Owners Manual

You can operate the server module without a battery; however, the server module configuration information maintained by the battery in
NVRAM is erased each time you remove power from the server module. Therefore, you must reenter the system configuration
information and reset the options each time the server module boots until you replace the battery.
Steps
1. Reenter the time and date through the System Setup.
2. Remove the server module from the enclosure for at least one hour.
3. Install the server module in the enclosure.
4. Enter the System Setup.
If the date and time are not correct in the System Setup, replace the battery. If the problem is not resolved by replacing the battery,
see the Getting help section.
NOTE: If the server module is turned off for long periods of time (for weeks or months), the NVRAM may lose its
system configuration information. This situation is caused by a defective battery.
NOTE: Some software may cause the server module time to speed up or slow down. If the server module operates
normally except for the time maintained by the System Setup, the problem may be caused by a software rather than
by a defective battery.
System messages
For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, go
to qrl.dell.com > Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up.
Warning messages
A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, before
you format a hard drive, a message warns you that you may lose all data on the hard drive. Warning messages usually interrupt the task
and need you to respond by typing y (yes) or n (no).
NOTE:
Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operating system. For more information, see
the documentation that shipped with the operating system or application.
Diagnostic messages
The system diagnostic utility generates messages if there are errors detected when you run diagnostic tests on your system. For more
information about system diagnostics, see the For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and
agents that monitor system components, go to qrl.dell.com > Look Up > Error Code, type the error code, and then click Look it up..
Alert messages
The 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 links listed in the Documentation resources section of this manual.
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