym for network interface controller. NiCad Acronym for nickel cadmium. NiMH Abbreviation for nickel-metal hydride. ns Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second. NVRAM Abbreviation for nonvolatile randomaccess memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your system.
1D751bk0.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM initiates your system's boot routine and the POST. rpm Abbreviation for revolutions per minute. RTC Abbreviation for real-time clock. Batterypowered clock circuitry inside the system that keeps the date and time after you turn off the system. SDRAM Abbreviation for synchronous dynamic random-access memory. SEC Abbreviation for single-edge contact. sec Abbreviation for second(s).
1D751bk0.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:47 PM VAC Abbreviation for volt(s) alternating current. VDC Abbreviation for volt(s) direct current. VGA Abbreviation for video graphics array. video adapter The logical circuitry that provides—in combination with the monitor or display— your system's video capabilities. A video adapter may support more or fewer features than a specific monitor offers.
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