Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide System Overview Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD Using the System Setup Program Technical Specifications Using Console Redirection Glossary NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide . Processor Processor type Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with an internal operating frequency of at least 2.8 GHz or Intel Celeron® processor with an internal operating frequency of at least 2.
Internally accessible IDE channel 40 pin SATA channels Two 7 pin Video Video type ATI Rage XL PCI video controller; VGA connector Video memory 8 MB Power AC power supply Wattage 280 W Voltage 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Maximum inrush current System battery Under typical line conditions and over the entire system ambient operating range, the inrush current may reach 25 A for 10 ms or less. CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell Physical Height 4.2 cm (1.68 in) Width 44.6 cm (17.
Back to Contents Page Using Console Redirection Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Configuring the Host System Configuring the Client System Managing the Host System Remotely Configuring Special Key Functions Console redirection allows you to manage a host (local) system from a client (remote) system by redirecting keyboard input and text output through a serial port. You cannot redirect graphic output.
After configuring the host system, configure the ports and terminal settings for the client (remote) system. NOTE: The examples in this section assume that you have upgraded to Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.1 or later. If you are using other terminal emulation software, see the documentation for that software. Configuring the Serial Port 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs→ Accessories→ Communications, and then click HyperTerminal. 2.
l Enter the System Setup program l Enter the SCSI setup menus l Update firmware and BIOS (flash the system) l Run utilities on the utility partition NOTE: To run utilities on the host system's utility partition, you must have created the utility partition using Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant version 6.3.1 or later. Configuring Special Key Functions Console redirection uses ANSI or VT 100/220 terminal emulation, which is limited to basic ASCII characters.
<[><3><~> VT 220 <–> ANSI <[><5><~> VT 220 ANSI <[><6><~> VT 220 ANSI <[> VT 100 <[><0> VT 220 <[> ANSI After creating macros for the keys listed in Table B-1, press on the client system's keyboard during terminal emulation to send the escape sequence to the host system. The host system then interprets the sequence as .
Back to Contents Page System Overview Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide Front-Panel Features Back-Panel Features System Features Supported Operating Systems Power Protection Devices Other Documents You May Need Obtaining Technical Assistance This section describes the major hardware and software features of your system, including front- and back-panel indicators, and provides information about connecting external devices to the system and using power protection devices.
Table 1-1. Front-Panel LED Indicators LED Indicator Description Blue/amber system status indicator The blue system status indicator lights up during normal system operation. You can also use the systems management software to cause this indicator to flash to identify a particular system. The amber system status indicator flashes when the system needs attention due to a system problem.
System Features l 1-U rack-mountable chassis. l Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with a speed of at least 2.8 GHz and a front-side bus speed of 800 MHz; or Intel Celeron® processor with a speed of at least 2.4 GHz and a front-side bus speed of 400 MHz. l A minimum of 256 MB of PC-3200 DDR400 SDRAM memory, upgradable to a maximum of 4 GB by installing memory modules in the four memory module sockets on the system board. l One 64-bit, 66-MHz, 3.
The System Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. l The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. l The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of initially setting up your system.
Back to Contents Page Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide Starting the Server Assistant CD Using the Server Setup Program Updating Drivers and Utilities Using the Utility Partition The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD contains utilities, diagnostics, and drivers to help you configure your system. You begin the operating system installation with this CD if your operating system was not preinstalled on your system.
You can update drivers and utilities on any system that has Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later installed. When you insert the CD into the CD drive on a system that uses a Microsoft Windows®-based operating system, the system automatically starts the browser and displays the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main screen. To update drivers and utilities, perform the following steps: 1.
Back to Contents Page Using the System Setup Program Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide Entering the System Setup Program System Setup Options System and Setup Password Features Disabling a Forgotten Password Asset Tag Utility After you set up your system, run the System Setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration and optional settings. Record the information for future reference.
Displays the System Setup program's help file. NOTE: For most of the options, any changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system. System Setup Options Main Screen When you enter the System Setup program, the main System Setup program screen appears. See Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1. Main System Setup Program Screen Table 3-2 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the main System Setup program screen.
SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 Sets the drive type for the SATA hard drive(s). Boot Sequence (Diskette First default) Determines the order in which the system searches for boot devices during system startup. Available options can include the diskette drive, CD drive, hard drives, and network. Hard-Disk Drive Sequence Determines the order in which the system searches the hard drives during system startup. The selections depend on the hard drives installed in your system.
NOTE: See "Using the System Password" for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system password. Password Status Setting the Setup Password option to Enabled prevents the system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up. To lock the system password, assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to Locked.
NOTICE: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system. If your data requires more security, use additional forms of protection, such as data encryption programs. NOTICE: Anyone can access the data stored on your system if you leave the system running and unattended without having a system password assigned or if you leave your system unlocked so that someone can disable the password by changing a jumper setting.
NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password (see "Using the Setup Password"), the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password. When the Password Status option is set to Unlocked, you have the option to leave the password security enabled or to disable the password security. To leave the password security enabled: 1. Turn on or reboot your system by pressing . 2. Press . 3. Type your password and press . To disable the password security: 1.
You can use up to 32 characters in your password. As you press each character key (or the spacebar for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the field. The password assignment is not case-sensitive. However, certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these combinations, the system beeps. To erase a character when entering your password, press or the left-arrow key. After you verify the password, the Setup Password setting changes to Enabled.
3. Click System Tools on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main screen. 4. Select Create CD Boot Diskette. Assigning or Deleting an Asset Tag Number 1. Insert the Asset Tag utility diskette that you created into the diskette drive, and reboot the system. 2. You can either assign or delete an asset tag number. l To assign an asset tag number, type asset and a space followed by the new string. An asset tag number can have up to 10 characters. Any combination of characters is valid.
Back to Contents Page Glossary Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide This section defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in your system documents.
l Communications between the processor and peripheral devices l Miscellaneous functions, such as system messages bit The smallest unit of information interpreted by your system blade A module that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive. The modules are mounted into a chassis that includes power supplies and fans. BMC Baseboard management controller boot routine A program that clears all memory, initializes devices, and loads the operating system when you start your system.
conventional memory The first 640 KB of RAM. Conventional memory is found in all systems. Unless they are specially designed, MS-DOS® programs are limited to running in conventional memory. coprocessor A chip that relieves the system's processor of specific processing tasks. A math coprocessor, for example, handles numeric processing.
DVD Digital versatile disc ECC Error checking and correction EEPROM Electronically erasable programmable read-only memory EMC Electromagnetic compatibility EMI Electromagnetic interference ESD Electrostatic discharge expansion bus Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the processor to communicate with controllers for peripherals, such as network adapters.
FTP File transfer protocol g Gram(s) G Gravities Gb Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits GB Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes. graphics mode A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors group As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component.
Integrated drive electronics; a standard interface between the system board and storage devices integrated mirroring Provides simultaneous physical mirroring of two drives. Integrated mirroring functionality is provided by the system's hardware. See also mirroring. internal processor cache An instruction and data cache built into the processor IP Internet Protocol IRQ Interrupt request. A signal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by an IRQ line to the processor.
LAN Local area network. A LAN is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the LAN. lb Pound(s) LCD Liquid crystal display LED Light-emitting diode; an electronic device that lights up when a current is passed through it Linux A version of the UNIX® operating system that runs on a variety of hardware systems.
A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in the system's RAM memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board memory An area in your system that stores basic system data. A system can contain several different forms of memory, such as integrated memory (ROM and RAM) and add-in memory modules (DIMMs).
peripheral An internal or external device, such as a diskette drive or keyboard, connected to a system PGA Pin grid array; a type of processor socket that allows you to remove the processor chip pixel A single point on a video display. Pixels are arranged in rows and columns to create an image. A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down. POST Power-on self-test.
ROMB RAID on Motherboard rpm Revolutions per minute SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment; a standard interface between the system board and storage devices SCSI Small computer system interface; an I/O bus interface with faster data transmission rates than standard ports SDRAM Synchronous dynamic random-access memory sec Second(s) serial port An I/O port used most often to connect a modem to your system. You can usually identify a serial port on your system by its 9-pin connector.
Data stored in memory that tells a system what hardware is installed and how the system should be configured for operation system diskette See bootable diskette. system memory See RAM. System Setup program A BIOS-based program that allows you to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by setting features such as password protection. Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in effect until you change them again. system.
VGA Video graphics array. VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. video adapter The logical circuitry that provides—in combination with the monitor—your system's video capabilities. A video adapter may be integrated into the system board or may be an expansion card that plugs into an expansion slot.
Back to Contents Page Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Systems User's Guide Notes, Notices, and Cautions Glossary Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
